Don Bradman
173*off 292 balls
Don Bradman made 173* against England at Leeds, 1948. England made 496 and declared at 365 for 8, setting Australia 404 to win. He came in at 1 for 57 and made 173 not out in 255 minutes, adding 301 with Morris (182). He was dropped on 108 and was troubled by fibrositis. Australia won by seven wickets, a record successful chase in Tests at the time.
Sources: Scorecard (Cricinfo archive) · Wikipedia: 1948 Ashes · Wikipedia: Bradman’s Test centuries
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: chased it down. He made it in a winning chase. How a ToC is decided
High confidence. We have the full scorecard.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+22.876
Clutchness22% weight+19.689
Narrative18% weight+12.469
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+10.978
Historical Weight10% weight+8.484
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.779
Greatness score on your weighting78.9
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 77.6 and 80.4.