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Best Average in 1947: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The best average in 1947 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
TEST
1947
33 entries
1
9.43
Harold Butler
ENG
0.07 clear of Bill Johnston
2
9.50
Bill Johnston
AUS
0.07 off the lead
3
13.83
Jack Cowie
NZ
4.40 off the lead
● LEADS
Harold Butler
ENG
9.43 · 0.07 better than Johnston
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best average
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
25.64
The mark at number ten — 23 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
15 of the top 33 · 5 teams represented
Best Average — full list
33 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Harold Butler
ENG
9.43
2
Bill Johnston
AUS
9.50
3
Jack Cowie
NZ
13.83
4
Ken Cranston
ENG
16.91
5
Ray Lindwall
AUS
17.38
6
Ernie Toshack
AUS
18.26
7
Lala Amarnath
IND
23.00
7
Vijay Hazare
IND
23.00
8
Dick Pollard
ENG
24.33
9
Dick Howorth
ENG
24.83
10
Keith Miller
AUS
25.64
11
Colin McCool
AUS
28.85
12
Doug Wright
ENG
33.31
13
Norman Yardley
ENG
33.90
14
Bill Edrich
ENG
35.10
15
Vinoo Mankad
IND
36.00
16
Eric Hollies
ENG
36.78
17
Ian Johnson
AUS
36.83
18
Bill Copson
ENG
37.33
19
Tufty Mann
SA
40.20
20
Sir Alec Bedser
ENG
42.48
21
Jack Young
ENG
42.50
22
Bruce Dooland
AUS
43.88
23
Lindsay Tuckett
SA
44.27
24
Jack Plimsoll
SA
47.67
25
Ian Smith
SA
48.78
26
Cliff Gladwin
ENG
52.67
27
Ossie Dawson
SA
53.13
28
Athol Rowan
SA
55.92
29
Denis Compton
ENG
56.60
30
Roy Scott
NZ
74.00
31
George Pope
ENG
85.00
32
Jack Martin
ENG
129.00
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305 (49.5)
SL
268 (48.1)
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