Best and worst stretches for batsmen

Summary of selected players' peaks and troughs

Note: A '#' before the batsman name indicates that the batsman has been selected even though his batting average is below 25.0 since his BPA is < 6.0. 12 such batsmen have been included.

Aus Border A.R 156 265 26 2 0 11 13 Aus Waugh S.R 168 260 26 5 3 8 10 Ind Tendulkar S.R 148 240 24 2 2 10 10 Eng Stewart A.J 133 235 23 2 1 9 11 Win Lara B.C 131 232 23 1 0 10 12 Eng Gooch G.A 118 215 21 2 0 8 11 Ind Gavaskar S.M 125 214 21 2 2 8 9 Ind Dravid R 123 212 21 3 1 8 9 Eng Atherton M.A 115 212 21 1 1 11 8 Aus Waugh M.E 128 209 21 3 1 8 8 Saf Kallis J.H 121 205 20 4 3 7 6 Eng Gower D.I 117 204 20 1 0 9 10 Win Haynes D.L 116 202 20 0 1 9 10 Pak Inzamam-ul-Haq 120 200 20 0 3 11 6 Aus Ponting R.T 119 199 20 4 1 7 7 Eng Boycott G 108 193 19 2 2 6 9 Win Chanderpaul S 112 193 19 3 2 7 7 Aus Boon D.C 107 190 19 1 3 11 4 Pak Javed Miandad 124 189 19 2 0 5 11 Nzl Fleming S.P 111 189 19 1 0 7 10 Eng Cowdrey M.C 114 188 18 2 0 8 8 Slk Jayasuriya S.T 110 188 18 3 3 6 6 Aus Taylor M.A 104 186 18 3 3 6 6 Win Greenidge C.G 108 185 18 1 1 8 8 Ind Vengsarkar D.B 116 185 18 3 3 6 6 Ind Kapil Dev N 131 184 18 2 0 7 9 Win Richards I.V.A 121 182 18 2 1 5 10 Aus Langer J.L 105 182 18 2 0 5 11 Aus Healy I.A 119 182 18 2 1 5 10 Eng Thorpe G.P 100 179 18 1 1 8 7 Saf Kirsten G 101 176 17 2 1 6 8 Ind Ganguly S.C 107 176 17 2 0 4 11 Win Lloyd C.H 110 175 17 1 1 9 6 Win Hooper C.L 102 173 17 2 1 5 9 Eng Hussain N 96 171 17 0 1 7 9 Aus Hayden M.L 94 167 16 2 1 5 8 Saf Boucher M.V 116 163 16 2 1 4 9 Eng Botham I.T 102 161 16 1 2 6 7 Win Sobers G.St.A 93 160 16 4 1 3 8 Slk de Silva P.A 93 159 16 2 1 3 9 Slk Jayawardene M 96 156 15 0 0 8 7 Slk Atapattu M.S 90 156 15 2 1 4 8 Saf Pollock S.M 108 156 15 2 3 4 6 Ind Viswanath G.R 91 155 15 3 1 5 6 Slk Ranatunga A 93 155 15 1 0 4 10 Saf Gibbs H.H 90 154 15 5 2 1 7 Ind Laxman V.V.S 94 154 15 3 0 2 10 Pak Saleem Malik 103 154 15 4 1 4 6 Aus Chappell G.S 87 151 15 2 0 4 9 Aus Marsh R.W 96 150 15 1 1 5 8 Eng Knott A.P.E 95 149 15 1 1 6 6 Nzl Wright J.G 82 148 14 1 0 6 7 Ind Azharuddin M 99 147 14 2 2 4 6 Win Richardson R.B 86 146 14 2 0 5 7 Eng Vaughan M.P 81 145 14 1 0 7 6 Eng Trescothick M.E 76 143 14 2 0 5 7 Eng Hammond W.R 85 140 14 3 2 3 6 Eng Lamb A.J 79 139 14 2 3 5 3 Eng Hutton L 79 138 13 1 0 5 7 Eng Gatting M.W 79 138 13 3 0 2 8 Win Kanhai R.B 79 137 13 0 1 7 5 Aus Harvey R.N 79 137 13 3 1 3 6 Aus Gilchrist A.C 96 137 13 2 2 4 5 Nzl Astle N.J 81 137 13 1 0 5 7 Aus Chappell I.M 75 136 13 3 1 