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.
ODI1997148 entries
15.50Phil TufnellENG0.50 clear of Mujahid Jamshed
26.00Mujahid JamshedPAK0.50 off the lead
38.00Alistair CampbellZIM2.50 off the lead
● LEADS
Phil TufnellENG
5.50 · 0.50 better than Jamshed
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best average
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
17.62
The mark at number ten — 138 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
7 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Average — full list

148 entries, ranked
1Phil TufnellENG5.50
2Mujahid JamshedPAK6.00
3Alistair CampbellZIM8.00
4Daryll CullinanSA12.67
5Paul WilsonAUS13.00
6Anthony StuartAUS13.63
7Andy CaddickENG15.56
8Cameron CuffyWI16.50
9Matthew FlemingENG16.67
10Bryan StrangZIM17.62
11Kabir KhanPAK18.00
12Craig McMillanNZ18.33
13Shiv ChanderpaulWI18.38
14Laurie WilliamsWI18.67
15Saqlain MushtaqPAK18.74
16Pommie MbangwaZIM19.50
17Nathan AstleNZ19.81
18Dodda GaneshIND20.00
18Manzoor AkhtarPAK20.00
19Harvinder SinghIND20.44
20Alan MullallyENG20.83
21Ottis GibsonWI21.80
22Geoff AllottNZ22.00
23Eddo BrandesZIM22.46
24Lance KlusenerSA22.59
25Waqar YounisPAK22.65
26Wasim AkramPAK22.81
27Gavin LarsenNZ22.96
28Chaminda VaasSL23.03
29Aasif KarimKEN23.13
30Darren GoughENG23.61
31Aminul IslamBAN23.67
31Heath StreakZIM23.67
31Aminul IslamBAN23.67
32Shaun PollockSA23.97
32Allan DonaldSA23.97
33Nuwan ZoysaSL24.40
34Sajeewa de SilvaSL24.94
35Ijaz AhmedPAK25.00
36Craig WhiteENG25.71
37Dinanath RamnarineWI26.00
38Everton MatambanadzoZIM26.43
39Brendon JulianAUS26.50
40Nilesh KulkarniIND27.00
41Mark EalhamENG27.11
42Shayne O'ConnorNZ27.80
43Grant FlowerZIM28.44
44Debasis MohantyIND28.57
45Steve TikoloKEN28.83
46Muttiah MuralitharanSL28.92
47Martin SujiKEN29.00
48Aaqib JavedPAK29.04
49Paul StrangZIM29.04
50Sourav GangulyIND29.16
51Andy BichelAUS29.18
52Chris CairnsNZ29.60
53Adam HollioakeENG30.75
54Sanath JayasuriyaSL30.77
55Sir Curtly AmbroseWI30.79
56Javagal SrinathIND30.87
57Shahid NazirPAK31.00
57Fanie de VilliersSA31.00
58Guy WhittallZIM31.26
59John RennieZIM31.83
60Mohammad AkramPAK32.00
61Shane WarneAUS32.57
62Simon DoullNZ33.17
63Noel DavidIND33.25
64Courtney WalshWI33.26
65Adam DaleAUS33.80
66Upul ChandanaSL33.88
67Dean HeadleyENG34.00
67Mohammad SheikhBAN34.80
68Mohammad SheikhBAN34.80
69Chris HarrisNZ34.86
70Heath DavisNZ35.00
70Stuart LawAUS35.00
71Aravinda de SilvaSL35.20
72Robin SinghIND35.41
73Abey KuruvillaIND35.60
74Craig EvansZIM36.44
75Shafiuddin AhmedBAN36.67
76Daniel VettoriNZ36.83
77Mushtaq AhmedPAK36.90
78Maurice OdumbeKEN37.00
79Pat SymcoxSA37.24
80Tom MoodyAUS37.33
81Anil KumbleIND37.36
82Saleem MalikPAK39.70
83Mark WaughAUS40.25
84Enamul HaqueBAN40.50
84Ravindra PushpakumaraSL40.50
85Andy WhittallZIM40.90
86Mohammad ZahidPAK41.00
87Michael KasprowiczAUS41.67
88Arshad KhanPAK42.00
88Rajab AliKEN42.00
89Azhar MahmoodPAK42.21
90Venkatesh PrasadIND42.29
91Jason GillespieAUS42.56
92Thomas OdoyoKEN42.60
93Brian McMillanSA43.00
94Ronnie IraniENG43.67
94Robert CroftENG43.67
95Ian BishopWI43.75
96Sunil JoshiIND44.17
97Kumar DharmasenaSL44.59
98Glenn McGrathAUS44.63
99Dougie BrownENG45.33
100Rudi BrysonSA46.14
101Carl HooperWI47.23
102Franklyn RoseWI48.44
103Hansie CronjeSA48.69
104Mohammad RafiqueBAN49.75
105Tony SujiKEN50.00
106Minhajul AbedinBAN52.00
107Hasibul HossainBAN52.43
108Jimmy AdamsWI54.00
109Patterson ThompsonWI55.00
110Greg BlewettAUS55.50
111Michael BevanAUS57.63
112Ian HarveyAUS58.00
113Rawl LewisWI58.25
114Sheikh SalahuddinBAN62.25
115Dipak PatelNZ62.67
116Rajesh ChauhanIND62.75
117Mohammad HussainPAK64.50
118Ruwan KalpageSL66.00
119Shahid AfridiPAK66.47
120Ijaz AhmedPAK68.00
121Aamer SohailPAK72.00
121Nixon McLeanWI72.00
122Sachin TendulkarIND72.33
123Adam HuckleZIM73.00
124Jacques KallisSA74.25
125Sairaj BahutuleIND79.00
126Mervyn DillonWI84.67
127Abdul RazzaqPAK86.00
128Phil SimmonsWI91.50
129Paul AdamsSA98.00
130Salil AnkolaIND100.50
131Dulip LiyanageSL102.50
132Saiful IslamBAN114.00
133Paul ReiffelAUS115.50
134Andrew PennNZ123.00
135Dominic CorkENG145.00
136Derek CrookesSA156.00
137Chris SilverwoodENG174.00
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