Gary Ballance
69England · BAT · 2013 to 2023 · on scorecards: GS Ballance
BATTING
- Matches
- 21
- Innings
- 20
- Runs
- 454
- Average
- 25.22
- Strike rate
- 71.04
- High score
- 79
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 4
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 13 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Gary Ballance played 21 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 2013 to 2023. The first came against Ireland at The Village, with a score of 0, and the last against Netherlands at Harare Sports Club in 2023.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 297 runs at 21.2 in 16 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 79 from 96 balls against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2014, in a defeat. In all: 4 fifties.
At home the average was 31.7 across 11 ODIs; away it was 21.9 across 8 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 142 runs at 28.4 in 5 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 5 ODIs and 157 runs at 39.3. Zimbabwe won 9 of the ODIs Gary Ballance played and lost 12.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 21 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 96 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2014 | Lost |
| 64* | 72 | Netherlands | Harare Sports Club | 2023 | Won |
| 64 | 72 | Sri Lanka | Kennington Oval | 2014 | Won |
| 52 | 67 | Ireland | Harare Sports Club | 2023 | Lost |
| 42 | 69 | Sri Lanka | Lord's | 2014 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 127 | 25.40 | 0/1 |
| Australia | 5 | 142 | 28.40 | 0/1 |
| Ireland | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0/1 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 82 | 41.00 | 0/1 |
| Scotland | 2 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 |
| India | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 285 | 31.67 | 0/3 |
| Away | 8 | 153 | 21.86 | 0/1 |
| Neutral | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0/0 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16 | 297 | 21.21 | 0/2 |
| 2020s | 5 | 157 | 39.25 | 0/2 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 5 | 157 | 39.25 | 0/2 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 89 | 44.50 | 0/1 |
| Edgbaston | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0/0 |
| Wellington Regional Stadium | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0/0 |
| Kennington Oval | 1 | 64 | 64.00 | 0/1 |
| Lord's | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Ireland, 2013 at The Village
- Latest in the archive: v Netherlands, 2023 at Harare Sports Club
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 22 November 1989
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Legbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 639
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 44.9
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 73.5
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 125.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 26.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 67.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 637 balls faced in that period.
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