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 FORMATS1996262 entries
1155 / 2Ali BrownENG11 clear of Greg Blewett
2266 / 4Greg BlewettAUS11 off the lead
3354 / 6John CrawleyENG18.50 off the lead
● LEADS
Ali BrownENG
155 / 2 · 11 ahead of Blewett
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Brown is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
560 / 11
The mark at number ten — 252 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
West Indies
8 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

262 entries, ranked
1Ali BrownENG155 / 2
2Greg BlewettAUS266 / 4
3John CrawleyENG354 / 6
4Daryll CullinanSA1370 / 24
5Steve WaughAUS1236 / 22
6Saeed AnwarPAK2296 / 41
7Gary KirstenSA1832 / 33
8Nasser HussainENG608 / 11
9Sir Richie RichardsonWI361 / 7
10Jimmy AdamsWI560 / 11
11Sachin TendulkarIND2234 / 44
12Mohammad WasimPAK203 / 4
13Nick KnightENG705 / 14
14Aravinda de SilvaSL1261 / 26
15Sourav GangulyIND773 / 16
16Danny MorrisonNZ48 / 1
17Saleem MalikPAK1289 / 27
18Andrew HudsonSA1330 / 28
19Carl HooperWI467 / 10
20Mark WaughAUS1391 / 30
21Alec StewartENG1196 / 26
22Ijaz AhmedPAK1772 / 39
23Brian LaraWI918 / 21
24Sanjeeva RanatungaSL130 / 3
25Graham ThorpeENG1167 / 27
26Michael BevanAUS907 / 21
27Junior MurrayWI171 / 4
28Matthew ElliottAUS128 / 3
29Hashan TillakaratneSL758 / 18
30Klaas-Jan van NoortwijkNED168 / 4
30Shaukat DukanwalaUAE84 / 2
30Adam ParoreNZ924 / 22
31Mohammad AzharuddinIND1422 / 35
32Arjuna RanatungaSL688 / 17
33Stephen FlemingNZ1165 / 29
34Adam BacherSA80 / 2
35Aamer SohailPAK1233 / 31
36David BoonAUS78 / 2
37Sherwin CampbellWI778 / 20
38Paul StrangZIM620 / 16
39Grant FlowerZIM991 / 26
40Phil SimmonsWI417 / 11
41Sanath JayasuriyaSL1174 / 31
42Dave HoughtonZIM481 / 13
42Shahid AnwarPAK37 / 1
43Hansie CronjeSA1129 / 31
44Wasim AkramPAK728 / 20
45Shiv ChanderpaulWI959 / 27
46Mohammad IshaqUAE71 / 2
47Ajay JadejaIND805 / 23
47Robin SmithENG280 / 8
48Saleem RazaUAE137 / 4
49Rahul DravidIND911 / 27
50Asanka GurusinhaSL905 / 27
51Ricky PontingAUS896 / 27
52Mark TaylorAUS1026 / 31
53Neil FairbrotherENG198 / 6
53Arshad LaeeqUAE66 / 2
54Ian HealyAUS692 / 21
55Jonty RhodesSA590 / 18
56Vinod KambliIND262 / 8
57Romesh KaluwitharanaSL814 / 25
58Paras MhambreyIND65 / 2
59Roland HolderWI194 / 6
60Peter CantrellNED160 / 5
61Roshan MahanamaSL510 / 16
62Shaun PollockSA189 / 6
63Nathan AstleNZ942 / 30
64Jacques KallisSA282 / 9
65Lee GermonNZ595 / 19
66Stuart LawAUS593 / 19
67Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK838 / 27