3 6 Pak Mohammad Yousuf 79 134 13 3 0 3 7 Nzl Hadlee R.J 86 134 13 2 1 4 6 Eng Barrington K.F 82 131 13 3 0 2 8 Eng Compton D.C.S 78 131 13 2 1 3 7 Nzl Crowe M.D 77 131 13 0 2 8 3 Aus Slater M.J 74 131 13 0 0 7 6 Win Gayle C.H 73 131 13 1 1 6 5 Slk Tillakaratne H.P 83 131 13 2 2 5 4 Eng Butcher M.A 71 131 13 3 2 3 5 Win Sarwan R.R 72 129 13 0 0 7 5 Nzl Parore A.C 78 128 12 2 0 2 8 Eng Edrich J.H 77 127 12 2 2 3 5 Pak Imran Khan 88 126 12 2 1 4 5 Aus Walters K.D 74 125 12 2 1 3 6 Pak Zaheer Abbas 78 124 12 2 2 4 4 Aus Hughes K.J 70 124 12 2 0 5 5 Ind Kirmani S.M.H 88 124 12 1 1 5 5 Aus Lawry W.M 67 123 12 1 0 4 7 Eng Graveney T.W 79 123 12 1 0 4 7 Zim Flower G.W 67 123 12 2 2 5 3 Nzl Vettori D.L 83 123 12 4 2 1 5 Slk Sangakkara K.C 74 121 12 1 3 4 4 Ind Shastri R.J 80 121 12 1 0 4 7 Saf Smith G.C 68 120 12 1 1 3 7 Aus Redpath I.R 66 120 12 0 0 5 7 Pak Mudassar Nazar 76 116 11 1 1 5 4 Saf Cullinan D.J 70 115 11 2 0 3 6 Win Dujon P.J.L 81 115 11 1 1 5 4 Nzl Congdon B.E 61 114 11 1 2 5 3 Eng Hick G.A 65 114 11 3 1 2 5 Ind Amarnath M 69 113 11 1 0 5 5 Zim Flower A 63 112 11 2 1 3 5 Eng Smith R.A 62 112 11 1 0 5 5 Eng Flintoff A 68 112 11 1 1 4 5 Aus Wood G.M 59 112 11 0 0 4 7 Win Jacobs R.D 65 112 11 3 1 4 3 Aus Simpson R.B 62 111 11 2 0 3 6 Saf Cronje W.J 68 111 11 3 2 2 4 Aus Martyn D.R 67 109 11 1 1 5 3 Win Kallicharran A.I 66 109 11 1 0 3 6 Win Fredericks R.C 59 109 11 0 0 6 4 Zim Campbell A.D.R 60 109 11 0 1 5 4 Nzl Reid J.R 58 108 10 2 0 1 7 Eng May P.B.H 66 106 10 1 1 3 5 Pak Majid Khan 63 106 10 1 1 5 3 Pak Younis Khan 58 105 10 0 2 6 2 Nzl Cairns C.L 62 104 10 1 1 4 4 Pak Moin Khan 69 104 10 2 0 2 6 Eng Hobbs J.B 61 102 10 1 0 4 5 Eng Dexter E.R 62 102 10 1 0 3 6 Pak Mushtaq Mohammad 57 100 10 0 0 5 5 Aus #Gregory S.E 58 100 10 2 2 0 0 Pak Asif Iqbal 58 99 10 1 0 4 4 Bng Habibul Bashar 50 99 10 1 1 3 4 Nzl Rutherford K.R 56 99 10 2 1 2 4 Ind Sehwag V 58 98 9 1 1 3 4 Eng Woolley F.E 64 98 9 1 1 4 3 Eng Rhodes W 58 98 9 1 0 3 5 Pak Hanif Mohammad 55 97 9 2 0 2 5 Ind Borde C.G 55 97 9 1 0 3 5 Eng Fletcher K.W.R 59 96 9 2 2 2 3 Eng Strauss A.J 51 94 9 1 0 3 5 Ind Umrigar P.R 59 94 9 1 1 2 5 Pak Rameez Raja 57 94 9 0 0 4 5 Eng Greig A.W 58 93 9 0 0 4 5 Win Campbell S.L 52 93 9 1 1 2 5 Aus Marsh G.R 50 93 9 0 0 6 3 Pak Ijaz Ahmed 60 92 9 0 0 6 3 Ind Manjrekar V.L 55 92 9 1 1 3 4 Pak Wasim Raja 57 92 9 2 0 1 6 Nzl Burgess M.G 50 92 9 1 0 1 7 Eng Ramprakash M.R 52 92 9 1 0 3 5 Pak Saeed Anwar 55 91 9 0 0 5 4 Win Gomes H.A 60 91 9 0 1 3 5 Nzl McMillan C.D 55 91 9 0 1 5 3 Eng Bailey T.E 61 91 