Steve Waugh
102off 135 balls
Steve Waugh made 102 off 135 balls against England at Sydney in 2003. Australia lost the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. A loss: even a great hundred can't be a ton of consequence in a defeat. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: English cricket team in Australia in 2002–03 · Cricsheet ball-by-ball data
High confidence. We have the full ball-by-ball record: the score when the batter came in, the lead and what the series rode on.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+14.749
Clutchness22% weight+11.452
Narrative18% weight+9.754
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.151
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.456
Greatness score on your weighting53.6
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, 3. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 53.5 and 55.4.
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Leeds · 1989 · 1402nd overall61.7116 v England
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