Average
23.2
Best
2001 33.8
2003 30.9
1998 21.6
Toughest
2000 11.2
1997 19.0
CB Wishart
Zimbabwe · Batter · ODI 1996–2005
Matches
90
Runs
1719
Average
23.2
Strike rate
70.6
100s
2
50s
5
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
29.7 balls
Best
2001 42.9 balls
2003 35.8 balls
1998 28.6 balls
Toughest
1997 21.7 balls
2000 26.2 balls
A hundred every
41.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
11.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2001 5.3 inns
2003 8.0 inns
1998 20.0 inns
Toughest
A 30+ every
4.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2001 2.3 inns
2003 4.0 inns
1998 4.0 inns
Toughest
2000 10.0 inns
1997 5.0 inns
A duck every
10.2 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1998 10.0 inns
1997 10.0 inns
2000 10.0 inns
Toughest
2003 8.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
15.7
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
16.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
60.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
60.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
1,719
100s
2
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
5
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
20
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 %
28.6%
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
70.6
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
43.8
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
16.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
116.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
41.8%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
18.4
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
18.4
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
31.3
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
21.1
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
66.8
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
18.4
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
24.5
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
28.8
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
7.7
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
16.7 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
35.9
% of team wins top-scored
12.0%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
2.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
4.3%
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
19.5
First window average
20.5
First window strike rate
80.6
Latest window runs per innings
24.4
Latest window average
30.6
Latest window strike rate
77.7