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
RM Cowper (AUS)	1964-1968	14	22	-	1478	307	67.18	1687+	46.53	5	6	1	110+	0
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1933	14	25	1	1529	194	63.70	4447	34.38	6	7	1	135	0
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	15	28	3	1577	270*	63.08	416+	56.00	7	2	2	83+	1
CL Walcott (WI)	1948-1960	28	48	5	2671	220	62.11	-	-	11	10	1	51+	8
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	54	95	14	5002	365*	61.75	1758+	51.59	18	15	7	339+	23
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1986	24	43	5	2324	220	61.15	2642+	40.72	12	5	3	179+	3
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2012	16	30	6	1461	178	60.87	3147	46.42	5	7	-	158	12
CA Davis (WI)	1968-1973	12	23	5	1093	183	60.72	112+	25.00	3	4	-	46+	1
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	62	108	18	5425	239	60.27	9945	54.55	19	21	6	572	30
KD Walters (AUS)	1965-1981	42	70	10	3562	242	59.36	5527+	49.75	12	21	2	323	14
L Hutton (ENG)	1946-1955	22	40	6	2018	205	59.35	1319+	36.46	4	12	1	140+	2
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1958	28	50	5	2665	207	59.22	-	-	7	12	3	70+	2
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2015	60	99	13	5089	329*	59.17	8970	56.73	18	14	3	548	20
ML Hayden (AUS)	1996-2009	60	106	10	5589	380	58.21	8896	62.82	23	16	5	662	50
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1908-1929	24	45	2	2493	187	57.97	4512+	48.27	9	9	2	187+	3
RT Ponting (AUS)	1995-2012	103	175	23	8738	257	57.48	14910	58.60	28	40	9	948	34
KF Barrington (ENG)	1960-1968	20	34	3	1754	143	56.58	1238+	45.15	7	8	2	125+	8
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2013	51	88	14	4150	195	56.08	8209	50.55	14	16	7	435	29
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2019-2025	32	56	5	2855	215	55.98	5324	53.62	9	15	-	292	8
WM Lawry (AUS)	1962-1971	35	63	6	3186	210	55.89	5062+	40.20	9	16	3	253+	5
PR Umrigar (IND)	1953-1962	10	20	2	1005	172*	55.83	-	-	3	7	-	-	2
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1947	23	43	4	2156	251	55.28	5338+	37.11	7	4	1	210+	6
M Amarnath (IND)	1976-1986	17	29	1	1545	138	55.17	1307+	44.52	4	9	2	68+	7
DA Warner (AUS)	2011-2024	63	111	7	5707	335*	54.87	7929	71.97	20	17	7	653	43
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1992-2006	84	146	5	7686	400*	54.51	12746	60.30	21	30	12	974	61
MD Crowe (NZ)	1985-1993	12	22	2	1086	188	54.30	2421	44.85	3	5	1	123	2
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1984	60	104	14	4857	204	53.96	8756+	51.24	17	23	8	477	10
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	92	154	28	6791	203*	53.89	16285	41.70	19	37	8	682	20
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	1997-2012	33	60	9	2677	233	52.49	6880	38.90	4	17	2	299	5
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2005-2012	17	33	2	1624	148	52.38	3034	53.52	6	6	2	188	5
JH Edrich (ENG)	1965-1975	20	34	3	1623	146	52.35	3628+	35.52	5	8	1	158	2
AL Hassett (AUS)	1946-1953	23	36	2	1778	198*	52.29	1578+	42.07	5	7	-	142	5
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1991-2012	30	52	5	2429	241*	51.68	4380	55.45	7	12	6	291	8
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1997-2012	27	51	8	2196	147	51.06	5178	42.41	6	11	2	233	14
RN Harvey (AUS)	1948-1963	41	73	5	3456	205	50.82	1799+	43.74	11	12	2	328+	1
CC McDonald (AUS)	1952-1961	23	42	2	2022	170	50.55	1844+	44.41	5	10	-	132+	2
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	28	51	5	2316	244*	50.34	4803	48.21	7	10	2	240	2
AM Rahane (IND)	2014-2023	20	33	5	1409	147	50.32	2791	50.48	4	7	2	143	10
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	103	161	25	6806	200	50.04	13709	49.64	19	34	10	680	12
EH Hendren (ENG)	1920-1935	23	44	4	2000	205*	50.00	2341+	51.30	3	13	-	104+	6
TM Head (AUS)	2018-2025	35	55	3	2594	175	49.88	3746	69.24	8	13	5	297	17
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1965	25	45	4	2035	260	49.63	588+	38.94	4	11	2	64+	1
JL Langer (AUS)	1993-2007	63	112	6	5202	250	49.07	9604	54.16	18	17	6	610	23
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1991	70	106	6	4896	208	48.96	5380+	69.49	15	25	7	524+	52
RB Richardson (WI)	1984-1995	57	97	7	4361	194	48.45	8961	48.66	14	17	4	559	19
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2006-2014	20	34	2	1550	227	48.43	2829	54.78	3	9	1	163	11
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1962	35	60	6	2596	237	48.07	369+	32.79	5	17	6	111+	9
MJ Slater (AUS)	1993-2001	41	72	4	3258	219	47.91	5993	54.36	10	12	6	345	18
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	2003-2012	15	29	-	1388	195	47.86	1795	77.32	3	6	3	182	12
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-2004	12	23	2	1005	156*	47.85	1811	55.49	3	5	1	130	6
