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David Gower

157off 216 balls
v AustraliaThe Oval1985
vs Australia

David Gower made 157 off 216 balls against Australia at The Oval in 1985.

Was it a ton of consequence?

Not enough match data yet to say. We can only judge hundreds where we have the match record, which is mostly from 2006 on. How it works

How the score is builtscore · points

Match Impact30% weight+16.856
Clutchness22% weight+13.059
Narrative18% weight+10.860
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.565
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.762
ToC score on your weighting60.0

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, 1. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 60.6 and 61.3.

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