Average
32.0
Best
2004 57.5
2003 45.1
2005 35.0
Toughest
2007 22.8
2002 24.8
A Flintoff
England · Batter · ODI 1999–2009
Matches
141
Runs
3394
Average
32
Strike rate
88.8
100s
3
50s
18
Highest
123
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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
31.3 balls
Best
2004 47.5 balls
2005 41.8 balls
2003 35.0 balls
Toughest
2002 24.4 balls
2007 25.5 balls
A hundred every
40.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
5.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2004 2.6 inns
2003 3.3 inns
2002 5.7 inns
Toughest
2007 19.0 inns
2005 7.5 inns
A 30+ every
2.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2004 1.9 inns
2005 1.9 inns
2003 2.0 inns
Toughest
2007 3.8 inns
2002 3.4 inns
A duck every
13.6 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2003 20.0 inns
2007 19.0 inns
2005 15.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
27.3
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
33.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
82.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
79.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,394
100s
3
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
18
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
47
Highest score
123
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
14.3%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
4.8%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
88.8
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
46.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
12.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
41.1 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
52.7%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
—
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
—
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
22.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
34.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
—
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
33.6
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
49.5
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
30.2
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
21.2
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
7.1 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
45.7
% of team wins top-scored
18.2%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
13.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
6.2%
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
21.8
First window average
23.4
First window strike rate
82.7
Latest window runs per innings
23.9
Latest window average
27.5
Latest window strike rate
89.6