Best Average – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the best average in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
ODIAll-time500 entries
141.50Ashley MallettAUS0.50 clear of Jeff Hammond
241.00Jeff HammondAUS0.50 off the lead
338.00Basil D'OliveiraENG3.50 off the lead
● LEADS
Ashley MallettAUS
41.50 · 0.50 ahead of Hammond
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Joel GarnerWI
6 separate entries on this list · 391 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
21.17
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
12 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Average — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Ashley MallettAUS41.50
2Jeff HammondAUS41.00
3Basil D'OliveiraENG38.00
4Greg ChappellAUS37.00
5Ken ShuttleworthENG29.00
6Bob WoolmerENG26.00
7John SnowENG24.25
8Geoff ArnoldENG23.00
9Alan ThomsonAUS22.00
10Glenn McGrathAUS21.17
11Darren GoughENG21.08
12Majid KhanPAK21.00
12Saleem MalikPAK21.00
14Athar Ali KhanBAN20.67
15Manzoor ElahiPAK20.60
16Carl TuckettWI20.50
17Malcolm MarshallWI20.47
18Paul ReiffelAUS20.38
19Sarfraz NawazPAK20.33
20Ravi ShastriIND20.30
21Derek PringleENG20.25
22Danny MorrisonNZ20.20
22Mark WaughAUS20.20
24Vasbert DrakesWI20.13
25Shane BondNZ20.10
26Danny MorrisonNZ20.06
27Doug WaltersAUS20.00
27Asif MasoodPAK20.00
27Raman LambaIND20.00
27Jayananda WarnaweeraSL20.00
31Tahir NaqqashPAK19.95
32Alex WharfENG19.80
33Champaka RamanayakeSL19.60
34Kapil DevIND19.29
35Carl HooperWI19.20
36Richard CollingeNZ19.00
36Wasim AkramPAK19.00
36Dave HoughtonZIM19.00
36Craig WhiteENG19.00
36Imran NazirPAK19.00
36Michael VaughanENG19.00
42Glenn McGrathAUS18.94
43Brett LeeAUS18.90
44Michael HoldingWI18.86
45Ian BishopWI18.69
46Geoff ArnoldENG18.67
47Dermot ReeveENG18.60
48Kenny BenjaminWI18.50
48Keith ArthurtonWI18.50
48Virender SehwagIND18.50
51Glenn McGrathAUS18.49
52Greg CampbellAUS18.47
53Gary GilmourAUS18.33
54Fanie de VilliersSA18.30
55Terry AldermanAUS18.23
55Glenn McGrathAUS18.23
57Geoff LawsonAUS18.14
57Kyle MillsNZ18.14
59Joel GarnerWI18.09
60Tony DodemaideAUS18.00
60David HookesAUS18.00
60Graham DilleyENG18.00
60Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK18.00
60Allan BorderAUS18.00
60Maurice OdumbeKEN18.00
66Geoff AllottNZ17.91
67Andrew HallSA17.89
68Tony GrayWI17.80
68Stuart ClarkAUS17.80
70Terry AldermanAUS17.77
71Bryan StrangZIM17.71
72Sylvester ClarkeWI17.70
73Arjuna RanatungaSL17.67
73Salil AnkolaIND17.67
73Paul AdamsSA17.67
76Shoaib AkhtarPAK17.65
77Martin SneddenNZ17.64
78Bryan StrangZIM17.62
79Sir Richard HadleeNZ17.58
80Ewen ChatfieldNZ17.57