68Steve TikoloKEN216 / 7
69Andy FlowerZIM797 / 26
70Lance KlusenerSA153 / 5
71Mark EalhamENG121 / 4
72Chris CairnsNZ815 / 27
73Navjot SidhuIND482 / 16
74Mike AthertonENG873 / 29
75Flavian AponsoNED120 / 4
75Johanne SamarasekeraUAE90 / 3
76Roger TwoseNZ559 / 19
77Graeme HickENG615 / 21
78Ronnie IraniENG145 / 5
79Moin KhanPAK719 / 25
80Marvan AtapattuSL84 / 3
81Craig SpearmanNZ670 / 24
82Andy WallerZIM279 / 10
83Ali ShahZIM110 / 4
84Bryan YoungNZ246 / 9
85Rashid LatifPAK191 / 7
86Zahoor ElahiPAK245 / 9
87Craig MatthewsSA27 / 1
87Javed MiandadPAK54 / 2
87Michael SlaterAUS270 / 10
88Robert SamuelsWI268 / 10
89Sanjay ManjrekarIND534 / 20
90Richard SnellSA79 / 3
91Dipak ChudasamaKEN183 / 7
92Roland LefebvreNED78 / 3
93Brian McMillanSA492 / 19
94Chris LewisENG129 / 5
95Shane ThomsonNZ128 / 5
96Azam KhanPAK127 / 5
97Pat SymcoxSA329 / 13
98Hitesh ModiKEN177 / 7
99Kennedy OtienoKEN174 / 7
100Jack RussellENG344 / 14
101Martin SujiKEN24 / 1
101Shahid AfridiGER288 / 12
102Kumar DharmasenaSL282 / 12
103Alistair CampbellZIM634 / 27
104Justin VaughanNZ210 / 9
105David RichardsonSA256 / 11
106Aaqib JavedPAK93 / 4
107Chris HarrisNZ462 / 20
108Asif MujtabaPAK92 / 4
109Bas ZuiderentNED91 / 4
110Nayan MongiaIND721 / 32
111Min PatelENG45 / 2
111Tim de LeedeNED90 / 4
112Woorkeri RamanIND89 / 4
113Craig EvansZIM221 / 10
114Peter McIntyreAUS22 / 1
115Simon DoullNZ65 / 3
115Fanie de VilliersSA130 / 6
116Sandeep GuptaKEN43 / 2
117Stuart CarlisleZIM150 / 7
118Herschelle GibbsSA170 / 8
119Dipak PatelNZ276 / 13
120Saleem ElahiPAK126 / 6
120Ravindra PushpakumaraSL42 / 2
121Saqlain MushtaqPAK249 / 12
122Phil DeFreitasENG124 / 6
123Mark RamprakashENG60 / 3
123Basit AliPAK40 / 2
123Mark GreatbatchNZ160 / 8
124Mazhar HussainUAE99 / 5
125Stuart WilliamsZIM97 / 5
126Guy WhittallZIM504 / 26
127Maurice OdumbeKEN135 / 7
128VVS LaxmanIND77 / 4
129Aashish KapoorIND76 / 4
129Eric GoukaNED19 / 1
130Matthew MaynardENG94 / 5
131Paul ReiffelAUS241 / 13
132Anil KumbleIND399 / 22
133Shane WarneAUS162 / 9
133Adam GilchristAUS18 / 1
133Ganesh MylvaganamUAE36 / 2
134Craig WishartZIM179 / 10
135Shadab KabirPAK89 / 5
136Heath StreakZIM230 / 13
137Glenn McGrathAUS53 / 3
138Courtney WalshWI88 / 5
139Ramiz RajaPAK139 / 8
140Derek CrookesSA121 / 7
141Ian BishopWI207 / 12
142John RennieZIM34 / 2
142Graham LloydENG17 / 1
143Eddo BrandesZIM84 / 5
144Sean DaviesZIM67 / 4
145Neil SmithENG100 / 6
145Nolan ClarkeNED50 / 3
145Ian SalisburyENG50 / 3
146Vikram RathourIND233 / 14
147Thomas OdoyoKEN83 / 5
148Marcel ScheweNED49 / 3
