Top Cricket Stats and Records – 1997 Performances & Rankings

Explore 1997 cricket statistics including top run scorers, wicket takers, best batting and bowling performances. Year-wise player & team rankings.

Stat Leaders

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Most RunsALL
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1Sanath JAYASURIYASL2449
2Aravinda DE SILVASL2432
3Sourav GANGULYIND2186
4Sachin TENDULKARIND2011
5Rahul DRAVIDIND1935
6Mohammad AZHARUDDININD1679
7Brian LARAWI1614
8Ijaz AHMEDPAK1540
9Mark WAUGHAUS1461
10Steve WAUGHAUS1444
Most RunsTEST
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1Sanath JAYASURIYASL1271
2Aravinda DE SILVASL1220
3Greg BLEWETTAUS1067
4Sachin TENDULKARIND1000
5Rahul DRAVIDIND984
6Steve WAUGHAUS973
7Matthew ELLIOTTAUS930
8Brian LARAWI859
9Sourav GANGULYIND848
10Mark WAUGHAUS785
Most RunsODI
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1Sourav GANGULYIND1338
2Aravinda DE SILVASL1212
3Sanath JAYASURIYASL1178
4Mohammad AZHARUDDININD1104
5Sachin TENDULKARIND1011
6Rahul DRAVIDIND951
7Ajay JADEJAIND937
8Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK891
9Saeed ANWARPAK886
Most Balls FacedALL
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1Rahul DRAVIDIND4157
2Sourav GANGULYIND3730
3Aravinda DE SILVASL3478
4Sachin TENDULKARIND3159
5Sanath JAYASURIYASL2984
6Greg BLEWETTAUS2719
7Steve WAUGHAUS2716
8Roshan MAHANAMASL2620
9Mohammad AZHARUDDININD2558
10Mark WAUGHAUS2474
Most Balls FacedTEST
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1Rahul DRAVIDIND2664
2Greg BLEWETTAUS2262
3Steve WAUGHAUS2098
4Aravinda DE SILVASL2075
5Sachin TENDULKARIND1969
6Sanath JAYASURIYASL1947
7Matthew ELLIOTTAUS1897
8Sourav GANGULYIND1811
9Mark TAYLORAUS1775
10Navjot SIDHUIND1660
Most Balls FacedODI
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1Sourav GANGULYIND1919
2Mohammad AZHARUDDININD1550
3Rahul DRAVIDIND1493
4Ijaz AHMEDPAK1451
5Aravinda DE SILVASL1403
6Marvan ATAPATTUSL1344
7Ajay JADEJAIND1319
8Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK1318
9Sachin TENDULKARIND1190
10Grant FLOWERZIM1165
Highest ScoreALL
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1Sanath JAYASURIYASL340
2Bryan YOUNGNZ267
3Roshan MAHANAMASL225
4Greg BLEWETTAUS214
5Nasser HUSSAINENG207
6Guy WHITTALLZIM203
7Navjot SIDHUIND201
8Matthew ELLIOTTAUS199
9Saeed ANWARPAK194
10Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK177
Highest ScoreTEST
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1Sanath JAYASURIYASL340
2Bryan YOUNGNZ267
3Roshan MAHANAMASL225
4Greg BLEWETTAUS214
5Nasser HUSSAINENG207
6Guy WHITTALLZIM203
7Navjot SIDHUIND201
8Matthew ELLIOTTAUS199
9Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK177
10Sourav GANGULYIND173
Highest ScoreODI
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1Saeed ANWARPAK194
2Sanath JAYASURIYASL151
3Kennedy OTIENOKEN144
4Ijaz AHMEDPAK139
5Aravinda DE SILVASL134
6Arjuna RANATUNGASL131
7Dipak CHUDASAMAKEN122
8Ajay JADEJAIND119
9Marvan ATAPATTUSL118
10Nathan ASTLENZ117
Best Strike RateALL
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1Rudi BRYSONSA128.00
2Martin SUJIKEN122.22
3Rashid LATIFPAK115.38
4Abdul RAZZAQPAK114.29
5Peter MARTINENG109.52
6Mohammad HUSSAINPAK108.51
7Laurie WILLIAMSWI107.69
8Shahid AFRIDIGER106.91
9Matthew FLEMINGENG97.67
10Aasif KARIMKEN97.14
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1Peter MARTINENG109.52
2Mervyn DILLONWI80.65
