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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.

ODI2006378 entries

1283 / 2Steve Massiah USA26.50 clear of Jean-Paul Duminy

3115 / 1Jean-Paul Duminy SA26.50 off the lead

499 / 1Eoin Morgan ENG42.50 off the lead

● LEADS

Steve MassiahUSA

283 / 2 · 26.50 ahead of Duminy

↑ IN THE CHASE

players within 10% of the lead — Massiah is out on their own

★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF

586 / 9

The mark at number ten — 368 entries sit below it

● NATION IN FRONT

Sri Lanka

5 of the top 50 · 19 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

378 entries, ranked

1Steve MassiahUSA283 / 2

2Not on recordCIS244 / 2

3Jean-Paul DuminySA115 / 1

4Eoin MorganENG99 / 1

5Fraser WattsSCO295 / 3

6Billy StellingNED90 / 1

7Zishan ShahDEN76 / 1

8Lionel CannBER278 / 4

9Kyle McCallanIRE135 / 2

10Nathan AstleNZ586 / 9

11Not on recordDEN191 / 3

12Ross TaylorNZ189 / 3

12Sewnarine ChattergoonWI63 / 1

13Alejandro FergusonARG122 / 2

14Yuvraj SinghIND849 / 14

15Michael HusseyAUS784 / 13

16Don MaxwellCAN115 / 2

17Ryan ten DoeschateNED401 / 7

18Yasir HameedPAK112 / 2

19Not on recordUSA211 / 4

20Runako MortonWI685 / 13

21Sanath JayasuriyaSL1153 / 22

22Shakib Al HasanBAN361 / 7

23Marcus TrescothickENG412 / 8

23Matthew HaydenAUS103 / 2

24Chris GayleWI1217 / 24

25Alviro PetersenSA100 / 2

25James MarshallNZ50 / 1

26Not on recordCIS149 / 3

27Shahriar NafeesBAN1033 / 21

28Robin UthappaIND98 / 2

29Stephen FlemingNZ390 / 8

29Steve TikoloKEN585 / 12

30Sachin TendulkarIND628 / 13

31Upul TharangaSL1062 / 22

32Michael VandortSL48 / 1

33David HempBER190 / 4

34Kumar SangakkaraSL1333 / 29

35Ramnaresh SarwanWI963 / 21

36Lendl SimmonsWI91 / 2

37Andrew SymondsAUS761 / 17

38Mark BoucherSA713 / 16

39Iftikhar AnjumPAK44 / 1

39Not on recordUSA88 / 2

39Not on recordDEN44 / 1

40Younis KhanPAK615 / 14

41Mahela JayawardeneSL1185 / 27

42Kevin PietersenENG612 / 14

43Ian BellENG654 / 15

44Herschelle GibbsSA696 / 16

45Boeta DippenaarSA651 / 15

46Niall O'BrienIRE128 / 3

47Adam GilchristAUS810 / 19

48Johan van der WathSA85 / 2

49AB de VilliersSA466 / 11

50Not on recordARG84 / 2

51Shiv ChanderpaulWI948 / 23

52Simon KatichAUS783 / 19

53MS DhoniIND821 / 20

54Dinesh MongiaIND123 / 3

54Venugopal RaoIND82 / 2

55Michael ClarkeAUS729 / 18

56Phil JaquesAUS121 / 3

57Alastair CookENG80 / 2

57Paul CollingwoodENG520 / 13

57Shane WatsonAUS280 / 7

57Glenn RogersSCO40 / 1

58Ricky PontingAUS798 / 20

59Shoaib MalikPAK638 / 16

60Ryan WatsonSCO158 / 4

61Mohammad YousufPAK627 / 16

62John DavisonCAN234 / 6

63Dwayne BravoWI427 / 11

64Sandeep JyotiCAN155 / 4

64Daan van BungeNED310 / 8

65Vusi SibandaZIM500 / 13

