Garfield Sobers
365*
Garfield Sobers made 365 not out against Pakistan at Sabina Park, Kingston, in 1958, the highest score in Test cricket at the time. West Indies made 790 for 3 declared and won the match by an innings and 174 runs.
Sources: Wikipedia: Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1957-58 · Wisden: Sir Garfield Sobers, cricket's finest all-round player
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+25.886
Clutchness22% weight+13.662
Narrative18% weight+16.290
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.568
Historical Weight10% weight+9.898
Perceived Greatness6% weight+5.896
ToC score on your weighting80.7
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, 16. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 77.1 and 86.8.