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Les Ames

115
v South AfricaCape Town1938
vs South AfricaGolden era

Les Ames made 115 against South Africa at Cape Town in 1938.

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+15.351
Clutchness22% weight+11.954
Narrative18% weight+11.564
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+8.484
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.864
ToC score on your weighting60.2

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, 10. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 59.1 and 65.3.

More from Les Ames

105 v West Indies
Port of Spain · 1930 · 717th overall65.5149 v West Indies
Kingston · 1930 · 1056th overall63.4148* v South Africa
The Oval · 1935 · 1113th overall63.1126 v West Indies
Kingston · 1935 · 1586th overall61.0120 v Australia
Lord's · 1934 · 1684th overall60.7137 v New Zealand
Lord's · 1931 · 3380th overall55.2
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