Best Averages in 1979: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best averages in 1979, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ODI1979109 entries
1526 / 4Sir Viv RichardsWI43.50 clear of Glenn Turner
2176 / 2Glenn TurnerNZ43.50 off the lead
370 / 1Geoff HowarthNZ61.50 off the lead
● LEADS
Sir Viv RichardsWI
526 / 4 · 43.50 ahead of Turner
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Richards is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
46 / 1
The mark at number ten — 99 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
12 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

109 entries, ranked
1Sir Viv RichardsWI526 / 4
2Glenn TurnerNZ176 / 2
3Geoff HowarthNZ70 / 1
4Greg ChappellAUS273 / 4
5Gordon GreenidgeWI429 / 7
6Peter WilleyENG244 / 4
7Anura TennekoonSL59 / 1
8Bruce EdgarNZ113 / 2
9Geoff BoycottENG493 / 9
10Javed MiandadPAK46 / 1
11Mike BrearleyENG270 / 6
12Asif IqbalPAK129 / 3
13Imran NiaziBHR42 / 1
13Imran KhanBHR42 / 1
14Sunil WettimunySL83 / 2
14John WrightNZ166 / 4
15Duleep MendisSL78 / 2
16Andrew HilditchAUS153 / 4
17David GowerENG302 / 8
18Majid KhanPAK150 / 4
18Roy DiasSL75 / 2
19Desmond HaynesWI298 / 8
20Zaheer AbbasPAK148 / 4
21Clive LloydWI143 / 4
22Gundappa ViswanathIND106 / 3
23Sadiq MohammadPAK104 / 3
24Trevor LaughlinAUS103 / 3
25Collis KingWI170 / 5
26Lawrence RoweWI65 / 2
27Bob TaylorENG32 / 1
28Alvin KallicharranWI182 / 6
29Dennis LilleeAUS60 / 2
30Sunil GavaskarIND89 / 3
31Sir Richard HadleeNZ57 / 2
32Graham GoochENG316 / 12
33Graham YallopAUS125 / 5
34Kim HughesAUS222 / 9
35Glenroy SealyCAN73 / 3
36Sudath PasqualSL24 / 1
37Jeremy ConeyNZ47 / 2
38Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND23 / 1
38Doug WaltersAUS46 / 2
38Haroon RasheedPAK69 / 3
39Mark BurgessNZ45 / 2
40Allan BorderAUS200 / 9
41Graeme WoodAUS87 / 4
42Gary CosierAUS42 / 2
42Brijesh PatelIND63 / 3
43Rod MarshAUS100 / 5
43Ray BrightAUS20 / 1
43Derek RandallENG200 / 10
44Wasim RajaPAK39 / 2
45Bandula WarnapuraSL38 / 2
46Tony OpathaSL18 / 1
46Chris OldENG18 / 1
46Anshuman GaekwadIND54 / 3
47Kapil DevIND53 / 3
48Rick DarlingAUS99 / 6
49Deryck MurrayWI64 / 4
50Franklyn DennisCAN47 / 3
51John VaughanCAN30 / 2
52Dilip VengsarkarIND44 / 3
53Kevin WrightAUS29 / 2
53Sir Ian BothamENG145 / 10
54David BairstowENG56 / 4
54Warren LeesNZ28 / 2
55Bob WillisENG27 / 2
56Wasim BariPAK26 / 2
57Christopher ChappellCAN38 / 3
58Joel GarnerWI25 / 2
59Sir Andy RobertsNZ48 / 4
59Sarfraz NawazPAK12 / 1
59Andy RobertsNZ48 / 4
60Karsan GhavriIND35 / 3
61Julien WienerAUS57 / 5
62Phil EdmondsENG22 / 2
62John MorrisonNZ11 / 1
62John MacleanAUS11 / 1
62Phil CarlsonAUS11 / 1
63Martin SteadCAN10 / 1
63Bryan MauricetteCAN20 / 2
63Stanley De SilvaSL10 / 1
64Bishan BediIND19 / 2
65David HookesAUS9 / 1
66Surinder KhannaIND17 / 2
67Bruce LairdAUS41 / 5
68Geoff DymockAUS15 / 2
69Jeff MossAUS7 / 1
69Wayne LarkinsENG7 / 1
69Somachandra De SilvaSL7 / 1
70Cornelius HenryCAN6 / 1
71Lance CairnsNZ17 / 3
72Mohinder AmarnathIND16 / 3
73Cecil MarshallCAN10 / 2
73Tariq JavedCAN15 / 3
74Derick ParryWI4 / 1
74Ranjan MadugalleSL4 / 1
74Rodney HoggAUS8 / 2
74Geoff MillerENG4 / 1
75Graeme PorterAUS3 / 1
75Sikander BakhtPAK3 / 1
75Mudassar NazarPAK3 / 1
75Colin CroftWI3 / 1
76Michael HoldingWI2 / 1
77Jitendra PatelCAN3 / 2
78Sunil JayasingheSL1 / 1
78John LeverENG1 / 1
78Graham DilleyENG1 / 1
78Rick McCoskerAUS1 / 1
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