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Maurice Leyland

161
v South AfricaThe Oval1935
vs South AfricaGolden era

Maurice Leyland made 161 against South Africa at The Oval in 1935.

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+17.157
Clutchness22% weight+13.059
Narrative18% weight+12.268
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+9.090
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.169
ToC score on your weighting64.7

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
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How divisive is it?

Universally great, 12. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 62.9 and 70.

More from Maurice Leyland

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Melbourne · 1937 · 103rd overall73.2187 v Australia
The Oval · 1938 · 557th overall66.9102 v South Africa
Lord's · 1929 · 810th overall64.8153 v Australia
Manchester · 1934 · 947th overall64.0137 v Australia
Melbourne · 1929 · 1249th overall62.4126 v Australia
Brisbane · 1936 · 1587th overall61.0
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