Average
35.9
Best
2004 44.0
2001 43.9
2006 38.6
Toughest
2000 31.6
2002 32.2
2008 32.2
AC Gilchrist
Australia · Batter · ODI 1996–2008
Matches
287
Runs
9619
Average
35.9
Strike rate
96.9
100s
16
50s
55
Highest
172
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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
35.6 balls
Best
2001 45.7 balls
1998 39.3 balls
1999 37.6 balls
Toughest
2007 31.4 balls
2005 31.9 balls
1997 32.6 balls
A hundred every
17.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2001 2.6 inns
2008 3.3 inns
2003 3.3 inns
Toughest
1997 5.5 inns
2005 5.4 inns
1998 4.8 inns
A 30+ every
2.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2001 1.6 inns
2004 1.9 inns
2006 2.1 inns
Toughest
1997 3.7 inns
2008 3.3 inns
1999 2.6 inns
A duck every
14.7 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1998 24.0 inns
2000 23.0 inns
1999 18.5 inns
Toughest
2005 6.8 inns
2002 8.7 inns
2008 10.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
35.4
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
51.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
98.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
114.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
9,619
100s
16
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
55
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
118
Highest score
172
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
22.5%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
8.5%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
97.0
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
47.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
8.5 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
66.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
57.6%
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
35.3
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
33.3
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
40.2
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
46.9
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
32.4
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
33.3
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
3.2 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
41.2
% of team wins top-scored
23.0%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
23.1%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
10.7%
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
32.5
First window average
33.8
First window strike rate
88.8
Latest window runs per innings
33.4
Latest window average
35.1
Latest window strike rate
102.5