149Mushtaq AhmedPAK163 / 10
150Craig McDermottAUS16 / 1
151Chaminda VaasSL267 / 17
152Saeed AzadPAK46 / 3
153Craig WhiteENG122 / 8
154Javagal SrinathIND395 / 26
155Robert KennedyNZ45 / 3
155Roger HarperWI150 / 10
155Chandika HathurusinghaSL45 / 3
156Courtney BrowneWI194 / 13
157Ottis GibsonWI88 / 6
157Vijay MehraUAE44 / 3
158Sunil JoshiIND211 / 15
159Adam HollioakeENG28 / 2
159Shahid NazirPAK42 / 3
159Aasif KarimKEN42 / 3
160Steve PalframanSA55 / 4
161Lameck OnyangoKEN27 / 2
161Michael KasprowiczAUS27 / 2
162Dominic CorkENG186 / 14
163Mark DekkerZIM140 / 11
164Upul ChandanaSL50 / 4
164Dermot ReeveENG50 / 4
165Justin LangerAUS12 / 1
165Alan MullallyENG60 / 5
166Robert CroftENG47 / 4
167Azhar SaeedUAE58 / 5
168Hasan RazaPAK56 / 5
169Sir Curtly AmbroseWI123 / 11
170Bryan StrangZIM99 / 9
170Manjula MunasingheSL11 / 1
170Allan DonaldSA55 / 5
170Simon BrownENG11 / 1
170Mike WatkinsonENG11 / 1
170Tom MoodyAUS11 / 1
170Phil TufnellENG11 / 1
171Brad HoggAUS43 / 4
171Waqar YounisPAK129 / 12
172Darren GoughENG102 / 10
173Tito OdumbeKEN61 / 6
174Jason GillespieAUS30 / 3
175Mohammad AslamUAE38 / 4
176Peter MartinENG65 / 7
177Gavin LarsenNZ46 / 5
178Narendra HirwaniIND9 / 1
178Everton MatambanadzoZIM9 / 1
178Stephen PeallZIM9 / 1
178Rajindra DhanrajWI9 / 1
178Nicky BojeSA27 / 3
179Paul AdamsSA53 / 6
180Ata-ur-RehmanPAK17 / 2
180Darren LehmannAUS17 / 2
180Tariq IqbalKEN17 / 2
181Pramodya WickramasingheSL42 / 5
182Azhar MahmoodPAK41 / 5
183Venkatesh PrasadIND80 / 10
183Sujith SomasunderIND16 / 2
183Pankaj DharmaniIND8 / 1
183Sajeewa de SilvaSL8 / 1
183Andy WhittallZIM32 / 4
183Charlie LockZIM8 / 1
183Steven LubbersNED24 / 3
184Prashant VaidyaIND15 / 2
184Shane LeeAUS15 / 2
185Muttiah MuralitharanSL29 / 4
186Nixon McLeanWI7 / 1
186Tony SujiKEN14 / 2
186Richard IllingworthENG7 / 1
186Robin SinghIND21 / 3
187Ridley JacobsWI13 / 2
187Pommie MbangwaZIM13 / 2
188Dion NashNZ19 / 3
189Angus FraserENG6 / 1
189Gavin RennieZIM6 / 1
189Kenny BenjaminWI42 / 7
190Sultan ZarawaniUAE16 / 3
191Matthew HaydenAUS5 / 1
191Damien FlemingAUS5 / 1
192Henry OlongaZIM14 / 3
193Imtiaz AbbasiUAE4 / 1
193Andy CaddickENG4 / 1
193David JohnsonIND8 / 2
193Greg LoveridgeNZ4 / 1
194Manoj PrabhakarIND11 / 3
194Ruwan KalpageSL11 / 3
195Philo WallaceWI3 / 1
195Laurie WilliamsWI6 / 2
196Patterson ThompsonWI1 / 1
196Adrian GriffithWI1 / 1
196Gary BrentZIM1 / 1
196Keith ArthurtonWI2 / 2
196Cameron CuffyWI1 / 1
196Devon MalcolmENG1 / 1
196Chris SilverwoodENG1 / 1
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