Average
48.2
Best
2005 146.8
2008 56.5
2006 56.0
Toughest
2007 31.9
2012 32.2
2011 41.4
MEK Hussey
Australia · Batter · ODI 2004–2012
Matches
185
Runs
5442
Average
48.2
Strike rate
87.2
100s
3
50s
39
Highest
109
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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
39.8 balls
Best
2008 52.2 balls
2009 41.4 balls
2005 41.2 balls
Toughest
2007 31.3 balls
2012 37.0 balls
2011 37.1 balls
A hundred every
52.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2008 2.7 inns
2005 2.8 inns
2009 2.8 inns
Toughest
2007 9.0 inns
2012 4.8 inns
2006 4.4 inns
A 30+ every
2.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2005 1.4 inns
2008 1.6 inns
2009 1.8 inns
Toughest
2007 3.0 inns
2012 2.7 inns
2010 2.1 inns
A duck every
52.3 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2006 22.0 inns
2007 18.0 inns
2011 13.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
50.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
45.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
91.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
86.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
5,442
100s
3
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
39
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
79
Highest score
109
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
7.1%
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
87.2
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
59.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
16.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
78.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
37.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
48.9
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
51.4
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
60.7
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
45.9
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
87.9
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
42.8
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
74.1
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
15.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
31.2
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
6.2 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
51.2
% of team wins top-scored
14.4%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
13.3%
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
37.3
First window average
76.5
First window strike rate
92.1
Latest window runs per innings
32.2
Latest window average
38.1
Latest window strike rate
84.9