Highest career batting average

Highest career batting average in Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DG Bradman (AUS)	1928-1948	52	80	10	6996	334	99.94	9800+	58.60	29	13	7	626+	6
PHKD Mendis (SL)	2022-2025	14	24	3	1316	182*	62.66	2063	63.79	5	5	-	137	24
AC Voges (AUS)	2015-2016	20	31	7	1485	269*	61.87	2667	55.68	5	4	2	186	5
RG Pollock (SA)	1963-1970	23	41	4	2256	274	60.97	1707+	54.48	7	11	1	246+	11
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	22	40	4	2190	270*	60.83	416+	56.00	10	5	2	104+	1
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1935	54	84	9	4555	194	60.73	6558+	34.59	16	23	2	202+	6
E Paynter (ENG)	1931-1939	20	31	5	1540	243	59.23	1288+	45.88	4	7	3	125+	4
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	82	131	15	6806	256	58.67	4957+	42.42	20	35	5	591+	27
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1958	48	81	5	4455	207	58.61	-	-	15	19	6	258+	2
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1947	85	140	16	7249	336*	58.45	7491+	38.07	22	24	4	419+	27
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	160	21	8032	365*	57.78	4063+	53.58	26	30	12	593+	32+
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	22882	54.19	38	52	11	1491	51
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1908-1930	61	102	7	5410	211	56.94	5363+	46.22	15	28	4	276+	8
CL Walcott (WI)	1948-1960	44	74	7	3798	220	56.68	-	-	15	14	1	107+	11
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1955	79	138	15	6971	364	56.67	2844+	39.34	19	33	5	358+	7
HC Brook (ENG)	2022-2025	29	48	1	2656	317	56.51	3060	86.79	9	12	3	289	44
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	119	212	25	10477	239	56.02	19517	53.68	36	43	11	1143	62
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1995-2013	166	280	40	13289	224	55.37	28903	45.97	45	58	16	1488	97
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	1921-1929	14	20	2	990	122	55.00	178+	29.21	3	6	2	37+	2
KS Williamson (NZ)	2010-2024	105	186	17	9276	251	54.88	17913	51.78	33	37	11	1031	27
CA Davis (WI)	1968-1973	15	29	5	1301	183	54.20	665+	35.48	4	4	1	65+	1
VG Kambli (IND)	1993-1995	17	21	1	1084	227	54.20	1823	59.46	4	3	3	124	6
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1984	87	151	19	7110	247*	53.86	13079+	51.53	24	31	12	755	16
AD Nourse (SA)	1935-1951	34	62	7	2960	231	53.81	108+	63.88	9	14	3	115+	6
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2013	200	329	33	15921	248*	53.78	29437+	54.04	51	68	14	2058+	69
JL Smith (ENG)	2024-2025	14	23	3	1065	184*	53.25	1387	76.78	2	6	-	110	26
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2006	131	232	6	11953	400*	52.88	19753	60.51	34	48	17	1559	88
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1993	124	189	21	8832	280*	52.57	15164+	45.99	23	43	6	788+	48
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	1996-2012	164	286	32	13288	270	52.31	31258	42.51	36	63	8	1654	21
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-2010	90	156	12	7530	223	52.29	14372	52.39	24	33	11	957	51
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2017	118	213	19	10099	313	52.05	19375	52.12	34	33	19	1082	70
RT Ponting (AUS)	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	22782	58.72	41	62	17	1509	73
J Ryder (AUS)	1920-1929	20	32	5	1394	201*	51.62	2035+	44.86	3	9	1	102+	3
A Flower (ZIM)	1992-2002	63	112	19	4794	232*	51.54	10636	45.07	12	27	5	543	20
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2013	79	137	16	6235	195	51.52	12436	50.13	19	29	12	685	39
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	164	280	49	11867	203*	51.37	27395	43.31	30	66	15	1285	36
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2025	157	286	24	13409	262	51.17	23359	57.40	38	66	13	1433	45
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1987	125	214	16	10122	236*	51.12	14184+	43.35	34	45	12	908+	26
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	22461	48.64	32	50	22	1175	20
ML Hayden (AUS)	1994-2009	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	14349	60.10	30	29	14	1049	82
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2018	114	191	18	8765	278*	50.66	16077	54.51	22	46	8	1024	64
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1994	156	265	44	11174	205	50.56	27002+	41.09	27	63	11	1161	28
Saud Shakeel (PAK)	2022-2025	19	36	3	1658	208*	50.24	3345	49.56	4	9	2	165	2
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	121	182	12	8540	291	50.23	9613+	69.77	24	45	10	952+	84
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1957	78	131	15	5807	278	50.06	2731+	38.81	17	28	10	342+	3
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2014	149	252	15	11814	374	49.84	22959	51.45	34	50	15	1387	61
YBK Jaiswal (IND)	2023-2025	23	44	2	2089	214*	49.73	3163	66.04	5	12	5	256	41
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK)	1992-2007	120	200	22	8830	329	49.60	16345	54.02	25	46	15	1105	48
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1963	51	87	9	3860	261	49.48	488+	40.16	9	22	11	240+	11
CP Mead (ENG)	1911-1928	17	26	2	1185	182*	49.37	619+	30.04	4	3	3	38+	0
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	2001-2013	104	180	6	8586	319	49.34	10441	82.23	23	32	16	1233	91
Abid Ali (PAK)	2019-2021	16	26	2	1180	215*	49.16	2445	48.26	4	3	2	148	5
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2015	115	198	22	8643	329*	49.10	15456	55.92	28	27	9	978	39
KC Bland (SA)	1961-1966	21	39	5	1669	144*	49.08	885+	37.74	3	9	2	123+	20
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	42	80	9	3471	189*	48.88	158+	29.11	8	21	3	41+	1
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	-	5	6	3	51+	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2013	81	132	20	5462	231	48.76	11641	46.92	14	30	11	633	7
RN Harvey (AUS)	1948-1963	79	137	10	6149	205	48.41	1799+	43.74	21	24	7	427+	1
KD Walters (AUS)	1965-1981	74	125	14	5357	250	48.26	8662+	49.16	15	33	4	525+	23
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2002-2014	117	205	13	9265	277	48.25	15525	59.67	27	38	11	1165	24
WH Ponsford (AUS)	1924-1934	29	48	4	2122	266	48.22	3118+	44.77	7	6	1	119+	0
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	39	62	5	2748	232	48.21	3217+	60.02	6	13	4	241+	5+
SC Williams (ZIM)	2013-2025	22	43	4	1875	154	48.07	2922	64.16	6	7	-	213	16
DR Jardine (ENG)	1928-1934	22	33	6	1296	127	48.00	2110+	25.59	1	10	2	53+	0

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka vs India at Delhi, Sri Lanka tour of India 5th ODI, Dec 27, 2009 [ODI # 2936]

Sri Lanka vs India at Eden Gardens, Sri Lanka tour of India 4th ODI, Dec 24, 2009 [ODI # 2935]

Sri Lanka vs India at Cuttack, Sri Lanka tour of India 3rd ODI, Dec 21, 2009 [ODI # 2934]