Best Batting Average in One day Cricket in 1986
Record holder : Richie Richardson of West Indies holds the record (49) for best batting average in one day cricket in 1986.
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Richie Richardson - 49
The record is held by Richie Richardson of West Indies. He had batting average of 49 while scoring 539 runs in 13 innings of 13 matches at strike rate of 68.14.
2. Javed Miandad - 48.61
Then comes our Javed Miandad of Pakistan. He had batting average of 48.61 while scoring 632 runs in 17 innings of 19 matches at strike rate of 69.52.
3. Graham Gooch - 47.14
Then comes our Graham Gooch of England. He had batting average of 47.14 while scoring 330 runs in 8 innings of 8 matches at strike rate of 76.56.
4. Desmond Haynes - 46.22
Next in the list is Desmond Haynes of West Indies. He had batting average of 46.22 while scoring 416 runs in 11 innings of 11 matches at strike rate of 54.52.
5. Dean Jones - 40
At no. 5 position is Dean Jones of Australia. He had batting average of 40 while scoring 320 runs in 11 innings of 11 matches at strike rate of 85.1.
6. Sunil Gavaskar - 38.33
Next in the list is Sunil Gavaskar of India. He had batting average of 38.33 while scoring 805 runs in 23 innings of 23 matches at strike rate of 61.49.
7. Saleem Yousuf - 38
At position no. 7 is Saleem Yousuf of Pakistan. He had batting average of 38 while scoring 76 runs in 7 innings of 8 matches at strike rate of 66.08.
8. Steve Waugh - 36.71
Then comes our Steve Waugh of Australia. He had batting average of 36.71 while scoring 514 runs in 19 innings of 23 matches at strike rate of 71.68.
9. Arjuna Ranatunga - 36
At no. 9 position is Arjuna Ranatunga of Sri Lanka. He had batting average of 36 while scoring 324 runs in 11 innings of 12 matches at strike rate of 76.95.
10. David Boon - 34.9
Then comes our David Boon of Australia. He had batting average of 34.9 while scoring 768 runs in 22 innings of 23 matches at strike rate of 66.72.