Average
28.1
Best
2015 40.0
2017 25.2
2018 22.2
Toughest
2007 22.0
NJ O'Brien
Ireland · Batter · ODI 2006–2018
Matches
103
Runs
2581
Average
28.1
Strike rate
70.9
100s
1
50s
18
Highest
109
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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
36.0 balls
Best
2015 39.4 balls
2017 37.1 balls
2007 35.5 balls
Toughest
2018 25.7 balls
A hundred every
101.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
5.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2015 3.2 inns
2018 4.3 inns
2007 4.8 inns
Toughest
2017 14.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2015 2.2 inns
2018 2.6 inns
2017 2.8 inns
Toughest
2007 3.8 inns
A duck every
33.7 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2007 9.5 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
25.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
20.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
66.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
63.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
2,581
100s
1
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
18
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
36
Highest score
109
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
5.3%
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
71.0
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
45.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
16.7 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
121.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
40.8%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
28.6
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
34.5
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
15.0
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
28.5
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
72.6
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
31.6
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
46.8
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
35.8
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
—
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
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
36.2
% of team wins top-scored
11.9%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
9.6%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
6.1%
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
26.6
First window average
27.7
First window strike rate
66.3
Latest window runs per innings
22.6
Latest window average
22.6
Latest window strike rate
73.3