PlayersICC World XI

GC Smith

Top-order batter, ICC World XI, 94 Tests, 2002-2014. Debut v Pakistan, 2002

47.3Adjusted average, 16th of 143 batters. Raw 50.9, so −3.6 for how hard his runs were. It could reasonably be anywhere from 38.7 to 57.2.

Where the −3.6 comes from

The bowling he faced−9.0

Home or away+4.3

The grounds+1.1

Value per innings: 52.220th
Each run worth: 1.1×
At home, adjusted: 34.1raw 42.9
Away, adjusted: 58.8raw 54

Head to head with R Dravid His T20 ratings

Where his adjusted average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

13V KohliIndia48.3 14YBK JaiswalIndia48.2 15R DravidIndia47.9

16GC SmithSouth Africa47.3

17R RavindraNew Zealand47.2 18DJ MitchellNew Zealand46.3 19TT SamaraweeraSri Lanka46.3

Every batter on one chart

Closest to him, head to head

R RavindraNew Zealand47.2Head to head R DravidIndia47.9Head to head YBK JaiswalIndia48.2Head to head DJ MitchellNew Zealand46.3Head to head

Season by seasonBatting, as recorded

Year	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	100	50	SR
2002	2	29	16	29.00	0	0	43.9
2003	15	894	277	59.60	3	2	68.9
2004	8	415	125	59.29	1	2	56.1
2005	11	577	126	57.70	3	2	65.5
2006	15	405	68	27.00	0	3	60.5
2007	15	581	133	38.73	1	3	58.5
2008	25	1656	232	72.00	6	6	65.8
2009	9	213	75	30.43	0	2	47.5
2010	18	971	183	53.94	4	3	57.4
2011	9	322	101	40.25	1	1	64.4
2012	18	825	131	48.53	3	5	54.2
2013	14	651	234	50.08	1	3	59.5
2014	6	45	14	7.50	0	0	63.4
Career	165	7584	277	48.93	23	32	60.7

Percentile rankingsvs all Test batters (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Adjusted avg

47.3

Value / inns

52.2

Volume

Runs

7584

Average

48.93

Hundreds

Quality

Conversion

41.8

Strike rate

60.7

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

51.81

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg	100
England	30	1599	57.11	6
Pakistan	26	1227	49.08	4
West Indies	16	1126	75.07	5
Australia	35	1060	33.12	3
India	27	987	37.96	0
New Zealand	20	817	45.39	2
Bangladesh	5	488	97.60	2
Zimbabwe	2	162	81.00	1

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best
West Indies	2	98.50	2/145
Australia	1	77.00	1/41
New Zealand	1	101.00	1/19
Pakistan	1	115.00	1/13

Home & away

Home

41.8bat avg

34.1adjusted

—bowl avg

Away

51.81bat avg

58.8adjusted

81.4bowl avg

Neutral

93.86bat avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	49	2428	49.55
2nd	45	2119	49.28
3rd	41	1757	43.92
4th	30	1280	55.65

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v Australia5 & 3Newlands, Cape Town2014-03-01 v Australia9 & 14St George's Park, Port Elizabeth2014-02-20 v Australia10 & 4SuperSport Park, Centurion2014-02-12 v India47 & 27Kingsmead, Durban2013-12-26 v India68 & 44Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg2013-12-18 v Pakistan234Dubai International Cricket Stadium2013-10-23 v Pakistan15 & 32Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi2013-10-14 v Pakistan5SuperSport Park, Centurion2013-02-22 v Pakistan19 & 29Newlands, Cape Town2013-02-14 v Pakistan24 & 52Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg2013-02-01

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 165
Not outs: 10
Runs: 7584
Average: 48.93
Strike rate: 60.7
Highest: 277
Hundreds: 23
Fifties: 32
Ducks: 8

Wickets: 5
Average: 123.20
Economy: 4.06
Strike rate: 182
Best: 2/145
5 wickets: 0
10 wkt match: 0
Balls: 910