Average
53.6
Best
1998 68.5
1999 67.8
2003 65.3
Toughest
2004 27.8
2002 35.8
2000 44.0
Michael Bevan
Australia · Batter · ODI 1994–2004
Matches
232
Runs
6912
Average
53.6
Strike rate
74.2
100s
6
50s
46
Highest
108
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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
47.5 balls
Best
2000 58.7 balls
1997 56.4 balls
2003 56.2 balls
Toughest
2004 30.9 balls
2002 34.9 balls
1996 43.8 balls
A hundred every
32.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1998 2.4 inns
2000 3.1 inns
1996 3.3 inns
Toughest
1994 13.0 inns
2002 6.0 inns
2004 6.0 inns
A 30+ every
1.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2003 1.4 inns
1998 1.5 inns
2000 1.5 inns
Toughest
2004 4.0 inns
2002 3.0 inns
1999 2.2 inns
A duck every
39.2 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2003 21.0 inns
2002 18.0 inns
1997 18.0 inns
Toughest
1999 14.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
53.2
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
59.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
69.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
72.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
6,912
100s
6
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
46
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
109
Highest score
108
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
11.5%
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
74.2
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
56.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
20.7 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
443.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
27.9%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
52.1
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
52.5
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
55.2
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
50.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
75.6
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
56.5
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
86.2
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
44.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
42.2
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
3.7 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
25.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
65.2
% of team wins top-scored
21.3%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
18.5%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
13.9%
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
35.4
First window average
56.0
First window strike rate
75.3
Latest window runs per innings
30.4
Latest window average
45.2
Latest window strike rate
70.9