Steve Waugh
121*off 237 balls
Steve Waugh made 121* off 237 balls against West Indies at Melbourne in 2000. Australia won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. Batted 5, innings 1 of the match. Australia won. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Steve Waugh · Wikipedia: West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2000–01
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+15.652
Clutchness22% weight+12.155
Narrative18% weight+10.156
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.353
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.558
Greatness score on your weighting55.8
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 55.6 and 57.4.
More from Steve Waugh
200 v West Indies
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
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