Batting Highest Career Batting Average - South Africa

Highest averages for Australia vs South Africa in FC+LA+T20s - South Africa

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
JN Malan	2020-2020	3	3	1	152	129*	76.00	166	91.56	1	-	1	11	4
BA Richards	1970-1970	4	7	-	508	140	72.57	854	59.48	2	2	-	70	5
RG Pollock	1963-1970	14	23	2	1453	274	69.19	1394+	51.36	5	5	-	141+	9
DG Bedingham	2025-2025	1	2	1	66	45	66.00	160	41.25	-	-	-	7	0
GA Faulkner	1910-1912	8	15	1	880	204	62.85	1256+	58.28	3	5	1	103+	1
DT Lindsay	1963-1970	10	14	-	838	182	59.85	661+	64.29	3	4	1	92+	13
AD Nourse	1935-1950	10	19	1	923	231	51.27	-	-	2	5	2	51+	0
BL Irvine	1970-1970	4	7	-	353	102	50.42	650	54.30	1	2	-	33	6
HJ Keith	1953-1953	1	2	1	50	40*	50.00	-	-	-	-	-	4	0
MP Breetzke	2023-2025	3	3	-	150	88	50.00	141	106.38	-	2	-	16	3
KC Bland	1964-1966	5	8	-	399	126	49.87	885+	37.74	1	3	1	35+	2
AB de Villiers	2005-2018	58	78	10	3370	169	49.55	5471	61.59	7	23	4	362	40
D Ferreira	2023-2023	1	1	-	48	48	48.00	21	228.57	-	-	-	1	5
EJ Barlow	1963-1970	14	26	2	1149	201	47.87	1440+	41.73	5	3	2	118+	3
SR Harmer	2023-2023	1	1	-	47	47	47.00	165	28.48	-	-	-	4	0
F du Plessis	2011-2020	43	53	6	2194	126	46.68	3124	70.23	8	8	1	243	26
DA Miller	2011-2023	43	40	12	1290	139	46.07	1209	106.69	3	7	1	100	35
AP Kuiper	1992-1994	8	6	3	138	47*	46.00	119	115.96	-	-	-	9	6
H Klaasen	2018-2023	17	18	3	662	174	44.13	601	110.14	2	2	1	55	24
JT Smuts	2020-2020	3	3	-	132	84	44.00	167	79.04	-	1	-	16	0
WJ Cronje	1992-1999	51	57	8	2152	122	43.91	3665	58.71	3	15	7	181	26
GM Fullerton	1950-1950	2	3	-	130	88	43.33	-	-	-	1	-	-	0
AK Markram	2018-2025	26	31	1	1280	152	42.66	1572	81.42	4	4	3	143	22
AJ Pithey	1964-1964	4	6	1	208	76	41.60	820+	25.36	-	2	1	16	0
RR Rossouw	2014-2016	14	14	1	530	122	40.76	519	102.11	1	4	-	65	6
MJR Rindel	1995-1998	2	2	-	81	67	40.50	133	60.90	-	1	-	8	0
AC Hudson	1992-1998	20	25	1	967	102	40.29	1914	50.52	1	9	3	104	0
EAB Rowan	1935-1950	8	15	-	601	143	40.06	-	-	1	4	1	8+	0
CN Frank	1921-1921	3	6	-	236	152	39.33	-	-	1	-	-	20	0
JP Duminy	2008-2019	53	58	10	1871	166	38.97	2850	65.64	3	10	1	180	22
JN Rhodes	1992-2002	63	66	15	1982	83*	38.86	3051	64.96	-	13	3	131	16
WR Endean	1952-1958	10	19	1	691	162*	38.38	-	-	1	5	-	22+	0
T Bavuma	2016-2025	22	30	4	994	114*	38.23	1686	58.95	1	7	4	107	8
JH Kallis	1997-2012	79	104	6	3686	147	37.61	6699	55.02	6	23	3	364	32
TL Goddard	1957-1970	18	33	4	1090	93	37.58	1063+	36.12	-	8	1	35+	2
AW Nourse	1902-1921	14	26	4	819	111	37.22	705+	43.12	1	5	-	60+	0
HM Amla	2008-2018	52	71	5	2453	196	37.16	4091	59.96	6	11	5	284	12
PN Kirsten	1992-1994	15	18	2	589	79	36.81	1649	35.71	-	4	-	51	1
JW Zulch	1910-1921	8	16	1	547	150	36.46	837+	42.29	2	2	-	54	1
SC Cook	2016-2016	3	5	-	179	104	35.80	447	40.04	1	-	1	16	0
GC Smith	2002-2014	47	66	5	2172	122	35.60	3177	68.36	4	12	5	267	7
DJ McGlew	1952-1958	9	17	-	604	108	35.52	-	-	2	3	1	20+	1
T de Zorzi	2025-2025	2	2	-	71	38	35.50	69	102.89	-	-	-	11	0
Q de Kock	2014-2023	51	57	2	1924	178	34.98	2168	88.74	4	8	2	209	47
JHB Waite	1952-1964	14	24	-	839	134	34.95	287+	41.11	2	5	3	29+	0
D Brevis	2023-2025	8	8	1	241	125*	34.42	130	185.38	1	1	1	15	20
CP Carter	1921-1921	3	4	3	34	19*	34.00	-	-	-	-	-	3	0
L Klusener	1996-2002	32	37	9	935	92	33.39	1184	78.96	-	5	6	85	14
HR Lance	1966-1970	8	13	1	400	70	33.33	365+	38.08	-	3	-	30+	6
J Botha	2006-2012	24	15	9	200	46	33.33	243	82.30	-	-	-	20	2
KJ Funston	1952-1958	10	19	1	599	92	33.27	-	-	-	5	-	22+	2
