Average
38.0
Best
2008 54.7
2005 49.2
2007 46.9
Toughest
2013 26.5
2011 27.9
2006 28.1
GC Smith
South Africa · Batter · ODI 2002–2013
Matches
197
Runs
6989
Average
38
Strike rate
80.8
100s
10
50s
47
Highest
141
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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
44.6 balls
Best
2002 53.2 balls
2008 52.5 balls
2005 51.7 balls
Toughest
2006 31.3 balls
2010 34.9 balls
2013 36.4 balls
A hundred every
19.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2008 1.8 inns
2007 2.1 inns
2009 2.6 inns
Toughest
2010 11.0 inns
2011 7.5 inns
2013 5.5 inns
A 30+ every
2.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2007 1.6 inns
2004 1.6 inns
2002 1.7 inns
Toughest
2013 3.7 inns
2010 3.7 inns
2006 3.5 inns
A duck every
24.2 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2005 22.0 inns
2007 8.3 inns
2006 5.2 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
32.3
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
34.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
80.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
81.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
6,989
100s
10
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
47
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
90
Highest score
141
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
17.5%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
8.8%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
80.8
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
45.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
11.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
196.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
48.9%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
36.4
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
38.7
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
47.9
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
31.8
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
78.4
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
44.1
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
55.2
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
41.1
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
12.5
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
2.9 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
14.3 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
44.7
% of team wins top-scored
17.4%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
21.9%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
6.1%
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
36.9
First window average
37.6
First window strike rate
74.6
Latest window runs per innings
28.7
Latest window average
29.3
Latest window strike rate
72.6