Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Australia vs other countries FC Batting Records - Highest Batting Averages in Career

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
RJ Shastri (GLA/IND)	1985-1992	10	12	3	676	206	75.11	1512+	41.13	2	1	-	51+	11+
RG Pollock (ROWXI/SA)	1963-1970	15	25	2	1503	274	65.34	1394+	51.36	5	5	-	141+	9+
GA Faulkner (ENGXI/SA)	1910-1921	9	17	1	1036	204	64.75	1256+	58.28	4	5	1	124+	1
H Sutcliffe (/ENG/NORTH/YOR)	1921-1938	35	57	9	3089	194	64.35	6557+	34.60	8	17	1	192+	3+
Saeed Anwar (/PAK)	1988-1999	9	16	-	1013	145	63.31	1785	56.75	4	5	1	138	6
DT Lindsay (ROWXI/SA)	1963-1970	11	16	1	936	182	62.40	661+	64.29	3	5	1	92+	13+
AK Markram (SA)	2018-2025	5	10	-	616	152	61.60	967	63.70	3	1	2	74	3
BA Richards (HAM/SA)	1968-1972	6	11	-	671	140	61.00	854+	59.48	2	4	1	70+	5+
BC Broad (ENG/GLO)	1986-1993	9	15	2	788	162	60.61	1825	43.17	4	1	-	92	1
KF Barrington (ENG/SUR)	1953-1968	25	42	6	2129	256	59.13	2896+	43.37	5	13	1	187+	5+
Younis Khan (PAK)	2002-2017	11	22	2	1148	213	57.40	2212	51.89	4	4	2	115	8
CL Walcott (WI)	1951-1955	8	16	-	914	155	57.12	-	-	5	3	1	36+	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1991-2013	39	74	8	3630	241*	55.00	6110	59.41	11	16	4	434	25
JB Hobbs (/ENG/SUR)	1908-1930	45	75	5	3836	187	54.80	5363+	46.22	12	17	3	252+	4+
DS Steele (ENG/NOR)	1968-1975	5	10	1	480	92	53.33	860+	42.44	-	5	-	41+	2+
M Leyland (/ENG/YOR)	1926-1938	25	39	5	1807	187	53.14	4266+	39.96	7	4	2	150+	4+
E Paynter (ENG/ENGXI/LAN)	1926-1938	10	16	4	636	216*	53.00	1287+	45.92	1	3	1	75+	3+
FCM Alexander (CambU/WI)	1953-1961	6	12	2	527	108	52.70	602+	44.68	1	5	1	42+	1+
L Hutton (/ENG/MCC/PEAXI/YOR)	1938-1955	36	66	7	3100	364	52.54	2601+	39.63	6	20	4	163+	1+
GM Turner (NZ/WOR)	1973-1977	8	14	2	629	110*	52.41	1419+	38.12	2	3	-	55+	0+
HA Gomes (T&T/WI)	1978-1985	14	25	3	1153	127	52.40	1931+	44.38	6	3	-	91+	0+
NR Mongia (IND/IND-A)	1996-2001	7	12	4	419	152	52.37	904	46.34	1	2	1	53	2
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2010-2022	14	27	2	1300	205*	52.00	2968	43.80	4	6	-	119	5
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2018	24	45	5	2068	169	51.70	4149	49.84	6	13	1	247	20
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1977-1986	20	31	1	1550	172	51.66	3336+	43.82	8	4	2	179	2
JH Edrich (ENG/MCC/SUR)	1964-1977	38	67	5	3182	175	51.32	7333+	36.05	8	17	-	262+	4+
GR Viswanath (IND/SOZ)	1969-1981	19	33	2	1581	161*	51.00	1806+	52.38	4	9	1	140+	1+
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1992-2005	31	58	2	2856	277	51.00	4675	61.09	9	11	5	381	21
VVS Laxman (IND/IND-A)	1998-2012	30	55	5	2528	281	50.56	4637	54.51	6	13	3	355	0
Hon.FS Jackson (/CambU/ENG/MCC/YOR)	1893-1905	26	42	5	1847	144*	49.91	-	-	5	11	3	51+	0+
CA Pujara (IBPXI/IND)	2010-2023	26	47	4	2135	204	49.65	5033	42.42	5	12	4	238	4
CC Hunte (WI)	1960-1965	10	20	1	927	110	48.78	588+	38.94	1	8	-	36+	0
AD Nourse (/Natal/SA)	1935-1950	13	24	2	1068	231	48.54	-	-	3	5	2	53+	0+
