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.

Position	Best Averages	Player Name	Team Name
1	459 / 4	Steve Waugh	Australia
2	114 / 1	Mohammad Wasim	Pakistan
3	390 / 5	Wasim Akram	Pakistan
4	450 / 6	Ian Healy	Australia
5	219 / 3	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka
6	214 / 3	Hashan Tillakaratne	Sri Lanka
7	701 / 10	Saeed Anwar	Pakistan
8	347 / 5	Jimmy Adams	West Indies
9	344 / 5	John Crawley	England
10	516 / 8	Sherwin Campbell	West Indies
11	504 / 8	Sourav Ganguly	India
12	125 / 2	Sanjeeva Ranatunga	Sri Lanka
13	185 / 3	Greg Blewett	Australia
14	793 / 13	Alec Stewart	England
15	117 / 2	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan
16	380 / 7	Andrew Hudson	South Africa
17	53 / 1	Junior Murray	West Indies
18	559 / 11	Nasser Hussain	England
19	444 / 9	Shiv Chanderpaul	West Indies
20	491 / 10	Ijaz Ahmed	Pakistan
21	243 / 5	Carl Hooper	West Indies
22	385 / 8	Saleem Malik	Pakistan
23	336 / 7	Daryll Cullinan	South Africa
24	335 / 7	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pakistan
25	333 / 7	Moin Khan	Pakistan
26	279 / 6	Craig Spearman	New Zealand
27	46 / 1	Simon Doull	New Zealand
28	457 / 10	Stephen Fleming	New Zealand
29	45 / 1	Rashid Latif	Pakistan
30	448 / 10	Dave Houghton	Zimbabwe
31	623 / 14	Sachin Tendulkar	India
32	44 / 1	Kumar Dharmasena	Sri Lanka
33	394 / 9	Paul Strang	Zimbabwe
34	390 / 9	Gary Kirsten	South Africa
35	519 / 12	Grant Flower	Zimbabwe
36	129 / 3	Romesh Kaluwitharana	Sri Lanka
37	128 / 3	Matthew Elliott	Australia
38	297 / 7	Adam Parore	New Zealand
39	491 / 12	Mohammad Azharuddin	India
40	163 / 4	Dipak Patel	New Zealand
41	81 / 2	Arjuna Ranatunga	Sri Lanka
41	81 / 2	Phil Simmons	West Indies
42	80 / 2	Adam Bacher	South Africa
43	159 / 4	Asanka Gurusinha	Sri Lanka
44	436 / 11	Rahul Dravid	India
45	79 / 2	Robin Smith	England
46	78 / 2	David Boon	Australia
47	428 / 11	Nick Knight	England
48	308 / 8	Chris Cairns	New Zealand
49	75 / 2	Fanie de Villiers	South Africa
50	224 / 6	Jack Russell	England
51	332 / 9	Mark Waugh	Australia
52	469 / 13	Mike Atherton	England
53	144 / 4	Bryan Young	New Zealand
54	501 / 14	Graham Thorpe	England
55	143 / 4	Aamer Sohail	Pakistan
56	425 / 12	Andy Flower	Zimbabwe
57	210 / 6	Lee Germon	New Zealand
58	382 / 11	Nathan Astle	New Zealand
59	63 / 2	Ali Shah	Zimbabwe
60	90 / 3	Asif Mujtaba	Pakistan
61	59 / 2	Michael Slater	Australia
62	147 / 5	Michael Bevan	Australia
63	58 / 2	Paras Mhambrey	India
63	261 / 9	Robert Samuels	West Indies
64	28 / 1	Ravindra Pushpakumara	Sri Lanka
65	383 / 14	Nayan Mongia	India
66	81 / 3	Mark Ealham	England
66	27 / 1	Hasan Raza	Pakistan
66	54 / 2	Courtney Walsh	West Indies
67	79 / 3	Pat Symcox	South Africa
68	157 / 6	Brian McMillan	South Africa
69	51 / 2	Eddo Brandes	Zimbabwe
70	76 / 3	Ronnie Irani	England
71	126 / 5	Ian Bishop	West Indies
72	226 / 9	Brian Lara	West Indies
73	196 / 8	Hansie Cronje	South Africa
