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Best Averages in 2005: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The best averages in 2005 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS
2005
233 entries
1
1214 / 12
Michael Hussey
AUS
25.17 clear of Darren Gough
2
76 / 1
Darren Gough
ENG
25.17 off the lead
3
1874 / 26
Inzamam-ul-Haq
PAK
29.09 off the lead
● LEADS
Michael Hussey
AUS
1214 / 12 · 25.17 ahead of Gough
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Hussey is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
1718 / 32
The mark at number ten — 223 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
11 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Best Averages — full list
233 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Michael Hussey
AUS
1214 / 12
2
Darren Gough
ENG
76 / 1
3
Inzamam-ul-Haq
PAK
1874 / 26
4
Ricky Ponting
AUS
2833 / 46
5
Jamie How
NZ
58 / 1
6
Brad Hodge
AUS
448 / 8
7
Brian Lara
WI
1548 / 28
8
Kevin Pietersen
ENG
1492 / 27
9
Rahul Dravid
IND
1732 / 32
10
Jacques Kallis
SA
1718 / 32
11
Graeme Smith
SA
2035 / 38
12
Daniel Vettori
NZ
638 / 12
13
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
1614 / 31
14
Ian Bell
ENG
774 / 15
15
Lou Vincent
NZ
1083 / 21
16
Ashwell Prince
SA
1015 / 20
17
Marcus Trescothick
ENG
1917 / 38
18
MS Dhoni
IND
1044 / 21
19
Boeta Dippenaar
SA
590 / 12
20
Younis Khan
PAK
1172 / 24
21
Graham Thorpe
ENG
241 / 5
22
Matthew Hayden
AUS
1868 / 40
23
Justin Langer
AUS
872 / 19
24
Herschelle Gibbs
SA
1371 / 30
25
VVS Laxman
IND
537 / 12
26
Yuvraj Singh
IND
1028 / 23
27
Darren Lehmann
AUS
89 / 2
28
Mohammad Yousuf
PAK
1502 / 34
29
Michael Vaughan
ENG
1056 / 24
30
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
1005 / 23
31
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
1090 / 25
32
Irfan Pathan
IND
733 / 17
33
Damien Martyn
AUS
1292 / 30
34
Simon Jones
ENG
86 / 2
34
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
559 / 13
34
Steve Tikolo
KEN
43 / 1
35
Nathan Bracken
AUS
85 / 2
36
Tatenda Taibu
ZIM
934 / 22
37
Chris Gayle
WI
1097 / 26
38
Mohammad Kaif
IND
710 / 17
39
Adam Gilchrist
AUS
1744 / 42
40
Michael Clarke
AUS
1437 / 35
41
Virender Sehwag
IND
1802 / 44
42
Asim Kamal
PAK
407 / 10
43
Jai Prakash Yadav
IND
81 / 2
44
Andrew Symonds
AUS
967 / 24
45
Andrew Strauss
ENG
1520 / 38
46
Justin Kemp
SA
747 / 19
47
Scott Styris
NZ
574 / 15
48
Russel Arnold
SL
380 / 10
49
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
340 / 9
50
Kumar Sangakkara
SL
1168 / 31
51
AB de Villiers
SA
1229 / 33
52
Wavell Hinds
WI
743 / 20
53
Shahid Afridi
GER
1150 / 31
54
Denesh Ramdin
WI
406 / 11
55
Salman Butt
PAK
1031 / 28
56
Marvan Atapattu
SL
955 / 26
57
Nathan Astle
NZ
918 / 25
58
Rajin Saleh
BAN
329 / 9
59
Simon Katich
AUS
965 / 27
60
Kamran Akmal
PAK
1119 / 32
61
Gautam Gambhir
IND
558 / 16
62
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
902 / 26
63
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
