Batting Highest Career Batting Average IN New Zealand

Highest averages for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka in Tests IN New Zealand

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
MD Crowe (NZ)	1991-1991	2	3	-	365	299	121.66	667	54.72	1	-	-	34	3
KS Williamson (NZ)	2014-2023	8	14	4	1142	242*	114.20	1819	62.78	4	5	-	114	4
HM Nicholls (NZ)	2018-2023	4	6	2	435	200*	108.75	606	71.78	2	1	-	38	4
AH Jones (NZ)	1991-1991	3	6	1	513	186	102.60	1146	44.76	3	1	-	37	0
L Vincent (NZ)	2005-2005	2	3	-	276	224	92.00	462	59.74	1	1	1	31	4
BA Young (NZ)	1995-1997	4	7	2	433	267*	86.60	915	47.32	1	2	-	52	1
LPC Silva (SL)	2006-2006	2	4	1	213	152*	71.00	307	69.38	1	1	2	27	1
TWM Latham (NZ)	2014-2023	8	14	2	810	264*	67.50	1689	47.95	3	1	-	74	3
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2023-2023	2	3	-	200	102	66.66	291	68.72	1	1	-	10	7
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-1997	1	2	1	65	38*	65.00	143	45.45	-	-	-	5	2
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2015-2015	2	4	-	253	156	63.25	409	61.85	1	1	-	35	2
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2005-2015	6	11	2	549	203	61.00	876	62.67	3	-	-	64	5
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2018-2018	2	3	1	121	71*	60.50	103	117.47	-	1	-	9	5
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1991-1995	5	9	-	535	127	59.44	1321	40.49	3	2	-	61	4
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2005-2005	2	3	-	178	88	59.33	367	48.50	-	2	-	23	0
HJH Marshall (NZ)	2005-2005	2	3	-	172	160	57.33	273	63.00	1	-	-	22	2
AD Mathews (SL)	2014-2023	8	16	3	668	120*	51.38	1454	45.94	2	4	-	66	8
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2015-2023	4	3	1	98	47	49.00	137	71.53	-	-	-	15	0
BA Edgar (NZ)	1983-1983	2	3	1	96	47*	48.00	219	43.83	-	-	-	13	0
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1991-1991	2	4	-	191	81	47.75	549	34.79	-	2	-	26	0
BKG Mendis (SL)	2015-2023	6	12	1	507	141*	46.09	1073	47.25	1	3	1	70	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1991-1997	7	13	-	595	267	45.76	926	64.25	2	2	2	72	7
BJ Watling (NZ)	2014-2018	6	8	2	271	142*	45.16	628	43.15	1	-	1	24	1
WK Lees (NZ)	1983-1983	2	2	-	89	89	44.50	182	48.90	-	1	1	8	1
JG Wright (NZ)	1983-1991	5	8	-	356	101	44.50	713	49.92	1	2	-	46	1
BB McCullum (NZ)	2005-2015	8	14	2	525	195	43.75	611	85.92	1	2	3	59	17
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	-	170	103	42.50	189	89.94	1	-	-	22	2
JA Raval (NZ)	2018-2018	2	3	-	123	74	41.00	256	48.04	-	1	-	14	0
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2014-2023	8	16	-	640	152	40.00	1377	46.47	1	5	2	67	0
LD Chandimal (SL)	2015-2023	7	13	-	520	83	40.00	1203	43.22	-	5	-	64	0
JAH Marshall (NZ)	2005-2005	2	3	-	119	52	39.66	314	37.89	-	1	-	15	0
JDS Neesham (NZ)	2014-2015	2	3	-	119	85	39.66	142	83.80	-	1	-	16	3
RS Mahanama (SL)	1991-1997	3	4	-	157	65	39.25	393	39.94	-	1	-	15	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	1997-2005	3	6	1	192	127	38.40	429	44.75	1	-	1	28	0
DM de Silva (SL)	2018-2023	3	6	1	192	98	38.40	335	57.31	-	1	2	24	2
DN Patel (NZ)	1991-1997	5	8	3	191	52	38.20	431	44.31	-	1	-	19	1
TAM Siriwardana (SL)	2015-2015	2	4	-	152	62	38.00	198	76.76	-	1	-	17	7
MJ Henry (NZ)	2023-2023	2	2	-	76	72	38.00	78	97.43	-	1	-	10	3
DP Conway (NZ)	2023-2023	2	3	-	113	78	37.66	212	53.30	-	1	-	15	0
RS Madugalle (SL)	1983-1983	2	4	-	149	79	37.25	337	44.21	-	1	-	24	0
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2014-2015	2	4	1	111	62*	37.00	334	33.23	-	1	1	8	0
SA Thomson (NZ)	1991-1995	3	6	1	184	80*	36.80	432	42.59	-	2	-	18	1
BA Pocock (NZ)	1997-1997	2	3	-	110	85	36.66	314	35.03	-	1	-	6	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2005-2005	2	3	-	110	73	36.66	181	60.77	-	1	-	17	1
JV Coney (NZ)	1983-1983	2	3	-	103	84	34.33	198	52.02	-	1	-	10	0
MJ Horne (NZ)	1997-1997	2	3	-	103	66	34.33	254	40.55	-	1	-	11	1
SP Fleming (NZ)	1995-2006	8	13	-	433	88	33.30	1053	41.12	-	4	3	54	3
A Ranatunga (SL)	1991-1997	7	13	1	397	90	33.08	911	43.57	-	3	1	41	2
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1991-1997	7	13	1	395	108	32.91	1109	35.61	1	2	-	45	0
