Best Averages in 1997: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The best averages in 1997 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS1997108 entries
162.36Aravinda de SilvaSL4.05 clear of Sanath Jayasuriya
258.31Sanath JayasuriyaSL4.05 off the lead
352.68Graham ThorpeENG9.68 off the lead
● LEADS
Aravinda de SilvaSL
62.36 · 4.05 ahead of Jayasuriya
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
44.83
The mark at number ten — 98 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
7 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

108 entries, ranked
1Aravinda de SilvaSL62.36
2Sanath JayasuriyaSL58.31
3Graham ThorpeENG52.68
4Chris HarrisNZ52.50
5Ricky PontingAUS52.00
6Grant FlowerZIM49.20
7Rahul DravidIND48.38
8Sourav GangulyIND46.51
9Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK46.39
10Brian LaraWI44.83
11Michael BevanAUS44.78
12Carl HooperWI44.35
13Navjot SidhuIND43.50
14Hansie CronjeSA43.34
15Matthew ElliottAUS42.32
16Shiv ChanderpaulWI42.28
17Azhar MahmoodPAK41.80
18Sachin TendulkarIND41.04
19Guy WhittallZIM40.55
20Mohammad AzharuddinIND39.98
21Alec StewartENG39.52
22Ijaz AhmedPAK39.41
23Stuart WilliamsZIM39.25
23Daryll CullinanSA39.25
24Mark WaughAUS38.45
25Gary KirstenSA38.30
26Mike AthertonENG38.05
27Saeed AnwarPAK37.85
28Roshan MahanamaSL37.44
29Saleem MalikPAK36.90
30Bryan YoungNZ36.83
31Shaun PollockSA36.45
32Arjuna RanatungaSL36.30
33Aamer SohailPAK36.26
34Alistair CampbellZIM35.90
35Greg BlewettAUS35.50
36Jacques KallisSA35.48
37Steve WaughAUS35.22
38Andy FlowerZIM35.00
39Marvan AtapattuSL34.95
40Lance KlusenerSA34.46
41Jonty RhodesSA34.39
42Ajay JadejaIND33.79
43Gavin RennieZIM33.75
44Paul ReiffelAUS33.73
45Nathan AstleNZ33.56
46Moin KhanPAK33.39
47Kumar DharmasenaSL32.25
48Craig McMillanNZ31.86
49Blair PocockNZ31.18
50Brian McMillanSA31.13
51John CrawleyENG30.63
52Nasser HussainENG30.55
53Stephen FlemingNZ28.69
54Chris CairnsNZ28.50
55Robin SinghIND28.24
56Matt HorneNZ28.13
57Stuart LawAUS27.00
58Pat SymcoxSA26.91
59Ramiz RajaPAK26.55
60Hashan TillakaratneSL26.29
61Shahid AfridiGER26.27
62Sherwin CampbellWI26.14
63Adam BacherSA26.10
64Junior MurrayWI25.75
65Mark ButcherENG25.40
66Paul StrangZIM25.24
67Mark TaylorAUS24.70
68Adam ParoreNZ24.47
69Roland HolderWI24.11
70Mohammad WasimPAK23.94
71Ian HealyAUS23.83
72David RichardsonSA21.88
73Nayan MongiaIND21.81
74Phil SimmonsWI21.60
75Craig EvansZIM21.55
76Nick KnightENG21.50
77Sir Curtly AmbroseWI21.29
78Dave HoughtonZIM20.50
79Daniel VettoriNZ19.00
80Herschelle GibbsSA18.70
81Romesh KaluwitharanaSL17.31
82Saba KarimIND16.88
83Dipak PatelNZ15.20
84David WilliamsWI15.10
85Anil KumbleIND14.68
86Andrew HudsonSA13.75
87Shane WarneAUS13.69
88Heath StreakZIM13.27
89Saqlain MushtaqPAK13.05
90Ian BishopWI13.00
91Chaminda VaasSL12.81
92Robert CroftENG12.80
93Waqar YounisPAK12.45
94Jason GillespieAUS12.10
95Simon DoullNZ11.86
96Javagal SrinathIND11.29
97Andy CaddickENG11.00
98Muttiah MuralitharanSL10.21
99Franklyn RoseWI9.44
100Wasim AkramPAK8.65
101Rajesh ChauhanIND6.85
102Allan DonaldSA6.15
103Glenn McGrathAUS5.91
104Darren GoughENG5.58
105Abey KuruvillaIND5.41
106Venkatesh PrasadIND4.83
107Courtney WalshWI4.08
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