Best Average in 1996: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best average in 1996, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1996168 entries
10.00Ricky PontingAUS7.69 clear of Jayantha Silva
27.69Jayantha SilvaSL7.69 off the lead
38.50Adam HollioakeENG8.50 off the lead
● LEADS
Ricky PontingAUS
0.00 · 7.69 better than Silva
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Ponting is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
17.00
The mark at number ten — 158 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Pakistan
8 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Average — full list

168 entries, ranked
1Ricky PontingAUS0.00
2Jayantha SilvaSL7.69
3Adam HollioakeENG8.50
4Hashan TillakaratneSL13.00
5Allan DonaldSA13.99
6Ottis GibsonWI15.13
7Mohammad ZahidPAK15.55
8Chris SilverwoodENG16.33
9Matthew HartNZ16.50
10Laurie WilliamsWI17.00
11Abdul RazzaqPAK17.67
12Shaun PollockSA19.68
13Mike AthertonENG20.00
14Sajeewa de SilvaSL20.08
15Everton MatambanadzoZIM20.17
16Sir Curtly AmbroseWI20.57
17Paul AdamsSA20.73
18John RennieZIM20.86
19Mohammad HussainPAK21.00
20Muttiah MuralitharanSL21.16
21Rajab AliKEN21.30
22Saqlain MushtaqPAK21.74
23Gavin LarsenNZ22.09
24Shane WarneAUS22.63
25Robin SinghIND22.80
26Tito OdumbeKEN22.83
27Stephen FlemingNZ23.00
28Jimmy AdamsWI23.29
29Fanie de VilliersSA23.31
30Waqar YounisPAK23.79
31Damien FlemingAUS23.90
32Glenn McGrathAUS24.12
33Anil KumbleIND24.14
34Chaminda VaasSL24.67
35Roger HarperWI24.90
36Greg BlewettAUS25.00
37Shaukat DukanwalaUAE25.50
38Wasim AkramPAK25.75
39Nicky BojeSA26.00
40Mushtaq AhmedPAK26.06
41Venkatesh PrasadIND26.06
42Azhar SaeedUAE26.17
43Paul ReiffelAUS26.58
44Dion NashNZ27.00
45Danny MorrisonNZ27.14
46Shahid NazirPAK27.23
47Lance KlusenerSA27.25
48Charlie LockZIM27.38
49Phil TufnellENG27.43
50Andy CaddickENG27.50
51Darren GoughENG27.80
52Peter MartinENG27.83
53Simon DoullNZ27.86
54Robert CroftENG27.88
55Chris HarrisNZ28.61
56Heath StreakZIM28.80
57Phil DeFreitasENG29.20
58Steve WaughAUS29.25
59Manjula MunasingheSL29.50
60Courtney WalshWI29.78
61Richard SnellSA30.00
62Michael BevanAUS30.07
63Sourav GangulyIND30.57
64Dominic CorkENG30.58
65Mark EalhamENG30.71
66Eric UpashanthaSL31.00
66Cameron CuffyWI31.00
67Venkatapathy RajuIND31.21
68Craig WhiteENG31.67
68Neil SmithENG31.67
69Craig MatthewsSA31.76
70Aravinda de SilvaSL31.88
71Arjuna RanatungaSL32.60
72Brian McMillanSA32.94
73Craig EvansZIM33.00
74Maurice OdumbeKEN33.13
75Javagal SrinathIND33.61
76Alan MullallyENG33.66
77Tom MoodyAUS33.67
78Patterson ThompsonWI33.75
79Craig McDermottAUS33.80
80Chris CairnsNZ33.91
81Angus FraserENG34.00
82Paul StrangZIM34.11
83Nathan AstleNZ34.22
84Upul ChandanaSL34.33
85Ata-ur-RehmanPAK34.45
86Sunil JoshiIND35.32
87Peter McIntyreAUS35.67
88Ian BishopWI35.78
89Shahid AfridiPAK35.81
90Derek CrookesSA35.89
91Shane ThomsonNZ36.13
92Justin VaughanNZ36.47
93Nixon McLeanWI36.50
94Chris LewisENG36.95
95Shahzad AltafUAE37.00
96Steven LubbersNED37.40
97Pat SymcoxSA38.76
98Mark WaughAUS38.94
99Saleem MalikPAK39.33
100Phil SimmonsWI39.43
101Aaqib JavedPAK39.58
102Jacques KallisSA41.00
103Sanath JayasuriyaSL42.85
104Graham ThorpeENG43.50
105Roland LefebvreNED44.00
106Kenny BenjaminWI44.09
107Ruwan KalpageSL44.50
108Dipak PatelNZ45.77
109Henry OlongaZIM46.09
110Kumar DharmasenaSL46.33
111David JohnsonIND47.67
112Ravindra PushpakumaraSL48.17
112Aasif KarimKEN48.17
113Guy WhittallZIM48.94
114Bryan StrangZIM49.62
115Richard IllingworthENG49.83
116Mike WatkinsonENG51.00
116Eric GoukaNED51.00
117Stuart LawAUS51.33
118Aashish KapoorIND51.75
119Geoff AllottNZ52.25
119Sultan ZarawaniUAE52.25
120Johanne SamarasekeraUAE52.33
120Graeme HickENG52.33
121Jason GillespieAUS53.00
122Manoj PrabhakarIND53.33
123Eddo BrandesZIM53.50
124Tony SujiKEN54.00
125Darren LehmannAUS55.00
126Shiv ChanderpaulWI56.00
127Thomas OdoyoKEN56.25
128Peter CantrellNED56.67
129Hansie CronjeSA56.80
130Pramodya WickramasingheSL59.55
131Martin SujiKEN60.17
132Robert KennedyNZ60.27
133Paras MhambreyIND61.50
134Mohammad AkramPAK62.00
134Floris JansenNED62.00
135Ronnie IraniENG63.00
136Pommie MbangwaZIM64.00
137Roger TwoseNZ64.33
138Narendra HirwaniIND64.50
139Dermot ReeveENG67.00
140Simon BrownENG69.00
141Andy WhittallZIM69.17
142Paul-Jan BakkerNED71.67
143Brad HoggAUS71.75
144Stephen PeallZIM74.50
145Lameck OnyangoKEN76.00
146Ajay JadejaIND81.67
147Rajindra DhanrajWI82.50
148Sachin TendulkarIND83.78
149Grant FlowerZIM95.67
150Prashant VaidyaIND97.00
151Carl HooperWI100.67
152Steve TikoloKEN102.00
153Keith ArthurtonWI106.00
154Aamer SohailPAK106.13
155Shane LeeAUS107.00
156Saleem RazaUAE108.00
157Ian SalisburyENG110.50
158Arshad LaeeqUAE117.00
159Azhar MahmoodPAK122.50
160Flavian AponsoNED128.50
161Min PatelENG180.00
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