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 FORMATS1998156 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
20.67
The mark at number ten — 146 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
8 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Average — full list

156 entries, ranked
1Roger TelemachusSA14.50
2Keith ArthurtonWI14.67
3Fanie de VilliersSA15.40
4Jason GillespieAUS15.86
5Dinanath RamnarineWI16.44
6Sir Curtly AmbroseWI17.47
7Allan DonaldSA18.57
8Muttiah MuralitharanSL19.86
9Saqlain MushtaqPAK20.40
10Jayantha SilvaSL20.67
11Simon DoullNZ21.50
12Alex TudorENG21.60
13Henry OlongaZIM21.63
14David TerbruggeSA22.00
15Upul ChandanaSL22.14
16Shaun PollockSA22.27
17Anil KumbleIND22.30
18Glenn McGrathAUS23.10
19Khaled MahmudBAN23.14
20Angus FraserENG23.23
21Javagal SrinathIND23.46
22Hansie CronjeSA23.58
23Ajit AgarkarIND24.63
24Niroshan BandaratillekeSL25.00
25Courtney WalshWI25.05
26Dion NashNZ25.62
27Damien FlemingAUS25.79
28Sachin TendulkarIND25.85
29Stuart MacGillAUS26.20
30Brendon JulianAUS26.43
31Don AnurasiriSL26.50
32Enamul HaqueBAN26.67
33Waqar YounisPAK26.77
34Steve ElworthySA26.77
35Shayne O'ConnorNZ26.96
36Mohammad RafiqueBAN27.13
37Darren GoughENG27.33
38Sunil JoshiIND27.40
39Phil SimmonsWI27.45
40Franklyn RoseWI27.67
41Steve TikoloKEN28.17
42Alan MullallyENG28.38
43Jacques KallisSA28.58
44Craig McMillanNZ28.70
45Matthew NicholsonAUS28.75
46Mervyn DillonWI29.00
47Nuwan ZoysaSL29.33
48Dirk ViljoenZIM29.60
49Andy CaddickENG29.85
50Wasim AkramPAK29.95
51Harvinder SinghIND30.08
52Dean HeadleyENG30.49
53Paul StrangZIM30.90
54Saleem MalikPAK31.33
55Chaminda VaasSL31.52
56Venkatesh PrasadIND31.77
57Pramodya WickramasingheSL31.96
58Darren LehmannAUS32.14
59Heath StreakZIM32.15
60Harbhajan SinghIND32.16
61Derek CrookesSA32.20
62Mohammad HussainPAK32.27
63Carl HooperWI32.35
64Makhaya NtiniSA32.42
65Grant FlowerZIM32.60
66Michael KasprowiczAUS32.87
67Peter SuchENG33.00
67Eddo BrandesZIM33.00
67Mohammad SheikhBAN33.00
68Daniel VettoriNZ33.31
69Colin MillerAUS33.71
70Paul WisemanNZ33.79
71Chris CairnsNZ33.83
72Paul ReiffelAUS34.33
73Paul AdamsSA34.35
74Shakil AhmedPAK34.75
74Maurice OdumbeKEN34.75
75Kumar DharmasenaSL34.94
76Mike RindelSA35.33
77Matthew FlemingENG35.50
78Pommie MbangwaZIM35.85
79Aravinda de SilvaSL35.93
80Dominic CorkENG36.21
81Nixon McLeanWI36.21
82Arshad KhanPAK36.50
83Shane WarneAUS36.56
84Nikhil ChopraIND37.00
84Abdul RazzaqPAK37.00
85Adam DaleAUS37.43
86Sanath JayasuriyaSL37.53
87Lance KlusenerSA37.71
88Mushtaq AhmedPAK38.44
89Gavin RobertsonAUS38.95
90Aaqib JavedPAK39.58
91Suresh PereraSL39.67
92Rahul SanghviIND39.90
93Mark EalhamENG39.91
94Steve WaughAUS40.29
95Tom MoodyAUS40.40
96Nicky BojeSA41.50
97Guy WhittallZIM41.65
98Ian HarveyAUS41.80
99Hrishikesh KanitkarIND42.00
100Dougie BrownENG42.25
101Michael BevanAUS42.44
102Morshed Ali KhanBAN42.50
103Venkatapathy RajuIND43.14
104Robert CroftENG43.62
105Chris HarrisNZ43.64
106Pat SymcoxSA43.96
107Sourav GangulyIND44.00
108Shoaib AkhtarPAK44.19
109Ben HollioakeENG44.25
110Ruwan KalpageSL44.67
111Aamer SohailPAK45.00
112Martin SujiKEN45.67
113Ashley GilesENG46.00
113Adam HollioakeENG46.00
114Paul WilsonAUS46.10
115Azhar MahmoodPAK46.90
116Shahid AfridiGER49.24
117Hasibul HossainBAN49.25
118Mark PriestNZ50.50
119Craig EvansZIM51.29
120Ravindra PushpakumaraSL52.18
121Greg BlewettAUS52.25
122Neil JohnsonZIM53.08
123Ian BishopWI54.33
124Kenny BenjaminWI55.33
125Andy WhittallZIM56.27
126Bryan StrangZIM56.33
126Debasis MohantyIND56.33
127Rajesh ChauhanIND57.00
128Robin SinghIND59.60
129Ian AustinENG59.67
130Nathan AstleNZ59.71
131Mark RamprakashENG59.75
132Mark WaughAUS60.00
132Mohammad ZahidPAK60.00
133Aasif KarimKEN61.00
134Brian McMillanSA61.29
135Phil TufnellENG62.57
136Rawl LewisWI65.88
137Andy BichelAUS71.80
138Thomas OdoyoKEN73.00
139Murray GoodwinZIM77.00
140Adam HuckleZIM83.00
141Naimur RahmanBAN85.00
142Thilan SamaraweeraSL85.50
143Peter MartinENG98.00
144Ijaz AhmedPAK99.00
145Andrew FlintoffENG112.00
146John RennieZIM165.00
147Sairaj BahutuleIND180.00
148Ian SalisburyENG192.00
149Brad YoungAUS251.00
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