← Tons of Consequence

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

30 Test hundreds. Of the 22 we can measure, 1 were tons of consequence. The other 8 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)170
Second tier (New Zealand, South Africa)70
Third tier (Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan)10
Other (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan and the rest)51
At home101
Away70

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. 137* v India, Bridgetown, 1997 · Lost

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

  2. 118 v England, Georgetown, 1998 · Won

    Not enough match data yet to say.

  3. 140 v India, Georgetown, 2002 · Drawn

    Not enough match data yet to say.

  4. 140 v India, Eden Gardens, 2002 · Drawn

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

  5. 136* v India, St John's, 2002 · Drawn

    Not enough match data yet to say.

  6. 101* v India, Bridgetown, 2002 · Won

    Not enough match data yet to say.

  7. 109 v South Africa, Durban, 2003 · Lost

    Not enough match data yet to say.

  8. 104 v Australia, St John's, 2003 · At home · Won

    A good ton. His side trailed by 252 when his innings began. He made 25% of the team's runs. The match was won by 3 wickets. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  9. 100 v Australia, Georgetown, 2003 · Lost

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

  10. 128* v England, Lord's, 2004 · Lost

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

  11. 101* v Bangladesh, Kingston, 2004 · Won

    Not enough match data yet to say.

  12. 203* v South Africa, Georgetown, 2005 · Drawn

    Not enough match data yet to say.

  13. 153* v Pakistan, Bridgetown, 2005 · Won

    A good ton. His side already led by 201 when the innings began. He made 41% of the team's runs. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.

  14. 127 v South Africa, St John's, 2005 · At home · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and his side was never in danger of losing, so the hundred didn't save anything.

  15. 136* v England, Chester-le-Street, 2007 · Away · Lost

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

  16. 116* v England, Manchester, 2007 · Away · Lost

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

  17. 104 v South Africa, Gqeberha, 2007 · Away · Won

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

  18. 126* v New Zealand, Napier, 2008 · Drawn

    Not enough match data yet to say.

  19. 118 v Australia, Kingston, 2008 · At home · Lost

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

  20. 107* v Australia, North Sound, 2008 · At home · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and his side was never in danger of losing, so the hundred didn't save anything.

  21. 147* v England, Port of Spain, 2009 · 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.

  22. 166 v South Africa, Basseterre, 2010 · At home · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and his side was never in danger of losing, so the hundred didn't save anything.

  23. 118 v India, Delhi, 2011 · Away · Lost

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

  24. 116* v India, Roseau, 2011 · At home · Drawn

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

  25. 203* v Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2012 · Away · Won

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

  26. 150* v Bangladesh, Khulna, 2012 · Away · Won

    A good ton. He made 23% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 3 for 369.

  27. 103* v Australia, Bridgetown, 2012 · At home · Lost

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

  28. 122* v New Zealand, Hamilton, 2013 · Away · Lost

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

  29. 108 v Zimbabwe, Roseau, 2013 · At home · Won

    A ton of consequence: rescued the innings. In at 3 for 114, 61 behind. He made 28% of the team's 381. The team won by 65 runs. The series was still to be settled in this Test. A slow grind at 38 runs per 100 balls.

  30. 101* v Bangladesh, Gros Islet, 2014 · At home · Won

    A good ton. His side already led by 316 when the innings began. He made 38% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 3 for 97.