Allan Border
196off 318 balls
Allan Border made 196 off 318 balls against England at Lord's in 1985. Australia won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: rescued the innings. His side trailed by 290 when his innings began. He made 46% of the team's 425. The match was won by 4 wickets. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Allan Border · Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in England in 1985
Medium confidence. We rely on match reports. We don't have the score when the batter came in, so the call rests on the result, the innings and the series.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+18.361
Clutchness22% weight+14.164
Narrative18% weight+11.564
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.565
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.067
Greatness score on your weighting63.7
Your weighting
- Match Impact30%Did it decide the course of the game?
- Clutchness22%The weight of pressure in the moment
- Narrative18%The story surrounding the innings
- Conditions & Opposition14%What and who they were up against
- Historical Weight10%How time and experts have judged it
- Perceived Greatness6%The consensus of those who watched
How divisive is it?
Universally great, 1. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 63.8 and 64.5.