Don Bradman
254off 376 balls
Bradman's 254 at Lord's in just his third Test match announced him to the world in cricket's most theatrical setting. England's press ran out of superlatives. He became adored by the very crowd he was destroying.
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Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: set up the win. He made a huge first-innings score that set up the win. How it works
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+22.575
Clutchness22% weight+15.068
Narrative18% weight+15.385
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+11.280
Historical Weight10% weight+9.090
Perceived Greatness6% weight+5.490
ToC score on your weighting78.4
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, 10. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 77.1 and 83.