Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1996 Performances & Rankings

Explore 1996 cricket statistics including top run scorers, wicket takers, best batting and bowling performances. Year-wise player & team rankings.

Total Matches

All time

158

Test

ODI

130

T20I

Total Runs

All time

85453

Test

31859

ODI

53594

Total Wickets

All time

2630

Test

783

ODI

1847

Total Sixes

All time

12573

Test

2333

ODI

10240

Total Fours

All time

139533

Test

60373

ODI

79160

Total Fifties

All time

377

Test

121

ODI

256

T20I

Total Centuries

All time

454

Test

151

ODI

303

T20I

Most Runs (All time)
Saeed ANWAR 2296
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		2234
Gary KIRSTEN SA		1832
Ijaz AHMED PAK		1772
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND		1422
Mark WAUGH AUS		1391
Daryll CULLINAN SA		1370
Andrew HUDSON SA		1330
Saleem MALIK PAK		1289
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		1261

Most Runs (Test)
Alec STEWART 793
Saeed ANWAR PAK		701
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		623
Nasser HUSSAIN ENG		559
Grant FLOWER ZIM		519
Sherwin CAMPBELL WI		516
Sourav GANGULY IND		504
Graham THORPE ENG		501
Ijaz AHMED PAK		491

Most Runs (ODI)
Sachin TENDULKAR 1611
Saeed ANWAR PAK		1595
Gary KIRSTEN SA		1442
Ijaz AHMED PAK		1281
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		1188
Aamer SOHAIL PAK		1090
Mark WAUGH AUS		1059
Daryll CULLINAN SA		1034
Sanath JAYASURIYA SL		955
Andrew HUDSON SA		950

Most Balls Faced (All time)
Sachin TENDULKAR 3232
Saeed ANWAR PAK		2811
Ijaz AHMED PAK		2524
Gary KIRSTEN SA		2489
Alec STEWART ENG		2284
Grant FLOWER ZIM		2187
Mark WAUGH AUS		2118
Steve WAUGH AUS		2087
Andrew HUDSON SA		2054
Graham THORPE ENG		2053

Most Balls Faced (Test)
Alec STEWART 1689
Grant FLOWER ZIM		1410
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		1277
Sherwin CAMPBELL WI		1238
Mike ATHERTON ENG		1224
Nasser HUSSAIN ENG		1205
Rahul DRAVID IND		1165
Graham THORPE ENG		1143
Andy FLOWER ZIM		1127
Sourav GANGULY IND		1078

Most Balls Faced (ODI)
Sachin TENDULKAR 1955
Saeed ANWAR PAK		1742
Gary KIRSTEN SA		1724
Aamer SOHAIL PAK		1664
Ijaz AHMED PAK		1638
Mark WAUGH AUS		1381
Daryll CULLINAN SA		1362
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		1295
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND		1279
Asanka GURUSINHA SL		1224

Highest Score (All time)
Wasim AKRAM 257
Sherwin CAMPBELL WI		208
Gary KIRSTEN SA		188
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		177
Saeed ANWAR PAK		176
Alec STEWART ENG		170
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND		163
Ian HEALY AUS		161

Highest Score (Test)
Wasim AKRAM 257
Sherwin CAMPBELL WI		208
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		177
Saeed ANWAR PAK		176
Alec STEWART ENG		170
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND		163
Ian HEALY AUS		161
Mike ATHERTON ENG		160

Highest Score (ODI)
Gary KIRSTEN 188
Andrew HUDSON SA		161
Brian LARA WI		146
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		145
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		137
Sanath JAYASURIYA SL		134
Mark WAUGH AUS		130
Nick KNIGHT ENG		125
Daryll CULLINAN SA		124

Best Strike Rate (All time)
Shahid AFRIDI 149.22
Prashant VAIDYA IND		125.00
Lameck ONYANGO KEN		117.39
Darren LEHMANN AUS		106.25
Ottis GIBSON WI		102.33
Sanath JAYASURIYA SL		101.56
Saleem RAZA UAE		100.74
Pankaj DHARMANI IND		100.00
Adrian KUIPER SA		92.42
Romesh KALUWITHARANA SL		92.19

