Underachieving at the World Cup - Tables

Travis Basevi

03-Apr-2007

Worst World Cup compared to career batting average
Best World Cup compared to career batting average
Worst World Cup compared to career bowling average
Best World Cup compared to career bowling average

Worst World Cup compared to career batting average (qualification: 3 innings in tournament, 20 career innings)
Player	Mat	Runs	Ave	WC	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	Diff
MEK Hussey (Aus)	66	1759	58.63	2007	4	20	9	5.00	-53.633
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	378	11739	39.52	2003	6	19	6	3.16	-36.358
MS Dhoni (India)	69	1987	44.15	2007	3	29	29	9.66	-34.488
IVA Richards (WI)	187	6721	47.00	1975	4	38	15*	12.66	-34.333
Shahriar Nafees (Ban)	45	1510	36.82	2007	4	15	12	3.75	-33.079
GM Hamilton (Scot)	21	605	33.61	2007	3	11	4	3.66	-29.944
GM Turner (NZ)	41	1598	47.00	1983	6	103	50	17.16	-29.833
JH Kallis (SA)	251	8782	45.26	2003	4	63	33	15.75	-29.518
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	241	6417	32.08	2003	7	21	9	3.00	-29.085
Saleem Malik (Pak)	283	7170	32.88	1999	4	19	8	4.75	-28.139
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak)	250	6564	32.33	1992	4	14	8*	4.66	-27.668
WJ Cronje (SA)	188	5565	38.64	1999	8	98	39	12.25	-26.395
Javed Miandad (Pak)	233	7381	41.70	1979	3	46	46	15.33	-26.367
ADR Campbell (Zim)	188	5185	30.50	1992	3	13	8	4.33	-26.166
NJ Astle (NZ)	223	7090	34.92	1999	9	79	26	8.77	-26.148
KLT Arthurton (WI)	105	1904	26.08	1996	5	2	1	0.40	-25.682
VG Kambli (India)	104	2477	32.59	1992	4	29	24	7.25	-25.342
SM Gavaskar (India)	108	3092	35.13	1983	6	59	25	9.83	-25.303
M Amarnath (India)	85	1924	30.53	1979	3	16	8	5.33	-25.206
A Flower (Zim)	213	6786	35.34	1996	6	51	28	10.20	-25.143

Best World Cup compared to career batting average (qualification: 3 innings in tournament, 20 career innings)
Player	Mat	Runs	Ave	WC	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	Diff
A Symonds (Aus)	164	4068	38.37	2003	5	326	143*	163.00	124.622
GM Turner (NZ)	41	1598	47.00	1975	4	333	171*	166.50	119.500
L Klusener (SA)	171	3576	41.10	1999	8	281	52*	140.50	99.396
SB Styris (NZ)	128	2917	30.70	2007	4	258	87*	129.00	98.294
AJ Bichel (Aus)	67	471	20.47	2003	3	117	64	117.00	96.521
TM Moody (Aus)	76	1211	23.28	1999	5	117	56*	117.00	93.711
JH Kallis (SA)	251	8782	45.26	2007	3	262	128*	131.00	85.732
A Ranatunga (SL)	269	7456	35.84	1996	6	241	75*	120.50	84.653
RD Jacobs (WI)	147	1865	23.31	1999	4	205	80*	102.50	79.187
SM Gavaskar (India)	108	3092	35.13	1975	3	113	65*	113.00	77.863
JDP Oram (NZ)	98	1483	23.17	2007	3	101	63*	101.00	77.828
MD Crowe (NZ)	143	4704	38.55	1992	9	456	100*	114.00	75.442
PD Collingwood (Eng)	116	2891	35.69	2007	4	201	90	100.50	64.808
Shoaib Akhtar (Pak)	133	344	10.11	2003	4	72	43	72.00	61.882
IVA Richards (WI)	187	6721	47.00	1979	4	217	138*	108.50	61.500
RR Sarwan (WI)	121	3913	43.47	2003	5	209	75	104.50	61.022
HH Gibbs (SA)	202	6476	35.58	2003	6	384	143	96.00	60.417
S Dhaniram (Can)	21	407	23.94	2007	3	81	34*	81.00	57.058
ML Hayden (Aus)	139	5235	43.62	2007	5	395	158	98.75	55.125
PA de Silva (SL)	308	9284	34.90	1996	6	448	145	89.60	54.697

