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.
TEST1997162 entries
1111 / 1Robert SamuelsWI14.25 clear of Grant Flower
2387 / 4Grant FlowerZIM14.25 off the lead
3285 / 3Guy WhittallZIM16 off the lead
● LEADS
Robert SamuelsWI
111 / 1 · 14.25 ahead of Flower
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Samuels is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
1000 / 16
The mark at number ten — 152 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Pakistan
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

162 entries, ranked
1Robert SamuelsWI111 / 1
2Grant FlowerZIM387 / 4
3Guy WhittallZIM285 / 3
4Aravinda de SilvaSL1220 / 14
5Saleem MalikPAK237 / 3
6Aamer SohailPAK376 / 5
7Sanath JayasuriyaSL1271 / 17
8Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK547 / 8
9Azhar MahmoodPAK272 / 4
10Sachin TendulkarIND1000 / 16
11Rahul DravidIND984 / 16
12Sourav GangulyIND848 / 14
13Navjot SidhuIND720 / 12
14Paul ReiffelAUS468 / 8
15Graham ThorpeENG700 / 13
16Ricky PontingAUS497 / 10
17Ijaz AhmedPAK433 / 9
18Matthew HaydenAUS236 / 5
19Greg BlewettAUS1067 / 23
20Steve WaughAUS973 / 21
20Gary KirstenSA556 / 12
21Carl HooperWI740 / 16
22Shaun PollockSA364 / 8
23Ali NaqviPAK181 / 4
24Shiv ChanderpaulWI627 / 14
25Ajay JadejaIND178 / 4
25Bryan YoungNZ623 / 14
26Lance KlusenerSA355 / 8
27Matthew ElliottAUS930 / 21
28Ramiz RajaPAK86 / 2
29Brian LaraWI859 / 20
30Roshan MahanamaSL634 / 15
31Moin KhanPAK292 / 7
32Mike AthertonENG582 / 14
33Mohammad AzharuddinIND575 / 14
34Stephen FlemingNZ610 / 15
35Daryll CullinanSA446 / 11
36Hansie CronjeSA486 / 12
37Dominic CorkENG121 / 3
38Gavin RennieZIM161 / 4
39Brian McMillanSA431 / 11
40Nasser HussainENG548 / 14
41Chris HarrisNZ153 / 4
42Matt HorneNZ380 / 10
43Michael BevanAUS302 / 8
44VVS LaxmanIND212 / 6
45Alec StewartENG525 / 15
45Mark EalhamENG105 / 3
45Alistair CampbellZIM105 / 3
46Craig McMillanNZ174 / 5
47Chris CairnsNZ555 / 16
48Hashan TillakaratneSL333 / 10
49Blair PocockNZ530 / 16
50Nathan AstleNZ494 / 15
51Mark WaughAUS785 / 24
52Adam BacherSA425 / 13
53Sherwin CampbellWI620 / 19
54Craig SpearmanNZ130 / 4
55Jacques KallisSA226 / 7
56John CrawleyENG354 / 11
57Marvan AtapattuSL449 / 14
58Courtney BrowneWI64 / 2
59Stuart WilliamsZIM473 / 15
60Adam ParoreNZ533 / 17
61David RichardsonSA248 / 8
62David WilliamsWI123 / 4
63Saqlain MushtaqPAK92 / 3
63Dipak PatelNZ92 / 3
64Mark TaylorAUS704 / 23
65Pat SymcoxSA178 / 6
65Mahela JayawardeneSL89 / 3
66Arjuna RanatungaSL528 / 18
66Kumar DharmasenaSL264 / 9
67Roland HolderWI321 / 11
68Vikram RathourIND57 / 2
69Sunil JoshiIND84 / 3
70Russel ArnoldSL138 / 5
71Mark RamprakashENG52 / 2
72Romesh KaluwitharanaSL337 / 13
73Ian HealyAUS544 / 21
74Sir Curtly AmbroseWI231 / 9
75Mark ButcherENG254 / 10
76Asif MujtabaPAK76 / 3
77Andrew HudsonSA123 / 5
78Nayan MongiaIND328 / 14
79Waqar YounisPAK93 / 4
80Pramodya WickramasingheSL45 / 2
81Anil KumbleIND243 / 11
82Nuwan ZoysaSL43 / 2
83Jason GillespieAUS64 / 3
84Alan MullallyENG21 / 1
85Junior MurrayWI83 / 4
86Phil TufnellENG39 / 2
87Daniel VettoriNZ214 / 11
88Saeed AnwarPAK136 / 7
89Mushtaq AhmedPAK95 / 5
89Herschelle GibbsSA38 / 2
89Justin LangerAUS19 / 1
89John RennieZIM38 / 2
90Shane WarneAUS360 / 19
91Andy FlowerZIM74 / 4
92Lanka de SilvaSL36 / 2
92Mohammad RamzanPAK36 / 2
93Muttiah MuralitharanSL105 / 6
94Mohammad WasimPAK87 / 5
95Dave HoughtonZIM69 / 4
96Adam HollioakeENG51 / 3
97Paul StrangZIM66 / 4
98Michael KasprowiczAUS82 / 5
99Andy CaddickENG98 / 6
100Chaminda VaasSL162 / 10
101Patterson ThompsonWI16 / 1
101Floyd ReiferWI48 / 3
102Roger TwoseNZ31 / 2
102Javagal SrinathIND93 / 6
103Ben HollioakeENG30 / 2
104Nick KnightENG56 / 4
104Jimmy AdamsWI28 / 2
104Saleem ElahiPAK14 / 1
105Jonty RhodesSA41 / 3
106Andy BichelAUS40 / 3
107Abey KuruvillaIND66 / 5
108Dean HeadleyENG39 / 3
109Mervyn DillonWI25 / 2
110Simon DoullNZ112 / 9
111Lee GermonNZ48 / 4
111Devon MalcolmENG12 / 1
111Courtney WalshWI48 / 4
112Franklyn RoseWI95 / 8
113Robert CroftENG106 / 9
114Peter MartinENG23 / 2
115Venkatesh PrasadIND33 / 3
116Ian BishopWI142 / 13
117Woorkeri RamanIND21 / 2
117Glenn McGrathAUS63 / 6
118Shahid NazirPAK20 / 2
119Sajeewa de SilvaSL19 / 2
120Sanjeeva RanatungaSL9 / 1
120Heath StreakZIM18 / 2
121Allan DonaldSA59 / 7
122Rajesh ChauhanIND30 / 4
122Bryan StrangZIM15 / 2
123Darren GoughENG37 / 5
124Adrian GriffithWI14 / 2
125Paul AdamsSA27 / 4
125Wasim AkramPAK27 / 4
126Heath DavisNZ20 / 3
127Philo WallaceWI13 / 2
128Dodda GaneshIND25 / 4
129Shayne O'ConnorNZ24 / 4
129Mark BoucherSA6 / 1
130Cameron CuffyWI5 / 1
130Ruwan KalpageSL5 / 1
131Ravindra PushpakumaraSL9 / 2
131Geoff AllottNZ18 / 4
132Arshad KhanPAK4 / 1
132Everton MatambanadzoZIM4 / 1
132Rawl LewisWI4 / 1
133Justin VaughanNZ5 / 2
134Brett SchultzSA3 / 2
135Shoaib AkhtarPAK1 / 1
135Phil SimmonsWI2 / 2
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