Steve Waugh
200off 425 balls
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?
Not enough match data yet to say. We can only judge hundreds where we have the match record, which is mostly from 2006 on. How it works
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How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+28.294
Clutchness22% weight+20.292
Narrative18% weight+16.290
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+12.690
Historical Weight10% weight+9.090
Perceived Greatness6% weight+5.388
ToC score on your weighting91.5
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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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
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