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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.
ODI
2005
118 entries
1
16.75
Shane Bond
NZ
1.05 clear of Stuart Clark
2
17.80
Stuart Clark
AUS
1.05 off the lead
3
17.89
Andrew Hall
SA
1.14 off the lead
● LEADS
Shane Bond
NZ
16.75 · 1.05 better than Clark
↑ IN THE CHASE
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on best average
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
22.64
The mark at number ten — 108 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
7 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented
Best Average — full list
118 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Shane Bond
NZ
16.75
2
Stuart Clark
AUS
17.80
3
Andrew Hall
SA
17.89
4
Glenn McGrath
AUS
18.49
5
Brett Lee
AUS
19.94
6
Manzarul Islam
BAN
20.36
7
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
21.53
8
Omari Banks
WI
21.67
9
Chris Tremlett
ENG
22.20
10
Arshad Khan
PAK
22.64
11
Makhaya Ntini
SA
22.72
12
RP Singh
IND
22.82
13
Ajit Agarkar
IND
23.17
14
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
23.27
15
Albie Morkel
SA
23.40
16
Brad Hogg
AUS
24.04
17
Ashish Nehra
IND
24.41
18
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
25.00
19
Irfan Pathan
IND
25.28
20
James Anderson
ENG
25.57
21
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
26.04
22
Kabir Ali
ENG
26.07
23
Andre Nel
SA
26.55
24
Ian Bradshaw
WI
26.90
25
Charl Langeveldt
SA
27.95
26
Daniel Vettori
NZ
28.12
27
Farveez Maharoof
SL
28.18
28
Anthony Ireland
ZIM
28.25
29
Narsingh Deonarine
WI
28.40
30
Mohammad Khalil
PAK
28.80
31
Zaheer Khan
IND
28.90
32
Andre Adams
NZ
29.13
33
Pedro Collins
WI
29.56
34
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
30.25
34
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
30.25
35
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
30.82
36
Jon Lewis
ENG
31.00
37
Deighton Butler
WI
31.33
38
Shane Watson
AUS
31.47
39
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
31.50
39
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
31.50
40
Scott Styris
NZ
31.67
41
Kyle Mills
NZ
32.16
42
Enamul Haque jnr
BAN
32.25
43
Darren Gough
ENG
32.36
44
Steve Harmison
ENG
32.86
45
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
32.95
46
Shahid Afridi
GER
33.35
47
Anil Kumble
IND
33.50
48
Shaun Pollock
SA
33.52
49
Tinashe Panyangara
ZIM
34.13
50
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
34.32
51
Corey Collymore
WI
34.44
52
Nathan Bracken
AUS
35.00
53
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
35.46
54
Nicky Boje
SA
35.55
55
Dilhara Lokuhettige
SL
36.83
56
Reon King
WI
37.00
56
Paul Collingwood
ENG
37.00
57
Jason Gillespie
AUS
37.05
58
Virender Sehwag
IND
37.53
59
Liam Plunkett
ENG
37.86
60
Upul Chandana
SL
38.00
61
Jeetan Patel
NZ
38.75
62
Shoaib Malik
PAK
38.80
63
Jacob Oram
NZ
38.90
64
Darren Lehmann
AUS
39.20
65
Andrew Symonds
AUS
39.48
66
Syed Rasel
BAN
40.00
67
Ian Blackwell
ENG
40.50
68
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
41.40
69
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
41.91
70
Jacques Kallis
SA
42.00
70
Wavell Hinds
WI
42.00
71
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
42.57
72
Barney Rogers
ZIM
43.17
73
Nazmul Hossain
BAN
43.27
74
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
43.40
75
Harbhajan Singh
IND
43.57
76
Rajin Saleh
BAN
44.00
77
Yuvraj Singh
IND
44.83
78
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
45.67
79
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
45.90
80
Chris Cairns
NZ
46.83
81
Heath Streak
ZIM
47.20
82
Murali Kartik
IND
47.40
83
Mohammad Sami
PAK
47.43
84
Dilhara Fernando
SL
48.08
85
Jai Prakash Yadav
IND
48.33
86
Sreesanth
IND
48.75
87
Simon Jones
ENG
49.75
88
Gavin Ewing
ZIM
50.00
89
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
51.33
90
Chaminda Vaas
SL
52.89
91
Tapash Baisya
BAN
53.50
92
Lakshmipathy Balaji
IND
53.75
93
Mervyn Dillon
WI
55.67
94
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
57.00
94
Iftikhar Anjum
PAK
57.00
95
Danish Kaneria
PAK
57.67
96
Ashley Giles
ENG
57.80
97
Dwayne Bravo
WI
58.11
98
Dwayne Smith
WI
59.00
99
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
60.14
100
Justin Kemp
SA
60.60
101
Johan Botha
SA
61.50
102
Daren Powell
WI
66.50
103
Craig McMillan
NZ
70.50
104
Tino Best
WI
76.50
105
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
84.00
106
Chris Gayle
WI
84.80
107
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
96.67
108
Michael Vaughan
ENG
113.00
109
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
120.00
110
Michael Clarke
AUS
145.00
111
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
146.00
112
Marlon Samuels
WI
175.00
113
Nathan Astle
NZ
253.00
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