Average
32.0
Best
2019 47.2
2023 38.2
2018 37.6
Toughest
2017 25.5
2015 27.8
2021 32.4
A Balbirnie
Ireland · Batter · ODI 2010–2026
Matches
126
Runs
3519
Average
32
Strike rate
74.2
100s
10
50s
17
Highest
145
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Ten chapters, every number, and the final verdict.
1 CONSISTENCY2 VS TOP ATTACKS3 RUNS & MILESTONES4 50s INTO 100s5 SCORING SPEED6 AWAY FROM HOME7 CHASING & BIG GAMES8 MATCH WINNER9 START & FINISH
CHAPTER 1
CONSISTENCY
HOW OFTEN HE GETS A START AND MAKES IT COUNT
Balls per innings
39.9 balls
Best
2018 52.4 balls
2019 49.8 balls
2021 41.8 balls
Toughest
2017 28.2 balls
2015 33.5 balls
2023 40.8 balls
A hundred every
11.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2018 2.6 inns
2019 3.2 inns
2021 3.5 inns
Toughest
2017 7.0 inns
2015 7.0 inns
2023 3.8 inns
A 30+ every
3.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2018 2.2 inns
2021 2.3 inns
2023 2.5 inns
Toughest
2015 3.5 inns
2019 3.2 inns
2017 2.8 inns
A duck every
14.9 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2019 13.0 inns
2018 13.0 inns
2023 7.5 inns
Toughest
2017 7.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
27.6
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
32.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
76.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
77.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,519
100s
10
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
17
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
40
Highest score
145
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
37.0%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
3.7%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
74.2
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
43.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
14.1 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
100.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
46.2%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
31.4
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
32.6
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
13.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
18.8
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
73.3
Strike rate away from home. Era index uses the career strike-rate norm. Shrunk toward the career strike rate.
CHAPTER 7
CHASING & BIG GAMES
HOW HE BATS WHEN THE TARGET IS SET AND THE STAKES ARE HIGH
Average in chases
31.6
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
51.9
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
23.1
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
26.0
Full career. Final, semi-final, quarter-final, eliminator, qualifier or play-off. Super Six, Super Four and Super Eight do not count. Zero innings is not available.
A 50+ every
4.3 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
49.9
% of team wins top-scored
19.1%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
16.7%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
9.4%
Substantial innings in wins batting first, divided by his innings batting first. No era index.
CHAPTER 9
START & FINISH
HOW HE BEGAN AND HOW HE ENDED
First window runs per innings
23.1
First window average
25.8
First window strike rate
70.5
Latest window runs per innings
27.4
Latest window average
30.6
Latest window strike rate
70.6