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Region | Tests | Runs | Average | 100s/ 50s |
in South Africa | 4 | 177 | 25.28 | 0/ 1 |
in the subcontinent | 11 | 692 | 34.60 | 2/ 2 |
in Aus/ NZ | 8 | 749 | 49.93 | 2/ 3 |
in England | 30 | 2800 | 54.90 | 11/ 7 |
in West Indies | 5 | 406 | 58.00 | 1/ 3 |
Total | 58 | 4824 | 48.24 | 16/ 16 |
Tests | Runs | Average | 100s/ 50s | |
Home | 30 | 2800 | 54.90 | 11/ 7 |
Away | 28 | 2024 | 41.30 | 5/ 9 |
Batsman | Tests | Runs | Average | 100s/ 50s |
Paul Collingwood | 10 | 754 | 47.12 | 2/ 3 |
Alastair Cook | 7 | 582 | 44.76 | 2/ 5 |
Matt Prior | 5 | 253 | 42.16 | 0/ 3 |
Andrew Strauss | 7 | 533 | 41.00 | 3/ 0 |
Ian Bell | 11 | 754 | 35.90 | 1/ 6 |
Kevin Pietersen | 11 | 692 | 34.60 | 2/ 2 |
Runs | Balls | Dismissals | Average | Run rate | |
Pace | 1993 | 2797 | 38 | 52.44 | 4.27 |
Spin | 1024 | 1579 | 32 | 32.00 | 3.89 |
Runs | Balls | Dismissals | Average | Run rate | |
Right-arm spin | 424 | 525 | 10 | 42.40 | 4.84 |
Left-arm spin | 600 | 1054 | 22 | 27.27 | 3.41 |
Runs | Balls | Dismissals | Average | Run rate | |
Right-arm spin | 199 | 314 | 2 | 99.50 | 3.80 |
Left-arm spin | 415 | 801 | 12 | 34.58 | 3.10 |
Bowler | Runs | Balls | Dismissals | Average | Run rate |
Shane Warne | 308 | 522 | 5 | 61.60 | 3.54 |
Danish Kaneria | 201 | 249 | 3 | 67.00 | 4.84 |
Muttiah Muralitharan | 168 | 236 | 6 | 28.00 | 4.27 |
Anil Kumble | 176 | 310 | 2 | 88.00 | 3.40 |
Paul Harris | 131 | 189 | 3 | 43.67 | 4.15 |
Daniel Vettori | 114 | 282 | 4 | 28.50 | 2.42 |
Sulieman Benn | 79 | 168 | 3 | 26.33 | 2.82 |
Harbhajan Singh | 70 | 97 | 2 | 35.00 | 4.32 |
S Rajesh is stats editor of Cricinfo