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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.
TEST
2006
65 entries
1
99.33
Mohammad Yousuf
PAK
10.46 clear of Ricky Ponting
2
88.87
Ricky Ponting
AUS
10.46 off the lead
3
80.42
Michael Hussey
AUS
18.91 off the lead
● LEADS
Mohammad Yousuf
PAK
99.33 · 10.46 ahead of Ponting
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Yousuf is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
47.63
The mark at number ten — 55 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
9 of the top 50 · 8 teams represented
Best Averages — full list
65 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Mohammad Yousuf
PAK
99.33
2
Ricky Ponting
AUS
88.87
3
Michael Hussey
AUS
80.42
4
Kumar Sangakkara
SL
69.00
5
Younis Khan
PAK
65.50
6
Rahul Dravid
IND
60.83
7
Kevin Pietersen
ENG
53.72
8
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
51.74
9
Paul Collingwood
ENG
50.95
10
Ashwell Prince
SA
47.63
11
Stephen Fleming
NZ
47.50
12
Alastair Cook
ENG
46.05
13
Jacques Kallis
SA
44.29
14
Matthew Hayden
AUS
43.83
15
Imran Farhat
PAK
42.50
16
Daren Ganga
WI
41.65
17
Brian Lara
WI
41.61
18
Ian Bell
ENG
41.00
19
Wasim Jaffer
IND
40.53
20
Kamran Akmal
PAK
40.40
21
VVS Laxman
IND
40.07
22
Andrew Strauss
ENG
39.65
23
Virender Sehwag
IND
39.55
24
Chris Gayle
WI
38.33
25
Adam Gilchrist
AUS
38.25
26
Inzamam-ul-Haq
PAK
37.53
27
Shaun Pollock
SA
35.55
28
Justin Langer
AUS
35.33
29
Daniel Vettori
NZ
35.18
30
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
34.12
31
Faisal Iqbal
PAK
32.73
32
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
32.54
33
Upul Tharanga
SL
31.30
34
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
31.27
35
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
30.50
36
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
29.54
37
Dwayne Bravo
WI
29.53
38
MS Dhoni
IND
29.32
39
Hashim Amla
SA
29.09
40
Yuvraj Singh
IND
28.25
41
Mark Boucher
SA
27.20
42
AB de Villiers
SA
27.14
43
Graeme Smith
SA
27.00
44
Marcus Trescothick
ENG
26.92
45
Jacques Rudolph
SA
26.17
46
Nathan Astle
NZ
24.31
47
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
24.27
48
Brendon McCullum
NZ
24.00
48
Nicky Boje
SA
24.00
49
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
23.20
50
Herschelle Gibbs
SA
23.11
51
Farveez Maharoof
SL
23.00
52
Denesh Ramdin
WI
22.92
53
Chamara Kapugedera
SL
22.10
54
Shane Warne
AUS
21.80
55
Anil Kumble
IND
19.13
56
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
17.58
57
Steve Harmison
ENG
13.07
58
Geraint Jones
ENG
12.94
59
Lasith Malinga
SL
10.55
60
Makhaya Ntini
SA
9.75
61
Andre Nel
SA
9.17
62
Jerome Taylor
WI
8.70
63
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
6.82
64
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
6.37
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