Average
41.0
Best
1996 57.7
2001 53.2
2000 44.5
Toughest
1999 25.8
2002 27.2
1998 33.0
G Kirsten
South Africa · Batter · ODI 1993–2003
Matches
185
Runs
6798
Average
41
Strike rate
72
100s
13
50s
45
Highest
188
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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
51.0 balls
Best
2001 61.4 balls
1996 59.4 balls
2000 55.7 balls
Toughest
2002 38.1 balls
1999 39.0 balls
1998 41.1 balls
A hundred every
14.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2001 2.2 inns
1997 2.3 inns
2000 2.4 inns
Toughest
1999 6.7 inns
2002 6.0 inns
1994 5.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1997 1.8 inns
2000 1.8 inns
1996 1.8 inns
Toughest
1999 4.0 inns
2002 3.6 inns
1998 2.2 inns
A duck every
16.8 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2000 36.0 inns
1996 29.0 inns
1997 16.0 inns
Toughest
1998 6.0 inns
2002 9.0 inns
1999 10.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
37.6
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
33.1
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
67.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
66.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
6,798
100s
13
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
45
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
88
Highest score
188
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
22.4%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
6.9%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
72.0
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
46.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
14.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
471.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
40.5%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
43.0
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
57.6
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
36.4
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
43.0
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
14.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
72.2
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
40.5
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
50.8
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
36.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
50.8
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
3.2 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
49.3
% of team wins top-scored
29.2%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
23.2%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
20.0%
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
41.1
First window average
46.1
First window strike rate
70.6
Latest window runs per innings
36.0
Latest window average
40.4
Latest window strike rate
76.1