Best Strike Rate (Test)
Craig MCDERMOTT 93.75
Mike WATKINSON ENG		84.62
Narendra HIRWANI IND		81.82
Chaminda VAAS SL		81.72
Andy CADDICK ENG		80.00
Michael KASPROWICZ AUS		77.14
Chris CAIRNS NZ		76.05
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND		74.17
Danny MORRISON NZ		73.17
Simon DOULL NZ		73.02

Best Strike Rate (ODI)
Pommie MBANGWA 183.33
Shahid AFRIDI GER		149.22
Chris LEWIS ENG		143.48
Paras MHAMBREY IND		140.00
Danny MORRISON NZ		128.57
Prashant VAIDYA IND		125.00
Shane WARNE AUS		119.51
Mark EALHAM ENG		117.65
Lameck ONYANGO KEN		117.39
Robert KENNEDY NZ		113.33

Most sixes (All time)
Sanath JAYASURIYA 34
Chris CAIRNS NZ		30
Wasim AKRAM PAK		27
Ijaz AHMED PAK		22
Saeed ANWAR PAK		21
Ajay JADEJA IND		20
Shahid AFRIDI GER		18
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		16
Hansie CRONJE SA		14

Most sixes (Test)
Wasim AKRAM 13
Chris CAIRNS NZ		12
Dave HOUGHTON ZIM		4
Nathan ASTLE NZ		3

Most sixes (ODI)
Sanath JAYASURIYA 30
Ajay JADEJA IND		20
Shahid AFRIDI GER		18
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		17
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		15
Hansie CRONJE SA		14

Best Averages (All time)
Jimmy ADAMS 560 / 11

Best Averages (Test)
Sherwin CAMPBELL 516 / 8

Best Averages (ODI)
Sir RICHIE RICHARDSON 361 / 7

Most 50s (All time)
Saeed ANWAR 15
Ijaz AHMED PAK		12
Graham THORPE ENG		11
Shiv CHANDERPAUL WI		9

Most 50s (Test)
Saeed ANWAR 5
Grant FLOWER ZIM		4
Mark WAUGH AUS		3

Most 50s (ODI)
Saeed ANWAR 10
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		9
Hansie CRONJE SA		8
Michael BEVAN AUS		7
Graham THORPE ENG		6

Most 100s (All time)
Gary KIRSTEN 8
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		7
Saeed ANWAR PAK		5
Mark WAUGH AUS		4
Nasser HUSSAIN ENG		3

Most 100s (Test)
Nasser HUSSAIN 3
Sherwin CAMPBELL WI		2

Most 100s (ODI)
Gary KIRSTEN 6
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		5
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		4
Daryll CULLINAN SA		3
Ricky PONTING AUS		2

Most Not Outs (All time)
Venkatesh PRASAD 13
Paul STRANG ZIM		11
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		10
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND		9
Brian MCMILLAN SA		8

Most Not Outs (Test)
Paul STRANG 5
Alan MULLALLY ENG		4
Bryan STRANG ZIM		3

Most Not Outs (ODI)
Waqar YOUNIS 9
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		8
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		7
Nayan MONGIA IND		6

Most Wickets (All time)
Anil KUMBLE 90
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		87
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		82
Allan DONALD SA		77
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		76
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		67
Javagal SRINATH IND		66
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		59
Wasim AKRAM PAK		55
Shane WARNE AUS		51

Most Wickets (Test)
Venkatesh PRASAD 37
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		35
Javagal SRINATH IND		33
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		30
Anil KUMBLE IND		29
Paul STRANG ZIM		28
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		27
Allan DONALD SA		26
Alan MULLALLY ENG		25

Most Wickets (ODI)
Saqlain MUSHTAQ 65
Anil KUMBLE IND		61
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		60
Allan DONALD SA		51
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		45
Chaminda VAAS SL		37
Shane WARNE AUS		36
Wasim AKRAM PAK		33

