Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages Held in England for Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DG Bradman (AUS)	1930-1948	19	30	4	2674	334	102.84	4570	58.51	11	3	2	236+	4
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1935	33	47	7	2584	161	64.60	2110+	35.07	9	14	-	67+	6
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	24	34	2	2057	291	64.28	2871	71.64	5	12	1	287	16
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	14	26	2	1534	277	63.91	2666	57.53	5	5	1	184	4
SR Waugh (AUS)	1989-2002	26	37	10	1716	177*	63.55	3296	52.06	7	4	3	199	2
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1993	29	50	12	2372	200*	62.42	5258	45.11	6	13	1	275	6
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1995-2012	20	35	8	1647	136*	61.00	3642	45.22	3	11	1	198	4
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1986-1997	20	28	5	1396	165	60.69	2508+	49.48	4	8	-	143+	1
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1956	47	76	10	3963	278	60.04	939+	44.40	13	18	5	243+	2
BC Lara (WI)	1993-2004	19	34	1	1974	221	59.81	3160	62.46	7	7	2	264	8
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2011	29	49	3	2730	203	59.34	4987	54.74	9	12	-	364	9
J Hardstaff (ENG)	1935-1948	14	21	3	1067	205*	59.27	562+	40.39	4	5	3	84+	2
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1954	44	77	9	3930	364	57.79	1282+	42.90	13	15	4	182+	3
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	86	146	12	7692	287	57.40	14205	54.14	24	30	8	932	22
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2004	15	29	5	1377	274*	57.37	3282	41.95	3	6	1	157	4
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1961	39	57	7	2865	285*	57.30	-	-	9	14	5	251+	8
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	30	55	2	3004	215	56.67	5199	57.78	12	11	1	339	21
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2025	89	157	15	7984	254	56.22	13273	60.15	27	33	6	900	23
CG Greenidge (WI)	1976-1988	19	30	2	1570	223	56.07	2871	54.68	6	4	2	210	8
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2014	93	152	10	7955	374	56.02	15321	51.92	25	38	6	930	42
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1947	15	29	5	1336	189*	55.66	-	-	4	6	-	0+	0
JL Smith (ENG)	2024-2025	12	20	3	925	184*	54.41	1205	76.76	2	5	-	101	19
GS Sobers (WI)	1957-1973	21	37	3	1820	174	53.52	2305+	55.09	5	9	2	210+	4
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1909-1930	27	40	3	1935	211	52.29	851+	35.37	5	11	1	89+	1
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2013	58	99	5	4889	226	52.01	7384	66.21	16	18	5	623	47
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1991-2004	46	68	16	2686	204*	51.65	6375	42.13	6	12	4	316	1
M Leyland (ENG)	1928-1938	22	31	2	1491	187	51.41	1870+	41.06	6	5	2	74+	6
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	25	44	4	2038	217	50.95	4711	43.26	7	8	-	260	0
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	46	73	7	3347	256	50.71	3719+	41.51	6	21	3	286+	15
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2012	50	80	14	3342	159	50.63	7210	46.35	8	20	6	371	7
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1995	37	68	11	2879	148*	50.50	5934	48.51	8	17	5	375	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	18	32	2	1503	147	50.10	2993	50.21	4	8	3	196	12
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1946	44	68	8	3004	240	50.06	2153+	40.45	9	10	3	113+	8
W Bardsley (AUS)	1909-1926	21	29	3	1300	193*	50.00	1+	-	5	4	3	92+	3
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2002	51	84	9	3745	206	49.93	6624+	52.56	12	14	1	430+	27
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2013	27	49	4	2236	226	49.68	4521	49.45	5	12	2	261	0
BF Butcher (WI)	1963-1969	13	23	2	1041	209*	49.57	1441+	49.20	2	4	-	98+	3
C Washbrook (ENG)	1937-1956	20	35	6	1431	143	49.34	53+	13.20	4	7	1	39+	2
BM Duckett (ENG)	2023-2025	18	32	2	1469	182	48.96	1690	86.92	3	8	1	189	8
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	-	5	6	3	51+	0
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2005-2025	13	24	3	1024	200	48.76	2126	48.16	2	4	1	100	4
RC Fredericks (WI)	1969-1976	11	21	1	972	150	48.60	2131	45.61	3	7	3	112	2
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	48	87	7	3887	219	48.58	7060	55.05	10	21	5	570	19
V Sehwag (IND)	2002-2011	12	21	1	970	201*	48.50	1154	84.05	4	3	4	148	7
G Boycott (ENG)	1964-1981	57	100	10	4356	246*	48.40	10854+	37.99	14	15	6	407+	8
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1997	21	37	1	1732	219	48.11	3926	44.11	5	7	1	190	4
HM Amla (SA)	2006-2018	17	32	3	1392	311*	48.00	2851	48.82	4	4	1	173	3
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	14	24	2	1055	232	47.95	1632	64.64	2	4	-	103+	3
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	48	70	5	3115	258	47.92	3350+	43.34	7	15	3	301+	6
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1992-2006	22	34	5	1378	148	47.51	2495	55.23	4	7	2	177	3
