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

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

Position	Best Average	Player Name	Team Name
1	5.00	Jack Alabaster	New Zealand
2	7.00	Gulabrai Ramchand	India
3	8.77	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan
4	9.86	Neil Adcock	South Africa
5	10.83	Pat Crawford	Australia
6	12.40	Denis Atkinson	West Indies
7	13.00	Ghulam Ahmed	India
8	15.21	Trevor Bailey	England
9	15.39	Jim Laker	England
10	16.00	Khan Mohammad	Pakistan
11	16.25	Trevor Goddard	South Africa
12	16.91	Sonny Ramadhin	West Indies
13	17.50	Vinoo Mankad	India
14	17.57	Tom Dewdney	West Indies
15	19.00	Alan Davidson	Australia
16	20.57	Fred Trueman	England
17	20.59	Richie Benaud	Australia
18	21.00	Jim Burke	Australia
19	21.33	Brian Statham	England
20	21.43	Tony Lock	England
21	22.67	John Reid	New Zealand
22	22.83	Keith Miller	Australia
23	23.00	Clive van Ryneveld	South Africa
24	23.30	Harry Cave	New Zealand
25	23.33	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa
26	24.00	Ken Mackay	Australia
27	24.50	Bob Appleyard	England
27	24.50	Sir Garry Sobers	West Indies
28	24.74	Ron Archer	Australia
29	25.33	Alf Valentine	West Indies
30	26.00	Peter Heine	South Africa
31	27.80	Don Beard	New Zealand
32	29.00	Frank King	West Indies
33	29.50	Subhash Gupte	India
34	30.75	Collie Smith	West Indies
35	31.90	Tony MacGibbon	New Zealand
36	32.25	Johnny Wardle	England
37	34.83	Ray Lindwall	Australia
38	36.00	Ian Johnson	Australia
39	39.25	John Reid	New Zealand
40	51.00	Allen Lissette	New Zealand
41	56.00	Frank Tyson	England
42	66.00	Bob Blair	New Zealand
43	95.00	Matt Poore	New Zealand
44	114.00	Alex Moir	New Zealand
45	120.00	Ian Sinclair	New Zealand