Best Averages in 2006: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best averages in 2006, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS2006138 entries
169.57Mohammad YousufPAK2.30 clear of Michael Hussey
267.27Michael HusseyAUS2.30 off the lead
355.49Ricky PontingAUS14.08 off the lead
● LEADS
Mohammad YousufPAK
69.57 · 2.30 ahead of Hussey
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
45.00
The mark at number ten — 128 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
9 of the top 50 · 12 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

138 entries, ranked
1Mohammad YousufPAK69.57
2Michael HusseyAUS67.27
3Ricky PontingAUS55.49
4Kumar SangakkaraSL52.18
5Younis KhanPAK51.26
6Kevin PietersenENG48.10
7Michael ClarkeAUS47.80
8Rahul DravidIND45.77
9Alastair CookENG45.54
10Steve TikoloKEN45.00
11Matthew HaydenAUS44.60
12Mahela JayawardeneSL43.58
13Andrew SymondsAUS42.77
14Ashwell PrinceSA42.60
15Yuvraj SinghIND42.43
16Paul CollingwoodENG42.26
17Ian BellENG41.35
18Shahriar NafeesBAN40.82
19Chris GayleWI39.94
20Sanath JayasuriyaSL39.35
21Stephen FlemingNZ39.27
22Simon KatichAUS39.14
23Nathan AstleNZ38.64
24Ramnaresh SarwanWI38.49
25Shiv ChanderpaulWI37.90
26VVS LaxmanIND37.40
27Marcus TrescothickENG37.39
28Adam GilchristAUS37.35
29Jacques KallisSA37.33
30Shoaib MalikPAK37.00
31Wasim JafferIND36.79
32Upul TharangaSL36.77
33Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK36.57
34Runako MortonWI36.29
35Brian LaraWI36.13
36Abdul RazzaqPAK35.80
37Vusi SibandaZIM35.71
38Boeta DippenaarSA35.67
39Daren GangaWI35.44
40Justin LangerAUS35.33
41Andrew StraussENG35.23
42Marvan AtapattuSL35.12
43Damien MartynAUS34.97
44Irving RomaineBER34.92
45Sachin TendulkarIND34.81
46Imran FarhatPAK34.57
47MS DhoniIND34.45
48Habibul BasharBAN34.13
49Mark BoucherSA33.84
50Brendan TaylorZIM33.83
51Daniel VettoriNZ33.78
52Mohammad HafeezPAK33.16
53Virender SehwagIND32.57
54Faisal IqbalPAK32.50
55Russel ArnoldSL32.36
56Aftab AhmedBAN31.93
57Dwayne BravoWI31.60
58AB de VilliersSA31.58
59Rajin SalehBAN31.40
60Scott StyrisNZ31.35
61Shaun PollockSA30.62
62Tanmay MishraKEN30.29
63James FranklinNZ30.27
64Tillakaratne DilshanSL29.73
65Kamran AkmalPAK29.56
66Graeme SmithSA29.54
67Hashim AmlaSA29.09
68Mohammad KaifIND29.05
69Stuart MatsikenyeriZIM28.79
70Jacques RudolphSA28.69
70Justin KempSA28.69
71Herschelle GibbsSA28.66
72Suresh RainaIND27.94
73Mohammad AshrafulBAN26.77
74Peter FultonNZ26.43
75Janeiro TuckerBER26.23
76Andrew FlintoffENG25.95
77Shane WatsonAUS25.82
78Irfan PathanIND25.65
79Jamie DalrympleENG25.60
80Jacob OramNZ25.50
81Thomas OdoyoKEN25.08
82Terry DuffinZIM25.06
83Chamu ChibhabhaZIM25.00
84Brett LeeAUS24.82
85Ashish BagaiCAN24.70
86Nicky BojeSA24.00
87Hamilton MasakadzaZIM23.72
88Thilan SamaraweeraSL23.20
89Javed OmarBAN22.75
90Lou VincentNZ22.33
91Denesh RamdinWI21.82
92Shane WarneAUS21.80
93Andrew HallSA21.75
94Farveez MaharoofSL21.55
95Shahid AfridiPAK21.44
96Elton ChigumburaZIM21.43
97Chaminda VaasSL21.41
98Khaled MashudBAN21.28
99Marlon SamuelsWI20.94
100Chris ReadENG20.82
101Mohammad RafiqueBAN19.96
102Kennedy OtienoKEN19.83
103Brendon McCullumNZ19.59
104Salman ButtPAK19.44
105Mashrafe MortazaBAN19.00
106Kwame TuckerBER18.80
107Geraint JonesENG18.62
108Wavell HindsWI18.50
109Jehan MubarakSL18.07
110Chamara KapugederaSL17.92
111Piet RinkeZIM17.61
112Harbhajan SinghIND17.59
113Hamish MarshallNZ17.29
114Alok KapaliBAN17.10
115Steven OuterbridgeBER16.90
116Jamie HowNZ16.46
117Anil KumbleIND16.26
118Gregory StrydomZIM14.70
119Malinga BandaraSL14.17
120Jimmy KamandeKEN14.08
121Ian BradshawWI13.43
122Liam PlunkettENG12.77
123Stuart ClarkAUS12.30
124Steve HarmisonENG12.19
125Dwayne SmithWI11.95
126Morris OumaKEN11.92
127SreesanthIND11.36
128Umar GulPAK11.00
129Lasith MalingaSL10.72
130Prosper UtseyaZIM10.56
131Sajid MahmoodENG9.94
132Andre NelSA9.60
133Makhaya NtiniSA9.31
134Jerome TaylorWI8.00
135Muttiah MuralitharanSL6.62
136Ajit AgarkarIND6.50
137Matthew HoggardENG6.40
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