3Lance KLUSENERSA74.11
4Devon MALCOLMENG70.59
5Ramiz RAJAPAK70.49
6Muttiah MURALITHARANSL69.54
7Patterson THOMPSONWI66.67
8Shane WARNEAUS65.34
Best Strike RateODI
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1Ijaz AHMEDPAK150.00
2Ben HOLLIOAKEENG131.25
3Rudi BRYSONSA128.00
4Martin SUJIKEN122.22
5Rashid LATIFPAK115.38
6Abdul RAZZAQPAK114.29
7Sanath JAYASURIYASL113.60
8Mohammad HUSSAINPAK108.51
9Laurie WILLIAMSWI107.69
10Shahid AFRIDIGER106.91
10Shahid AFRIDIGER106.91
Most sixesALL
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1Sanath JAYASURIYASL39
2Shahid AFRIDIGER27
3Ijaz AHMEDPAK24
4Hansie CRONJESA21
5Brian LARAWI20
6Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK18
7Aravinda DE SILVASL17
Most sixesTEST
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1Carl HOOPERWI13
2Sanath JAYASURIYASL9
3Sourav GANGULYIND8
4Hansie CRONJESA7
5Chris CAIRNSNZ6
Most sixesODI
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1Sanath JAYASURIYASL30
2Shahid AFRIDIGER27
2Shahid AFRIDIGER27
3Ijaz AHMEDPAK22
4Robin SINGHIND15
5Hansie CRONJESA14
6Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK13
7Ajay JADEJAIND12
Best AveragesALL
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1Sourav GANGULYIND2186 / 43
Best AveragesTEST
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1Sachin TENDULKARIND1000 / 16
Best AveragesODI
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1Mark WAUGHAUS676 / 12
Most 50sALL
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1Rahul DRAVIDIND17
2Sanath JAYASURIYASL16
3Sourav GANGULYIND13
4Arjuna RANATUNGASL11
5Hansie CRONJESA10
Most 50sTEST
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1Rahul DRAVIDIND9
2Sanath JAYASURIYASL7
3Greg BLEWETTAUS6
4Sherwin CAMPBELLWI5
5Shiv CHANDERPAULWI4
Most 50sODI
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1Sourav GANGULYIND10
2Grant FLOWERZIM9
3Rahul DRAVIDIND8
4Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK7
Most 100sALL
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1Aravinda DE SILVASL10
2Sachin TENDULKARIND6
3Brian LARAWI5
4Mark WAUGHAUS4
5Navjot SIDHUIND3
Most 100sTEST
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1Aravinda DE SILVASL7
2Sachin TENDULKARIND4
3Brian LARAWI3
Most 100sODI
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1Sanath JAYASURIYASL3
2Sachin TENDULKARIND2
3Rahul DRAVIDIND1
Most Not OutsALL
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1Moin KHANPAK13
2Chris HARRISNZ11
3Kumar DHARMASENASL10
4Anil KUMBLEIND9
5Michael BEVANAUS8
Most Not OutsTEST
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1Glenn MCGRATHAUS8
2Sajeewa DE SILVASL5
3Venkatesh PRASADIND4
Most Not OutsODI
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1Moin KHANPAK12
2Chris HARRISNZ10
3Kumar DHARMASENASL7
4Anil KUMBLEIND6
Most WicketsALL
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1Saqlain MUSHTAQPAK101
2Shane WARNEAUS91
3Muttiah MURALITHARANSL76
4Allan DONALDSA73
5Glenn MCGRATHAUS71
6Anil KUMBLEIND61
7Shaun POLLOCKSA58
8Darren GOUGHENG53
9Chaminda VAASSL52
10Courtney WALSHWI51
Most WicketsTEST
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1Shane WARNEAUS68
2Glenn MCGRATHAUS63
3Muttiah MURALITHARANSL40
4Allan DONALDSA38
5Mushtaq AHMEDPAK36
6Darren GOUGHENG35
7Courtney WALSHWI32
Most WicketsODI
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1Saqlain MUSHTAQPAK69
2Muttiah MURALITHARANSL36
3Shaun POLLOCKSA35
4Lance KLUSENERSA34
