Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages Held in Australia for Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DG Bradman (AUS)	1928-1948	33	50	6	4322	299*	98.22	5230+	58.68	18	10	5	390	2
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1947	22	38	4	2623	336*	77.14	5338+	37.11	9	5	1	254+	15
KF Barrington (ENG)	1962-1966	13	22	3	1340	132*	70.52	1214+	45.71	5	7	-	110	7
KS Williamson (NZ)	2011-2024	59	101	11	5699	251	63.32	10218	55.77	22	22	6	658	20
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2014	58	92	11	4951	329*	61.12	8541	57.96	18	14	2	549	18
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2004-2015	11	21	3	1092	203	60.66	1926	56.69	4	5	1	133	6
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2013	47	79	14	3887	195	59.80	7521	51.68	14	15	7	418	24
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1933	16	27	1	1553	194	59.73	4448+	34.37	6	7	2	135+	0
KD Walters (AUS)	1965-1981	42	71	11	3571	250	59.51	6343+	51.33	12	19	2	320	14
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	62	107	17	5328	239	59.20	9725	54.78	19	21	7	566	28
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1908-1929	24	45	2	2493	187	57.97	4512+	48.27	9	9	2	187+	3
HA Gomes (WI)	1981-1987	11	20	4	916	127	57.25	2041	44.87	4	3	-	68	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	1995-2012	97	162	23	7940	257	57.12	13170	60.28	24	39	9	886	35
DA Warner (AUS)	2011-2024	60	104	7	5477	335*	56.46	7534	72.69	20	15	6	625	40
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1984	63	109	15	5301	247*	56.39	10009+	52.68	19	22	10	541	13
WM Lawry (AUS)	1962-1971	30	54	4	2818	205	56.36	5062+	40.20	8	15	3	253	2
ML Hayden (AUS)	1996-2009	60	105	8	5407	380	55.74	8670	62.36	21	17	5	642	47
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1994-2002	12	22	3	1051	200*	55.31	2040	51.51	4	4	1	131	5
BC Booth (AUS)	1962-1966	13	23	3	1076	169	53.80	1473+	38.83	4	5	1	89	1
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2019-2025	34	60	5	2954	215	53.70	5519	53.52	9	16	-	305	8
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1995	40	67	6	3271	299	53.62	7237	45.19	10	12	4	403	8
M Leyland (ENG)	1929-1937	11	20	2	937	137	52.05	2396	39.10	3	3	2	98	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2012	31	56	5	2651	241*	51.98	4536	58.44	8	12	4	322	13
SM Nurse (WI)	1960-1969	11	21	-	1087	258	51.76	947+	41.07	3	3	-	116+	5
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1997-2012	23	42	5	1903	150*	51.43	4248	44.79	6	8	2	220	14
AL Hassett (AUS)	1946-1953	24	37	2	1797	198*	51.34	1578+	42.07	5	7	-	142+	5
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2022	64	107	15	4698	290	51.06	7762	60.52	13	18	5	598	34
MJ Slater (AUS)	1993-2001	36	63	3	3019	219	50.31	5421	55.69	10	12	4	332	14
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1993	25	42	3	1956	271	50.15	3723+	44.56	5	10	1	187	7
RB Simpson (AUS)	1958-1978	28	52	3	2443	225	49.85	3414+	46.04	5	16	5	184	1
SM Katich (AUS)	2003-2010	26	43	3	1983	131*	49.57	3803	52.14	5	13	3	229	6
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2004	16	29	3	1285	153	49.42	3022	42.52	4	6	2	161	3
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1995	28	54	6	2369	186	49.35	5978	39.62	7	9	2	198	6
DR Martyn (AUS)	1992-2006	40	62	10	2566	165	49.34	5040	50.91	5	16	3	287	6
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	1999-2008	61	83	13	3423	162	48.90	4167	82.14	9	20	9	418	56
TM Head (AUS)	2018-2025	34	53	3	2439	175	48.78	3497	69.74	8	11	5	276	18
JL Langer (AUS)	1993-2007	64	111	8	5009	250	48.63	9037	55.42	16	17	7	603	20
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1976-1986	17	29	2	1312	172	48.59	2641+	39.60	6	3	2	134+	3
IR Redpath (AUS)	1964-1976	34	62	4	2807	171	48.39	6468+	39.87	8	15	4	258+	2
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	1998-2012	23	46	6	1932	233	48.30	4699	41.11	3	11	3	253	3
KC Wessels (AUS/SA)	1982-1994	17	29	2	1304	179	48.29	2457	53.07	3	7	3	140	2
HH Gibbs (SA)	1998-2006	14	26	1	1195	211*	47.80	2646	45.16	2	7	1	168	9
CC McDonald (AUS)	1952-1961	18	34	1	1573	170	47.66	1844+	44.41	3	8	-	121	2
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2011-2025	45	79	9	3336	195*	47.65	6668	50.02	10	14	4	354	17
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1928-1933	20	33	3	1421	161	47.36	2587+	30.76	4	9	3	67+	0
J Ryder (AUS)	1920-1929	13	24	3	987	201*	47.00	2035+	44.86	2	6	1	69	3
DM Jones (AUS)	1986-1992	30	50	6	2064	216	46.90	4293	48.07	7	7	7	192	3
Younis Khan (PAK)	2001-2017	13	24	2	1030	175*	46.81	1938	53.14	2	5	2	120	9
JA Rudolph (SA)	2004-2012	11	20	4	748	154*	46.75	1779	42.04	3	3	2	104	3
L Hutton (ENG)	1946-1955	19	34	5	1351	156*	46.58	1319+	36.46	2	9	1	105	0
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1994	96	159	22	6345	205	46.31	15813	40.12	15	38	9	614	11
