Best Averages in 2008: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

This page shows players with the best averages during the 2008 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
ALL FORMATS2008138 entries
171.81Shiv ChanderpaulWI6.60 clear of Graeme Smith
265.21Graeme SmithSA6.60 off the lead
364.29Ashwell PrinceSA7.52 off the lead
● LEADS
Shiv ChanderpaulWI
71.81 · 6.60 ahead of Smith
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
52.72
The mark at number ten — 128 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
9 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

138 entries, ranked
1Shiv ChanderpaulWI71.81
2Graeme SmithSA65.21
3Ashwell PrinceSA64.29
4Jean-Paul DuminySA59.33
5Mohammad YousufPAK59.20
6Simon KatichAUS56.72
7Misbah-ul-HaqPAK56.64
8Gautam GambhirIND55.17
9Neil McKenzieSA53.65
10Hashim AmlaSA52.72
11Virender SehwagIND52.33
12Chris GayleWI51.46
13AB de VilliersSA48.63
14Andrew StraussENG48.60
15Salman ButtPAK48.57
16Kevin PietersenENG47.59
17Younis KhanPAK47.45
18VVS LaxmanIND47.22
19Shoaib MalikPAK46.24
20Sachin TendulkarIND46.15
21MS DhoniIND45.76
22Suresh RainaIND45.33
23Michael ClarkeAUS43.64
24Michael HusseyAUS43.49
25Malinda WarnapuraSL42.67
26Ramnaresh SarwanWI42.56
27Andrew SymondsAUS42.19
28Jesse RyderNZ40.75
29Yuvraj SinghIND39.62
30Jacques KallisSA39.42
31Kumar SangakkaraSL39.31
32Ross TaylorNZ38.83
33Owais ShahENG38.59
34Ricky PontingAUS38.42
35Andrew FlintoffENG38.31
36Mahela JayawardeneSL37.49
37Jacob OramNZ36.68
38Brendon McCullumNZ36.41
39Paul CollingwoodENG35.94
40Sourav GangulyIND35.59
41Tatenda TaibuZIM34.92
42Alastair CookENG34.89
43Ian BellENG34.38
44Matthew HaydenAUS34.00
45Brad HaddinAUS33.87
46Phil JaquesAUS33.73
47Daniel VettoriNZ32.00
47Sanath JayasuriyaSL32.00
48Mark BoucherSA31.48
49Rahul DravidIND30.96
50Hamilton MasakadzaZIM30.81
51Xavier MarshallWI30.26
52Chamara KapugederaSL30.23
53Tillakaratne DilshanSL29.93
54Shane WatsonAUS28.44
55Tamim IqbalBAN28.39
56Kamran AkmalPAK28.23
57Marlon SamuelsWI27.50
57Shahriar NafeesBAN27.50
58Adam GilchristAUS27.44
59Jamie HowNZ27.28
60Daniel FlynnNZ27.26
61Ravi BoparaENG27.00
62Herschelle GibbsSA26.94
63Mahela UdawatteSL26.92
64Abdool SamadCAN25.91
65Devon SmithWI25.73
66Dwayne BravoWI25.46
67Stuart BroadENG25.25
68Ryan WatsonSCO25.18
69Shakib Al HasanBAN25.03
70Rohit SharmaIND24.55
71Andre BothaIRE24.31
72Niall O'BrienIRE24.30
73Michael VaughanENG24.20
74Jerome TaylorWI23.94
75Raqibul HasanBAN23.67
76MahmudullahBAN23.42
77Mohammad AshrafulBAN23.38
78Irfan PathanIND23.29
79Aaron RedmondNZ23.00
80Scott StyrisNZ22.86
81Sewnarine ChattergoonWI22.78
82Steve TikoloKEN22.73
83Chaminda VaasSL21.73
84Mehrab Hossain jnrBAN21.30
85Luke WrightENG21.27
86Gary WilsonIRE20.92
87Junaid SiddiqueBAN20.75
88Alok KapaliBAN20.60
89Chamara SilvaSL20.56
90Tim AmbroseENG20.05
91James HopesAUS19.92
92Abdur RazzakBAN19.76
93Shahid AfridiPAK19.69
94Mushfiqur RahimBAN19.10
95Mitchell JohnsonAUS18.95
96Runako MortonWI18.57
97Thilan ThusharaSL18.40
98Sunil DhaniramCAN18.25
99Nuwan KulasekaraSL18.20
100Robin UthappaIND18.00
101Aftab AhmedBAN17.93
102Michael VandortSL17.82
103Chamu ChibhabhaZIM17.44
104Brett LeeAUS17.36
105Kyle MillsNZ17.00
106Paul HarrisSA16.50
107Harbhajan SinghIND16.43
108Darren SammyWI16.43
109Jimmy KamandeKEN16.20
110Dale SteynSA16.18
111Denesh RamdinWI15.96
112Vusi SibandaZIM15.90
113Elton ChigumburaZIM15.60
114Thomas OdoyoKEN15.45
115Anil KumbleIND15.40
116Mashrafe MortazaBAN15.20
117William PorterfieldIRE15.14
118Tim SoutheeNZ14.00
119James AndersonENG13.73
120Morris OumaKEN13.55
121Dhiman GhoshBAN12.70
122Ryan SidebottomENG12.40
123Ishant SharmaIND12.18
124Stuart MatsikenyeriZIM11.85
125Zaheer KhanIND10.93
126Peter FultonNZ10.60
127Graeme SwannENG9.20
128Morne MorkelSA9.19
129Farhad RezaBAN8.82
130Shahadat HossainBAN8.53
131Fidel EdwardsWI7.58
132Daren PowellWI7.14
133Muttiah MuralitharanSL6.18
134RP SinghIND5.36
135Monty PanesarENG3.43
136Iain O'BrienNZ3.08
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