Brian Lara
375off 538 balls
Brian Lara made 375 against England at the Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, in April 1994, breaking Garfield Sobers' 365 not out. Sobers' record had stood for 36 years.
Sources: ICC: 400*, brilliant Bridgetown, and eclipsing Sobers · Cricket Australia: Charles to Brian, a world record's run
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+18.785
Narrative18% weight+14.882
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+7.474
Perceived Greatness6% weight+5.286
ToC score on your weighting80.8
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
How divisive is it?
Universally great, 4. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 78.6 and 81.
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Sydney · 1993 · 195th overall71.0122 v Australia
Port of Spain · 2003 · 307th overall69.4226 v Australia
Adelaide · 2005 · 680th overall65.7221 v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC) · 2001 · 681st overall65.7
Bridgetown · 1999 · 1st overall96.5400* v England
St John's · 2004 · 99th overall73.2277 v Australia
Sydney · 1993 · 195th overall71.0122 v Australia
Port of Spain · 2003 · 307th overall69.4226 v Australia
Adelaide · 2005 · 680th overall65.7221 v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC) · 2001 · 681st overall65.7