5Chaminda VAASSL31
6Robin SINGHIND27
7Wasim AKRAMPAK26
Best Bowling FigALL
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1Glenn MCGRATHAUS8/14
2Michael KASPROWICZAUS7/9
3Jason GILLESPIEAUS7/19
4Phil TUFNELLENG7/22
5Shane WARNEAUS6/2
6Franklyn ROSEWI6/4
7Michael BEVANAUS6/8
8Allan DONALDSA6/13
9Lance KLUSENERSA6/13
10Bryan STRANGZIM6/15
Best Bowling FigTEST
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1Glenn MCGRATHAUS8/14
2Michael KASPROWICZAUS7/9
3Jason GILLESPIEAUS7/19
4Phil TUFNELLENG7/22
5Shane WARNEAUS6/2
6Franklyn ROSEWI6/4
7Michael BEVANAUS6/8
8Allan DONALDSA6/14
9Muttiah MURALITHARANSL6/28
10Adam HUCKLEZIM6/32
Best Bowling FigODI
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1Bryan STRANGZIM6/20
2Lance KLUSENERSA6/24
3Robin SINGHIND5/2
4Sourav GANGULYIND5/10
5Heath STREAKZIM5/12
6Saqlain MUSHTAQPAK5/13
7Aaqib JAVEDPAK5/17
8Sanath JAYASURIYASL5/21
9Aasif KARIMKEN5/21
10Eddo BRANDESZIM5/24
Worst Bowling FigALL
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1Rajesh CHAUHANIND4/276
2Anil KUMBLEIND5/223
3Nilesh KULKARNIIND3/195
4Muttiah MURALITHARANSL6/174
5Saqlain MUSHTAQPAK5/171
6Daniel VETTORINZ5/165
7Paul ADAMSSA3/163
8Darren GOUGHENG5/149
9Adam HUCKLEZIM6/146
10Chaminda VAASSL4/144
Worst Bowling FigTEST
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1Rajesh CHAUHANIND4/276
2Anil KUMBLEIND5/223
3Nilesh KULKARNIIND1/195
4Muttiah MURALITHARANSL6/174
5Saqlain MUSHTAQPAK5/171
6Daniel VETTORINZ5/165
7Paul ADAMSSA3/163
8Darren GOUGHENG5/149
9Adam HUCKLEZIM6/146
10Chaminda VAASSL4/144
Worst Bowling FigODI
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1Abey KURUVILLAIND4/80
2Sheikh SALAHUDDINBAN2/80
3Nilesh KULKARNIIND3/73
4Aaqib JAVEDPAK5/73
5Saqlain MUSHTAQPAK5/72
6Chaminda VAASSL4/71
7Mohammad RAFIQUEBAN2/71
8Adam DALEAUS3/70
9Hasibul HOSSAINBAN2/68
10Mervyn DILLONWI2/68
Most DotsALL
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1Venkatesh PRASADIND0
Most DotsTEST
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1Sourav GANGULYIND0
Most DotsODI
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1Sourav GANGULYIND0
Best AverageALL
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143Manzoor AKHTARPAK20.00
144Pommie MBANGWAZIM19.50
145Laurie WILLIAMSWI18.67
146Kabir KHANPAK18.00
147Matthew FLEMINGENG16.67
148Phil TUFNELLENG16.23
149Anthony STUARTAUS13.63
150Daryll CULLINANSA13.33
151Paul WILSONAUS13.00
152Mujahid JAMSHEDPAK6.00
Best AverageTEST
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78Adam HUCKLEZIM23.19
79Hansie CRONJESA23.18
80Glenn MCGRATHAUS21.38
81Brett SCHULTZSA21.29
82Michael BEVANAUS21.00
83Jason GILLESPIEAUS20.63
84Simon COOKAUS20.29
85Phil TUFNELLENG18.61
86Wasim AKRAMPAK17.74
87Marvan ATAPATTUSL16.00
Best AverageODI
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127Bryan STRANGZIM17.62
128Matthew FLEMINGENG16.67
129Cameron CUFFYWI16.50
130Andy CADDICKENG15.56
131Anthony STUARTAUS13.63
132Paul WILSONAUS13.00
133Daryll CULLINANSA12.67
134Alistair CAMPBELLZIM8.00
135Mujahid JAMSHEDPAK6.00
136Phil TUFNELLENG5.50
Best EconomyALL
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1Matthew ELLIOTTAUS0.00
2Hitesh MODIKEN0.00
3Mujahid JAMSHEDPAK1.50
4Hashan TILLAKARATNESL1.50
5Justin VAUGHANNZ1.58
6Shaun YOUNGAUS1.63
7Phil TUFNELLENG1.88
8Matt HORNENZ2.20
9Rahul DRAVIDIND2.40
10Asif MUJTABAPAK2.42
Best EconomyTEST
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1Matthew ELLIOTTAUS0.00
2Graham THORPEENG0.00
