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

Here is the complete breakdown of the best averages in 1998, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1998269 entries
12541 / 37Sachin TendulkarIND3.94 clear of Michael Bevan
2971 / 15Michael BevanAUS3.94 off the lead
31112 / 18Mark TaylorAUS6.90 off the lead
● LEADS
Sachin TendulkarIND
2541 / 37 · 3.94 ahead of Bevan
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
53 / 1
The mark at number ten — 259 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
9 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

269 entries, ranked
1Sachin TendulkarIND2541 / 37
2Michael BevanAUS971 / 15
3Mark TaylorAUS1112 / 18
4Suresh PereraSL60 / 1
5Keith ArthurtonWI119 / 2
6Dale BenkensteinSA58 / 1
7Gagan KhodaIND115 / 2
8Justin LangerAUS620 / 11
9Neil FairbrotherENG56 / 1
10Derek CrookesSA53 / 1
11Mohammad YousufPAK927 / 18
12Mohammad AzharuddinIND1738 / 34
13Mark WaughAUS1791 / 36
14Mark RamprakashENG1042 / 21
15Jonty RhodesSA1182 / 24
16Arjuna RanatungaSL1311 / 27
17Saeed AnwarPAK1649 / 34
18Steve WaughAUS1492 / 31
19Marvan AtapattuSL1299 / 27
20Hansie CronjeSA1731 / 36
21Nick KnightENG673 / 14
22Maurice OdumbeKEN190 / 4
23Brian LaraWI994 / 21
24Aminul IslamBAN189 / 4
25Ajay JadejaIND1036 / 22
26Saleem ElahiPAK46 / 1
27Stephen FlemingNZ1277 / 28
28Hitesh ModiKEN179 / 4
29Ijaz AhmedPAK1295 / 29
30Aravinda de SilvaSL1376 / 31
31Ricky PontingAUS1548 / 35
32Ian HealyAUS570 / 13
33Gary KirstenSA1506 / 35
34Alec StewartENG1546 / 36
35Andy FlowerZIM1458 / 34
36Ravi ShahKEN213 / 5
37Nathan AstleNZ1266 / 31
38Grant FlowerZIM1427 / 35
39Mahela JayawardeneSL407 / 10
40Michael SlaterAUS719 / 18
41Jacques KallisSA1597 / 40
42Sourav GangulyIND1595 / 40
43Hashan TillakaratneSL316 / 8
44Murray GoodwinZIM1526 / 39
45Nasser HussainENG1055 / 27
46Clayton LambertWI467 / 12
47Philo WallaceWI543 / 14
48Adam GilchristAUS831 / 22
49Shiv ChanderpaulWI604 / 16
50Neil JohnsonZIM477 / 13
51Sanath JayasuriyaSL1172 / 32
52Carl HooperWI689 / 19
53Mike AthertonENG866 / 24
54Mark ButcherENG684 / 19
54Steve ElworthySA72 / 2
55Steve TikoloKEN179 / 5
56Robin SinghIND425 / 12
57Daryll CullinanSA1092 / 31
58Graham ThorpeENG492 / 14
59Darren LehmannAUS875 / 25
60Navjot SidhuIND696 / 20
61Graeme HickENG554 / 16
62Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK900 / 26
63Mohammad WasimPAK376 / 11
64Craig McMillanNZ951 / 28
65Rahul DravidIND696 / 21
66Shaun PollockSA882 / 27
67Mike RindelSA321 / 10
68Andy BichelAUS64 / 2
68Naved AshrafPAK32 / 1
69Adam ParoreNZ714 / 23
70Athar Ali KhanBAN62 / 2
70Ian BishopWI62 / 2
