Garry Sobers
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?
Yes: made it count. West Indies won by an innings and 174 runs (790/3d). Series going in: West Indies 1-0 up. How a ToC is decided
Called one of the greats: Wisden 100 (2001): rated the No. 33 Test batting performance of all time (Wisden 100, via Rediff)
Sources: Wikipedia: Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1957–58 · wisden.com · Wikipedia: Pakistani cricket team in West Indies in 1957–58
Medium confidence. We rely on match reports. We don't have the score when the batter came in, so the call rests on the result, the innings and the series.
How the score is builtscore · points
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.