Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages Held in New Zealand for Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
KS Williamson (NZ)	2011-2024	52	87	10	5142	251	66.77	9351	54.98	20	21	4	580	20
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2022	54	87	14	3905	217*	53.49	6482	60.24	12	15	3	490	34
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2016-2022	19	26	5	1074	120*	51.14	1317	81.54	2	6	2	110	31
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2024	12	22	2	1006	226	50.30	1813	55.48	3	5	3	101	9
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1995	32	52	4	2401	299	50.02	5404	44.43	8	7	3	305	7
HM Nicholls (NZ)	2016-2023	33	49	6	2069	200*	48.11	3720	55.61	8	8	4	233	6
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2016	49	81	6	3591	302	47.88	5373	66.83	8	19	9	429	67
AH Jones (NZ)	1988-1995	22	42	6	1722	186	47.83	4413	39.02	5	7	2	144	6
MH Richardson (NZ)	2000-2004	16	27	2	1194	143	47.76	3147	37.94	2	8	-	146	1
CD McMillan (NZ)	1998-2005	27	42	5	1760	142	47.56	2934	59.98	3	12	2	235	32
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1995-2013	12	20	4	751	126*	46.93	1760	42.67	2	5	2	89	3
GM Turner (NZ)	1969-1983	20	35	3	1455	117	45.46	2293+	35.76	3	8	1	116+	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1974-1987	28	44	8	1544	174*	42.88	2954+	44.07	3	8	2	167+	5
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2019-2024	17	27	3	1024	102*	42.66	1916	53.44	2	8	1	97	20
TWM Latham (NZ)	2014-2024	45	76	4	3033	264*	42.12	6129	49.48	7	13	4	354	13
JG Wright (NZ)	1978-1993	46	81	6	3140	185	41.86	8636+	34.29	10	11	3	379+	6
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-2006	38	62	7	2175	222	39.54	4259	51.06	5	12	5	286	24
BJ Watling (NZ)	2009-2021	39	54	6	1892	205	39.41	4417	42.83	4	8	5	222	4
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-2004	31	51	1	1860	158	37.20	3111	59.78	4	12	5	205	52
JA Raval (NZ)	2016-2019	17	26	1	930	132	37.20	2106	44.15	1	7	1	121	1
JDP Oram (NZ)	2002-2008	13	21	4	625	119*	36.76	1174	53.23	2	2	2	76	8
TA Blundell (NZ)	2017-2024	23	38	6	1171	138	36.59	1964	59.62	3	5	3	144	11
BA Young (NZ)	1994-1999	19	36	4	1165	267*	36.40	2849	40.89	2	6	4	130	1
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2009-2016	19	35	1	1237	189	36.38	2657	46.55	2	8	3	151	12
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1947-1959	13	23	1	793	116	36.04	159+	45.91	1	4	1	46+	7
GT Dowling (NZ)	1963-1971	15	30	1	1037	239	35.75	359+	27.29	2	4	1	24+	12
MS Sinclair (NZ)	1999-2010	19	32	3	1018	214	35.10	2335	43.59	2	2	1	121	4
GP Howarth (NZ)	1975-1985	27	45	3	1466	147	34.90	3389+	38.06	5	4	3	154+	1
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2008	54	89	2	2947	192	33.87	6481	45.47	2	21	9	393	12
DP Conway (NZ)	2022-2024	12	21	-	709	122	33.76	1463	48.46	2	4	3	82	5
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2012	57	85	11	2470	137*	33.37	4080	60.53	4	11	11	312	10
BA Edgar (NZ)	1979-1986	20	33	3	1001	161	33.36	2675+	31.85	3	2	3	80+	0
BF Hastings (NZ)	1969-1976	12	22	3	627	117*	33.00	544+	33.08	3	2	5	35+	2
IDS Smith (NZ)	1981-1992	32	39	10	930	173	32.06	1518	61.26	2	2	3	112	7
MJ Horne (NZ)	1997-2002	18	33	2	984	157	31.74	2331	42.21	1	5	2	124	7
MJ Greatbatch (NZ)	1988-1995	20	34	3	952	133	30.70	2394	39.76	2	4	5	109	5
