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Best Average in 2006: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the best average in 2006, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ODI
2006
190 entries
1
11.33
Dave Langford-Smith
IRE
2.17 clear of Hiren Varaiya
2
13.50
Hiren Varaiya
KEN
2.17 off the lead
3
15.00
Ronald Ebanks
CIS
3.67 off the lead
● LEADS
Dave Langford-Smith
IRE
11.33 · 2.17 better than Varaiya
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Langford-Smith is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
17.64
The mark at number ten — 180 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Canada
6 of the top 50 · 19 teams represented
Best Average — full list
190 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Dave Langford-Smith
IRE
11.33
2
Hiren Varaiya
KEN
13.50
3
Ronald Ebanks
CIS
15.00
4
Kyle Mills
NZ
15.25
5
Abdur Rehman
PAK
15.33
6
Troy Taylor
CIS
15.67
7
Not on record
DEN
17.22
8
Shaun Pollock
SA
17.34
9
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
17.38
10
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
SL
17.64
11
Abdur Razzak
BAN
17.96
12
Craig Wright
SCO
18.40
13
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
18.67
14
Nathan Bracken
AUS
18.83
15
Peter Ongondo
KEN
18.92
16
Jon Lewis
ENG
19.00
17
Shane Watson
AUS
19.16
18
Makhaya Ntini
SA
19.71
19
Jeetan Patel
NZ
20.00
19
Not on record
USA
20.00
20
John Davison
CAN
20.31
21
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
20.47
22
George O'Brien
BER
20.86
23
Rajin Saleh
BAN
21.00
24
Mitchell Johnson
AUS
21.21
25
Dave Mohammed
WI
21.25
25
John Mooney
IRE
21.25
26
Henry Osinde
CAN
21.33
27
Sunil Dhaniram
CAN
21.36
28
Justin Kemp
SA
21.83
29
Shane Bond
NZ
22.05
30
Gary Brent
ZIM
22.13
31
Ryan ten Doeschate
NED
22.57
32
Mark Jonkman
NED
22.60
33
Daan van Bunge
NED
23.00
34
Farveez Maharoof
SL
23.06
35
Syed Rasel
BAN
23.22
36
Sanjayan Thuraisingam
CAN
23.29
37
Andre Nel
SA
23.41
38
Lasith Malinga
SL
23.53
39
Tim de Leede
NED
23.54
40
Austin Codrington
CAN
23.57
41
Jacques Kallis
SA
23.59
42
Brad Hogg
AUS
24.00
43
Irving Romaine
BER
24.43
44
Jerome Taylor
WI
24.51
45
Not on record
CAN
24.67
46
Brett Lee
AUS
24.89
47
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
24.93
48
Irfan Pathan
IND
25.37
49
Dwayne Leverock
BER
25.56
50
Ian Bradshaw
WI
25.75
51
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
25.78
52
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
25.88
53
Shahadat Hossain
BAN
25.90
54
Glenn McGrath
AUS
25.93
55
Not on record
ITL
26.00
56
Jacob Oram
NZ
26.50
56
Michael Yardy
ENG
26.50
57
Ramesh Powar
IND
27.16
58
Daren Powell
WI
27.67
59
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
28.03
60
Hasan Durham
BER
28.23
61
Kevin Sandher
CAN
28.42
62
Andrew Hall
SA
28.50
63
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
28.75
64
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
28.78
65
Ajit Agarkar
IND
28.84
66
Dwayne Bravo
WI
28.88
67
Saleem Mukuddem
BER
28.89
68
Dougie Brown
ENG
29.00
69
Ryan Higgins
ZIM
29.23
70
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
29.33
71
John Blain
SCO
29.38
72
Kevin Hurdle
BER
29.46
73
Steven Welsh
CAN
30.00
74
Chaminda Vaas
SL
30.03
75
Dwayne Smith
WI
30.04
76
Michael Mason
NZ
30.13
77
Steve Harmison
ENG
30.21
78
Roger Telemachus
SA
30.43
79
Mohammad Sami
PAK
30.50
80
Malinga Bandara