81Craig MatthewsSA17.50
81Stuart MacGillAUS17.50
83Craig McDermottAUS17.45
84Asif IqbalPAK17.44
85Dennis LilleeAUS17.31
86Angus FraserENG17.29
87Reon KingWI17.28
88Graham StevensonENG17.20
89Malcolm MarshallWI17.11
90Sir Curtly AmbroseWI17.10
91Wasim AkramPAK17.04
92Sir Richard HadleeNZ17.03
93Robin JackmanENG17.00
93Bishan BediIND17.00
93Paul AllottENG17.00
93Shahid SaeedPAK17.00
93Sajeewa de SilvaSL17.00
93Laurie WilliamsWI17.00
93Ehsanul HaqueBAN17.00
100Mike HendrickENG16.87
101Patrick PattersonWI16.79
102Gary TroupNZ16.75
102Mohsin KamalPAK16.75
102Shane BondNZ16.75
102Eric UpashanthaSL16.75
102Wasim AkramPAK16.75
107Majid KhanPAK16.71
108Ray IllingworthENG16.67
108Evan GrayNZ16.67
108Brendon JulianAUS16.67
108Matthew FlemingENG16.67
112Kapila WijegunawardeneSL16.50
112Cameron CuffyWI16.50
112Matthew HartNZ16.50
112James KirtleyENG16.50
116Saqlain MushtaqPAK16.41
117Courtney WalshWI16.40
118Tony GreigENG16.33
118Sir Viv RichardsWI16.33
120Malcolm MarshallWI16.27
121Ajay JadejaIND16.25
122Mike GattingENG16.20
123Shane WarneAUS16.19
124Warren StottNZ16.00
124Chris CairnsNZ16.00
124Lalithamana FernandoSL16.00
124Rashid KhanPAK16.00
124Hemang BadaniIND16.00
124Khurram KhanOMN16.00
130Muttiah MuralitharanSL15.89
131Bob WillisENG15.80
131Madan LalIND15.80
133Xavier DohertyAUS15.75
134Mark WaughAUS15.73
135Craig MatthewsSA15.71
136Ashley MallettAUS15.67
136Brian McKechnieNZ15.67
136Josh DaveySCO15.67
139Andrew WhiteIRE15.64
140Ottis GibsonWI15.59
141Sir Curtly AmbroseWI15.57
142Larry GomesWI15.56
142Andy CaddickENG15.56
144Carl RackemannAUS15.53
145Bruce TaylorNZ15.50
145Rashid KhanAFG15.50
145Makhaya NtiniSA15.50
145Andrew WhiteIRE15.50
149Sikander BakhtPAK15.43
149Allan DonaldSA15.43
151Allan DonaldSA15.41
152Brendan TaylorZIM15.40
153Steve TikoloKEN15.33
153Abdur RehmanPAK15.33
155Kyle MillsNZ15.25
156Sir Curtly AmbroseWI15.21
156Ian BishopWI15.21
158Ryan HarrisAUS15.18
159Peter LeverENG15.10
160Sir Ian BothamENG15.00
160Clive LloydWI15.00
160Stephen BoockNZ15.00
160Shaul KarnainSL15.00
160Allan BorderAUS15.00
160Shivlal YadavIND15.00
160Mark DekkerZIM15.00
160Thomas OdoyoKEN15.00
160Saeed AnwarPAK15.00
160Ronald EbanksCIS15.00
170Mudassar NazarPAK14.83
170Charl LangeveldtSA14.83
172Zhivago GroenewaldNAM14.80
173Dayle HadleeNZ14.75
173Sagar PunNEP14.75
175Derek UnderwoodENG14.67
175Keith ArthurtonWI14.67
177Bev CongdonNZ14.60
178Craig McDermottAUS14.59
179Chris OldENG14.58
180Gary RobertsonNZ14.50
180Alvin KallicharranWI14.50
180Saadat AliPAK14.50
180Gazi AshrafBAN14.50
180Roger TelemachusSA14.50
180Not on recordENG14.50
186Michael KasprowiczAUS14.46
