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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.
ODI
2006
96 entries
1
58.60
Nathan Astle
NZ
2.60 clear of Michael Hussey
2
56.00
Michael Hussey
AUS
2.60 off the lead
3
53.06
Yuvraj Singh
IND
5.54 off the lead
● LEADS
Nathan Astle
NZ
58.60 · 2.60 ahead of Hussey
↑ IN THE CHASE
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
43.71
The mark at number ten — 86 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
7 of the top 50 · 12 teams represented
Best Averages — full list
96 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Nathan Astle
NZ
58.60
2
Michael Hussey
AUS
56.00
3
Yuvraj Singh
IND
53.06
4
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
48.04
5
Steve Tikolo
KEN
45.00
6
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
44.86
7
Kumar Sangakkara
SL
44.43
8
Upul Tharanga
SL
44.25
9
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
43.77
10
Kevin Pietersen
ENG
43.71
11
Ian Bell
ENG
43.60
12
AB de Villiers
SA
42.36
13
Andrew Symonds
AUS
42.28
14
Chris Gayle
WI
41.97
15
Mark Boucher
SA
41.94
16
Shahriar Nafees
BAN
41.32
17
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
41.22
18
MS Dhoni
IND
41.05
19
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
40.86
20
Boeta Dippenaar
SA
40.69
21
Michael Clarke
AUS
40.50
22
Mohammad Yousuf
PAK
39.19
23
Simon Katich
AUS
39.15
24
Adam Gilchrist
AUS
38.57
25
Younis Khan
PAK
38.44
26
Runako Morton
WI
38.06
27
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
37.92
28
Marvan Atapattu
SL
37.00
29
Ricky Ponting
AUS
36.27
30
Vusi Sibanda
ZIM
35.71
31
Stephen Fleming
NZ
35.45
32
Rahul Dravid
IND
35.35
33
Brendan Taylor
ZIM
35.09
34
Irving Romaine
BER
34.92
35
Herschelle Gibbs
SA
34.80
36
Paul Collingwood
ENG
34.67
37
Inzamam-ul-Haq
PAK
34.62
38
Damien Martyn
AUS
34.47
39
Russel Arnold
SL
34.31
40
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
34.09
41
Shoaib Malik
PAK
33.58
42
Dwayne Bravo
WI
32.85
43
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
31.54
44
Brian Lara
WI
31.43
45
Andrew Strauss
ENG
31.16
46
Jacques Kallis
SA
31.08
47
Habibul Bashar
BAN
30.73
48
Tanmay Mishra
KEN
30.29
49
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
29.85
50
Shaun Pollock
SA
29.15
51
Justin Kemp
SA
29.13
52
Peter Fulton
NZ
28.33
53
Graeme Smith
SA
28.05
54
Shane Watson
AUS
28.00
55
Suresh Raina
IND
27.78
56
Jamie Dalrymple
ENG
27.38
57
Rajin Saleh
BAN
26.82
58
Virender Sehwag
IND
26.43
59
Janeiro Tucker
BER
26.23
60
Chamu Chibhabha
ZIM
26.21
61
Khaled Mashud
BAN
25.64
62
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
25.22
63
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
25.08
64
Terry Duffin
ZIM
25.06
65
Ashish Bagai
CAN
24.70
66
Imran Farhat
PAK
24.00
67
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
23.18
68
Irfan Pathan
IND
23.12
69
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
23.06
70
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
22.69
71
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
22.23
72
Farveez Maharoof
SL
20.75
73
Jehan Mubarak
SL
20.58
74
Lou Vincent
NZ
20.55
75
Hamish Marshall
NZ
20.36
76
Kamran Akmal
PAK
20.00
77
Kennedy Otieno
KEN
19.83
78
Mohammad Kaif
IND
18.94
79
Wavell Hinds
WI
18.91
80
Kwame Tucker
BER
18.80
81
Marlon Samuels
WI
18.79
82
Piet Rinke
ZIM
17.61
83
Steven Outerbridge
BER
16.90
84
Brendon McCullum
NZ
14.92
85
Chamara Kapugedera
SL
14.85
86
Gregory Strydom
ZIM
14.70
87
Jimmy Kamande
KEN
14.08
88
Harbhajan Singh
IND
14.00
89
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
13.93
90
Chaminda Vaas
SL
12.00
91
Morris Ouma
KEN
11.92
92
Dwayne Smith
WI
11.42
93
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
10.13
94
Shahid Afridi
PAK
7.67
95
Ajit Agarkar
IND
6.50
96
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
6.40
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169/8 (20.0)
MOZ
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