<P> The ratings were calculated by scoring each individual batting and bowling performance in various criteria . Apart from the player's actual score or figures, criteria which were taken into account included the strength of the opposition players, the quality of the pitch, the result of the match, and the player's contribution to this result . The maximum possible rating was 300 . </P> <P> The Wisden 100 list for Test cricket was released on 26 July 2001 . </P> <P> The top - rated batting performance was Donald Bradman's 270 for Australia against England at Melbourne in the 1936--37 Ashes series . 5 of Bradman's innings appeared in the top 100, more than any other batsman . </P> <P> The top - rated bowling performance was Hugh Tayfield's 9 / 113 for South Africa against England at Johannesburg in the 1956--57 series . Curtly Ambrose and Harbhajan Singh each had 4 performances in the top 100, more than any other bowler . </P>

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