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1993	17	29	3	1255	188	48.26	2670	47.00	3	6	3	156	3
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2013	12	21	2	917	168*	48.26	1728	53.06	3	3	3	110	0
CH Lloyd (LAN/WI)	1968-1985	32	52	5	2268	178	48.25	2622+	60.94	6	12	2	262+	18+
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2002-2005	10	20	-	959	183	47.95	1627	58.94	4	1	3	121	9
WR Hammond (/ENG/GLO)	1921-1947	36	63	3	2873	251	47.88	7491+	38.07	9	7	3	269+	8+
PE Richardson (ENG/KEN/MCC/SOUTH/WOR)	1953-1964	14	24	2	1053	130*	47.86	491+	32.99	4	4	1	50+	0+
G Boycott (ENG/MCC/MCCXI/YOR)	1964-1981	45	82	9	3489	191	47.79	8568+	34.37	9	18	3	244+	0+
VS Hazare (IND)	1947-1948	5	10	1	429	145	47.66	1192	35.98	2	1	-	47	0
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2010-2023	9	16	4	572	109	47.66	755	75.76	1	4	-	51	2
CF Walters (ENG/GLA/WOR)	1926-1934	7	13	2	522	82	47.45	1008+	39.78	-	4	-	-	0+
MC Carew (WI)	1968-1969	5	10	1	427	90	47.44	371+	39.62	-	4	-	44	0
RB Richardson (LWD/WI)	1984-1995	30	50	4	2182	182	47.43	4486+	48.48	9	7	4	284+	12+
Javed Miandad (PAK/SUS)	1976-1990	26	40	2	1797	211	47.28	4075	44.09	6	7	1	186	9
M Vijay (IND)	2008-2018	15	28	-	1324	167	47.28	2717	48.73	4	6	2	156	15
PA de Silva (SL)	1988-1999	12	19	2	803	167	47.23	1712	46.90	1	6	-	100	7
HDRL Thirimanne (SL/SLCXI)	2011-2019	5	10	2	377	100*	47.12	815	46.25	1	1	-	43	2
S Chanderpaul (/GUY/WI)	1995-2012	22	41	5	1686	118	46.83	3777	44.63	5	11	1	173	7
Mansoor Akhtar (/PAK)	1981-1990	6	10	2	374	130	46.75	473+	51.58	2	-	-	33+	1+
F du Plessis (SA)	2012-2018	12	23	4	888	120	46.73	1818	48.84	3	4	1	122	5
M Amarnath (IND/NOZ)	1969-1986	14	20	2	841	138	46.72	1537+	43.65	2	5	3	62+	0+
Ijaz Ahmed (/BCCP/PAK/Rawal)	1988-1999	17	31	2	1354	155	46.68	2657+	46.10	6	3	2	148+	7+
Abdullah Shafique (PAK)	2022-2024	6	12	1	507	136*	46.09	1253	40.46	1	3	2	50	4
LD Chandimal (SL/SLCXI)	2011-2025	11	20	2	827	206*	45.94	1676	49.34	2	4	2	91	8
RB Kanhai (WAR/WI)	1960-1973	21	40	1	1788	129	45.84	710+	50.56	5	11	1	155+	8+
KLT Arthurton (/WI)	1992-1995	9	13	2	501	157*	45.54	1140	43.94	1	3	3	42	10
DG Phadkar (IND)	1947-1956	5	10	3	318	123	45.42	765+	41.04	1	3	1	34	0
Imam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2018-2023	7	14	1	590	157	45.38	1521	38.79	2	3	1	49	6
B Wood (ENG/LAN/MCC)	1968-1975	8	14	3	499	90	45.36	754+	34.74	-	5	-	41+	0+
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK/PAK-A)	2018-2024	8	15	3	544	104*	45.33	888	61.26	1	2	2	53	5
V Kohli (IBPXI/IND)	2008-2025	31	55	3	2353	186	45.25	4471	52.62	10	5	3	258	8
RT Robinson (ENG/NOT)	1985-1989	9	14	1	587	175	45.15	1091+	49.95	2	1	1	65+	0+
RR Pant (IND/IND-A)	2017-2025	13	22	2	900	159*	45.00	1337	67.31	1	3	-	88	15
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2014	27	50	2	2158	227	44.95	3852	56.02	4	13	2	240	24
CH Gayle (UVCXI/WI)	2003-2009	9	18	1	764	165*	44.94	1064+	59.68	3	3	2	76+	13+
Salman Butt (PAK)	2004-2010	8	16	-	718	108	44.87	1375	52.21	2	4	1	105	0
J Hardstaff (/ENG/NOT)	1936-1953	13	22	2	890	169*	44.50	1540+	36.29	3	3	2	58+	0+
