Average
38.6
Best
1997 51.4
2000 47.3
1994 43.6
Toughest
1999 28.0
1993 28.2
1992 36.7
WJ Cronje
South Africa · Batter · ODI 1992–2000
Matches
188
Runs
5565
Average
38.6
Strike rate
76.5
100s
2
50s
39
Highest
112
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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
41.6 balls
Best
1994 56.6 balls
2000 50.6 balls
1996 44.5 balls
Toughest
1999 25.9 balls
1992 27.9 balls
1998 40.2 balls
A hundred every
87.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2000 3.0 inns
1994 3.2 inns
1998 3.3 inns
Toughest
1992 15.0 inns
1993 8.0 inns
1999 6.2 inns
A 30+ every
2.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1998 1.7 inns
2000 1.9 inns
1997 1.9 inns
Toughest
1993 4.0 inns
1992 3.8 inns
1999 3.1 inns
A duck every
21.9 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1996 27.0 inns
1997 21.0 inns
1998 20.0 inns
Toughest
1999 12.5 inns
1994 14.5 inns
1992 15.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
44.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
37.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
75.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
73.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
5,565
100s
2
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
39
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
77
Highest score
112
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
4.9%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
7.3%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
76.5
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
51.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
19.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
77.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
36.4%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
36.5
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
48.2
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
33.1
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
32.9
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
100.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
75.9
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
47.5
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
70.1
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
48.4
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
41.4
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
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
46.4
% of team wins top-scored
13.2%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
19.5%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
7.1%
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
27.8
First window average
35.1
First window strike rate
69.0
Latest window runs per innings
30.3
Latest window average
37.2
Latest window strike rate
83.0