Highest scores disproportionate to average
Travis Basevi
24-Jan-2006
- Largest ratio of high score to batting average - Tests
- Largest ratio of high score to batting average - ODIs
| Player | Runs |
Opp | Ground | Year | Card | Mat | Ave | Ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 257 |
v Zim | Sheikhupura | 1996 | Card | 104 | 22.64 | 11.35 | ||
| SFAF Bacchus (WI) | 250 |
v Ind | Kanpur | 1979 | Card | 19 | 26.06 | 9.59 | ||
| RW Blair (NZ) | 64 |
v Eng | Wellington | 1963 | Card | 19 | 6.75 | 9.48 | ||
| A Sandham (Eng) | 325 |
v WI | Kingston | 1930 | Card | 14 | 38.21 | 8.50 | ||
| XC Balaskas (SAf) | 122 |
v NZ | Wellington | 1932 | Card | 9 | 14.50 | 8.41 | ||
| BA Young (NZ) | 267 |
v SL | Dunedin | 1997 | Card | 35 | 31.78 | 8.40 | ||
| SE Gregory (Aust) | 201 |
v Eng | Sydney | 1894 | Card | 58 | 24.53 | 8.19 | ||
| CH Gayle (WI) | 317 |
v SA | St John's | 2005 | Card | 54 | 38.79 | 8.17 | ||
| GD McGrath (Aust) | 61 |
v NZ | Brisbane | 2004 | Card | 119 | 7.51 | 8.12 | ||
| CL Badcock (Aust) | 118 |
v Eng | Melbourne | 1937 | Card | 7 | 14.54 | 8.11 | ||
| ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 340 |
v Ind | Colombo (RPS) | 1997 | Card | 100 | 42.17 | 8.06 | ||
| GA Gooch (Eng) | 333 |
v Ind | Lord's | 1990 | Card | 118 | 42.58 | 7.81 | ||
| RS Mahanama (SL) | 225 |
v Ind | Colombo (RPS) | 1997 | Card | 52 | 29.27 | 7.68 | ||
| MA Taylor (Aust) | 334 |
v Pak | Peshawar | 1998 | Card | 104 | 43.49 | 7.67 | ||
| Hanif Mohammad (Pak) | 337 |
v WI | Bridgetown | 1958 | Card | 55 | 43.98 | 7.66 | ||
| GT Dowling (NZ) | 239 |
v Ind | Christchurch | 1968 | Card | 39 | 31.16 | 7.66 | ||
| GJ Bonnor (Aust) | 128 |
v Eng | Sydney | 1885 | Card | 17 | 17.06 | 7.50 | ||
| BC Lara (WI) | 400 |
v Eng | St John's | 2004 | Card | 121 | 53.86 | 7.42 | ||
| MH Mankad (India) | 231 |
v NZ | Chennai | 1956 | Card | 44 | 31.47 | 7.33 | ||
| Imtiaz Ahmed (Pak) | 209 |
v NZ | Lahore | 1955 | Card | 41 | 29.28 | 7.13 | ||
| RWT Key (Eng) | 221 |
v WI | Lord's | 2004 | Card | 15 | 31.00 | 7.12 | ||
| JH Edrich (Eng) | 310 |
v NZ | Leeds | 1965 | Card | 77 | 43.54 | 7.11 | ||
| MH Mankad (India) | 223 |
v NZ | Mumbai (BS) | 1955 | Card | 44 | 31.47 | 7.08 | ||
| SP Fleming (NZ) | 274 |
v SL | Colombo (PSS) | 2003 | Card | 96 | 39.03 | 7.01 | ||
| ML Hayden (Aust) | 380 |
v Zim | Perth | 2003 | Card | 79 | 54.17 | 7.01 | ||
| GA Lohmann (Eng) | 62 |
v Aus | The Oval | 1888 | Card | 18 | 8.87 | 6.98 | ||
| Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) | 101 |
v NZ | Christchurch | 2001 | Card | 49 | 14.48 | 6.97 | ||
| BC Lara (WI) | 375 |
v Eng | St John's | 1994 | Card | 121 | 53.86 | 6.96 | ||
| FC Hayes (Eng) | 106 |
v WI | The Oval | 1973 | Card | 9 | 15.25 | 6.95 | ||
| LG Rowe (WI) | 302 |
v Eng | Bridgetown | 1974 | Card | 30 | 43.55 | 6.93 |
| Player | Runs |
