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Best Average in 2016: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the best average in 2016, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS
2016
233 entries
1
8.54
Mudassar Bukhari
NED
0.59 clear of Michael Rippon
2
9.13
Michael Rippon
NED
0.59 off the lead
3
12.78
Paul van Meekeren
NED
4.24 off the lead
● LEADS
Mudassar Bukhari
NED
8.54 · 0.59 better than Rippon
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best average
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
16.10
The mark at number ten — 223 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Netherlands
5 of the top 50 · 20 teams represented
Best Average — full list
233 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Mudassar Bukhari
NED
8.54
2
Michael Rippon
NED
9.13
3
Paul van Meekeren
NED
12.78
4
Mustafizur Rahman
BAN
14.45
5
Chad Soper
PNG
14.95
6
Nadeem Ahmed
HK
14.97
7
Al-Amin Hossain
BAN
15.18
8
Mehidy Hasan
BAN
15.63
9
Alasdair Evans
SCO
15.74
10
Max Sorensen
IRE
16.10
11
Pat Cummins
AUS
16.13
12
Timm van der Gugten
NED
16.45
13
Luke Jongwe
ZIM
16.57
14
Mark Watt
SCO
17.00
15
Jasprit Bumrah
IND
17.24
16
Sarel Burger
NAM
17.29
17
Aaron Phangiso
SA
17.30
18
Safyaan Sharif
SCO
17.50
19
Rashid Khan
AFG
17.78
20
Brad Wheal
SCO
18.00
20
Basant Regmi
NEP
18.00
22
Yuzvendra Chahal
IND
18.44
23
Roelof van der Merwe
NED
18.57
24
Rakep Patel
KEN
18.60
25
Mohammad Naveed
UAE
18.67
26
Samuel Badree
WI
18.82
27
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
19.10
28
Kyle Abbott
SA
19.20
29
Mohammad Nabi
AFG
19.50
31
Rangana Herath
SL
20.29
32
Amjad Javed
UAE
20.52
33
Grant Elliott
NZ
20.53
34
Kane Williamson
NZ
20.67
34
Ashish Nehra
IND
20.67
35
Nehemiah Odhiambo
KEN
20.83
36
Wellington Masakadza
ZIM
20.86
37
Imad Wasim
PAK
20.89
38
Sabbir Rahman
BAN
21.00
39
Neil Wagner
NZ
21.05
40
Imran Tahir
SA
21.20
41
Mitchell Starc
AUS
21.24
42
Imran Khan
BHR
21.33
43
Con de Lange
SCO
21.43
44
Colin de Grandhomme
NZ
21.75
45
Shane Watson
AUS
21.78
46
Lakshan Sandakan
SL
21.82
47
Neville Madziva
ZIM
21.85
48
Ehsan Khan
HK
21.91
48
Vernon Philander
SA
21.91
49
Assad Vala
PNG
22.14
50
George Dockrell
IRE
22.64
51
Dhawal Kulkarni
IND
22.67
52
Steve O'Keefe
AUS
22.83
53
Ravichandran Ashwin
IND
22.90
54
Boyd Rankin
ENG
23.00
55
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
23.11
56
Barry McCarthy
IRE
23.17
57
Ashley Nurse
WI
23.25
58
Mirwais Ashraf
AFG
23.53
59
Adam Milne
NZ
23.68
60
James Anderson
ENG
23.73
61
Barinder Sran
IND
23.85
62
Mohammad Sami
PAK
23.86
63
Kagiso Rabada
SA
24.27
64
Amir Hamza
AFG
24.44
65
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
IND
24.56
66
Andre Russell
WI
24.90
67
Ahsan Malik
NED
25.00
68
Adam Zampa
AUS
25.51
69
Dilruwan Perera
SL
25.66
70
Amit Mishra
IND
25.72
71
Amila Aponso
SL
25.86
72
Dwayne Bravo
WI
26.00
73
Haseeb Amjad
HK
26.17
74
Andy McBrine
IRE
26.23
75
Craig Young
IRE
26.25
76
James Faulkner
AUS
26.27
77
Hasan Ali
PAK
26.35
78
Hardik Pandya
IND
26.37
79
Ish Sodhi
NZ
26.39
80
Mohammad Irfan
PAK
26.42
81
Anshuman Rath
HK
26.67
82
John Hastings
AUS
26.70
83
Mohammed Shami
IND
26.81
84
Wayne Parnell
SA
26.82
85
Dawlat Zadran
AFG
26.90
86
Kevin O'Brien
IRE
27.00
87
Norman Vanua
PNG
27.08
88
Aizaz Khan
HK
27.32
89
Ravindra Jadeja
IND
27.40
90
Jayant Yadav
IND
27.40
91
Peter Siddle
AUS
27.50
92
John Reva
PNG
27.71
93
Stuart Broad
ENG
27.84
94
Josh Hazlewood
AUS
28.12
95
Dale Steyn
SA
28.26
96
Taskin Ahmed
BAN
28.29
96
Jeffrey Vandersay
SL
28.29
97
Ishant Sharma
IND
28.30
98
Paras Khadka
NEP
28.33
100
Mohammad Shahzad
UAE
28.75
101
James Pattinson
AUS
29.25
102
Tendai Chisoro
ZIM
29.30
103
Trent Boult
NZ
29.40
104
Qadeer Ahmed
UAE
29.40
105
