Batting Highest Career Batting Average - New Zealand

Highest averages in Tests at NZ: Basin Reserve, Wellington - New Zealand

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
CS Dempster	1930-1932	2	4	1	300	136	100.00	-	-	1	2	0	-	0
HG Vivian	1932-1932	1	2	0	173	100	86.50	-	-	1	1	0	-	1
MD Craig	2015-2016	2	3	2	81	41*	81.00	141	57.44	0	0	0	12	0
HM Nicholls	2016-2023	10	14	2	923	200*	76.91	1574	58.64	4	4	0	96	5
MD Crowe	1982-1993	10	17	1	1123	299	70.18	2558	43.90	5	1	1	133	4
KS Williamson	2011-2025	18	30	5	1591	242*	63.64	2734	58.19	5	6	1	184	4
JE Mills	1930-1930	1	2	0	124	117	62.00	-	-	1	0	0	-	0
MJ Hay	2025-2025	1	1	0	61	61	61.00	93	65.59	0	1	0	9	1
LRPL Taylor	2008-2020	15	23	2	1279	200	60.90	2022	63.25	3	8	2	151	13
BF Hastings	1969-1974	3	5	1	243	101	60.75	274+	36.86	1	2	1	12+	0
DD Taylor	1956-1956	1	2	0	120	77	60.00	-	-	0	1	0	-	1
ME Chapple	1964-1964	1	2	1	59	59	59.00	-	-	0	1	0	6	0
TA Blundell	2017-2024	7	11	3	462	115	57.75	715	64.61	2	1	1	53	6
MG Burgess	1968-1978	4	7	1	336	95	56.00	79+	18.98	0	4	0	23+	2
MH Richardson	2000-2004	6	10	1	499	89	55.44	1481	33.69	0	5	0	54	0
L Vincent	2001-2005	6	10	1	499	224	55.44	1014	49.21	1	3	1	52	4
DJ Nash	1998-1999	4	6	3	165	89*	55.00	419	39.37	0	1	0	12	1
CZ Harris	1999-1999	1	2	0	109	68	54.50	309	35.27	0	1	0	13	1
IB Cromb	1932-1932	1	2	1	53	51*	53.00	-	-	0	1	0	5	2
AH Jones	1989-1995	7	14	1	686	186	52.76	1823	37.63	2	2	1	64	1
CD McMillan	1998-2005	10	15	3	607	142	50.58	1035	58.64	2	2	1	73	8
GM Turner	1969-1983	5	8	1	349	79	49.85	236+	50.00	0	3	0	34	0
JG Wright	1978-1993	13	23	2	1005	138	47.85	2985	33.66	3	4	1	114	1
DJ Murray	1995-1995	1	2	0	95	52	47.50	268	35.44	0	1	0	14	0
JF Reid	1981-1986	3	5	0	236	148	47.20	693	34.05	1	0	0	25	0
MJ Santner	2017-2017	2	2	0	90	73	45.00	139	64.74	0	1	0	9	3
JDS Neesham	2014-2017	3	6	1	223	137*	44.60	274	81.38	1	0	0	37	0
WR Playle	1963-1963	1	2	0	88	65	44.00	-	-	0	1	0	6	0
NJ Astle	1997-2006	13	21	4	741	141	43.58	1711	43.30	1	6	1	90	6
JV Coney	1974-1987	8	13	3	420	174*	42.00	1000	42.00	2	0	0	58	1
MS Sinclair	1999-2008	8	13	1	497	214	41.41	1066	46.62	1	1	1	60	2
GP Howarth	1978-1985	6	11	2	372	137*	41.33	967	38.46	1	1	0	38	0
C de Grandhomme	2017-2020	6	7	1	238	105	39.66	246	96.74	1	0	1	23	7
DP Conway	2023-2025	4	7	1	238	78	39.66	428	55.60	0	3	2	35	1
TWM Latham	2014-2025	15	25	2	909	264*	39.52	1911	47.56	2	2	1	86	3
GR Stead	1999-1999	2	3	0	118	68	39.33	283	41.69	0	1	0	17	0
BJ Watling	2010-2020	12	17	1	626	142*	39.12	1593	39.29	2	2	3	65	1
RA Young	2011-2011	1	2	0	77	57	38.50	219	35.15	0	1	0	7	0
Sir RJ Hadlee	1973-1990	12	17	4	477	89	36.69	676+	61.98	0	2	0	63+	2
BA Edgar	1981-1986	5	8	1	256	55	36.57	877	29.19	0	1	0	23	0
BB McCullum	2004-2016	17	28	0	1021	302	36.46	1836	55.61	2	4	5	115	12
CL Cairns	1992-2004	9	14	0	504	109	36.00	819	61.53	1	3	1	52	16
BE Congdon	1965-1978	7	12	0	430	132	35.83	521+	33.78	1	3	2	21+	1
IDS Smith	1981-1992	11	13	4	316	65	35.11	477	66.24	0	1	1	39	1
JA Raval	2017-2019	5	7	0	244	80	34.85	544	44.85	0	1	0	31	0
JG Leggat	1953-1953	1	2	0	69	47	34.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
TE Blain	1993-1994	2	4	0	138	78	34.50	302	45.69	0	2	0	22	1
CD Cumming	2005-2008	4	6	1	169	47	33.80	487	34.70	0	0	0	24	0
JG Bracewell	1987-1990	4	6	2	133	54	33.25	340	39.11	0	1	1	11	0
BL Cairns	1976-1985	6	8	1	227	64	32.42	282+	63.82	0	1	1	19	8
MJ Greatbatch	1988-1994	5	8	1	227	68	32.42	625	36.32	0	2	1	28	1
ML Page	1930-1932	2	4	0	129	67	32.25	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
