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.
ODI1996234 entries
195 / 1Lance KlusenerSA2.67 clear of Nick Knight
2277 / 3Nick KnightENG2.67 off the lead
381 / 1Greg BlewettAUS14 off the lead
● LEADS
Lance KlusenerSA
95 / 1 · 2.67 ahead of Knight
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
361 / 7
The mark at number ten — 224 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
8 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

234 entries, ranked
1Lance KlusenerSA95 / 1
2Nick KnightENG277 / 3
3Greg BlewettAUS81 / 1
4Ali BrownENG155 / 2
5Daryll CullinanSA1034 / 17
6Gary KirstenSA1442 / 24
7Brian LaraWI692 / 12
8Aravinda de SilvaSL1188 / 22
9Sachin TendulkarIND1611 / 30
10Sir Richie RichardsonWI361 / 7
11Saeed AnwarPAK1595 / 31
12Graham ThorpeENG666 / 13
13Mark WaughAUS1059 / 21
14Saleem MalikPAK904 / 19
15Michael BevanAUS760 / 16
16Andrew HudsonSA950 / 21
17Carl HooperWI224 / 5
18Ijaz AhmedPAK1281 / 29
19Steve WaughAUS777 / 18
20Klaas-Jan van NoortwijkNED168 / 4
20Shaukat DukanwalaUAE84 / 2
21Adam ParoreNZ627 / 15
22Graeme HickENG534 / 13
23Hansie CronjeSA933 / 23
24Mohammad AzharuddinIND931 / 23
25Arjuna RanatungaSL607 / 15
26Aamer SohailPAK1090 / 27
27Shaun PollockSA160 / 4
27Mark EalhamENG40 / 1
28Junior MurrayWI118 / 3
29Ricky PontingAUS733 / 19
30Mark TaylorAUS792 / 21
31Ajay JadejaIND789 / 21
32Phil SimmonsWI336 / 9
33Stephen FlemingNZ708 / 19
34Shahid AnwarPAK37 / 1
35Hashan TillakaratneSL544 / 15
36Zahoor ElahiPAK215 / 6
37Jimmy AdamsWI213 / 6
37Mohammad IshaqUAE71 / 2
38Roshan MahanamaSL491 / 14
39Jonty RhodesSA560 / 16
40Ronnie IraniENG69 / 2
41Jacques KallisSA275 / 8
42Saleem RazaUAE137 / 4
43Sanath JayasuriyaSL955 / 28
44Grant FlowerZIM472 / 14
45Sourav GangulyIND269 / 8
46Robin SmithENG201 / 6
47Neil FairbrotherENG198 / 6
47Arshad LaeeqUAE66 / 2
48Vinod KambliIND262 / 8
49Roger TwoseNZ391 / 12
50Asanka GurusinhaSL746 / 23
51Roland HolderWI194 / 6
52Paul StrangZIM226 / 7
53Peter CantrellNED160 / 5
54Stuart LawAUS593 / 19
55Romesh KaluwitharanaSL685 / 22
56Alec StewartENG403 / 13
56Justin VaughanNZ31 / 1
57Steve TikoloKEN216 / 7
58Navjot SidhuIND482 / 16
59Mark GreatbatchNZ120 / 4
59Andy WallerZIM210 / 7
59Flavian AponsoNED120 / 4
59Johanne SamarasekeraUAE90 / 3
60Rahul DravidIND475 / 16
61Mohammad WasimPAK89 / 3
62Lee GermonNZ385 / 13
63Nathan AstleNZ560 / 19
64Woorkeri RamanIND29 / 1
65Shiv ChanderpaulWI515 / 18
66Azam KhanPAK113 / 4
66Azam KhanPAK113 / 4
67Marvan AtapattuSL84 / 3
68Sanjay ManjrekarIND390 / 14
69Herschelle GibbsSA83 / 3
70Craig MatthewsSA27 / 1
70Javed MiandadPAK54 / 2
71Chris CairnsNZ507 / 19
72Andy FlowerZIM372 / 14
73Stuart CarlisleZIM53 / 2
73Vikram RathourIND159 / 6
74Michael SlaterAUS211 / 8
74Craig EvansZIM211 / 8
75Richard SnellSA79 / 3
76Dipak ChudasamaKEN183 / 7
77Roland LefebvreNED78 / 3
78Chris HarrisNZ387 / 15
79Brian McMillanSA335 / 13
80Shane ThomsonNZ128 / 5
81Hitesh ModiKEN177 / 7
82Mike AthertonENG404 / 16
83Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK503 / 20
84Pat SymcoxSA250 / 10
85Kennedy OtienoKEN174 / 7
86Rashid LatifPAK146 / 6
87Shahid AfridiGER288 / 12
87Martin SujiKEN24 / 1
87Shahid AfridiGER288 / 12
88David RichardsonSA118 / 5
89Ali ShahZIM47 / 2
90Aaqib JavedPAK93 / 4
91Alistair CampbellZIM278 / 12
92Bas ZuiderentNED91 / 4
93Wasim AkramPAK338 / 15
94Tim de LeedeNED90 / 4
