Average
34.9
Best
2006 58.6
2001 43.2
1998 42.4
Toughest
1996 25.5
2002 28.1
2005 28.5
NJ Astle
New Zealand · Batter · ODI 1995–2007
Matches
223
Runs
7090
Average
34.9
Strike rate
72.6
100s
16
50s
41
Highest
145
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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
45.0 balls
Best
2006 60.2 balls
1998 58.1 balls
2001 54.4 balls
Toughest
2003 31.3 balls
2002 35.5 balls
1996 36.9 balls
A hundred every
13.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2006 2.4 inns
1998 2.8 inns
1997 2.8 inns
Toughest
1996 5.5 inns
2005 5.3 inns
2002 5.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2006 1.7 inns
2000 1.8 inns
1997 1.9 inns
Toughest
2002 4.2 inns
1999 4.0 inns
1995 3.5 inns
A duck every
11.4 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1999 20.0 inns
1997 17.0 inns
2006 12.0 inns
Toughest
2003 2.5 inns
2002 6.2 inns
1996 7.3 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
30.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
32.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
69.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
71.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
7,090
100s
16
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
41
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
84
Highest score
145
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
28.1%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
12.3%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
72.6
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
41.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
13.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
113.5 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
47.9%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
28.4
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
31.9
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
28.5
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
29.9
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
14.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
70.1
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
32.6
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
52.2
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
25.9
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
39.1
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
4.3 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
54.5
% of team wins top-scored
34.8%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
16.5%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
17.5%
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
34.0
First window average
35.4
First window strike rate
72.6
Latest window runs per innings
31.7
Latest window average
35.2
Latest window strike rate
72.6