Batting Highest Career Batting Average - Australia

Highest averages for Australia vs South Africa in Tests - Australia

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DG Bradman	1931-1932	5	5	1	806	299*	201.50	0+	0.00	4	0	0	73	0
KD Mackay	1957-1958	5	7	4	375	83*	125.00	-	-	0	5	0	-	2
J Ryder	1921-1921	3	4	1	334	142	111.33	-	-	1	3	0	33	0
BC Booth	1963-1964	4	7	1	531	169	88.50	710+	39.43	2	3	0	45	0
HL Collins	1921-1921	3	5	1	340	203	85.00	-	-	1	1	0	38	0
RN Harvey	1949-1958	14	23	3	1625	205	81.25	-	-	8	5	0	105+	0
BJ Hodge	2005-2006	3	6	2	308	203*	77.00	582	52.92	1	0	0	33	0
VT Trumper	1902-1911	8	15	3	900	214*	75.00	753+	87.78	2	4	0	71+	1
JHW Fingleton	1932-1936	6	8	1	518	118	74.00	-	-	3	1	0	11+	1
JL Pattinson	2012-2014	3	2	1	71	42	71.00	77	92.20	0	0	0	10	2
WM Woodfull	1931-1932	5	7	1	421	161	70.16	1+	0.00	1	3	1	18+	0
MJ Clarke	2008-2014	14	27	5	1487	259*	67.59	2495	59.59	5	3	3	182	3
AT Carey	2022-2025	4	4	1	199	111	66.33	260	76.53	1	0	0	22	0
JW Burke	1957-1958	5	8	2	389	189	64.83	-	-	1	2	0	15+	0
C Hill	1902-1911	8	13	1	752	191	62.66	461+	92.19	3	3	1	42+	1
JJ Krejza	2008-2008	1	2	1	62	32	62.00	108	57.40	0	0	0	8	0
W Bardsley	1910-1921	11	17	1	982	164	61.37	838+	68.37	3	6	0	82	3
WA Brown	1935-1936	5	7	0	417	121	59.57	-	-	1	4	0	4+	1
RA Duff	1902-1902	3	6	2	238	82*	59.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
WW Armstrong	1902-1911	8	13	1	691	159*	57.58	666+	61.56	2	2	1	36+	1
SJ McCabe	1931-1936	10	13	2	621	189*	56.45	1+	0.00	2	2	2	18+	1+
C Kelleway	1910-1912	8	12	2	548	114	54.80	725+	40.68	2	2	0	24+	0
LPJ O'Brien	1936-1936	2	2	0	107	59	53.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
AL Hassett	1949-1953	10	14	0	748	167	53.42	-	-	3	3	0	44+	1
PJ Hughes	2009-2011	5	10	0	532	160	53.20	871	61.07	2	2	1	71	6
DR Martyn	1993-2006	11	18	4	743	133	53.07	1451	51.20	4	3	2	81	1
DA Warner	2012-2023	15	27	0	1415	200	52.40	1767	80.07	5	5	1	170	16
JM Gregory	1921-1921	3	4	0	205	119	51.25	-	-	1	1	0	28	2
PR Reiffel	1993-1998	5	6	3	153	79*	51.00	293	52.21	0	1	1	12	0
KE Rigg	1931-1932	4	5	0	253	127	50.60	-	-	1	1	0	18+	0
J Moroney	1949-1950	5	8	1	352	118	50.28	-	-	2	1	1	0+	0
SR Waugh	1994-2002	16	25	2	1147	164	49.86	2486	46.13	2	7	2	147	0
RT Ponting	1997-2012	26	48	3	2132	143*	47.37	3566	59.78	8	11	6	252	12
AC Gilchrist	2001-2006	12	19	3	754	204*	47.12	871	86.56	2	2	2	97	12
AR Morris	1949-1953	10	17	0	792	157	46.58	-	-	2	3	1	43+	2
IR Redpath	1964-1970	10	20	3	791	97	46.52	1244+	32.55	0	7	2	39+	0
SM Katich	2008-2009	6	12	0	557	108	46.41	1146	48.60	1	5	0	62	3
CC McDonald	1952-1958	10	18	1	786	154	46.23	-	-	1	5	0	41+	2
LS Darling	1935-1936	5	6	1	229	62	45.80	-	-	0	2	0	6+	0
EJM Cowan	2012-2012	3	5	0	228	136	45.60	486	46.91	1	1	1	29	1
SPD Smith	2014-2025	13	23	2	933	104	44.42	1756	53.13	2	5	2	117	9
ML Hayden	1994-2009	19	36	2	1486	138	43.70	2739	54.25	6	5	6	202	12
MJ Slater	1993-1994	6	11	1	436	95	43.60	969	44.99	0	3	0	42	0
DC Boon	1993-1994	6	11	1	433	96	43.30	1040	41.63	0	3	0	49	0
TD Paine	2018-2018	4	8	3	215	62	43.00	454	47.35	0	1	0	23	2
JL Langer	2001-2006	11	20	2	768	126	42.66	1367	56.18	2	2	0	117	2
SJE Loxton	1949-1950	5	6	0	255	101	42.50	-	-	1	1	0	14+	0
ME Waugh	1993-2002	18	29	2	1135	116	42.03	2300	49.34	4	4	1	142	5
MA Taylor	1993-1998	11	19	1	746	170	41.44	1948	38.29	2	3	0	61	0