Best Bowling Fig (All time)
Lance KLUSENER 8/8
Mohammad ZAHID PAK		7/41
Wasim AKRAM PAK		6/11
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		6/13
Allan DONALD SA		6/14
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		6/16
Paul ADAMS SA		6/18
Javagal SRINATH IND		6/18
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		6/18
Paul STRANG ZIM		5/1

Best Bowling Fig (Test)
Lance KLUSENER 8/8
Mohammad ZAHID PAK		7/64
Wasim AKRAM PAK		6/16
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		6/18
Javagal SRINATH IND		6/21
Paul ADAMS SA		6/30
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		6/52
Paul STRANG ZIM		5/1
Jimmy ADAMS WI		5/4
Danny MORRISON NZ		5/8

Best Bowling Fig (ODI)
Waqar YOUNIS 6/15
Allan DONALD SA		6/21
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		5/9
Danny MORRISON NZ		5/11
Ottis GIBSON WI		5/13
Shaukat DUKANWALA UAE		5/14
Jimmy ADAMS WI		5/15
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		5/16
Charlie LOCK ZIM		5/17
Paul STRANG ZIM		5/20

Worst Bowling Fig (All time)
Paul STRANG 5/212
Andy WHITTALL ZIM		3/146
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		6/142
Chris CAIRNS NZ		5/137
Rajindra DHANRAJ WI		1/132
Dipak PATEL NZ		4/131
Javagal SRINATH IND		6/131
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		6/127
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		5/127
Ravindra PUSHPAKUMARA SL		2/126

Worst Bowling Fig (Test)
Paul STRANG 5/212
Andy WHITTALL ZIM		2/146
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		6/142
Chris CAIRNS NZ		5/137
Rajindra DHANRAJ WI		1/132
Dipak PATEL NZ		4/131
Javagal SRINATH IND		6/131
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		4/127
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		4/127
Ravindra PUSHPAKUMARA SL		2/126

Worst Bowling Fig (ODI)
Sanath JAYASURIYA 3/94
Ata-ur-Rehman PAK		3/85
Martin SUJI KEN		2/85
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		3/76
Maurice ODUMBE KEN		3/74
Aamer SOHAIL PAK		2/73
Azhar MAHMOOD PAK		2/73
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		4/73
Paul STRANG ZIM		5/72
Allan DONALD SA		6/72

Most Dots (All time)
Stuart LAW 2
Roger HARPER WI		1
Courtney WALSH WI		0

Most Dots (Test)
Sourav GANGULY 0

Most Dots (ODI)
Stuart LAW 2
Jason GILLESPIE AUS		1
Darren LEHMANN AUS		0

Matthew HART NZ		16.50
Chris SILVERWOOD ENG		16.33
Mohammad ZAHID PAK		15.55
Ottis GIBSON WI		15.13
Allan DONALD SA		13.99
Hashan TILLAKARATNE SL		13.00
Adam HOLLIOAKE ENG		8.50
Jayantha SILVA SL		7.69
Ricky PONTING AUS		0.00

Glenn MCGRATH AUS		17.53
Simon DOULL NZ		17.10
Steve WAUGH AUS		16.00
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		13.93
Mohammad ZAHID PAK		11.82
Allan DONALD SA		11.15
Shaun POLLOCK SA		8.42
Jayantha SILVA SL		7.69
Ricky PONTING AUS		0.00

Matthew HART NZ		16.50
Shane WARNE AUS		16.19
Allan DONALD SA		15.43
Ottis GIBSON WI		15.13
Chris SILVERWOOD ENG		13.50
Hashan TILLAKARATNE SL		13.00
Adam HOLLIOAKE ENG		8.50
Everton MATAMBANADZO ZIM		8.00

Best Economy (All time)
Ricky PONTING 0.00
Jayantha SILVA SL		1.44
Angus FRASER ENG		2.00
Mohammad HUSSAIN PAK		2.10
Phil TUFNELL ENG		2.33
Mark EALHAM ENG		2.50
Alan MULLALLY ENG		2.58
Robert CROFT ENG		2.59
Michael KASPROWICZ AUS		2.63
Gavin LARSEN NZ		2.63

