Best Average in 1985: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The best average in 1985 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS198587 entries
112.50Norman GiffordENG3.30 clear of Madan Lal
215.80Madan LalIND3.30 off the lead
316.58Richard EllisonENG4.08 off the lead
● LEADS
Norman GiffordENG
12.50 · 3.30 better than Lal
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Gifford is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
21.80
The mark at number ten — 77 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
9 of the top 50 · 8 teams represented

Best Average — full list

87 entries, ranked
1Norman GiffordENG12.50
2Madan LalIND15.80
3Richard EllisonENG16.58
4Sir Richard HadleeNZ18.52
5Imran NiaziBHR19.44
6Tony GrayWI20.50
7Saliya AhangamaSL20.61
8Joel GarnerWI20.78
9Tahir NaqqashPAK20.80
10Thirumalai SekharIND21.80
11Tauseef AhmedPAK22.53
12Michael HoldingWI23.43
13Bruce ReidAUS23.60
14Wasim AkramPAK23.86
15Shoaib MohammadPAK24.50
16Winston DavisWI24.65
17Kapil DevIND25.06
18Roger HarperWI26.79
19Roger BinnyIND26.80
20Sir Ian BothamENG27.46
21Malcolm MarshallWI27.73
22Neil FosterENG28.43
23John EmbureyENG28.63
24Ravi ShastriIND29.08
25Ewen ChatfieldNZ29.40
26Mudassar NazarPAK30.14
27Rod McCurdyAUS31.25
28Rumesh RatnayakeSL31.33
29Brendon BracewellNZ32.25
30Craig McDermottAUS32.41
31Jeremy ConeyNZ32.56
32Geoff LawsonAUS33.34
33Rodney HoggAUS33.73
34Allan BorderAUS35.33
34Maninder SinghIND35.33
35Iqbal QasimPAK36.00
36Abdul QadirPAK36.23
37Vic MarksENG36.40
38Mohinder AmarnathIND36.43
39Martin CroweNZ36.67
40Kepler WesselsAUS37.00
41Chetan SharmaIND37.20
42Norman CowansENG37.60
43Peter WilleyENG37.67
44Mohsin KamalPAK37.82
45Azeem HafeezPAK39.65
46Gary TroupNZ41.29
47Shivlal YadavIND41.71
48Sir Viv RichardsWI42.26
49Graham GoochENG43.00
50Dave GilbertAUS43.09
51Gopal SharmaIND43.20
52John BracewellNZ44.25
52Shaul KarnainSL44.25
53Bob HollandAUS44.48
54Les TaylorENG44.50
55Ravi RatnayekeSL45.31
56Phil EdmondsENG45.38
57Greg MatthewsAUS46.50
58Lance CairnsNZ47.04
59Simon O'DonnellAUS47.14
60Ray BrightAUS47.83
61Laxman SivaramakrishnanIND48.00
61Courtney WalshWI48.00
62Ashantha de MelSL48.26
63Wasim RajaPAK50.00
64Eldine BaptisteWI50.75
65Vinothen JohnSL51.15
66Terry AldermanAUS51.25
67Stephen BoockNZ51.64
68Larry GomesWI52.67
69Roger WijesuriyaSL53.50
70Chris CowdreyENG57.60
71Somachandra De SilvaSL60.67
72Paul AllottENG61.29
73Arjuna RanatungaSL69.57
74Murray BennettAUS69.80
75Jonathan AgnewENG73.00
76Martin SneddenNZ76.00
77Jalal-ud-DinPAK89.00
78Rashid KhanAFG93.00
78Jeff ThomsonAUS93.00
79Ashok PatelIND96.00
80Saleem MalikPAK121.00
81Merv HughesAUS123.00
82Pat PocockENG128.50
83Vaughan BrownNZ176.00
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