Bill Edrich
219
Bill Edrich made 219 against South Africa at Durban in March 1939, in the fifth Test, which was played to a finish with no time limit. England were set 696 to win and were 654 for 5 when the match was abandoned as a draw so the team could catch its boat home, after nine days of play. England had led the series 1-0 and won it 1-0.
Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in South Africa in 1938-39 · Wikipedia: Timeless Test
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+24.682
Clutchness22% weight+20.794
Narrative18% weight+13.374
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+10.978
Historical Weight10% weight+9.393
Perceived Greatness6% weight+5.084
ToC score on your weighting83.9
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
How divisive is it?
Universally great, 4. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 83.3 and 85.4.