Steve Waugh
156*off 291 balls
Steve Waugh made 156* off 291 balls against Bangladesh at Cairns in 2003. Australia won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. Batted 5, innings 2 of the match. Australia won. Series going in: Australia 1-0 up, last of 2. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Steve Waugh · Wikipedia: Bangladeshi cricket team in Australia in 2003
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+14.749
Clutchness22% weight+11.251
Narrative18% weight+9.754
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+7.654
Historical Weight10% weight+5.656
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.254
Greatness score on your weighting52.0
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, 3. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 51.8 and 53.5.
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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