Mike Atherton
160off 376 balls
Mike Atherton made 160 off 376 balls against India at Nottingham in 1996. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. His side trailed by 521 when his innings began. He made 28% of the team's 564. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the hundred didn't save the match. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: Indian cricket team in England in 1996
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+17.157
Clutchness22% weight+13.059
Narrative18% weight+10.860
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.060
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.863
Greatness score on your weighting59.9
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 60.3 and 60.7.
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