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1978	31	57	3	1657	132	30.68	1703+	34.99	3	11	5	94+	4
BW Sinclair (NZ)	1963-1968	13	26	1	767	138	30.68	260+	47.30	2	2	4	60+	0
MG Burgess (NZ)	1968-1979	22	40	2	1134	104	29.84	944+	40.04	1	8	-	96+	8
PG Fulton (NZ)	2006-2014	15	24	1	683	136	29.69	1646	41.49	2	3	2	84	14
SA Thomson (NZ)	1990-1995	11	21	3	532	120*	29.55	1118	47.58	1	2	2	65	4
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1986-1995	29	48	5	1266	107*	29.44	2903	43.61	2	9	3	160	6
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	43	59	8	1501	103	29.43	2095+	61.81	1	7	4	174+	12
TG McIntosh (NZ)	2008-2011	12	23	2	610	136	29.04	1627	37.49	1	3	2	74	4
L Vincent (NZ)	2001-2005	14	25	1	680	224	28.33	1457	46.67	1	4	4	76	6
MD Bell (NZ)	1998-2008	11	20	1	534	107	28.10	1235	43.23	2	2	6	85	0
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1983-1990	16	26	2	635	128	26.45	2078	30.55	1	2	2	71	0
AC Parore (NZ)	1992-2002	38	60	9	1334	100*	26.15	3552	37.55	1	7	4	139	10
JM Parker (NZ)	1973-1980	19	30	2	726	121	25.92	1755+	31.45	1	2	2	69+	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1951-1965	23	42	1	1031	100	25.14	128+	34.37	1	7	2	71+	5
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	37	33	19	325	38*	23.21	427	76.11	-	-	4	31	15
DJ Nash (NZ)	1994-1999	14	21	6	330	89*	22.00	884	37.33	-	2	2	29	3
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2010	15	21	7	281	80*	20.07	578	48.61	-	1	4	32	4
BL Cairns (NZ)	1975-1985	24	33	3	595	64	19.83	792+	60.60	-	1	1	53+	17
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1997	22	38	5	648	99	19.63	1462	44.32	-	2	5	69	3
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2024	41	49	16	623	66*	18.87	1013	61.50	-	1	7	67	30
MJ Henry (NZ)	2016-2024	19	25	2	432	72	18.78	518	83.39	-	3	5	58	13
V Pollard (NZ)	1966-1973	12	23	2	384	61	18.28	285+	27.71	-	2	1	15+	3
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2011	18	26	3	419	55	18.21	1126	37.21	-	2	6	44	3
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	59	76	6	1169	77*	16.70	1264	92.48	-	5	14	119	53
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1978	20	27	12	236	68*	15.73	273+	33.69	-	1	4	17+	4
SN McGregor (NZ)	1955-1965	13	25	2	350	62	15.21	74+	9.45	-	1	3	3+	0
RC Motz (NZ)	1963-1969	17	30	1	439	60	15.13	85+	36.47	-	3	3	29+	13
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1971-1977	14	21	8	184	61	14.15	468+	32.69	-	1	5	19+	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1994-2000	19	27	3	304	40	12.66	430	70.69	-	-	8	40	4
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1975-1989	24	27	16	112	21*	10.18	486	23.04	-	-	5	9	0
DK Morrison (NZ)	1988-1997	27	38	17	205	42	9.76	841	24.37	-	-	10	16	0
RW Blair (NZ)	1953-1964	12	21	4	144	64*	8.47	42+	57.14	-	1	10	15+	1
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2012	38	49	28	72	12*	3.42	291	24.74	-	-	14	12	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1978-1989	17	21	3	52	10	2.88	275+	17.09	-	-	6	2+	0

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Asia XI vs Africa XI at Chennai, Afro-Asia Cup 3rd Match, Jun 10, 2007 [ODI # 2589]

Asia XI vs Africa XI at Chennai, Afro-Asia Cup 2nd Match, Jun 9, 2007 [ODI # 2588]

Asia XI vs Africa XI at Bengaluru, Afro-Asia Cup 1st Match, Jun 6, 2007 [ODI # 2587]