Best Economy (Test)
Ricky PONTING 0.00
Jacques KALLIS SA		0.50
Asif MUJTABA PAK		0.86
Asanka GURUSINHA SL		1.40
Jayantha SILVA SL		1.44
Alistair CAMPBELL ZIM		1.50
Hansie CRONJE SA		1.54
Graham THORPE ENG		1.57
Venkatapathy RAJU IND		1.77
Phil SIMMONS WI		1.77

Best Economy (ODI)
Chris SILVERWOOD 2.70
Shahzad ALTAF UAE		2.85
Sir CURTLY AMBROSE WI		3.08
Gavin LARSEN NZ		3.26
Matthew HART NZ		3.30
Tom MOODY AUS		3.37
Carl HOOPER WI		3.63
Fanie DE VILLIERS SA		3.72
Chaminda VAAS SL		3.74
Gary KIRSTEN SA		3.75

Allan DONALD SA		23.95
Tito ODUMBE KEN		22.50
Ottis GIBSON WI		22.00
Laurie WILLIAMS WI		21.00
Eric GOUKA NED		20.40
Adam HOLLIOAKE ENG		11.18
Ricky PONTING AUS		9.00
Hashan TILLAKARATNE SL		7.50

Paul ADAMS SA		40.13
Simon DOULL NZ		37.80
Chris SILVERWOOD ENG		37.50
Patterson THOMPSON WI		33.00
Jayantha SILVA SL		32.08
Allan DONALD SA		28.68
Shaun POLLOCK SA		24.75
Mohammad ZAHID PAK		22.36
Ricky PONTING AUS		9.00

Tito ODUMBE KEN		22.50
Ottis GIBSON WI		22.00
Allan DONALD SA		21.53
Laurie WILLIAMS WI		21.00
Eric GOUKA NED		20.40
Henry OLONGA ZIM		18.00
Everton MATAMBANADZO ZIM		12.00
Adam HOLLIOAKE ENG		11.18
Hashan TILLAKARATNE SL		7.50

Most Runs Conceed (All time)
Javagal SRINATH 2218
Anil KUMBLE IND		2173
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		2137
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		2070
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		1746
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		1652
Paul STRANG ZIM		1569
Dominic CORK ENG		1468
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		1423
Wasim AKRAM PAK		1416

Most Runs Conceed (Test)
Paul STRANG 959
Anil KUMBLE IND	938
Javagal SRINATH IND	905
Dominic CORK ENG	886
Venkatesh PRASAD IND	839
Alan MULLALLY ENG	825
Mushtaq AHMED PAK	729
Waqar YOUNIS PAK	722
Chris LEWIS ENG	620
Courtney WALSH WI	592

Most Runs Conceed (ODI)
Waqar YOUNIS 1348
Javagal SRINATH IND		1313
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		1298
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		1269
Anil KUMBLE IND		1235
Sanath JAYASURIYA SL		1099
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		1017
Kumar DHARMASENA SL		923
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		897
Chaminda VAAS SL		887

Most Maiden Overs (Test)
Alan MULLALLY 92
Anil KUMBLE IND		87
Javagal SRINATH IND		82
Paul STRANG ZIM		78
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		74
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		69
Dominic CORK ENG		55
Heath STREAK ZIM		53

Most Maiden Overs (ODI)
Chaminda VAAS 29
Sir CURTLY AMBROSE WI		26
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		24
Courtney WALSH WI		20
Wasim AKRAM PAK		18
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		17
Anil KUMBLE IND		16

Five Wicket haul (All time)
Mushtaq AHMED 5
Paul STRANG ZIM		4
Allan DONALD SA		3
Ottis GIBSON WI		2

Five Wicket haul (Test)
Mushtaq AHMED 4
Paul STRANG ZIM		3
Allan DONALD SA		2
Courtney WALSH WI		1

Five Wicket haul (ODI)
Ottis GIBSON 2
Shane WARNE AUS		1

Series updates of 1996

Sahara 'Friendship' Cup (India, Pakistan in Canada)