1205 / 35
64
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
856 / 25
65
Paul Collingwood
ENG
684 / 20
66
Brendon McCullum
NZ
784 / 23
67
Stephen Fleming
NZ
875 / 26
68
Dwayne Bravo
WI
604 / 18
69
Vikram Solanki
ENG
301 / 9
70
Yasir Hameed
PAK
400 / 12
71
Shoaib Malik
PAK
797 / 24
72
Bazid Khan
PAK
98 / 3
73
Khaled Mashud
BAN
519 / 16
74
Charles Coventry
ZIM
222 / 7
75
Harbhajan Singh
IND
253 / 8
76
Mark Boucher
SA
819 / 26
76
Shane Bond
NZ
63 / 2
77
Chris Cairns
NZ
283 / 9
78
Nicky Boje
SA
404 / 13
79
Habibul Bashar
BAN
713 / 23
79
Brad Haddin
AUS
62 / 2
80
Rob Key
ENG
153 / 5
81
Kabir Ali
ENG
91 / 3
82
Shaun Pollock
SA
420 / 14
82
Paul Wiseman
NZ
90 / 3
83
Suresh Raina
IND
89 / 3
83
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
267 / 9
84
Shahriar Nafees
BAN
326 / 11
85
Hamish Marshall
NZ
794 / 27
86
Runako Morton
WI
233 / 8
87
Anil Kumble
IND
231 / 8
88
Jacob Oram
NZ
230 / 8
89
Nafees Iqbal
BAN
459 / 16
90
Shaun Udal
ENG
86 / 3
91
Javed Omar
BAN
571 / 20
92
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
57 / 2
93
Barney Rogers
ZIM
390 / 14
94
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
717 / 26
95
Stuart MacGill
AUS
55 / 2
96
Venugopal Rao
IND
136 / 5
97
Brett Lee
AUS
462 / 17
98
Ashley Giles
ENG
506 / 19
99
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
610 / 23
100
Upul Tharanga
SL
344 / 13
101
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
552 / 21
102
Heath Streak
ZIM
367 / 14
103
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
517 / 20
104
Liam Plunkett
ENG
103 / 4
104
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
515 / 20
105
Craig Cumming
NZ
231 / 9
106
Zaheer Khan
IND
128 / 5
107
Upul Chandana
SL
200 / 8
108
Shane Warne
AUS
418 / 17
109
Jacques Rudolph
SA
441 / 18
110
Courtney Browne
WI
317 / 13
111
Ryan Hinds
WI
73 / 3
111
Shane Watson
AUS
219 / 9
111
Craig McMillan
NZ
511 / 21
112
Corey Collymore
WI
23 / 1
112
Dwayne Smith
WI
230 / 10
113
Brendan Taylor
ZIM
615 / 27
114
Geraint Jones
ENG
814 / 36
115
Avishka Gunawardene
SL
90 / 4
116
Devon Smith
WI
224 / 10
117
Narsingh Deonarine
WI
198 / 9
117
Deighton Butler
WI
22 / 1
118
Gavin Ewing
ZIM
131 / 6
119
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
170 / 8
120
Dinesh Karthik
IND
148 / 7
121
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
317 / 15
122
Jehan Mubarak
SL
63 / 3
123
Sourav Ganguly
IND
458 / 22
124
Taufeeq Umar
PAK
104 / 5
125
Adam Bacher
SA
102 / 5
126
Chaminda Vaas
SL
340 / 17
126
Malinga Bandara
SL
40 / 2
126
Terry Duffin
ZIM
80 / 4
127
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
339 / 17
128
James Franklin
NZ
199 / 10
129
Andrew Hall
SA
139 / 7
130
Steve Harmison
ENG
193 / 10
131
Stuart Carlisle
ZIM
95 / 5
132
Matt Prior
ENG
94 / 5
133
Andre Adams
NZ
74 / 4
133
Donovan Pagon
WI
37 / 2
134
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
313 / 17
135
Tapash Baisya
BAN
110 / 6
136
Anwar Hossain Monir
BAN
18 / 1
136
Chris Martin
