← Tons of Consequence

Hashim Amla

28 Test hundreds. Of the 28 we can measure, 4 were tons of consequence.

Who against, and where

HundredsTons of consequence
Top tier (England, Australia, India)163
Second tier (New Zealand, South Africa)41
Third tier (Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan)50
Other (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan and the rest)30
At home162
Away102
Neutral ground20

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. 149 v New Zealand, Cape Town, 2006 · At home · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  2. 176* v New Zealand, Johannesburg, 2007 · At home · Won

    A ton of consequence: carried the innings. He scored 42% of the team's runs.

  3. 103 v New Zealand, Centurion, 2007 · At home · Won

    A good ton. No: he came in comfortably and the team did not depend on him.

  4. 159 v India, Chennai, 2008 · Away · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  5. 112 v Bangladesh, Bloemfontein, 2008 · At home · Won

    A good ton. No: he came in comfortably and the team did not depend on him.

  6. 104* v England, Lord's, 2008 · Away · Drawn

    A good ton. 3rd innings (following on), team 142 behind. The match was drawn. He made 27% of the team's runs. Another hundred came in the same innings.

  7. 100 v England, Centurion, 2009 · At home · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  8. 253* v India, Nagpur, 2010 · Away · Won

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

  9. 140 v India, Centurion, 2010 · At home · Won

    A good ton. No: he came in comfortably and the team did not depend on him.

  10. 123* v India, Eden Gardens, 2010 · Away · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  11. 118* v Pakistan, Dubai (DICS), 2010 · Neutral ground · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  12. 114 v India, Eden Gardens, 2010 · Away · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  13. 112 v Australia, Cape Town, 2011 · At home · Won

    A ton of consequence: chased it down. He made it in a winning chase.

  14. 105 v Australia, Johannesburg, 2011 · At home · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  15. 311* v England, The Oval, 2012 · Away · Won

    A ton of consequence: carried the innings. He scored 49% of the team's runs.

  16. 196 v Australia, W.A.C.A, 2012 · Away · Won

    A good ton. No: he came in comfortably and the team did not depend on him.

  17. 121 v England, Lord's, 2012 · Away · Won

    A good ton. 3rd innings, team 40 ahead. South Africa won by 51 runs. He made 35% of the team's runs.

  18. 104 v Australia, Brisbane, 2012 · Away · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  19. 118 v Pakistan, Abu Dhabi, 2013 · Neutral ground · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  20. 110 v New Zealand, Gqeberha, 2013 · At home · Won

    A good ton. No: he came in comfortably and the team did not depend on him.

  21. 208 v West Indies, Centurion, 2014 · At home · Won

    A good ton. 1st innings. South Africa won by an innings and 220 runs. He made 38% of the team's runs. Another hundred came in the same innings.

  22. 139* v Sri Lanka, Colombo (SSC), 2014 · Away · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  23. 127* v Australia, Gqeberha, 2014 · At home · Won

    A good ton. 3rd innings, team 197 ahead. South Africa won by 231 runs. He made 47% of the team's runs.

  24. 201 v England, Cape Town, 2016 · At home · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  25. 109 v England, Centurion, 2016 · At home · Won

    A good ton. A dead rubber: the series was already decided.

  26. 137 v Bangladesh, Potchefstroom, 2017 · At home · Won

    A good ton. No: he came in comfortably and the team did not depend on him.

  27. 134 v Sri Lanka, Johannesburg, 2017 · At home · Won

    A good ton. A dead rubber: the series was already decided.

  28. 132 v Bangladesh, Bloemfontein, 2017 · At home · Won

    A good ton. The team was already 243 ahead when he came in.