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 FORMATS1997138 entries
113.63Anthony StuartAUS2.60 clear of Phil Tufnell
216.23Phil TufnellENG2.60 off the lead
316.67Matthew FlemingENG3.04 off the lead
● LEADS
Anthony StuartAUS
13.63 · 2.60 better than Tufnell
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Stuart is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
21.85
The mark at number ten — 128 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
9 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Best Average — full list

138 entries, ranked
1Anthony StuartAUS13.63
2Phil TufnellENG16.23
3Matthew FlemingENG16.67
4Manzoor AkhtarPAK20.00
5Simon CookAUS20.29
6Wasim AkramPAK20.43
7Harvinder SinghIND20.44
8Bryan StrangZIM21.06
9Brett SchultzSA21.29
10Saqlain MushtaqPAK21.85
11Eddo BrandesZIM22.46
12Gavin LarsenNZ22.96
13Andy CaddickENG23.12
14Aasif KarimKEN23.13
15Glenn McGrathAUS24.00
16Darren GoughENG24.47
17Allan DonaldSA24.49
18Craig McMillanNZ24.50
19Waqar YounisPAK24.54
20Alan MullallyENG25.22
21Mark EalhamENG25.59
22Jason GillespieAUS25.69
23Shaun PollockSA25.90
24Sir Curtly AmbroseWI26.21
25Shane WarneAUS26.48
26Heath StreakZIM26.58
27Nathan AstleNZ28.29
28Lance KlusenerSA28.33
29Michael KasprowiczAUS28.50
30Simon DoullNZ28.51
31Craig WhiteENG28.56
32Adam HuckleZIM28.72
33Steve TikoloKEN28.83
34Martin SujiKEN29.00
35Aaqib JavedPAK29.04
36Dean HeadleyENG29.24
37Heath DavisNZ29.30
38Chris CairnsNZ29.62
39Adam HollioakeENG30.10
40Muttiah MuralitharanSL30.36
41Chaminda VaasSL30.42
42Shiv ChanderpaulWI30.82
43Fanie de VilliersSA31.00
44Michael BevanAUS31.10
45Javagal SrinathIND31.43
46Sajeewa de SilvaSL31.44
47Courtney WalshWI31.57
48Sourav GangulyIND31.64
49Grant FlowerZIM31.67
50Mushtaq AhmedPAK31.91
51Mohammad AkramPAK32.00
52Franklyn RoseWI32.03
53Paul StrangZIM32.20
54Paul ReiffelAUS32.25
55Nuwan ZoysaSL32.42
56Sanath JayasuriyaSL32.53
57Noel DavidIND33.25
58Ian BishopWI33.64
59Guy WhittallZIM33.79
60Shayne O'ConnorNZ33.79
61Adam DaleAUS33.80
62Upul ChandanaSL33.88
63Shoaib AkhtarPAK34.00
64Ravindra PushpakumaraSL34.22
65Pat SymcoxSA34.42
66Daniel VettoriNZ34.67
66Danny MorrisonNZ34.67
67Mohammad SheikhBAN34.80
68John RennieZIM34.92
69Sunil JoshiIND35.06
70Robin SinghIND35.41
71Debasis MohantyIND35.50
71Andy BichelAUS35.50
72Azhar MahmoodPAK35.54
73Abey KuruvillaIND35.64
74Everton MatambanadzoZIM35.86
75Craig EvansZIM36.44
76Shafiuddin AhmedBAN36.67
77Aravinda de SilvaSL36.73
78Hansie CronjeSA37.00
78Maurice OdumbeKEN37.00
79Cameron CuffyWI37.25
80Tom MoodyAUS37.33
81Robert CroftENG37.50
82Mark WaughAUS40.25
83Kumar DharmasenaSL40.56
84Andy WhittallZIM40.90
85Nilesh KulkarniIND41.00
86Anil KumbleIND41.25
87Chris HarrisNZ41.80
88Paul AdamsSA42.06
89Thomas OdoyoKEN42.60
90Mervyn DillonWI42.75
91Jacques KallisSA42.91
92Saleem MalikPAK43.00
93Shahid NazirPAK43.67
93Ronnie IraniENG43.67
94Steve WaughAUS44.50
95Dougie BrownENG45.33
96Venkatesh PrasadIND45.98
97Rudi BrysonSA46.14
98Carl HooperWI46.63
99Geoff AllottNZ47.33
100Mohammad RafiqueBAN49.75
101Tony SujiKEN50.00
102Brian McMillanSA50.63
103Dodda GaneshIND51.17
103Devon MalcolmENG51.17
104Minhajul AbedinBAN52.00
105Hasibul HossainBAN52.43
106Arshad KhanPAK52.67
107Pramodya WickramasingheSL53.25
108Mohammad ZahidPAK54.20
109Rajesh ChauhanIND55.41
110Dominic CorkENG55.63
111Dipak PatelNZ55.67
112Justin VaughanNZ57.00
113Ian HarveyAUS58.00
114Jimmy AdamsWI58.60
115Ben HollioakeENG59.50
116Greg BlewettAUS61.00
117Sheikh SalahuddinBAN62.25
118Patterson ThompsonWI63.33
119Mohammad HussainPAK64.50
120Shahid AfridiGER66.47
121Arjuna RanatungaSL71.50
122Aamer SohailPAK72.00
123Asif MujtabaPAK72.50
124Sachin TendulkarIND77.17
125Rawl LewisWI81.50
126Ijaz AhmedPAK86.00
127Phil SimmonsWI86.33
128Ruwan KalpageSL100.00
129Salil AnkolaIND100.50
130Dulip LiyanageSL102.50
131Jayantha SilvaSL121.67
132Derek CrookesSA156.00
133Chris SilverwoodENG174.00
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