Don Bradman
Don Bradman made 270 against England at Melbourne, 1937. Australia were 0–2 down in the series. They made 200, England were bowled out for 76, and he came in at 5 for 97 and made 270 off 375 balls in Australia's second innings of 564. Australia won by 365 runs, their first win of the series. Wikipedia reports Wisden rating the innings the best Test match innings of all time.
Sources: Scorecard (Cricinfo archive) · Wikipedia: 1936–37 Ashes · Wikipedia: Bradman’s Test centuries
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. Australia were 0-2 down in the series. He came in at 5 for 97, 221 ahead, and made 270, 48% of the 564, and Australia won by 365 runs, their first win of the series. Wisden's 2001 list ranks it the best Test batting performance of all time. How a ToC is decided
Called one of the greats: Wisden 100 (2001): rated the No. 1 Test batting performance of all time (Wikipedia)
Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in Australia in 1936–37
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How the score is builtscore · points
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, 3. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 85.4 and 87.