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2016	26	45	3	1982	218	47.19	3803	52.11	5	8	3	230	10
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	70	117	15	4794	235	47.00	8845	54.20	15	29	5	594	19
PE Richardson (ENG)	1956-1963	15	22	-	1033	126	46.95	37+	43.24	4	4	-	89+	0
AD Nourse (SA)	1935-1951	14	24	1	1079	208	46.91	-	-	3	6	-	45+	3
FMM Worrell (WI)	1950-1963	14	24	2	1031	261	46.86	119+	63.02	3	3	5	116+	2
WA Brown (AUS)	1934-1948	11	20	1	885	206*	46.57	2094+	39.58	3	3	1	65+	0
LD Chandimal (SL)	2012-2025	48	84	8	3527	206*	46.40	6584	53.56	11	16	2	367	29
IM Chappell (AUS)	1968-1975	14	26	2	1111	192	46.29	2742	40.51	2	9	2	123	3
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1968-1982	21	34	8	1201	178	46.19	2978	40.32	3	7	2	127	2
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2000-2010	15	26	1	1153	202	46.12	2066	55.80	4	2	1	142	5
LEG Ames (ENG)	1929-1938	22	30	6	1106	148*	46.08	1037+	38.18	3	4	2	64+	4
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1994	75	133	3	5970	333	45.92	11590	51.50	15	26	11	759	19
WM Lawry (AUS)	1961-1968	14	24	2	1007	135	45.77	1654+	35.48	4	5	2	109+	5
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1979-1990	16	29	4	1137	157	45.48	2167+	44.30	4	6	4	107+	1
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	55	97	13	3795	138	45.17	7917	47.93	8	23	7	448	2
P Nissanka (SL)	2021-2025	13	22	1	942	187	44.85	1508	62.46	3	4	-	107	4
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2025	52	98	4	4198	244	44.65	7681	54.65	11	19	8	430	7
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	94	165	8	7003	294	44.60	14729	47.54	16	35	6	863	3
DR Martyn (AUS)	2001-2005	14	24	2	980	161	44.54	1787	54.84	4	4	-	126	1
EH Hendren (ENG)	1921-1934	23	32	5	1196	142	44.29	1127+	38.33	4	5	4	102+	2
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2025	75	130	18	4959	160	44.27	9979	49.69	9	29	5	491	57
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1993	19	34	5	1282	164*	44.20	3228	39.71	3	6	3	158	1
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2008	52	89	4	3741	197	44.01	7139	52.40	14	10	4	487	5
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1926-1934	15	21	1	879	155	43.95	1812+	31.62	3	4	3	44+	0
JH Edrich (ENG)	1963-1976	45	77	5	3155	310*	43.81	8131+	38.16	7	14	5	363+	9
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2013	51	84	7	3373	193	43.80	4883	69.07	9	17	9	405	15
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2011	29	50	1	2144	156	43.75	3501	61.23	6	9	2	262	14
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	66	115	10	4585	215	43.66	8853	51.79	10	20	4	569	7
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2021	16	31	3	1222	154*	43.64	2081	58.72	2	7	1	135	9
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-2007	68	113	9	4535	340	43.60	6867	66.04	10	20	8	584	39
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1986-1996	17	28	6	959	137	43.59	2173+	35.52	2	3	1	90+	5
HC Brook (ENG)	2022-2025	19	31	1	1300	158	43.33	1637	79.41	3	9	1	144	16
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1971	55	88	6	3537	182	43.13	2046+	37.24	9	18	4	317+	9
RR Pant (IND)	2018-2025	13	24	-	1035	146	43.12	1455	71.13	4	5	1	115	28
ER Dexter (ENG)	1958-1968	32	54	3	2195	180	43.03	1651+	45.24	3	15	3	220+	13
CG Macartney (AUS)	1909-1926	21	29	3	1118	151	43.00	0+	-	4	4	-	70+	2
RA Jadeja (IND)	2014-2025	19	35	6	1243	107*	42.86	2310	53.80	2	9	2	143	15
RT Robinson (ENG)	1985-1989	14	23	2	900	175	42.85	1948	46.20	3	2	2	104	0
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2014-2023	13	21	4	725	103	42.64	996	72.79	1	5	1	74	1
M Azharuddin (IND)	1985-1999	18	30	2	1192	179	42.57	1844+	58.56	4	4	2	138+	1
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	30	41	2	1658	154	42.51	119+	65.54	2	12	4	87+	8
G Pullar (ENG)	1959-1962	13	22	2	849	175	42.45	-	-	2	4	-	35+	1
EAB Rowan (SA)	1935-1951	10	20	2	761	236	42.27	-	-	1	4	2	5+	0
JL Langer (AUS)	1999-2005	13	23	2	885	166	42.14	1714	51.63	3	3	-	99	5
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1954	24	38	2	1516	191	42.11	428+	22.89	4	9	1	112+	8
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2000	12	21	2	800	114*	42.10	1772	45.14	2	5	1	100	3
CH Lloyd (WI)	1969-1984	20	30	1	1221	132	42.10	2067	59.07	2	8	-	134	12
GS Chappell (AUS)	1972-1983	16	29	3	1086	131	41.76	2419	44.89	3	5	2	133	2
JN Rhodes (SA)	1993-2000	14	23	3	835	117	41.75	1684	49.58	2	4	-	83	7
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2001-2005	14	22	3	793	152	41.73	1037	76.47	2	3	2	102	12

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sinhalese Sports Club vs Sri Lanka Army at Colombo (SSC), SLC Twenty-20 Tournament Final, Mar 20, 2021 [Twenty20]

Sinhalese Sports Club vs Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), SLC Twenty-20 Tournament 1st semi final, Mar 18, 2021 [Twenty20]

Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club vs Sri Lanka Army at Colombo (NCC), SLC Twenty-20 Tournament 2nd semi final, Mar 18, 2021 [Twenty20]