Average
36.4
Best
2012 47.4
2011 46.2
2013 35.0
Toughest
2014 27.5
2007 28.8
AN Cook
England · Batter · ODI 2006–2014
Matches
92
Runs
3204
Average
36.4
Strike rate
77.1
100s
5
50s
19
Highest
137
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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
45.1 balls
Best
2012 55.3 balls
2013 46.6 balls
2007 43.4 balls
Toughest
2014 36.7 balls
2011 42.9 balls
A hundred every
18.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2011 2.5 inns
2012 2.5 inns
2013 3.2 inns
Toughest
2014 20.0 inns
2007 7.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2013 1.8 inns
2011 1.9 inns
2014 2.0 inns
Toughest
2007 2.8 inns
2012 2.1 inns
A duck every
13.1 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2013 16.0 inns
2011 15.0 inns
2012 7.5 inns
Toughest
2007 4.7 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
30.3
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
36.9
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
70.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
75.1
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,204
100s
5
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
19
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
47
Highest score
137
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
20.8%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
0.0%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
77.1
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
44.8
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
11.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
415.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
47.2%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
37.3
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
38.1
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
28.3
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
43.0
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
20.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
76.1
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
35.0
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
46.4
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
29.2
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
4.0
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
4.0 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
45.2
% of team wins top-scored
20.5%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
18.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
11.4%
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
30.5
First window average
30.5
First window strike rate
68.2
Latest window runs per innings
25.9
Latest window average
27.0
Latest window strike rate
73.4