74	168 / 7	Roger Twose	New Zealand
74	144 / 6	Sanjay Manjrekar	India
75	356 / 15	Alistair Campbell	Zimbabwe
76	234 / 10	Mark Taylor	Australia
77	138 / 6	David Richardson	South Africa
77	69 / 3	Andy Waller	Zimbabwe
78	252 / 11	Anil Kumble	India
79	113 / 5	Shane Warne	Australia
80	271 / 12	Guy Whittall	Zimbabwe
81	45 / 2	Min Patel	England
82	179 / 8	Justin Vaughan	New Zealand
83	22 / 1	Jason Gillespie	Australia
83	22 / 1	Peter McIntyre	Australia
84	42 / 2	Chandika Hathurusingha	Sri Lanka
85	163 / 8	Ricky Ponting	Australia
86	122 / 6	Paul Reiffel	Australia
87	60 / 3	Woorkeri Raman	India
88	39 / 2	Aashish Kapoor	India
89	97 / 5	Stuart Carlisle	Zimbabwe
90	77 / 4	VVS Laxman	India
91	96 / 5	Chris Lewis	England
92	76 / 4	Chaminda Vaas	Sri Lanka
93	92 / 5	Courtney Browne	West Indies
94	73 / 4	Aravinda de Silva	Sri Lanka
95	126 / 7	Mushtaq Ahmed	Pakistan
96	89 / 5	Shadab Kabir	Pakistan
97	35 / 2	Gavin Larsen	New Zealand
97	35 / 2	Glenn McGrath	Australia
98	87 / 5	Herschelle Gibbs	South Africa
99	117 / 7	Craig Wishart	Zimbabwe
100	50 / 3	Ian Salisbury	England
101	75 / 5	Chris Harris	New Zealand
101	30 / 2	Jonty Rhodes	South Africa
102	119 / 8	Dominic Cork	England
103	58 / 4	Alan Mullally	England
103	58 / 4	Lance Klusener	South Africa
103	29 / 2	Shaun Pollock	South Africa
104	86 / 6	Bryan Strang	Zimbabwe
105	14 / 1	Azam Khan	Pakistan
105	28 / 2	Robert Kennedy	New Zealand
106	69 / 5	Heath Streak	Zimbabwe
107	27 / 2	Michael Kasprowicz	Australia
108	128 / 10	Javagal Srinath	India
109	100 / 8	Mark Dekker	Zimbabwe
110	97 / 8	Sunil Joshi	India
111	12 / 1	Justin Langer	Australia
111	36 / 3	Peter Martin	England
112	59 / 5	Sir Curtly Ambrose	West Indies
113	55 / 5	Allan Donald	South Africa
113	11 / 1	Phil Tufnell	England
113	11 / 1	Mike Watkinson	England
113	11 / 1	Simon Brown	England
114	32 / 3	Robert Croft	England
115	81 / 8	Graeme Hick	England
116	40 / 4	Mark Greatbatch	New Zealand
116	30 / 3	Zahoor Elahi	Pakistan
117	19 / 2	Roshan Mahanama	Sri Lanka
118	74 / 8	Vikram Rathour	India
119	9 / 1	Narendra Hirwani	India
119	9 / 1	Craig White	England
119	9 / 1	Rajindra Dhanraj	West Indies
120	43 / 5	Paul Adams	South Africa
121	25 / 3	Shahid Nazir	Pakistan
122	16 / 2	Pramodya Wickramasinghe	Sri Lanka
122	16 / 2	Ajay Jadeja	India
123	37 / 5	Waqar Younis	Pakistan
124	7 / 1	Jacques Kallis	South Africa
124	7 / 1	Everton Matambanadzo	Zimbabwe
125	27 / 4	Andy Whittall	Zimbabwe
126	31 / 5	Kenny Benjamin	West Indies
127	6 / 1	Angus Fraser	England
128	39 / 7	Venkatesh Prasad	India
129	5 / 1	Matthew Hayden	Australia
129	10 / 2	Craig Evans	Zimbabwe
130	14 / 3	Henry Olonga	Zimbabwe
131	8 / 2	David Johnson	India
131	4 / 1	Andy Caddick	England
131	4 / 1	Greg Loveridge	New Zealand
132	7 / 2	Darren Gough	England
133	5 / 2	Brad Hogg	Australia
134	2 / 1	Pommie Mbangwa	Zimbabwe
135	1 / 1	Devon Malcolm	England
135	1 / 1	Patterson Thompson	West Indies