Average
39.8
Best
2007 62.2
2004 50.2
2003 43.2
Toughest
2001 24.0
2000 26.6
2008 30.5
A Symonds
Australia · Batter · ODI 1999–2009
Matches
198
Runs
5088
Average
39.8
Strike rate
92.4
100s
6
50s
30
Highest
156
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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
34.2 balls
Best
2003 41.9 balls
2005 38.9 balls
2004 38.6 balls
Toughest
2000 18.7 balls
2001 20.0 balls
2008 30.5 balls
A hundred every
26.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2006 3.0 inns
2007 3.0 inns
2004 3.7 inns
Toughest
2001 10.0 inns
2005 4.6 inns
2003 4.4 inns
A 30+ every
2.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2004 1.7 inns
2005 2.1 inns
2006 2.3 inns
Toughest
2001 3.3 inns
2000 3.0 inns
2008 2.6 inns
A duck every
10.7 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2006 21.0 inns
2007 21.0 inns
2008 13.0 inns
Toughest
2004 5.5 inns
2003 7.3 inns
2000 7.5 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
34.7
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
40.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
98.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
94.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
5,088
100s
6
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
30
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
68
Highest score
156
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
16.7%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
2.8%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
92.4
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
54.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
12.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
53.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
47.4%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
49.5
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
47.8
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
53.4
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
38.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
20.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
92.0
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
41.6
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
52.7
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
37.8
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
49.5
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
6.2 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
47.6
% of team wins top-scored
20.5%
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
13.6%
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
24.1
First window average
29.2
First window strike rate
98.4
Latest window runs per innings
32.6
Latest window average
43.4
Latest window strike rate
95.5