← Tons of Consequence

Kevin Pietersen

23 Test hundreds. Of the 23 we can measure, 4 were tons of consequence.

Who against, and where

HundredsTons of consequence
Top tier (England, Australia, India)103
Second tier (New Zealand, South Africa)51
Third tier (Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan)80
At home152
Away82

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. 158 v Australia, The Oval, 2005 · At home · Drawn

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

  2. 100 v Pakistan, Faisalabad, 2005 · Away · Drawn

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

  3. 158 v Sri Lanka, Lord's, 2006 · At home · Drawn

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

  4. 158 v Australia, Adelaide, 2006 · Away · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  5. 142 v Sri Lanka, Birmingham, 2006 · At home · Won

    A good ton. 2nd innings, team 72 behind. England won by 6 wickets. He made 48% of the team's runs. Another hundred was scored in the match.

  6. 135 v Pakistan, Leeds, 2006 · At home · Won

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

  7. 226 v West Indies, Leeds, 2007 · At home · Won

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

  8. 134 v India, Lord's, 2007 · At home · Drawn

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

  9. 109 v West Indies, Lord's, 2007 · At home · Drawn

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

  10. 101 v India, The Oval, 2007 · At home · Drawn

    A ton of consequence: saved the match. He saved the match.

  11. 152 v South Africa, Lord's, 2008 · At home · Drawn

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

  12. 144 v India, Mohali, 2008 · Away · Drawn

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

  13. 129 v New Zealand, Napier, 2008 · Away · Won

    A ton of consequence: rescued the innings. 4 wickets fell around him while the team was under 200.

  14. 115 v New Zealand, Nottingham, 2008 · At home · Won

    A good ton. 1st innings. England won by an innings and 9 runs. He made 32% of the team's runs.

  15. 100 v South Africa, The Oval, 2008 · At home · Won

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

  16. 102 v West Indies, Port of Spain, 2009 · Away · Drawn

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

  17. 227 v Australia, Adelaide, 2010 · Away · Won

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

  18. 202* v India, Lord's, 2011 · At home · Won

    A ton of consequence: carried the innings. He scored 43% of the team's runs.

  19. 175 v India, The Oval, 2011 · At home · Won

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

  20. 186 v India, Wankhede, 2012 · Away · Won

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

  21. 151 v Sri Lanka, Colombo (PSS), 2012 · Away · Won

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

  22. 149 v South Africa, Leeds, 2012 · At home · Drawn

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

  23. 113 v Australia, Manchester, 2013 · At home · Drawn

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