Average
44.6
Best
2011 56.2
2010 55.5
2005 53.0
Toughest
2008 31.4
2004 32.4
2006 40.5
MJ Clarke
Australia · Batter · ODI 2003–2015
Matches
245
Runs
7981
Average
44.6
Strike rate
79
100s
8
50s
58
Highest
130
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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
45.3 balls
Best
2012 57.1 balls
2009 54.3 balls
2010 51.5 balls
Toughest
2004 30.0 balls
2006 41.0 balls
2008 41.9 balls
A hundred every
27.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2012 2.3 inns
2009 2.6 inns
2005 2.8 inns
Toughest
2004 11.5 inns
2008 4.5 inns
2006 3.3 inns
A 30+ every
1.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2012 1.3 inns
2011 1.6 inns
2009 1.8 inns
Toughest
2008 2.6 inns
2006 2.3 inns
2010 2.1 inns
A duck every
22.3 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2005 25.0 inns
2009 23.0 inns
2010 19.0 inns
Toughest
2004 7.7 inns
2007 8.7 inns
2008 18.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
50.0
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
42.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
84.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
79.2
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
7,981
100s
8
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
58
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
118
Highest score
130
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
12.1%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
6.1%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
79.0
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
53.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
15.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
190.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
37.3%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
50.2
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
56.0
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
26.1
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
46.8
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
20.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
78.4
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
53.9
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
73.9
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
31.4
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
39.8
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
3.1 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
51.0
% of team wins top-scored
18.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
22.7%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
11.5%
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
34.9
First window average
46.5
First window strike rate
83.2
Latest window runs per innings
39.3
Latest window average
46.8
Latest window strike rate
77.8