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.
TEST1998180 entries
1647 / 8Sachin TendulkarIND7.02 clear of Mark Waugh
21034 / 14Mark WaughAUS7.02 off the lead
3135 / 2Dion NashNZ13.38 off the lead
● LEADS
Sachin TendulkarIND
647 / 8 · 7.02 ahead of Waugh
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
682 / 12
The mark at number ten — 170 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
7 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

180 entries, ranked
1Sachin TendulkarIND647 / 8
2Mark WaughAUS1034 / 14
3Dion NashNZ135 / 2
4Mohammad AzharuddinIND470 / 7
5Steve WaughAUS906 / 14
6Andy FlowerZIM686 / 11
7Mark TaylorAUS1112 / 18
8Craig McMillanNZ484 / 8
9Murray GoodwinZIM804 / 14
10Aravinda de SilvaSL682 / 12
11Justin LangerAUS620 / 11
12Ijaz AhmedPAK496 / 9
13Saeed AnwarPAK818 / 15
14Navjot SidhuIND381 / 7
15Mark RamprakashENG961 / 18
16Stephen FlemingNZ471 / 9
17Rahul DravidIND413 / 8
18Mahela JayawardeneSL309 / 6
19Marvan AtapattuSL555 / 11
20Hansie CronjeSA1040 / 21
21Alec StewartENG1222 / 26
22Arjuna RanatungaSL515 / 11
23Daryll CullinanSA684 / 15
24Jonty RhodesSA586 / 13
25Gary KirstenSA945 / 21
26Ian HealyAUS570 / 13
27Mohammad WasimPAK262 / 6
28Brian LaraWI608 / 14
29Sanath JayasuriyaSL511 / 12
30Nasser HussainENG954 / 23
31Brian McMillanSA165 / 4
32Mohammad YousufPAK448 / 11
33Michael SlaterAUS719 / 18
34VVS LaxmanIND116 / 3
35Clayton LambertWI231 / 6
36Matt HorneNZ380 / 10
37Saleem MalikPAK113 / 3
38Graham ThorpeENG488 / 13
39Nathan AstleNZ375 / 10
40Shiv ChanderpaulWI446 / 12
41Graeme HickENG291 / 8
42Mark ButcherENG684 / 19
43Philo WallaceWI250 / 7
44Jacques KallisSA785 / 22
45Grant FlowerZIM499 / 14
46Pat SymcoxSA320 / 9
47Mike AthertonENG802 / 23
48Azhar MahmoodPAK415 / 12
49Damien FlemingAUS103 / 3
50Carl HooperWI408 / 12
51Romesh KaluwitharanaSL406 / 12
52Sourav GangulyIND267 / 8
53Darren LehmannAUS196 / 6
54Naved AshrafPAK32 / 1
55Neil JohnsonZIM126 / 4
56Robert CroftENG157 / 5
57Ian BishopWI62 / 2
58Bryan StrangZIM91 / 3
59Shaun PollockSA593 / 20
60Ricky PontingAUS382 / 13
61Paul StrangZIM176 / 6
62Hashan TillakaratneSL234 / 8
63Steve ElworthySA58 / 2
64Mushtaq AhmedPAK169 / 6
64Gavin RennieZIM338 / 12
65Chaminda VaasSL56 / 2
65Gavin RobertsonAUS140 / 5
65John CrawleyENG252 / 9
66Nayan MongiaIND139 / 5
67Roland HolderWI55 / 2
68Moin KhanPAK434 / 16
69Fanie de VilliersSA54 / 2
70Adam ParoreNZ242 / 9
71Lance KlusenerSA160 / 6
72Ridley JacobsWI133 / 5
73Pramodya WickramasingheSL156 / 6
74Stuart WilliamsZIM233 / 9
75Stuart MacGillAUS127 / 5
76Aamer SohailPAK298 / 12
77David WilliamsWI98 / 4
78Daniel VettoriNZ96 / 4
79Steve JamesENG71 / 3
