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.
TEST199694 entries
10.00Ricky PontingAUS7.69 clear of Jayantha Silva
27.69Jayantha SilvaSL7.69 off the lead
38.42Shaun PollockSA8.42 off the lead
● LEADS
Ricky PontingAUS
0.00 · 7.69 better than Silva
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Ponting is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
17.75
The mark at number ten — 84 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
11 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Average — full list

94 entries, ranked
1Ricky PontingAUS0.00
2Jayantha SilvaSL7.69
3Shaun PollockSA8.42
4Allan DonaldSA11.15
5Mohammad ZahidPAK11.82
6Muttiah MuralitharanSL13.93
7Steve WaughAUS16.00
8Simon DoullNZ17.10
9Glenn McGrathAUS17.53
10Chris SilverwoodENG17.75
11Mike AthertonENG20.00
12Aashish KapoorIND20.20
13Paul ReiffelAUS20.33
14Mushtaq AhmedPAK20.83
15Mohammad HussainPAK21.00
16Paul AdamsSA21.61
17Lance KlusenerSA21.69
18Shahid NazirPAK22.08
19Sourav GangulyIND22.14
20Venkatesh PrasadIND22.68
21Phil SimmonsWI23.00
22Wasim AkramPAK24.09
23Michael BevanAUS24.20
24Darren GoughENG24.43
25Heath StreakZIM24.43
26Jimmy AdamsWI25.00
26Roger TwoseNZ25.00
27Nathan AstleNZ25.50
28Sir Curtly AmbroseWI25.75
29Waqar YounisPAK26.74
30Chaminda VaasSL26.83
31Ian BishopWI26.90
32Javagal SrinathIND27.42
33Phil TufnellENG27.43
33Mark EalhamENG27.43
34Peter MartinENG27.50
34Andy CaddickENG27.50
35Sanath JayasuriyaSL29.00
36Mike WatkinsonENG29.50
37Courtney WalshWI29.60
38Robert CroftENG30.30
39Brian McMillanSA30.33
40Dipak PatelNZ31.79
41Anil KumbleIND32.34
42Alan MullallyENG33.00
43Sunil JoshiIND33.60
44Justin VaughanNZ33.70
45Patterson ThompsonWI33.75
46Angus FraserENG34.00
47Paul StrangZIM34.25
48Chris CairnsNZ34.53
49Ata-ur-RehmanPAK34.60
50Saqlain MushtaqPAK34.82
51Gavin LarsenNZ35.00
52Fanie de VilliersSA35.20
53Dominic CorkENG35.44
54Guy WhittallZIM35.56
55Peter McIntyreAUS35.67
56Ronnie IraniENG37.00
57Shane WarneAUS38.07
58Chris LewisENG38.75
59Chris HarrisNZ38.86
60Pramodya WickramasingheSL39.75
61Kenny BenjaminWI40.22
62Pommie MbangwaZIM40.50
63Craig WhiteENG41.00
64Ravindra PushpakumaraSL41.17
65Hansie CronjeSA41.50
66Bryan StrangZIM42.20
67Everton MatambanadzoZIM44.50
68Danny MorrisonNZ44.71
69Greg BlewettAUS45.00
70Jason GillespieAUS47.00
71David JohnsonIND47.67
72Henry OlongaZIM51.11
73Geoff AllottNZ52.25
74Pat SymcoxSA54.00
75Eddo BrandesZIM57.60
76Mark WaughAUS59.50
77Kumar DharmasenaSL63.00
78Robert KennedyNZ63.33
79Narendra HirwaniIND64.50
80Brad HoggAUS69.00
80Simon BrownENG69.00
81Paras MhambreyIND74.00
82Venkatapathy RajuIND76.00
83Rajindra DhanrajWI82.50
84Graeme HickENG100.00
85Craig McDermottAUS101.00
86Ian SalisburyENG110.50
87Mohammad AkramPAK130.00
88Andy WhittallZIM130.50
89Grant FlowerZIM135.00
90Min PatelENG180.00
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