Average
32.4
Best
2004 48.5
1998 42.4
1996 37.3
Toughest
1999 20.8
1994 21.8
1997 24.9
SP Fleming
New Zealand · Batter · ODI 1994–2007
Matches
280
Runs
8037
Average
32.4
Strike rate
71.5
100s
8
50s
49
Highest
134
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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
41.8 balls
Best
2004 55.3 balls
2003 47.5 balls
1998 47.3 balls
Toughest
1994 28.9 balls
1999 33.5 balls
2005 34.3 balls
A hundred every
33.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2006 2.8 inns
2004 3.5 inns
1996 3.5 inns
Toughest
1999 17.0 inns
1994 8.5 inns
1997 8.5 inns
A 30+ every
2.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2004 1.5 inns
2006 1.8 inns
1995 2.0 inns
Toughest
1999 5.7 inns
1994 4.2 inns
2000 3.1 inns
A duck every
15.8 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2002 27.0 inns
2000 22.0 inns
1994 17.0 inns
Toughest
2006 3.7 inns
2001 5.7 inns
2005 8.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
29.2
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
30.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
68.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
70.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
8,037
100s
8
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
49
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
108
Highest score
134
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
14.0%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
7.0%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
71.5
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
42.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
13.7 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
178.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
45.7%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
31.6
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
30.3
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
24.9
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
31.1
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
71.7
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
39.5
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
60.5
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
30.7
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
32.7
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
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
42.7
% of team wins top-scored
17.5%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
17.4%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
2.9%
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
28.7
First window average
31.6
First window strike rate
71.6
Latest window runs per innings
33.5
Latest window average
35.6
Latest window strike rate
74.9