ENG

Denis Compton

184off 478 balls
v AustraliaNottingham1948
Second inningsvs AustraliaPatient vigil

Denis Compton made 184 off 478 balls against Australia at Nottingham in 1948.

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+20.468
Clutchness22% weight+16.776
Narrative18% weight+12.670
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+8.484
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.575
ToC score on your weighting71.9

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, 7. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 70.3 and 74.5.

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