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.
TEST199789 entries
116.00Marvan AtapattuSL1.74 clear of Wasim Akram
217.74Wasim AkramPAK1.74 off the lead
318.61Phil TufnellENG2.61 off the lead
● LEADS
Marvan AtapattuSL
16.00 · 1.74 better than Akram
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Atapattu is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
23.19
The mark at number ten — 79 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Average — full list

89 entries, ranked
1Marvan AtapattuSL16.00
2Wasim AkramPAK17.74
3Phil TufnellENG18.61
4Simon CookAUS20.29
5Jason GillespieAUS20.63
6Michael BevanAUS21.00
7Brett SchultzSA21.29
8Glenn McGrathAUS21.38
9Hansie CronjeSA23.18
10Adam HuckleZIM23.19
11Mark EalhamENG23.88
12Sir Curtly AmbroseWI24.00
13Shane WarneAUS24.43
14Darren GoughENG24.91
15Allan DonaldSA24.97
16Jacques KallisSA25.00
17Andy CaddickENG25.25
18Heath DavisNZ25.38
19Paul ReiffelAUS25.85
20Franklyn RoseWI26.35
21Michael KasprowiczAUS26.78
22Adam HollioakeENG27.50
23Simon DoullNZ27.55
24Azhar MahmoodPAK27.75
24Dean HeadleyENG27.75
25Saqlain MushtaqPAK28.56
26Mervyn DillonWI28.78
27Shaun PollockSA28.83
28Waqar YounisPAK29.00
29Steve WaughAUS29.33
30Chris CairnsNZ29.63
31Bryan StrangZIM30.00
32Sunil JoshiIND30.09
33Mushtaq AhmedPAK30.53
34Courtney WalshWI30.56
35Ian BishopWI30.75
36Pat SymcoxSA31.44
37Muttiah MuralitharanSL31.65
38Javagal SrinathIND31.82
39Robert CroftENG33.39
40Ravindra PushpakumaraSL33.62
41Shoaib AkhtarPAK34.00
41Alan MullallyENG34.00
42Daniel VettoriNZ34.23
43Danny MorrisonNZ34.67
44Kumar DharmasenaSL35.35
45Abey KuruvillaIND35.68
46Ali Hussain RizviPAK36.00
47Shayne O'ConnorNZ38.07
48Nuwan ZoysaSL38.14
49Paul AdamsSA38.33
50Craig WhiteENG38.50
51Sanath JayasuriyaSL38.56
52Sourav GangulyIND39.50
53Mark WaughAUS40.25
54Chaminda VaasSL41.33
55Ben HollioakeENG41.50
56Arjuna RanatungaSL42.50
57Paul StrangZIM42.57
58Dominic CorkENG42.86
59Craig McMillanNZ43.00
60Anil KumbleIND43.94
61Lance KlusenerSA44.58
62Carl HooperWI46.07
63Nathan AstleNZ46.10
64Heath StreakZIM47.00
65Rajesh ChauhanIND48.89
66Sajeewa de SilvaSL48.92
67Venkatesh PrasadIND50.19
68Devon MalcolmENG51.17
69Dipak PatelNZ52.17
70Brian McMillanSA53.17
71Pramodya WickramasingheSL53.25
72Justin VaughanNZ57.00
73Dodda GaneshIND57.40
74Cameron CuffyWI58.00
75Debasis MohantyIND59.75
76Shiv ChanderpaulWI64.00
77Geoff AllottNZ65.43
78Shahid NazirPAK69.00
79Greg BlewettAUS72.00
80Asif MujtabaPAK72.50
81Mohammad ZahidPAK74.00
82Phil SimmonsWI76.00
83Patterson ThompsonWI80.00
84Jayantha SilvaSL121.67
85Chris HarrisNZ139.00
86Andy BichelAUS143.00
87Nilesh KulkarniIND195.00
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