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Peter May

104off 280 balls
v AustraliaSydney1954
Second inningsvs AustraliaGolden era

Peter May made 104 off 280 balls against Australia at Sydney in 1954.

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+17.458
Clutchness22% weight+14.566
Narrative18% weight+11.262
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+7.676
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.066
ToC score on your weighting63.9

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 63.5 and 66.5.

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Manchester · 1955 · 788th overall65.0112 v South Africa
Lord's · 1955 · 864th overall64.5138 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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