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	99	157	22	6239	170	46.21	12721	49.04	16	33	11	648	7
M Azharuddin (IND)	1985-1999	14	20	2	826	192	45.88	1427	57.88	3	2	-	98	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1964-1979	17	30	3	1238	175	45.85	1331+	49.96	5	2	3	141+	7
VT Trumper (AUS)	1901-1912	25	49	4	2061	214*	45.80	1337+	69.55	6	8	5	219+	3+
JF Reid (NZ)	1979-1986	13	21	3	821	158*	45.61	2347+	34.17	4	1	3	86	0
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1983-1993	23	37	7	1367	130	45.56	3091	44.22	4	7	2	125	4
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2004-2012	16	32	3	1320	125*	45.51	2280	57.89	4	6	3	160	2
GN Yallop (AUS)	1976-1984	18	31	1	1363	268	45.43	2934+	41.51	5	2	1	133	0
HM Nicholls (NZ)	2016-2023	35	53	6	2130	200*	45.31	3845	55.39	8	8	5	237	7
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2016-2022	22	32	5	1222	120*	45.25	1540	79.35	2	7	2	125	33
RN Harvey (AUS)	1948-1963	36	66	4	2806	205	45.25	1799+	43.74	8	11	2	284	0
NCL O'Neill (AUS)	1958-1964	19	34	3	1399	181	45.12	1608+	41.10	2	11	4	149	1
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	27	48	6	1892	158	45.04	2184+	54.85	5	5	3	172+	4+
CJL Rogers (AUS)	2008-2015	10	20	-	899	119	44.95	1661	54.12	2	9	-	119	0
DC Boon (AUS)	1984-1996	67	119	11	4854	200	44.94	11874	40.87	15	21	11	507	0
JH Edrich (ENG)	1965-1975	22	35	3	1437	130	44.90	3899+	35.82	4	8	-	137	1
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2025	22	42	2	1794	169	44.85	3378	53.10	8	5	2	204	6
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1989	25	43	2	1837	208	44.80	2478	74.13	4	11	4	237	14
Majid Khan (PAK)	1972-1981	16	29	2	1201	158	44.48	1315+	52.77	4	4	4	142+	1
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2012	12	22	2	889	169	44.45	1872	47.48	2	6	1	102	5
PBH May (ENG)	1954-1959	14	24	1	1022	124*	44.43	1680+	39.52	3	5	1	105	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2012-2023	11	22	3	843	120*	44.36	1833	45.99	2	5	-	91	8
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2006-2014	20	35	1	1488	227	43.76	2870	51.84	3	7	2	155	12
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2016	58	98	7	3980	302	43.73	6032	65.98	8	21	9	482	73
RB Kanhai (WI)	1960-1969	10	20	-	874	117	43.70	710+	50.56	2	5	-	112	4
A Symonds (AUS)	2005-2008	18	27	3	1044	162*	43.50	1602	65.16	2	6	3	111	17
BJ Haddin (AUS)	2008-2015	33	54	9	1956	169	43.46	3056	64.00	3	13	3	200	42
IM Chappell (AUS)	1964-1980	42	75	4	3080	196	43.38	5490+	48.85	9	13	4	320	10
GM Turner (NZ)	1969-1983	22	38	3	1515	117	43.28	2450+	35.91	3	8	1	116+	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	1999-2012	20	38	2	1558	178	43.27	3013	51.70	5	6	4	221	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK)	1993-2005	17	31	3	1209	135*	43.17	2426	49.83	3	7	3	153	3
CD McMillan (NZ)	1997-2005	34	55	6	2112	142	43.10	3638	58.05	3	15	3	270	39
HM Amla (SA)	2008-2017	15	28	3	1076	196	43.04	1995	53.93	2	6	1	134	4
FMM Worrell (WI)	1951-1961	12	23	1	945	108	42.95	369+	32.79	2	8	2	92+	1
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2002	66	107	8	4234	140	42.76	8160	51.88	11	24	7	422	16
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2019-2024	17	27	3	1024	102*	42.66	1916	53.44	2	8	1	97	20
BM Laird (AUS)	1979-1982	14	27	2	1065	92	42.60	2875	37.04	-	9	1	73	0
RB Richardson (WI)	1984-1993	18	32	2	1278	138	42.60	2685	47.59	4	6	1	155	6
PA de Silva (SL)	1988-1997	13	24	-	1020	267	42.50	1900	53.68	3	4	2	122	11
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1937	20	31	1	1273	187*	42.43	1585+	55.26	2	9	3	138+	2
N Hussain (ENG)	1997-2003	16	30	2	1186	106	42.35	2842	41.73	1	11	-	125	5
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2011-2021	11	21	1	847	205*	42.35	2083	40.66	1	5	-	92	1
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1999	59	106	8	4150	170	42.34	10286	40.34	11	24	1	364	4
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	28	51	2	2071	244*	42.26	4351	47.59	6	6	1	221	2
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1894-1902	15	29	2	1140	124	42.22	-	-	4	4	3	64+	0
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2024	26	49	4	1898	226	42.17	3828	49.58	3	14	5	192	9
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1991	27	49	4	1893	136	42.06	3545	53.39	5	8	2	210	0
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1999-2010	17	32	1	1292	203	41.67	2602	49.65	2	8	4	167	11
APE Knott (ENG)	1970-1977	16	25	4	869	106*	41.38	2034	42.72	2	5	-	83	1

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Chelmsford, India Under-19s in England 2nd Youth test, Jul 20-23, 2025 [Youth Test # 305]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]

South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]