71Aamer SohailPAK864 / 28
72Pat SymcoxSA516 / 17
73Brian McMillanSA182 / 6
73Bryan StrangZIM91 / 3
74Ridley JacobsWI180 / 6
74Mushtaq AhmedPAK180 / 6
74Dion NashNZ330 / 11
75Vinod KambliIND89 / 3
76Alistair CampbellZIM1174 / 40
77Chris HarrisNZ469 / 16
78Moin KhanPAK812 / 28
79Lance KlusenerSA457 / 16
80Damien FlemingAUS114 / 4
81Arshad KhanPAK28 / 1
81John CrawleyENG252 / 9
81Nicky BojeSA28 / 1
81Gavin RennieZIM420 / 15
82Romesh KaluwitharanaSL885 / 32
83Roland HolderWI55 / 2
84Adam HollioakeENG273 / 10
85Azhar MahmoodPAK680 / 25
86Fanie de VilliersSA54 / 2
87Matt HorneNZ532 / 20
88Khaled MahmudBAN132 / 5
89Llorne HowellNZ287 / 11
90Dipak ChudasamaKEN78 / 3
90Mohammad RafiqueBAN156 / 6
90Chris LewisENG26 / 1
91Saleem MalikPAK284 / 11
92Paul StrangZIM436 / 17
93Gavin RobertsonAUS178 / 7
93VVS LaxmanIND178 / 7
94Stuart MacGillAUS127 / 5
95Naimur RahmanBAN76 / 3
96Heath StreakZIM622 / 25
97Adam BacherSA323 / 13
98Stuart WilliamsZIM370 / 15
99David WilliamsWI98 / 4
99Hasan RazaPAK49 / 2
100Roshan MahanamaSL414 / 17
101Minhajul AbedinBAN73 / 3
102Mohammad HussainPAK121 / 5
103Manzoor AkhtarPAK48 / 2
103Gary BrentZIM24 / 1
104Steve JamesENG71 / 3
105Robert CroftENG236 / 10
106Ian HarveyAUS93 / 4
106Upul ChandanaSL186 / 8
107Wasim AkramPAK418 / 18
108Chris CairnsNZ551 / 24
109Craig WishartZIM549 / 24
110Guy WhittallZIM477 / 21
111Shahid AfridiGER465 / 21
112Hrishikesh KanitkarIND265 / 12
113Bryan YoungNZ306 / 14
114Andrew HudsonSA87 / 4
115Avishka GunawardeneSL65 / 3
116Ali BrownENG108 / 5
117Nayan MongiaIND512 / 24
118Muttiah MuralitharanSL187 / 9
119Gerhardus LiebenbergSA186 / 9
119Saqlain MushtaqPAK124 / 6
120Tom MoodyAUS247 / 12
121Adam HuckleZIM82 / 4
122Shoaib AkhtarPAK81 / 4
123HD AckermanSA161 / 8
124Kumar DharmasenaSL258 / 13
125Anil KumbleIND217 / 11
126Ruwan KalpageSL59 / 3
127Mark BoucherSA427 / 22
128Dinanath RamnarineWI19 / 1
129Jimmy AdamsWI113 / 6
130Shane WarneAUS188 / 10
131Abdul RazzaqPAK93 / 5
132Jack RussellENG130 / 7
133Javagal SrinathIND184 / 10
134Dougie BrownENG55 / 3
135Rawl LewisWI73 / 4
136Thilan SamaraweeraSL36 / 2
136Pramodya WickramasingheSL198 / 11
136John RennieZIM36 / 2
136Jatin ParanjpeIND54 / 3
137Daniel VettoriNZ161 / 9
138Mark EalhamENG212 / 12
139Junior MurrayWI69 / 4
140Thomas OdoyoKEN51 / 3
140Alex TaitNZ17 / 1
140Andrew FlintoffENG17 / 1
141Herschelle GibbsSA248 / 15
142Daren GangaWI33 / 2
142Waqar YounisPAK132 / 8
143Matthew FlemingENG97 / 6
144Eddo BrandesZIM80 / 5
145Akram KhanBAN79 / 5
146Chaminda VaasSL125 / 8
147Kennedy OtienoKEN62 / 4
147Brad YoungAUS31 / 2
148Greg BlewettAUS123 / 8