Worst World Cup compared to career bowling average (qualification: 120 balls in tournament, 1000 career balls with at least 30 per match)
Player	Mat	Wkts	Ave	WC	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Ave	Diff
VB John (SL)	45	34	48.67	1987	6	226	1	226.00	177.323
AY Karim (Kenya)	34	27	41.25	1999	5	199	1	199.00	157.740
ALF de Mel (SL)	57	59	37.91	1987	3	184	1	184.00	146.084
TBM de Leede (Neth)	29	29	34.44	1996	5	179	0	-	144.551
CD Collymore (WI)	81	78	36.03	2007	4	155	1	155.00	118.961
AA Donald (SA)	164	272	21.78	2003	3	133	1	133.00	111.213
DR Pringle (Eng)	44	44	38.11	1987	3	148	1	148.00	109.886
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	134	109	39.64	1996	4	141	0	-	101.357
Abdul Razzaq (Pak)	229	245	31.04	2003	5	129	1	129.00	97.955
JG Bracewell (NZ)	53	33	57.09	1983	3	155	1	155.00	97.909
JG Bracewell (NZ)	53	33	57.09	1987	4	155	0	-	97.909
JH Kallis (SA)	251	226	31.45	2007	4	129	1	129.00	97.548
DL Vettori (NZ)	196	195	33.17	2003	7	259	2	129.50	96.320
Mudassar Nazar (Pak)	122	111	30.91	1979	4	122	1	122.00	91.081
IVA Richards (WI)	187	118	35.83	1987	6	126	1	126.00	90.169
MN Samuels (WI)	89	54	42.61	2007	6	129	1	129.00	86.388
ARC Fraser (Eng)	42	47	30.04	1999	3	111	1	111.00	80.957
Shahid Afridi (Pak)	238	201	35.38	1999	8	115	1	115.00	79.611
CL Cairns (NZ)	215	201	32.80	1996	6	207	2	103.50	70.694
DJ Nash (NZ)	81	64	40.96	1999	9	320	3	106.66	65.697

Best World Cup compared to career bowling average (qualification: 120 balls in tournament, 1000 career balls with at least 30 per match)
Player	Mat	Wkts	Ave	WC	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Ave	Diff
M Mbangwa (Zim)	29	11	103.63	1999	3	93	2	46.50	-57.136
Naimur Rahman (Ban)	29	10	90.40	1999	5	126	2	63.00	-27.400
Iftikhar Anjum (Pak)	29	24	41.58	2007	3	73	5	14.60	-26.983
DA Reeve (Eng)	29	20	41.00	1992	9	126	8	15.75	-25.250
DS de Silva (SL)	41	32	48.65	1979	2	71	3	23.66	-24.989
ALF de Mel (SL)	57	59	37.91	1983	6	265	17	15.58	-22.327
Manjural Islam (Ban)	34	24	53.50	1999	4	94	3	31.33	-22.166
MO Odumbe (Kenya)	61	39	46.33	2003	8	226	9	25.11	-21.222
CA Walsh (WI)	205	227	30.47	1999	5	108	11	9.81	-20.657
M Amarnath (India)	85	46	42.84	1983	8	178	8	22.25	-20.597
DN Patel (NZ)	75	45	50.24	1992	9	245	8	30.62	-19.619
AJ Bichel (Aus)	67	78	31.57	2003	8	197	16	12.31	-19.264
Enamul Haque (Ban)	29	19	57.00	1999	4	115	3	38.33	-18.666
Khaled Mahmud (Ban)	77	67	42.76	1999	5	145	6	24.16	-18.594
AY Karim (Kenya)	34	27	41.25	2003	4	69	3	23.00	-18.259
JV Coney (NZ)	88	54	37.75	1983	6	183	9	20.33	-17.425
Khaled Mahmud (Ban)	77	67	42.76	2003	4	153	6	25.50	-17.261
PA Strang (Zim)	95	96	33.05	1996	6	192	12	16.00	-17.052
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	134	109	39.64	1999	5	208	9	23.11	-16.531
SB Styris (NZ)	128	115	31.87	2007	5	124	8	15.50	-16.378

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1830: South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, 3rd Test, Jan 26-28, 2007
• ODI # 2561: Bangladesh v New Zealand at North Sound, ICC World Cup 31st Match, Apr 2, 2007

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