Average
42.0
Best
2007 79.1
2001 55.2
1998 53.0
Toughest
2008 21.4
1996 31.9
2006 36.3
RT Ponting
Australia · Batter · ODI 1995–2012
Matches
375
Runs
13704
Average
42
Strike rate
80.4
100s
30
50s
82
Highest
164
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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
46.7 balls
Best
2007 64.7 balls
1998 63.2 balls
2009 50.9 balls
Toughest
2008 29.8 balls
2006 39.0 balls
2002 39.4 balls
A hundred every
12.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2007 1.8 inns
2001 2.2 inns
2005 2.5 inns
Toughest
2008 6.5 inns
1999 6.4 inns
1996 4.8 inns
A 30+ every
2.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2007 1.4 inns
1998 1.4 inns
2000 1.6 inns
Toughest
2008 6.5 inns
2002 2.7 inns
2006 2.6 inns
A duck every
18.2 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1999 32.0 inns
2011 17.0 inns
2005 14.0 inns
Toughest
2000 4.7 inns
1996 6.0 inns
2002 9.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
42.5
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
68.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
83.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
95.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
13,704
100s
30
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
82
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
184
Highest score
164
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
26.8%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
4.5%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
80.4
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
49.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
13.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
105.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
43.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
—
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
—
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
29.8
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
41.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
—
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
41.9
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
57.3
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
42.6
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
41.8
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
3.8 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
20.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
49.2
% of team wins top-scored
19.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
24.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
15.1%
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
35.3
First window average
40.2
First window strike rate
72.2
Latest window runs per innings
37.1
Latest window average
40.3
Latest window strike rate
81.7