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Gary Kirsten

153off 359 balls
v AustraliaSydney2002
Second inningsvs AustraliaPatient vigil

Gary Kirsten made 153 off 359 balls against Australia at Sydney in 2002.

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+19.264
Clutchness22% weight+15.872
Narrative18% weight+10.659
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.757
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.066
ToC score on your weighting64.6

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, 5. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 62.5 and 65.7.

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