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.
TEST1996160 entries
1459 / 4Steve WaughAUS0.75 clear of Mohammad Wasim
2114 / 1Mohammad WasimPAK0.75 off the lead
3390 / 5Wasim AkramPAK36.75 off the lead
● LEADS
Steve WaughAUS
459 / 4 · 0.75 ahead of Wasim
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
516 / 8
The mark at number ten — 150 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Pakistan
9 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

160 entries, ranked
1Steve WaughAUS459 / 4
2Mohammad WasimPAK114 / 1
3Wasim AkramPAK390 / 5
4Ian HealyAUS450 / 6
5Sanath JayasuriyaSL219 / 3
6Hashan TillakaratneSL214 / 3
7Saeed AnwarPAK701 / 10
8Jimmy AdamsWI347 / 5
9John CrawleyENG344 / 5
10Sherwin CampbellWI516 / 8
11Sourav GangulyIND504 / 8
12Sanjeeva RanatungaSL125 / 2
13Greg BlewettAUS185 / 3
14Alec StewartENG793 / 13
15Saqlain MushtaqPAK117 / 2
16Andrew HudsonSA380 / 7
17Junior MurrayWI53 / 1
18Nasser HussainENG559 / 11
19Shiv ChanderpaulWI444 / 9
20Ijaz AhmedPAK491 / 10
21Carl HooperWI243 / 5
22Saleem MalikPAK385 / 8
23Daryll CullinanSA336 / 7
24Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK335 / 7
25Moin KhanPAK333 / 7
26Craig SpearmanNZ279 / 6
27Simon DoullNZ46 / 1
28Stephen FlemingNZ457 / 10
29Rashid LatifPAK45 / 1
30Dave HoughtonZIM448 / 10
31Sachin TendulkarIND623 / 14
32Kumar DharmasenaSL44 / 1
33Paul StrangZIM394 / 9
34Gary KirstenSA390 / 9
35Grant FlowerZIM519 / 12
36Romesh KaluwitharanaSL129 / 3
37Matthew ElliottAUS128 / 3
38Adam ParoreNZ297 / 7
39Mohammad AzharuddinIND491 / 12
40Dipak PatelNZ163 / 4
41Arjuna RanatungaSL81 / 2
41Phil SimmonsWI81 / 2
42Adam BacherSA80 / 2
43Asanka GurusinhaSL159 / 4
44Rahul DravidIND436 / 11
45Robin SmithENG79 / 2
46David BoonAUS78 / 2
47Nick KnightENG428 / 11
48Chris CairnsNZ308 / 8
49Fanie de VilliersSA75 / 2
50Jack RussellENG224 / 6
51Mark WaughAUS332 / 9
52Mike AthertonENG469 / 13
53Bryan YoungNZ144 / 4
54Graham ThorpeENG501 / 14
55Aamer SohailPAK143 / 4
56Andy FlowerZIM425 / 12
57Lee GermonNZ210 / 6
58Nathan AstleNZ382 / 11
59Ali ShahZIM63 / 2
60Asif MujtabaPAK90 / 3
61Michael SlaterAUS59 / 2
62Michael BevanAUS147 / 5
63Paras MhambreyIND58 / 2
63Robert SamuelsWI261 / 9
64Ravindra PushpakumaraSL28 / 1
65Nayan MongiaIND383 / 14
66Mark EalhamENG81 / 3
66Hasan RazaPAK27 / 1
66Courtney WalshWI54 / 2
67Pat SymcoxSA79 / 3
68Brian McMillanSA157 / 6
69Eddo BrandesZIM51 / 2
70Ronnie IraniENG76 / 3
71Ian BishopWI126 / 5
72Brian LaraWI226 / 9
73Hansie CronjeSA196 / 8
74Roger TwoseNZ168 / 7
74Sanjay ManjrekarIND144 / 6
75Alistair CampbellZIM356 / 15
76Mark TaylorAUS234 / 10
77David RichardsonSA138 / 6
77Andy WallerZIM69 / 3
78Anil KumbleIND252 / 11
79Shane WarneAUS113 / 5
80Guy WhittallZIM271 / 12
81Min PatelENG45 / 2
82Justin VaughanNZ179 / 8
83Jason GillespieAUS22 / 1
83Peter McIntyreAUS22 / 1
84Chandika HathurusinghaSL42 / 2
85Ricky PontingAUS163 / 8
86Paul ReiffelAUS122 / 6
87Woorkeri RamanIND60 / 3
88Aashish KapoorIND39 / 2
89Stuart CarlisleZIM97 / 5
90VVS LaxmanIND77 / 4
91Chris LewisENG96 / 5
92Chaminda VaasSL76 / 4
93Courtney BrowneWI92 / 5
94Aravinda de SilvaSL73 / 4
95Mushtaq AhmedPAK126 / 7
96Shadab KabirPAK89 / 5
97Gavin LarsenNZ35 / 2
97Glenn McGrathAUS35 / 2
98Herschelle GibbsSA87 / 5
99Craig WishartZIM117 / 7
100Ian SalisburyENG50 / 3
101Chris HarrisNZ75 / 5
101Jonty RhodesSA30 / 2
102Dominic CorkENG119 / 8
103Alan MullallyENG58 / 4
103Lance KlusenerSA58 / 4
103Shaun PollockSA29 / 2
104Bryan StrangZIM86 / 6
105Azam KhanPAK14 / 1
105Robert KennedyNZ28 / 2
106Heath StreakZIM69 / 5
107Michael KasprowiczAUS27 / 2
108Javagal SrinathIND128 / 10
109Mark DekkerZIM100 / 8
110Sunil JoshiIND97 / 8
111Justin LangerAUS12 / 1
111Peter MartinENG36 / 3
112Sir Curtly AmbroseWI59 / 5
113Allan DonaldSA55 / 5
113Phil TufnellENG11 / 1
113Mike WatkinsonENG11 / 1
113Simon BrownENG11 / 1
114Robert CroftENG32 / 3
115Graeme HickENG81 / 8
116Mark GreatbatchNZ40 / 4
116Zahoor ElahiPAK30 / 3
117Roshan MahanamaSL19 / 2
118Vikram RathourIND74 / 8
119Narendra HirwaniIND9 / 1
119Craig WhiteENG9 / 1
119Rajindra DhanrajWI9 / 1
120Paul AdamsSA43 / 5
121Shahid NazirPAK25 / 3
122Pramodya WickramasingheSL16 / 2
122Ajay JadejaIND16 / 2
123Waqar YounisPAK37 / 5
124Jacques KallisSA7 / 1
124Everton MatambanadzoZIM7 / 1
125Andy WhittallZIM27 / 4
126Kenny BenjaminWI31 / 5
127Angus FraserENG6 / 1
128Venkatesh PrasadIND39 / 7
129Matthew HaydenAUS5 / 1
129Craig EvansZIM10 / 2
130Henry OlongaZIM14 / 3
131David JohnsonIND8 / 2
131Andy CaddickENG4 / 1
131Greg LoveridgeNZ4 / 1
132Darren GoughENG7 / 2
133Brad HoggAUS5 / 2
134Pommie MbangwaZIM2 / 1
135Devon MalcolmENG1 / 1
135Patterson ThompsonWI1 / 1
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