9 2 1 2 4 Win Adams J.C 54 90 9 2 1 1 5 Aus Jones D.M 52 89 9 0 1 5 2 Aus Hill C 49 89 9 0 1 4 3 Aus Trumper V.T 48 89 9 2 0 1 5 Slk Mahanama R.S 52 89 9 2 1 2 3 Eng Amiss D.L 50 88 8 2 2 3 1 Nzl Smith I.D.S 63 88 8 2 1 2 3 Win Worrell F.M.M 51 87 8 1 0 3 4 Aus Miller K.R 55 87 8 2 0 1 5 Ind Engineer F.M 46 87 8 0 0 4 4 Saf Waite J.H.B 50 86 8 0 0 5 3 Win Ganga D 48 86 8 1 1 3 3 Eng Russell R.C 54 86 8 1 0 4 3 Nzl Coney J.V 52 85 8 3 0 1 4 Eng Sutcliffe H 54 84 8 1 0 2 5 Aus Armstrong W.W 50 84 8 0 0 4 4 Eng Hendren E.H 51 83 8 1 0 2 5 Aus McDonald C.C 47 83 8 1 0 2 5 Pak Aamer Sohail 47 83 8 0 0 5 3 Ind Mansur Ali Khan 46 83 8 1 0 2 5 Nzl Howarth G.P 47 83 8 1 0 2 5 Saf Nourse A.W 45 83 8 1 0 2 5 Ind Roy P 45 82 8 2 1 2 3 Zim Whittall G.J 46 82 8 1 1 3 3 Bng #Mohammad Ashraful 42 82 8 2 1 0 0 Win EdeC Weekes 48 81 8 0 1 3 4 Aus Bradman D.G 52 80 8 0 0 4 4 Saf Mitchell B 42 80 8 1 1 4 2 Aus Stackpole K.R 43 80 8 0 0 5 3 Win Hinds W.W 45 80 8 1 0 4 3 Saf Rhodes J.N 52 80 8 0 1 4 3 Bng #Javed Omar 40 80 8 0 0 0 0 Aus Morris A.R 46 79 8 1 0 3 3 Pak Mohsin Khan 48 79 8 2 0 1 4 Aus Blewett G.S 46 79 8 0 0 4 3 Eng Randall D.W 47 79 8 1 0 2 4 Win Hunte C.C 44 78 7 1 0 2 4 Ind Sidhu N.S 51 78 7 1 0 2 4 Win Butcher B.F 44 78 7 1 0 3 3 Pak Saeed Ahmed 41 78 7 0 0 4 3 Saf McKenzie N.D 49 78 7 0 0 2 5 Saf Goddard T.L 41 78 7 1 0 2 4 Win Logie A.L 52 78 7 0 0 4 3 Eng Smith M.J.K 50 78 7 0 0 4 3 Slk Kaluwitharana R.S 49 78 7 0 0 3 4 Nzl Dowling G.T 39 77 7 1 0 1 5 Pak Abdul Razzaq 46 77 7 1 0 2 4 Eng Pietersen K.P 41 76 7 0 0 4 3 Saf Taylor H.W 42 76 7 0 0 5 2 Nzl Sutcliffe B 42 76 7 1 1 2 3 Win Walcott C.L 44 74 7 1 0 2 4 Nzl Jones A.H 39 74 7 0 0 4 3 Pak Sadiq Mohammad 41 74 7 2 0 1 4 Nzl Turner G.M 41 73 7 1 0 1 5 Eng Bell I.R 41 73 7 0 0 2 5 Saf de Villiers A.B 42 73 7 2 2 0 3 Saf McLean R.A 40 73 7 0 0 3 4 Aus Noble M.A 42 73 7 0 0 4 3 Slk Dilshan T.M 46 72 7 0 0 2 5 Eng Ames L.E.G 47 72 7 1 0 2 4 Ind Mankad M.H 44 72 7 0 0 4 3 Pak Imtiaz Ahmed 41 72 7 1 0 1 5 Ind Srikkanth K 43 72 7 0 2 4 1 Saf Wessels K.C 40 71 7 0 0 3 4 Ind Wadekar A.L 37 71 7 0 0 4 3 Ind Jaisimha M.L 39 71 7 0 1 4 2 Nzl Greatbatch M.J 41 71 7 2 1 1 3 Aus Yallop G.N 39 70 7 1 0 2 4 Saf Prince A.G 43 70 7 0 1 5 1 Eng D'Oliveira B.L 44 70 7 1 0 2 4 Slk Gurusinha A.P 41 70 7 0 0 5 2 Ind Gaekwad A.D 40 70 7 1 0 1 5 Aus Hassett A.L 43 69 7 0 0 4 2 Aus O'Neill N.C 42 69 7 1 0 1 4 Saf Klusener L 49 69 7 2 1 1 2 Slk Arnold R.P 44 69 7 0 0 3 3 Pak Shoaib Mohammad 45 68 6 2 1 0 3 Eng Collingwood P.D 37 68 6 0 0 4 2 Aus Burge P.J.P 42 68 