Batting Highest Career Batting Average - vs Australia

Highest averages in 1970s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - vs Australia

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
RG Pollock (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	-	517	274	73.85	960	53.85	1	3	-	76	1
BA Richards (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	-	508	140	72.57	854	59.48	2	2	-	70	5
GR Viswanath (IND)	1977-1979	11	17	1	991	161*	61.93	1395+	52.54	2	7	-	90+	1
DS Steele (ENG)	1975-1975	3	6	-	365	92	60.83	860	42.44	-	4	-	41	2
G Boycott (ENG)	1970-1979	29	44	8	1949	191	54.13	5332	36.55	5	10	2	163	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1979	4	3	2	54	38*	54.00	218	24.77	-	-	-	5	0
RB Kanhai (WI)	1973-1975	7	10	2	431	105	53.87	138+	52.89	1	4	-	52	1
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1980	17	22	2	1051	153*	52.55	1294+	76.42	3	5	1	133	4
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1980	8	11	1	523	148	52.30	437+	78.03	1	4	1	56	6
MH Tissera (SL)	1975-1975	1	1	-	52	52	52.00	72	72.22	-	1	-	7	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1972-1979	10	17	2	779	152*	51.93	1439+	53.02	3	3	2	91	4
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1977-1979	11	17	-	875	127	51.47	1682+	46.78	5	2	1	112	1
EJ Barlow (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	-	360	127	51.42	930	38.70	2	1	-	36	3
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1979-1979	6	8	2	304	100*	50.66	733+	41.47	1	2	2	32	4
BL Irvine (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	-	353	102	50.42	650	54.30	1	2	-	33	6
JH Edrich (ENG)	1970-1975	20	37	3	1636	175	48.11	4575	35.75	3	9	-	158	0
APB Tennekoon (SL)	1975-1975	1	1	-	48	48	48.00	71	67.60	-	-	-	6	0
CH Lloyd (WI)	1973-1980	17	24	2	1053	178	47.86	864+	72.68	4	4	2	130	7
M Amarnath (IND)	1977-1979	6	10	-	447	100	44.70	749+	48.19	1	3	2	30	0
AB Williams (WI)	1978-1978	3	6	-	257	100	42.83	-	-	1	1	-	43	0
RA Woolmer (ENG)	1972-1977	11	16	1	642	149	42.80	1577	40.71	3	1	2	78	2
GM Turner (NZ)	1973-1977	9	14	1	552	110*	42.46	1452	38.01	2	2	-	55	0
Majid Khan (PAK)	1972-1979	10	18	1	721	158	42.41	1237+	56.50	2	3	3	87	2
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1977-1979	11	16	2	590	101*	42.14	1219+	44.38	1	3	-	61+	1
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1977	10	17	3	587	132	41.92	1529	38.39	2	2	-	56	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1979	6	10	1	377	129*	41.88	912	41.33	1	2	-	38	0
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1977-1979	11	17	-	692	112	40.70	1193+	41.74	1	4	-	69	4
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1973-1980	26	39	3	1462	127	40.61	1473+	51.59	3	8	1	182	4
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1977-1979	10	15	-	609	88	40.60	1105+	42.26	-	5	1	84	0
S Shivnarine (WI)	1978-1978	4	7	1	237	63	39.50	43+	46.51	-	3	-	29	0
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1979	15	20	4	631	102	39.43	1169	53.97	2	1	-	57	1
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1978	4	7	-	272	115	38.85	15+	46.66	2	-	-	29	0
RC Fredericks (WI)	1973-1976	14	24	1	884	169	38.43	708+	71.04	1	5	1	119	4
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1972-1973	3	6	-	227	68	37.83	301+	44.18	-	2	-	28	1
GRJ Roope (ENG)	1975-1977	3	4	-	149	77	37.25	392	38.01	-	1	1	17	0
Sadiq Mohammad (PAK)	1972-1979	7	12	-	431	137	35.91	735+	46.12	2	1	2	42	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1979	6	7	1	212	83	35.33	230+	85.65	-	1	-	28+	1
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1972-1979	10	18	-	628	101	34.88	1111+	55.89	1	5	1	71	2
MJ Procter (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	1	209	48	34.83	381	54.85	-	-	-	21	3
BW Luckhurst (ENG)	1970-1975	12	22	2	691	131	34.55	2016	34.27	2	3	2	72	0
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1973-1973	1	2	-	69	64	34.50	139	49.64	-	1	-	10	0
MLC Foster (WI)	1973-1978	5	9	1	275	125	34.37	-	-	1	-	-	36	0
KJ Wadsworth (NZ)	1973-1974	8	13	1	400	104	33.33	723	55.32	1	2	1	45	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	29	44	2	1394	110	33.19	2791	49.94	1	10	3	185	5
R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1972	12	19	3	528	57	33.00	1558	33.88	-	2	1	57	2
AE Greenidge (WI)	1978-1978	3	5	-	165	69	33.00	33+	69.69	-	2	-	25	1
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1972-1973	2	4	-	131	50	32.75	81+	69.13	-	1	-	15	0
GP Howarth (NZ)	1977-1977	2	4	-	131	59	32.75	326	40.18	-	1	-	18	0
