Len Hutton
Len Hutton made 364 against Australia at The Oval in the fifth Test, in August 1938. England made 903 for 7 declared and won by an innings and 579 runs. His score stood as the highest individual Test score for nearly 20 years. The series was drawn 1-1 and Australia kept the Ashes.
Sources: Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in England in 1938 · ICC Hall of Fame: Len Hutton
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. England won by an innings and 579 runs. Series going in: Australia 1-0 up. How a ToC is decided
Called one of the greats: Wisden 100 (2001): rated the No. 48 Test batting performance of all time (Wisden 100, via Rediff)
Sources: Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in England in 1938 · icc-cricket.com
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.
WatchThis innings
Video by Surrey County Cricket Club on YouTube. Watch it there.
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, 5. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 82.4 and 85.7.
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