Average
22.9
Best
1994 31.2
1995 13.0
Toughest
SA Thomson
New Zealand · Batter · ODI 1990–1996
Matches
56
Runs
964
Average
23
Strike rate
67.6
100s
0
50s
5
Highest
83
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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
27.4 balls
Best
1994 36.6 balls
1995 21.2 balls
Toughest
A hundred every
—
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
10.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1994 4.8 inns
Toughest
A 30+ every
4.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1994 2.4 inns
1995 12.0 inns
Toughest
A duck every
26.0 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1994 24.0 inns
1995 12.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
16.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
20.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
62.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
65.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
964
100s
0
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
5
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
13
Highest score
83
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
67.5
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
49.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
22.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
178.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
31.1%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
22.8
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
27.0
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
22.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
26.3
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
65.0
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
24.9
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
50.5
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
25.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
—
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
10.0 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
36.5
% of team wins top-scored
5.6%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
4.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
6.5%
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
12.6
First window average
13.7
First window strike rate
58.0
Latest window runs per innings
14.2
Latest window average
23.0
Latest window strike rate
59.9