Average
35.3
Best
1999 45.9
2000 44.2
2001 40.5
Toughest
2003 13.1
2006 34.3
2005 34.5
RP Arnold
Sri Lanka · Batter · ODI 1997–2007
Matches
180
Runs
3950
Average
35.3
Strike rate
72.6
100s
1
50s
28
Highest
103
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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
35.1 balls
Best
1999 49.6 balls
2002 39.7 balls
2005 38.7 balls
Toughest
2003 22.3 balls
2007 23.2 balls
2006 30.3 balls
A hundred every
155.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
5.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2001 3.6 inns
2005 4.3 inns
2000 4.5 inns
Toughest
2006 6.3 inns
2007 6.0 inns
2002 5.6 inns
A 30+ every
2.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1999 1.8 inns
2000 2.0 inns
2001 2.4 inns
Toughest
2003 7.0 inns
2007 6.0 inns
2006 4.8 inns
A duck every
22.1 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2006 19.0 inns
2005 13.0 inns
2001 9.7 inns
Toughest
2003 7.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
35.2
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
33.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
73.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
70.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,950
100s
1
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
28
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
53
Highest score
103
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
3.4%
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
72.6
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
52.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
19.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
259.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
31.9%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
33.3
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
30.0
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
29.8
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
36.9
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
100.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
73.0
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
91.0
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
27.8
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
45.4
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
7.1 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
41.7
% of team wins top-scored
10.3%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
7.0%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
3.1%
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
32.0
First window average
43.5
First window strike rate
77.1
Latest window runs per innings
22.6
Latest window average
34.3
Latest window strike rate
76.3