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205
v South AfricaMelbourne1953
Double centuryvs South AfricaGolden era

Neil Harvey made 205 against South Africa at Melbourne in 1953.

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+18.963
Clutchness22% weight+14.365
Narrative18% weight+13.173
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+8.686
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.474
ToC score on your weighting68.6

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, 11. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 66.5 and 73.2.

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Durban · 1950 · 45th overall77.0204 v West Indies
Kingston · 1955 · 406th overall68.1190 v South Africa
Sydney · 1953 · 590th overall66.6178 v South Africa
Cape Town · 1949 · 710th overall65.5116 v South Africa
Adelaide · 1953 · 773rd overall65.1167 v England
Melbourne · 1958 · 893rd overall64.3
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