187Nisarg PatelUSA14.43
188Rusty TheronSA14.42
189Patrick PattersonWI14.40
190Hasan JamilPAK14.38
191Dilip DoshiIND14.36
192Colin CroftWI14.33
192Richard NgaravaZIM14.33
192Chris SilverwoodENG14.33
192Amir HamzaAFG14.33
196Nahid RanaBAN14.27
197Geoff MillerENG14.25
197Pieter SeelaarNED14.25
199Phil SimmonsWI14.21
200Glenn McGrathAUS14.17
200Aqib SulehriOMN14.17
202Graeme WatsonAUS14.00
202Sarfraz NawazPAK14.00
202Vanburn HolderWI14.00
202John EmbureyENG14.00
202Michael HoldingWI14.00
202Chris SmithENG14.00
202Ken RutherfordNZ14.00
202Shoaib MohammadPAK14.00
202Jason SmithSA14.00
202Wavell HindsWI14.00
202Jeffrey VandersaySL14.00
202Martin GuptillNZ14.00
202MahmudullahBAN14.00
202Nawroz MangalAFG14.00
216Matthew HoggardENG13.90
217Jan FrylinckNAM13.89
218Assad ValaPNG13.86
219Nathan BrackenAUS13.83
220Zakir KhanPAK13.80
221Andy RobertsNZ13.79
222Prenelan SubrayenSA13.75
223Maninder SinghIND13.67
223Devon MalcolmENG13.67
225Johannes SmitNAM13.63
225Anthony StuartAUS13.63
227Nadeem AhmedHK13.60
228John LeverENG13.50
228Derick ParryWI13.50
228Alan HurstAUS13.50
228Rajindra DhanrajWI13.50
228Hansie CronjeSA13.50
228Shane WarneAUS13.50
228Akalanka GanegamaSL13.50
228Chris SilverwoodENG13.50
228Hiren VaraiyaKEN13.50
237Chris OldENG13.40
238Keith StackpoleAUS13.33
238Allan DonaldSA13.33
238Gladstone SmallENG13.33
238Peter MartinENG13.33
238Paul GraysonENG13.33
238Wajahatullah WastiPAK13.33
244Joel GarnerWI13.31
245Malcolm MarshallWI13.25
245Thirunavukkarasu KumaranIND13.25
247Alex CusackIRE13.20
248Richard CollingeNZ13.17
249Kabua MoreaPNG13.09
250Richard ReidNZ13.00
250Dean JonesAUS13.00
250Haris RaufPAK13.00
250Paul WilsonAUS13.00
250Matthew KuhnemannAUS13.00
250Hashan TillakaratneSL13.00
250Alasdair EvansSCO13.00
250Sufiyan MuqeemPAK13.00
250Timm van der GugtenNED13.00
250Tawanda MupariwaZIM13.00
250Mark CosgroveAUS13.00
250Hiri HiriPNG13.00
250Dion MyersZIM13.00
263Muhammad KhanCAN12.88
264Nosaina PokanaPNG12.87
265Akeal HoseinWI12.86
266Alick AthanazeWI12.75
266Shadeep SilvaUAE12.75
266Pavandeep Singh Jagjit SinghMAL12.75
269Craig McDermottAUS12.74
270Daryll CullinanSA12.67
271Waqar YounisPAK12.64
272Mohammad NabiAFG12.60
273Ahmed RazaUAE12.57
274Clive LloydWI12.50
274Derek UnderwoodENG12.50
274Norman GiffordENG12.50
274Kwena MaphakaSA12.50
274Karthik MeiyappanUAE12.50
274Tawanda MupariwaZIM12.50
274Shapoor ZadranAFG12.50
274Darren SammyWI12.50
282Rashid KhanPAK12.47
283Trent BoultNZ12.39
284Shaun TaitAUS12.38
285Jalal-ud-DinPAK12.36
286Mustafizur RahmanBAN12.35
287Keshav MaharajSA12.33
287Hardik PandyaIND12.33
289Kris SrikkanthIND12.26
290Roelof van der MerweNED12.25
