Batting Highest Career Batting Average - New Zealand

Highest averages in 1970s in Tests - New Zealand

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
GM Turner	1971-1977	30	52	4	2370	259	49.37	3490+	33.92	6	11	-	172+	0
BE Congdon	1971-1978	32	56	5	1935	176	37.94	3439+	33.61	6	9	5	147+	4
GP Howarth	1975-1979	17	32	3	1040	123	35.86	2104+	36.07	4	3	4	102+	1
MG Burgess	1971-1979	33	59	3	1815	111	32.41	1831+	41.34	4	9	2	132+	12
BF Hastings	1972-1976	20	35	3	890	110	27.81	1369+	34.91	3	3	4	68+	0
KJ Wadsworth	1971-1976	24	36	4	886	80	27.68	1145+	44.89	-	5	3	78+	1
WK Lees	1976-1979	12	23	2	557	152	26.52	81+	35.80	1	-	2	50+	2
JM Parker	1973-1979	30	52	2	1316	121	26.32	2555+	30.25	3	3	2	81+	0
JFM Morrison	1973-1976	14	24	-	610	117	25.41	1170+	38.63	1	3	4	49+	2
Sir RJ Hadlee	1973-1979	26	47	5	844	87	20.09	804+	45.27	-	3	4	55+	11
BL Cairns	1974-1979	14	25	5	347	52*	17.35	320+	38.75	-	1	2	23+	6
HJ Howarth	1971-1977	21	28	11	248	61	14.58	629+	30.68	-	1	6	24+	0
RO Collinge	1971-1978	22	32	11	284	68*	13.52	391+	31.20	-	1	8	25+	4
DR Hadlee	1973-1978	18	29	3	323	37*	12.42	996+	27.61	-	-	6	23+	1
DR O'Sullivan	1973-1976	11	21	4	158	23*	9.29	142+	16.90	-	-	2	4+	0

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Minimum of 20 innings
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:

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]