Best Average in 1998: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best average in 1998, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1998179 entries
114.50Roger TelemachusSA0.17 clear of Keith Arthurton
214.67Keith ArthurtonWI0.17 off the lead
315.40Fanie de VilliersSA0.90 off the lead
● LEADS
Roger TelemachusSA
14.50 · 0.17 better than Arthurton
↑ IN THE CHASE
3
players sit within 10% of the lead on best average
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
19.86
The mark at number ten — 169 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
8 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Best Average — full list

179 entries, ranked
1Roger TelemachusSA14.50
2Keith ArthurtonWI14.67
3Fanie de VilliersSA15.40
4Jason GillespieAUS15.86
5Dinanath RamnarineWI16.44
6Fazl-e-AkbarPAK17.00
7Sir Curtly AmbroseWI17.47
8Allan DonaldSA18.57
9Jimmy AdamsWI19.00
10Muttiah MuralitharanSL19.86
11Saqlain MushtaqPAK20.40
12Carl TuckettWI20.50
13Athar Ali KhanBAN20.67
13Jayantha SilvaSL20.67
14Simon DoullNZ21.50
15Alex TudorENG21.60
16Henry OlongaZIM21.63
17Paras MhambreyIND22.00
17David TerbruggeSA22.00
18Upul ChandanaSL22.14
19Shaun PollockSA22.27
20Anil KumbleIND22.30
21Geoff AllottNZ22.75
22Alex TaitNZ23.00
23Glenn McGrathAUS23.10
24Khaled MahmudBAN23.14
25Angus FraserENG23.23
26Javagal SrinathIND23.46
27Hansie CronjeSA23.58
28Daryll CullinanSA24.50
29Ajit AgarkarIND24.63
30Niroshan BandaratillekeSL25.00
31Courtney WalshWI25.05
32Dion NashNZ25.62
33Damien FlemingAUS25.79
34Sachin TendulkarIND25.85
35Stuart MacGillAUS26.20
36Brendon JulianAUS26.43
37Don AnurasiriSL26.50
38Enamul HaqueBAN26.67
39Waqar YounisPAK26.77
40Steve ElworthySA26.77
41Shayne O'ConnorNZ26.96
42Sanjay RaulIND27.00
43Mohammad RafiqueBAN27.13
44Darren GoughENG27.33
45Shafiuddin AhmedBAN27.33
46Sunil JoshiIND27.40
47Phil SimmonsWI27.45
48Franklyn RoseWI27.67
49Joseph AngaraKEN28.00
50Steve TikoloKEN28.17
51Alan MullallyENG28.38
52Jacques KallisSA28.58
53Craig McMillanNZ28.70
54Matthew NicholsonAUS28.75
55Mervyn DillonWI29.00
56Nuwan ZoysaSL29.33
57Dirk ViljoenZIM29.60
58Andy CaddickENG29.85
59Wasim AkramPAK29.95
60Stuart WilliamsZIM30.00
61Harvinder SinghIND30.08
62Dean HeadleyENG30.49
63Paul StrangZIM30.90
64Saleem MalikPAK31.33
65Chaminda VaasSL31.52
66Venkatesh PrasadIND31.77
67Pramodya WickramasingheSL31.96
68Mluleki NkalaZIM32.00
69Darren LehmannAUS32.14
70Heath StreakZIM32.15
71Harbhajan SinghIND32.16
72Derek CrookesSA32.20
73Mohammad HussainPAK32.27
74Carl HooperWI32.35
75Makhaya NtiniSA32.42
76Grant FlowerZIM32.60
77Michael KasprowiczAUS32.87
78Peter SuchENG33.00
78Eddo BrandesZIM33.00
78Mohammad SheikhBAN33.00
79Daniel VettoriNZ33.31
80Colin MillerAUS33.71
81Paul WisemanNZ33.79
82Chris CairnsNZ33.83
83Paul ReiffelAUS34.33
84Paul AdamsSA34.35
85Shakil AhmedPAK34.75
85Maurice OdumbeKEN34.75
86Kumar DharmasenaSL34.94
87Mike RindelSA35.33
88Matthew FlemingENG35.50
89Pommie MbangwaZIM35.85
90Aravinda de SilvaSL35.93
91Dominic CorkENG36.21
92Nixon McLeanWI36.21
93Arshad KhanPAK36.50
94Shane WarneAUS36.56
95Nikhil ChopraIND37.00
95Abdul RazzaqPAK37.00
96Adam DaleAUS37.43
97Sanath JayasuriyaSL37.53
98Lance KlusenerSA37.71
99Mushtaq AhmedPAK38.44
100Gavin RobertsonAUS38.95
101Aaqib JavedPAK39.58
102Suresh PereraSL39.67
103Rahul SanghviIND39.90
104Mark EalhamENG39.91
105Steve WaughAUS40.29
106Tom MoodyAUS40.40
107Nicky BojeSA41.50
108Guy WhittallZIM41.65
109Ian HarveyAUS41.80
110Hrishikesh KanitkarIND42.00
111Dougie BrownENG42.25
112Michael BevanAUS42.44
113Morshed Ali KhanBAN42.50
114Venkatapathy RajuIND43.14
115Robert CroftENG43.62
116Chris HarrisNZ43.64
117Pat SymcoxSA43.96
118Sourav GangulyIND44.00
118Ricky PontingAUS44.00
119Shoaib AkhtarPAK44.19
120Ben HollioakeENG44.25
121Ruwan KalpageSL44.67
122Aamer SohailPAK45.00
122Damien MartynAUS45.00
123Martin SujiKEN45.67
124Ashley GilesENG46.00
124Adam HollioakeENG46.00
124Graeme HickENG46.00
124Neil McGarrellWI46.00
125Paul WilsonAUS46.10
126Azhar MahmoodPAK46.90
127Shahid AfridiPAK49.24
128Hasibul HossainBAN49.25
129Mark PriestNZ50.50
130Alan DawsonSA51.00
131Craig EvansZIM51.29
132Ravindra PushpakumaraSL52.18
133Greg BlewettAUS52.25
134Neil JohnsonZIM53.08
135Ian BishopWI54.33
136Kenny BenjaminWI55.33
137Andy WhittallZIM56.27
138Bryan StrangZIM56.33
138Debasis MohantyIND56.33
139Rajesh ChauhanIND57.00
140Robin SinghIND59.60
141Ian AustinENG59.67
142Nathan AstleNZ59.71
143Mark RamprakashENG59.75
144Mark WaughAUS60.00
144Mohammad ZahidPAK60.00
145Aasif KarimKEN61.00
146Brian McMillanSA61.29
147Phil TufnellENG62.57
148Alistair CampbellZIM63.00
149Rawl LewisWI65.88
150Shiv ChanderpaulWI67.00
151Andy BichelAUS71.80
152Thomas OdoyoKEN73.00
153Murray GoodwinZIM77.00
154Gary BrentZIM79.00
155Sajeewa de SilvaSL80.00
156Adam HuckleZIM83.00
157Naimur RahmanBAN85.00
158Thilan SamaraweeraSL85.50
159Chris LewisENG88.00
160Peter MartinENG98.00
161Ijaz AhmedPAK99.00
162Andrew FlintoffENG112.00
163John RennieZIM165.00
164Sairaj BahutuleIND180.00
165Ian SalisburyENG192.00
166Brad YoungAUS251.00
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