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.
TEST199783 entries
117.74Wasim AkramPAK0.87 clear of Phil Tufnell
218.61Phil TufnellENG0.87 off the lead
320.29Simon CookAUS2.55 off the lead
● LEADS
Wasim AkramPAK
17.74 · 0.87 better than Tufnell
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best average
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
23.88
The mark at number ten — 73 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Average — full list

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