Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Australian XI vs other countries FC+LA+T20s Batting Records - Highest Batting Averages in Career

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
KF Barrington (MCC)	1962-1962	1	2	1	238	219*	238.00	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
AJ Lamb (ENGXI)	1990-1990	1	2	-	259	154	129.50	436	59.40	2	-	-	33	7
RA Smith (ENGXI)	1990-1990	1	2	1	129	71	129.00	271	47.60	-	2	-	23	0
MA Butcher (ENGXI)	1998-1998	1	2	1	128	103*	128.00	188	68.08	1	-	-	12	1
BM Osborne (BOR)	1986-1986	1	1	-	127	127	127.00	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
GA Hick (ENGXI)	1998-1998	1	1	-	125	125	125.00	130	96.15	1	-	-	14	4
BR Knight (MCC)	1962-1962	1	2	1	118	108	118.00	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
AJ Stewart (ENGXI)	1990-1994	2	3	1	223	101*	111.50	387	57.62	1	1	-	29	0
SM Curran (LIONS)	2019-2019	1	2	1	106	56*	106.00	158	67.08	-	2	-	11	2
WGA Parkhouse (MCC)	1950-1950	1	2	1	104	58	104.00	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
DR Jardine (MCC)	1932-1932	1	1	-	98	98	98.00	-	-	-	1	-	11	0
SR Hain (LIONS)	2019-2019	1	2	1	92	53*	92.00	221	41.62	-	1	-	13	1
H Sutcliffe (MCC)	1932-1932	2	3	-	266	169	88.66	-	-	1	1	-	16+	1+
BC Broad (OFS)	1985-1985	1	1	-	88	88	88.00	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
SA Jones (BOL)	1985-1985	1	2	-	158	132	79.00	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
WR Hammond (MCC)	1932-1932	1	1	-	77	77	77.00	-	-	-	1	-	6	1
JG Dewes (MCC)	1950-1950	1	2	1	76	66*	76.00	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
AM Green (OFS)	1985-1985	1	2	1	75	46*	75.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DJ McGlew (SA)	1952-1952	1	1	-	74	74	74.00	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
KL Hutchings (MCC)	1907-1907	1	1	-	72	72	72.00	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
DCS Compton (MCC)	1950-1950	1	2	-	144	115	72.00	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
GP Thorpe (ENGXI)	1994-1994	1	2	1	67	48*	67.00	120	55.83	-	-	-	9	0
RG Pollock (SAfXI/Tvl)	1985-1987	12	14	3	728	144	66.18	780+	70.38	2	5	-	77+	5+
MA Atherton (ENGXI)	1990-1998	3	5	1	264	210*	66.00	527	50.09	1	-	1	31	0
NM Lambrechts (BOL)	1985-1985	1	2	1	65	52*	65.00	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
MR Ramprakash (ENGXI)	1998-1998	1	1	-	65	65	65.00	127	51.18	-	1	-	5	1
ST Jefferies (SAfXI/WPR)	1985-1986	4	5	3	109	43*	54.50	161	67.70	-	-	1	10	0
ER Dexter (MCC)	1962-1962	1	2	-	106	102	53.00	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Gul Mohammad (INDIA)	1947-1947	1	2	-	105	85	52.50	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Nawab of Pataudi (MCC)	1932-1932	2	3	-	157	129	52.33	-	-	1	-	-	12+	1+
D Bestall (Natal)	1985-1986	2	2	1	52	29	52.00	25+	116.00	-	-	-	2+	0+
DP Sibley (LIONS)	2019-2019	1	2	-	104	74	52.00	263	39.54	-	1	-	12	0
TR Madsen (Natal/SABP)	1985-1986	3	5	1	207	60	51.75	42+	95.23	-	3	1	2+	0+
FJ Titmus (MCC)	1962-1962	1	2	1	51	37	51.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AP Beukes (OFS)	1985-1985	1	1	-	51	51	51.00	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
LP Vorster (/SAInv)	1987-1987	2	4	1	151	74*	50.33	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
BJ Whitfield (Natal/SABP/SAfXI)	1985-1987	8	13	2	553	129*	50.27	708+	37.00	2	2	-	24+	0+
GAS Innes (SA)	1952-1952	1	1	-	50	50	50.00	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
DP le Roux (OFS)	1985-1985	1	2	1	50	32	50.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GA Gooch (ENGXI)	1994-1994	1	1	-	50	50	50.00	92	54.34	-	1	-	6	1
SJ Rhodes (ENGXI)	1994-1994	1	1	-	50	50	50.00	143	34.96	-	1	-	4	0
PN Kirsten (SAfXI/WPR)	1985-1987	17	23	3	963	173	48.15	1398+	48.71	2	4	-	88+	1+
CL Hooper (WI)	1995-1995	1	1	-	48	48	48.00	70	68.57	-	-	-	5	0
AM Ferreira (NTHNS/SAfXI)	1985-1987	5	5	-	236	69	47.20	72+	84.72	-	2	-	6+	1+
JC Adams (WI)	1995-1995	1	1	-	47	47	47.00	124	37.90	-	-	-	6	0
SC Williams (WI)	1995-1995	1	1	-	47	47	47.00	84	55.95	-	-	-	7	0
CJ van Heerden (OFS)	1985-1985	1	1	-	46	46	46.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MC Cowdrey (MCC)	1962-1962	1	2	-	91	88	45.50	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
CT Sarwate (INDIA)	1947-1947	1	2	-	90	58	45.00	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
WR Endean (SA)	1952-1952	1	1	-	45	45	45.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CEB Rice (SAfXI/Tvl)	1985-1987	22	25	8	764	95*	44.94	1182+	58.12	-	6	2	66+	4+
