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Steve Waugh

157*off 256 balls
v EnglandThe Oval2001
vs EnglandNot out

Steve Waugh made 157* off 256 balls against England at The Oval in 2001. Australia won the match.

Was it a ton of consequence?

No: a good ton. Batted 5, innings 1 of the match. Australia won by an innings and 25 runs (Australia 641/4d). Series going in: Australia 3-1 up, last Test (series decided). How a ToC is decided

Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Steve Waugh · Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in England in 2001

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+5.757
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.762
Greatness score on your weighting59.2

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, 2. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 59.3 and 60.2.

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