Average
41.6
Best
2007 76.0
2008 64.2
2009 59.0
Toughest
1996 28.6
2004 33.4
1999 38.4
S Chanderpaul
West Indies · Batter · ODI 1994–2011
Matches
268
Runs
8778
Average
41.6
Strike rate
70.7
100s
11
50s
59
Highest
150
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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
49.4 balls
Best
2007 71.7 balls
2008 59.3 balls
2009 57.2 balls
Toughest
1999 42.7 balls
2001 42.9 balls
2004 43.2 balls
A hundred every
22.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2008 2.2 inns
2007 2.2 inns
2009 3.0 inns
Toughest
1999 6.2 inns
2004 4.4 inns
1997 4.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2008 1.3 inns
2005 1.7 inns
2007 1.8 inns
Toughest
1999 2.8 inns
2004 2.8 inns
1996 2.6 inns
A duck every
41.8 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1999 31.0 inns
2006 27.0 inns
2002 18.0 inns
Toughest
1997 16.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
37.8
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
41.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
71.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
69.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
8,778
100s
11
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
59
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
116
Highest score
150
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
15.7%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
5.7%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
70.7
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
46.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
17.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
146.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
38.7%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
41.5
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
42.6
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
32.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
42.5
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
25.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
70.2
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
42.8
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
54.4
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
42.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
44.3
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
3.6 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
56.8
% of team wins top-scored
20.2%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
9.2%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
9.1%
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
30.9
First window average
35.6
First window strike rate
67.8
Latest window runs per innings
40.8
Latest window average
51.0
Latest window strike rate
72.5