Don Bradman
254off 376 balls
Don Bradman made 254 against England at Lord's, 1930. England made 425 (Duleepsinhji 173). Australia replied with 729 for 6 declared: he made 254, 35% of it, and Woodfull 155. England made 375, Australia needed 72 and won by seven wickets, levelling the series at 1–1 after the loss at Trent Bridge.
Sources: Scorecard (Cricinfo archive) · Wikipedia: 1930 Ashes · Wikipedia: Bradman’s Test centuries
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: set up the win. He made a huge first-innings score that set up the win. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in England in 1930
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How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+22.575
Clutchness22% weight+15.068
Narrative18% weight+15.385
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+11.280
Historical Weight10% weight+9.090
Perceived Greatness6% weight+5.490
Greatness score on your weighting78.4
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 77.1 and 83.