Average
29.4
Best
2010 41.1
2007 30.2
2018 30.2
Toughest
2015 18.8
2017 26.4
2019 28.9
KJ O'Brien
Ireland · Batter · ODI 2006–2021
Matches
153
Runs
3619
Average
29.4
Strike rate
88.8
100s
2
50s
18
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
28.9 balls
Best
2010 40.9 balls
2007 36.6 balls
2019 28.8 balls
Toughest
2017 19.9 balls
2018 20.5 balls
2011 21.4 balls
A hundred every
70.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
7.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2017 5.0 inns
2010 5.3 inns
2007 6.0 inns
Toughest
2018 13.0 inns
2015 12.0 inns
2011 12.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2010 2.3 inns
2018 2.6 inns
2019 2.6 inns
Toughest
2017 5.0 inns
2015 4.0 inns
2007 3.0 inns
A duck every
23.5 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2011 12.0 inns
2015 12.0 inns
2010 8.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
30.8
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
24.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
101.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
89.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,619
100s
2
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
18
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
50
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 %
10.0%
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
88.8
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
48.8
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
12.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
48.5 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
50.6%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
30.8
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
28.6
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
11.4
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
30.4
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
86.6
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
36.8
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
61.5
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
39.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
—
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
5.6 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
42.3
% of team wins top-scored
13.6%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
13.4%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
2.7%
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
28.2
First window average
30.8
First window strike rate
77.1
Latest window runs per innings
21.3
Latest window average
24.9
Latest window strike rate
97.6