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 FORMATS1996144 entries
17.69Jayantha SilvaSL6.30 clear of Allan Donald
213.99Allan DonaldSA6.30 off the lead
315.55Mohammad ZahidPAK7.86 off the lead
● LEADS
Jayantha SilvaSL
7.69 · 6.30 better than Donald
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Silva is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
20.73
The mark at number ten — 134 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
7 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Average — full list

144 entries, ranked
1Jayantha SilvaSL7.69
2Allan DonaldSA13.99
3Mohammad ZahidPAK15.55
4Ottis GibsonWI15.59
5Chris SilverwoodENG16.33
6Shaun PollockSA19.68
7Sajeewa de SilvaSL20.08
8Everton MatambanadzoZIM20.17
9Sir Curtly AmbroseWI20.56
10Paul AdamsSA20.73
11John RennieZIM20.86
12Muttiah MuralitharanSL21.16
13Rajab AliKEN21.30
14Saqlain MushtaqPAK21.74
15Gavin LarsenNZ22.09
16Shane WarneAUS22.63
17Robin SinghIND22.80
18Tito OdumbeKEN22.83
19Jimmy AdamsWI23.29
20Fanie de VilliersSA23.31
21Waqar YounisPAK23.79
22Damien FlemingAUS23.90
23Glenn McGrathAUS24.12
24Anil KumbleIND24.14
25Chaminda VaasSL24.67
26Greg BlewettAUS25.00
27Roger HarperWI25.33
28Shaukat DukanwalaUAE25.50
29Wasim AkramPAK25.75
30Nicky BojeSA26.00
31Mushtaq AhmedPAK26.06
32Venkatesh PrasadIND26.06
33Azhar SaeedUAE26.17
34Paul ReiffelAUS26.58
35Dion NashNZ27.00
36Danny MorrisonNZ27.14
37Shahid NazirPAK27.23
38Lance KlusenerSA27.25
39Charlie LockZIM27.38
40Phil TufnellENG27.43
41Andy CaddickENG27.50
42Darren GoughENG27.80
43Peter MartinENG27.83
44Simon DoullNZ27.86
45Robert CroftENG27.88
46Chris HarrisNZ28.61
47Heath StreakZIM28.80
48Phil DeFreitasENG29.20
49Steve WaughAUS29.25
50Manjula MunasingheSL29.50
51Courtney WalshWI29.70
52Richard SnellSA30.00
53Michael BevanAUS30.07
54Sourav GangulyIND30.57
55Dominic CorkENG30.58
56Mark EalhamENG30.71
57Venkatapathy RajuIND31.21
58Craig WhiteENG31.67
58Neil SmithENG31.67
59Craig MatthewsSA31.76
60Aravinda de SilvaSL31.88
61Arjuna RanatungaSL32.60
62Brian McMillanSA32.94
63Maurice OdumbeKEN33.13
64Javagal SrinathIND33.61
65Alan MullallyENG33.66
66Tom MoodyAUS33.67
67Patterson ThompsonWI33.75
68Craig McDermottAUS33.80
69Chris CairnsNZ33.91
70Paul StrangZIM34.11
71Nathan AstleNZ34.22
72Upul ChandanaSL34.33
73Ata-ur-RehmanPAK34.45
74Ian BishopWI35.00
75Sunil JoshiIND35.32
76Peter McIntyreAUS35.67
77Shahid AfridiPAK35.81
78Derek CrookesSA35.89
79Shane ThomsonNZ36.13
80Justin VaughanNZ36.47
81Chris LewisENG36.95
82Steven LubbersNED37.40
83Pat SymcoxSA38.76
84Mark WaughAUS38.94
85Saleem MalikPAK39.33
86Phil SimmonsWI39.38
87Aaqib JavedPAK39.58
88Jacques KallisSA41.00
89Sanath JayasuriyaSL42.85
90Graham ThorpeENG43.50
91Roland LefebvreNED44.00
92Kenny BenjaminWI44.09
93Dipak PatelNZ45.77
94Henry OlongaZIM46.09
95Kumar DharmasenaSL46.33
96David JohnsonIND47.67
97Ravindra PushpakumaraSL48.17
97Aasif KarimKEN48.17
98Guy WhittallZIM48.94
99Bryan StrangZIM49.62
100Richard IllingworthENG49.83
101Mike WatkinsonENG51.00
102Stuart LawAUS51.33
103Aashish KapoorIND51.75
104Geoff AllottNZ52.25
104Sultan ZarawaniUAE52.25
105Johanne SamarasekeraUAE52.33
105Graeme HickENG52.33
106Jason GillespieAUS53.00
107Manoj PrabhakarIND53.33
108Eddo BrandesZIM53.50
109Shiv ChanderpaulWI56.00
110Thomas OdoyoKEN56.25
111Peter CantrellNED56.67
112Hansie CronjeSA56.80
113Pramodya WickramasingheSL59.55
114Martin SujiKEN60.17
115Robert KennedyNZ60.27
116Paras MhambreyIND61.50
117Mohammad AkramPAK62.00
118Ronnie IraniENG63.00
119Pommie MbangwaZIM64.00
120Roger TwoseNZ64.33
121Narendra HirwaniIND64.50
122Dermot ReeveENG67.00
123Simon BrownENG69.00
124Andy WhittallZIM69.17
125Paul-Jan BakkerNED71.67
126Brad HoggAUS71.75
127Stephen PeallZIM74.50
128Ajay JadejaIND81.67
129Rajindra DhanrajWI82.50
130Sachin TendulkarIND83.78
131Grant FlowerZIM95.67
132Carl HooperWI100.67
133Keith ArthurtonWI106.00
134Aamer SohailPAK106.13
135Shane LeeAUS107.00
136Saleem RazaUAE108.00
137Ian SalisburyENG110.50
138Azhar MahmoodPAK122.50
139Flavian AponsoNED128.50
140Min PatelENG180.00
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