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

Here is the complete breakdown of the best averages in 1999, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1999124 entries
172.65Lance KlusenerSA4.86 clear of Michael Bevan
267.79Michael BevanAUS4.86 off the lead
353.64Sachin TendulkarIND19.01 off the lead
● LEADS
Lance KlusenerSA
72.65 · 4.86 ahead of Bevan
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
46.09
The mark at number ten — 114 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
9 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

124 entries, ranked
1Lance KlusenerSA72.65
2Michael BevanAUS67.79
3Sachin TendulkarIND53.64
4Jacques KallisSA50.69
5Ricky PontingAUS48.03
6Sourav GangulyIND47.78
7Russel ArnoldSL47.71
8Rahul DravidIND46.89
9Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK46.19
10Nasser HussainENG46.09
11Michael SlaterAUS45.70
12Herschelle GibbsSA45.66
13Neil FairbrotherENG45.18
14Damien MartynAUS45.00
15Daryll CullinanSA44.26
16Steve WaughAUS42.82
17Steve TikoloKEN42.00
18Andy FlowerZIM41.94
19Graeme HickENG41.80
20Saeed AnwarPAK41.71
21Ajay JadejaIND40.07
22Mark WaughAUS38.98
23Chris CairnsNZ38.86
24Gary KirstenSA38.83
25Adam GilchristAUS38.20
26Chris HarrisNZ37.63
27Sadagoppan RameshIND37.23
28Nathan AstleNZ37.17
29Roger TwoseNZ36.87
30Hashan TillakaratneSL36.77
31Brian LaraWI36.58
32Mohammad YousufPAK36.39
33Ijaz AhmedPAK35.33
34Justin LangerAUS35.22
35Adrian GriffithWI34.80
36Graham ThorpeENG34.69
37Shiv ChanderpaulWI34.58
38Aravinda de SilvaSL34.35
39Neil JohnsonZIM33.52
40Wajahatullah WastiPAK33.37
41Craig SpearmanNZ32.83
42Jonty RhodesSA32.42
43Jimmy AdamsWI31.85
44Darren LehmannAUS31.59
45Romesh KaluwitharanaSL31.19
46Sherwin CampbellWI31.03
47Hansie CronjeSA30.88
48Carl HooperWI30.63
49Shahriar HossainBAN30.60
50Mahela JayawardeneSL30.45
51Stephen FlemingNZ30.33
52Mark BoucherSA30.29
53Greg BlewettAUS29.88
54Craig McMillanNZ29.77
55Ravi ShahKEN29.64
56Ricardo PowellWI29.06
57Marvan AtapattuSL28.58
58Guy WhittallZIM27.79
59Wavell HindsWI27.70
60Mohammad AzharuddinIND27.33
61Nick KnightENG27.31
62Matt HorneNZ27.17
63Abdul RazzaqPAK27.14
64Shahid AfridiGER26.77
65Stuart CarlisleZIM26.71
66Ridley JacobsWI26.30
67Alistair CampbellZIM26.06
68Thomas OdoyoKEN25.70
69Moin KhanPAK25.40
70Murray GoodwinZIM25.20
71Grant FlowerZIM25.08
72Alec StewartENG24.97
73Arjuna RanatungaSL24.76
74Maurice OdumbeKEN24.67
75Robin SinghIND24.26
76Sanath JayasuriyaSL23.91
77Avishka GunawardeneSL23.08
78Shaun PollockSA22.68
79Saleem MalikPAK22.09
80Andy CaddickENG21.70
81Andrew FlintoffENG21.18
82Wasim AkramPAK21.03
83Nayan MongiaIND20.93
84Kennedy OtienoKEN20.38
85Adam ParoreNZ19.69
86Matthew BellNZ19.54
87Shane LeeAUS18.92
88Roshan MahanamaSL18.75
89Azhar MahmoodPAK18.68
90Dion NashNZ18.52
91VVS LaxmanIND18.42
92Mark ButcherENG18.08
93Nehemiah PerryWI17.73
94Damien FlemingAUS17.40
95Nikhil ChopraIND17.38
96Upul ChandanaSL17.31
97Shane WarneAUS16.21
98Gavin RennieZIM15.38
99Nixon McLeanWI15.21
100Adam HollioakeENG15.00
100Aminul IslamBAN15.00
101Javagal SrinathIND14.96
102Daniel VettoriNZ14.60
103Brendon JulianAUS14.15
104Mannava PrasadIND13.63
105Darren GoughENG13.42
106Keith ArthurtonWI13.30
107Chaminda VaasSL13.28
108Anil KumbleIND13.00
109Mark EalhamENG11.40
110Bryan StrangZIM11.30
111Saqlain MushtaqPAK10.65
112Pramodya WickramasingheSL10.60
113Venkatesh PrasadIND9.14
114Sir Curtly AmbroseWI8.89
115Khaled MahmudBAN8.58
116Glenn McGrathAUS7.56
117Ian HealyAUS6.80
117Mervyn DillonWI6.80
118Ajit AgarkarIND6.20
119Muttiah MuralitharanSL4.56
120Alan MullallyENG4.45
121Stuart MacGillAUS3.70
122Courtney WalshWI2.69
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