DS de Silva (SL)	1983-1983	2	4	-	120	61	30.00	366	32.78	-	2	1	9	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1983-1983	2	3	1	59	30	29.50	49	120.40	-	-	-	8	1
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2005-2005	2	3	1	59	32*	29.50	80	73.75	-	-	1	6	1
S Wettimuny (SL)	1983-1983	2	4	1	87	63*	29.00	230	37.82	-	1	-	9	0
KNM Fernando (SL)	2023-2023	1	2	-	58	39	29.00	124	46.77	-	-	-	7	1
TJ Franklin (NZ)	1991-1991	3	6	-	170	69	28.33	647	26.27	-	1	-	15	0
CI Dunusinghe (SL)	1995-1995	2	4	-	113	91	28.25	314	35.98	-	1	1	10	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2005-2006	4	7	-	194	141	27.71	423	45.86	1	-	2	24	1
CD Cumming (NZ)	2005-2006	4	7	-	194	47	27.71	557	34.82	-	-	-	21	2
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-2006	6	10	-	264	114	26.40	575	45.91	1	1	2	34	2
HD Rutherford (NZ)	2014-2015	2	4	-	105	40	26.25	195	53.84	-	-	-	15	0
GF Labrooy (SL)	1991-1991	3	4	1	77	70*	25.66	103	74.75	-	1	1	13	2
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2014-2018	6	11	1	256	50	25.60	385	66.49	-	1	2	34	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-1997	3	4	-	101	70	25.25	242	41.73	-	1	-	11	1
MJ Greatbatch (NZ)	1991-1995	4	7	1	146	65	24.33	388	37.62	-	1	1	14	1
BL Cairns (NZ)	1983-1983	2	2	-	48	45	24.00	75	64.00	-	-	-	3	2
GM Turner (NZ)	1983-1983	2	3	-	71	32	23.66	94	75.53	-	-	-	9	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-2006	8	15	1	329	57	23.50	818	40.22	-	2	2	36	2
JK Silva (SL)	2014-2015	2	4	-	92	50	23.00	266	34.58	-	1	-	8	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2005-2005	2	3	-	68	41	22.66	150	45.33	-	-	-	10	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1997-1997	2	2	-	45	25	22.50	60	75.00	-	-	-	5	0
WU Tharanga (SL)	2006-2006	2	4	-	84	33	21.00	187	44.91	-	-	-	10	1
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2006	4	6	-	125	63	20.83	246	50.81	-	2	1	16	0
MS Sinclair (NZ)	2006-2006	2	4	-	83	37	20.75	232	35.77	-	-	-	8	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2005-2006	4	6	-	122	55	20.33	250	48.80	-	1	1	10	2
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-2006	8	15	2	261	50	20.07	408	63.97	-	1	2	33	1
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1983-1983	2	3	-	59	36	19.66	174	33.90	-	-	-	6	0
ARS Silva (SL)	2018-2018	1	2	-	39	21	19.50	136	28.67	-	-	-	4	0
CP Senanayake (SL)	1991-1991	3	5	-	97	64	19.40	134	72.38	-	1	1	14	0
N Dickwella (SL)	2014-2023	4	7	1	116	80*	19.33	178	65.16	-	1	1	15	0
DP Samaraweera (SL)	1995-1995	2	4	-	77	33	19.25	181	42.54	-	-	-	9	0
W Watson (NZ)	1991-1991	3	3	2	19	10*	19.00	61	31.14	-	-	-	3	0
KD Mills (NZ)	2005-2005	2	3	-	57	31	19.00	94	60.63	-	-	-	10	1
MD Craig (NZ)	2014-2015	2	2	1	19	12*	19.00	54	35.18	-	-	-	1	0
GR Larsen (NZ)	1995-1995	2	3	1	37	21*	18.50	144	25.69	-	-	1	6	0
MJ Santner (NZ)	2015-2015	2	3	-	54	38	18.00	136	39.70	-	-	-	5	1
ERNS Fernando (SL)	1983-1983	2	4	-	70	46	17.50	275	25.45	-	-	1	7	0
JM How (NZ)	2006-2006	2	4	-	70	33	17.50	102	68.62	-	-	1	9	1
CK Kapugedera (SL)	2006-2006	2	4	-	70	37	17.50	168	41.66	-	-	-	12	0
MG Bracewell (NZ)	2023-2023	2	2	-	35	25	17.50	68	51.47	-	-	-	3	0
KDK Vithanage (SL)	2015-2015	2	4	-	69	38	17.25	103	66.99	-	-	1	8	2
HAPW Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2015	4	8	-	129	37	16.12	338	38.16	-	-	-	18	1
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1983-1983	2	4	1	48	29*	16.00	142	33.80	-	-	1	3	0
S Ranatunga (SL)	1995-1995	2	4	-	64	23	16.00	198	32.32	-	-	-	2	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1995-1997	3	6	-	91	43	15.16	168	54.16	-	-	1	8	0
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1991-1995	5	7	-	104	32	14.85	289	35.98	-	-	1	14	0
AC Parore (NZ)	1995-1997	4	6	-	89	25	14.83	203	43.84	-	-	-	9	0
IDS Smith (NZ)	1991-1991	3	4	1	44	28	14.66	81	54.32	-	-	-	5	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	1	43	16*	14.33	69	62.31	-	-	1	7	1
GE Bradburn (NZ)	1991-1991	1	1	-	14	14	14.00	27	51.85	-	-	-	2	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1983-1983	2	2	-	27	22	13.50	51	52.94	-	-	-	4	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Jun 25-28, 2025 [Test # 2588]