Brendon McCullum
93New Zealand · WK · 2002 to 2016 · on scorecards: BB McCullum
BATTING
- Matches
- 260
- Innings
- 228
- Runs
- 6083
- Average
- 30.41
- Strike rate
- 96.37
- High score
- 166
- 100s / 50s
- 5 / 32
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 262 / 15
- Run-outs effected
- 43
CAREER IN BRIEF
Brendon McCullum played 260 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2002 to 2016. The first came against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, with a score of 5, and the last against Australia at Seddon Park in 2016.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 3,387 runs at 29.5 in 163 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 166 from 135 balls against Ireland at Mannofield Park in 2008, in a match New Zealand won. In all: 5 hundreds, 32 fifties.
At home the average was 33.9 across 122 ODIs; away it was 23.3 across 83 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 1,122 runs at 28.8 in 47 ODIs. Eden Park was the most frequent ground, with 28 ODIs and 650 runs at 27.1. Brendon McCullum captained New Zealand in 62 ODIs, winning 36 and losing 22. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 136 of the ODIs Brendon McCullum played and lost 107.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 260 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | 135 | Ireland | Mannofield Park | 2008 | Won |
| 131 | 129 | Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 119 | 88 | Zimbabwe | McLean Park | 2012 | Won |
| 117 | 99 | Sri Lanka | Seddon Park | 2015 | Lost |
| 101 | 109 | Canada | Wankhede Stadium | 2011 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 47 | 1,122 | 28.77 | 0/6 |
| England | 32 | 993 | 36.78 | 0/8 |
| Sri Lanka | 32 | 641 | 25.64 | 1/3 |
| South Africa | 31 | 736 | 32.00 | 0/4 |
| India | 28 | 502 | 23.90 | 0/2 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 494 | 26.00 | 1/2 |
| Bangladesh | 21 | 331 | 19.47 | 0/2 |
| West Indies | 20 | 372 | 23.25 | 0/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 415 | 69.17 | 1/3 |
| Canada | 3 | 153 | 153.00 | 1/1 |
| Ireland | 2 | 213 | 106.50 | 1/0 |
| Kenya | 2 | 32 | 32.00 | 0/0 |
| Scotland | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0/0 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0/0 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 122 | 3,188 | 33.91 | 2/22 |
| Away | 83 | 1,586 | 23.32 | 0/6 |
| Neutral | 55 | 1,309 | 34.45 | 3/4 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163 | 3,387 | 29.45 | 2/16 |
| 2010s | 97 | 2,696 | 31.72 | 3/16 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | 28 | 650 | 27.08 | 0/5 |
| McLean Park | 20 | 673 | 37.39 | 1/3 |
| Wellington Regional Stadium | 20 | 427 | 26.69 | 0/2 |
| Seddon Park | 15 | 575 | 63.89 | 1/4 |
| Lancaster Park | 13 | 297 | 33.00 | 0/3 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 9 | 130 | 14.44 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2002 at Sydney Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2016 at Seddon Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 September 1981
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 6,312
- Ducks
- 20
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 108.3
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 79.2
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 132.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 33.1
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 36.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 5,313 balls faced in that period.
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