GS Ballance

Top-order batter, England, 24 Tests, 2014-2023. Debut v Australia, 2014

34.3Adjusted average, 95th of 143 batters. Raw 40.3, so −6.0 for how hard his runs were. It could reasonably be anywhere from 25.1 to 44.9.

Where the −6.0 comes from

The bowling he faced−4.0

Home or away−3.5

The grounds+1.5

Value per innings: 40.275th
Each run worth: 1.07×
At home, adjusted: 35.3raw 42.4
Away, adjusted: 35raw 34.5

Head to head with MEK Hussey 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

92BJ WatlingNew Zealand34.4 93BKG MendisSri Lanka34.4 94MEK HusseyAustralia34.4

95GS BallanceEngland34.3

96WA YoungNew Zealand34.2 97M VijayIndia34.1 98AN PetersenSouth Africa33.9

Every batter on one chart

Closest to him, head to head

WA YoungNew Zealand34.2Head to head BJ WatlingNew Zealand34.4Head to head BKG MendisSri Lanka34.4Head to head MEK HusseyAustralia34.4Head to head

Season by seasonBatting, as recorded

Year	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	100	50	SR
2014	13	729	156	60.75	3	3	50.9
2015	14	465	122	35.77	1	3	43.7
2016	11	219	70	19.91	0	1	43.2
2017	4	85	34	21.25	0	0	49.7
2023	2	155	137	155.00	1	0	52.7
Career	44	1653	156	40.32	5	7	47.6

Percentile rankingsvs all Test batters (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Adjusted avg

33.9

Value / inns

40.2

Volume

Runs

1653

Average

40.32

Hundreds

Quality

Conversion

41.7

Strike rate

47.6

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

34.55

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg	100
India	7	503	71.86	2
West Indies	8	486	81.00	2
Sri Lanka	4	201	67.00	1
Pakistan	7	195	27.86	0
Australia	6	123	20.50	0
South Africa	4	85	21.25	0
New Zealand	4	36	9.00	0
Bangladesh	4	24	6.00	0

Home & away

Home

42.43bat avg

35.3adjusted

—bowl avg

Away

34.55bat avg

35adjusted

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	11	391	35.55
2nd	13	682	56.83
3rd	10	375	41.67
4th	10	205	22.78

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v West Indies137 & 18Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo2023-02-04 v South Africa27 & 4Trent Bridge2017-07-14 v South Africa20 & 34Lord's2017-07-06 v Bangladesh9 & 5Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur2016-10-28 v Bangladesh1 & 9Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong2016-10-20 v Pakistan8 & 17The Oval2016-08-11 v Pakistan70 & 28Edgbaston2016-08-03 v Pakistan23Old Trafford2016-07-22 v Pakistan6 & 43Lord's2016-07-14 v Australia23 & 14Lord's2015-07-16

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 44
Not outs: 3
Runs: 1653
Average: 40.32
Strike rate: 47.6
Highest: 156
Hundreds: 5
Fifties: 7
Ducks: 3

Wickets: 0
Average: —
Economy: 2.50
Strike rate: —
Best: —
5 wickets: 0
10 wkt match: 0
Balls: 12