Highest career batting average

Highest career batting average in FC

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50
DG Bradman	1927-1949	234	338	43	28067	452*	95.14	117	69
VM Merchant	1929-1951	150	234	46	13470	359*	71.64	45	52
GA Headley	1927-1954	103	164	22	9921	344*	69.86	33	44
AK Sharma	1984-2001	129	166	16	10120	259*	67.46	38	36
SN Khan	2014-2026	61	91	13	5090	301*	65.25	17	16
WH Ponsford	1920-1934	162	235	23	13819	437	65.18	47	43
WM Woodfull	1921-1934	174	245	39	13388	284	64.99	49	58
SS Sugwekar	1987-2002	85	122	18	6563	299*	63.1	19	26
PHKD Mendis	2018-2025	59	91	8	5166	200*	62.24	19	24
KC Ibrahim	1938-1950	60	89	12	4716	250	61.24	14	22
VG Kambli	1989-2005	129	181	14	9965	262	59.67	35	44
RK Singh	2016-2025	52	74	12	3677	176	59.3	9	22
VS Hazare	1934-1967	238	367	46	18740	316*	58.38	60	73
AL Hassett	1932-1953	216	322	32	16890	232	58.24	59	75
SS Bhave	1986-2001	97	154	17	7971	292	58.18	28	27
SR Tendulkar	1988-2013	310	490	51	25396	248*	57.84	81	116
DS Lehmann	1987-2007	284	479	33	25795	339	57.83	82	111
MG Bevan	1989-2006	237	400	66	19147	216	57.32	68	81
AF Kippax	1918-1936	175	256	33	12762	315*	57.22	43	45
P Nissanka	2016-2025	58	102	10	5262	217	57.19	19	21
G Boycott	1962-1986	609	1014	162	48426	261*	56.83	151	238
SS Karim	1982-2001	120	168	39	7310	234	56.66	22	33
CL Walcott	1941-1964	146	238	29	11820	314*	56.55	40	54
KS Ranjitsinhji	1893-1920	307	500	62	24692	285*	56.37	72	109
RB Simpson	1952-1978	257	436	62	21029	359	56.22	60	100
YBK Jaiswal	2019-2025	49	91	5	4826	265	56.11	17	18
WR Hammond	1920-1951	634	1005	104	50551	336*	56.1	167	185
MD Crowe	1979-1996	247	412	62	19608	299	56.02	71	80
RT Ponting	1992-2013	289	494	62	24150	257	55.9	82	106
Zia-ul-Haq	2017-2021	29	53	7	2570	148	55.86	11	7
UM Merchant	1938-1951	42	55	5	2789	217	55.78	9	12
L Hutton	1934-1955	513	814	91	40140	364	55.51	129	177
ED Weekes	1944-1964	152	241	24	12010	304*	55.34	36	54
R Dravid	1990-2012	298	497	67	23794	270	55.33	68	117
SV Manjrekar	1984-1998	147	217	31	10252	377	55.11	31	46
GS Sobers	1952-1974	383	609	93	28314	365*	54.87	86	121
Fawad Alam	2003-2025	212	331	54	15197	296*	54.86	44	77
P Sooriyabandara	2018-2026	61	91	11	4384	242	54.8	13	21
BA Richards	1964-1983	339	576	58	28358	356	54.74	80	152
RG Pollock	1960-1987	262	437	54	20940	274	54.67	64	99
S Badrinath	2000-2016	145	216	28	10245	250	54.49	32	45
AV Kale	1993-2006	93	145	14	7134	248*	54.45	25	28
Bahir Shah	2017-2025	55	95	16	4301	303*	54.44	13	17
FMM Worrell	1941-1964	208	326	49	15025	308*	54.24	39	80
SPD Smith	2008-2026	188	327	39	15619	239	54.23	54	67
SG Barnes	1936-1953	110	164	10	8333	234	54.11	26	37
JH Kallis	1993-2013	257	421	57	19695	224	54.1	62	97
A Flower	1986-2006	223	372	69	16379	271*	54.05	49	75
A Jadeja	1988-2013	111	174	24	8100	264	54	20	40
ARM Ralph	1931-1947	34	55	11	2375	142	53.97	6	16
R Lamba	1978-1998	121	175	12	8776	320	53.84	31	27
T Kohli	2008-2023	55	97	12	4573	307*	53.8	14	18
RM Cowper	1959-1970	147	228	31	10595	307	53.78	26	58
AR Morris	1940-1955	162	250	15	12614	290	53.67	46	46
P Ranjan Paul	2019-2026	33	52	7	2402	201*	53.37	8	9
Javed Miandad	1973-1994	402	632	95	28663	311	53.37	80	139
S Chanderpaul	1991-2018	385	626	108	27545	303*	53.17	77	144
MR Ramprakash	1987-2012	461	764	93	35659	301*	53.14	114	147
RS Modi	1941-1960	105	154	12	7529	245*	53.02	20	39
Shahidullah	2017-2025	36	59	4	2916	189	53.01	10	12
S Sriram	1993-2011	133	194	14	9539	288	52.99	32	36
DB Vengsarkar	1975-1992	260	390	52	17868	284	52.86	55	87
K Bhaskar Pillai	1982-1995	95	124	21	5443	222*	52.84	18	21
SM Katich	1996-2013	266	448	52	20926	306	52.84	58	111
B Indrajith	2013-2025	88	132	18	6000	200	52.63	17	31
ML Hayden	1991-2009	295	515	47	24603	380	52.57	79	100
DJ Hussey	2002-2015	192	301	29	14280	275	52.5	45	65
KC Sangakkara	1997-2017	260	430	31	20911	319	52.4	64	86
Hanif Mohammad	1951-1976	238	370	44	17059	499	52.32	55	66
PR Umrigar	1944-1963	243	350	41	16155	252*	52.28	49	80
A Kaypee	1980-2000	117	175	24	7894	210*	52.27	27	34
HH Kanitkar	1994-2013	146	222	23	10400	290	52.26	33	46
J Moroney	1945-1952	57	93	16	4023	217	52.24	12	22
GA Hick	1983-2008	526	871	84	41112	405*	52.23	136	158
GS Chappell	1966-1984	321	542	72	24535	247*	52.2	74	111
MEK Hussey	1994-2013	273	486	49	22783	331*	52.13	61	103
ME Waugh	1985-2004	368	591	75	26855	229*	52.04	81	133
H Sutcliffe	1919-1945	754	1098	124	50670	313	52.02	151	230

