Average
33.6
Best
2023 43.9
2015 38.8
2010 32.4
Toughest
2018 22.0
2017 23.4
CR Ervine
Zimbabwe · Batter · ODI 2010–2026
Matches
135
Runs
3863
Average
33.6
Strike rate
76.9
100s
4
50s
26
Highest
130
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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
38.3 balls
Best
2015 41.6 balls
2023 41.5 balls
2010 37.9 balls
Toughest
2017 26.6 balls
2018 32.3 balls
A hundred every
32.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2015 4.2 inns
2023 5.5 inns
2018 9.5 inns
Toughest
2017 12.0 inns
2010 12.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2023 1.8 inns
2015 2.6 inns
2010 3.0 inns
Toughest
2018 3.8 inns
2017 3.0 inns
A duck every
10.9 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2018 9.5 inns
2017 6.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
23.8
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
23.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
75.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
68.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,863
100s
4
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
26
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
52
Highest score
130
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
6.7%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
76.9
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
45.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
13.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
104.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
46.2%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
32.8
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
29.2
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
19.4
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
39.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
74.3
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
35.1
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
62.4
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
45.6
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
17.0
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
5.0 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
20.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
48.5
% of team wins top-scored
21.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
11.5%
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
32.3
First window average
37.0
First window strike rate
82.7
Latest window runs per innings
31.1
Latest window average
36.9
Latest window strike rate
82.7