NCL O'Neill	1963-1964	4	8	1	285	88	40.71	268+	44.02	0	3	1	29	1
BJ Webster	2025-2025	1	2	0	81	72	40.50	103	78.64	0	1	0	12	0
MJ North	2009-2009	2	4	0	160	117	40.00	361	44.32	1	0	1	18	0
TJ Matthews	1912-1912	3	3	1	79	49*	39.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
AG Chipperfield	1935-1936	5	5	0	196	109	39.20	-	-	1	0	1	8+	0
RB Simpson	1957-1967	15	27	2	980	153	39.20	362+	56.07	1	6	1	38+	0
TM Head	2022-2025	4	6	0	233	92	38.83	242	96.28	0	3	1	30	3
MG Johnson	2008-2014	12	20	5	578	123*	38.53	826	69.97	1	2	3	71	11
BK Shepherd	1964-1964	4	7	0	268	96	38.28	344+	34.88	0	3	1	26	0
MEK Hussey	2005-2012	17	31	2	1108	122	38.20	2325	47.65	3	6	4	136	10
GS Blewett	1997-1998	6	10	0	378	214	37.80	966	39.13	1	0	1	51	0
CG Macartney	1910-1921	9	13	0	491	137	37.76	277+	75.09	2	2	1	54+	2
CT Bancroft	2018-2018	3	6	0	223	77	37.16	431	51.74	0	2	0	36	0
UT Khawaja	2011-2025	12	22	1	771	195*	36.71	1591	48.46	2	5	2	90	5
WM Lawry	1963-1970	14	28	1	985	157	36.48	1020+	49.70	1	4	1	84+	3
R Benaud	1952-1964	13	21	2	684	122	36.00	363+	40.49	2	1	1	49+	1
VS Ransford	1910-1911	5	9	0	318	95	35.33	547	58.13	0	4	2	25	0
CL McCool	1949-1950	5	6	2	134	49*	33.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
KR Miller	1949-1953	9	14	2	399	84	33.25	-	-	0	4	0	8+	2
AR Border	1993-1994	6	10	1	298	84	33.11	995	29.94	0	1	0	27	0
PJP Burge	1957-1964	6	11	1	331	91	33.10	463+	41.68	0	2	1	23+	4
AF Kippax	1931-1932	4	5	0	162	67	32.40	0+	0.00	0	2	1	11	1
KD Walters	1970-1970	4	8	0	258	74	32.25	591	43.65	0	3	0	23	2
AJ Doolan	2014-2014	3	6	0	186	89	31.00	416	44.71	0	1	0	26	1
AP Sheahan	1970-1970	4	8	0	247	67	30.87	542	45.57	0	2	1	32	2
PM Nevill	2016-2016	2	4	1	92	60*	30.66	247	37.24	0	1	0	8	1
CJL Rogers	2014-2014	3	6	0	181	107	30.16	380	47.63	1	0	0	23	0
M Labuschagne	2022-2025	4	6	1	148	79	29.60	346	42.77	0	1	0	20	0
DRA Gehrs	1910-1911	4	7	0	202	67	28.85	236	85.59	0	2	0	25	0
SE Marsh	2011-2018	8	16	0	461	148	28.81	1081	42.64	1	1	4	56	1
BJ Haddin	2008-2014	11	19	1	495	94	27.50	856	57.82	0	3	2	55	10
RB Minnett	1912-1912	3	3	0	82	39	27.33	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
TR Veivers	1963-1967	7	12	1	299	55	27.18	283+	35.68	0	1	1	7+	2
HV Hordern	1911-1911	2	3	0	81	50	27.00	173	46.82	0	1	0	7	0
HC Nitschke	1931-1931	2	2	0	53	47	26.50	-	-	0	0	0	3	0
A Symonds	2005-2008	8	13	0	344	72	26.46	546	63.00	0	3	2	31	12
GB Hole	1952-1953	4	7	1	158	59	26.33	-	-	0	1	0	18	0
PSP Handscomb	2016-2018	2	4	1	79	54	26.33	127	62.20	0	1	1	10	0
JW Hastings	2012-2012	1	2	0	52	32	26.00	88	59.09	0	0	0	5	2
KR Stackpole	1966-1970	9	17	0	441	134	25.94	429+	43.58	1	1	1	43+	2
RM Cowper	1966-1967	5	10	0	255	60	25.50	-	-	0	2	1	0+	0
MS Wade	2012-2016	4	6	1	125	68	25.00	233	53.64	0	1	0	15	3
SR Watson	2011-2014	4	8	0	195	88	24.37	267	73.03	0	1	1	23	7
C Green	2022-2025	3	5	2	73	51*	24.33	203	35.96	0	1	1	10	0
NW Bracken	2005-2005	1	2	1	24	14*	24.00	35	68.57	0	0	0	3	0
MTG Elliott	1997-1998	6	10	0	233	85	23.30	568	41.02	0	1	0	34	1
MA Noble	1902-1902	3	5	1	92	53*	23.00	-	-	0	1	0	-	1
DT Ring	1952-1953	5	8	0	184	58	23.00	-	-	0	2	1	23	0
ID Craig	1953-1958	6	9	0	203	53	22.55	-	-	0	2	2	10+	0
WJ O'Reilly	1932-1936	7	7	1	133	56*	22.16	-	-	0	1	1	0+	4
IA Healy	1993-1998	12	19	4	332	61	22.13	755	43.97	0	2	1	34	1

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]