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

Here is the complete breakdown of the best averages in 1996, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS199693 entries
155.27Nasser HussainENG0.60 clear of Saeed Anwar
254.67Saeed AnwarPAK0.60 off the lead
353.88Gary KirstenSA1.39 off the lead
● LEADS
Nasser HussainENG
55.27 · 0.60 ahead of Anwar
↑ IN THE CHASE
5
players sit within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
45.04
The mark at number ten — 83 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
7 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

93 entries, ranked
1Nasser HussainENG55.27
2Saeed AnwarPAK54.67
3Gary KirstenSA53.88
4Steve WaughAUS53.74
5Daryll CullinanSA52.69
6Nick KnightENG50.36
7Sachin TendulkarIND49.64
8Carl HooperWI46.70
9Alec StewartENG46.00
10Aravinda de SilvaSL45.04
11Saleem MalikPAK44.45
12Brian LaraWI43.71
13Ijaz AhmedPAK43.22
14Jimmy AdamsWI43.08
15Sourav GangulyIND42.94
16Andrew HudsonSA42.90
17Mark WaughAUS42.15
18Graham ThorpeENG41.68
19Michael BevanAUS41.23
20Stephen FlemingNZ40.17
21Mohammad AzharuddinIND38.43
22Aamer SohailPAK37.36
23Sherwin CampbellWI37.05
24Dave HoughtonZIM37.00
25Sanath JayasuriyaSL36.69
26Paul StrangZIM36.47
27Arjuna RanatungaSL36.21
28Adam ParoreNZ35.54
29Shiv ChanderpaulWI35.52
30Hansie CronjeSA35.28
31Hashan TillakaratneSL34.45
32Wasim AkramPAK33.09
33Grant FlowerZIM33.03
34Rahul DravidIND32.54
35Phil SimmonsWI32.08
36Mark TaylorAUS32.06
37Asanka GurusinhaSL31.21
38Jonty RhodesSA31.05
39Ajay JadejaIND30.96
40Chris CairnsNZ30.19
41Navjot SidhuIND30.13
42Ian HealyAUS30.09
43Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK29.93
44Ricky PontingAUS28.90
45Andy FlowerZIM28.46
46Roshan MahanamaSL28.33
47Stuart LawAUS28.24
48Jacques KallisSA28.20
49Graeme HickENG27.95
50Roger TwoseNZ27.95
51Andy WallerZIM27.90
52Nathan AstleNZ27.71
53Moin KhanPAK27.65
54Robert SamuelsWI26.80
55Sanjay ManjrekarIND26.70
56Lee GermonNZ25.87
57Mike AthertonENG25.68
58Romesh KaluwitharanaSL25.44
59Brian McMillanSA24.60
60Craig SpearmanNZ23.93
61Shahid AfridiPAK22.15
62Alistair CampbellZIM21.86
63Kumar DharmasenaSL21.69
64Jack RussellENG21.50
65David RichardsonSA21.33
66Nayan MongiaIND21.21
67Michael SlaterAUS20.77
68Craig EvansZIM20.09
69Chris HarrisNZ20.09
70Pat SymcoxSA19.35
71Guy WhittallZIM16.80
72Vikram RathourIND16.64
73Heath StreakZIM16.43
74Dipak PatelNZ16.24
75Shane WarneAUS16.20
76Paul ReiffelAUS16.07
77Anil KumbleIND15.35
78Chaminda VaasSL14.83
79Courtney BrowneWI13.86
80Craig WishartZIM13.77
81Roger HarperWI13.64
82Mushtaq AhmedPAK13.58
83Sunil JoshiIND13.19
84Saqlain MushtaqPAK13.11
85Ian BishopWI12.94
86Javagal SrinathIND12.74
87Mark DekkerZIM11.67
88Dominic CorkENG10.33
89Bryan StrangZIM9.90
90Darren GoughENG9.27
91Sir Curtly AmbroseWI8.20
92Waqar YounisPAK8.06
93Venkatesh PrasadIND6.15
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