Average
35.3
Best
2002 59.7
1992 41.6
1999 38.7
Toughest
1993 22.5
1996 24.8
2000 31.4
A Flower
Zimbabwe · Batter · ODI 1992–2003
Matches
213
Runs
6786
Average
35.3
Strike rate
74.6
100s
4
50s
55
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
43.7 balls
Best
2002 57.1 balls
1992 52.6 balls
1997 51.2 balls
Toughest
1996 33.9 balls
1993 35.3 balls
2001 39.4 balls
A hundred every
52.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2002 1.9 inns
1999 2.8 inns
1997 3.5 inns
Toughest
1993 12.0 inns
2000 4.6 inns
2001 4.1 inns
A 30+ every
2.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2002 1.6 inns
1997 1.8 inns
1992 2.2 inns
Toughest
1996 4.0 inns
1993 4.0 inns
1998 2.9 inns
A duck every
16.0 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2001 33.0 inns
2000 32.0 inns
1998 26.0 inns
Toughest
1999 5.0 inns
2002 6.5 inns
1993 12.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
26.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
32.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
68.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
72.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
6,786
100s
4
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
55
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
91
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 %
6.8%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
1.7%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
74.6
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
52.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
17.1 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
349.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
34.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
34.8
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
33.4
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
31.4
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
40.5
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
73.5
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
32.9
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
44.0
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
28.9
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
22.7
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
3.8 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
100.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
48.0
% of team wins top-scored
29.8%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
10.2%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
10.9%
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
31.0
First window average
33.0
First window strike rate
70.9
Latest window runs per innings
34.0
Latest window average
37.4
Latest window strike rate
78.6