APE Knott (ENG)	1970-1977	36	53	6	1495	135	31.80	3130	47.76	2	10	4	163	1
BD Julien (WI)	1975-1976	6	7	2	159	46*	31.80	266	59.77	-	-	-	16	1
A Bacher (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	-	217	73	31.00	490	44.28	-	2	-	23	0
B Warnapura (SL)	1975-1975	1	1	-	31	31	31.00	39	79.48	-	-	-	5	0
Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1977-1979	3	4	-	124	57	31.00	269	46.09	-	1	-	12	1
JFM Morrison (NZ)	1973-1974	6	11	-	336	117	30.54	902	37.25	1	1	2	29	0
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1970-1972	15	23	2	632	117	30.09	1597	39.57	1	3	1	71	2
DL Murray (WI)	1973-1980	21	27	1	767	90	29.50	886+	56.88	-	7	-	84	6
DW Randall (ENG)	1977-1979	24	34	4	884	174	29.46	2123	41.63	2	4	6	94	1
KD Boyce (WI)	1973-1976	11	15	2	380	95*	29.23	379+	74.67	-	2	2	48	0
JCB Vaughan (CAN)	1979-1979	1	1	-	29	29	29.00	43	67.44	-	-	-	4	0
B Wood (ENG)	1972-1975	6	10	-	287	90	28.70	803	35.74	-	2	-	44	0
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	8	13	-	368	188	28.30	866	42.49	1	1	-	33	0
HR Lance (SA)	1970-1970	3	5	-	139	61	27.80	365	38.08	-	1	-	13	1
KD Ghavri (IND)	1977-1979	9	11	2	250	86	27.77	427+	51.52	-	2	-	26+	3
DT Lindsay (SA)	1970-1970	2	4	-	109	60	27.25	204	53.43	-	1	1	15	1
D Lloyd (ENG)	1974-1975	5	9	-	245	49	27.22	703	34.85	-	-	-	28	0
BF Hastings (NZ)	1973-1974	8	13	-	353	101	27.15	913	38.66	1	1	1	36	0
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1970-1977	20	31	-	815	146	26.29	2137	38.13	1	4	2	80	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1972-1979	9	17	1	417	121	26.06	1136+	33.62	1	1	-	41	0
DL Amiss (ENG)	1972-1977	18	27	1	673	108	25.88	1444	46.60	2	2	5	54	0
P Willey (ENG)	1977-1979	6	7	-	180	64	25.71	247	72.87	-	2	-	18	0
GN Edwards (NZ)	1977-1977	2	4	-	100	51	25.00	135	74.07	-	1	1	18	0
GR Sealy (CAN)	1979-1979	1	1	-	25	25	25.00	30	83.33	-	-	-	4	0
DR Parry (WI)	1978-1979	7	10	2	198	65	24.75	7+	71.42	-	2	2	28	0
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1979	24	35	2	797	81	24.15	2352	33.88	-	4	6	72	0
JM Parker (NZ)	1973-1977	9	16	-	384	108	24.00	1197	32.08	1	-	1	36	0
LG Rowe (WI)	1973-1980	14	19	-	455	107	23.94	817+	43.94	1	3	1	55	1
AV Mankad (IND)	1977-1978	3	5	-	119	44	23.80	276	43.11	-	-	1	7	0
RW Taylor (ENG)	1978-1979	8	12	2	237	97	23.70	919	25.78	-	1	-	15	0
CG Greenidge (WI)	1975-1980	12	17	2	352	80*	23.46	461+	47.93	-	1	3	41	3
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1972-1972	3	6	1	117	51	23.40	403	29.03	-	1	1	9	0
MJK Smith (ENG)	1972-1972	3	6	-	140	34	23.33	452	30.97	-	-	-	11	0
JSE Price (ENG)	1972-1972	1	2	1	23	19	23.00	38	60.52	-	-	-	3	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1977-1978	4	7	3	92	25*	23.00	213	43.19	-	-	1	10	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1979	17	20	1	432	74	22.73	879	49.14	-	2	1	45	3
BS Bedi (IND)	1977-1978	5	9	6	68	26*	22.66	87	78.16	-	-	-	5	0
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1975-1979	3	4	-	90	31	22.50	138	65.21	-	-	-	9	1
B Andrews (NZ)	1973-1974	2	3	2	22	17	22.00	49	44.89	-	-	-	4	0
ER Fernando (SL)	1975-1975	1	1	-	22	22	22.00	18	122.22	-	-	-	4	0
JH Hampshire (ENG)	1971-1975	7	11	1	216	55	21.60	470	45.95	-	1	1	29	0
MG Burgess (NZ)	1974-1977	5	8	-	163	66	20.37	333	48.94	-	1	-	22	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1975-1979	7	11	1	200	48	20.00	473	42.28	-	-	1	17	1
N Phillip (WI)	1978-1978	4	7	1	120	46	20.00	5+	-	-	-	1	18	0
D Gamsy (SA)	1970-1970	2	3	1	39	30*	19.50	138	28.26	-	-	-	2	0
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1978-1978	1	2	-	39	27	19.50	-	-	-	-	-	2	0
G Miller (ENG)	1977-1979	10	15	-	290	64	19.33	918	31.59	-	1	-	26	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1979	16	22	-	423	74	19.22	1112	38.03	-	2	2	43	1
PG Coman (NZ)	1974-1974	2	2	-	38	38	19.00	46	82.60	-	-	1	3	2
J Garner (WI)	1978-1980	8	7	1	114	60	19.00	150+	72.66	-	1	1	9	4
CJD Chappell (CAN)	1979-1979	1	1	-	19	19	19.00	42	45.23	-	-	-	2	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	3	74	36*	18.50	192	38.54	-	-	1	8	1

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Nondescripts Cricket Club vs Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Kurunegala, Major League Tournament Group B, Feb 21-23, 2025 [First-class]

Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club vs Moors Sports Club at Kurunegala, Major League Tournament Group B, Feb 14-16, 2025 [First-class]

Colombo Cricket Club vs Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (CCC), Major League Tournament Group B, Feb 7-9, 2025 [First-class]