Average
28.6
Best
2006 41.9
2007 37.1
2009 34.4
Toughest
1998 9.7
1999 14.6
2004 21.8
MV Boucher
South Africa · Batter · ODI 1998–2011
Matches
295
Runs
4686
Average
28.6
Strike rate
84.8
100s
1
50s
26
Highest
147
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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
25.0 balls
Best
2006 38.2 balls
2000 32.2 balls
2003 29.8 balls
Toughest
1998 10.1 balls
1999 16.1 balls
2008 20.2 balls
A hundred every
221.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
8.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2006 3.5 inns
2000 4.2 inns
2007 4.6 inns
Toughest
1999 22.0 inns
2003 16.0 inns
2004 14.0 inns
A 30+ every
3.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2006 2.6 inns
2005 3.0 inns
2002 3.1 inns
Toughest
2008 10.0 inns
1999 7.3 inns
2001 5.0 inns
A duck every
13.8 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2000 25.0 inns
2005 21.0 inns
2006 21.0 inns
Toughest
2004 4.7 inns
1999 7.3 inns
2009 7.5 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
31.3
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
26.1
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
79.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
82.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
4,686
100s
1
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
26
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
58
Highest score
147
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
3.7%
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
84.8
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
54.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
15.5 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
66.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
41.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
27.2
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
23.0
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
30.0
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
25.8
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
80.5
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
27.1
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
39.0
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
29.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
28.1
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
11.1 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
36.8
% of team wins top-scored
4.2%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
2.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
2.6%
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
18.6
First window average
24.9
First window strike rate
78.1
Latest window runs per innings
24.3
Latest window average
33.2
Latest window strike rate
90.1