Average
36.1
Best
2005 51.9
2007 46.3
2003 40.8
Toughest
2004 23.4
2008 29.5
2000 32.0
HH Gibbs
South Africa · Batter · ODI 1996–2010
Matches
248
Runs
8094
Average
36.1
Strike rate
83.3
100s
21
50s
37
Highest
175
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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
40.5 balls
Best
2005 55.8 balls
1999 49.6 balls
2001 46.4 balls
Toughest
2004 31.3 balls
2008 34.9 balls
2000 36.4 balls
A hundred every
11.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2007 2.3 inns
2005 2.7 inns
2001 3.5 inns
Toughest
2004 9.0 inns
2008 4.7 inns
2002 4.6 inns
A 30+ every
2.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2005 1.6 inns
2007 1.8 inns
2001 2.1 inns
Toughest
2004 4.5 inns
2000 3.3 inns
2003 2.5 inns
A duck every
10.9 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1999 22.0 inns
2003 20.0 inns
2005 16.0 inns
Toughest
2002 4.6 inns
2006 5.2 inns
2004 9.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
29.0
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
34.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
81.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
80.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
8,094
100s
21
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
37
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
99
Highest score
175
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
36.2%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
1.7%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
83.3
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
41.6
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
10.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
76.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
55.4%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
35.5
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
37.5
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
29.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
37.6
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
12.5 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
80.9
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
36.2
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
40.6
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
42.5
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
39.0
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
4.8 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
40.5
% of team wins top-scored
18.9%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
16.7%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
13.2%
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
30.4
First window average
31.7
First window strike rate
77.1
Latest window runs per innings
35.5
Latest window average
37.3
Latest window strike rate
85.3