Average
33.5
Best
1998 42.2
1997 40.1
2003 39.0
Toughest
2000 27.0
1999 30.2
1996 31.5
GW Flower
Zimbabwe · Batter · ODI 1992–2010
Matches
221
Runs
6571
Average
33.5
Strike rate
67.6
100s
6
50s
40
Highest
142
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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
45.4 balls
Best
1998 57.3 balls
1997 53.0 balls
1996 48.6 balls
Toughest
2000 30.6 balls
2002 42.2 balls
1999 44.0 balls
A hundred every
35.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1997 2.4 inns
1998 2.9 inns
2003 3.8 inns
Toughest
1999 8.7 inns
1996 8.0 inns
2000 7.8 inns
A 30+ every
2.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1998 1.8 inns
2002 2.2 inns
1997 2.2 inns
Toughest
2000 4.4 inns
2003 2.5 inns
1999 2.4 inns
A duck every
11.9 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1998 23.0 inns
1997 22.0 inns
1996 16.0 inns
Toughest
2000 7.8 inns
2001 11.0 inns
2002 13.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
34.2
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
33.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
63.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
64.2
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
6,571
100s
6
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
40
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
89
Highest score
142
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
13.0%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
15.2%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
67.6
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
45.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
17.5 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
262.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
37.5%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
32.4
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
31.8
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
27.4
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
27.4
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
66.6
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
32.6
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
52.5
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
29.8
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
27.7
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
5.0 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
100.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
46.6
% of team wins top-scored
20.3%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
9.4%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
4.6%
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
32.8
First window average
34.2
First window strike rate
64.3
Latest window runs per innings
28.5
Latest window average
33.1
Latest window strike rate
71.8