WF Morris (NTHNS)	1987-1987	1	1	-	44	44	44.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP Jones ()	1884-1884	2	3	-	128	88	42.66	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
B McBride ()	1986-1987	2	4	-	166	88	41.50	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
KA McKenzie (SAfXI/Tvl)	1985-1987	16	18	3	605	110	40.33	849+	68.31	1	4	-	63+	7+
HR Fotheringham (SAfXI/Tvl)	1985-1986	12	15	2	497	100*	38.23	870+	57.01	1	3	1	61+	2+
GL Hayes (BOR)	1985-1986	2	2	-	76	74	38.00	-	-	-	1	-	0+	0+
TB Reid (EPR)	1985-1986	2	3	1	76	35*	38.00	43+	53.48	-	-	-	3+	0+
KS McEwan (SAfXI/WPR)	1985-1987	15	16	3	490	138*	37.69	664+	48.49	2	2	1	40+	0+
RC Ontong (NTHNS)	1985-1987	3	5	1	146	85	36.50	24+	91.66	-	1	-	4+	0+
SJ Cook (SAfXI/Tvl)	1985-1987	22	28	1	985	91	36.48	1353+	51.88	-	8	-	78+	0+
KD Verdoorn (NTHNS)	1985-1986	2	3	-	106	58	35.33	12+	33.33	-	1	-	0+	0+
PV Simmons (WI)	1995-1995	1	1	-	35	35	35.00	69	50.72	-	-	-	6	0
JP Crawley (ENGXI)	1994-1998	2	3	-	104	63	34.66	164	63.41	-	1	-	13	0
RA Young (MCC)	1907-1907	1	1	-	34	34	34.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AC Cummins (WI)	1995-1995	1	1	-	34	34	34.00	37	91.89	-	-	-	4	1
JR Bracey (LIONS)	2019-2019	1	2	-	68	37	34.00	132	51.51	-	-	-	11	0
RLS Armitage (EPR)	1985-1986	3	5	1	135	98*	33.75	10+	40.00	-	1	-	0+	0+
CO Browne (WI)	1995-1995	1	1	-	32	32	32.00	87	36.78	-	-	-	4	0
PM Lewis ()	1884-1884	2	3	1	62	23	31.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TG Evans (MCC)	1950-1950	1	1	-	31	31	31.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JC Watkins (SA)	1952-1952	1	1	-	31	31	31.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MJP Ford (BOR)	1986-1986	1	1	-	31	31	31.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MW Rushmere (/EPR/SABP/SAInv)	1985-1987	8	14	4	302	60	30.20	39+	51.28	-	1	1	1+	0+
JN Crawford (MCC)	1907-1907	1	1	-	30	30	30.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EN Trotman (BOR)	1985-1986	2	2	-	59	48	29.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TW Garrett ()	1884-1884	1	2	1	29	26*	29.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Z Crawley (LIONS)	2019-2019	1	2	-	58	43	29.00	113	51.32	-	-	-	10	0
RF Pienaar (/NTHNS/SABP/SAfXI)	1985-1987	12	16	-	459	90	28.68	142+	32.39	-	4	-	6+	0+
MJR Rindel (NTHNS)	1987-1987	1	2	-	57	29	28.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FR Brown (MCC)	1932-1950	2	3	-	83	46	27.66	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RJ East (OFS)	1985-1985	1	1	-	27	27	27.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AL Wilmot (BOR)	1985-1986	2	2	-	54	44	27.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A Geringer (NTHNS)	1985-1986	2	3	-	80	50	26.66	55+	90.90	-	1	1	9+	0+
RM Bentley (Natal/SAfXI)	1985-1986	5	6	1	133	59*	26.60	142+	35.91	-	1	-	3+	0+
VS Hazare (INDIA)	1947-1947	1	2	-	53	38	26.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HJH Scott ()	1884-1884	1	1	-	26	26	26.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
E Paynter (MCC)	1932-1932	2	3	1	50	32*	25.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HR Adhikari (INDIA)	1947-1947	1	2	-	50	46	25.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SFAF Bacchus (BOR)	1985-1985	1	1	-	25	25	25.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HH Massie ()	1884-1884	1	2	-	49	29	24.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DJ Richardson (EPR/SAfXI)	1985-1987	15	16	3	318	64	24.46	365+	47.94	-	3	1	16+	0+
AC Hudson (Natal/SAInv)	1985-1987	3	5	-	118	55	23.60	75+	57.33	-	1	1	7+	0+
P Anker (BOL/SABP/SAInv)	1985-1987	4	4	2	47	20*	23.50	0+	-	-	-	-	0+	0+
GR Grobler (NTHNS)	1986-1986	1	2	-	47	24	23.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GOB Allen (MCC)	1932-1932	2	3	-	70	48	23.33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CD Mitchley (NTHNS/SABP)	1985-1987	5	7	2	116	58	23.20	4+	100.00	-	1	-	0+	0+
LEG Ames (MCC)	1932-1932	1	1	-	23	23	23.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BM McMillan (SABP/SAfXI)	1986-1987	11	11	2	207	44	23.00	312+	35.57	-	-	1	14+	0+
SW Sohoni (INDIA)	1947-1947	1	2	-	45	31	22.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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:

New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Napier, Bangladesh in New Zealand 3rd ODI, Dec 23, 2023 [ODI # 4717]

India vs South Africa at Paarl, India in South Africa 3rd ODI, Dec 21, 2023 [ODI # 4716]

Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Nelson, Bangladesh in New Zealand 2nd ODI, Dec 20, 2023 [ODI # 4715]