Average
33.0
Best
1996 57.4
1997 45.0
1994 27.9
Toughest
2000 19.2
1993 19.8
1998 25.5
DJ Cullinan
South Africa · Batter · ODI 1993–2000
Matches
138
Runs
3860
Average
33
Strike rate
70.3
100s
3
50s
23
Highest
124
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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
41.3 balls
Best
1996 56.8 balls
1997 55.0 balls
1999 39.0 balls
Toughest
2000 23.4 balls
1993 29.4 balls
1998 33.2 balls
A hundred every
44.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
5.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1997 2.5 inns
1996 3.0 inns
1999 6.7 inns
Toughest
1993 13.0 inns
1994 9.5 inns
1998 8.5 inns
A 30+ every
2.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1997 1.4 inns
1996 1.8 inns
1994 2.4 inns
Toughest
2000 5.0 inns
1998 4.2 inns
1993 3.2 inns
A duck every
13.3 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1996 24.0 inns
1997 20.0 inns
1999 20.0 inns
Toughest
1993 4.3 inns
2000 5.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
37.2
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
31.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
72.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
68.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,860
100s
3
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
23
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
55
Highest score
124
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
11.5%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
3.8%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
70.3
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
47.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
18.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
166.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
36.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
34.2
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
40.9
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
22.7
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
31.4
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
71.2
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
28.8
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
36.4
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
39.2
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
37.3
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
7.1 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
39.8
% of team wins top-scored
17.0%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
9.1%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
14.9%
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
23.5
First window average
25.9
First window strike rate
64.6
Latest window runs per innings
22.2
Latest window average
25.3
Latest window strike rate
66.8