Rohan Kanhai
256
Rohan Kanhai made 256 against India at Eden Gardens, Calcutta, in the third Test, which began on 31 December 1958. West Indies made 614 for 5 declared and won by an innings and 336 runs, going 2-0 up. They won the series 3-0.
Sources: Wikipedia: West Indian cricket team in India in 1958-59 · ICC Hall of Fame: Rohan Kanhai
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+20.769
Clutchness22% weight+15.671
Narrative18% weight+14.078
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+8.484
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.779
ToC score on your weighting72.7
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, 11. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 70.2 and 76.8.