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
29.44
106
Chris Woakes
ENG
29.56
107
Jackson Bird
AUS
30.05
108
Umar Gul
PAK
30.13
110
Taijul Islam
BAN
30.25
111
Reece Topley
ENG
30.27
112
Mitchell Santner
NZ
30.59
113
Mahuru Dai
PNG
30.60
114
Shahid Afridi
PAK
30.89
115
Mitchell McClenaghan
NZ
31.17
116
Adil Rashid
ENG
31.34
117
Devendra Bishoo
WI
31.44
118
Tanwir Afzal
HK
31.54
119
Nathan Coulter-Nile
AUS
31.64
120
Rohan Mustafa
UAE
31.79
122
Shannon Gabriel
WI
32.14
123
Liam Dawson
ENG
32.29
124
Shakti Gauchan
NEP
32.33
125
Andile Phehlukwayo
SA
32.75
126
Ben Stokes
ENG
32.87
127
Tabraiz Shamsi
SA
32.88
128
David Willey
ENG
33.00
129
Mosaddek Hossain
BAN
33.33
130
Tim Southee
NZ
33.37
131
Mark Wood
ENG
33.43
132
Ahmed Raza
UAE
33.73
133
Corey Anderson
NZ
33.77
134
Sohail Khan
PAK
33.85
135
Angelo Mathews
SL
34.14
136
Willie Gavera
PNG
34.25
137
Axar Patel
IND
34.33
138
Dean Elgar
SA
34.50
138
Sandeep Lamichhane
NEP
34.50
139
Matt Henry
NZ
34.58
140
Tim Murtagh
IRE
34.73
141
Keshav Maharaj
SA
34.75
142
Suranga Lakmal
SL
34.83
143
Alzarri Joseph
WI
34.89
144
Jason Holder
WI
34.97
145
Mohammad Amir
PAK
35.00
146
Farhan Ahmed
UAE
35.25
147
Wahab Riaz
PAK
35.43
148
Gerrie Snyman
NAM
35.50
149
Thisara Perera
SL
35.71
150
Chamu Chibhabha
ZIM
35.90
151
Tendai Chatara
ZIM
36.00
152
Chris Tremain
AUS
36.43
153
Donald Tiripano
ZIM
36.68
154
Nuwan Pradeep
SL
36.96
155
Nathan Lyon
AUS
37.60
156
Morne Morkel
SA
37.60
157
Bernard Scholtz
NAM
38.00
158
Chris Morris
SA
38.20
159
Sean Williams
ZIM
38.40
160
Chris Jordan
ENG
38.73
161
Liam Plunkett
ENG
38.88
162
Mahmudullah
BAN
39.00
163
Dhananjaya de Silva
SL
39.25
164
James Neesham
NZ
39.50
165
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
40.00
166
Rahmat Shah
AFG
40.25
167
Jake Ball
ENG
40.78
168
Sompal Kami
NEP
41.00
169
Yasir Shah
PAK
41.09
170
Carl Mumba
ZIM
41.13
171
Joe Root
ENG
41.17
172
Mitchell Marsh
AUS
42.53
173
Nasir Hossain
BAN
42.67
174
Scott Boland
AUS
42.89
175
Gulbadin Naib
AFG
43.00
176
Rahat Ali
PAK
43.06
177
Umesh Yadav
IND
43.93
178
Kieron Pollard
WI
44.57
179
Milinda Siriwardana
SL
44.67
180
Miguel Cummins
WI
44.80
181
Dushmantha Chameera
SL
44.85
182
Gareth Batty
ENG
45.25
183
Carlos Brathwaite
WI
45.43
184
Shafiul Islam
BAN
45.60
185
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
46.00
185
Lockie Ferguson
NZ
46.00
186
Steven Finn
ENG
46.65
187
Sikandar Raza
ZIM
46.70
188
Shapoor Zadran
AFG
46.75
189
Kane Richardson
AUS
47.00
190
Graeme Cremer
ZIM
47.31
191
Jeetan Patel
NZ
47.43
192
Munis Ansari
OMN
47.75
193
Zulfiqar Babar
PAK
49.67
194
Brian Vitori
ZIM
50.00
195
David Wiese
SA
50.25
196
Doug Bracewell
NZ
50.86
197
Peter Chase
IRE
51.50
197
Travis Head
AUS
51.50
198
Taurai Muzarabani
ZIM
51.67
199
Michael Leask
SCO
51.75
200
Shuvagata Hom
BAN
52.00
201
Jean-Paul Duminy
SA
52.38
202
Moeen Ali
ENG
53.13
203
Joe Mennie
AUS
54.00
204
Dane Piedt
SA
54.50
205
Jon Holland
AUS
54.80
206
Zafar Ansari
ENG
55.00
207
Sese Bau
PNG
55.50
208
Roston Chase
WI
58.45
209
Sunil Narine
WI
58.89
210
Lahiru Kumara
SL
59.25
211
Shaminda Eranga
SL
59.67
212
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
61.50
213
Michael Chinouya
ZIM
62.67
214
Samiullah Shenwari
AFG
66.33
215
Glenn Maxwell
AUS
67.50
215
Johannes Smit
NAM
67.50
216
Seekkuge Prasanna
SL
68.43
217
Moises Henriques
AUS
71.00
218
Mark Craig
NZ
73.00
219
Shoaib Malik
PAK
77.50
220
Kraigg Brathwaite
WI
82.20
221
Paul Stirling
IRE
86.00
222
Sulieman Benn
WI
98.57
223
Rishi Dhawan
IND
101.00
224
Josh Davey
SCO
112.50
225
Azhar Ali
PAK
116.33
226
Farveez Maharoof
SL
125.00
227
Not on record
NAM
128.00
229
Shem Ngoche
KEN
145.00
230
Daniel Worrall
AUS
171.00
231
Jerome Taylor
WI
235.00
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