Best Average in 1999: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best average in 1999, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1999169 entries
111.14Brett LeeAUS6.53 clear of Shaun Pollock
217.67Shaun PollockSA6.53 off the lead
318.00Shabbir AhmedPAK6.86 off the lead
● LEADS
Brett LeeAUS
11.14 · 6.53 better than Pollock
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Lee is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
19.75
The mark at number ten — 159 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
9 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Average — full list

169 entries, ranked
1Brett LeeAUS11.14
2Shaun PollockSA17.67
3Shabbir AhmedPAK18.00
4Shoaib MalikPAK18.11
5Alistair CampbellZIM18.17
6Sherwin CampbellWI18.83
7Stuart MacGillAUS19.13
8Jason GillespieAUS19.19
9Allan DonaldSA19.68
10Ed GiddinsENG19.75
11Glenn McGrathAUS20.24
12John BlainSCO21.00
13Vijay BharadwajIND21.69
14Derek CrookesSA21.83
15Damien FlemingAUS22.01
16Debasis MohantyIND22.07
17Azhar MahmoodPAK22.27
18Abdul RazzaqPAK22.37
19Andy CaddickENG23.06
20Hansie CronjeSA23.19
21Heath StreakZIM23.35
22Nick DyerSCO23.40
23Courtney WalshWI23.41
24Saqlain MushtaqPAK23.62
25Vince WellsENG23.63
26Shoaib AkhtarPAK24.00
27Geoff AllottNZ25.07
28Mervyn DillonWI25.16
29Nikhil ChopraIND25.24
30Neil JohnsonZIM25.32
31Chris CairnsNZ25.57
32Mark ButcherENG25.67
33Shane LeeAUS25.78
34Paul AdamsSA25.81
35Wasim AkramPAK25.84
36Darren GoughENG26.02
37Reon KingWI26.20
38Jacques KallisSA26.45
39Minhajul AbedinBAN26.75
40Muttiah MuralitharanSL26.81
41Colin MillerAUS26.82
42Shane WarneAUS26.96
43Peter SuchENG27.20
44Steve ElworthySA27.27
45Adam DaleAUS27.35
46Alan MullallyENG27.84
47Dean HeadleyENG28.40
48Mark EalhamENG28.43
49Lance KlusenerSA28.51
50Sir Curtly AmbroseWI28.62
51Dinanath RamnarineWI28.67
52Mohammad SheikhBAN28.78
53Keith ArthurtonWI29.07
54Nantie HaywardSA29.14
55Thomas OdoyoKEN29.21
56John RennieZIM29.43
57Arshad KhanPAK29.67
58Javagal SrinathIND29.81
59Phil SimmonsWI30.00
60Anil KumbleIND30.03
61Venkatesh PrasadIND30.10
62Gary BrentZIM30.13
63Pramodya WickramasingheSL30.17
64Mohammad AkramPAK30.33
65Hasibul HossainBAN30.43
66Ajit AgarkarIND31.00
66Henry OlongaZIM31.00
67Andrew SymondsAUS31.43
68Upul ChandanaSL31.78
69Sachin TendulkarIND32.00
70Sanath JayasuriyaSL32.22
71Guy WhittallZIM32.37
72Rangana HerathSL32.50
73Ravindra PushpakumaraSL33.40
73Angus FraserENG33.40
74Andrew FlintoffENG33.50
75Nuwan ZoysaSL33.57
76Paul StrangZIM33.64
77Shafiuddin AhmedBAN33.80
78Nixon McLeanWI34.17
79Darren LehmannAUS34.20
80Phil TufnellENG34.37
81Chaminda VaasSL34.43
82Eddo BrandesZIM34.57
83Harbhajan SinghIND35.43
84Tom MoodyAUS36.27
85Shahid AfridiGER36.35
86Scott MullerAUS36.86
87Asim ButtSCO37.00
88Carl HooperWI37.04
89Nehemiah PerryWI37.58
90Michael KasprowiczAUS37.63
91Paul ReiffelAUS37.67
92Bryan StrangZIM37.80
93Sourav GangulyIND37.95
94Dion NashNZ38.37
95Sunil JoshiIND38.90
96Mushtaq AhmedPAK39.50
97Manjurul IslamBAN39.67
98Daniel VettoriNZ39.98
99Steve TikoloKEN40.25
100Keith SempleWI40.33
101Russel ArnoldSL40.36
102Robin SinghIND40.57
103Khaled MahmudBAN40.58
104Nathan AstleNZ41.78
105Gavin LarsenNZ42.38
106Aminul IslamBAN42.50
107Steve WaughAUS42.67
108Waqar YounisPAK43.13
109Hendy BryanWI43.17
110Alex TudorENG43.67
111Andy BlignautZIM43.75
112Scott StyrisNZ44.00
113Adam HollioakeENG44.10
114Chris HarrisNZ44.27
115Maurice OdumbeKEN45.56
116Robert CroftENG46.00
117Ricky PontingAUS46.50
117Adam HuckleZIM46.50
118Greg BlewettAUS47.00
119Jimmy AdamsWI47.33
120Everton MatambanadzoZIM47.50
121Michael BevanAUS47.60
122Niroshan BandaratillekeSL48.00
123Nicky BojeSA48.50
124Grant FlowerZIM51.69
125Pedro CollinsWI52.50
126Naimur RahmanBAN52.60
127Martin SujiKEN53.75
128Aasif KarimKEN55.43
128Eric UpashanthaSL55.43
129Enamul HaqueBAN55.71
130Aravinda de SilvaSL56.14
131Damien MartynAUS57.00
132Shahid NazirPAK58.50
132James BrinkleySCO58.50
133Robin SinghIND58.67
134Tony SujiKEN60.00
135Ian AustinENG60.33
135Ruwan KalpageSL60.33
136Shayne O'ConnorNZ61.57
137Chris GayleWI62.33
138Brendon JulianAUS64.30
139Andy WhittallZIM65.23
140Chris DrumNZ65.25
141Mark WaughAUS65.50
142Joseph AngaraKEN65.67
143Simon DoullNZ65.88
144Corey CollymoreWI67.00
145Sajeewa de SilvaSL69.60
146Gavin HamiltonENG70.67
147Mahela JayawardeneSL75.29
148David TerbruggeSA77.00
149Ruchira PereraSL77.75
150Suresh PereraSL78.50
150Pommie MbangwaZIM78.50
151Shiv ChanderpaulWI80.33
152Franklyn RoseWI81.33
153Neil McGarrellWI82.50
154David MutenderaZIM85.00
155Ashish NehraIND94.00
156Fazl-e-AkbarPAK119.00
157Mohammad RafiqueBAN124.50
158Paul WisemanNZ128.33
159Ottis GibsonWI143.00
160Chandika HathurusinghaSL160.00
161Chris SilverwoodENG208.00
162Pat SymcoxSA223.00
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