Average
22.5
Best
1997 30.9
1999 26.5
1998 25.5
Toughest
1996 15.5
2001 21.3
2000 22.7
GJ Whittall
Zimbabwe · Batter · ODI 1993–2003
Matches
147
Runs
2705
Average
22.5
Strike rate
67.4
100s
0
50s
11
Highest
83
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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
28.2 balls
Best
1998 32.1 balls
1997 30.5 balls
2001 30.2 balls
Toughest
2000 25.9 balls
1999 28.2 balls
1996 30.1 balls
A hundred every
—
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
12.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1998 4.7 inns
1997 7.0 inns
1996 16.0 inns
Toughest
2000 27.0 inns
2001 22.0 inns
1999 19.0 inns
A 30+ every
4.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1998 2.8 inns
1997 3.5 inns
2001 4.4 inns
Toughest
1996 8.0 inns
2000 6.8 inns
1999 4.8 inns
A duck every
11.8 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1997 21.0 inns
1999 19.0 inns
1996 16.0 inns
Toughest
2001 11.0 inns
2000 13.5 inns
1998 14.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
15.6
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
62.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
64.9
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
2,705
100s
0
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
11
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
32
Highest score
83
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
0.0%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
67.4
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
44.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
19.1 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
154.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
37.7%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
21.6
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
19.7
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
23.9
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
25.6
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
65.5
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
21.2
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
30.3
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
16.3
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
13.0
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
20.0 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
31.7
% of team wins top-scored
7.0%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
1.6%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
2.6%
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
14.8
First window average
16.2
First window strike rate
54.8
Latest window runs per innings
16.5
Latest window average
18.6
Latest window strike rate
62.4