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.
ODI1998152 entries
114.50Roger TelemachusSA0.17 clear of Keith Arthurton
214.67Keith ArthurtonWI0.17 off the lead
315.41Allan DonaldSA0.91 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
21.17
The mark at number ten — 142 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
9 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Average — full list

152 entries, ranked
1Roger TelemachusSA14.50
2Keith ArthurtonWI14.67
3Allan DonaldSA15.41
4Makhaya NtiniSA15.50
5Saqlain MushtaqPAK16.41
6Carl TuckettWI20.50
7Athar Ali KhanBAN20.67
8Saleem MalikPAK21.00
9Darren GoughENG21.08
10Glenn McGrathAUS21.17
11Paras MhambreyIND22.00
12Javagal SrinathIND22.03
13Upul ChandanaSL22.14
14Steve ElworthySA22.42
15Alan MullallyENG22.50
16Geoff AllottNZ22.75
17Muttiah MuralitharanSL22.81
18Alex TaitNZ23.00
19Khaled MahmudBAN23.14
20Mervyn DillonWI23.33
21Damien FlemingAUS23.35
22Daryll CullinanSA23.50
23Ajit AgarkarIND23.76
24Jacques KallisSA24.47
25Anil KumbleIND25.14
26Ashley GilesENG26.00
26Hansie CronjeSA26.00
27Michael KasprowiczAUS26.06
28Brendon JulianAUS26.43
29Sachin TendulkarIND26.50
30Harvinder SinghIND26.64
31Enamul HaqueBAN26.67
32Sanjay RaulIND27.00
33Mohammad RafiqueBAN27.13
34Shayne O'ConnorNZ27.16
35Nuwan ZoysaSL27.20
36Harbhajan SinghIND27.22
37Shafiuddin AhmedBAN27.33
38Sunil JoshiIND27.40
39Phil SimmonsWI27.45
40Joseph AngaraKEN28.00
41Steve TikoloKEN28.17
42Angus FraserENG28.25
43Wasim AkramPAK28.55
44Shaun PollockSA28.55
45Suresh PereraSL28.88
46Pramodya WickramasingheSL29.38
46Craig McMillanNZ29.38
47Paul StrangZIM29.91
48Stuart WilliamsZIM30.00
49Arshad KhanPAK30.40
50Simon DoullNZ30.50
50Ben HollioakeENG30.50
51Venkatesh PrasadIND30.76
52Mohammad ZahidPAK31.00
53Paul ReiffelAUS31.33
54Chaminda VaasSL31.54
55Shiv ChanderpaulWI32.00
55Mluleki NkalaZIM32.00
56Mohammad HussainPAK32.11
57Derek CrookesSA32.20
58Aaqib JavedPAK32.25
59Grant FlowerZIM32.30
60Sir Curtly AmbroseWI32.67
61Eddo BrandesZIM33.00
61Mohammad SheikhBAN33.00
61Mohammad SheikhBAN33.00
62Dirk ViljoenZIM33.50
63Robert CroftENG33.85
64Nixon McLeanWI34.00
64Ruwan KalpageSL34.00
65Maurice OdumbeKEN34.75
66Aravinda de SilvaSL35.00
66Dion NashNZ35.00
67Mike RindelSA35.33
68Aamer SohailPAK35.45
69Matthew FlemingENG35.50
70Darren LehmannAUS36.00
71Chris CairnsNZ36.47
72Sanath JayasuriyaSL36.64
73Abdul RazzaqPAK37.00
73Nikhil ChopraIND37.00
74Mark EalhamENG37.11
75Henry OlongaZIM37.25
76Heath StreakZIM37.78
77Gavin RobertsonAUS37.88
78Kumar DharmasenaSL38.08
79Ravindra PushpakumaraSL38.40
80Pat SymcoxSA38.88
81Carl HooperWI39.00
82Brian McMillanSA39.17
83Rahul SanghviIND39.90
84Tom MoodyAUS40.40
85Steve WaughAUS40.62
86Chris HarrisNZ41.00
87Paul WilsonAUS41.10
88Lance KlusenerSA41.29
89Shane WarneAUS41.35
90Shoaib AkhtarPAK41.40
91Nicky BojeSA41.50
92Ian HarveyAUS41.80
93Hrishikesh KanitkarIND42.00
94Dougie BrownENG42.25
95Morshed Ali KhanBAN42.50
95Adam DaleAUS42.50
96Daniel VettoriNZ42.60
97Mark PriestNZ42.75
98Rawl LewisWI43.14
99Dean HeadleyENG43.67
100Adam HollioakeENG44.00
100Michael BevanAUS44.00
101Damien MartynAUS45.00
101Graeme HickENG45.00
102Guy WhittallZIM45.13
103Martin SujiKEN45.67
104Neil McGarrellWI46.00
104Paul AdamsSA46.00
105Azhar MahmoodPAK47.00
106Paul WisemanNZ47.50
107Andy WhittallZIM48.22
108Waqar YounisPAK49.00
109Hasibul HossainBAN49.25
110Craig EvansZIM50.14
111Alan DawsonSA51.00
112Andy BichelAUS51.25
113Mark WaughAUS53.60
114Mushtaq AhmedPAK53.67
115Courtney WalshWI54.00
116Niroshan BandaratillekeSL55.50
117Debasis MohantyIND56.33
118Robin SinghIND56.40
119Murray GoodwinZIM57.67
120Sourav GangulyIND58.17
121Ian AustinENG59.67
122Aasif KarimKEN61.00
123Shahid AfridiPAK61.33
124Nathan AstleNZ61.50
125Alistair CampbellZIM63.00
126Thomas OdoyoKEN73.00
127Neil JohnsonZIM74.40
128Gary BrentZIM79.00
129Sajeewa de SilvaSL80.00
130Franklyn RoseWI81.00
131Naimur RahmanBAN85.00
132Thilan SamaraweeraSL85.50
133Chris LewisENG88.00
134Pommie MbangwaZIM91.80
135Peter MartinENG98.00
136John RennieZIM165.00
137Sairaj BahutuleIND180.00
138Brad YoungAUS251.00
139Adam HuckleZIM329.00
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