Bowling the 1st innings vs DEFENDING the 2nd, the defence split by the batters' required run-rate he faced. Higher asking-rate tiers = batters must attack. All figures verified against the match record.
Nathan Astle: 51 wickets at economy 2.26, average 42.01 in Test. Support bowler · Workhorse. Phase DNA, top victims and a peer map · matched to the match record.
Wickets: 51
Economy: 2.26
Average: 42.01
Strike rate: 111.52
Best figures: 3/27
4-wicket hauls: 0
5-wicket hauls: 0
Matches: 81
Country: New Zealand
A dot-ball machine, 82.9% of Nathan Astle's deliveries are dots, well above the 71.2% league norm.