Don Bradman
187off 313 balls
Don Bradman made 187 against England at Brisbane, 1946. Australia made 645 and he made 187 off 313 balls after coming in at 1 for 9. England made 141, followed on and made 172, and Australia won by an innings and 332 runs.
Sources: Scorecard (Cricinfo archive) · Wikipedia: 1946–47 Ashes · Wikipedia: Bradman’s Test centuries
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. A good ton in a comfortable position: the match did not depend on this hundred. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in Australia in 1946–47
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How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+18.060
Clutchness22% weight+13.662
Narrative18% weight+12.871
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+8.585
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.372
Greatness score on your weighting66.5
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, 11. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 64.6 and 71.3.