Steve Waugh
157*off 305 balls
Steve Waugh made 157* off 305 balls against England at Leeds in 1993. Australia won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. Batted 6, innings 1 of the match. Australia won by an innings and 148 runs (Australia 653/4d). Series going in: Australia 2-0 up, 4th of 6. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Steve Waugh · Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in England in 1993
Medium confidence. We rely on match reports. We don't have the score when the batter came in, so the call rests on the result, the innings and the series.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+16.856
Clutchness22% weight+13.059
Narrative18% weight+10.860
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.161
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.762
Greatness score on your weighting59.6
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, 0. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 60.3 and 60.4.
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Manchester · 1997 · 1568th overall61.1170 v Sri Lanka
Adelaide · 1996 · 1671st overall60.7164 v South Africa
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Kingston · 1995 · 3rd overall91.5199 v West Indies
Bridgetown · 1999 · 1073rd overall63.3177* v England
Leeds · 1989 · 1402nd overall61.7116 v England
Manchester · 1997 · 1568th overall61.1170 v Sri Lanka
Adelaide · 1996 · 1671st overall60.7164 v South Africa
Adelaide · 1994 · 1838th overall60.2