Don Bradman
Don Bradman made 169 against England at Melbourne, 1937. The decider, with the series level 2–2 after Australia had been 0–2 down. He made 169 off 191 balls in a total of 604, with McCabe and Badcock also making hundreds. England made 239 and 165 and Australia won by an innings and 200 runs.
Sources: Scorecard (Cricinfo archive) · Wikipedia: 1936–37 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 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, 12. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 63.5 and 70.6.