Bond, the statistical breakdown

How important is Shane Bond to New Zealand? Just ask Cricinfo which has conducted a comprehensive statistical analysis. And what do all their stats tell us? That he has a better bowling average than anyone else who has played one-day cricket. That he has a better strike rate than anyone else who has played one-day cricket. And that he takes a higher percentage of top-order wickets over tail-enders than anyone else who has played one-day cricket. And all that makes him pretty damn useful. Useful enough that New Zealand's chance of winning any given match rises from 46% to 53% when he is in the side.