149Nikhil ChopraIND61 / 4
149Ali NaqviPAK61 / 4
149Dirk ViljoenZIM61 / 4
150Phil SimmonsWI76 / 5
151Tony SujiKEN30 / 2
151Rashid LatifPAK105 / 7
151Shayne O'ConnorNZ15 / 1
151Habibul BasharBAN15 / 1
151Simon DoullNZ45 / 3
152Sir Curtly AmbroseWI133 / 9
153Matthew ElliottAUS44 / 3
154Brendon JulianAUS29 / 2
154Ian AustinENG29 / 2
155Michael KasprowiczAUS86 / 6
156Ajit AgarkarIND186 / 13
157Damien MartynAUS114 / 8
158Chris AdamsENG28 / 2
158Asif MahmoodPAK14 / 1
158Akhtar SarfrazPAK14 / 1
159Ben HollioakeENG69 / 5
160Paul WisemanNZ55 / 4
161Craig EvansZIM189 / 14
162Sherwin CampbellWI79 / 6
163Courtney WalshWI26 / 2
164Allan DonaldSA167 / 13
165Dominic CorkENG152 / 12
166Nixon McLeanWI100 / 8
167Stuart LawAUS61 / 5
168Andy WhittallZIM182 / 15
169Ashley GilesENG24 / 2
170Mervyn DillonWI23 / 2
171Franklyn RoseWI57 / 5
171Paul ReiffelAUS57 / 5
172Jason GillespieAUS11 / 1
172Angus FraserENG165 / 15
172Sanwar HossainBAN22 / 2
172Craig SpearmanNZ66 / 6
172David RichardsonSA33 / 3
173Sunil JoshiIND54 / 5
174Jimmy MaherAUS21 / 2
174Glenn McGrathAUS42 / 4
174Javed OmarBAN21 / 2
174Chandika HathurusinghaSL21 / 2
175Niroshan BandaratillekeSL52 / 5
176Khaled MashudBAN31 / 3
177Nuwan ZoysaSL20 / 2
177Shariful HaqueBAN10 / 1
178Ian SalisburyENG29 / 3
179Mark PriestNZ38 / 4
180Floyd ReiferWI9 / 1
180Paul AdamsSA45 / 5
181Trevor MadondoZIM26 / 3
182Colin MillerAUS17 / 2
183Darren GoughENG116 / 14
184Dean HeadleyENG89 / 11
185Debasis MohantyIND8 / 1
185Saba KarimIND8 / 1
185Rahul SanghviIND8 / 1
185Sanjay RaulIND8 / 1
185Aasif KarimKEN24 / 3
185Ravindra PushpakumaraSL16 / 2
186Harbhajan SinghIND30 / 4
186Mohammad ZahidPAK15 / 2
187Venkatesh PrasadIND59 / 8
188Matthew BellNZ22 / 3
188Alan MullallyENG22 / 3
189Fazl-e-AkbarPAK7 / 1
189Matthew NicholsonAUS14 / 2
189Reon KingWI7 / 1
189Kenny BenjaminWI7 / 1
190Hasibul HossainBAN34 / 5
191Andy CaddickENG19 / 3
192Sairaj BahutuleIND12 / 2
192Mehrab HossainBAN6 / 1
192Warren HeggENG12 / 2
193Phil TufnellENG11 / 2
193Adam DaleAUS11 / 2
193Martin SujiKEN11 / 2
194Naveed NawazSL5 / 1
194Kabir KhanPAK5 / 1
195Enamul HaqueBAN4 / 1
195Paul WilsonAUS4 / 1
195Harvinder SinghIND4 / 1
195Henry OlongaZIM16 / 4
196Pommie MbangwaZIM27 / 7
197Venkatapathy RajuIND7 / 2
198Rajesh ChauhanIND3 / 1
198Geoff AllottNZ3 / 1
198Aaqib JavedPAK3 / 1
198Joseph AngaraKEN3 / 1
198Azam KhanPAK3 / 1
198Russel ArnoldSL3 / 1
199Peter MartinENG5 / 2
200Lameck OnyangoKEN2 / 1
201Laurie WilliamsWI1 / 1
201Darren MaddyENG1 / 1
201Shahriar HossainBAN1 / 1
201Shakil AhmedPAK1 / 1
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