NS Sidhu (IND)	1992-1998	6	10	-	443	97	44.30	904	49.00	-	4	1	58	7
MR Ramprakash (ENG/MID)	1989-2001	14	28	3	1104	133	44.16	2389+	42.90	1	7	-	109+	3+
DI Gower (ENG/HAM/LEI)	1978-1993	44	81	5	3355	215	44.14	6058+	54.47	9	12	3	393+	2+
IVA Richards (SOM/WI)	1975-1991	35	56	3	2337	208	44.09	3206+	68.74	5	15	5	297+	18+
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2004-2012	11	21	1	878	192	43.90	1809	48.53	1	7	1	110	2
AC Hudson (SA)	1993-1997	7	12	1	481	102	43.72	1170	41.11	1	4	2	52	0
GP Thorpe (ENG/SUR)	1993-2001	17	33	4	1261	138	43.48	2593	48.63	3	8	2	151	0
YBK Jaiswal (IND)	2024-2025	5	10	1	391	161	43.44	732	53.41	1	2	2	44	4
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2020	12	24	1	999	290	43.43	1490	67.04	2	3	2	137	5
G Brown (ENG/HAM/MCC)	1921-1930	7	13	1	520	84	43.33	-	-	-	4	-	29+	0+
Hanif Mohammad (PAK/ROWXI)	1956-1968	7	14	1	562	104	43.23	423+	46.57	2	3	1	20+	0+
GS Sobers (WI)	1955-1969	19	38	3	1510	168	43.14	1010+	55.44	4	6	1	129+	4
EJ Barlow (AERXI/ROWXI/SA)	1963-1970	16	30	2	1208	201	43.14	1440+	41.73	5	4	2	118+	3+
Z Crawley (ENG)	2021-2023	8	15	-	646	189	43.06	824	78.39	1	3	-	79	3
RA Smith (ENG/HAM)	1989-2001	19	37	3	1463	191	43.02	2829+	51.39	4	7	2	206+	5+
A Jones (GLA/MCCXI)	1964-1977	6	11	2	387	99	43.00	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
AI Kallicharran (WAR/WI)	1972-1980	20	35	2	1405	127	42.57	1318+	47.26	4	8	1	165+	2+
KS Duleepsinhji (CambU/ENG/SOUTH/SUS)	1926-1930	7	12	1	468	173	42.54	852+	48.82	1	2	1	33+	0+
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1993	10	20	1	808	150	42.52	2104	38.40	2	2	-	71	0
GC Grant (WI)	1930-1931	5	10	4	255	71*	42.50	-	-	-	3	1	10+	0
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1989-1996	8	14	2	510	143	42.50	1339	38.08	2	-	2	52	1
C Hallows (ENG/LAN/NORTH)	1921-1926	6	11	2	382	85	42.44	-	-	-	2	-	12+	0+
Saleem Malik (/ESS/PAK)	1982-1998	18	31	2	1227	237	42.31	2326+	49.95	2	5	4	146+	1+
A Ranatunga (SL)	1983-1999	12	19	3	673	127	42.06	1349	49.88	1	3	1	74	7
KS Ranjitsinhji (/CambU/ENG/MCC/SOUTH/SUS)	1893-1902	23	38	5	1388	175	42.06	-	-	2	9	2	19+	0+
JP Duminy (SA/SA-A)	2008-2016	14	23	3	838	166	41.90	1833	45.71	3	2	-	103	3
AM Rahane (IBPXI/IND)	2010-2023	19	36	4	1338	147	41.81	2443	54.76	3	6	3	153	11
T Bavuma (SA)	2016-2025	9	17	3	585	95*	41.78	1240	47.17	-	5	-	61	3
Majid Khan (/GLA/PAK)	1964-1982	18	29	2	1123	158	41.59	1793+	49.80	3	6	6	104+	1+
R Subba Row (CambU/ENG/SUR)	1953-1961	7	13	-	539	137	41.46	-	-	2	1	-	24+	1+
HM Amla (SA/SA-A)	2002-2018	22	42	2	1657	196	41.42	3244	51.07	5	6	4	208	3

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Minimum of 10 innings
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars at Adelaide, Big Bash League 20th Match, Dec 31, 2023 [Twenty20]

United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan at Sharjah, Afghanistan in United Arab Emirates 2nd T20I, Dec 31, 2023 [T20I # 2426]

Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Bangladesh in New Zealand 3rd T20I, Dec 31, 2023 [T20I # 2425]