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178
v South AfricaCape Town1949
vs South AfricaGolden era

Neil Harvey made 178 against South Africa at Cape Town in 1949.

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+17.759
Clutchness22% weight+13.461
Narrative18% weight+12.670
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+8.383
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.371
ToC score on your weighting65.5

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, 10. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 63.9 and 70.1.

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Durban · 1950 · 45th overall77.0205 v South Africa
Melbourne · 1953 · 368th overall68.6204 v West Indies
Kingston · 1955 · 406th overall68.1190 v South Africa
Sydney · 1953 · 590th overall66.6116 v South Africa
Adelaide · 1953 · 773rd overall65.1167 v England
Melbourne · 1958 · 893rd overall64.3
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