Don Bradman
185off 336 balls
Don Bradman made 185 against India at Brisbane, 1947. Australia made 382 for 8 declared, with rain limiting play. He made 185 with 20 fours and was 160 not out at the end of the first day. India made 58 and 98 and Australia won by an innings and 226 runs.
Sources: Scorecard (Cricinfo archive) · Wikipedia: India in Australia, 1947–48 · Wikipedia: Bradman’s Test centuries
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. He scored a big share of the team's runs when it needed them. How a ToC is decided
High confidence. We have the full scorecard.
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+8.484
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.371
Greatness score on your weighting66.3
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 64.5 and 70.9.