Average
40.5
Best
2011 57.0
2007 53.4
2009 50.6
Toughest
2006 28.0
2012 29.0
2002 33.7
SR Watson
Australia · Batter · ODI 2002–2015
Matches
190
Runs
5757
Average
40.5
Strike rate
90.4
100s
9
50s
33
Highest
185
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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
37.7 balls
Best
2009 50.0 balls
2011 47.5 balls
2010 41.5 balls
Toughest
2007 24.3 balls
2015 27.4 balls
2002 29.2 balls
A hundred every
18.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2011 2.2 inns
2010 3.0 inns
2013 3.2 inns
Toughest
2002 12.0 inns
2015 6.0 inns
2007 5.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2010 1.5 inns
2011 1.7 inns
2009 1.7 inns
Toughest
2002 6.0 inns
2012 4.3 inns
2006 4.0 inns
A duck every
14.1 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2013 16.0 inns
2015 12.0 inns
2009 6.0 inns
Toughest
2006 4.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
43.5
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
37.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
88.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
85.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
5,757
100s
9
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
33
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
71
Highest score
185
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
21.4%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
4.8%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
90.5
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
47.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
11.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
48.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
53.3%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
42.3
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
51.1
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
26.9
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
36.7
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
91.4
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
52.8
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
63.5
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
31.8
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
43.9
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
3.1 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
12.5 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
45.8
% of team wins top-scored
16.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
25.4%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
4.7%
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
20.8
First window average
31.2
First window strike rate
74.3
Latest window runs per innings
34.0
Latest window average
36.6
Latest window strike rate
94.3