NZ
18 / 1
136
Lakshmipathy Balaji
IND
54 / 3
136
Keith Dabengwa
ZIM
90 / 5
136
Sean Williams
ZIM
54 / 3
137
James Marshall
NZ
196 / 11
138
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
124 / 7
139
Ian Blackwell
ENG
53 / 3
140
Hashim Amla
SA
35 / 2
140
Farveez Maharoof
SL
175 / 10
141
Sylvester Joseph
WI
122 / 7
142
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
86 / 5
143
Jason Gillespie
AUS
186 / 11
144
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
135 / 8
145
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
66 / 4
146
Glenn McGrath
AUS
96 / 6
146
Tama Canning
NZ
16 / 1
146
Omari Banks
WI
96 / 6
147
Brad Hogg
AUS
95 / 6
148
Tushar Imran
BAN
123 / 8
149
Marlon Samuels
WI
92 / 6
150
Ajit Agarkar
IND
153 / 10
151
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
121 / 8
152
Mathew Sinclair
NZ
15 / 1
152
Phil Jaques
AUS
30 / 2
152
Waddington Mwayenga
ZIM
15 / 1
153
Tino Best
WI
132 / 9
153
Andre Nel
SA
44 / 3
154
Alester Maregwede
ZIM
29 / 2
155
Dion Ebrahim
ZIM
206 / 15
156
Jeff Wilson
NZ
41 / 3
157
Rangana Herath
SL
54 / 4
157
Kyle Mills
NZ
108 / 8
158
Gayan Wijekoon
SL
38 / 3
158
Craig Wishart
ZIM
38 / 3
159
Manzarul Islam
BAN
61 / 5
160
Enamul Haque jnr
BAN
12 / 1
160
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
36 / 3
161
Danish Kaneria
PAK
46 / 4
162
Makhaya Ntini
SA
113 / 10
163
Justin Ontong
SA
11 / 1
163
Hasan Raza
PAK
22 / 2
163
Mushfiqur Rahim
BAN
22 / 2
163
James Anderson
ENG
11 / 1
163
Dilhara Lokuhettige
SL
77 / 7
163
Tinashe Panyangara
ZIM
66 / 6
164
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
131 / 12
165
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
53 / 5
166
Ian Bradshaw
WI
95 / 9
167
Neil Ferreira
ZIM
21 / 2
168
Ricardo Powell
WI
61 / 6
169
Ryan Ramdass
WI
27 / 3
170
Albie Morkel
SA
34 / 4
171
Vusi Sibanda
ZIM
42 / 5
172
Mohammad Sami
PAK
109 / 13
173
Xavier Marshall
WI
115 / 14
174
Daren Powell
WI
129 / 16
175
Monde Zondeki
SA
16 / 2
175
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
24 / 3
175
Chris Tremlett
ENG
8 / 1
175
Shaun Tait
AUS
8 / 1
175
Murali Kartik
IND
8 / 1
176
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
47 / 6
177
Syed Rasel
BAN
43 / 6
178
Fidel Edwards
WI
50 / 7
179
Jermaine Lawson
WI
20 / 3
180
Reon King
WI
19 / 3
181
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
63 / 10
182
Nazmul Hossain
BAN
18 / 3
182
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
6 / 1
182
Mervyn Dillon
WI
12 / 2
182
Charl Langeveldt
SA
18 / 3
183
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
11 / 2
184
Ashish Nehra
IND
16 / 3
185
Shahadat Hossain
BAN
21 / 4
186
Iain O'Brien
NZ
10 / 2
187
Graeme Cremer
ZIM
29 / 7
188
Dale Steyn
SA
12 / 3
188
Shantha Kalavitigoda
SL
8 / 2
188
Mohammad Khalil
PAK
4 / 1
188
Alok Kapali
BAN
4 / 1
189
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
7 / 2
190
Michael Papps
NZ
3 / 1
191
Pedro Collins
WI
6 / 3
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