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Peter May

112
v South AfricaLord's1955
Second inningsvs South AfricaGolden era

Peter May made 112 against South Africa at Lord's in 1955.

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+17.759
Clutchness22% weight+14.767
Narrative18% weight+11.363
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+7.575
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.067
ToC score on your weighting64.5

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 64.1 and 66.9.

More from Peter May

285* v West Indies
Birmingham · 1957 · 21st overall81.0117 v South Africa
Manchester · 1955 · 788th overall65.0104 v Australia
Sydney · 1954 · 970th overall63.9138 v South Africa
Leeds · 1951 · 1453rd overall61.5135 v West Indies
Port of Spain · 1954 · 1520th overall61.2113 v Australia
Melbourne · 1958 · 2310th overall58.9
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