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.
ODI1997218 entries
1477 / 6Chris HarrisNZ4.50 clear of Ricky Ponting
275 / 1Ricky PontingAUS4.50 off the lead
3356 / 5Kennedy OtienoKEN8.30 off the lead
● LEADS
Chris HarrisNZ
477 / 6 · 4.50 ahead of Ponting
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
676 / 12
The mark at number ten — 208 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
7 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

218 entries, ranked
1Chris HarrisNZ477 / 6
2Ricky PontingAUS75 / 1
3Kennedy OtienoKEN356 / 5
4Ian BishopWI66 / 1
5Ben HollioakeENG63 / 1
6Brian LaraWI755 / 12
7Stuart WilliamsZIM626 / 10
8Michael BevanAUS728 / 12
9Sanath JayasuriyaSL1178 / 20
10Mark WaughAUS676 / 12
11Aravinda de SilvaSL1212 / 22
12Hansie CronjeSA771 / 14
13Lanka de SilvaSL161 / 3
14Carl HooperWI635 / 12
15Saeed AnwarPAK886 / 17
16Graham ThorpeENG459 / 9
17Arjuna RanatungaSL815 / 16
18Daryll CullinanSA810 / 17
19Sourav GangulyIND1338 / 29
20Shiv ChanderpaulWI599 / 13
21John CrawleyENG136 / 3
22Alec StewartENG621 / 14
23Dougie BrownENG44 / 1
24Athar Ali KhanBAN259 / 6
25Phil SimmonsWI214 / 5
26Gary KirstenSA593 / 14
27Adam HollioakeENG169 / 4
28Grant FlowerZIM843 / 20
29Marvan AtapattuSL879 / 21
30Jonty RhodesSA578 / 14
31Ijaz AhmedPAK1104 / 27
31Mohammad AzharuddinIND1104 / 27
32Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK891 / 22
33Nathan AstleNZ647 / 16
34Andy FlowerZIM766 / 19
35Jacques KallisSA519 / 13
36Shaun PollockSA438 / 11
37Rahul DravidIND951 / 24
38Alistair CampbellZIM649 / 17
39Tony SujiKEN72 / 2
39Kumar DharmasenaSL252 / 7
40Adam GilchristAUS286 / 8
41Moin KhanPAK643 / 18
42Roshan MahanamaSL714 / 20
43Alpesh VadherKEN69 / 2
44Craig McMillanNZ272 / 8
44Vikram RathourIND34 / 1
45Lance KlusenerSA472 / 14
46Ajay JadejaIND937 / 28
47Guy WhittallZIM526 / 16
48Sachin TendulkarIND1011 / 31
49Junior MurrayWI226 / 7
50Rudi BrysonSA32 / 1
51Mike AthertonENG255 / 8
52Saleem MalikPAK538 / 17
53Steve WaughAUS471 / 15
54Robin SinghIND706 / 23
55Gavin RennieZIM244 / 8
56Maurice OdumbeKEN121 / 4
57Mohammad WasimPAK296 / 10
58Pat SymcoxSA118 / 4
59Stuart LawAUS324 / 11
60Justin LangerAUS29 / 1
61Shahid AfridiGER867 / 30
62Dulip LiyanageSL86 / 3
62Shahid AfridiGER867 / 30
63Aamer SohailPAK313 / 11
64Dipak ChudasamaKEN170 / 6
65Paul StrangZIM363 / 13
66Akram KhanBAN195 / 7
67Chris CairnsNZ414 / 15
68Naimur RahmanBAN55 / 2
69Graeme HickENG109 / 4
70Nick KnightENG245 / 9
71Sajeewa de SilvaSL27 / 1
72Michael Di VenutoAUS241 / 9
73Vinod KambliIND133 / 5
73Jimmy AdamsWI133 / 5
74Ramiz RajaPAK445 / 17
75Bryan YoungNZ261 / 10
76Mohammad HussainPAK51 / 2
76David RichardsonSA102 / 4
77Aminul IslamBAN126 / 5
78Stephen FlemingNZ423 / 17
78Aminul IslamBAN126 / 5
79Craig WhiteENG74 / 3
80Ian HealyAUS147 / 6
80Adrian GriffithWI49 / 2
80Manzoor AkhtarPAK49 / 2
81Azhar MahmoodPAK146 / 6
82Hitesh ModiKEN95 / 4
83Craig EvansZIM237 / 10
84Daniel VettoriNZ71 / 3
85Greg BlewettAUS282 / 12
85Robert SamuelsWI47 / 2
86Aasif KarimKEN68 / 3
87Roland HolderWI113 / 5
88Sir Curtly AmbroseWI67 / 3
89Matt HorneNZ267 / 12
90John RennieZIM22 / 1