66Habibul BasharBAN461 / 12

67Rahul DravidIND919 / 24

68Dean MinorsBER266 / 7

68John MooneyIRE38 / 1

69Abdul RazzaqPAK455 / 12

70Aftab AhmedBAN784 / 21

70Mark CosgroveAUS112 / 3

70Neil MacRaeSCO112 / 3

71Jacques KallisSA373 / 10

72Not on recordARG149 / 4

73Russel ArnoldSL446 / 12

74Marvan AtapattuSL592 / 16

75Daniel VettoriNZ221 / 6

76Brendan TaylorZIM807 / 22

77Justin KempSA437 / 12

78Sean WilliamsZIM145 / 4

79Neil McCallumSCO181 / 5

80Kaushal LokuarachchiSL108 / 3

80Khaled MahmudBAN36 / 1

80Brad HaddinAUS216 / 6

81Andre BothaIRE142 / 4

82Graeme SmithSA561 / 16

83Maurits van NieropNED35 / 1

84Irving RomaineBER419 / 12

85Jacques RudolphSA139 / 4

86Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK450 / 13

87Damien MartynAUS655 / 19

88Andre NelSA34 / 1

88Jalon LintonCIS34 / 1

89Abdool SamadCAN167 / 5

90Treadwell GibbonsBER33 / 1

90Brian LaraWI660 / 20

90Farhad RezaBAN231 / 7

90Craig WrightSCO33 / 1

90Loots BosmanSA198 / 6

91Andrew StraussENG592 / 18

92George CodringtonCAN262 / 8

93Tanmay MishraKEN424 / 13

94Darron ReekersNED163 / 5

95Peter GillespieIRE32 / 1

95Keith DabengwaZIM128 / 4

96Saleem MukuddemBER254 / 8

97Shaun PollockSA379 / 12

98Tillakaratne DilshanSL757 / 24

99Geraint JonesENG250 / 8

100Chamara SilvaSL31 / 1

100Mark JonkmanNED31 / 1

101Scott StyrisNZ272 / 9

102Faisal IqbalPAK30 / 1

102William PorterfieldIRE120 / 4

102Ian BillcliffCAN60 / 2

103Stuart MatsikenyeriZIM388 / 13

104Jamie DalrympleENG356 / 12

105Rajin SalehBAN295 / 10

106Suresh RainaIND500 / 17

107Salman ButtPAK145 / 5

108Peter FultonNZ340 / 12

109Khaled MashudBAN282 / 10

110Irfan PathanIND393 / 14

111James HopesAUS84 / 3

111Ross LyonsSCO28 / 1

111Not on recordUSA56 / 2

112Not on recordARG111 / 4

113Jamie HowNZ83 / 3

113Farveez MaharoofSL249 / 9

114Virender SehwagIND608 / 22

115Ashish BagaiCAN247 / 9

116Alexei KervezeeNED191 / 7

117Not on recordDEN108 / 4

118Javed OmarBAN215 / 8

119Not on recordDEN107 / 4

120Ashwell PrinceSA160 / 6

120Johan BothaSA80 / 3

121Mehrab Hossain jnrBAN186 / 7

122Terry DuffinZIM451 / 17

123Janeiro TuckerBER341 / 13

124Chamu ChibhabhaZIM498 / 19

125Navdeep PooniaSCO26 / 1

126Elton ChigumburaZIM489 / 19

127Mohammad HafeezPAK255 / 10

127Not on recordCIS51 / 2

127Not on recordITL102 / 4

128Andrew WhiteIRE76 / 3

129Mohammad AshrafulBAN454 / 18

130Thomas OdoyoKEN326 / 13

131George O'BrienBER25 / 1

131Frederik Andreas KlokkerDEN100 / 4

132Mohammad KaifIND322 / 13

133Mashrafe MortazaBAN295 / 12

134Desmond ChumneyCAN196 / 8

135Keegan MethZIM73 / 3

136James FranklinNZ145 / 6

137Mushfiqur RahimBAN24 / 1

137Imran FarhatPAK288 / 12

137Delyone BordenBER24 / 1

137Eric SzwarczynskiNED96 / 4

138Bas ZuiderentNED191 / 8

139Kwame TuckerBER188 / 8

