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Best Averages in 1986: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the best averages in 1986, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ODI
1986
32 entries
1
49.00
Sir Richie Richardson
WI
0.38 clear of Javed Miandad
2
48.62
Javed Miandad
PAK
0.38 off the lead
3
38.33
Sunil Gavaskar
IND
10.67 off the lead
● LEADS
Sir Richie Richardson
WI
49.00 · 0.38 ahead of Miandad
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
33.00
The mark at number ten — 22 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 32 · 8 teams represented
Best Averages — full list
32 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Sir Richie Richardson
WI
49.00
2
Javed Miandad
PAK
48.62
3
Sunil Gavaskar
IND
38.33
4
Steve Waugh
AUS
36.71
5
David Boon
AUS
34.91
6
Geoff Marsh
AUS
34.48
7
Dilip Vengsarkar
IND
34.07
8
Sir Viv Richards
WI
33.30
9
Allan Border
AUS
33.06
10
Greg Ritchie
AUS
33.00
11
Martin Crowe
NZ
32.74
12
Mudassar Nazar
PAK
32.36
13
Mohammad Azharuddin
IND
31.06
14
Mohinder Amarnath
IND
30.90
14
Ken Rutherford
NZ
30.90
15
Gordon Greenidge
WI
30.00
16
Jeff Crowe
NZ
29.77
17
Jeremy Coney
NZ
29.29
18
Sir Richard Hadlee
NZ
27.91
19
Kris Srikkanth
IND
27.70
20
Ravi Shastri
IND
27.56
21
Kapil Dev
IND
27.21
22
Mohsin Khan
HK
27.17
23
Ramiz Raja
PAK
26.47
24
Bruce Edgar
NZ
26.06
25
John Wright
NZ
21.33
26
Greg Matthews
AUS
19.88
27
Wayne Phillips
AUS
18.82
28
Imran Niazi
BHR
18.60
29
Aravinda de Silva
SL
14.70
30
Bruce Blair
NZ
14.30
31
Craig McDermott
AUS
11.20
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