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Graham Gooch

333off 485 balls
v IndiaLord's1990
300+ inningsvs India

Graham Gooch made 333 off 485 balls against India at Lord's in the first Test of July 1990, hitting 43 fours and three sixes in 627 minutes. England made 653 for 4 declared. He made 123 in the second innings, England set India 472 and won by 247 runs. England won the three-Test series 1-0.

Sources: Wikipedia: Indian cricket team in England in 1990 · Wisden: England v India at Lord's, 1990

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

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How the score is builtscore · points

Match Impact30% weight+23.779
Clutchness22% weight+17.680
Narrative18% weight+13.977
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+7.676
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.982
ToC score on your weighting76.9

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, 4. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 75.2 and 77.6.

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