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.
TEST1986125 entries
1793 / 5Dilip VengsarkarIND19.60 clear of Ken Rutherford
2139 / 1Ken RutherfordNZ19.60 off the lead
3464 / 5Chris BroadENG65.80 off the lead
● LEADS
Dilip VengsarkarIND
793 / 5 · 19.60 ahead of Rutherford
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Vengsarkar is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
417 / 7
The mark at number ten — 115 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
12 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

125 entries, ranked
1Dilip VengsarkarIND793 / 5
2Ken RutherfordNZ139 / 1
3Chris BroadENG464 / 5
4Jeremy ConeyNZ425 / 5
5Martin CroweNZ385 / 5
6Desmond HaynesWI618 / 9
7Allan BorderAUS1000 / 16
8Arjuna RanatungaSL432 / 7
9Sunil GavaskarIND802 / 13
10Kapil DevIND417 / 7
11Mohinder AmarnathIND528 / 9
12Sir Viv RichardsWI506 / 9
13Dean JonesAUS668 / 12
14Mohammad AzharuddinIND541 / 10
15John WrightNZ320 / 6
16Asanka GurusinhaSL250 / 5
17Sir Richard HadleeNZ198 / 4
18Mike GattingENG776 / 16
19David BoonAUS801 / 17
20Geoff MarshAUS880 / 19
21Ravi ShastriIND323 / 7
22Jack RichardsENG180 / 4
23Sir Richie RichardsonWI535 / 12
24David GowerENG1059 / 24
25Derek StirlingNZ44 / 1
26Greg MatthewsAUS511 / 12
27Graham GoochENG719 / 18
28Steve WaughAUS391 / 10
29Raman LambaIND77 / 2
30Greg RitchieAUS492 / 13
31Tony BlainNZ37 / 1
32Saleem MalikPAK179 / 5
33Kiran MoreIND175 / 5
33Chandrakant PanditIND140 / 4
33Gladstone SmallENG35 / 1
34John BracewellNZ138 / 4
35Ramiz RajaPAK298 / 9
36Bill AtheyENG483 / 15
37Kris SrikkanthIND385 / 12
38Gordon GreenidgeWI349 / 11
39Ravi RatnayekeSL220 / 7
40Michael HoldingWI124 / 4
41Sir Ian BothamENG400 / 13
42Evan GrayNZ91 / 3
43John EmbureyENG318 / 11
44Stu GillespieNZ28 / 1
45Martyn MoxonENG111 / 4
46Greg ThomasENG83 / 3
47David SmithENG80 / 3
48Javed MiandadPAK239 / 9
49Malcolm MarshallWI185 / 7
50Carlisle BestWI78 / 3
51Larry GomesWI258 / 10
52Asoka de SilvaSL51 / 2
52Mark BensonENG51 / 2
53Peter WilleyENG222 / 9
54Wayne PhillipsAUS171 / 7
55Ashantha de MelSL73 / 3
56Wasim AkramPAK97 / 4
57Tim ZoehrerAUS233 / 10
58Imran KhanBHR163 / 7
59Saleem YousufPAK114 / 5
60Sidath WettimunySL157 / 7
61Rumesh RatnayakeSL44 / 2
62Bruce EdgarNZ172 / 8
63Allan LambENG406 / 19
64Roger HarperWI149 / 7
65Madan LalIND42 / 2
66Derek PringleENG166 / 8
67Wilf SlackENG81 / 4
67Roger BinnyIND81 / 4
67Mudassar NazarPAK162 / 8
68Aravinda de SilvaSL160 / 8
69Phil DeFreitasENG77 / 4
70Roy DiasSL95 / 5
70Tauseef AhmedPAK57 / 3
71Ray BrightAUS88 / 5
72Joel GarnerWI52 / 3
73Chris SmithENG34 / 2
74John ReidNZ50 / 3
75Duleep MendisSL113 / 7
76Jeff DujonWI112 / 7
76Chetan SharmaIND64 / 4
77Roshan MahanamaSL63 / 4
78Qasim UmarPAK156 / 10
79Tim RobinsonNZ118 / 8
80Richard EllisonENG113 / 8
81Phil EdmondsENG154 / 11
82Shivlal YadavIND27 / 2
82Tony GrayWI27 / 2
83Geoff LawsonAUS13 / 1
83Neal RadfordENG13 / 1
84Jeff CroweNZ51 / 4
85Neil FosterENG49 / 4
86Gary RobertsonNZ12 / 1
87Clyde ButtsWI35 / 3
88Abdul QadirPAK69 / 6
89Paul DowntonENG125 / 11
90Ian SmithNZ45 / 4
91James WhitakerENG11 / 1
91Bruce FrenchENG55 / 5
92Mohsin KhanHK98 / 9
93Guy de AlwisSL42 / 4
93Chris MatthewsAUS21 / 2
94Gary TroupNZ10 / 1
95Saleem JaffarPAK9 / 1
95Willie WatsonNZ9 / 1
95Patrick PattersonWI18 / 2
96Graham DilleyENG35 / 4
97Ewen ChatfieldNZ8 / 1
97Asif MujtabaPAK32 / 4
98ZulqarnainPAK24 / 4
98Don AnurasiriSL12 / 2
98Bruce ReidAUS24 / 4
98Peter SleepAUS6 / 1
99Dave GilbertAUS17 / 3
100Merv HughesAUS10 / 2
100Thelston PayneWI5 / 1
100Courtney WalshWI15 / 3
101Craig McDermottAUS18 / 4
102Maninder SinghIND10 / 3
103Jayananda WarnaweeraSL3 / 1
103Amal SilvaSL3 / 1
104Kaushik AmaleanSL2 / 1
105Rizwan-uz-ZamanPAK3 / 2
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