Graeme Smith
259off 370 balls
Graeme Smith made 259 off 370 balls against England at Lord's in 2003. South Africa won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. He made 38% of the team's runs. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: South African cricket team in England in 2003
Medium confidence. We know the result, which innings it was, the team total and where the series stood, but not the score when the batter came in.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+21.070
Clutchness22% weight+15.671
Narrative18% weight+12.670
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.161
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.473
Greatness score on your weighting68.9
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, 1. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 67.9 and 68.7.
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