Average
31.6
Best
2011 49.5
2013 37.1
Toughest
LMP Simmons
West Indies · Batter · ODI 2006–2015
Matches
68
Runs
1958
Average
31.6
Strike rate
73.1
100s
2
50s
16
Highest
122
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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
41.2 balls
Best
2011 58.4 balls
2013 46.6 balls
Toughest
A hundred every
32.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2011 1.9 inns
2013 3.3 inns
Toughest
A 30+ every
2.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2011 1.5 inns
2013 2.0 inns
Toughest
A duck every
7.2 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2011 17.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
24.0
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
29.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
59.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
71.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
1,958
100s
2
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
16
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
24
Highest score
122
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
11.1%
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
73.1
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
40.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
16.5 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
53.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
48.4%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
26.7
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
27.4
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
33.3
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
45.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
73.2
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
28.7
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
36.6
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
14.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
12.0
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
4.3 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
35.2
% of team wins top-scored
13.0%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
10.0%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
5.7%
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
17.4
First window average
19.9
First window strike rate
56.2
Latest window runs per innings
30.1
Latest window average
30.1
Latest window strike rate
81.1