SL
30.57
81
Darron Reekers
NED
30.57
82
Not on record
DEN
31.50
83
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
31.64
84
Dinesh Mongia
IND
31.67
85
Yuvraj Singh
IND
31.71
86
Steve Tikolo
KEN
32.00
87
Sreesanth
IND
32.08
88
Mohammad Asif
PAK
32.24
89
Tafadzwa Kamungozi
ZIM
32.60
90
Shoaib Malik
PAK
32.73
91
Nathan Astle
NZ
33.00
91
Janeiro Tucker
BER
33.00
91
Ross Lyons
SCO
33.00
92
Umar Gul
PAK
33.09
93
George Codrington
CAN
33.25
93
Dewald Nel
SCO
33.25
94
Chris Gayle
WI
33.45
95
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
33.71
96
Anthony Ireland
ZIM
33.75
97
Piet Rinke
ZIM
34.13
98
Munaf Patel
IND
34.40
99
Harbhajan Singh
IND
34.44
100
Dilhara Fernando
SL
34.81
101
Michael Clarke
AUS
35.88
102
James Anderson
ENG
36.00
102
Tony Suji
KEN
36.00
103
Billy Stelling
NED
36.73
104
Andrew Symonds
AUS
36.80
105
Stuart Broad
ENG
37.00
105
Keith Dabengwa
ZIM
37.00
105
Not on record
ITL
37.00
106
Jamie Dalrymple
ENG
37.09
107
RP Singh
IND
37.15
108
Paul Hoffmann
SCO
37.25
109
Kyle McCallan
IRE
37.50
110
Peter Borren
NED
37.63
111
Marlon Samuels
WI
38.31
112
Ed Rainsford
ZIM
38.41
113
Dhammika Prasad
SL
38.67
114
Iftikhar Anjum
PAK
38.82
115
Paul Collingwood
ENG
39.13
116
Not on record
ARG
39.25
117
Not on record
CIS
39.50
118
Corey Collymore
WI
39.56
119
Sajid Mahmood
ENG
39.81
120
Not on record
ITL
40.00
121
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
40.06
122
Shahid Afridi
PAK
40.14
123
Ryan Watson
SCO
41.00
124
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
41.30
125
Daniel Vettori
NZ
41.67
126
Nehemiah Odhiambo
KEN
41.71
127
Charl Langeveldt
SA
41.80
128
Ruchira Perera
SL
42.14
129
Not on record
CIS
42.25
130
Zaheer Khan
IND
42.44
131
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
42.58
132
Jimmy Kamande
KEN
42.63
133
Robin Peterson
SA
42.67
134
Stuart Clark
AUS
43.13
135
Johan van der Wath
SA
44.20
136
Mohammad Kashif
NED
44.25
137
Ian Blackwell
ENG
46.00
137
Fidel Edwards
WI
46.00
138
Umar Bhatti
CAN
47.20
139
Johan Botha
SA
47.60
140
Wavell Hinds
WI
48.00
141
James Franklin
NZ
48.20
142
Graeme Smith
SA
48.88
143
Zishan Shah
DEN
49.00
144
Anil Kumble
IND
49.50
145
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
50.50
146
Liam Plunkett
ENG
51.33
147
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
51.50
148
Stefan Kelly
BER
53.25
149
Abdool Samad
CAN
54.00
150
Alok Kapali
BAN
56.75
151
Virender Sehwag
IND
56.80
152
Pieter Seelaar
NED
57.00
153
Kabir Ali
ENG
58.20
154
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
58.91
155
Sean Williams
ZIM
59.50
156
Chris Cairns
NZ
61.00
156
Luuk van Troost
NED
61.00
157
Chamu Chibhabha
ZIM
65.00
157
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
65.00
158
Trent Johnston
IRE
65.50
159
Scott Styris
NZ
68.33
160
Garnett Kruger
SA
69.50
161
Not on record
CIS
71.00
162
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
72.00
163
Brett Dorey
AUS
73.00
164
Dan Cullen
AUS
73.50
165
James Hopes
AUS
77.00
166
Monde Zondeki
SA
77.50
167
Alfred Luseno
KEN
82.00
168
Tim Bresnan
ENG
84.50
169
Mick Lewis
AUS
86.00
170
Josephat Ababu
KEN
90.00
171
Not on record
ARG
96.00
172
Malachi Jones
BER
99.00
173
Not on record
DEN
103.00
174
Ryan Steede
BER
131.00
175
Yasir Arafat
PAK
137.00
176
Farhad Reza
BAN
160.00
177
Not on record
DEN
164.00
178
Esteban Nino
ARG
170.00
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