ENG

Ian Botham

149*off 148 balls
v AustraliaLeeds1981
Second inningsvs AustraliaNot out

Ian Botham made 149* off 148 balls against Australia at Leeds in 1981.

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+18.963
Clutchness22% weight+15.872
Narrative18% weight+12.167
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.262
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.371
ToC score on your weighting66.5

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 66.3 and 66.9.

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