Best Averages in 1988: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best averages in 1988, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
TEST1988123 entries
194 / 1Jack RussellENG24.60 clear of Javed Miandad
2694 / 10Javed MiandadPAK24.60 off the lead
366 / 1Kim BarnettENG28 off the lead
● LEADS
Jack RussellENG
94 / 1 · 24.60 ahead of Miandad
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Russell is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
198 / 4
The mark at number ten — 113 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
New Zealand
9 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

123 entries, ranked
1Jack RussellENG94 / 1
2Javed MiandadPAK694 / 10
3Kim BarnettENG66 / 1
4Athula SamarasekeraSL57 / 1
5Kris SrikkanthIND280 / 5
6Mark GreatbatchNZ382 / 7
7Sir Viv RichardsWI867 / 16
8Chris BroadENG414 / 8
9Ravi RatnayekeSL153 / 3
10Navjot SidhuIND198 / 4
11Roger HarperWI147 / 3
12Graham GoochENG570 / 12
13Bert VanceNZ47 / 1
14Arjuna RanatungaSL183 / 4
15Tim RobinsonNZ222 / 5
16Dilip VengsarkarIND132 / 3
17Gus LogieWI738 / 17
18Martyn MoxonENG303 / 7
19Martin CroweNZ216 / 5
20Shoaib MohammadPAK384 / 9
21Allan BorderAUS465 / 11
22Ian SmithNZ293 / 7
23Sir Richie RichardsonWI704 / 17
24Jeff DujonWI656 / 16
25John WrightNZ449 / 11
26Allan LambENG325 / 8
27Gordon GreenidgeWI638 / 16
28Mohammad AzharuddinIND239 / 6
29Duleep MendisSL77 / 2
30Clyde ButtsWI38 / 1
30Greg DyerAUS38 / 1
31David BoonAUS526 / 14
32Saleem YousufPAK332 / 9
33Kapil DevIND221 / 6
34Robin SmithENG145 / 4
35Peter TaylorAUS180 / 5
36Ijaz AhmedPAK249 / 7
37Ravi ShastriIND177 / 5
38Ken RutherfordNZ175 / 5
39Roshan MahanamaSL69 / 2
40Dean JonesAUS272 / 8
41Steve WaughAUS395 / 12
42Desmond HaynesWI550 / 17
43Geoff MarshAUS449 / 14
44Woorkeri RamanIND95 / 3
45Andrew JonesNZ218 / 7
46Arshad AyubIND61 / 2
47David GowerENG211 / 7
48Graeme WoodAUS265 / 9
49John BracewellNZ253 / 9
50Ramiz RajaPAK252 / 9
51Neil FosterENG82 / 3
52Keith ArthurtonWI27 / 1
53Saleem MalikPAK241 / 9
54Ajay SharmaIND53 / 2
54Peter SleepAUS53 / 2
55Phil NewportENG26 / 1
56Aamer MalikPAK51 / 2
57Tauseef AhmedPAK76 / 3
58Mudassar NazarPAK227 / 9
59Arun LalIND173 / 7
60Winston BenjaminWI98 / 4
61Carl HooperWI465 / 19
62Brendon KuruppuSL93 / 4
62Kiran MoreIND93 / 4
63Rob BaileyENG46 / 2
64Malcolm MarshallWI274 / 12
65Iqbal QasimPAK68 / 3
66Imran KhanBHR90 / 4
67Mike GattingENG157 / 7
68Ian HealyAUS201 / 9
69John EmbureyENG175 / 8
70Sir Curtly AmbroseWI213 / 10
71Bill AtheyENG105 / 5
71Paul DowntonENG84 / 4
72Courtney WalshWI139 / 7
73Graeme LabrooySL59 / 3
74Trevor FranklinNZ211 / 11
75Paul JarvisENG76 / 4
75Mike VelettaAUS114 / 6
76Bruce FrenchENG70 / 4
77Tim CurtisENG69 / 4
78Martin SneddenNZ34 / 2
79Tony DodemaideAUS118 / 7
80Craig McDermottAUS67 / 4
81Merv HughesAUS33 / 2
81Chris MatthewsAUS33 / 2
82Sir Richard HadleeNZ98 / 6
82Wasim AkramPAK49 / 3
83Ewen ChatfieldNZ16 / 1
84Ijaz FaqihPAK15 / 1
85Jeff CroweNZ40 / 3
86Abdul QadirPAK106 / 8
87Tim MayAUS52 / 4
88Graham DilleyENG88 / 7
89Phil SimmonsWI49 / 4
90Tony BlainNZ36 / 3
90Gladstone SmallENG12 / 1
91Phil DeFreitasENG56 / 5
92Derek PringleENG66 / 6
92David CapelENG66 / 6
93Ranjan MadugalleSL36 / 4
94Patrick PattersonWI35 / 4
95Amal SilvaSL17 / 2
95Aravinda de SilvaSL34 / 4
95Bruce ReidAUS17 / 2
96Neal RadfordENG8 / 1
96Guy de AlwisSL8 / 1
97Narendra HirwaniIND23 / 3
98Chris KuggeleijnNZ7 / 1
99Matthew MaynardENG13 / 2
100Sanath KaluperumaSL6 / 1
101Champaka RamanayakeSL11 / 2
102Saleem JaffarPAK5 / 1
102Chris CowdreyENG5 / 1
103Jack RichardsENG13 / 3
104David LawrenceENG4 / 1
104Winston DavisWI8 / 2
105Ranjith MadurasingheSL6 / 2
105Terry AldermanAUS3 / 1
106Mohinder AmarnathIND4 / 2
107Evan GrayNZ3 / 2
108Neil FairbrotherENG1 / 1
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