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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.
TEST
1998
113 entries
1
10.67
Fazl-e-Akbar
PAK
2.15 clear of Dion Nash
2
12.82
Dion Nash
NZ
2.15 off the lead
3
14.00
Dirk Viljoen
ZIM
3.33 off the lead
● LEADS
Fazl-e-Akbar
PAK
10.67 · 2.15 better than Nash
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Fazl-e-Akbar is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
18.47
The mark at number ten — 103 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented
Best Average — full list
113 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Fazl-e-Akbar
PAK
10.67
2
Dion Nash
NZ
12.82
3
Dirk Viljoen
ZIM
14.00
4
Fanie de Villiers
SA
15.40
5
Jason Gillespie
AUS
15.86
6
Simon Doull
NZ
16.10
7
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
16.38
8
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
16.44
9
Henry Olonga
ZIM
17.47
10
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
18.47
11
Hansie Cronje
SA
18.75
12
Jimmy Adams
WI
19.00
13
Anil Kumble
IND
19.39
14
Allan Donald
SA
19.64
15
Shahid Afridi
PAK
20.20
16
Shaun Pollock
SA
20.45
17
Jayantha Silva
SL
20.67
17
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
20.67
18
Waqar Younis
PAK
20.76
19
Franklyn Rose
WI
21.00
20
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
SL
21.19
21
Alex Tudor
ENG
21.60
22
David Terbrugge
SA
22.00
23
Darren Lehmann
AUS
22.50
24
Sourav Ganguly
IND
22.75
25
Angus Fraser
ENG
22.88
26
Ricky Ponting
AUS
23.00
27
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
23.14
28
Glenn McGrath
AUS
23.43
29
Courtney Walsh
WI
23.53
30
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
25.50
31
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
26.00
32
Stuart MacGill
AUS
26.20
33
Don Anurasiri
SL
26.50
34
Javagal Srinath
IND
26.59
35
Craig McMillan
NZ
27.43
36
Daniel Vettori
NZ
27.50
37
Heath Streak
ZIM
27.68
38
Damien Fleming
AUS
28.60
39
Matthew Nicholson
AUS
28.75
40
Dean Headley
ENG
29.25
41
Carl Hooper
WI
29.44
42
Darren Gough
ENG
29.58
43
Andy Caddick
ENG
29.85
44
Alan Mullally
ENG
30.33
45
Adam Dale
AUS
30.67
46
Chris Cairns
NZ
31.43
47
Paul Wiseman
NZ
31.50
47
Wasim Akram
PAK
31.50
47
Chaminda Vaas
SL
31.50
48
Jacques Kallis
SA
31.83
49
Paul Strang
ZIM
32.11
50
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
33.00
50
Mohammad Hussain
PAK
33.00
50
Peter Such
ENG
33.00
51
Shane Warne
AUS
33.17
52
Colin Miller
AUS
33.71
53
Paul Adams
SA
33.82
54
Lance Klusener
SA
34.12
55
Shakil Ahmed
PAK
34.75
56
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
35.30
57
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
35.44
58
Makhaya Ntini
SA
35.80
59
Dominic Cork
ENG
36.21
60
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
36.36
61
Aravinda de Silva
SL
36.86
62
Michael Bevan
AUS
37.00
63
Nixon McLean
WI
37.10
64
Neil Johnson
ZIM
37.86
65
Guy Whittall
ZIM
38.56
66
Steve Waugh
AUS
39.25
67
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
39.50
68
Gavin Robertson
AUS
39.62
69
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
40.00
70
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
40.13
71
Paul Reiffel
AUS
40.33
72
Arshad Khan
PAK
42.60
73
Venkatapathy Raju
IND
43.14
74
Harbhajan Singh
IND
44.86
75
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
45.06
76
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
46.50
77
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
46.77
78
Nathan Astle
NZ
49.00
78
Harvinder Singh
IND
49.00
79
Ajit Agarkar
IND
50.00
79
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
50.00
80
Greg Blewett
AUS
52.25
81
Mark Ealham
ENG
52.50
82
Ian Bishop
WI
54.33
83
Kenny Benjamin
WI
55.33
84
Adam Huckle
ZIM
55.67
85
Bryan Strang
ZIM
56.33
86
Rajesh Chauhan
IND
57.00
87
Ben Hollioake
ENG
58.00
88
Pat Symcox
SA
58.33
89
Robert Croft
ENG
59.50
90
Mark Ramprakash
ENG
59.75
91
Phil Tufnell
ENG
62.57
92
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
63.67
93
Mark Priest
NZ
66.00
94
Mark Waugh
AUS
66.40
95
Steve Elworthy
SA
79.00
96
Mervyn Dillon
WI
80.00
96
Aamer Sohail
PAK
80.00
97
Andy Whittall
ZIM
92.50
98
Chris Harris
NZ
99.00
99
Ashley Giles
ENG
106.00
100
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
112.00
101
Suresh Perera
SL
126.00
102
Andy Bichel
AUS
154.00
103
Ian Salisbury
ENG
192.00
104
Brian McMillan
SA
194.00
105
Rawl Lewis
WI
225.00
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