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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.
TEST
1999
110 entries
1
11.14
Brett Lee
AUS
2.03 clear of Arshad Khan
2
13.17
Arshad Khan
PAK
2.03 off the lead
3
16.25
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
5.11 off the lead
● LEADS
Brett Lee
AUS
11.14 · 2.03 better than Khan
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Lee is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
19.88
The mark at number ten — 100 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
10 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented
Best Average — full list
110 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Brett Lee
AUS
11.14
2
Arshad Khan
PAK
13.17
3
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
16.25
4
Shaun Pollock
SA
16.67
5
Heath Streak
ZIM
18.60
6
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
19.00
7
Stuart MacGill
AUS
19.13
8
Allan Donald
SA
19.67
9
Ed Giddins
ENG
19.75
10
Steve Elworthy
SA
19.88
11
Chris Cairns
NZ
20.51
12
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
20.57
13
Damien Fleming
AUS
21.25
14
Glenn McGrath
AUS
21.27
15
Andy Caddick
ENG
23.06
16
Hansie Cronje
SA
23.13
17
Ajit Agarkar
IND
23.27
18
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
23.60
19
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
24.07
20
Dean Headley
ENG
24.25
21
Courtney Walsh
WI
24.43
22
Mark Butcher
ENG
25.67
23
Jacques Kallis
SA
25.77
24
Jason Gillespie
AUS
25.82
25
Wasim Akram
PAK
26.10
26
Colin Miller
AUS
26.82
27
Paul Adams
SA
26.89
28
Anil Kumble
IND
27.06
29
Alan Mullally
ENG
27.14
30
Peter Such
ENG
27.20
31
Javagal Srinath
IND
27.39
32
Mohammad Akram
PAK
27.60
33
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
27.73
34
Mark Waugh
AUS
28.00
35
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
28.25
36
Dion Nash
NZ
28.49
37
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
28.67
38
Gary Brent
ZIM
28.80
39
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
29.00
40
Nantie Hayward
SA
29.14
41
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
29.50
42
Chaminda Vaas
SL
30.28
43
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
31.00
44
Adam Dale
AUS
31.67
45
Upul Chandana
SL
32.43
46
Rangana Herath
SL
32.50
47
Darren Gough
ENG
32.79
48
Shane Warne
AUS
32.97
49
Carl Hooper
WI
34.08
50
Phil Tufnell
ENG
34.37
51
Henry Olonga
ZIM
34.56
52
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
34.80
53
Harbhajan Singh
IND
35.43
54
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
36.58
55
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
36.63
56
Mervyn Dillon
WI
36.64
57
Scott Muller
AUS
36.86
58
Shahid Afridi
PAK
37.67
59
Ronnie Irani
ENG
38.00
59
Sunil Joshi
IND
38.00
60
Reon King
WI
38.38
61
Daniel Vettori
NZ
39.84
62
Bryan Strang
ZIM
40.85
63
Nixon McLean
WI
41.29
64
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
41.50
65
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
41.75
66
Chris Adams
ENG
42.00
67
Russel Arnold
SL
43.50
68
Alex Tudor
ENG
43.67
69
Nehemiah Perry
WI
44.60
70
Eric Upashantha
SL
45.00
71
Pedro Collins
WI
45.25
72
Greg Blewett
AUS
46.67
73
Everton Matambanadzo
ZIM
47.50
74
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
SL
48.00
75
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
48.67
76
Daryll Cullinan
SA
50.00
76
Ricky Ponting
AUS
50.00
77
Nathan Astle
NZ
50.22
78
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
52.00
79
Trevor Gripper
ZIM
53.00
80
Aravinda de Silva
SL
54.00
81
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
54.67
82
Geoff Allott
NZ
55.50
83
Grant Flower
ZIM
57.00
84
Jimmy Adams
WI
57.33
85
Waqar Younis
PAK
58.25
86
Robin Singh
IND
58.67
86
Robin Singh
IND
58.67
87
Lance Klusener
SA
59.90
88
Chris Harris
NZ
65.17
89
Guy Whittall
ZIM
65.33
90
Shahid Nazir
PAK
72.00
90
Vijay Bharadwaj
IND
72.00
91
Simon Doull
NZ
72.20
92
Sourav Ganguly
IND
72.50
93
David Terbrugge
SA
77.00
94
Franklyn Rose
WI
81.33
95
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
84.33
96
Ashish Nehra
IND
94.00
97
Andy Whittall
ZIM
105.00
98
Corey Collymore
WI
109.00
99
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
110.00
100
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
119.00
100
Fazl-e-Akbar
PAK
119.00
101
Chandika Hathurusingha
SL
121.00
102
Paul Wiseman
NZ
128.33
103
Ottis Gibson
WI
143.00
104
Ruchira Perera
SL
185.00
105
Chris Silverwood
ENG
208.00
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