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.
ODI1996147 entries
18.00Everton MatambanadzoZIM0.50 clear of Adam Hollioake
28.50Adam HollioakeENG0.50 off the lead
313.00Hashan TillakaratneSL5 off the lead
● LEADS
Everton MatambanadzoZIM
8.00 · 0.50 better than Hollioake
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best average
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
17.10
The mark at number ten — 137 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
7 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Average — full list

147 entries, ranked
1Everton MatambanadzoZIM8.00
2Adam HollioakeENG8.50
3Hashan TillakaratneSL13.00
4Chris SilverwoodENG13.50
5Allan DonaldSA15.43
6Ottis GibsonWI15.59
7Shane WarneAUS16.19
8Matthew HartNZ16.50
9Laurie WilliamsWI17.00
10Sir Curtly AmbroseWI17.10
11Gavin LarsenNZ17.53
12Abdul RazzaqPAK17.67
13Paul AdamsSA19.42
14Craig EvansZIM19.50
15Saqlain MushtaqPAK19.52
16Greg BlewettAUS20.00
17Sajeewa de SilvaSL20.08
18Anil KumbleIND20.25
19John RennieZIM20.86
20Danny MorrisonNZ21.29
21Rajab AliKEN21.30
22Fanie de VilliersSA21.33
23Waqar YounisPAK22.47
24Jimmy AdamsWI22.60
25Robin SinghIND22.80
26Tito OdumbeKEN22.83
27Stephen FlemingNZ23.00
28Henry OlongaZIM23.50
29Robert CroftENG23.83
30Damien FlemingAUS23.90
31Muttiah MuralitharanSL23.97
32Chaminda VaasSL23.97
33Shaun PollockSA24.88
34Chandika HathurusinghaSL25.00
35Dominic CorkENG25.30
36Roger HarperWI25.33
37Shaukat DukanwalaUAE25.50
38Chris HarrisNZ25.63
39Nicky BojeSA26.00
40Azhar SaeedUAE26.17
41Craig McDermottAUS26.33
42Wasim AkramPAK26.85
43Dion NashNZ27.00
44Charlie LockZIM27.38
45Peter MartinENG27.89
46Venkatapathy RajuIND28.72
47Darren GoughENG28.83
48Venkatesh PrasadIND28.84
49Phil DeFreitasENG29.20
50Manjula MunasingheSL29.50
51Chris LewisENG29.75
52Courtney WalshWI29.78
53Richard SnellSA30.00
54Craig WhiteENG30.50
55Aravinda de SilvaSL30.75
56Glenn McGrathAUS30.93
57Eric UpashanthaSL31.00
57Cameron CuffyWI31.00
58Paul ReiffelAUS31.08
59Neil SmithENG31.67
60Craig MatthewsSA31.76
61Mushtaq AhmedPAK31.78
62Graham ThorpeENG32.50
63Arjuna RanatungaSL32.60
64Maurice OdumbeKEN33.13
65Michael BevanAUS33.33
66Chris CairnsNZ33.42
67Tom MoodyAUS33.67
68Paul StrangZIM33.89
69Brian McMillanSA33.96
70Upul ChandanaSL34.33
70Ata-ur-RehmanPAK34.33
71Shahid NazirPAK34.67
72Pat SymcoxSA34.78
73Nathan AstleNZ35.31
74Shahid AfridiPAK35.81
75Derek CrookesSA35.89
76Shane ThomsonNZ36.13
77Mark WaughAUS36.38
78Sunil JoshiIND36.47
79Nixon McLeanWI36.50
80Saleem MalikPAK36.53
81Shahzad AltafUAE37.00
82Heath StreakZIM37.17
83Steve WaughAUS37.20
84Steven LubbersNED37.40
85Alan MullallyENG37.75
86Andy WhittallZIM38.50
87Mohammad AkramPAK39.33
88Aaqib JavedPAK39.58
89Javagal SrinathIND39.79
90Jacques KallisSA40.50
91Phil SimmonsWI41.71
92Shiv ChanderpaulWI42.00
92Justin VaughanNZ42.00
93Carl HooperWI42.33
94Graeme HickENG42.80
95Kumar DharmasenaSL43.95
96Sanath JayasuriyaSL43.96
97Roland LefebvreNED44.00
98Ruwan KalpageSL44.50
99Aasif KarimKEN48.17
100Paras MhambreyIND49.00
101Eddo BrandesZIM49.40
102Richard IllingworthENG49.83
103Eric GoukaNED51.00
104Lance KlusenerSA51.33
104Stuart LawAUS51.33
105Sultan ZarawaniUAE52.25
106Johanne SamarasekeraUAE52.33
107Ian BishopWI53.00
108Manoj PrabhakarIND53.33
109Tony SujiKEN54.00
110Simon DoullNZ54.75
111Darren LehmannAUS55.00
112Ravindra PushpakumaraSL55.17
113Jason GillespieAUS56.00
114Thomas OdoyoKEN56.25
115Robert KennedyNZ56.60
116Peter CantrellNED56.67
117Martin SujiKEN60.17
118Hansie CronjeSA60.63
119Kenny BenjaminWI61.50
120Floris JansenNED62.00
121Guy WhittallZIM66.14
122Dermot ReeveENG67.00
123Dipak PatelNZ70.25
124Pramodya WickramasingheSL70.86
125Paul-Jan BakkerNED71.67
126Brad HoggAUS72.67
127Bryan StrangZIM74.33
128Stephen PeallZIM74.50
129Grant FlowerZIM76.00
129Lameck OnyangoKEN76.00
130Sachin TendulkarIND80.56
131Ajay JadejaIND81.67
132Prashant VaidyaIND97.00
133Aamer SohailPAK98.88
134Steve TikoloKEN102.00
135Aashish KapoorIND104.33
136Keith ArthurtonWI106.00
137Shane LeeAUS107.00
138Saleem RazaUAE108.00
139Ronnie IraniENG115.00
140Arshad LaeeqUAE117.00
141Azhar MahmoodPAK122.50
142Flavian AponsoNED128.50
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