Peter May
285*
Peter May made 285* against West Indies at Birmingham in 1957.
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
WatchMatch highlights
This covers the whole Test, so it shows other play as well as this innings.
Video by British Movietone on YouTube. Watch it there.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+24.381
Clutchness22% weight+19.488
Narrative18% weight+14.681
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+8.484
Perceived Greatness6% weight+5.286
ToC score on your weighting81.0
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, 7. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 78.3 and 82.7.
More from Peter May
117 v South Africa
Manchester · 1955 · 788th overall65.0112 v South Africa
Lord's · 1955 · 864th overall64.5104 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
Manchester · 1955 · 788th overall65.0112 v South Africa
Lord's · 1955 · 864th overall64.5104 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