RH Vance	1988-1989	2	3	0	96	47	32.00	305	31.47	0	0	0	8	0
KA Jamieson	2020-2020	2	2	0	64	44	32.00	102	62.74	0	0	0	4	4
SP Fleming	1995-2008	18	29	0	921	97	31.75	2072	44.44	0	7	4	113	2
B Sutcliffe	1951-1953	2	4	0	126	62	31.50	-	-	0	1	0	0+	0
SN McGregor	1956-1965	3	6	1	157	41	31.40	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
JFM Morrison	1974-1982	3	3	0	93	66	31.00	275+	29.45	0	1	0	8+	0
KR Rutherford	1986-1995	9	14	2	371	107*	30.91	752	49.33	1	2	0	51	0
JEF Beck	1956-1956	1	2	0	61	55	30.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
GD Phillips	2024-2025	3	5	1	122	71	30.50	131	93.12	0	1	0	18	2
DL Vettori	1997-2012	21	32	4	838	110	29.92	1409	59.47	1	5	5	100	3
MJ Guptill	2009-2016	6	12	0	359	73	29.91	889	40.38	0	2	1	44	4
JJ Crowe	1983-1990	6	11	2	260	52	28.88	867	29.98	0	1	0	29	0
FT Badcock	1930-1932	2	3	1	57	53	28.50	-	-	0	1	1	-	0
SR Gillespie	1986-1986	1	1	0	28	28	28.00	81	34.56	0	0	0	2	0
JAH Marshall	2005-2005	1	1	0	28	28	28.00	45	62.22	0	0	0	4	0
NG Smith	2024-2024	1	2	0	56	42	28.00	63	88.88	0	0	0	5	3
BW Sinclair	1963-1965	3	6	0	166	65	27.66	-	-	0	1	1	9+	0
JEC Franklin	2005-2011	6	9	1	217	49	27.12	591	36.71	0	0	0	27	1
RW Anderson	1978-1978	1	2	0	54	28	27.00	104	51.92	0	0	0	9	0
BGK Walker	2000-2000	1	1	0	27	27	27.00	55	49.09	0	0	0	4	0
IS Sodhi	2013-2013	1	1	0	27	27	27.00	35	77.14	0	0	0	3	0
RW Blair	1953-1964	3	5	2	80	64*	26.66	-	-	0	1	1	9+	0
DJ Mitchell	2020-2025	6	9	0	238	54	26.44	474	50.21	0	1	0	21	3
JT Sparling	1964-1964	1	2	0	50	49	25.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
RT Latham	1992-1992	1	1	0	25	25	25.00	90	27.77	0	0	0	3	0
AC Parore	1995-2002	10	15	3	298	78	24.83	824	36.16	0	2	1	35	3
HD Rutherford	2013-2015	4	7	0	173	40	24.71	350	49.42	0	0	0	24	0
TA Boult	2013-2020	11	11	4	171	38*	24.42	210	81.42	0	0	0	17	9
AE Dick	1963-1965	2	3	1	46	38*	23.00	-	-	0	0	0	5	0
CFK van Wyk	2012-2012	1	2	0	46	39	23.00	94	48.93	0	0	0	5	0
RC Blunt	1930-1932	2	4	0	90	36	22.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
TG McIntosh	2009-2010	3	6	0	134	83	22.33	409	32.76	0	1	0	16	1
SG Gedye	1964-1965	2	4	0	89	52	22.25	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
DD Beard	1956-1956	1	2	1	22	17*	22.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
CM Spearman	1999-2000	2	3	0	66	38	22.00	156	42.30	0	0	0	7	0
JDP Oram	2002-2008	6	10	0	218	97	21.80	442	49.32	0	1	1	24	4
BA Pocock	1994-1997	2	4	0	86	64	21.50	372	23.11	0	1	1	6	0
MJ Horne	1998-2002	7	13	1	254	44	21.16	645	39.37	0	0	1	31	1
DR Tuffey	2002-2010	4	7	3	84	47*	21.00	217	38.70	0	0	1	9	1
BR Taylor	1968-1973	3	4	0	83	33	20.75	-	-	0	0	0	-	1
DG Brownlie	2012-2013	2	3	0	62	29	20.66	135	45.92	0	0	0	10	0
CFW Allcott	1932-1932	1	2	0	41	26	20.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
CJ Anderson	2013-2016	3	5	0	102	38	20.40	228	44.73	0	0	1	12	3
SB Styris	2002-2006	4	6	0	118	73	19.66	227	51.98	0	1	2	17	0
PG Fulton	2006-2014	6	9	0	176	75	19.55	437	40.27	0	1	1	19	5
VJ Scott	1946-1951	2	4	0	78	60	19.50	-	-	0	1	1	4+	0
EM Meuli	1953-1953	1	2	0	38	23	19.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
MJF Shrimpton	1963-1963	1	2	0	38	28	19.00	-	-	0	0	0	5	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]

England vs New Zealand at Wellington, England in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 6-8, 2024 [Test # 2567]

Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington, Australia in New Zealand 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]