← Tons of Consequence

Rahul Dravid

36 Test hundreds. Of the 36 we can measure, 4 were tons of consequence.

Who against, and where

HundredsTons of consequence
Top tier (England, Australia, India)92
Second tier (New Zealand, South Africa)110
Third tier (Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan)102
Other (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan and the rest)60
At home70
Away92

The tiers are a fixed grouping of countries, not a rating on the day. Where it was played is only known for the hundreds we have the match record for.

Every hundred

  1. 148 v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1997 · Drawn

    A good ton. A dead rubber (the series was already decided) that his side did not win.

  2. 118 v Zimbabwe, Harare, 1998 · Lost

    A good ton. A loss: even a great hundred can't be a ton of consequence in a defeat.

  3. 190 v New Zealand, Hamilton, 1999 · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw: without a ball-by-ball record we cannot say the hundred saved it.

  4. 144 v New Zealand, Mohali, 1999 · Drawn

    A good ton. His side trailed by 132 when his innings began. He made 29% of the team's 505. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the hundred didn't save the match.

  5. 107 v Sri Lanka, Colombo (SSC), 1999

    A good ton. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  6. 103* v New Zealand, Hamilton, 1999 · Drawn

    A good ton. His side trailed by 414 when his innings began. He made 41% of the team's 249. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the hundred didn't save the match.

  7. 200* v Zimbabwe, Delhi, 2000 · Won

    A good ton. His side trailed by 422 when his innings began. He made 44% of the team's 458. The match was won by 7 wickets. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  8. 162 v Zimbabwe, Nagpur, 2000 · Drawn

    A good ton. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  9. 180 v Australia, Eden Gardens, 2001 · Won

    A ton of consequence: made it count. We don't have the result or the score when he came in.

  10. 217 v England, The Oval, 2002 · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw: without a ball-by-ball record we cannot say the hundred saved it.

  11. 148 v England, Leeds, 2002 · Won

    A good ton. The match was won by an innings and 46 runs. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  12. 144* v West Indies, Georgetown, 2002 · Drawn

    A good ton. The match was drawn, against a lower-tier side: a hundred doesn't save a draw against a side like that.

  13. 115 v England, Nottingham, 2002 · Drawn

    A good ton. His side trailed by 260 when his innings began. He made 27% of the team's 424. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  14. 100* v West Indies, Wankhede, 2002

    A good ton. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  15. 233 v Australia, Adelaide, 2003 · Won

    A ton of consequence: made it count. We don't have the result or the score when he came in.

  16. 222 v New Zealand, Ahmedabad, 2003 · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw: without a ball-by-ball record we cannot say the hundred saved it.

  17. 270 v Pakistan, Rawalpindi, 2004 · Away · Won

    A ton of consequence: carried the innings. He scored 45% of the team's runs.

  18. 160 v Bangladesh, Chattogram, 2004

    A good ton. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  19. 135 v Pakistan, Eden Gardens, 2005 · Won

    A good ton. He made 33% of the team's runs. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  20. 110 v Pakistan, Eden Gardens, 2005 · Won

    A good ton. He made 27% of the team's runs. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  21. 146 v West Indies, Gros Islet, 2006 · Away · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw against a lower-tier side: a hundred doesn't save a draw against a side like that.

  22. 128* v Pakistan, Lahore, 2006 · Drawn

    A good ton. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  23. 103 v Pakistan, Faisalabad, 2006 · Away · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw against a lower-tier side: a hundred doesn't save a draw against a side like that.

  24. 129 v Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2007 · Away · Won

    A good ton. He made 21% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 0 for 175.

  25. 136 v England, Mohali, 2008 · At home · Drawn

    A good ton. The match was drawn, and his side was never in danger of losing, so the hundred didn't save anything.

  26. 111 v South Africa, Chennai, 2008 · At home · Drawn

    A good ton. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  27. 177 v Sri Lanka, Ahmedabad, 2009 · At home · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and his side was never in danger of losing, so the hundred didn't save anything.

  28. 144 v Sri Lanka, Kanpur, 2009 · At home · Won

    A good ton. His side already led by 233 when the innings began. He made 22% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 1 for 233.

  29. 191 v New Zealand, Nagpur, 2010 · At home · Won

    A good ton. The match was won. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  30. 111* v Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2010 · Away · Won

    A good ton. The match was won. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  31. 104 v New Zealand, Ahmedabad, 2010 · At home · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and his side was never in danger of losing, so the hundred didn't save anything.

  32. 146* v England, The Oval, 2011 · Away · Lost

    A good ton. A loss: even a great hundred can't be a ton of consequence in a defeat.

  33. 119 v West Indies, Eden Gardens, 2011 · At home · Won

    A good ton. He made 19% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 1 for 66.

  34. 117 v England, Nottingham, 2011 · Away · Lost

    A good ton. A loss: even a great hundred can't be a ton of consequence in a defeat.

  35. 112 v West Indies, Kingston, 2011 · Away · Won

    A ton of consequence: carried the innings. In at 1 for 0, 73 ahead. He made 44% of the team's 252, and no one else came close. The team won by 63 runs. The rest of the team added only 140. A slow grind at 41 runs per 100 balls.

  36. 103* v England, Lord's, 2011 · Away · Lost

    A good ton. A loss: even a great hundred can't be a ton of consequence in a defeat.