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100off 165 balls
v West IndiesKingston1999
vs West Indies

Steve Waugh made 100 off 165 balls against West Indies at Kingston in 1999. Australia lost the match.

Was it a ton of consequence?

No: a good ton. Batted 5, innings 1 of the match. West Indies won by 10 wickets. Series going in: Australia 1-0 up. How a ToC is decided

Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Steve Waugh · Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1998–99 · Wikipedia: Australian cricket team in West Indies in 1998–99

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+11.452
Narrative18% weight+9.754
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.353
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.456
Greatness score on your weighting53.8

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
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How divisive is it?

Universally great, 3. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 53.9 and 55.5.

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