← Tons of Consequence

Nasser Hussain

14 Test hundreds. Of the 10 we can measure, 1 were tons of consequence. The other 4 are before the ball-by-ball record, so we do not have enough match data yet.

Who against, and where

HundredsTons of consequence
Top tier (England, Australia, India)60
Second tier (New Zealand, South Africa)71
Other (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan and the rest)10
At home10

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. 128 v India, Birmingham, 1996 · Won

    Not enough match data yet to say.

  2. 113 v Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, 1996 · Drawn

    A good ton. His side trailed by 376 when his innings began. He made 28% of the team's 406. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the hundred didn't save the match.

  3. 107* v India, Nottingham, 1996 · Drawn

    Not enough match data yet to say.

  4. 207 v Australia, Birmingham, 1997 · Won

    Not enough match data yet to say.

  5. 105 v Australia, Leeds, 1997 · Lost

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

  6. 106 v West Indies, St John's, 1998 · Lost

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

  7. 105 v South Africa, Lord's, 1998 · Lost

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

  8. 146* v South Africa, Durban, 1999 · Drawn

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

  9. 109 v Sri Lanka, Kandy, 2001 · Won

    A ton of consequence: rescued the innings. His side trailed by 297 when the innings began. He made 28% of the team's 387. The team won by 3 wickets. A slow grind at 43 runs per 100 balls.

  10. 155 v India, Lord's, 2002 · Won

    A good ton. He made 32% of the team's runs. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  11. 110 v India, Leeds, 2002 · Lost

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

  12. 106 v New Zealand, Christchurch, 2002 · Won

    A good ton. He made 46% of the team's runs. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  13. 116 v South Africa, Nottingham, 2003 · At home · Won

    A good ton. He made 26% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 2 for 29.

  14. 103* v New Zealand, Lord's, 2004 · Won

    Not enough match data yet to say.