Average
35.5
Best
2011 49.5
2018 42.8
2009 42.1
Toughest
2013 23.2
2005 23.5
2004 23.6
BRM Taylor
Zimbabwe · Batter · ODI 2004–2026
Matches
213
Runs
6845
Average
35.5
Strike rate
76.5
100s
11
50s
40
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
42.4 balls
Best
2011 51.1 balls
2018 48.8 balls
2010 45.6 balls
Toughest
2013 30.7 balls
2014 36.2 balls
2006 39.2 balls
A hundred every
19.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2011 2.4 inns
2009 2.8 inns
2018 3.5 inns
Toughest
2013 14.0 inns
2005 12.0 inns
2007 12.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2018 1.9 inns
2011 2.1 inns
2005 2.4 inns
Toughest
2007 4.0 inns
2004 3.4 inns
2010 2.9 inns
A duck every
13.2 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2006 28.0 inns
2018 21.0 inns
2010 20.0 inns
Toughest
2013 3.5 inns
2009 5.7 inns
2011 8.5 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
29.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
32.2
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
68.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
73.2
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
6,845
100s
11
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
40
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
87
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 %
21.6%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
5.9%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
76.5
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
45.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
14.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
84.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
45.1%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
33.0
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
34.7
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
33.4
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
37.3
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
20.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
77.9
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
34.0
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
66.1
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
32.2
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
37.0
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
4.2 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
25.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
56.5
% of team wins top-scored
22.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
5.7%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
4.7%
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
28.7
First window average
31.9
First window strike rate
67.9
Latest window runs per innings
36.0
Latest window average
38.7
Latest window strike rate
84.4