PlayersICC World XI

MV Boucher

Middle-order batter, ICC World XI, 72 Tests, 2002-2012. Debut v Pakistan, 2002

26.4Adjusted average, 136th of 143 batters. Raw 31.5, so −5.1 for how hard his runs were. It could reasonably be anywhere from 20.6 to 32.7.

Where the −5.1 comes from

The bowling he faced−6.4

Home or away+0.6

The grounds+0.7

Value per innings: 32.6117th
Each run worth: 1.17×
At home, adjusted: 27.2raw 33.1
Away, adjusted: 29.8raw 30.3

Head to head with HDRL Thirimanne 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

133D RamdinWest Indies27.3 134H MasakadzaZimbabwe26.7 135HDRL ThirimanneSri Lanka26.4

136MV BoucherSouth Africa26.4

137WP SahaIndia26.4 138SO DowrichWest Indies26.1 139Mahmudul Hasan JoyBangladesh25.3

Every batter on one chart

Closest to him, head to head

HDRL ThirimanneSri Lanka26.4Head to head WP SahaIndia26.4Head to head SO DowrichWest Indies26.1Head to head H MasakadzaZimbabwe26.7Head to head

Season by seasonBatting, as recorded

Year	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	100	50	SR
2002	1	55	55	55.00	0	1	50.9
2003	14	369	72	28.38	0	2	52.7
2004	3	14	10	4.67	0	0	30.4
2005	7	102	28	17.00	0	0	45.7
2006	21	544	85	27.20	0	5	50.0
2007	11	332	54	33.20	0	2	50.4
2008	19	528	117	33.00	1	2	45.7
2009	11	335	89	33.50	0	2	45.7
2010	12	389	95	35.36	0	3	54.7
2011	8	150	65	18.75	0	2	56.4
2012	4	108	46	36.00	0	0	47.8
Career	111	2926	117	28.97	1	19	49.5

Percentile rankingsvs all Test batters (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Adjusted avg

26.4

Value / inns

32.6

Volume

Runs

2926

Average

28.97

Hundreds

Quality

Conversion

Strike rate

49.5

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

28.33

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg	100
England	20	682	40.12	0
Pakistan	15	450	32.14	0
Australia	24	440	19.13	0
India	15	386	29.69	0
West Indies	10	279	31.00	0
Sri Lanka	7	261	37.29	0
New Zealand	14	244	18.77	0
Bangladesh	5	166	41.50	1

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
West Indies	1	6.00	1/6	0

Home & away

Home

30.12bat avg

27.2adjusted

Away

28.33bat avg

29.8adjusted

6bowl avg

Neutral

22.5bat avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	38	1036	28.78
2nd	34	926	28.94
3rd	25	689	31.32
4th	14	275	25.00

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v New Zealand46Basin Reserve, Wellington2012-03-23 v New Zealand24Seddon Park, Hamilton2012-03-15 v New Zealand4 & 34University Oval, Dunedin2012-03-07 v Sri Lanka3 & 7Kingsmead, Durban2011-12-26 v Sri Lanka65SuperSport Park, Centurion2011-12-15 v Australia3 & 13Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg2011-11-17 v Australia4Newlands, Cape Town2011-11-09 v India0 & 55Newlands, Cape Town2011-01-02 v India16 & 1Kingsmead, Durban2010-12-26 v Pakistan45 & 15Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi2010-11-20

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 111
Not outs: 10
Runs: 2926
Average: 28.97
Strike rate: 49.5
Highest: 117
Hundreds: 1
Fifties: 19
Ducks: 6

Wickets: 1
Average: 6.00
Economy: 4.50
Strike rate: 8
Best: 1/6
5 wickets: 0
10 wkt match: 0
Balls: 8