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
KF Barrington (ENG)	1961-1966	12	21	3	1275	139	70.83	1214+	45.71	5	7	-	108	5
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1933	14	25	1	1529	194	63.70	4447	34.38	6	7	1	135	0
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2014	53	86	11	4654	329*	62.05	8035	57.92	17	13	2	509	16
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1947	19	35	3	1981	251	61.90	5338	37.11	7	4	1	210	5
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2013	45	76	14	3794	195	61.19	7302	51.95	14	14	7	404	24
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	61	104	16	5241	239	59.55	9809	53.43	18	22	6	550	26
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	2003-2012	17	30	-	1763	309	58.76	2234	78.91	4	6	3	250	17
MD Crowe (NZ)	1984-1993	14	26	4	1287	188	58.50	2838	45.34	3	7	1	144	4
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1908-1929	24	45	2	2493	187	57.97	4512+	48.27	9	9	2	187+	3
ML Hayden (AUS)	1996-2009	56	98	8	5210	380	57.88	8285	62.88	21	16	5	614	47
KD Walters (AUS)	1965-1981	37	62	9	3065	242	57.83	5527+	49.75	10	18	2	257	11
RT Ponting (AUS)	1995-2012	93	156	22	7697	257	57.44	12865	59.82	23	39	9	848	26
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2017	25	45	2	2455	313	57.09	4562	53.81	8	7	3	285	13
DA Warner (AUS)	2011-2024	61	106	7	5607	335*	56.63	7754	72.31	20	17	6	642	43
M Amarnath (IND)	1977-1986	19	31	4	1524	138	56.44	2611+	44.65	6	7	2	121+	4
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-2010	41	70	5	3641	223	56.01	6848	53.16	13	14	3	454	31
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2003	14	25	3	1227	153	55.77	3032	40.46	4	7	2	144	2
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1984	58	101	13	4896	235	55.63	9407+	51.74	17	23	8	478	11
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1997-2012	20	38	5	1836	155	55.63	4033	45.52	6	8	-	190	10
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1993	76	114	14	5509	280*	55.09	9519+	45.08	16	24	1	482+	35
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1977-1986	22	38	3	1921	172	54.88	3267+	41.44	8	6	2	188+	0
WM Lawry (AUS)	1962-1971	31	56	4	2847	205	54.75	5062+	40.20	8	15	3	253+	2
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2019-2025	35	61	5	3025	215	54.01	5600	54.01	9	16	2	315	9
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2011-2025	44	77	11	3535	195*	53.56	7085	49.89	11	16	4	365	18
RB Simpson (AUS)	1958-1978	29	54	3	2711	225	53.15	3414+	46.04	7	16	5	212	1
JH Edrich (ENG)	1965-1975	18	31	4	1413	130	52.33	3556+	36.07	4	8	-	120+	1
AL Hassett (AUS)	1946-1953	23	36	2	1778	198*	52.29	1578+	42.07	5	7	-	142	5
M Leyland (ENG)	1929-1937	11	20	2	937	137	52.05	2396	39.10	3	3	2	98	0
BC Booth (AUS)	1962-1966	14	24	3	1091	169	51.95	1473+	38.83	4	5	1	89+	1
MJ Slater (AUS)	1993-2001	39	67	3	3324	219	51.93	6085	54.62	11	14	4	359	16
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1969-1985	51	79	10	3541	235*	51.31	4588+	58.87	9	15	4	306+	18
L Hutton (ENG)	1946-1955	15	28	5	1170	156*	50.86	1319+	36.46	2	7	1	92	0
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1991	27	50	5	2273	173*	50.51	4296	52.90	7	10	2	245	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2012	30	51	5	2292	241*	49.82	4031	56.85	7	9	3	267	7
TM Head (AUS)	2018-2025	35	53	4	2438	175	49.75	3525	69.16	8	11	5	280	18
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK)	1993-2007	57	95	10	4203	329	49.44	8095	51.92	12	23	11	494	29
G Boycott (ENG)	1965-1980	22	42	7	1725	142*	49.28	5312	32.47	3	13	2	135	0
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	1999-2012	22	41	6	1716	270	49.02	4023	42.65	4	6	3	212	3
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	20	36	2	1664	244*	48.94	3369	49.39	5	5	1	171	1
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1955-1969	25	42	5	1810	203*	48.91	423+	46.57	8	5	1	128+	1
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1983-1993	20	32	7	1219	128	48.76	2754	44.26	3	7	2	110	4
JL Langer (AUS)	1993-2007	59	102	5	4708	250	48.53	8790	53.56	16	15	6	545	16
KC Wessels (AUS/SA)	1982-1994	17	29	2	1304	179	48.29	2457	53.07	3	7	3	140	2
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-2007	14	26	1	1207	253	48.28	1946	62.02	3	4	-	166	11
RJ Shastri (IND)	1982-1992	14	20	1	917	206	48.26	2257+	37.48	3	2	2	85+	4
HA Gomes (WI)	1980-1986	15	25	3	1056	127	48.00	2595	40.69	4	4	-	80	0
Imam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2019-2023	10	20	1	910	157	47.89	2054	44.30	3	5	2	95	8
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1998	56	80	12	3252	237	47.82	6055+	50.85	10	17	6	401+	4
NCL O'Neill (AUS)	1958-1964	22	40	6	1617	181	47.55	1608+	41.10	3	11	4	149+	1
