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Mark Taylor

219off 461 balls
v EnglandNottingham1989
Debut Ashes seriesSeries domination

Mark Taylor made 219 against England at Trent Bridge in the fifth Test of the 1989 Ashes. He and Geoff Marsh added 329 for the first wicket, the highest opening stand in Anglo-Australian cricket. Australia won by an innings and 180 runs and took the series 4-0.

Sources: Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in England in 1989 · Wisden: How a young Mark Taylor dominated England on his maiden Ashes tour

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+25.585
Clutchness22% weight+14.365
Narrative18% weight+15.888
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+10.676
Historical Weight10% weight+8.080
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.575
ToC score on your weighting78.8

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, 5. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 76.9 and 80.1.

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