95Sherwin CampbellWI262 / 12
96Craig SpearmanNZ391 / 18
97Kumar DharmasenaSL238 / 11
98Sandeep GuptaKEN43 / 2
99Moin KhanPAK386 / 18
100Saleem ElahiPAK126 / 6
101Phil DeFreitasENG124 / 6
101Craig WishartZIM62 / 3
102Bryan YoungNZ102 / 5
103Heath StreakZIM161 / 8
104Mark RamprakashENG60 / 3
104Basit AliPAK40 / 2
105Mazhar HussainUAE99 / 5
106Stuart WilliamsZIM97 / 5
107Maurice OdumbeKEN135 / 7
108Eric GoukaNED19 / 1
108Brad HoggAUS38 / 2
109Matthew MaynardENG94 / 5
110Nayan MongiaIND338 / 18
111Aashish KapoorIND37 / 2
112Glenn McGrathAUS18 / 1
112Adam GilchristAUS18 / 1
112Danny MorrisonNZ18 / 1
112Ganesh MylvaganamUAE36 / 2
113Ramiz RajaPAK139 / 8
114Derek CrookesSA121 / 7
115Graham LloydENG17 / 1
115John RennieZIM34 / 2
115Robert KennedyNZ17 / 1
115Paul ReiffelAUS119 / 7
116Sean DaviesZIM67 / 4
117Javagal SrinathIND267 / 16
118Neil SmithENG100 / 6
118Nolan ClarkeNED50 / 3
119Guy WhittallZIM233 / 14
120Thomas OdoyoKEN83 / 5
121Marcel ScheweNED49 / 3
122Sunil JoshiIND114 / 7
123Craig WhiteENG113 / 7
124Ian HealyAUS242 / 15
125Saeed AzadPAK46 / 3
126Jack RussellENG120 / 8
126Robert CroftENG15 / 1
126Roger HarperWI150 / 10
127Chaminda VaasSL191 / 13
128Vijay MehraUAE44 / 3
128Ottis GibsonWI88 / 6
129Aasif KarimKEN42 / 3
129Ravindra PushpakumaraSL14 / 1
129Adam HollioakeENG28 / 2
130Fanie de VilliersSA55 / 4
130Steve PalframanSA55 / 4
131Venkatesh PrasadIND41 / 3
132Lameck OnyangoKEN27 / 2
133Anil KumbleIND147 / 11
134Mark DekkerZIM40 / 3
135Saqlain MushtaqPAK132 / 10
136Waqar YounisPAK92 / 7
137Courtney BrowneWI102 / 8
138Dipak PatelNZ113 / 9
139Dermot ReeveENG50 / 4
139Upul ChandanaSL50 / 4
140Mushtaq AhmedPAK37 / 3
141Shane WarneAUS49 / 4
142Darren GoughENG95 / 8
143Azhar SaeedUAE58 / 5
144Ian BishopWI81 / 7
145Courtney WalshWI34 / 3
146Dominic CorkENG67 / 6
147Tom MoodyAUS11 / 1
147Eddo BrandesZIM33 / 3
147Dave HoughtonZIM33 / 3
147Manjula MunasingheSL11 / 1
147Pommie MbangwaZIM11 / 1
148Sir Curtly AmbroseWI64 / 6
149Tito OdumbeKEN61 / 6
150John CrawleyENG10 / 1
150Paul AdamsSA10 / 1
151Simon DoullNZ19 / 2
151Mohammad AslamUAE38 / 4
152Stephen PeallZIM9 / 1
152Nicky BojeSA27 / 3
153Pramodya WickramasingheSL26 / 3
154Darren LehmannAUS17 / 2
154Tariq IqbalKEN17 / 2
155Azhar MahmoodPAK41 / 5
156Sajeewa de SilvaSL8 / 1
156Sujith SomasunderIND16 / 2
156Pankaj DharmaniIND8 / 1
156Steven LubbersNED24 / 3
156Charlie LockZIM8 / 1
157Prashant VaidyaIND15 / 2
157Shane LeeAUS15 / 2
158Peter MartinENG29 / 4
158Hasan RazaPAK29 / 4
159Muttiah MuralitharanSL28 / 4
159Richard IllingworthENG7 / 1
159Robin SinghIND21 / 3
159Nixon McLeanWI7 / 1
159Robert SamuelsWI7 / 1
159Tony SujiKEN14 / 2
160Ridley JacobsWI13 / 2
161Dion NashNZ19 / 3
162Gavin RennieZIM6 / 1
163Kenny BenjaminWI11 / 2
164Sultan ZarawaniUAE16 / 3
165Damien FlemingAUS5 / 1
165Sanjeeva RanatungaSL5 / 1
166Bryan StrangZIM13 / 3
167Imtiaz AbbasiUAE4 / 1
167Jason GillespieAUS8 / 2
168Manoj PrabhakarIND11 / 3
168Ruwan KalpageSL11 / 3
168Gavin LarsenNZ11 / 3
169Ata-ur-RehmanPAK7 / 2
170Chandika HathurusinghaSL3 / 1
170Laurie WilliamsWI6 / 2
170Philo WallaceWI3 / 1
171Asif MujtabaPAK2 / 1
171Alan MullallyENG2 / 1
172Chris SilverwoodENG1 / 1
172Craig McDermottAUS1 / 1
172Adrian GriffithWI1 / 1
172Keith ArthurtonWI2 / 2
172Cameron CuffyWI1 / 1
172Gary BrentZIM1 / 1
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