Minimum of 50 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bihar v Manipur at Patna, Ranji Trophy plate final, Jan 22-26, 2026 [First-class]

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Galle, Major League Tournament, Jan 23-25, 2026 [First-class]

Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Kurunegala, Major League Tournament, Jan 23-25, 2026 [First-class]

Panadura Sports Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament, Jan 23-25, 2026 [First-class]

Border v Knights at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 17th match, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]

Andhra v Vidarbha at Anantapur, Ranji Trophy, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]

Chhattisgarh v Delhi at CoE 2, Bengaluru, Ranji Trophy, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]

Gujarat v Railways at Nadiad, Ranji Trophy, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]

Hyderabad (India) v Mumbai at Hyderabad, Ranji Trophy, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]

Karnataka v Madhya Pradesh at Alur, Ranji Trophy, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]

Maharashtra v Goa at Pune, Ranji Trophy, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]

Puducherry v Jammu & Kashmir at Puducherry, Ranji Trophy, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]

Rajasthan v Himachal Pradesh at Jaipur, Ranji Trophy, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]

Uttar Pradesh v Jharkhand at Lucknow, Ranji Trophy, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]

Assam v Haryana at Fulung, Ranji Trophy, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]

Bengal v Services at Kalyani, Ranji Trophy, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]

Odisha v Tamil Nadu at Bhubaneswar, Ranji Trophy, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]

Tripura v Uttarakhand at Agartala, Ranji Trophy, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class]