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Len Hutton

364off 847 balls
v AustraliaThe Oval1938
World Record (20 years)797 minutesO'Reilly & Fleetwood-Smith

Len Hutton made 364 against Australia at The Oval in the fifth Test, in August 1938. England made 903 for 7 declared and won by an innings and 579 runs. His score stood as the highest individual Test score for nearly 20 years. The series was drawn 1-1 and Australia kept the Ashes.

Sources: Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in England in 1938 · ICC Hall of Fame: Len Hutton

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

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How the score is builtscore · points

Match Impact30% weight+27.090
Clutchness22% weight+15.068
Narrative18% weight+15.385
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+11.280
Historical Weight10% weight+9.696
Perceived Greatness6% weight+5.490
ToC score on your weighting83.5

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, 5. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 82.4 and 85.7.

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