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Len Hutton

165*
v West IndiesThe Oval1939
Second inningsvs West IndiesNot out

Len Hutton made 165* against West Indies at The Oval in 1939. The match was drawn.

Was it a ton of consequence?

No: a good ton. His side trailed by 146 when his innings began. He made 45% of the team's 366. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the hundred didn't save the match. How a ToC is decided

Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Len Hutton · Wikipedia: West Indian cricket team in England in 1939

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.

How the score is builtscore · points

Match Impact30% weight+19.565
Clutchness22% weight+16.374
Narrative18% weight+12.469
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+8.888
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.473
Greatness score on your weighting70.6

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
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How divisive is it?

Universally great, 9. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 68.9 and 74.3.

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