Steve Waugh
164off 276 balls
Steve Waugh made 164 off 276 balls against South Africa at Adelaide in 1994. Australia won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. He made 2343% of the team's runs. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Steve Waugh · Wikipedia: South African cricket team in Australia in 1993–94
Medium confidence. We know the result, which innings it was, the team total and where the series stood, but not the score when the batter came in.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+17.157
Clutchness22% weight+13.260
Narrative18% weight+10.860
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.161
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.863
Greatness score on your weighting60.2
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, 0. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 60.7 and 61.
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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 overall60.7160 v South Africa
Johannesburg · 1997 · 1976th overall59.8