IPL playerIndia2010 to 2019
Stuart Binny
On scorecards: STR Binny · Right-hand bat
Stuart Binny, a batter, played ten IPL seasons for three franchises. In ten seasons the title never came.
The arrival
Stuart Binny's first IPL season was 2010, with Mumbai Indians, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 1 match and 8 runs. The best was still to come.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2013, for Rajasthan Royals: 293 runs at an average of 32.6, striking at 147.2 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 121.5, and a highest score of 41 not out.
With the ball, the best season was 2013, for Rajasthan Royals: 6 wickets at 6.75 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.51, with best figures of 2 for 14.
Franchise by franchise
2010, Mumbai Indians. 1 match and 8 runs.
2011 to 2015, Rajasthan Royals. Arrived outside the auction. 57 matches, 617 runs and 16 wickets.
2016 to 2017, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹2 cr. 22 matches, 141 runs and 5 wickets.
2018 to 2019, Rajasthan Royals, second time round. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹50 lakh. 15 matches, 114 runs and 1 wicket.
4 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Rajasthan Royals, 2011 to 2015.
Bat, ball and method
Across the career, Stuart Binny struck at 128.8. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 127.7, so the scoring rate tracked the league's almost exactly. 54% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 66 fours and 35 sixes.
The ball-by-ball record adds the detail. 36.8% of the balls Stuart Binny faced were dot balls, a higher share than 58% of the 140 batters who have faced 500 balls or more in the IPL. A six came every 19.5 balls, and a four every 10.4.
With the ball, 22 wickets in 595 deliveries, at 7.64 runs an over against a league rate of 7.92 for the same seasons: 0.28 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time.
33.5% of the balls Stuart Binny bowled were dots, a lower share than 63% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 27 balls.
The fielding record: 19 catches and 5 run-outs.
At the auction
Stuart Binny went under the hammer three times, bought twice and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹2 cr, paid by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2018, cost ₹50 lakh.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Stuart Binny made 95 IPL appearances, the last for Rajasthan Royals in 2019.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.0 | 160.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 9.00 | - | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Rajasthan Royals | 6 | 37 | 30 | 37.0 | 119.3 | 0/0 | 0 | 11.00 | - | 2 | ||
| 2012 | Rajasthan Royals | 8 | 90 | 30 | 22.5 | 134.3 | 0/0 | 3 | 7.80 | 1/8 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 293 | 41* | 32.6 | 147.2 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.75 | 2/14 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 123 | 48* | 12.3 | 101.7 | 0/0 | 3 | 7.11 | 1/1 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 74 | 20 | 18.5 | 112.1 | 0/0 | 4 | 7.37 | 2/27 | 5 | ||
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 63 | 21 | 15.8 | 161.5 | 0/0 | 1 | 7.88 | 1/17 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 | 78 | 18* | 15.6 | 102.6 | 0/0 | 4 | 8.33 | 1/9 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 44 | 22 | 8.8 | 112.8 | 0/0 | 0 | 15.23 | - | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Rajasthan Royals | 8 | 70 | 33* | 23.3 | 175.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 6.29 | 1/19 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Mumbai Indians: 2010
- Rajasthan Royals: 2011 to 2015
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2016 to 2017
- Rajasthan Royals: 2018 to 2019
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 36.8% |
| Balls per four | 10.4 |
| Balls per six | 19.5 |
| Dot balls bowled | 33.5% |
| Balls per wicket | 27 |
| Catches | 19 |
| Run-outs | 5 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | – | ₹2 cr | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹2 cr |
| 2018 | AL1 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹50 lakh |
| 2020 | All-rounder | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet