Average
29.5
Best
1999 38.6
2000 37.4
2002 33.2
Toughest
1998 23.0
1997 24.4
1996 26.7
CL Cairns
New Zealand · Batter · ODI 1991–2006
Matches
215
Runs
4950
Average
29.5
Strike rate
84.3
100s
4
50s
26
Highest
115
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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
30.4 balls
Best
1999 39.3 balls
2000 35.3 balls
1995 34.8 balls
Toughest
2005 23.3 balls
2004 24.3 balls
1998 29.1 balls
A hundred every
48.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
6.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2002 3.5 inns
1997 4.2 inns
1995 4.7 inns
Toughest
2003 11.0 inns
1996 10.0 inns
2004 6.3 inns
A 30+ every
3.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2002 2.3 inns
1999 2.6 inns
2005 2.8 inns
Toughest
1998 4.5 inns
2000 4.2 inns
1997 4.2 inns
A duck every
21.4 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2004 19.0 inns
1999 18.0 inns
1998 18.0 inns
Toughest
2002 7.0 inns
1997 8.5 inns
2005 11.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
26.8
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
69.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
85.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
146.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
4,950
100s
4
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
26
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
59
Highest score
115
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
13.3%
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
84.3
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
49.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
17.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
38.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
46.4%
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
26.7
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
27.0
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
27.8
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
44.9
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
23.2
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
39.0
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
8.3 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
36.2
% of team wins top-scored
12.9%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
4.5%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
6.7%
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
25.1
First window average
27.4
First window strike rate
80.3
Latest window runs per innings
24.0
Latest window average
30.4
Latest window strike rate
94.1