Best Averages in 1956: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best averages in 1956, featuring the most impactful players of the year.

Position	Best Averages	Player Name	Team Name
1	147 / 1	John Goddard	West Indies
2	418 / 5	Sir Everton Weekes	West Indies
3	69 / 1	Abdul Kardar	India
4	473 / 7	Peter May	England
5	67 / 1	Wazir Mohammad	Pakistan
6	199 / 3	David Sheppard	England
7	166 / 3	Denis Compton	England
8	313 / 6	Vinoo Mankad	India
9	104 / 2	Cyril Washbrook	England
10	491 / 10	Peter Richardson	England
11	342 / 7	Pankaj Roy	India
12	46 / 1	Tony Lock	England
13	183 / 4	Denis Atkinson	West Indies
14	44 / 1	Alimuddin	Pakistan
15	254 / 6	Polly Umrigar	India
16	39 / 1	Gul Mohammad	India
17	309 / 8	Colin Cowdrey	England
18	147 / 4	Don Taylor	New Zealand
19	456 / 13	Neil Harvey	Australia
20	68 / 2	John Reid	New Zealand
21	67 / 2	Hammond Furlonge	West Indies
22	165 / 5	Godfrey Evans	England
23	197 / 6	Vijay Manjrekar	India
24	282 / 9	Peter Burge	Australia
25	468 / 15	Jim Burke	Australia
26	242 / 8	John Reid	New Zealand
27	180 / 6	Bert Sutcliffe	New Zealand
27	30 / 1	Jack Rutherford	Australia
27	60 / 2	Hemu Adhikari	India
27	30 / 1	Peter Heine	South Africa
28	179 / 6	Gulabrai Ramchand	India
29	148 / 5	Tony MacGibbon	New Zealand
30	59 / 2	Don Beard	New Zealand
31	112 / 4	Gordon Leggat	New Zealand
31	28 / 1	Alphonso Roberts	West Indies
32	54 / 2	Trevor Goddard	South Africa
33	53 / 2	Pat Crawford	Australia
34	235 / 9	Keith Miller	Australia
35	130 / 5	Ray Lindwall	Australia
36	25 / 1	Ian Sinclair	New Zealand
37	98 / 4	Sammy Guillen	New Zealand
38	313 / 13	Richie Benaud	Australia
39	191 / 8	John Beck	New Zealand
40	143 / 6	Trevor Bailey	England
41	95 / 4	Sonny Ramadhin	West Indies
42	47 / 2	AG Kripal Singh	India
43	46 / 2	Gil Langley	Australia
44	295 / 13	Colin McDonald	Australia
45	133 / 6	Lawrie Miller	New Zealand
46	66 / 3	Alex Moir	New Zealand
46	44 / 2	Headley Keith	South Africa
47	42 / 2	Nari Contractor	India
48	62 / 3	Alfie Binns	West Indies
49	101 / 5	Bruce Pairaudeau	West Indies
50	160 / 8	Ken Mackay	Australia
51	78 / 4	Collie Smith	West Indies
52	155 / 8	Ian Craig	Australia
53	153 / 9	Ian Johnson	Australia
53	17 / 1	Neil Adcock	South Africa
53	17 / 1	John Waite	South Africa
54	81 / 5	Sir Garry Sobers	West Indies
55	64 / 4	Alan Davidson	Australia
56	47 / 3	Harry Cave	New Zealand
57	15 / 1	Imtiaz Ahmed	Pakistan
58	41 / 3	Tom Graveney	England
59	122 / 9	Noel McGregor	New Zealand
60	119 / 9	Ron Archer	Australia
61	26 / 2	Clive van Ryneveld	South Africa
61	26 / 2	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa
62	35 / 3	Doug Insole	England
63	34 / 3	Ghulam Ahmed	India
64	32 / 3	Willie Watson	New Zealand
65	21 / 2	Russell Endean	South Africa
66	19 / 2	Prakash Bhandari	India
67	27 / 3	Frank Tyson	England
67	18 / 2	Scotch Taylor	South Africa
67	18 / 2	Clairmonte Depeiaza	West Indies
68	17 / 2	John Watkins	South Africa
68	17 / 2	Trevor Barber	New Zealand
69	42 / 5	John Guy	New Zealand
70	16 / 2	Matt Poore	New Zealand
70	24 / 3	Naren Tamhane	India
70	40 / 5	Jim Laker	England
71	14 / 2	Len Maddocks	Australia
71	14 / 2	Alan Oakman	England
72	13 / 2	Subhash Gupte	India
73	6 / 1	Jack Alabaster	New Zealand
73	6 / 1	Trevor McMahon	New Zealand
73	6 / 1	Waqar Hasan	Pakistan
73	6 / 1	Roy McLean	South Africa
74	11 / 2	Bob Blair	New Zealand
75	5 / 1	Hanif Mohammad	Pakistan
76	9 / 2	Fred Trueman	England
76	9 / 2	Jasubhai Patel	India
76	9 / 2	Tom Dewdney	West Indies
77	4 / 1	Dattu Phadkar	India
78	3 / 1	Khan Mohammad	Pakistan
79	10 / 4	Alf Valentine	West Indies
80	4 / 2	Murray Chapple	New Zealand
80	2 / 1	Brian Statham	England