Highest averages Held in South Africa for Tests
Highest averages
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
1964-1970 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 1513 | 274 | 68.77 | 1273+ | 57.42 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 154+ | 7 | |
1927-1939 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 1447 | 181 | 62.91 | - | - | 4 | 9 | - | 52+ | 3 | |
1935-1950 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 1881 | 231 | 58.78 | 108+ | 63.88 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 70+ | 3 | |
1995-2013 | 88 | 143 | 19 | 7035 | 224 | 56.73 | 14741 | 47.72 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 822 | 45 | |
1913-1931 | 22 | 42 | 1 | 2001 | 176 | 48.80 | - | - | 6 | 11 | - | 32+ | 3 | |
1930-1949 | 20 | 38 | 4 | 1647 | 123 | 48.44 | 158+ | 29.11 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 21+ | 1 | |
2004-2018 | 66 | 109 | 8 | 4788 | 163 | 47.40 | 8335 | 57.44 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 585 | 38 | |
2013-2024 | 48 | 83 | 9 | 3479 | 199 | 47.01 | 6887 | 50.51 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 453 | 15 | |
2002-2011 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 937 | 116 | 46.85 | 1516 | 61.80 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 121 | 9 | |
2004-2019 | 69 | 117 | 7 | 5135 | 208 | 46.68 | 10004 | 51.32 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 680 | 5 | |
1992-2011 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 1161 | 169 | 46.44 | 2348 | 49.44 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 172 | 5 | |
1994-2007 | 11 | 20 | - | 927 | 262 | 46.35 | 1715 | 54.05 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 126 | 5 | |
1992-1997 | 21 | 33 | 6 | 1246 | 113 | 46.14 | 2910 | 42.81 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 124 | 7 | |
1935-1950 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 1204 | 156* | 44.59 | 77+ | 29.87 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 9+ | 0 | |
1993-2001 | 36 | 59 | 6 | 2363 | 168 | 44.58 | 4706 | 50.21 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 290 | 13 | |
1953-1962 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 1152 | 127* | 44.30 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20+ | 2 | |
2014-2025 | 36 | 59 | 10 | 2147 | 172 | 43.81 | 4067 | 52.79 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 259 | 10 | |
2002-2011 | 40 | 62 | 11 | 2231 | 162* | 43.74 | 4821 | 46.27 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 259 | 7 | |
2013-2021 | 40 | 67 | 7 | 2592 | 199 | 43.20 | 5327 | 48.65 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 308 | 13 | |
2017-2025 | 29 | 53 | 2 | 2202 | 152 | 43.17 | 3366 | 65.41 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 328 | 9 | |
1961-1966 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 809 | 144* | 42.57 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 55+ | 16 | |
1994-2004 | 52 | 88 | 8 | 3384 | 275 | 42.30 | 7639 | 44.29 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 436 | 4 | |
2014-2021 | 31 | 50 | 4 | 1927 | 129* | 41.89 | 2622 | 73.49 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 249 | 15 | |
2002-2014 | 61 | 103 | 7 | 3986 | 200 | 41.52 | 6228 | 64.00 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 543 | 9 | |
1996-2008 | 47 | 79 | 5 | 3055 | 228 | 41.28 | 5488 | 55.66 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 437 | 26 | |
1961-1970 | 19 | 35 | - | 1434 | 138 | 40.97 | 1174+ | 42.41 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 126+ | 5 | |
1996-2001 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 967 | 174 | 38.68 | 1416 | 68.29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 129 | 11 | |
1992-2000 | 26 | 40 | 3 | 1404 | 103* | 37.94 | 3142 | 44.68 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 143 | 13 | |
2000-2009 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 1114 | 120 | 37.13 | 2433 | 45.78 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 146 | 10 | |
1998-2015 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 890 | 109 | 37.08 | 2232 | 39.87 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 118 | 2 | |
1928-1936 | 11 | 21 | - | 737 | 141 | 35.09 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 32+ | 1 | |
1992-2000 | 36 | 60 | 4 | 1941 | 135 | 34.66 | 4278 | 45.37 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 221 | 21 | |
2010-2015 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 823 | 109 | 34.29 | 1496 | 55.01 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 104 | 5 | |
1998-2012 | 75 | 103 | 14 | 3001 | 122* | 33.71 | 5692 | 52.72 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 368 | 12 | |
1922-1931 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 828 | 119 | 33.12 | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | 5+ | 5 | |
