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.
ALL FORMATS1956100 entries
1147 / 1John GoddardWI63.40 clear of Sir Everton Weekes
2418 / 5Sir Everton WeekesWI63.40 off the lead
369 / 1Abdul KardarIND78 off the lead
● LEADS
John GoddardWI
147 / 1 · 63.40 ahead of Weekes
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Goddard is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
491 / 10
The mark at number ten — 90 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
New Zealand
12 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

100 entries, ranked
1John GoddardWI147 / 1
2Sir Everton WeekesWI418 / 5
3Abdul KardarIND69 / 1
4Peter MayENG473 / 7
5Wazir MohammadPAK67 / 1
6David SheppardENG199 / 3
7Denis ComptonENG166 / 3
8Vinoo MankadIND313 / 6
9Cyril WashbrookENG104 / 2
10Peter RichardsonENG491 / 10
11Pankaj RoyIND342 / 7
12Tony LockENG46 / 1
13Denis AtkinsonWI183 / 4
14AlimuddinPAK44 / 1
15Polly UmrigarIND254 / 6
16Gul MohammadIND39 / 1
17Colin CowdreyENG309 / 8
18Don TaylorNZ147 / 4
19Neil HarveyAUS456 / 13
20John ReidNZ68 / 2
21Hammond FurlongeWI67 / 2
22Godfrey EvansENG165 / 5
23Vijay ManjrekarIND197 / 6
24Peter BurgeAUS282 / 9
25Jim BurkeAUS468 / 15
26John ReidNZ242 / 8
27Bert SutcliffeNZ180 / 6
27Jack RutherfordAUS30 / 1
27Hemu AdhikariIND60 / 2
27Peter HeineSA30 / 1
28Gulabrai RamchandIND179 / 6
29Tony MacGibbonNZ148 / 5
30Don BeardNZ59 / 2
31Gordon LeggatNZ112 / 4
31Alphonso RobertsWI28 / 1
32Trevor GoddardSA54 / 2
33Pat CrawfordAUS53 / 2
34Keith MillerAUS235 / 9
35Ray LindwallAUS130 / 5
36Ian SinclairNZ25 / 1
37Sammy GuillenNZ98 / 4
38Richie BenaudAUS313 / 13
39John BeckNZ191 / 8
40Trevor BaileyENG143 / 6
41Sonny RamadhinWI95 / 4
42AG Kripal SinghIND47 / 2
43Gil LangleyAUS46 / 2
44Colin McDonaldAUS295 / 13
45Lawrie MillerNZ133 / 6
46Alex MoirNZ66 / 3
46Headley KeithSA44 / 2
47Nari ContractorIND42 / 2
48Alfie BinnsWI62 / 3
49Bruce PairaudeauWI101 / 5
50Ken MackayAUS160 / 8
51Collie SmithWI78 / 4
52Ian CraigAUS155 / 8
53Ian JohnsonAUS153 / 9
53Neil AdcockSA17 / 1
53John WaiteSA17 / 1
54Sir Garry SobersWI81 / 5
55Alan DavidsonAUS64 / 4
56Harry CaveNZ47 / 3
57Imtiaz AhmedPAK15 / 1
58Tom GraveneyENG41 / 3
59Noel McGregorNZ122 / 9
60Ron ArcherAUS119 / 9
61Clive van RyneveldSA26 / 2
61Hugh TayfieldSA26 / 2
62Doug InsoleENG35 / 3
63Ghulam AhmedIND34 / 3
64Willie WatsonNZ32 / 3
65Russell EndeanSA21 / 2
66Prakash BhandariIND19 / 2
67Frank TysonENG27 / 3
67Scotch TaylorSA18 / 2
67Clairmonte DepeiazaWI18 / 2
68John WatkinsSA17 / 2
68Trevor BarberNZ17 / 2
69John GuyNZ42 / 5
70Matt PooreNZ16 / 2
70Naren TamhaneIND24 / 3
70Jim LakerENG40 / 5
71Len MaddocksAUS14 / 2
71Alan OakmanENG14 / 2
72Subhash GupteIND13 / 2
73Jack AlabasterNZ6 / 1
73Trevor McMahonNZ6 / 1
73Waqar HasanPAK6 / 1
73Roy McLeanSA6 / 1
74Bob BlairNZ11 / 2
75Hanif MohammadPAK5 / 1
76Fred TruemanENG9 / 2
76Jasubhai PatelIND9 / 2
76Tom DewdneyWI9 / 2
77Dattu PhadkarIND4 / 1
78Khan MohammadPAK3 / 1
79Alf ValentineWI10 / 4
80Murray ChappleNZ4 / 2
80Brian StathamENG2 / 1
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