Wally Hammond
240off 394 balls
Wally Hammond made 240 off 394 balls against Australia at Lord's in 1938.
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+20.167
Clutchness22% weight+15.269
Narrative18% weight+13.776
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+9.494
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.677
ToC score on your weighting72.2
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?
Universally great, 13. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 69.4 and 77.3.