Average
37.3
Best
1999 46.7
1993 41.0
1996 38.1
Toughest
2000 32.2
1992 35.6
1994 37.3
GA Hick
England · Batter · ODI 1991–2001
Matches
120
Runs
3846
Average
37.3
Strike rate
74.1
100s
5
50s
27
Highest
126
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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
44.0 balls
Best
1994 51.8 balls
1999 50.1 balls
1993 47.3 balls
Toughest
1992 32.9 balls
2000 34.5 balls
1996 45.3 balls
A hundred every
23.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1993 2.8 inns
1999 3.0 inns
1992 3.4 inns
Toughest
1994 5.0 inns
2000 4.0 inns
1996 3.8 inns
A 30+ every
2.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1994 1.7 inns
1993 1.8 inns
1999 2.1 inns
Toughest
2000 3.3 inns
1992 2.4 inns
1996 2.1 inns
A duck every
11.8 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1992 17.0 inns
1996 15.0 inns
1994 10.0 inns
Toughest
2000 6.7 inns
1999 7.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
36.5
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
36.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
76.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
73.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,846
100s
5
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
27
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
51
Highest score
126
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
15.6%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
6.2%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
74.1
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
51.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
18.7 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
126.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
35.3%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
35.6
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
33.9
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
34.7
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
35.5
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
73.5
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
36.1
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
49.9
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
27.3
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
31.8
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
4.2 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
48.7
% of team wins top-scored
17.5%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
11.3%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
12.5%
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
35.5
First window average
42.9
First window strike rate
82.1
Latest window runs per innings
26.1
Latest window average
33.0
Latest window strike rate
68.0