Mpumelelo ranked sixth in Wisden Cricket (18 December 1998)
There was a surprise name in sixth place when the latest update of Wisden Cricket Monthly's player rankings, sponsored by accountants Saffery Champ-ness, were published in this month's issue of the magazine
18-Dec-1998
18 December 1998
Mpumelelo ranked sixth in Wisden Cricket
The Zimbabwe Independent
There was a surprise name in sixth place when the latest update of
Wisden Cricket Monthly's player rankings, sponsored by accountants
Saffery Champ-ness, were published in this month's issue of the
magazine.
Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Zimbabwe's right-arm seamer, was a new entry in
sixth place, with 24 wickets at an average of 21.83 in his last eight
Test matches. The most recent Test included in the rankings was
Zimbabwe's victory over Pakistan at Peshawar &mdash their first away
win in a Test.
Mbangwa took 3 for 40 and 3 for 23 in that historic victory. The only
other Zimbabwean bowler to feature in the chart is fast bowler Heath
Streak, who is 18th. Streak was briefly ranked No 1 at the end of
1996.
Allan Donald of South Africa still leads the way for the bowlers, with
127 wickets at 19.81. Curtly Ambrose (21.097) lies second, just ahead
of Australians Jason Gillespie (21.13) and Glenn McGrath
(21.24). England's top bowler, Angus Fraser (7th) was dropped for the
second and third Tests of the Ashes series, and their next
representative Andy Caddick (14th) wasn't even picked for the tour.
In the batting, Sri Lanka's Aravinda de Silva leads the way, with an
average of 65.10, ahead of India's Navjot Sidhu (53.35) and another
Sri Lankan, Sanath Jayasuriya (52.60).
The rankings are calculated like conventional averages, but use only
recent form. Only performances in Test matches since September 1,
1996 are included.
Source :: The Zimbabwe Independent (https://www.samara.co.zw/zimin/)