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Best Average in 1949: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the best average in 1949, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
TEST
1949
45 entries
1
14.50
Prior Jones
WI
2.59 clear of Bill Johnston
2
17.09
Bill Johnston
AUS
2.59 off the lead
3
18.14
Colin McCool
AUS
3.64 off the lead
● LEADS
Prior Jones
WI
14.50 · 2.59 better than Johnston
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Jones is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
24.23
The mark at number ten — 35 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
14 of the top 45 · 6 teams represented
Best Average — full list
45 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Prior Jones
WI
14.50
2
Bill Johnston
AUS
17.09
3
Colin McCool
AUS
18.14
4
John Trim
WI
18.80
5
Keith Miller
AUS
20.50
6
Jim Laker
ENG
22.25
7
Ray Lindwall
AUS
22.40
8
Denis Atkinson
WI
23.33
9
Les Jackson
ENG
24.00
10
Dattu Phadkar
IND
24.23
11
Shute Banerjee
IND
25.40
12
Gerry Gomez
WI
25.71
13
Roly Jenkins
ENG
26.56
14
Athol Rowan
SA
27.16
15
Fen Cresswell
NZ
28.00
16
Ian Johnson
AUS
30.38
17
Tufty Mann
SA
31.40
18
Allan Watkins
ENG
32.00
18
Vinoo Mankad
IND
32.00
19
Jack Cowie
NZ
32.21
20
Tom Burtt
NZ
33.41
21
Denis Compton
ENG
35.30
22
Trevor Bailey
ENG
37.44
23
Jack Young
ENG
38.00
24
Eric Hollies
ENG
38.50
25
Cliff Gladwin
ENG
38.88
26
Sir Alec Bedser
ENG
39.07
27
John Watkins
SA
41.67
28
Cuan McCarthy
SA
43.00
29
Bruce Mitchell
SA
48.50
29
Bill Edrich
ENG
48.50
30
Hugh Tayfield
SA
53.00
31
Wilf Ferguson
WI
55.50
32
Lindsay Tuckett
SA
62.33
33
John Goddard
WI
75.00
34
Ossie Dawson
SA
78.00
35
Freddie Brown
ENG
78.50
36
Geoff Rabone
NZ
81.75
37
Brian Close
ENG
85.00
38
Martin Hanley
SA
88.00
39
Ghulam Ahmed
IND
90.00
40
Bert Sutcliffe
NZ
95.00
41
Harry Cave
NZ
116.25
42
Nirode Chowdhury
IND
130.00
43
Doug Wright
ENG
190.00
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