Nathan Astle
222off 168 balls
Nathan Astle made 222 off 168 balls against England at Christchurch in March 2002, in the first Test. New Zealand were chasing 550 and he reached his double century in 153 balls, the fastest in Test cricket. New Zealand lost by 98 runs.
Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in New Zealand in 2001-02 · Wikipedia: Nathan Astle
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+24.983
Clutchness22% weight+20.995
Narrative18% weight+11.966
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+10.978
Historical Weight10% weight+6.262
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.778
ToC score on your weighting79.5
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
How divisive is it?
Universally great, 13. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 73.7 and 81.8.
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Auckland · 1997 · 2079th overall59.6156* v Australia
W.A.C.A · 2001 · 2184th overall59.2114 v Sri Lanka
Napier · 2005 · 3543rd overall54.8103 v West Indies
St John's · 1996 · 3845th overall54.0101 v England
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