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Best Average in 2001: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The best average in 2001 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
TEST
2001
119 entries
1
7.83
Danish Kaneria
PAK
2.50 clear of Mfuneko Ngam
2
10.33
Mfuneko Ngam
SA
2.50 off the lead
3
14.00
Chris Drum
NZ
6.17 off the lead
● LEADS
Danish Kaneria
PAK
7.83 · 2.50 better than Ngam
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Kaneria is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
21.25
The mark at number ten — 109 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
7 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Best Average — full list
119 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Danish Kaneria
PAK
7.83
2
Mfuneko Ngam
SA
10.33
3
Chris Drum
NZ
14.00
4
Dougie Marillier
ZIM
16.00
5
Mark Butcher
ENG
16.40
6
Sarandeep Singh
IND
18.00
7
Justin Kemp
SA
18.88
8
Dinuka Hettiarachchi
SL
20.50
9
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
21.24
10
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
21.25
11
Shaun Pollock
SA
21.38
12
James Franklin
NZ
21.43
13
Glenn McGrath
AUS
21.66
14
Courtney Walsh
WI
22.26
15
Chaminda Vaas
SL
22.81
16
Andy Bichel
AUS
24.00
17
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
24.68
18
Ruchira Perera
SL
25.00
19
Harbhajan Singh
IND
25.95
20
Allan Donald
SA
26.45
21
Neil McGarrell
WI
26.65
22
Jacques Kallis
SA
26.66
23
Ashish Nehra
IND
26.69
24
Chris Cairns
NZ
26.70
25
Robert Croft
ENG
26.80
26
Darren Gough
ENG
26.91
27
Reon King
WI
27.13
28
Brighton Watambwa
ZIM
27.38
29
Stuart MacGill
AUS
27.43
30
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
27.63
31
Javagal Srinath
IND
27.73
32
Alex Tudor
ENG
27.86
33
Andre Nel
SA
28.00
34
Anil Kumble
IND
28.50
35
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
28.59
36
Nicky Boje
SA
28.85
37
Colin Stuart
WI
30.00
38
Heath Streak
ZIM
30.16
39
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
30.20
40
Daniel Vettori
NZ
30.37
41
Mohammad Sami
PAK
30.63
42
Mervyn Dillon
WI
30.72
43
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
31.17
44
Shane Warne
AUS
31.19
45
Colin Miller
AUS
31.33
46
Shane Bond
NZ
31.36
47
Waqar Younis
PAK
31.47
48
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
31.50
49
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
32.43
50
Jason Gillespie
AUS
32.83
51
Fazl-e-Akbar
PAK
33.00
52
Andy Caddick
ENG
33.74
53
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
34.33
54
Bryan Strang
ZIM
35.50
55
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
36.16
56
Brett Lee
AUS
36.23
57
Craig McMillan
NZ
36.33
58
Russel Arnold
SL
36.75
59
Claude Henderson
SA
37.21
60
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
37.27
61
Travis Friend
ZIM
38.12
62
Nantie Hayward
SA
38.15
63
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
39.00
64
Mark Waugh
AUS
39.57
65
Grant Flower
ZIM
40.22
66
Lance Klusener
SA
40.38
67
Chris Martin
NZ
40.47
68
Henry Olonga
ZIM
40.67
69
Pedro Collins
WI
41.89
70
Cameron Cuffy
WI
42.50
71
Harvinder Singh
IND
43.50
72
Ashley Giles
ENG
43.93
73
Nixon McLean
WI
44.00
74
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
44.60
75
Zaheer Khan
IND
44.76
76
Richard Dawson
ENG
46.50
77
Dominic Cork
ENG
47.33
78
Dilhara Fernando
SL
47.42
79
Makhaya Ntini
SA
47.68
80
Paul Adams
SA
48.50
81
Enamul Haque
BAN
48.63
82
Mahendra Nagamootoo
WI
49.00
83
Alan Mullally
ENG
49.50
84
Manjurul Islam
BAN
50.08
85
Ray Price
ZIM
50.25
86
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
51.50
87
Tinu Yohannan
IND
53.25
88
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
SL
53.75
89
Trevor Gripper
ZIM
56.00
90
Charitha Buddhika
SL
56.67
91
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
57.00
92
Wasim Akram
PAK
59.20
93
Ajit Agarkar
IND
59.60
94
Sairaj Bahutule
IND
67.67
95
Brian Murphy
ZIM
78.00
96
Craig White
ENG
78.29
97
Carl Hooper
WI
80.38
98
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
83.00
99
Marlon Black
WI
83.67
100
Gary Brent
ZIM
85.00
101
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
89.00
102
Naimur Rahman
BAN
89.20
103
Mohammad Sharif
BAN
89.75
104
Jimmy Ormond
ENG
92.50
105
Nathan Astle
NZ
95.50
106
Hasibul Hossain
BAN
96.00
107
Sourav Ganguly
IND
97.00
108
Damien Fleming
AUS
99.00
109
Younis Khan
PAK
115.00
110
Venkatapathy Raju
IND
116.00
111
Marlon Samuels
WI
117.00
112
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
120.00
113
Aminul Islam
BAN
122.00
114
Grant Bradburn
NZ
124.00
115
Nilesh Kulkarni
IND
137.00
116
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
141.00
117
Paul Wiseman
NZ
142.00
118
Phil Tufnell
ENG
174.00
119
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
210.00
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