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 FORMATS1998111 entries
168.68Sachin TendulkarIND3.95 clear of Michael Bevan
264.73Michael BevanAUS3.95 off the lead
358.53Mark TaylorAUS10.15 off the lead
● LEADS
Sachin TendulkarIND
68.68 · 3.95 ahead of Bevan
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
47.11
The mark at number ten — 101 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
10 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

111 entries, ranked
1Sachin TendulkarIND68.68
2Michael BevanAUS64.73
3Mark TaylorAUS58.53
4Justin LangerAUS51.67
5Mohammad AzharuddinIND48.28
6Nick KnightENG48.07
7Brian LaraWI47.33
8Jonty RhodesSA47.28
9Mark WaughAUS47.13
10Saeed AnwarPAK47.11
11Mohammad YousufPAK46.35
12Stephen FlemingNZ45.61
13Hansie CronjeSA45.55
14Mark RamprakashENG45.30
15Ajay JadejaIND45.04
16Ricky PontingAUS44.23
17Arjuna RanatungaSL43.70
18Marvan AtapattuSL43.30
19Steve WaughAUS42.63
20Nathan AstleNZ42.20
21Ian HealyAUS40.71
22Alec StewartENG40.68
23Andy FlowerZIM40.50
24Aravinda de SilvaSL40.47
25Sourav GangulyIND39.88
26Grant FlowerZIM39.64
27Ijaz AhmedPAK39.24
28Jacques KallisSA38.95
29Michael SlaterAUS37.84
30Gary KirstenSA37.65
31Murray GoodwinZIM37.22
32Mahela JayawardeneSL37.00
33Neil JohnsonZIM36.69
34Carl HooperWI36.26
35Philo WallaceWI36.20
36Adam GilchristAUS36.13
37Clayton LambertWI35.92
38Robin SinghIND35.42
39Darren LehmannAUS35.00
40Nasser HussainENG34.03
41Shiv ChanderpaulWI33.56
42Daryll CullinanSA33.09
43Craig McMillanNZ32.79
44Sanath JayasuriyaSL31.68
45Rahul DravidIND31.64
46Shaun PollockSA31.50
47Mohammad WasimPAK31.33
48Pat SymcoxSA30.35
49Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK30.00
49Dion NashNZ30.00
50Mike AthertonENG29.86
51Aamer SohailPAK29.79
52Chris HarrisNZ29.31
53Mike RindelSA29.18
54Navjot SidhuIND29.00
55Graham ThorpeENG28.94
56Hashan TillakaratneSL28.73
57Alistair CampbellZIM28.63
58Mark ButcherENG28.50
59Graeme HickENG27.70
60Adam ParoreNZ27.46
61Adam HollioakeENG27.30
62Moin KhanPAK27.07
63Lance KlusenerSA25.39
64Matt HorneNZ25.33
65Romesh KaluwitharanaSL25.29
66Azhar MahmoodPAK24.29
67Paul StrangZIM24.22
68Heath StreakZIM23.92
69Llorne HowellNZ23.92
70Robert CroftENG23.60
71Gavin RennieZIM23.33
72Stuart WilliamsZIM23.13
73Hrishikesh KanitkarIND22.08
74Saleem MalikPAK21.85
75Guy WhittallZIM21.68
76Adam BacherSA21.53
77Shahid AfridiGER21.14
78Wasim AkramPAK20.90
79Chris CairnsNZ20.41
80Bryan YoungNZ20.40
81Craig WishartZIM20.33
82Kumar DharmasenaSL19.85
83Anil KumbleIND19.73
84Nayan MongiaIND18.96
85Roshan MahanamaSL18.82
86Javagal SrinathIND18.40
87Mushtaq AhmedPAK18.00
88Mark EalhamENG17.67
89Tom MoodyAUS17.64
90Mark BoucherSA17.08
91Gerhardus LiebenbergSA16.91
92Herschelle GibbsSA16.53
93Muttiah MuralitharanSL15.58
94Shane WarneAUS14.46
95Ajit AgarkarIND14.31
96Craig EvansZIM13.50
97Waqar YounisPAK13.20
98Jack RussellENG13.00
99Chaminda VaasSL12.50
100Dominic CorkENG11.69
101Pramodya WickramasingheSL11.65
102Daniel VettoriNZ11.50
103Allan DonaldSA11.13
104Andy WhittallZIM10.71
105Sir Curtly AmbroseWI10.23
106Angus FraserENG9.71
107Adam HuckleZIM7.45
108Darren GoughENG6.82
109Dean HeadleyENG6.36
110Pommie MbangwaZIM1.93
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