Average
37.2
Best
1997 51.0
1996 47.6
2002 28.9
Toughest
GP Thorpe
England · Batter · ODI 1993–2002
Matches
82
Runs
2380
Average
37.2
Strike rate
71.2
100s
0
50s
21
Highest
89
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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
43.4 balls
Best
1996 50.6 balls
1997 49.1 balls
2002 29.7 balls
Toughest
A hundred every
—
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1997 2.0 inns
1996 3.0 inns
2002 5.5 inns
Toughest
A 30+ every
2.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1997 1.7 inns
1996 2.2 inns
2002 2.8 inns
Toughest
A duck every
25.7 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1996 18.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
37.4
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
32.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
69.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
68.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
2,380
100s
0
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
21
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
32
Highest score
89
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
71.2
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
52.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
19.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
668.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
30.2%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
38.3
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
47.2
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
32.8
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
39.3
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
73.4
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
42.9
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
70.8
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
127.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
90.0
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
3.1 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
48.4
% of team wins top-scored
26.3%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
22.0%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
11.1%
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
30.8
First window average
32.6
First window strike rate
66.6
Latest window runs per innings
25.2
Latest window average
31.9
Latest window strike rate
71.9