Average
26.0
Best
2012 32.1
2016 30.9
2011 29.3
Toughest
2013 21.5
2010 27.9
KA Pollard
West Indies · Batter · ODI 2007–2022
Matches
123
Runs
2706
Average
26
Strike rate
94.4
100s
3
50s
13
Highest
119
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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
25.4 balls
Best
2012 34.8 balls
2016 28.4 balls
2010 28.3 balls
Toughest
2013 23.4 balls
2011 24.8 balls
A hundred every
37.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
7.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2011 4.8 inns
2016 5.0 inns
2012 5.3 inns
Toughest
2013 17.0 inns
2010 14.0 inns
A 30+ every
3.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2012 2.3 inns
2010 2.3 inns
2011 3.2 inns
Toughest
2016 5.0 inns
2013 3.4 inns
A duck every
7.5 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2016 10.0 inns
2011 6.3 inns
2013 2.8 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
29.1
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
23.2
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
89.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
86.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
2,706
100s
3
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
13
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
37
Highest score
119
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
18.8%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
6.2%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
94.4
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
47.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
16.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
21.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
55.2%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
25.3
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
25.3
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
25.3
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
23.3
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
25.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
93.0
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
25.8
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
37.8
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
18.5
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
10.5
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
10.0 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
37.1
% of team wins top-scored
15.0%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
4.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
8.0%
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
19.4
First window average
19.4
First window strike rate
94.1
Latest window runs per innings
23.7
Latest window average
28.9
Latest window strike rate
96.8