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.
ODI1998123 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
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on best average
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
22.42
The mark at number ten — 113 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
8 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Average — full list

123 entries, ranked
1Roger TelemachusSA14.50
2Keith ArthurtonWI14.67
3Allan DonaldSA15.41
4Saqlain MushtaqPAK16.41
5Saleem MalikPAK21.00
6Darren GoughENG21.08
7Glenn McGrathAUS21.17
8Javagal SrinathIND22.03
9Upul ChandanaSL22.14
10Steve ElworthySA22.42
11Alan MullallyENG22.50
12Muttiah MuralitharanSL22.81
13Khaled MahmudBAN23.14
14Mervyn DillonWI23.33
15Damien FlemingAUS23.35
16Ajit AgarkarIND23.76
17Jacques KallisSA24.47
18Anil KumbleIND25.14
19Hansie CronjeSA26.00
20Michael KasprowiczAUS26.06
21Brendon JulianAUS26.43
22Sachin TendulkarIND26.50
23Harvinder SinghIND26.64
24Enamul HaqueBAN26.67
25Mohammad RafiqueBAN27.13
26Shayne O'ConnorNZ27.16
27Nuwan ZoysaSL27.20
28Harbhajan SinghIND27.22
29Sunil JoshiIND27.40
30Phil SimmonsWI27.45
31Steve TikoloKEN28.17
32Angus FraserENG28.25
33Wasim AkramPAK28.55
34Shaun PollockSA28.55
35Suresh PereraSL28.88
36Pramodya WickramasingheSL29.38
36Craig McMillanNZ29.38
37Paul StrangZIM29.91
38Arshad KhanPAK30.40
39Simon DoullNZ30.50
40Venkatesh PrasadIND30.76
41Mohammad ZahidPAK31.00
42Paul ReiffelAUS31.33
43Chaminda VaasSL31.54
44Mohammad HussainPAK32.11
45Derek CrookesSA32.20
46Aaqib JavedPAK32.25
47Grant FlowerZIM32.30
48Sir Curtly AmbroseWI32.67
49Eddo BrandesZIM33.00
49Mohammad SheikhBAN33.00
50Dirk ViljoenZIM33.50
51Robert CroftENG33.85
52Nixon McLeanWI34.00
53Maurice OdumbeKEN34.75
54Aravinda de SilvaSL35.00
54Dion NashNZ35.00
55Mike RindelSA35.33
56Aamer SohailPAK35.45
57Matthew FlemingENG35.50
58Darren LehmannAUS36.00
59Chris CairnsNZ36.47
60Sanath JayasuriyaSL36.64
61Abdul RazzaqPAK37.00
61Nikhil ChopraIND37.00
62Mark EalhamENG37.11
63Henry OlongaZIM37.25
64Heath StreakZIM37.78
65Gavin RobertsonAUS37.88
66Kumar DharmasenaSL38.08
67Ravindra PushpakumaraSL38.40
68Pat SymcoxSA38.88
69Carl HooperWI39.00
70Brian McMillanSA39.17
71Rahul SanghviIND39.90
72Tom MoodyAUS40.40
73Steve WaughAUS40.62
74Chris HarrisNZ41.00
75Paul WilsonAUS41.10
76Lance KlusenerSA41.29
77Shane WarneAUS41.35
78Shoaib AkhtarPAK41.40
79Nicky BojeSA41.50
80Ian HarveyAUS41.80
81Hrishikesh KanitkarIND42.00
82Dougie BrownENG42.25
83Morshed Ali KhanBAN42.50
83Adam DaleAUS42.50
84Daniel VettoriNZ42.60
85Mark PriestNZ42.75
86Rawl LewisWI43.14
87Adam HollioakeENG44.00
87Michael BevanAUS44.00
88Guy WhittallZIM45.13
89Martin SujiKEN45.67
90Azhar MahmoodPAK47.00
91Andy WhittallZIM48.22
92Waqar YounisPAK49.00
93Hasibul HossainBAN49.25
94Craig EvansZIM50.14
95Andy BichelAUS51.25
96Mark WaughAUS53.60
97Mushtaq AhmedPAK53.67
98Courtney WalshWI54.00
99Niroshan BandaratillekeSL55.50
100Debasis MohantyIND56.33
101Robin SinghIND56.40
102Murray GoodwinZIM57.67
103Sourav GangulyIND58.17
104Ian AustinENG59.67
105Aasif KarimKEN61.00
106Shahid AfridiGER61.33
107Nathan AstleNZ61.50
108Thomas OdoyoKEN73.00
109Neil JohnsonZIM74.40
110Naimur RahmanBAN85.00
111Thilan SamaraweeraSL85.50
112Pommie MbangwaZIM91.80
113Peter MartinENG98.00
114John RennieZIM165.00
115Sairaj BahutuleIND180.00
116Brad YoungAUS251.00
117Adam HuckleZIM329.00
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