Brian Lara
400*off 582 balls
Brian Lara made 400 not out off 582 balls against England at the Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, in April 2004, taking the Test record back from Matthew Hayden's 380 six months after losing it. He batted for 778 minutes and West Indies declared at 751 for 5. England had won the first three Tests and the match was drawn.
Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in the West Indies in 2003-04 · Cricket Australia: When Brian Lara joined the legends
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing. How it works
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+19.565
Clutchness22% weight+12.155
Narrative18% weight+17.396
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+8.762
Historical Weight10% weight+9.999
Perceived Greatness6% weight+5.896
ToC score on your weighting73.2
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
How divisive is it?
Broadly agreed, 31. Some variation, but most perspectives rate this similarly. Across five points of view it scores between 66.9 and 85.7.
More from Brian Lara
153* v Australia
Bridgetown · 1999 · 1st overall96.5375 v England
St John's · 1994 · 22nd overall80.8277 v Australia
Sydney · 1993 · 195th overall71.0122 v Australia
Port of Spain · 2003 · 307th overall69.4226 v Australia
Adelaide · 2005 · 680th overall65.7221 v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC) · 2001 · 681st overall65.7
Bridgetown · 1999 · 1st overall96.5375 v England
St John's · 1994 · 22nd overall80.8277 v Australia
Sydney · 1993 · 195th overall71.0122 v Australia
Port of Spain · 2003 · 307th overall69.4226 v Australia
Adelaide · 2005 · 680th overall65.7221 v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC) · 2001 · 681st overall65.7