Average
37.5
Best
2001 63.0
2000 28.3
2002 27.9
Toughest
ND McKenzie
South Africa · Batter · ODI 2000–2009
Matches
64
Runs
1688
Average
37.5
Strike rate
69.4
100s
2
50s
10
Highest
131
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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
44.2 balls
Best
2001 51.8 balls
2000 42.5 balls
2002 37.9 balls
Toughest
A hundred every
27.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2001 4.3 inns
2002 4.7 inns
2000 8.5 inns
Toughest
A 30+ every
2.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2001 2.2 inns
2002 2.8 inns
2000 2.8 inns
Toughest
A duck every
27.5 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2002 14.0 inns
2001 13.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
31.6
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
31.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
63.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
66.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
1,688
100s
2
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
10
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
22
Highest score
131
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
16.7%
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
69.4
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
47.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
17.1 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
304.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
36.5%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
34.9
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
39.2
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
33.7
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
30.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
66.1
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
39.8
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
53.1
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
23.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
22.2
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
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
47.0
% of team wins top-scored
17.6%
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
12.0%
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
18.8
First window average
18.8
First window strike rate
56.9
Latest window runs per innings
29.5
Latest window average
38.3
Latest window strike rate
72.0