Underachieving at the World Cup - Tables

Loading ...

Worst World Cup compared to career batting average (qualification: 3 innings in tournament, 20 career innings)
Player MatRuns Ave WC Inns RunsHS Ave Diff
MEK Hussey (Aus) 66 1759 58.63 20074 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) 691987 44.15 2007 3 2929 9.66 -34.488
IVA Richards (WI) 187 6721 47.00 1975 438 15* 12.66 -34.333
Shahriar Nafees (Ban) 45 1510 36.82 20074 15 12 3.75 -33.079
GM Hamilton (Scot) 21 605 33.61 2007 3 11 4 3.66 -29.944
GM Turner (NZ) 411598 47.00 1983 6 10350 17.16 -29.833
JH Kallis (SA) 251 8782 45.26 2003 463 33 15.75 -29.518
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 241 6417 32.08 20037 21 9 3.00 -29.085
Saleem Malik (Pak) 283 7170 32.88 1999 4 19 8 4.75 -28.139
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) 2506564 32.33 1992 4 148* 4.66 -27.668
WJ Cronje (SA) 188 5565 38.64 1999 898 39 12.25 -26.395
Javed Miandad (Pak) 233 7381 41.70 19793 46 46 15.33 -26.367
ADR Campbell (Zim) 188 5185 30.50 1992 3 13 8 4.33 -26.166
NJ Astle (NZ) 2237090 34.92 1999 9 7926 8.77 -26.148
KLT Arthurton (WI) 105 1904 26.08 1996 52 1 0.40 -25.682
VG Kambli (India) 104 2477 32.59 19924 29 24 7.25 -25.342
SM Gavaskar (India) 108 3092 35.13 1983 6 59 25 9.83 -25.303
M Amarnath (India) 851924 30.53 1979 3 168 5.33 -25.206
A Flower (Zim) 213 6786 35.34 1996 651 28 10.20 -25.143

Best World Cup compared to career batting average (qualification: 3 innings in tournament, 20 career innings)
Player MatRuns Ave WC Inns RunsHS Ave Diff
A Symonds (Aus) 164 4068 38.37 20035 326 143* 163.00 124.622
GM Turner (NZ) 41 1598 47.00 1975 4 333 171* 166.50 119.500
L Klusener (SA) 1713576 41.10 1999 8 28152* 140.50 99.396
SB Styris (NZ) 128 2917 30.70 2007 4258 87* 129.00 98.294
AJ Bichel (Aus) 67 471 20.47 20033 117 64 117.00 96.521
TM Moody (Aus) 76 1211 23.28 1999 5 117 56* 117.00 93.711
JH Kallis (SA) 2518782 45.26 2007 3 262128* 131.00 85.732
A Ranatunga (SL) 269 7456 35.84 1996 6241 75* 120.50 84.653
RD Jacobs (WI) 147 1865 23.31 19994 205 80* 102.50 79.187
SM Gavaskar (India) 108 3092 35.13 1975 3 113 65* 113.00 77.863
JDP Oram (NZ) 981483 23.17 2007 3 10163* 101.00 77.828
MD Crowe (NZ) 143 4704 38.55 1992 9456 100* 114.00 75.442
PD Collingwood (Eng) 116 2891 35.69 20074 201 90 100.50 64.808
Shoaib Akhtar (Pak) 133 344 10.11 2003 4 72 43 72.00 61.882
IVA Richards (WI) 1876721 47.00 1979 4 217138* 108.50 61.500
RR Sarwan (WI) 121 3913 43.47 2003 5209 75 104.50 61.022
HH Gibbs (SA) 202 6476 35.58 20036 384 143 96.00 60.417
S Dhaniram (Can) 21 407 23.94 2007 3 81 34* 81.00 57.058
ML Hayden (Aus) 1395235 43.62 2007 5 395158 98.75 55.125
PA de Silva (SL) 308 9284 34.90 1996 6448 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 MatWkts Ave WC Mat RunsWkts Ave Diff
VB John (SL) 45 34 48.67 19876 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) 5759 37.91 1987 3 1841 184.00 146.084
TBM de Leede (Neth) 29 29 34.44 1996 5179 0 - 144.551
CD Collymore (WI) 81 78 36.03 20074 155 1 155.00 118.961
AA Donald (SA) 164 272 21.78 2003 3 133 1 133.00 111.213
DR Pringle (Eng) 4444 38.11 1987 3 1481 148.00 109.886
GP Wickramasinghe (SL) 134 109 39.64 1996 4141 0 - 101.357
Abdul Razzaq (Pak) 229 245 31.04 20035 129 1 129.00 97.955
JG Bracewell (NZ) 53 33 57.09 1983 3 155 1 155.00 97.909
JG Bracewell (NZ) 5333 57.09 1987 4 1550 - 97.909
JH Kallis (SA) 251 226 31.45 2007 4129 1 129.00 97.548
DL Vettori (NZ) 196 195 33.17 20037 259 2 129.50 96.320
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) 122 111 30.91 1979 4 122 1 122.00 91.081
IVA Richards (WI) 187118 35.83 1987 6 1261 126.00 90.169
MN Samuels (WI) 89 54 42.61 2007 6129 1 129.00 86.388
ARC Fraser (Eng) 42 47 30.04 19993 111 1 111.00 80.957
Shahid Afridi (Pak) 238 201 35.38 1999 8 115 1 115.00 79.611
CL Cairns (NZ) 215201 32.80 1996 6 2072 103.50 70.694
DJ Nash (NZ) 81 64 40.96 1999 9320 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 MatWkts Ave WC Mat RunsWkts Ave Diff
M Mbangwa (Zim) 29 11 103.63 19993 93 2 46.50 -57.136
Naimur Rahman (Ban) 29 10 90.40 1999 5 126 2 63.00 -27.400
Iftikhar Anjum (Pak) 2924 41.58 2007 3 735 14.60 -26.983
DA Reeve (Eng) 29 20 41.00 1992 9126 8 15.75 -25.250
DS de Silva (SL) 41 32 48.65 19792 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) 3424 53.50 1999 4 943 31.33 -22.166
MO Odumbe (Kenya) 61 39 46.33 2003 8226 9 25.11 -21.222
CA Walsh (WI) 205 227 30.47 19995 108 11 9.81 -20.657
M Amarnath (India) 85 46 42.84 1983 8 178 8 22.25 -20.597
DN Patel (NZ) 7545 50.24 1992 9 2458 30.62 -19.619
AJ Bichel (Aus) 67 78 31.57 2003 8197 16 12.31 -19.264
Enamul Haque (Ban) 29 19 57.00 19994 115 3 38.33 -18.666
Khaled Mahmud (Ban) 77 67 42.76 1999 5 145 6 24.16 -18.594
AY Karim (Kenya) 3427 41.25 2003 4 693 23.00 -18.259
JV Coney (NZ) 88 54 37.75 1983 6183 9 20.33 -17.425
Khaled Mahmud (Ban) 77 67 42.76 20034 153 6 25.50 -17.261
PA Strang (Zim) 95 96 33.05 1996 6 192 12 16.00 -17.052
GP Wickramasinghe (SL) 134109 39.64 1999 5 2089 23.11 -16.531
SB Styris (NZ) 128 115 31.87 2007 5124 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


Travis Basevi is the man who built Statsguru