6 1 0 2 3 Ind Chauhan C.P.S 40 68 6 0 1 4 1 Nzl Young B.A 35 68 6 1 0 1 4 Eng Parks J.M 46 68 6 0 0 5 1 Nzl Edgar B.A 39 68 6 0 0 3 3 Ind #Mongia N.R 44 68 6 2 1 0 0 Ind Nadkarni R.G 41 67 6 1 0 1 4 Eng Washbrook C 37 66 6 1 0 2 3 Aus Bardsley W 41 66 6 0 1 3 2 Zim Carlisle S.V 37 66 6 0 0 2 4 Eng #Brearley J.M 39 66 6 1 0 0 0 Nzl Richardson M.H 38 65 6 0 0 3 3 Eng Leyland M 41 65 6 1 1 2 2 Slk Samaraweera T.T 43 65 6 1 1 1 3 Pak Kamran Akmal 38 65 6 1 0 1 4 Nzl Horne M.J 35 65 6 1 1 2 2 Nzl Crowe J.J 39 65 6 0 0 3 3 Saf McGlew D.J 34 64 6 1 0 1 4 Eng Wyatt R.E.S 40 64 6 0 0 3 3 Ind More K.S 49 64 6 1 0 1 4 Eng Edrich W.J 39 63 6 1 1 1 3 Saf Rudolph J.A 35 63 6 1 0 1 4 Saf Hudson A.C 35 63 6 0 0 3 3 Nzl #Parker J.M 36 63 6 1 1 0 0 Saf Nourse A.D 34 62 6 0 0 4 2 Aus McCabe S.J 39 62 6 0 0 4 2 Saf McMillan B.M 38 62 6 1 0 2 3 Saf Dippenaar H.H 38 62 6 1 1 2 2 Saf Boje N 43 62 6 0 1 3 2 Ind Manjrekar S.V 37 61 6 0 0 3 3 Eng MacLaren A.C 35 61 6 0 0 3 3 Eng Crawley J.P 37 61 6 0 0 3 3 Eng Hayward T.W 35 60 6 1 0 1 4 Aus Darling J 34 60 6 0 1 2 3 Ind Yashpal Sharma 37 59 6 1 0 3 1 Eng Cook A.N 32 58 5 0 0 3 2 Ind Jaffer W 31 58 5 0 0 3 2 Ind Prabhakar M 39 58 5 0 0 2 3 Aus Dyson J 30 58 5 0 0 3 2 Saf Barlow E.J 30 57 5 0 1 3 1 Win Bravo D.J.J 31 57 5 0 0 2 3 Nzl McCullum B.B 35 57 5 0 0 3 2 Pak Rashid Latif 37 57 5 2 1 1 1 Win Stollmeyer J.B 32 56 5 2 0 0 3 Eng Richardson P.E 34 56 5 1 0 1 3 Eng Tavare C.J 31 56 5 0 0 3 2 Nzl Hastings B.F 31 56 5 1 0 2 2 Aus Macartney C.G 35 55 5 0 1 2 2 Ind Sardesai D.N 30 55 5 1 0 1 3 Eng Tyldesley J.T 31 55 5 0 0 3 2 Zim #Ebrahim D.D 29 55 5 1 1 0 0 Win Nurse S.M 29 54 5 0 0 1 4 Aus Woodfull W.M 35 54 5 0 0 2 3 Aus Clarke M.J 35 54 5 0 0 3 2 Nzl Sinclair M.S 32 54 5 1 0 2 2 Aus Matthews G.R.J 33 53 5 0 0 3 2 Aus Ritchie G.M 30 53 5 0 0 1 4 Nzl Oram J.D.P 30 53 5 2 1 0 2 Aus Sheahan A.P 31 53 5 0 0 3 2 Win Samuels M.N 29 53 5 0 0 3 2 Aus #Giffen G 31 53 5 2 1 0 0 Ind #Abid Ali S 29 53 5 1 0 0 0 Ind Hazare V.S 30 52 5 1 1 2 1 Eng Parfitt P.H 37 52 5 1 0 1 3 Saf Endean W.R 28 52 5 1 0 1 3 Ind Contractor N.J 31 52 5 0 0 2 3 Aus Mackay K.D 37 52 5 1 1 2 1 Eng Tate M.W 39 52 5 0 0 2 3 Win #Williams S.C 31 52 5 1 0 0 0 Pak Imran Farhat 27 51 5 0 0 3 2 Eng Miller G 34 51 5 0 0 2 3 Eng Allen D.A 39 51 5 2 0 1 2 Saf Rowan E.A.B 26 50 5 0 0 3 2 Win Arthurton K.L.T 33 50 5 0 0 3 2 Saf Viljoen K.G 27 50 5 0 0 3 2 Ind Durani S.A 29 50 5 0 0 3 2 Eng Willey P 26 50 5 0 0 2 3 Aus #Bannerman A.C 28 50 5 1 1 0 0 Zim #Wishart C.B 27 50 5 1 1 0 0 Aus Reiffel P.R 35 50 5 1 0 0 4