80Wasim AkramPAK140 / 6
81Adam BacherSA278 / 12
82Alistair CampbellZIM369 / 16
83Mark BoucherSA359 / 16
84Heath StreakZIM290 / 13
85Anil KumbleIND153 / 7
86Andrew HudsonSA87 / 4
87Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK231 / 11
87Muttiah MuralitharanSL147 / 7
88Herschelle GibbsSA188 / 9
89Junior MurrayWI62 / 3
90Shane WarneAUS121 / 6
91HD AckermanSA161 / 8
92Chris CairnsNZ160 / 8
93Craig WishartZIM138 / 7
94Bryan YoungNZ135 / 7
95Dinanath RamnarineWI19 / 1
96Jimmy AdamsWI113 / 6
97Adam HuckleZIM74 / 4
98Rashid LatifPAK36 / 2
98Jack RussellENG90 / 5
99Gerhardus LiebenbergSA104 / 6
100Roshan MahanamaSL85 / 5
100Ashley GilesENG17 / 1
100Andrew FlintoffENG17 / 1
101Daren GangaWI33 / 2
102Guy WhittallZIM145 / 9
103Javagal SrinathIND64 / 4
103Ajay JadejaIND32 / 2
104Greg BlewettAUS123 / 8
105Chris HarrisNZ46 / 3
106Ali NaqviPAK61 / 4
107Simon DoullNZ15 / 1
107Venkatesh PrasadIND15 / 1
108Matthew ElliottAUS44 / 3
109Sir Curtly AmbroseWI116 / 8
110Michael KasprowiczAUS71 / 5
111Ben HollioakeENG14 / 1
111Nuwan ZoysaSL14 / 1
112Robin SinghIND27 / 2
113Nixon McLeanWI93 / 7
114Saqlain MushtaqPAK53 / 4
115Sherwin CampbellWI79 / 6
116Waqar YounisPAK65 / 5
116Craig SpearmanNZ26 / 2
117Dominic CorkENG152 / 12
118Courtney WalshWI25 / 2
119Shoaib AkhtarPAK37 / 3
119Allan DonaldSA148 / 12
120Michael BevanAUS12 / 1
121Kumar DharmasenaSL47 / 4
122Paul ReiffelAUS23 / 2
123Jason GillespieAUS11 / 1
123Ruwan KalpageSL22 / 2
123Rawl LewisWI22 / 2
124Paul WisemanNZ32 / 3
125David RichardsonSA21 / 2
125Glenn McGrathAUS42 / 4
125Harbhajan SinghIND21 / 2
126Niroshan BandaratillekeSL52 / 5
127Alan MullallyENG20 / 2
127Mark PriestNZ30 / 3
127Franklyn RoseWI30 / 3
128Ian SalisburyENG29 / 3
129Mohammad HussainPAK18 / 2
129Mervyn DillonWI18 / 2
129Floyd ReiferWI9 / 1
130Angus FraserENG123 / 14
131Andy WhittallZIM79 / 9
132Colin MillerAUS17 / 2
133Darren GoughENG98 / 12
134Dean HeadleyENG89 / 11
135Shahid AfridiGER16 / 2
135Ravindra PushpakumaraSL16 / 2
135Trevor MadondoZIM16 / 2
135Shahid AfridiGER16 / 2
136Craig EvansZIM15 / 2
137Kenny BenjaminWI7 / 1
137Arshad KhanPAK7 / 1
137Adam HollioakeENG14 / 2
137Matthew NicholsonAUS14 / 2
137Andy BichelAUS7 / 1
138Andy CaddickENG19 / 3
139Mark EalhamENG24 / 4
139Nick KnightENG12 / 2
139Warren HeggENG12 / 2
139Paul AdamsSA30 / 5
140Phil TufnellENG11 / 2
141Adam DaleAUS5 / 1
142Ajit AgarkarIND9 / 2
143Matthew BellNZ4 / 1
143Henry OlongaZIM16 / 4
144Pommie MbangwaZIM14 / 4
144Venkatapathy RajuIND7 / 2
145Rajesh ChauhanIND3 / 1
145Hasan RazaPAK3 / 1
146Mohammad ZahidPAK1 / 1
146Shakil AhmedPAK1 / 1
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