1902-1923 | 26 | 48 | 4 | 1445 | 111 | 32.84 | - | - | 1 | 11 | 3 | 62+ | 0 | |
1956-1970 | 23 | 43 | 1 | 1374 | 112 | 32.71 | 210+ | 27.61 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 67+ | 5 | |
1992-1997 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 907 | 109 | 32.39 | 2075 | 43.71 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 95 | 2 | |
2009-2017 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 963 | 155 | 32.10 | 1934 | 49.79 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 127 | 4 | |
2003-2012 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 920 | 101 | 30.66 | 1929 | 47.69 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 127 | 2 | |
1910-1921 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 629 | 82 | 29.95 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 20+ | 0 | |
1953-1964 | 20 | 36 | 1 | 1041 | 113 | 29.74 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 6 | 77+ | 8 | |
1996-2011 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 624 | 148 | 29.71 | 1658 | 37.63 | 1 | 2 | - | 83 | 0 | |
1953-1965 | 22 | 37 | 3 | 1008 | 134 | 29.64 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20+ | 1 | |
1995-2008 | 59 | 84 | 18 | 1922 | 111 | 29.12 | 3383 | 56.81 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 222 | 17 | |
1992-1998 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 1030 | 102 | 28.61 | 2576 | 39.98 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 139 | 2 | |
1953-1958 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 507 | 68* | 28.16 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 15+ | 0 | |
1961-1970 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 438 | 75* | 27.37 | 285+ | 32.28 | - | 2 | 2 | 12+ | 1 | |
2000-2006 | 22 | 30 | 4 | 711 | 82 | 27.34 | 1217 | 58.42 | - | 3 | 2 | 109 | 3 | |
1953-1958 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 704 | 93 | 27.07 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 22+ | 1 | |
1896-1910 | 17 | 32 | - | 853 | 106 | 26.65 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17+ | 13 | |
1910-1923 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 580 | 115* | 26.36 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0+ | 4 | |
1999-2007 | 19 | 31 | - | 792 | 110 | 25.54 | 1950 | 40.61 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 116 | 0 | |
1930-1949 | 13 | 23 | - | 566 | 74 | 24.60 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 25+ | 0 | |
1906-1923 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 503 | 60 | 23.95 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 19+ | 0 | |
1996-1999 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 454 | 96 | 22.70 | 1128 | 40.24 | - | 2 | 3 | 68 | 2 | |
1953-1958 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 427 | 70 | 22.47 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 10+ | 1 | |
2011-2020 | 36 | 52 | 11 | 910 | 74 | 22.19 | 2015 | 45.16 | - | 4 | 5 | 105 | 5 | |
1906-1910 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 412 | 104 | 21.68 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23+ | 0 | |
1913-1923 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 316 | 59 | 18.58 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 17+ | 4 | |
2016-2025 | 29 | 43 | 4 | 714 | 84 | 18.30 | 1075 | 66.41 | - | 3 | 6 | 79 | 19 | |
1949-1958 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 532 | 75 | 17.73 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 7+ | 2 | |
2004-2019 | 52 | 68 | 23 | 765 | 58 | 17.00 | 1529 | 50.03 | - | 1 | 5 | 76 | 25 | |
1921-1936 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 332 | 69 | 16.60 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5+ | 3 | |
1998-2008 | 10 | 20 | - | 314 | 60 | 15.70 | 1102 | 28.49 | - | 1 | 2 | 39 | 0 | |
1913-1923 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 300 | 64 | 14.28 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4+ | 0 | |
2016-2025 | 37 | 53 | 10 | 548 | 32* | 12.74 | 1161 | 47.20 | - | - | 10 | 69 | 7 | |
2002-2008 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 243 | 34 | 12.15 | 478 | 50.83 | - | - | 4 | 30 | 5 | |
1995-2004 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 178 | 35 | 11.86 | 454 | 39.20 | - | - | 3 | 15 | 4 | |
1992-2002 | 38 | 50 | 16 | 400 | 34 | 11.76 | 1088 | 36.76 | - | - | 8 | 41 | 0 | |
1992-2007 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 188 | 29 | 10.44 | 638 | 29.46 | - | - | 3 | 18 | 1 | |
1998-2009 | 53 | 61 | 23 | 378 | 26 | 9.94 | 669 | 56.50 | - | - | 12 | 56 | 6 | |
2006-2018 | 41 | 49 | 8 | 345 | 31* | 8.41 | 744 | 46.37 | - | - | 13 | 49 | 1 | |
2007-2011 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 198 | 38 | 8.25 | 604 | 32.78 | - | - | 6 | 20 | 0 | |
1953-1962 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 113 | 24 | 5.65 | 0+ | - | - | - | 7 | 5+ | 1 |
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