G Boycott (ENG)	1965-1981	33	62	8	2575	142*	47.68	6674+	33.83	5	18	4	247	0
DL Amiss (ENG)	1974-1977	11	20	1	906	262*	47.68	2193	41.31	3	2	3	102	1
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	70	123	17	5039	167	47.53	9235+	47.79	12	28	6	575+	19
RB Kanhai (WI)	1958-1974	50	88	5	3938	158*	47.44	1389+	49.53	11	18	2	271+	18
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1928-1933	20	33	3	1421	161	47.36	2587+	30.76	4	9	3	67+	0
CH Lloyd (WI)	1968-1985	64	103	8	4497	178	47.33	3856+	58.11	13	24	4	445+	40
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	1999-2008	59	80	12	3218	149*	47.32	3954	81.38	8	19	9	379	50
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2006	15	26	11	709	106*	47.26	1454	48.76	1	2	1	76	6
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
BC Booth (AUS)	1962-1966	18	31	3	1310	169	46.78	1473+	38.83	5	6	3	89+	1
SM Katich (AUS)	2003-2010	24	41	2	1823	157	46.74	3409	53.47	5	11	3	197	4
A Symonds (AUS)	2005-2008	21	33	5	1308	162*	46.71	2000	65.40	2	9	3	140	23
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1994	96	164	24	6539	205	46.70	16387+	39.62	14	40	8	620	11
ER Dexter (ENG)	1959-1963	12	23	1	1025	136*	46.59	533+	38.64	2	7	2	74+	3
KS Williamson (NZ)	2011-2019	12	24	2	1019	166	46.31	1996	51.05	4	2	3	132	0
RB Simpson (AUS)	1958-1978	38	70	4	3041	225	46.07	3414+	46.04	6	18	6	200+	1
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1980	35	58	5	2436	158	45.96	2197+	46.42	9	10	4	245+	6
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2025	29	49	1	2202	200	45.87	4241	51.92	9	7	4	230	7
LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1980	25	40	2	1742	302	45.84	2206+	47.50	6	4	2	177+	5
VVS Laxman (IND)	1997-2012	31	56	4	2382	178	45.80	4899	48.62	6	14	5	307	0
VT Trumper (AUS)	1901-1912	25	49	4	2061	214*	45.80	1337+	69.55	6	8	5	219+	3+
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2011-2025	44	78	9	3156	195*	45.73	6393	49.36	9	14	4	324	17
GN Yallop (AUS)	1976-1984	22	39	2	1680	268	45.40	2934+	41.51	5	5	1	160	1
IM Chappell (AUS)	1964-1980	44	78	6	3263	196	45.31	4856+	47.83	9	16	4	346	8
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1986	31	45	4	1848	127	45.07	3743+	40.82	7	7	3	160+	2
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	27	48	6	1892	158	45.04	2184+	54.85	5	5	3	172+	4+
NCL O'Neill (AUS)	1958-1965	23	41	4	1665	181	45.00	1608+	41.10	2	13	4	149+	3
CJL Rogers (AUS)	2008-2015	10	20	-	899	119	44.95	1661	54.12	2	9	-	119	0
IR Redpath (AUS)	1964-1976	36	66	4	2775	171	44.75	5500+	39.38	7	15	4	253+	2
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1994-2004	21	38	7	1382	123	44.58	3200	43.18	3	8	2	151	1
KC Wessels (AUS/SA)	1982-1994	20	35	2	1469	179	44.51	2853	51.48	3	9	3	156	3
DS Lehmann (AUS)	1998-2004	18	27	2	1112	177	44.48	1750	63.54	3	6	1	132	6
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1955	33	50	4	2040	147	44.34	1212+	50.82	6	7	1	163+	16
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1991	33	63	5	2570	154*	44.31	4988	51.52	6	12	2	296	3
DC Boon (AUS)	1984-1996	69	123	11	4959	200	44.27	12063	41.10	16	20	12	522	0
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2006-2011	15	26	1	1095	169	43.80	2121	51.62	4	4	2	123	3
BM Laird (AUS)	1979-1982	11	22	1	918	92	43.71	2449	37.48	-	9	1	62	0
DM Jones (AUS)	1984-1992	36	61	7	2354	216	43.59	5001	47.07	7	8	7	222	4
RC Fredericks (WI)	1968-1977	38	71	5	2854	169	43.24	2204+	47.41	3	18	4	210+	5
CG Greenidge (WI)	1975-1991	63	107	11	4138	226	43.10	6346+	48.43	9	21	8	474+	31
G Gunn (ENG)	1907-1930	14	27	1	1119	122*	43.03	1330+	38.57	2	7	2	85+	2
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2006-2011	15	23	1	946	206	43.00	1935	48.88	3	2	-	94	3
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1999	64	116	9	4587	170	42.86	11354	40.39	12	27	2	412	4
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2002	74	121	8	4828	140	42.72	9373	51.50	13	28	9	469	21
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1954-1975	37	66	4	2643	148	42.62	3776+	36.73	8	13	4	249+	0
RR Pant (IND)	2018-2025	14	24	2	937	159*	42.59	1419	66.03	1	3	-	91	16
AW Greig (ENG)	1974-1977	12	22	-	935	148	42.50	1929	48.47	3	3	-	120	5
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1937	20	31	1	1273	187*	42.43	1585+	55.26	2	9	3	138+	2

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs West Indies at Kingston, Australia in West Indies 3rd Test, Jul 12-14, 2025 [Test # 2595]

Australia vs West Indies at St George's, Australia in West Indies 2nd Test, Jul 3-6, 2025 [Test # 2592]

Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown, Australia in West Indies 1st Test, Jun 25-27, 2025 [Test # 2589]