Average
33.0
Best
2015 46.2
2002 44.9
2016 37.4
Toughest
2006 18.8
2018 24.3
2001 28.9
MN Samuels
West Indies · Batter · ODI 2000–2018
Matches
207
Runs
5606
Average
33
Strike rate
75.1
100s
10
50s
30
Highest
133
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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
38.1 balls
Best
2002 49.9 balls
2013 48.9 balls
2015 47.3 balls
Toughest
2006 21.7 balls
2003 27.7 balls
2018 36.3 balls
A hundred every
19.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2002 2.0 inns
2015 3.0 inns
2007 3.2 inns
Toughest
2006 19.0 inns
2003 13.0 inns
2012 8.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2002 2.0 inns
2007 2.1 inns
2015 2.1 inns
Toughest
2006 9.5 inns
2018 5.0 inns
2011 2.8 inns
A duck every
17.8 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2007 19.0 inns
2013 15.0 inns
2015 15.0 inns
Toughest
2012 8.0 inns
2006 9.5 inns
2016 10.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
27.1
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
31.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
77.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
74.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
5,606
100s
10
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
30
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
68
Highest score
133
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
25.0%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
7.5%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
75.1
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
41.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
14.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
63.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
50.2%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
34.0
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
34.6
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
31.5
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
29.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
77.3
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
32.1
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
49.8
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
28.7
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
23.6
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
5.3 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
48.8
% of team wins top-scored
19.2%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
11.5%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
10.0%
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
27.6
First window average
32.2
First window strike rate
74.8
Latest window runs per innings
34.8
Latest window average
37.9
Latest window strike rate
81.0