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Viv Richards

178off 229 balls
v AustraliaSt John's1984
vs Australia

Viv Richards made 178 off 229 balls against Australia at St John's in 1984.

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+6.666
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.371
ToC score on your weighting63.8

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, 6. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 63 and 66.7.

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