Average
32.2
Best
1995 40.2
1996 36.0
1990 36.0
Toughest
1994 29.3
1992 29.4
1993 35.8
MA Taylor
Australia · Batter · ODI 1989–1997
Matches
113
Runs
3514
Average
32.2
Strike rate
59.5
100s
1
50s
28
Highest
105
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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
53.7 balls
Best
1993 65.9 balls
1990 63.0 balls
1995 61.0 balls
Toughest
1994 45.1 balls
1992 54.2 balls
1996 55.6 balls
A hundred every
110.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1990 2.6 inns
1993 2.7 inns
1995 3.2 inns
Toughest
1992 5.0 inns
1994 4.2 inns
1996 3.7 inns
A 30+ every
2.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1995 1.9 inns
1993 2.0 inns
1996 2.0 inns
Toughest
1990 2.6 inns
1992 2.5 inns
1994 2.3 inns
A duck every
27.5 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1996 22.0 inns
1995 13.0 inns
1992 5.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
27.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
30.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
56.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
57.9
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,514
100s
1
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
28
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
47
Highest score
105
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
3.4%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
10.3%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
59.5
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
42.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
21.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
844.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
32.3%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
33.4
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
39.2
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
36.5
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
25.7
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
60.0
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
31.9
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
35.3
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
35.5
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
18.2
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
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
35.7
% of team wins top-scored
17.5%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
17.1%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
15.9%
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
31.2
First window average
31.2
First window strike rate
57.4
Latest window runs per innings
29.4
Latest window average
29.4
Latest window strike rate
59.3