Don Bradman
167
Don Bradman made 167 against South Africa at Melbourne, 1931. Australia made 198 in the first innings and South Africa 358. He came in at 1 for 54, 106 behind, and made 167 in the 554 that followed. Australia won by 169 runs.
Sources: Scorecard (Cricinfo archive) · Wikipedia: South Africa in Australia, 1931–32 · 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: South African cricket team in Australia in 1931–32
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How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+19.866
Clutchness22% weight+16.374
Narrative18% weight+12.469
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+9.292
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.473
Greatness score on your weighting71.3
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, 10. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 69.4 and 75.4.