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Mike Atherton

185*off 492 balls
v South AfricaJohannesburg1995
Match chasevs South AfricaNot out

Mike Atherton made 185 not out against South Africa at Johannesburg in the second Test of 1995-96, batting for 643 minutes. England had been bowled out for 200 in the first innings and were 351 for 5 after 165 overs in the fourth when the match ended in a draw.

Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in South Africa in 1995-96 · Wisden: The top 15 match-saving acts in Test cricket history

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+23.478
Clutchness22% weight+19.890
Narrative18% weight+11.363
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+10.978
Historical Weight10% weight+6.060
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.474
ToC score on your weighting75.9

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, 14. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 70.4 and 78.6.

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Georgetown · 1994 · 2598th overall58.0135 v West Indies
St John's · 1994 · 2776th overall57.4
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