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Best Average in 2005: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The best average in 2005 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS
2005
170 entries
1
6.00
Mark Boucher
SA
6.50 clear of Tawanda Mupariwa
2
12.50
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
6.50 off the lead
3
13.71
Shane Bond
NZ
7.71 off the lead
● LEADS
Mark Boucher
SA
6.00 · 6.50 better than Mupariwa
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Boucher is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
20.34
The mark at number ten — 160 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
9 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented
Best Average — full list
170 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Mark Boucher
SA
6.00
2
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
12.50
3
Shane Bond
NZ
13.71
4
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
15.00
5
Stuart Clark
AUS
17.80
6
Jon Lewis
ENG
18.50
7
Ricky Ponting
AUS
19.00
8
Stuart MacGill
AUS
19.62
9
Alex Wharf
ENG
19.80
10
Glenn McGrath
AUS
20.34
11
Manzarul Islam
BAN
20.36
12
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
20.68
13
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
21.09
14
Adam Bacher
SA
21.33
15
Shane Warne
AUS
21.85
16
Chris Tremlett
ENG
22.20
17
RP Singh
IND
22.82
18
Andre Nel
SA
22.91
19
Brendan Taylor
ZIM
23.00
20
Andrew Hall
SA
23.26
21
Brad Hogg
AUS
24.04
22
Makhaya Ntini
SA
24.18
23
Ashish Nehra
IND
24.41
24
Irfan Pathan
IND
24.82
25
Jeetan Patel
NZ
25.00
25
Younis Khan
PAK
25.00
26
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
25.13
27
Simon Jones
ENG
25.43
28
Justin Ontong
SA
25.50
29
Ajit Agarkar
IND
25.69
30
Albie Morkel
SA
26.00
31
Kabir Ali
ENG
26.07
32
Corey Collymore
WI
26.13
33
Brett Lee
AUS
26.34
34
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
26.67
35
Ian Bradshaw
WI
26.90
36
Chaminda Vaas
SL
26.93
37
Suresh Raina
IND
27.00
38
Arshad Khan
PAK
27.46
39
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
27.48
40
Enamul Haque jnr
BAN
27.50
40
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
27.50
41
Tinashe Panyangara
ZIM
28.17
42
Anthony Ireland
ZIM
28.25
43
Charl Langeveldt
SA
28.72
44
James Franklin
NZ
28.93
45
Monde Zondeki
SA
29.06
46
Darren Gough
ENG
29.12
47
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
29.32
48
Anil Kumble
IND
30.02
49
Daniel Vettori
NZ
30.22
50
Pedro Collins
WI
30.27
51
Rangana Herath
SL
30.36
52
James Hopes
AUS
30.50
53
Nathan Bracken
AUS
30.69
54
Zaheer Khan
IND
30.83
55
Yasir Arafat
PAK
31.00
56
Deighton Butler
WI
31.33
57
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
31.60
58
Omari Banks
WI
31.63
59
Shahid Afridi
PAK
31.70
60
Shaun Pollock
SA
32.42
61
AB de Villiers
SA
32.50
62
Farveez Maharoof
SL
32.60
63
Malinga Bandara
SL
32.89
64
Lasith Malinga
SL
32.92
65
Gayan Wijekoon
SL
33.00
66
Mick Lewis
AUS
33.25
67
Andre Adams
NZ
33.33
68
Danish Kaneria
PAK
33.48
69
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
33.82
70
Andrew Symonds
AUS
33.90
71
Steve Harmison
ENG
33.91
72
Jermaine Lawson
WI
34.00
73
Harbhajan Singh
IND
34.22
74
Kyle Mills
NZ
34.30
75
Shane Watson
AUS
35.00
76
Scott Styris
NZ
35.08
77
Syed Rasel
BAN
35.11
78
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
35.70
79
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
36.00
80
Paul Collingwood
ENG
36.37
81
James Anderson
ENG
36.44
82
Dilhara Lokuhettige
SL
36.83
83
Lakshmipathy Balaji
IND
37.06
84
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
37.33
85
Chris Martin
NZ
37.50
86
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
38.00
87
Jacob Oram
NZ
38.90
88
Heath Streak
ZIM
39.11
89
Darren Lehmann
AUS
39.20
90
Ricardo Powell
WI
40.00
91
Dilhara Fernando
SL
40.22
92
Jacques Kallis
SA
40.34
93
Ian Blackwell
ENG
40.50
94
Virender Sehwag
IND
40.53
95
Dale Steyn
SA
41.00
96
Nathan Astle
NZ
41.21
97
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
41.40
98
Narsingh Deonarine
WI
41.86
99
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
41.89
100
Shaun Tait
AUS
42.00
101
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
42.15
102
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
42.57
103
Shoaib Malik
PAK
42.93
104
Nazmul Hossain
BAN
43.27
105
Liam Plunkett
ENG
43.33
106
Chris Gayle
WI
43.91
107
Gareth Batty
ENG
44.00
108
Yuvraj Singh
IND
44.83
109
Chris Cairns
NZ
45.38
110
Fidel Edwards
WI
45.64
111
Wavell Hinds
WI
45.67
112
Mohammad Sami
PAK
45.71
113
Graeme Cremer
ZIM
45.77
114
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
45.90
115
Barney Rogers
ZIM
46.00
116
Jason Gillespie
AUS
46.75
117
Shahadat Hossain
BAN
47.33
118
Murali Kartik
IND
47.40
119
Jai Prakash Yadav
IND
48.33
120
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
48.39
121
Upul Chandana
SL
48.40
122
Sreesanth
IND
48.75
123
Mohammad Khalil
PAK
49.40
124
Dwayne Bravo
WI
49.67
125
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
49.78
126
Simon Katich
AUS
50.00
127
Daren Powell
WI
50.45
128
Mohammad Asif
PAK
51.00
128
Abdur Razzak
BAN
51.00
129
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
51.33
130
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
51.70
131
Reon King
WI
51.83
132
Nicky Boje
SA
51.92
133
Tino Best
WI
52.00
134
Dwayne Smith
WI
53.00
134
Michael Clarke
AUS
53.00
135
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
54.20
136
Keith Dabengwa
ZIM
54.40
137
Mervyn Dillon
WI
55.67
138
Tapash Baisya
BAN
56.31
139
Rajin Saleh
BAN
56.50
140
Iftikhar Anjum
PAK
57.00
141
Ashley Giles
ENG
57.24
142
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
58.00
143
Cameron White
AUS
60.00
144
Johan Botha
SA
61.50
145
Ian Bell
ENG
62.00
146
Justin Kemp
SA
62.33
147
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
66.00
148
Gavin Ewing
ZIM
68.20
149
Craig McMillan
NZ
70.50
150
Shaun Udal
ENG
76.50
151
Michael Hussey
AUS
77.00
152
Waddington Mwayenga
ZIM
79.00
153
Tama Canning
NZ
80.00
154
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
84.00
155
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
84.80
156
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
89.00
157
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
97.50
158
Iain O'Brien
NZ
98.50
159
Ryan Hinds
WI
123.00
160
Michael Vaughan
ENG
134.00
161
Lance Hamilton
NZ
143.00
162
Paul Wiseman
NZ
146.00
163
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
152.50
164
Graeme Smith
SA
156.67
165
Jeff Wilson
NZ
168.00
166
Marlon Samuels
WI
250.00
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