Opp | Ground | Year | Card | Mat | Ave | Ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB Wishart (Zimb) | 172 |
v Nam | Harare | 2003 | Card | 90 | 23.22 | 7.40 | ||
| N Kapil Dev (India) | 175 |
v Zim | Tunbridge Wells | 1983 | Card | 225 | 23.79 | 7.35 | ||
| MA Holding (WI) | 64 |
v Aus | Perth | 1984 | Card | 102 | 9.09 | 7.03 | ||
| L Vincent (NZ) | 172 |
v Zim | Bulawayo | 2005 | Card | 79 | 25.88 | 6.64 | ||
| DJ Callaghan (SAf) | 169 |
v NZ | Centurion | 1994 | Card | 29 | 25.94 | 6.51 | ||
| TM Chappell (Aust) | 110 |
v Ind | Nottingham | 1983 | Card | 20 | 17.61 | 6.24 | ||
| DL Vettori (NZ) | 83 |
v Aus | Christchurch | 2005 | Card | 169 | 13.56 | 6.12 | ||
| KO Otieno (Kenya) | 144 |
v Ban | Nairobi (Gym) | 1997 | Card | 63 | 23.68 | 6.07 | ||
| DN Patel (NZ) | 71 |
v WI | Kingston | 1996 | Card | 75 | 11.75 | 6.04 | ||
| ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 189 |
v Ind | Sharjah | 2000 | Card | 347 | 31.99 | 5.90 | ||
| DD Ebrahim (Zimb) | 121 |
v Ban | Dhaka | 2001 | Card | 82 | 20.61 | 5.86 | ||
| MA Holding (WI) | 53 |
v Aus | Perth | 1987 | Card | 102 | 9.09 | 5.82 | ||
| D Mongia (India) | 159 |
v Zim | Guwahati | 2002 | Card | 51 | 27.51 | 5.77 | ||
| Mohammad Rafique (Bang) | 77 |
v Ken | Hyderabad (Decc) | 1998 | Card | 82 | 13.41 | 5.73 | ||
| AB Agarkar (India) | 95 |
v WI | Jamshedpur | 2002 | Card | 150 | 16.71 | 5.68 | ||
| TJ Friend (Zimb) | 91 |
v Ken | Kwekwe | 2002 | Card | 51 | 16.11 | 5.64 | ||
| DA Marillier (Zimb) | 100 |
v Ken | Sharjah | 2003 | Card | 48 | 18.16 | 5.50 | ||
| AO Suji (Kenya) | 67 |
v Zim | Nairobi (AK) | 1997 | Card | 44 | 12.19 | 5.49 | ||
| AC Hudson (SAf) | 161 |
v Neth | Rawalpindi | 1996 | Card | 89 | 29.41 | 5.47 | ||
| J Arun Lal (India) | 51 |
v WI | Kolkata | 1988 | Card | 13 | 9.38 | 5.43 | ||
| BM McMillan (SAf) | 127 |
v Zim | Harare | 1995 | Card | 78 | 23.36 | 5.43 | ||
| G Miller (Eng) | 46 |
v NZ | Wellington | 1983 | Card | 25 | 8.50 | 5.41 | ||
| DL Houghton (Zimb) | 142 |
v NZ | Hyderabad (Decc) | 1987 | Card | 63 | 26.37 | 5.38 | ||
| Mohammad Rafique (Bang) | 72 |
v Zim | Dhaka | 2005 | Card | 82 | 13.41 | 5.36 | ||
| DN Chudasama (Kenya) | 122 |
v Ban | Nairobi (Gym) | 1997 | Card | 20 | 22.84 | 5.34 | ||
| AD Brown (Eng) | 118 |
v Ind | Manchester | 1996 | Card | 16 | 22.12 | 5.33 | ||
| JM Parker (NZ) | 66 |
v EA | Birmingham | 1975 | Card | 24 | 12.40 | 5.32 | ||
| CN Evans (Zimb) | 96 |
v SL | Colombo (SSC) | 1996 | Card | 53 | 18.19 | 5.27 | ||
| DO Obuya (Kenya) | 57 |
v Zim | Sharjah | 2003 | Card | 23 | 10.80 | 5.27 | ||
| ID Blackwell (Eng) | 82 |
v Ind | Colombo (RPS) | 2002 | Card | 28 | 15.63 | 5.24 |
Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1781: Pakistan v India at Lahore, 1st Test, Jan 13-17, 2006
• ODI # 2317: Australia v Sri Lanka at Sydney, VB Series 5th Match, Jan 22, 2006