Average
18.6
Best
2005 21.2
2015 20.2
2012 19.7
Toughest
2007 10.0
2006 11.4
2004 18.7
DR Smith
West Indies · Batter · ODI 2004–2015
Matches
105
Runs
1560
Average
18.6
Strike rate
92.7
100s
0
50s
8
Highest
97
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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
18.9 balls
Best
2015 23.4 balls
2012 22.4 balls
2005 21.3 balls
Toughest
2007 7.8 balls
2006 9.9 balls
2004 18.8 balls
A hundred every
—
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
11.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2012 5.0 inns
2005 10.0 inns
2015 11.0 inns
Toughest
2004 15.0 inns
A 30+ every
4.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2015 3.7 inns
2012 5.0 inns
2005 5.0 inns
Toughest
2007 11.0 inns
2006 6.7 inns
2004 5.0 inns
A duck every
6.4 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2006 6.7 inns
2015 5.5 inns
2007 5.5 inns
Toughest
2012 2.5 inns
2005 5.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
20.6
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
19.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
92.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
91.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
1,560
100s
0
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
8
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
19
Highest score
97
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
0.0%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
12.5%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
92.7
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
41.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
11.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
26.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
61.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
17.2
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
17.9
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
24.2
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
16.6
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
87.9
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
21.2
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
19.9
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
18.8
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
16.0
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
6.7 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
20.3
% of team wins top-scored
6.2%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
4.3%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
2.4%
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
16.7
First window average
17.5
First window strike rate
97.3
Latest window runs per innings
21.4
Latest window average
21.4
Latest window strike rate
87.5