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Alastair Cook

160off 339 balls
v West IndiesChester-le-Street2009
vs West Indies

Alastair Cook made 160 off 339 balls against West Indies at Chester-le-Street in 2009. England won the match.

Was it a ton of consequence?

No: a good ton. He made 28% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 0 for 0. How a ToC is decided

Sources: Cricsheet ball-by-ball data

High confidence. We have the full ball-by-ball record: the score when the batter came in, the lead and what the series rode on.

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+5.353
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.863
Greatness score on your weighting59.2

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, 3. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 58.5 and 60.4.

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