140Andrew HallSA140 / 6

141Wavell HindsWI208 / 9

142Hamilton MasakadzaZIM392 / 17

143Paul MooneyIRE23 / 1

143Manzarul IslamBAN23 / 1

143Gautam GambhirIND115 / 5

144Not on recordCIS68 / 3

145Rikki ClarkeENG45 / 2

146Malachi JonesBER66 / 3

147Marlon SamuelsWI263 / 12

148Jacob OramNZ87 / 4

149Daren GangaWI152 / 7

150Kennedy OtienoKEN238 / 11

151Denesh RamdinWI173 / 8

152Clay SmithBER108 / 5

153Kevin O'BrienIRE85 / 4

153Kamran AkmalPAK340 / 16

153Brett LeeAUS170 / 8

154Hitesh ModiKEN127 / 6

155Mohammad RafiqueBAN209 / 10

156Vikram SolankiENG83 / 4

157Nehemiah OdhiamboKEN62 / 3

158Jehan MubarakSL247 / 12

159Sunil DhaniramCAN144 / 7

160Lou VincentNZ226 / 11

161Roger TelemachusSA41 / 2

162Hamish MarshallNZ224 / 11

163Tawanda MupariwaZIM121 / 6

164Malhar PatelKEN40 / 2

164Chris CairnsNZ40 / 2

165Piet RinkeZIM317 / 16

166Collins ObuyaKEN177 / 9

167Dilhara FernandoSL39 / 2

168Colin SmithSCO58 / 3

169Peter BorrenNED77 / 4

170John BlainSCO38 / 2

170Not on recordITL19 / 1

170Yasir ArafatPAK38 / 2

171Jimmy KamandeKEN169 / 9

171Steven OuterbridgeBER169 / 9

172Ramesh PowarIND75 / 4

173Luuk van TroostNED112 / 6

174Dave Langford-SmithIRE37 / 2

174Matt PriorENG111 / 6

174Ronald EbanksCIS37 / 2

175Ian BradshawWI92 / 5

176Gregory StrydomZIM147 / 8

177Tom de GroothNED73 / 4

177Alok KapaliBAN146 / 8

178David ObuyaKEN164 / 9

179Mluleki NkalaZIM36 / 2

179Nathan BrackenAUS72 / 4

180Blessing MahwireZIM89 / 5

181Not on recordCIS71 / 4

182Not on recordITL53 / 3

182Liam PlunkettENG106 / 6

183Tony SujiKEN155 / 9

184Abdur RazzakBAN86 / 5

185Tim BresnanENG51 / 3

185Andrew FlintoffENG102 / 6

185Malinga BandaraSL85 / 5

185Not on recordUSA51 / 3

186Carlton BaughWI118 / 7

187Peter OngondoKEN134 / 8

188Ashif MullaCAN50 / 3

188Gavin HamiltonENG50 / 3

188Not on recordARG50 / 3

189Kyle MillsNZ33 / 2

189Tim de LeedeNED99 / 6

190Umar BhattiCAN65 / 4

191Brad HoggAUS113 / 7

192Chamara KapugederaSL193 / 12

193Jeroen SmitsNED16 / 1

193Umar GulPAK32 / 2

193Not on recordARG32 / 2

193Not on recordITL48 / 3

194Geoff BarnettCAN47 / 3

195Steven WelshCAN31 / 2

195Charles CoventryZIM62 / 4

196Harbhajan SinghIND154 / 10

197Chris ReadENG61 / 4

198Brendon McCullumNZ194 / 13

199Robin PetersonSA44 / 3

200Morris OumaKEN143 / 10

201Glen ChappleENG14 / 1

201Chaminda VaasSL168 / 12

201Naved-ul-HasanPAK112 / 8

201Stuart ClarkAUS42 / 3

201Dinesh KarthikIND42 / 3

201Not on recordITL42 / 3

202Not on recordCIS41 / 3

203Dwayne SmithWI217 / 16

204Not on recordARG40 / 3

204Not on recordITL40 / 3

205Not on recordITL52 / 4

205Paul HoffmannSCO39 / 3

205Ryan SteedeBER26 / 2

205Shane BondNZ26 / 2

206Prosper UtseyaZIM162 / 13

207Tino MawoyoZIM24 / 2

207Mark GillespieNZ12 / 1