IJ Siedle	1935-1936	5	10	-	332	59	33.20	-	-	-	2	1	9+	1
G Kirsten	1993-2002	57	73	3	2301	153	32.87	4717	48.78	4	10	4	255	1
HW Taylor	1912-1932	11	21	1	640	93	32.00	-	-	-	4	2	50+	2
B Mitchell	1931-1936	10	20	2	573	95	31.83	-	-	-	4	2	20+	1
K Verreynne	2020-2025	7	10	1	286	64	31.77	448	63.83	-	3	1	23	4
ND McKenzie	2000-2009	30	38	3	1097	99	31.34	2349	46.70	-	7	4	126	4
JJ van der Wath	2006-2006	5	5	2	94	37*	31.33	61	154.09	-	-	1	4	9
JM Kemp	2005-2007	12	13	4	281	55	31.22	497	56.53	-	2	1	24	6
A Bacher	1966-1970	9	16	1	461	73	30.73	490+	44.28	-	4	1	23+	0
AM Bacher	1997-1998	11	16	-	490	96	30.62	1208	40.56	-	2	-	51	1
RA McLean	1952-1958	9	17	1	480	81	30.00	-	-	-	4	3	48+	1
RE Bryson	1997-1997	4	3	2	30	17*	30.00	23	130.43	-	-	-	2	1
AG Prince	2002-2011	18	28	-	838	150	29.92	1875	44.69	2	2	3	91	3
KC Wessels	1992-1994	19	21	3	532	81*	29.55	1136	46.83	-	4	-	44	0
HH Gibbs	1997-2009	66	81	-	2381	175	29.39	3713	64.12	4	10	8	313	25
JH Sinclair	1902-1911	8	16	1	435	104	29.00	224+	66.51	2	1	2	16+	12
JA Morkel	2009-2014	17	14	3	315	58	28.63	245	128.57	-	1	-	35	10
RE van der Merwe	2009-2009	5	3	1	57	48	28.50	38	150.00	-	-	-	2	5
LJ Tancred	1902-1912	5	9	-	251	97	27.88	-	-	-	1	1	2+	1
AL Phehlukwayo	2016-2023	14	9	5	111	42*	27.75	93	119.35	-	-	2	8	8
D Elgar	2012-2023	13	25	1	660	141*	27.50	1709	38.61	2	3	5	80	5
JC Watkins	1949-1953	8	16	-	439	92	27.43	-	-	-	3	1	35+	1
PL van der Merwe	1963-1967	8	12	1	300	76	27.27	157+	36.94	-	2	1	8+	0
GC White	1912-1912	3	5	1	108	59*	27.00	-	-	-	1	1	2+	0
CL Vincent	1931-1932	5	10	3	189	48*	27.00	-	-	-	-	-	19	1
AN Petersen	2012-2014	5	10	-	265	64	26.50	496	53.42	-	3	-	33	0
RR Hendricks	2014-2023	13	13	-	336	56	25.84	386	87.04	-	1	1	33	5
DJ Cullinan	1993-2000	35	41	6	903	89	25.80	1486	60.76	-	6	9	83	4
VD Philander	2011-2018	17	27	7	511	73	25.55	1073	47.62	-	3	2	54	9
JA Rudolph	2005-2012	13	23	3	510	102*	25.50	1149	44.38	1	-	1	65	0
MJ Procter	1967-1970	7	10	1	226	48	25.11	382+	54.71	-	-	1	21+	3
SM Pollock	1997-2007	58	60	14	1148	69	24.95	1573	72.98	-	4	4	116	16
HH Dippenaar	2000-2006	22	27	1	637	101	24.50	1120	56.87	1	3	2	85	0
WD Parnell	2009-2016	23	10	6	98	29*	24.50	143	68.53	-	-	-	8	2
JM Blanckenberg	1921-1921	3	5	-	122	45	24.40	-	-	-	-	-	17	3
MV Boucher	1998-2011	66	79	16	1536	89	24.38	2566	59.85	-	10	10	152	14
HE van der Dussen	2019-2025	16	17	1	388	95	24.25	427	90.86	-	2	1	29	12
BM McMillan	1992-1998	28	27	3	580	87*	24.16	1449	40.02	-	5	2	55	1
PWA Mulder	2025-2025	4	5	1	95	31*	23.75	153	62.09	-	-	-	11	1
JAJ Christy	1931-1932	5	10	-	235	63	23.50	-	-	-	2	1	21	1
ARA Murray	1952-1953	4	7	1	141	51	23.50	-	-	-	1	-	13	0
AJ Hall	2000-2007	22	20	6	329	70	23.50	579	56.82	-	1	2	36	0
F Behardien	2012-2018	18	15	4	256	63	23.27	272	94.11	-	2	1	21	4
LE Bosman	2006-2006	1	1	-	23	23	23.00	18	127.77	-	-	-	3	1
CB Llewellyn	1902-1912	10	18	1	390	90	22.94	423+	46.80	-	3	2	11+	0
SJ Snooke	1910-1912	7	13	-	295	103	22.69	600+	43.16	1	1	-	30+	0
SJ Erwee	2022-2023	3	6	1	112	42*	22.40	312	35.89	-	-	-	14	0
PM Pollock	1963-1970	14	20	6	307	75*	21.92	268+	35.44	-	1	2	9+	1
JH Anderson	1902-1902	1	2	-	43	32	21.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	1

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613 - Live]
>> 271/4 (66.0 ov, AT Carey 52*, TM Head 142*, WG Jacks 1/107) - Stumps

India vs South Africa at Ahmedabad, South Africa in India 5th T20I, Dec 19, 2025 [T20I # 3645]

South Africa vs India at Dharamsala, South Africa in India 3rd T20I, Dec 14, 2025 [T20I # 3644]