291Aqib SulehriOMN12.20
291George DockrellIRE12.20
291Zawar FaridUAE12.20
294Sir Richard HadleeNZ12.13
294Tony GrayWI12.13
296Intikhab AlamPAK12.00
296Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND12.00
296Ken RutherfordNZ12.00
296Joel GarnerWI12.00
296Afif HossainBAN12.00
296Muttiah MuralitharanSL12.00
296Michael LeaskSCO12.00
296Usman KhanPAK12.00
296Not on recordNAM12.00
296Kieron PollardWI12.00
306Jason GillespieAUS11.90
307Len PascoeAUS11.88
308Joel GarnerWI11.83
308Dale SteynSA11.83
310Imran NiaziPAK11.80
310Ryan ten DoeschateNED11.80
310Not on recordDEN11.80
313Darius D'SilvaUAE11.75
313Gavin MainSCO11.75
313Kenneth KamyukaCAN11.75
316Scott KuggeleijnNZ11.60
317Kushal BhurtelNEP11.57
318Shane WarneAUS11.55
319Sarfraz NawazPAK11.50
319Ian ChappellAUS11.50
319Alistair CampbellZIM11.50
319Mohammad HassanBAN11.50
319Mominul HaqueBAN11.50
319Ed RainsfordZIM11.50
319Boyd RankinENG11.50
319Pieter SeelaarNED11.50
327Izatullah DawlatzaiAFG11.40
328Ashley MallettAUS11.33
328Dave Langford-SmithIRE11.33
330Chris SoleSCO11.29
330Fidel EdwardsWI11.29
332Lizaad WilliamsSA11.27
333Sir Ian BothamENG11.25
333Bernard ScholtzNAM11.25
335Hamid HassanAFG11.20
336Pieter SeelaarNED11.11
337Naseem ShahPAK11.10
338Graham McKenzieAUS11.00
338Saleem AltafPAK11.00
338Graeme PorterAUS11.00
338Merv HughesAUS11.00
338Irfan BhattiPAK11.00
338Brian LaraWI11.00
338Charl LangeveldtSA11.00
338Abu HiderBAN11.00
338Karan KCNEP11.00
338Henk-Jan MolNED11.00
338Tim BresnanENG11.00
349Merv HughesAUS10.89
350Charlie CassellSCO10.88
351Johannes SmitNAM10.86
352John SnowENG10.83
353Gary CrockerZIM10.75
353Fidel EdwardsWI10.75
355Imran TahirSA10.71
356Not on recordBAN10.67
356Qais AhmadAFG10.67
358Mitchell StarcAUS10.64
359Mike HendrickENG10.63
360Rashid KhanPAK10.58
361Dennis LilleeAUS10.57
362Mohinder AmarnathIND10.50
362Sharad VesawkarNEP10.50
362Hamid HassanAFG10.50
365Rashid KhanPAK10.44
366Geoff ArnoldENG10.40
366James NgocheKEN10.40
368Amit BhandariIND10.33
368Mushtaq AhmedPAK10.33
368Travis HeadAUS10.33
371Fidel EdwardsWI10.25
371Majid HaqSCO10.25
373Wasim RajaPAK10.20
373Wavell HindsWI10.20
375Paul van MeekerenNED10.15
376Ajantha MendisSL10.13
377Barry WoodENG10.00
377John ParkerNZ10.00
377Sunil GavaskarIND10.00
377Larry GomesWI10.00
377Sadiq MohammadPAK10.00
377Geoff HowarthNZ10.00
377Joseph AngaraKEN10.00
377Peter OngondoKEN10.00
377Stuart ThompsonIRE10.00
377Devendra BishooWI10.00
377Lameck OnyangoKEN10.00
377Basil HameedUAE10.00
389Michael RipponNED9.91
390Nasum AhmedBAN9.80
391Nasir AzizUAE9.79
392Barry WoodENG9.75
392Gary TroupNZ9.75
394Joel GarnerWI9.67
