Best Averages in 1961: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The best averages in 1961 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
TEST1961104 entries
1342 / 3Gerry AlexanderWI20 clear of Polly Umrigar
2470 / 5Polly UmrigarIND20 off the lead
3498 / 6Chandu BordeIND31 off the lead
● LEADS
Gerry AlexanderWI
342 / 3 · 20 ahead of Umrigar
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Alexander is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
64 / 1
The mark at number ten — 94 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
11 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

104 entries, ranked
1Gerry AlexanderWI342 / 3
2Polly UmrigarIND470 / 5
3Chandu BordeIND498 / 6
3Zin HarrisNZ83 / 1
4Vijay ManjrekarIND536 / 7
5Ken BarringtonENG1035 / 14
6Saeed AhmedPAK282 / 4
7Vijay MehraIND69 / 1
8Graham DowlingNZ132 / 2
9Mushtaq MohammadPAK263 / 4
10Rusi SurtiIND64 / 1
11Ted DexterENG868 / 14
12Bill LawryAUS420 / 7
13Jackie McGlewSA175 / 3
14Motganhalli JaisimhaIND450 / 8
15Peter BurgeAUS547 / 10
16Rohan KanhaiWI325 / 6
17Imtiaz AhmedPAK249 / 5
18John WaiteSA193 / 4
19Javed BurkiPAK241 / 5
20Geoff PullarENG624 / 13
21John ReidNZ143 / 3
22Raman Subba RowENG468 / 10
23Norm O'NeillAUS599 / 13
24Sir Garry SobersWI275 / 6
25Peter MayENG272 / 6
26Mike SmithENG172 / 4
27Salim DuraniIND169 / 4
28Brian BoothAUS126 / 3
29Frank WorrellWI245 / 6
30Frank MissonAUS38 / 1
31Peter RichardsonENG341 / 9
32Neil HarveyAUS449 / 12
33Roy McLeanSA110 / 3
34Nawab of PataudiIND109 / 3
35Bob SimpsonAUS468 / 13
36Des HoareAUS35 / 1
37Ken MackayAUS310 / 9
38Sir Conrad HunteWI203 / 6
39Peter ParfittENG67 / 2
40Nari ContractorIND264 / 8
41Cammie SmithWI193 / 6
42Bob BarberENG192 / 6
43Barry KnightENG63 / 2
44Gary BartlettNZ94 / 3
45Colin McDonaldAUS331 / 11
46AG Kripal SinghIND60 / 2
47Peter LashleyWI59 / 2
48David AllenENG206 / 7
49Eddie BarlowSA117 / 4
50Hanif MohammadPAK143 / 5
51Kim ElgieSA57 / 2
52Dilip SardesaiIND28 / 1
53Seymour NurseWI108 / 4
54Joe SolomonWI134 / 5
55Peter PollockSA53 / 2
56Alan DavidsonAUS204 / 8
57Graham McKenzieAUS75 / 3
58Noel McGregorNZ99 / 4
59Paul BartonNZ98 / 4
60Colin CowdreyENG168 / 7
61Bapu NadkarniIND21 / 1
62Brian CloseENG41 / 2
63Brian StathamENG59 / 3
63Colin BlandSA59 / 3
64Richie BenaudAUS175 / 9
65Tony LockENG136 / 7
66Wallis MathiasPAK96 / 5
67Mahmood HussainPAK76 / 4
67Goofy LawrenceSA38 / 2
68Eric RussellENG53 / 3
69AG Milkha SinghIND67 / 4
70Sir Wes HallWI81 / 5
71Intikhab AlamPAK64 / 4
72Wally GroutAUS108 / 7
73John MurrayENG185 / 12
74Budhi KunderanIND30 / 2
75Jack FlavellENG14 / 1
75Ray IllingworthENG28 / 2
76Ramakant DesaiIND69 / 5
77Farokh EngineerIND55 / 4
77Lance GibbsWI55 / 4
78Sid O'LinnSA36 / 3
78Fred TruemanENG60 / 5
79Fazal MahmoodPAK35 / 3
80John SparlingNZ23 / 2
80Vasant RanjaneIND23 / 2
81Haseeb AhsanPAK32 / 3
82Johnny MartinAUS21 / 2
83Mohammad MunafPAK19 / 2
84Datta GaekwadIND9 / 1
84Jack AlabasterNZ27 / 3
85Les JacksonENG8 / 1
86Artie DickNZ21 / 3
87Dick MotzNZ13 / 2
88John GuyNZ18 / 3
88SurendranathIND6 / 1
88Vaman KumarIND6 / 1
89Les FavellAUS23 / 4
90Kenneth WalterSA11 / 2
91Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK5 / 1
92Geoff MillmanENG4 / 1
93Ron GauntAUS3 / 1
94David SmithENG2 / 1
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