Gordon Greenidge
Gordon Greenidge made 214 not out off 242 balls against England at Lord's in the summer of 1984, in the second Test. West Indies were chasing 342 after David Gower declared in England's second innings, and won by nine wickets, with Greenidge sharing an unbroken stand of 287 with Larry Gomes. West Indies won the series 5-0.
Sources: Wikipedia: West Indian cricket team in England in 1984 · Wisden: Lithe, debonair and quite brilliant, the West Indies class of 1984
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
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, 7. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 78.6 and 82.6.