90Graham LloydENG22 / 1
90Louis KoenSA22 / 1
91Dave HoughtonZIM218 / 10
92Chaminda VaasSL43 / 2
93Navjot SidhuIND150 / 7
94Craig WishartZIM171 / 8
95Dirk ViljoenZIM64 / 3
96Herschelle GibbsSA149 / 7
97Steve TikoloKEN106 / 5
98Thomas OdoyoKEN84 / 4
98Matthew FlemingENG42 / 2
99Zahoor ElahiPAK82 / 4
99Habibul BasharBAN82 / 4
100Alan MullallyENG20 / 1
100Dominic CorkENG40 / 2
100Philo WallaceWI40 / 2
101Sherwin CampbellWI138 / 7
102Derek CrookesSA39 / 2
103Jason GillespieAUS57 / 3
104Nayan MongiaIND130 / 7
105Heath StreakZIM128 / 7
106Hashan TillakaratneSL219 / 12
107Simon DoullNZ54 / 3
108Saba KarimIND287 / 16
109Mafizur RahmanBAN53 / 3
110Adam BacherSA123 / 7
111Ali BrownENG70 / 4
111Andy WallerZIM105 / 6
112Akhtar SarfrazPAK52 / 3
113Robert CroftENG86 / 5
114Courtney BrowneWI17 / 1
115Adam ParoreNZ250 / 15
116Mushtaq AhmedPAK32 / 2
117Nasser HussainENG63 / 4
118Mark EalhamENG47 / 3
118Hasan RazaPAK47 / 3
118Sajid AliPAK47 / 3
119Romesh KaluwitharanaSL165 / 11
119Dipak PatelNZ60 / 4
120Gavin LarsenNZ103 / 7
121Andy BichelAUS42 / 3
121Laurie WilliamsWI14 / 1
122Mujahid JamshedPAK27 / 2
123Shahriar HossainBAN40 / 3
124Heath DavisNZ13 / 1
124Saqlain MushtaqPAK182 / 14
124Saleem ElahiPAK26 / 2
125Roger TwoseNZ38 / 3
125Rawl LewisWI38 / 3
126Anil KumbleIND124 / 10
127Mark TaylorAUS111 / 9
128Hasibul HossainBAN61 / 5
129Sheikh SalahuddinBAN24 / 2
130Rajesh ChauhanIND59 / 5
131Andy WhittallZIM23 / 2
132Shafiuddin AhmedBAN11 / 1
132Lee GermonNZ44 / 4
132Russel ArnoldSL11 / 1
133Shane WarneAUS119 / 11
134Andrew HudsonSA97 / 9
135Wasim AkramPAK146 / 14
136Nilesh KulkarniIND10 / 1
136Darren LehmannAUS10 / 1
136Darren GoughENG30 / 3
136Eddo BrandesZIM30 / 3
137Franklyn RoseWI56 / 6
137David WilliamsWI28 / 3
138Javagal SrinathIND65 / 7
139Michael SlaterAUS18 / 2
139Brian McMillanSA36 / 4
139Floyd ReiferWI9 / 1
140Venkatesh PrasadIND25 / 3
141Khaled MashudBAN40 / 5
141Chris SilverwoodENG16 / 2
141Abdul RazzaqPAK8 / 1
141Shayne O'ConnorNZ8 / 1
141Shahid NazirPAK8 / 1
141Andrew PennNZ8 / 1
142Ruwan KalpageSL23 / 3
143Muttiah MuralitharanSL38 / 5
144Rashid LatifPAK15 / 2
145Waqar YounisPAK44 / 6
145Minhajul AbedinBAN44 / 6
146Upul ChandanaSL29 / 4
147Allan DonaldSA21 / 3
147Aaqib JavedPAK28 / 4
147Saiful IslamBAN7 / 1
147Bryan StrangZIM21 / 3
148Salil AnkolaIND20 / 3
149Sunil JoshiIND13 / 2
150Paul ReiffelAUS38 / 6
151Enamul HaqueBAN12 / 2
151Everton MatambanadzoZIM6 / 1
152Mohammad RafiqueBAN23 / 4
153Courtney WalshWI5 / 1
153Mohammad SheikhBAN10 / 2
154Mohammad SheikhBAN10 / 2
154Ronnie IraniENG9 / 2
155Abey KuruvillaIND26 / 6
155Stuart CarlisleZIM13 / 3
156Cameron CuffyWI4 / 1
156Tom MoodyAUS4 / 1
156Dodda GaneshIND4 / 1
156Geoff AllottNZ4 / 1
157Fanie de VilliersSA7 / 2
158Craig SpearmanNZ6 / 2
158Ottis GibsonWI3 / 1
159Ian HarveyAUS8 / 3
160Jack RussellENG2 / 1
160Patterson ThompsonWI2 / 1
160Jahangir AlamBAN4 / 2
161Adam HuckleZIM1 / 1
161Nixon McLeanWI1 / 1
161Anthony StuartAUS1 / 1
161Harvinder SinghIND1 / 1
161Matthew ElliottAUS1 / 1
161Glenn McGrathAUS2 / 2
161Mohammad ZahidPAK1 / 1
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