Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh made 200 against West Indies at Kingston in 1995, in the fourth Test with the series level at 1-1. His brother Mark made 126 in the same innings. Australia won by an innings and 53 runs and took the series 2-1.
Sources: Wisden: The story behind Steve Waugh's 200 v West Indies · Cricket Australia: The dawn of a golden age for Australia
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: rescued the innings. Australia won by an innings and 53 runs. Series going in: 1-1, decider. How a ToC is decided
Called one of the greats: Wisden 100 (2001): rated the No. 44 Test batting performance of all time (Wisden 100, via Rediff)
Sources: cricket.com.au · wisden.com · Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in West Indies in 1994–95
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.
WatchThis innings
Video by Baroda Sports on YouTube. Watch it there.
How the score is builtscore · points
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, 2. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 90.4 and 91.7.
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Adelaide · 1996 · 1671st overall60.7164 v South Africa
Adelaide · 1994 · 1838th overall60.2160 v South Africa
Johannesburg · 1997 · 1976th overall59.8