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1928-1933	20	33	3	1421	161	47.36	2587+	30.76	4	9	3	67+	0
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1994	95	161	24	6486	205	47.34	15947	40.67	16	38	7	623	17
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2016-2022	15	27	2	1183	205*	47.32	2518	46.98	3	4	3	120	5
CA Pujara (IND)	2014-2021	11	21	-	993	193	47.28	2657	37.37	3	5	2	105	2
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	97	153	21	6208	170	47.03	12592	49.30	16	33	12	637	7
J Ryder (AUS)	1920-1929	13	24	3	987	201*	47.00	2035+	44.86	2	6	1	69	3
DR Martyn (AUS)	1992-2006	33	51	8	2015	142	46.86	4028	50.02	4	13	3	206	4
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2025	18	34	1	1542	169	46.72	2940	52.44	7	4	2	166	5
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1989	31	53	3	2316	208	46.32	3263+	70.45	5	15	6	275+	17
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1984-1995	29	46	5	1899	203*	46.31	4739+	39.37	4	9	3	206+	4
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1976-1988	45	70	6	2962	231	46.28	6117+	42.43	8	12	3	250+	1
RR Pant (IND)	2018-2025	12	21	2	879	159*	46.26	1297	67.77	1	3	-	85	15
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1999	61	110	10	4612	334*	46.12	11152	41.35	12	25	3	415	5
CH Lloyd (WI)	1968-1985	26	45	4	1886	149	46.00	2571+	59.66	5	11	2	201+	11
Saud Shakeel (PAK)	2022-2025	15	29	2	1242	141	46.00	2660	46.69	3	7	1	121	1
RB Kanhai (WI)	1959-1969	13	25	-	1148	217	45.92	710+	50.56	3	5	-	144+	4
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	1999-2008	55	75	11	2936	149*	45.87	3606	81.41	7	17	9	350	43
VT Trumper (AUS)	1901-1912	25	49	4	2061	214*	45.80	1337+	69.55	6	8	5	219+	3+
GN Yallop (AUS)	1976-1984	21	36	1	1600	268	45.71	3627+	40.11	6	2	1	157	0
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1990-2001	30	48	1	2142	149	45.57	3886	55.12	5	16	6	289	8
IR Redpath (AUS)	1964-1976	32	58	4	2453	171	45.42	5500+	39.38	7	12	4	210+	2
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	66	119	12	4807	200	44.92	11664	41.21	16	18	10	505	0
CC McDonald (AUS)	1952-1961	22	41	2	1747	170	44.79	1844+	44.41	3	8	-	121+	2
RN Harvey (AUS)	1948-1963	40	74	5	3085	205	44.71	1799+	43.74	8	13	2	284+	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2002-2013	11	20	1	848	231	44.63	1813	46.77	3	1	2	98	0
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2012	11	21	3	802	169	44.55	1760	45.56	2	5	-	88	5
DM Jones (AUS)	1986-1992	32	54	7	2088	216	44.42	4413	47.31	7	7	8	197	3
SM Katich (AUS)	2003-2010	21	36	2	1504	131*	44.23	2724	55.21	3	11	3	166	4
BJ Haddin (AUS)	2008-2015	31	51	8	1885	169	43.83	2967	63.53	3	13	3	192	39
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2002	67	108	6	4467	140	43.79	8637	51.71	12	26	8	435	19
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2006	26	48	-	2095	277	43.64	3458	60.58	6	5	5	273	14
A Symonds (AUS)	2005-2008	18	27	3	1044	162*	43.50	1602	65.16	2	6	3	111	17
GS Sobers (WI)	1959-1969	13	25	-	1087	168	43.48	1010+	55.44	4	4	2	129+	3
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2014	18	32	1	1345	227	43.38	2469	54.47	3	6	1	137	13
Babar Azam (PAK)	2016-2025	26	49	2	2039	196	43.38	3537	57.64	7	8	2	234	9
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1975-1981	15	25	3	954	115	43.36	1542+	45.59	3	4	-	99+	2
VVS Laxman (IND)	1999-2012	21	38	3	1498	178	42.80	2867	52.24	4	6	2	199	0
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1937	20	31	1	1273	187*	42.43	1585+	55.26	2	9	3	138+	2
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1959-1973	19	35	2	1396	172	42.30	229+	69.86	2	7	1	75+	2
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1894-1902	15	29	2	1140	124	42.22	-	-	4	4	3	64+	0
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)	2019-2025	22	38	5	1392	171*	42.18	2399	58.02	3	4	3	146	11
Kamran Akmal (PAK)	2004-2010	21	33	4	1222	158*	42.13	1838	66.48	4	4	3	154	8
AM Rahane (IND)	2014-2021	12	23	2	884	147	42.09	1653	53.47	2	4	2	93	6
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1992	51	70	16	2273	136	42.09	4168+	47.86	4	12	5	185+	35
Yasir Hameed (PAK)	2003-2005	12	24	3	881	170	41.95	1473	59.80	2	4	-	130	1
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1964-1979	30	52	4	2012	166	41.91	1331+	49.96	6	8	5	167+	8
IM Chappell (AUS)	1964-1980	39	69	4	2721	196	41.86	4856+	47.83	7	13	4	276	7
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2020	10	20	1	793	290	41.73	1280	61.95	1	3	2	108	0

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Minimum of 20 innings

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]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]