394Steve WaughAUS9.67
396Mike WhitneyAUS9.50
396Nuwan KulasekaraSL9.50
396Ravi BoparaENG9.50
396Fareed AhmadAFG9.50
400Rod LathamNZ9.40
401Sushan BhariNEP9.36
402Bruce YardleyAUS9.33
402Joe RootENG9.33
402Saqib AliUAE9.33
405Kinchit ShahHK9.29
406Morawakage TheekshanaSL9.25
406Ahsan MalikNED9.25
408Alex CusackIRE9.17
409Joel GarnerWI9.00
409Nick CookENG9.00
409Saeed AnwarPAK9.00
409Mohammad SaifuddinBAN9.00
409Calum MacLeodSCO9.00
409Aiden MarkramSA9.00
409Not on recordKEN9.00
409Mudassar BukhariNED9.00
417Grant ElliottNZ8.89
418Shehan MadushankaSL8.67
419Dhammika PrasadSL8.60
420Rizwan CheemaCAN8.57
421Dayle HadleeNZ8.50
421Greg ChappellAUS8.50
421Sir Andy RobertsWI8.50
421Adam HollioakeENG8.50
425Gary GilmourAUS8.46
426Sharad VesawkarNEP8.40
427Not on recordSCO8.29
428Imran FarhatPAK8.25
429Anshuman RathHK8.20
430Rajesh BhudiaKEN8.17
431John SnowENG8.00
431Iqbal QasimPAK8.00
431Chris OldENG8.00
431Kris SrikkanthIND8.00
431Alistair CampbellZIM8.00
431Everton MatambanadzoZIM8.00
431Jermaine LawsonWI8.00
431Jayant YadavIND8.00
431Alfred LusenoKEN8.00
431Vikrant ShettyUAE8.00
441Luke JongweZIM7.80
442Ajay JadejaIND7.67
442Chris WoakesENG7.67
442Andre BothaIRE7.67
445Sir Richard HadleeNZ7.60
446Mudassar BukhariNED7.56
447Imran KhanBHR7.50
447Nosthusha KenjigeUSA7.50
449Sandeep LamichhaneNEP7.39
450Maurits JonkmanNED7.33
451Bruce YardleyAUS7.00
451Vinod KambliIND7.00
451Mohammad AsifPAK7.00
451Not on recordITL7.00
451Khurram KhanOMN7.00
456Saleem MalikPAK6.86
457Ahmed RazaUAE6.75
458Bilal SamiAFG6.60
459Dinusha FernandoSL6.50
460Mujahid JamshedPAK6.00
460Wessly MadhevereZIM6.00
460Brian LaraWI6.00
460Tanmay MishraKEN6.00
460Ryan ten DoeschateNED6.00
460Angelo MathewsSL6.00
466Josh HazlewoodAUS5.80
467Phil TufnellENG5.50
467Dale BenkensteinSA5.50
467Brett GeevesAUS5.50
467Not on recordNEP5.50
471Mohammad HasnainPAK5.20
472Jock EdwardsNZ5.00
472Javed MiandadPAK5.00
472Arshad AliUAE5.00
472Ambati RayuduIND5.00
476Xavier BartlettAUS4.75
477Martin CroweNZ4.50
477Saeed AnwarPAK4.50
477Matthew ParkerSCO4.50
477Sunil NarineWI4.50
481Iqbal QasimPAK4.33
482Sir Viv RichardsWI4.00
482Sir Richie RichardsonWI4.00
482Geoff HowarthNZ4.00
482Thilan SamaraweeraSL4.00
486Gary CosierAUS3.60
487David LloydENG3.00
487Hashan TillakaratneSL3.00
487Ian BellENG3.00
487Martin GuptillNZ3.00
491Derek RandallENG2.00
491Mohsin KhanHK2.00
491Sanjay ManjrekarIND2.00
491Jimmy AdamsWI2.00
491Tom de GroothNED2.00
496Larry GomesWI1.00
496Asghar StanikzaiAFG1.00
498Clive LloydWI0.00
498Martin van JaarsveldSA0.00
498Mohammad YousufPAK0.00
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