Average
40.4
Best
2001 58.0
1998 55.1
2002 38.7
Toughest
1997 24.5
1999 27.3
2003 30.8
NV Knight
England · Batter · ODI 1996–2003
Matches
100
Runs
3637
Average
40.4
Strike rate
71.5
100s
5
50s
25
Highest
125
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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
50.9 balls
Best
1998 74.2 balls
2001 65.0 balls
2002 45.4 balls
Toughest
1997 30.5 balls
1999 41.6 balls
2003 43.1 balls
A hundred every
20.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1998 1.7 inns
2001 2.4 inns
2002 3.4 inns
Toughest
1997 12.0 inns
1999 8.0 inns
2003 3.7 inns
A 30+ every
2.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1998 1.3 inns
2001 1.5 inns
2003 2.2 inns
Toughest
1997 4.0 inns
2002 2.4 inns
1999 2.3 inns
A duck every
16.7 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1999 16.0 inns
1997 12.0 inns
2002 8.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
41.0
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
41.1
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
69.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
70.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,637
100s
5
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
25
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
48
Highest score
125
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
6.7%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
71.5
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
46.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
15.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
242.1 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
39.4%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
38.7
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
28.7
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
38.5
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
38.0
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
25.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
72.3
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
38.4
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
50.5
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
35.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
11.6
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
3.2 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
42.6
% of team wins top-scored
22.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
12.2%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
9.8%
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
39.3
First window average
44.7
First window strike rate
76.3
Latest window runs per innings
31.5
Latest window average
34.3
Latest window strike rate
77.3