Chris Gayle
95West Indies · AR · 1999 to 2019 · on scorecards: CH Gayle
BATTING
- Matches
- 301
- Innings
- 294
- Runs
- 10480
- Average
- 37.83
- Strike rate
- 87.19
- High score
- 215
- 100s / 50s
- 25 / 54
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 167
- Average
- 35.48
- Economy
- 4.78
- Strike rate
- 44.4
- Best figures
- 5/46
- 4w / 5w
- 3 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 124 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 17
CAREER IN BRIEF
Chris Gayle played 301 ODIs for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1999 to 2019. The first came against India at Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, with a score of 1, and the last against India at Queen's Park Oval in 2019.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 7,371 runs at 41.2 in 198 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 215 from 147 balls against Zimbabwe at Manuka Oval in 2015, in a match West Indies won. The best bowling is 5 for 46 against Australia at National Cricket Stadium in 2003.
In all: 25 hundreds, 54 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 37.0 across 120 ODIs; away it was 38.0 across 103 ODIs. The most runs came against England: 1,632 runs at 51.0 in 36 ODIs. Queen's Park Oval was the most frequent ground, with 21 ODIs and 612 runs at 29.1. Chris Gayle captained West Indies in 53 ODIs, winning 17 and losing 30. The scorecards record 23 player-of-the-match awards. West Indies won 118 of the ODIs Chris Gayle played and lost 161.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 301 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215 | 147 | Zimbabwe | Manuka Oval | 2015 | Won |
| 162 | 97 | England | National Cricket Stadium | 2019 | Lost |
| 153* | 160 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2003 | Won |
| 152* | 153 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 2004 | Lost |
| 152 | 150 | Kenya | Simba Union Ground | 2001 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/46 | 10 | Australia | National Cricket Stadium | 2003 | Won |
| 4/19 | 4.2 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 4/24 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2003 | Won |
| 4/54 | 10 | New Zealand | Arnos Vale Ground | 2002 | Won |
| 3/3 | 3.1 | Zimbabwe | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2006 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 41 | 1,334 | 32.54 | 4/6 | 23 | 36.65 |
| England | 36 | 1,632 | 51.00 | 4/8 | 18 | 26.44 |
| Pakistan | 35 | 994 | 28.40 | 3/4 | 18 | 40.50 |
| South Africa | 35 | 985 | 30.78 | 3/1 | 16 | 52.38 |
| Australia | 32 | 823 | 26.55 | 0/7 | 17 | 48.24 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1,026 | 39.46 | 2/5 | 22 | 29.18 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1,549 | 61.96 | 3/11 | 23 | 20.91 |
| Bangladesh | 22 | 661 | 33.05 | 1/4 | 10 | 37.30 |
| Sri Lanka | 19 | 529 | 29.39 | 1/4 | 7 | 56.43 |
| Kenya | 5 | 384 | 76.80 | 2/1 | 6 | 21.33 |
| Ireland | 4 | 68 | 22.67 | 0/0 | 3 | 21.33 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 22.00 |
| Canada | 3 | 137 | 68.50 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 2 | 131 | 131.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 2 | 85 | 85.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Asia XI | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 123 | 123.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 120 | 4,217 | 36.99 | 7/25 | 70 | 34.81 |
| Away | 103 | 3,462 | 38.04 | 10/16 | 51 | 38.14 |
| Neutral | 78 | 2,801 | 38.90 | 8/13 | 46 | 33.57 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0/0 | 3 | 62.33 |
| 2000s | 198 | 7,371 | 41.18 | 19/39 | 148 | 33.46 |
| 2010s | 96 | 3,051 | 33.53 | 6/15 | 16 | 49.19 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park Oval | 21 | 612 | 29.14 | 0/6 | 15 | 26.00 |
| Sabina Park | 19 | 783 | 48.94 | 3/3 | 7 | 41.43 |
| Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 16 | 580 | 41.43 | 1/2 | 11 | 35.18 |
| Kensington Oval | 13 | 688 | 52.92 | 2/4 | 5 | 51.40 |
| Harare Sports Club | 13 | 445 | 40.45 | 1/4 | 12 | 18.50 |
| National Cricket Stadium | 12 | 448 | 40.73 | 1/3 | 12 | 23.25 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1999 at Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2019 at Queen's Park Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 21 September 1979
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 12,019
- Ducks
- 25
- Four-wicket hauls
- 3
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 87.0
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 89.3
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 172.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 35.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 64.4
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 7,125 balls faced in that period.
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