← Tons of Consequence

Kraigg Brathwaite

12 Test hundreds. Of the 12 we can measure, 1 were tons of consequence.

Who against, and where

HundredsTons of consequence
Top tier (England, Australia, India)40
Second tier (New Zealand, South Africa)20
Third tier (Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan)20
Other (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan and the rest)41
At home71
Away40
Neutral ground10

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. 212 v Bangladesh, Kingstown, 2014 · At home · Won

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

  2. 129 v New Zealand, Port of Spain, 2014 · At home · Won

    A good ton. He came in comfortably, and the team did not depend on him.

  3. 106 v South Africa, Gqeberha, 2014 · Away · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw cut short by the weather: the weather saved the match, not the hundred.

  4. 116 v England, St George's, 2015 · At home · Lost

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

  5. 142* v Pakistan, Sharjah, 2016 · Neutral ground · Won

    A good ton. A dead rubber, and his side had already lost the series.

  6. 134 v England, Leeds, 2017 · Away · Won

    A good ton. He came in comfortably, and the team did not depend on him.

  7. 121 v Bangladesh, North Sound, 2018 · At home · Won

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

  8. 110 v Bangladesh, Kingston, 2018 · At home · Won

    A ton of consequence: carried the innings. In at 0 for 0, level. He made 31% of the team's 354. The team won by 166 runs. The series was still to be settled in this Test. A slow grind at 39 runs per 100 balls.

  9. 126 v Sri Lanka, North Sound, 2021 · At home · 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.

  10. 160 v England, Bridgetown, 2022 · 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.

  11. 110 v Australia, Perth, 2022 · Away · Lost

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

  12. 182 v Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, 2023 · Away · Drawn

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