Average
23.3
Best
2001 29.4
1999 24.0
2000 22.6
Toughest
2004 17.6
2002 20.0
RD Jacobs
West Indies · Batter · ODI 1996–2004
Matches
147
Runs
1865
Average
23.3
Strike rate
70.1
100s
0
50s
9
Highest
80
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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
23.8 balls
Best
1999 35.5 balls
2000 25.0 balls
2001 24.2 balls
Toughest
2004 13.1 balls
2002 15.6 balls
A hundred every
—
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
12.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1999 7.0 inns
2001 12.5 inns
2002 16.0 inns
Toughest
2000 16.0 inns
A 30+ every
6.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1999 4.0 inns
2000 5.3 inns
2002 8.0 inns
Toughest
2004 10.0 inns
2001 8.3 inns
A duck every
10.2 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2001 25.0 inns
2000 16.0 inns
2002 8.0 inns
Toughest
1999 7.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
21.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
23.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
65.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
69.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
1,865
100s
0
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
9
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
17
Highest score
80
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
0.0%
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
70.1
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
48.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
22.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
98.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
34.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
23.0
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
21.0
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
10.0
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
29.4
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
64.8
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
21.1
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
30.1
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
19.3
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
16.4
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
9.1 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
23.5
% of team wins top-scored
2.4%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
5.7%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
0.0%
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
21.0
First window average
25.6
First window strike rate
61.7
Latest window runs per innings
10.8
Latest window average
18.9
Latest window strike rate
74.9