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.
TEST1956101 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 — 91 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
New Zealand
12 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

101 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
20Hammond FurlongeWI67 / 2
21Godfrey EvansENG165 / 5
22Vijay ManjrekarIND197 / 6
23Peter BurgeAUS282 / 9
24Jim BurkeAUS468 / 15
25John ReidNZ310 / 10
26Bert SutcliffeNZ180 / 6
26Jack RutherfordAUS30 / 1
26Hemu AdhikariIND60 / 2
26Peter HeineSA30 / 1
27Gulabrai RamchandIND179 / 6
28Tony MacGibbonNZ148 / 5
29Don BeardNZ59 / 2
30Gordon LeggatNZ112 / 4
30Alphonso RobertsWI28 / 1
31Trevor GoddardSA54 / 2
32Pat CrawfordAUS53 / 2
33Keith MillerAUS235 / 9
34Ray LindwallAUS130 / 5
35Ian SinclairNZ25 / 1
36Sammy GuillenNZ98 / 4
37Richie BenaudAUS313 / 13
38John BeckNZ191 / 8
39Trevor BaileyENG143 / 6
40Sonny RamadhinWI95 / 4
41AG Kripal SinghIND47 / 2
42Gil LangleyAUS46 / 2
43Colin McDonaldAUS295 / 13
44Lawrie MillerNZ133 / 6
45Alex MoirNZ66 / 3
45Headley KeithSA44 / 2
46Nari ContractorIND42 / 2
47Alfie BinnsWI62 / 3
48Bruce PairaudeauWI101 / 5
49Ken MackayAUS160 / 8
50Collie SmithWI78 / 4
51Ian CraigAUS155 / 8
52Ian JohnsonAUS153 / 9
52Neil AdcockSA17 / 1
52John WaiteSA17 / 1
53Sir Garry SobersWI81 / 5
54Alan DavidsonAUS64 / 4
55Harry CaveNZ47 / 3
56Imtiaz AhmedPAK15 / 1
57Tom GraveneyENG41 / 3
58Noel McGregorNZ122 / 9
59Ron ArcherAUS119 / 9
60Hugh TayfieldSA26 / 2
60Clive van RyneveldSA26 / 2
61Doug InsoleENG35 / 3
62Ghulam AhmedIND34 / 3
63Willie WatsonNZ32 / 3
64Willie WatsonNZ32 / 3
64Russell EndeanSA21 / 2
65Prakash BhandariIND19 / 2
66Frank TysonENG27 / 3
66Scotch TaylorSA18 / 2
66Clairmonte DepeiazaWI18 / 2
67John WatkinsSA17 / 2
67Trevor BarberNZ17 / 2
68John GuyNZ42 / 5
69Matt PooreNZ16 / 2
69Naren TamhaneIND24 / 3
69Jim LakerENG40 / 5
70Len MaddocksAUS14 / 2
70Alan OakmanENG14 / 2
71Subhash GupteIND13 / 2
72Jack AlabasterNZ6 / 1
72Trevor McMahonNZ6 / 1
72Roy McLeanSA6 / 1
72Waqar HasanPAK6 / 1
73Bob BlairNZ11 / 2
74Hanif MohammadPAK5 / 1
75Fred TruemanENG9 / 2
75Jasubhai PatelIND9 / 2
75Tom DewdneyWI9 / 2
76Dattu PhadkarIND4 / 1
77Khan MohammadPAK3 / 1
78Alf ValentineWI10 / 4
79Murray ChappleNZ4 / 2
79Brian StathamENG2 / 1
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