Best Averages in 1974: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best averages in 1974, featuring the most impactful players of the year.

Position	Best Averages	Player Name	Team Name
1	131 / 1	Bev Congdon	New Zealand
2	109 / 1	Majid Khan	Pakistan
3	88 / 1	Zaheer Abbas	Pakistan
4	169 / 2	Ian Chappell	Australia
5	193 / 3	David Lloyd	England
6	111 / 2	Ken Wadsworth	New Zealand
7	53 / 1	Ashley Woodcock	Australia
8	96 / 2	Keith Fletcher	England
9	94 / 2	Brijesh Patel	India
10	44 / 1	Ashok Mankad	India
10	44 / 1	Chris Old	England
11	38 / 1	Peter Coman	New Zealand
12	73 / 2	Ajit Wadekar	India
13	72 / 2	Tony Greig	England
14	133 / 4	John Edrich	England
15	61 / 2	Keith Stackpole	Australia
16	53 / 2	Sadiq Mohammad	Pakistan
17	48 / 2	Sunil Gavaskar	India
18	20 / 1	Dennis Amiss	England
19	19 / 1	Doug Walters	Australia
19	38 / 2	Sudhir Naik	India
20	73 / 4	Mike Denness	England
21	36 / 2	Farokh Engineer	India
21	36 / 2	Gundappa Viswanath	India
22	17 / 1	Derek Underwood	England
22	34 / 2	Brian Hastings	New Zealand
23	14 / 1	John Parker	New Zealand
24	13 / 1	Gopal Bose	India
25	12 / 1	Dayle Hadlee	New Zealand
25	12 / 1	Vic Pollard	New Zealand
26	23 / 2	Syed Abid Ali	India
27	20 / 2	Mike Smith	England
28	8 / 1	Ian Redpath	Australia
29	11 / 2	Glenn Turner	New Zealand
30	5 / 1	Madan Lal	India
31	3 / 1	Eknath Solkar	India
31	6 / 2	Mark Burgess	New Zealand
31	3 / 1	Sir Richard Hadlee	New Zealand
32	2 / 1	Geoff Arnold	England