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Best Average in 1997: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The best average in 1997 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS
1997
159 entries
1
6.00
Mujahid Jamshed
PAK
7 clear of Paul Wilson
2
13.00
Paul Wilson
AUS
7 off the lead
3
13.33
Daryll Cullinan
SA
7.33 off the lead
● LEADS
Mujahid Jamshed
PAK
6.00 · 7 better than Wilson
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Jamshed is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
20.00
The mark at number ten — 149 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
9 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Best Average — full list
159 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Mujahid Jamshed
PAK
6.00
2
Paul Wilson
AUS
13.00
3
Daryll Cullinan
SA
13.33
4
Anthony Stuart
AUS
13.63
5
Phil Tufnell
ENG
16.23
6
Matthew Fleming
ENG
16.67
7
Kabir Khan
PAK
18.00
8
Laurie Williams
WI
18.67
9
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
19.50
10
Manzoor Akhtar
PAK
20.00
11
Simon Cook
AUS
20.29
12
Wasim Akram
PAK
20.43
13
Harvinder Singh
IND
20.44
14
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
21.00
15
Bryan Strang
ZIM
21.06
16
Brett Schultz
SA
21.29
17
Ottis Gibson
WI
21.80
18
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
21.85
19
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
22.46
20
Gavin Larsen
NZ
22.96
21
Andy Caddick
ENG
23.12
22
Aasif Karim
KEN
23.13
23
Aminul Islam
BAN
23.67
24
Glenn McGrath
AUS
24.00
25
Darren Gough
ENG
24.47
26
Allan Donald
SA
24.49
27
Craig McMillan
NZ
24.50
28
Waqar Younis
PAK
24.54
29
Alan Mullally
ENG
25.22
30
Mark Ealham
ENG
25.59
31
Jason Gillespie
AUS
25.69
32
Shaun Pollock
SA
25.90
33
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
26.00
34
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
26.21
35
Shane Warne
AUS
26.48
36
Brendon Julian
AUS
26.50
37
Heath Streak
ZIM
26.58
38
Nathan Astle
NZ
28.29
39
Lance Klusener
SA
28.33
40
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
28.50
41
Simon Doull
NZ
28.51
42
Craig White
ENG
28.56
43
Adam Huckle
ZIM
28.72
44
Steve Tikolo
KEN
28.83
45
Martin Suji
KEN
29.00
46
Aaqib Javed
PAK
29.04
47
Dean Headley
ENG
29.24
48
Heath Davis
NZ
29.30
49
Chris Cairns
NZ
29.62
50
Adam Hollioake
ENG
30.10
51
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
30.36
52
Chaminda Vaas
SL
30.42
53
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
30.82
54
Fanie de Villiers
SA
31.00
55
Michael Bevan
AUS
31.10
56
Javagal Srinath
IND
31.43
57
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
31.44
58
Courtney Walsh
WI
31.57
59
Sourav Ganguly
IND
31.64
60
Grant Flower
ZIM
31.67
61
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
31.91
62
Mohammad Akram
PAK
32.00
63
Franklyn Rose
WI
32.03
64
Paul Strang
ZIM
32.20
65
Paul Reiffel
AUS
32.25
66
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
32.42
67
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
32.53
68
Noel David
IND
33.25
69
Ian Bishop
WI
33.64
70
Guy Whittall
ZIM
33.79
71
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
33.79
72
Adam Dale
AUS
33.80
73
Upul Chandana
SL
33.88
74
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
34.00
75
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
34.22
76
Pat Symcox
SA
34.42
77
Danny Morrison
NZ
34.67
77
Daniel Vettori
NZ
34.67
78
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
34.80
79
John Rennie
ZIM
34.92
80
Stuart Law
AUS
35.00
81
Sunil Joshi
IND
35.06
82
Robin Singh
IND
35.41
83
Debasis Mohanty
IND
35.50
83
Andy Bichel
AUS
35.50
84
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
35.54
85
Abey Kuruvilla
IND
35.64
86
Everton Matambanadzo
ZIM
35.86
87
Ali Hussain Rizvi
PAK
36.00
88
Craig Evans
ZIM
36.44
89
Shafiuddin Ahmed
BAN
36.67
90
Aravinda de Silva
SL
36.73
91
Hansie Cronje
SA
37.00
91
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
37.00
92
Cameron Cuffy
WI
37.25
93
Tom Moody
AUS
37.33
94
Robert Croft
ENG
37.50
95
Mark Waugh
AUS
40.25
96
Enamul Haque
BAN
40.50
97
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
40.56
98
Andy Whittall
ZIM
40.90
99
Nilesh Kulkarni
IND
41.00
100
Anil Kumble
IND
41.25
101
Chris Harris
NZ
41.80
102
Rajab Ali
KEN
42.00
103
Paul Adams
SA
42.06
104
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
42.60
105
Mervyn Dillon
WI
42.75
106
Jacques Kallis
SA
42.91
107
Saleem Malik
PAK
43.00
108
Ronnie Irani
ENG
43.67
108
Shahid Nazir
PAK
43.67
109
Steve Waugh
AUS
44.50
110
Dougie Brown
ENG
45.33
111
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
45.98
112
Rudi Bryson
SA
46.14
113
Carl Hooper
WI
46.63
114
Geoff Allott
NZ
47.33
115
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
49.75
116
Tony Suji
KEN
50.00
117
Brian McMillan
SA
50.63
118
Devon Malcolm
ENG
51.17
118
Dodda Ganesh
IND
51.17
119
Minhajul Abedin
BAN
52.00
120
Hasibul Hossain
BAN
52.43
121
Arshad Khan
PAK
52.67
122
Marvan Atapattu
SL
53.00
123
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
53.25
124
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
54.20
125
Rajesh Chauhan
IND
55.41
126
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
55.50
127
Dominic Cork
ENG
55.63
128
Dipak Patel
NZ
55.67
129
Justin Vaughan
NZ
57.00
130
Ian Harvey
AUS
58.00
131
Jimmy Adams
WI
58.60
132
Ben Hollioake
ENG
59.50
133
Greg Blewett
AUS
61.00
134
Sheikh Salahuddin
BAN
62.25
135
Patterson Thompson
WI
63.33
136
Mohammad Hussain
PAK
64.50
137
Shahid Afridi
PAK
66.47
138
Arjuna Ranatunga
SL
71.50
139
Aamer Sohail
PAK
72.00
139
Nixon McLean
WI
72.00
140
Asif Mujtaba
PAK
72.50
141
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
77.17
142
Sairaj Bahutule
IND
79.00
143
Rawl Lewis
WI
81.50
144
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
86.00
145
Phil Simmons
WI
86.33
146
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
100.00
147
Salil Ankola
IND
100.50
148
Dulip Liyanage
SL
102.50
149
Saiful Islam
BAN
114.00
150
Jayantha Silva
SL
121.67
151
Andrew Penn
NZ
123.00
152
Derek Crookes
SA
156.00
153
Chris Silverwood
ENG
174.00
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