16 Sep-23 Sep 1996

3-2 (5)
Pakistan

Carlton & United Series (Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia)

06 Dec-20 Jan 1997

-
Pakistan

Sri Lanka in West Indies ODI Match

13 Apr-13 Apr 1996

1-0 (1)
Sri Lanka

New Zealand in West Indies Test Series

19 Apr-27 Apr 1996

1-0 (2)
West Indies

New Zealand in West Indies ODI Series

26 Mar-06 Apr 1996

3-2 (5)
West Indies

India in England Test Series

06 Jun-04 Jul 1996

1-0 (3)
England

Pakistan in England Test Series

25 Jul-22 Aug 1996

2-0 (3)
Pakistan

Texaco Trophy (India in England)

23 May-26 May 1996

2-0 (3)
England

Texaco Trophy (Pakistan in England)

29 Aug-01 Sep 1996

2-1 (3)
England

Wills World Cup (in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka)

14 Feb-17 Mar 1996

-
Sri Lanka

New Zealand in Pakistan ODI Series

04 Dec-08 Dec 1996

2-1 (3)
Pakistan

Zimbabwe in Pakistan ODI Series

30 Oct-03 Nov 1996

3-0 (3)
Pakistan

Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series

17 Oct-24 Oct 1996

1-0 (2)
Pakistan

New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series

21 Nov-28 Nov 1996

1-1 (2)
drawn

Singer Cup (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Singapore)

01 Apr-07 Apr 1996

-
Pakistan

Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India)

10 Oct-10 Oct 1996

1-0 (1)
India

South Africa in India Test Series

20 Nov-08 Dec 1996

2-1 (3)
India

Titan Cup (Australia, India, South Africa in India)

17 Oct-06 Nov 1996

-
India

Pepsi Sharjah Cup (India, Pakistan, South Africa in United Arab Emirates)

12 Apr-19 Apr 1996

-
South Africa

Mohinder Amarnath Benefit Match (South Africa in India)

14 Dec-14 Dec 1996

-
India

Singer World Series (Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka)

26 Aug-07 Sep 1996

-
Sri Lanka

The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia)

22 Nov-01 Feb 1997

3-2 (5)
Australia

Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series

11 Sep-18 Sep 1996

2-0 (2)
Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe in New Zealand Test Series

13 Jan-20 Jan 1996

0-0 (2)
drawn

Zimbabwe in New Zealand ODI Series

28 Jan-03 Feb 1996

2-1 (3)
New Zealand

Singer Champions Trophy (New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates)

07 Nov-15 Nov 1996

-
Pakistan

India in South Africa Test Series

26 Dec-16 Jan 1997

2-0 (3)
South Africa

England in South Africa ODI Series

09 Jan-21 Jan 1996

6-1 (7)
South Africa

England in Zimbabwe Test Series

18 Dec-26 Dec 1996

0-0 (2)
drawn

England in Zimbabwe ODI Series

15 Dec-03 Jan 1997

3-0 (3)
Zimbabwe

KCA Centenary Tournament (Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Kenya)

28 Sep-06 Oct 1996

-
South Africa

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Most Maiden Overs (All time)
Anil KUMBLE 103
Javagal SRINATH IND		99
Alan MULLALLY ENG		97
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		93
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		89
Paul STRANG ZIM		85
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		79
Sir CURTLY AMBROSE WI		75
Wasim AKRAM PAK		68
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		66

Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1996 Performances & Rankings

2296

2234

1832

1772

1422

1391

1370

1330

1289

1261

793

701

623

559

519

516

504

501

491

1611

1595

1442

1281

1188

1090

1059

1034

955

950

3232

2811

2524

2489

2284

2187

2118

2087

2054

2053

1689

1410

1277

1238

1224

1205

1165

1143

1127

1078

1955

1742

1724

1664

1638

1381

1362

1295

1279

1224

257

208

188

177

176

170

163

161

257

208

177

176

170

163

161

160

188

161

146

145