3Hashan TILLAKARATNESL1.50
4Justin VAUGHANNZ1.58
5Shaun YOUNGAUS1.63
6Phil TUFNELLENG1.87
7Bryan STRANGZIM1.90
8Alan MULLALLYENG1.92
9Rahul DRAVIDIND2.00
10Daryll CULLINANSA2.00
Best EconomyODI
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1Hitesh MODIKEN0.00
2Mujahid JAMSHEDPAK1.50
3Phil TUFNELLENG2.20
4Pommie MBANGWAZIM2.73
5Rahul DRAVIDIND3.00
6Andrew HUDSONSA3.00
7Ijaz AHMEDPAK3.18
8Chris HARRISNZ3.24
9Brian MCMILLANSA3.44
10Paul STRANGZIM3.55
Best Strike RateALL
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135Aminul ISLAMBAN24.00
136Anthony STUARTAUS22.50
137Ottis GIBSONWI21.60
138Matthew FLEMINGENG20.87
139Paul WILSONAUS20.00
140Kabir KHANPAK19.95
141Laurie WILLIAMSWI16.00
Best Strike RateTEST
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75Darren GOUGHENG46.17
76Ben HOLLIOAKEENG45.00
77Brett SCHULTZSA44.57
78Adam HUCKLEZIM44.02
79Mark EALHAMENG43.80
80Jason GILLESPIEAUS38.96
81Wasim AKRAMPAK38.27
82Michael BEVANAUS38.09
83Marvan ATAPATTUSL36.00
84Simon COOKAUS31.89
Best Strike RateODI
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120Anthony STUARTAUS22.50
121Shiv CHANDERPAULWI22.05
122Ottis GIBSONWI21.60
123Matthew FLEMINGENG20.87
124Paul WILSONAUS20.00
125Kabir KHANPAK19.95
126Daryll CULLINANSA18.00
127Laurie WILLIAMSWI16.00
128Phil TUFNELLENG15.00
129Alistair CAMPBELLZIM12.00
Most Runs ConceedALL
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1Anil KUMBLEIND2516
2Shane WARNEAUS2410
3Muttiah MURALITHARANSL2307
4Saqlain MUSHTAQPAK2207
5Venkatesh PRASADIND2069
6Allan DONALDSA1788
7Abey KURUVILLAIND1782
8Glenn MCGRATHAUS1704
9Courtney WALSHWI1610
10Chaminda VAASSL1582
Most Runs ConceedTEST
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1Shane WARNEAUS1661
2Anil KUMBLEIND1582
3Glenn MCGRATHAUS1347
4Muttiah MURALITHARANSL1266
5Mushtaq AHMEDPAK1099
6Venkatesh PRASADIND1054
7Daniel VETTORINZ1027
8Courtney WALSHWI978
9Allan DONALDSA949
10Saqlain MUSHTAQPAK914
Most Runs ConceedODI
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1Saqlain MUSHTAQPAK1293
2Shahid AFRIDIPAK1130
3Muttiah MURALITHARANSL1041
4Venkatesh PRASADIND1015
5Kumar DHARMASENASL981
6Robin SINGHIND956
7Sanath JAYASURIYASL954
8Anil KUMBLEIND934
9Abey KURUVILLAIND890
10Sajeewa DE SILVASL873
Most Maiden OversALL
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1Shane WARNEAUS202
2Glenn MCGRATHAUS160
3Muttiah MURALITHARANSL150
4Anil KUMBLEIND145
5Daniel VETTORINZ101
6Saqlain MUSHTAQPAK99
7Allan DONALDSA97
8Paul REIFFELAUS83
9Courtney WALSHWI81
10Carl HOOPERWI79
Most Maiden OversTEST
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1Shane WARNEAUS194
2Glenn MCGRATHAUS151
3Muttiah MURALITHARANSL138
4Anil KUMBLEIND130
5Daniel VETTORINZ99
6Allan DONALDSA82
7Mushtaq AHMEDPAK79
8Paul REIFFELAUS76
9Simon DOULLNZ75
Most Maiden OversODI
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1Abey KURUVILLAIND18
2Courtney WALSHWI17
3Chaminda VAASSL16
4Anil KUMBLEIND15
5Chris HARRISNZ14
6Venkatesh PRASADIND13
Five Wicket haulALL
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1Saqlain MUSHTAQPAK5
2Glenn MCGRATHAUS4
3Sir CURTLY AMBROSEWI3
4Allan DONALDSA2
Five Wicket haulTEST
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1Glenn MCGRATHAUS4
2Sir CURTLY AMBROSEWI3
3Shane WARNEAUS2
Five Wicket haulODI
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1Lance KLUSENERSA3
2Eddo BRANDESZIM2
3Robin SINGHIND1

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