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.
ODI1997120 entries
113.63Anthony StuartAUS1.93 clear of Andy Caddick
215.56Andy CaddickENG1.93 off the lead
316.67Matthew FlemingENG3.04 off the lead
● LEADS
Anthony StuartAUS
13.63 · 1.93 better than Caddick
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Stuart is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
20.83
The mark at number ten — 110 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Zimbabwe
8 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Best Average — full list

120 entries, ranked
1Anthony StuartAUS13.63
2Andy CaddickENG15.56
3Matthew FlemingENG16.67
4Bryan StrangZIM17.62
5Shiv ChanderpaulWI18.38
6Saqlain MushtaqPAK18.74
7Nathan AstleNZ19.81
8Manzoor AkhtarPAK20.00
9Harvinder SinghIND20.44
10Alan MullallyENG20.83
11Geoff AllottNZ22.00
12Eddo BrandesZIM22.46
13Lance KlusenerSA22.59
14Waqar YounisPAK22.65
15Wasim AkramPAK22.81
16Gavin LarsenNZ22.96
17Chaminda VaasSL23.03
18Aasif KarimKEN23.13
19Darren GoughENG23.61
20Heath StreakZIM23.67
21Shaun PollockSA23.97
21Allan DonaldSA23.97
22Nuwan ZoysaSL24.40
23Sajeewa de SilvaSL24.94
24Craig WhiteENG25.71
25Everton MatambanadzoZIM26.43
26Nilesh KulkarniIND27.00
27Mark EalhamENG27.11
28Shayne O'ConnorNZ27.80
29Grant FlowerZIM28.44
30Debasis MohantyIND28.57
31Steve TikoloKEN28.83
32Muttiah MuralitharanSL28.92
33Martin SujiKEN29.00
34Aaqib JavedPAK29.04
35Paul StrangZIM29.04
36Sourav GangulyIND29.16
37Andy BichelAUS29.18
38Chris CairnsNZ29.60
39Adam HollioakeENG30.75
40Sanath JayasuriyaSL30.77
41Sir Curtly AmbroseWI30.79
42Javagal SrinathIND30.87
43Shahid NazirPAK31.00
43Fanie de VilliersSA31.00
44Guy WhittallZIM31.26
45John RennieZIM31.83
46Mohammad AkramPAK32.00
47Shane WarneAUS32.57
48Simon DoullNZ33.17
49Noel DavidIND33.25
50Courtney WalshWI33.26
51Adam DaleAUS33.80
52Upul ChandanaSL33.88
53Dean HeadleyENG34.00
54Mohammad SheikhBAN34.80
55Chris HarrisNZ34.86
56Heath DavisNZ35.00
57Aravinda de SilvaSL35.20
58Robin SinghIND35.41
59Abey KuruvillaIND35.60
60Craig EvansZIM36.44
61Shafiuddin AhmedBAN36.67
62Daniel VettoriNZ36.83
63Mushtaq AhmedPAK36.90
64Maurice OdumbeKEN37.00
65Pat SymcoxSA37.24
66Tom MoodyAUS37.33
67Anil KumbleIND37.36
68Saleem MalikPAK39.70
69Mark WaughAUS40.25
70Andy WhittallZIM40.90
71Mohammad ZahidPAK41.00
72Michael KasprowiczAUS41.67
73Arshad KhanPAK42.00
74Azhar MahmoodPAK42.21
75Venkatesh PrasadIND42.29
76Jason GillespieAUS42.56
77Thomas OdoyoKEN42.60
78Brian McMillanSA43.00
79Robert CroftENG43.67
79Ronnie IraniENG43.67
80Ian BishopWI43.75
81Sunil JoshiIND44.17
82Kumar DharmasenaSL44.59
83Glenn McGrathAUS44.63
84Dougie BrownENG45.33
85Rudi BrysonSA46.14
86Carl HooperWI47.23
87Franklyn RoseWI48.44
88Hansie CronjeSA48.69
89Mohammad RafiqueBAN49.75
90Tony SujiKEN50.00
91Minhajul AbedinBAN52.00
92Hasibul HossainBAN52.43
93Jimmy AdamsWI54.00
94Greg BlewettAUS55.50
95Michael BevanAUS57.63
96Ian HarveyAUS58.00
97Rawl LewisWI58.25
98Sheikh SalahuddinBAN62.25
99Dipak PatelNZ62.67
100Rajesh ChauhanIND62.75
101Mohammad HussainPAK64.50
102Ruwan KalpageSL66.00
103Shahid AfridiGER66.47
104Ijaz AhmedPAK68.00
105Aamer SohailPAK72.00
106Sachin TendulkarIND72.33
107Adam HuckleZIM73.00
108Jacques KallisSA74.25
109Mervyn DillonWI84.67
110Phil SimmonsWI91.50
111Paul AdamsSA98.00
112Salil AnkolaIND100.50
113Dulip LiyanageSL102.50
114Paul ReiffelAUS115.50
115Dominic CorkENG145.00
116Derek CrookesSA156.00
117Chris SilverwoodENG174.00
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