207Shoaib AkhtarPAK12 / 1

207Ed RainsfordZIM24 / 2

207Not on recordDEN12 / 1

208Ian BlackwellENG59 / 5

209Sajid MahmoodENG82 / 7

209Shahid AfridiGER115 / 13

210Zaheer KhanIND35 / 3

211Not on recordARG23 / 2

212Omer HussainSCO34 / 3

213James AndersonENG33 / 3

214Tafadzwa MufambisiZIM53 / 5

215Dwayne LeverockBER21 / 2

216Ed JoyceENG31 / 3

217Stewart HeaneyCAN41 / 4

218Michael YardyENG30 / 3

218Jeremy BrayIRE30 / 3

218Wasim JafferIND10 / 1

218Not on recordDEN10 / 1

218Not on recordITL20 / 2

219Gary BrentZIM49 / 5

220Martin SujiKEN19 / 2

220Kevin HurdleBER19 / 2

220Darren GoughENG19 / 2

221Not on recordARG28 / 3

222Lasith MalingaSL37 / 4

223Kevin SandherCAN27 / 3

223Not on recordITL9 / 1

223Not on recordDEN36 / 4

224Shahid AfridiGER115 / 13

225Dougie BrownENG25 / 3

225Jerome TaylorWI25 / 3

226Brijal PatelKEN41 / 5

227Dhammika PrasadSL8 / 1

227Muttiah MuralitharanSL64 / 8

227Tushar ImranBAN24 / 3

227Vikram SinghIND8 / 1

227Not on recordCIS16 / 2

227Not on recordCAN8 / 1

228Rawl LewisWI15 / 2

229Hasan DurhamBER37 / 5

230Ajit AgarkarIND78 / 11

231Matthew HoggardENG7 / 1

231Shahadat HossainBAN14 / 2

231Abdur RehmanPAK7 / 1

231Nuwan KulasekaraSL14 / 2

231Haninder DhillonCAN14 / 2

231Not on recordUSA7 / 1

231Akalanka GanegamaSL7 / 1

231Not on recordCAN7 / 1

231Not on recordITL21 / 3

232Not on recordCIS20 / 3

232Qaiser AliCAN20 / 3

233Sanjayan ThuraisingamCAN13 / 2

233Mohammad AsifPAK13 / 2

233Syed RaselBAN13 / 2

234Mitchell JohnsonAUS19 / 3

235Steve HarmisonENG12 / 2

235SreesanthIND6 / 1

235Munaf PatelIND6 / 1

235Jeetan PatelNZ12 / 2

235Not on recordUSA6 / 1

236Not on recordDEN17 / 3

237Not on recordDEN22 / 4

237Owais ShahENG11 / 2

238RP SinghIND15 / 3

238Mohammad SamiPAK15 / 3

238Austin CodringtonCAN15 / 3

238Trent JohnstonIRE20 / 4

238Anthony IrelandZIM20 / 4

238Ryan HigginsZIM15 / 3

239Fidel EdwardsWI14 / 3

240Azeem PitcherBER18 / 4

240Andre AdamsNZ9 / 2

240Jon LewisENG9 / 2

241Makhaya NtiniSA4 / 1

241Esteban NinoARG4 / 1

241Not on recordCAN4 / 1

242Brad HodgeAUS7 / 2

242Durand SoraineCAN7 / 2

243Avishka GunawardeneSL3 / 1

243Hasantha FernandoSL3 / 1

243Majid HaqSCO3 / 1

243Ian StangerSCO3 / 1

244Not on recordDEN5 / 2

245Not on recordITL4 / 2

245Not on recordCAN2 / 1

245Troy TaylorCIS2 / 1

245Kenny CarrollIRE2 / 1

245Hiren VaraiyaKEN2 / 1

245Brett DoreyAUS2 / 1

245Kabir AliENG2 / 1

245Gareth BattyENG2 / 1

245Craig McMillanNZ2 / 1

246Not on recordITL5 / 3

247Anil KumbleIND3 / 2

248Murali KartikIND1 / 1

248Josephat AbabuKEN1 / 1

248Charl LangeveldtSA1 / 1

248Daniel MorganBER2 / 2

248Chris MpofuZIM1 / 1

248Not on recordARG1 / 1

248Mohammad KashifNED1 / 1

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