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Best averages
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 4 5
J Garner (WI) 1977-1987 98 5330 2752 146 5/31 18.84 3.09 36.5 2 3
AH Gray (WI) 1985-1991 25 1270 835 44 6/50 18.97 3.94 28.8 2 1
M Hendrick (Eng) 1973-1981 22 1248 681 35 5/31 19.45 3.27 35.6 2 1
LL Tsotsobe (SA) 2009-2012 28 1354 1043 52 4/22 20.05 4.62 26.0 4 0
LS Pascoe (Aus) 1977-1982 29 1568 1066 53 5/30 20.11 4.07 29.5 4 1
AME Roberts (WI) 1975-1983 56 3123 1771 87 5/22 20.35 3.40 35.8 2 1
CEH Croft (WI) 1977-1981 19 1070 620 30 6/15 20.66 3.47 35.6 0 1
BAW Mendis (SL) 2008-2012 59 2756 1992 96 6/13 20.75 4.33 28.7 4 3
DK Lillee (Aus) 1972-1983 63 3593 2145 103 5/34 20.82 3.58 34.8 5 1
SE Bond (NZ) 2002-2010 82 4295 3070 147 6/19 20.88 4.28 29.2 7 4
AIC Dodemaide (Aus) 1988-1993 24 1327 753 36 5/21 20.91 3.40 36.8 1 1
MA Holding (WI) 1976-1987 102 5473 3034 142 5/26 21.36 3.32 38.5 5 1
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 115 6182 3407 158 5/25 21.56 3.30 39.1 1 5
AA Donald (SA) 1991-2003 164 8561 5926 272 6/23 21.78 4.15 31.4 11 2
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) 1995-2003 169 8770 6275 288 5/20 21.78 4.29 30.4 11 6
GD McGrath (Aus/ICC) 1993-2007 250 12970 8391 381 7/15 22.02 3.88 34.0 9 7
CM Old (Eng) 1973-1981 32 1755 999 45 4/8 22.20 3.41 39.0 2 0
CG Rackemann (Aus) 1983-1991 52 2791 1833 82 5/16 22.35 3.94 34.0 3 1
B Lee (Aus) 2000-2011 205 10415 8173 357 5/22 22.89 4.70 29.1 14 9
DL Underwood (Eng) 1973-1982 26 1278 734 32 4/44 22.93 3.44 39.9 1 0
M Muralitharan (Asia/ICC/SL) 1993-2011 350 18811 12326 534 7/30 23.08 3.93 35.2 15 10
AR Cusack (Ire) 2007-2011 42 1272 948 41 5/20 23.12 4.47 31.0 0 1
GI Allott (NZ) 1997-2000 31 1528 1207 52 4/35 23.21 4.73 29.3 4 0
Sarfraz Nawaz (Pak) 1973-1984 45 2412 1463 63 4/27 23.22 3.63 38.2 4 0
BA Williams (Aus) 2002-2004 25 1203 814 35 5/22 23.25 4.05 34.3 1 2
Wahab Riaz (Pak) 2008-2012 23 1070 933 40 5/46 23.32 5.23 26.7 0 1
TM Alderman (Aus) 1981-1991 65 3371 2056 88 5/17 23.36 3.65 38.3 1 2
KS Lokuarachchi (SL) 2003-2007 21 1011 725 31 4/44 23.38 4.30 32.6 1 0
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1984-2003 356 18186 11812 502 5/15 23.52 3.89 36.2 17 6
SW Tait (Aus) 2007-2011 35 1688 1461 62 4/39 23.56 5.19 27.2 2 0
RD King (WI) 1998-2005 50 2603 1807 76 4/25 23.77 4.16 34.2 2 0
Waqar Younis (Pak) 1989-2003 262 12698 9919 416 7/36 23.84 4.68 30.5 14 13
C Pringle (NZ) 1990-1995 64 3314 2459 103 5/45 23.87 4.45 32.1 2 1
DE Bollinger (Aus) 2009-2011 39 1942 1482 62 5/35 23.90 4.57 31.3 3 2
M Morkel (Afr/SA) 2007-2012 52 2573 2092 87 4/10 24.04 4.87 29.5 6 0
RN ten Doeschate (Neth) 2006-2011 33 1580 1327 55 4/31 24.12 5.03 28.7 3 0
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 176 9353 5429 225 5/17 24.12 3.48 41.5 6 4
NW Bracken (Aus) 2001-2009 116 5759 4240 174 5/47 24.36 4.41 33.0 5 2
A Flintoff (Eng/ICC) 1999-2009 141 5624 4121 169 5/19 24.38 4.39 33.2 6 2
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) 1996-2008 303 15712 9631 393 6/35 24.50 3.67 39.9 12 5
BP Patterson (WI) 1986-1993 59 3050 2206 90 6/29 24.51 4.33 33.8 1 1
EO Simons (SA) 1994-1995 23 1212 810 33 4/42 24.54 4.00 36.7 1 0
RGD Willis (Eng) 1973-1984 64 3595 1968 80 4/11 24.60 3.28 44.9 4 0
M Ntini (ICC/SA) 1998-2009 173 8687 6559 266 6/22 24.65 4.53 32.6 8 4
GB Troup (NZ) 1976-1985 22 1180 791 32 4/19 24.71 4.02 36.8 3 0
CJ McDermott (Aus) 1985-1996 138 7461 5018 203 5/44 24.71 4.03 36.7 4 1
NLTC Perera (SL) 2009-2012 28 1126 990 40 5/28 24.75 5.27 28.1 0 2
Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/Pak) 1998-2011 163 7764 6169 247 6/16 24.97 4.76 31.4 6 4
MS Kasprowicz (Aus) 1995-2005 43 2225 1674 67 5/45 24.98 4.51 33.2 1 2
CR Matthews (SA) 1991-1997 56 3003 1975 79 4/10 25.00 3.94 38.0 3 0

Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia v India at Adelaide, Commonwealth Bank Series 4th Match, Feb 12, 2012 [ODI # 3237 - Live]
    » India 270/6 (49.4 ov, MS Dhoni 44*, R Ashwin 1*, CJ McKay 3/53) - Match over
Afghanistan v Pakistan at Sharjah, Only ODI, Feb 10, 2012 [ODI # 3236]
Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Commonwealth Bank Series 3rd match, Feb 10, 2012 [ODI # 3235]

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There have been 308 century stands in India in ODIs, the most in a particular country. Australia and England are next, with 281 and 206 century stands respectively. Sharjah has witnessed the most century stands in ODIs among cricket venues (120) followed by Harare (77).

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