Batting Highest Career Batting Average

England vs other countries List A Batting Records - Highest Batting Averages in Career

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
MG Bevan (AUS/AUS-A/NSW)	1994-2003	20	17	8	731	108*	81.22	1033	70.76	2	5	1	44	1
DA Miller (SA)	2013-2025	15	11	6	379	71*	75.80	300	126.33	-	5	-	28	15
M Azharuddin (IND)	1985-1999	24	23	9	911	95*	65.07	1093	83.34	-	8	1	70	9
HDRL Thirimanne (SL/SLCXI)	2013-2018	15	11	5	371	139*	61.83	461	80.47	1	2	1	34	4
HE van der Dussen (SA)	2019-2025	12	11	2	539	134	59.88	584	92.29	2	3	1	45	6
DR Martyn (AUS/AUS-A/WA)	1993-2006	28	26	9	1017	101*	59.82	1364	74.56	1	9	3	85	3
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2015-2019	16	13	2	655	105	59.54	659	99.39	1	5	-	51	3
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	36	34	6	1619	189*	57.82	1774	91.26	3	11	2	165	37
JDP Oram (NZ)	2004-2008	13	10	3	402	88	57.42	385	104.41	-	5	1	28	14
Q de Kock (SA)	2016-2023	18	18	2	906	138*	56.62	923	98.15	3	4	-	101	17
KS Williamson (NZ)	2013-2019	20	20	2	983	118	54.61	1136	86.53	2	7	1	96	7
TM Head (AUS)	2017-2025	19	19	2	900	154*	52.94	826	108.95	2	6	-	114	19
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-2007	15	15	2	669	122*	51.46	946	70.71	2	5	-	77	8
DM Jones (AUS/WACXI)	1985-1992	21	21	2	973	145	51.21	1294	75.19	3	5	-	87	11
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2019	36	34	2	1632	162	51.00	1697	96.16	4	8	1	146	85
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2023	28	23	6	867	85*	51.00	1036	83.68	-	7	-	77	8
Yuvraj Singh (IND/IND-A)	2002-2017	38	37	6	1579	150	50.93	1547	102.06	4	8	2	179	31
HM Amla (SA/SA-A)	2008-2019	23	22	2	1013	150	50.65	1159	87.40	2	6	1	110	4
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2007-2019	35	34	5	1424	181*	49.10	1710	83.27	5	5	1	125	21
MS Dhoni (IND/IND-A)	2006-2019	49	45	12	1614	134	48.90	1798	89.76	1	11	1	137	36
AJ Finch (AUS)	2013-2020	30	29	1	1354	135	48.35	1464	92.48	7	5	5	138	25
AT Carey (AUS)	2018-2025	16	15	3	579	106	48.25	583	99.31	1	3	1	56	7
WU Tharanga (SL)	2006-2018	18	16	2	674	120	48.14	829	81.30	3	3	2	68	4
RT Ponting (AUS/AUS-A)	1994-2010	41	40	6	1635	126	48.08	1943	84.14	5	8	1	177	16
DS Lehmann (AUS/AUS-A/WACXI)	1990-2004	12	11	2	431	76	47.88	565	76.28	-	4	-	31	2
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2001-2015	44	41	7	1625	134*	47.79	2075	78.31	4	11	-	152	5
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1997-2009	25	23	4	908	116*	47.78	1258	72.17	2	5	-	86	9
Babar Azam (PAK)	2015-2023	20	20	2	854	158	47.44	883	96.71	2	5	1	83	13
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1977-1996	27	27	6	991	113	47.19	1644	60.27	1	10	2	67	5
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2009-2019	20	20	3	802	189*	47.17	912	87.93	2	5	1	91	14
RG Sharma (IND)	2008-2025	23	23	5	846	137*	47.00	932	90.77	3	4	1	102	21
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1992-2006	28	25	7	835	81*	46.38	975	85.64	-	7	3	82	5
SE Marsh (AUS)	2010-2018	18	17	1	727	131	45.43	811	89.64	3	3	1	62	13
JP Faulkner (AUS)	2013-2015	13	10	4	272	69*	45.33	231	117.74	-	3	-	21	11
GJ Bailey (AUS)	2012-2015	21	20	3	770	87	45.29	947	81.30	-	8	-	55	11
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000-2010	23	19	7	533	75*	44.41	499	106.81	-	5	1	51	16
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1996-2003	11	11	-	488	77	44.36	605	80.66	-	5	-	57	5
RA Jadeja (IND)	2011-2025	28	23	11	532	87	44.33	535	99.43	-	3	1	48	12
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1992	18	15	4	485	102	44.09	764	63.48	1	3	-	31	1
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2011	37	37	4	1455	120	44.09	1631	89.20	2	10	-	173	17
ME Waugh (AUS/WACXI)	1990-2001	22	21	1	870	113	43.50	1123	77.47	1	6	1	79	3
LD Chandimal (SL/SL-A/SLCXI)	2011-2018	23	20	2	779	105*	43.27	913	85.32	1	8	2	57	12
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1988-2003	13	12	6	258	66*	43.00	463	55.72	-	2	2	20	0
MJ Clarke (AUS/AUS-A/NSW)	2002-2014	46	40	6	1455	105	42.79	1922	75.70	1	11	1	121	5
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2014	26	20	4	674	112*	42.12	752	89.62	1	4	1	68	12
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2007-2023	16	16	1	626	89	41.73	706	88.66	-	6	-	46	5
SD Hope (WI)	2017-2025	23	21	3	750	117	41.66	856	87.61	2	4	1	55	22
SK Raina (IND)	2006-2018	37	32	3	1207	100	41.62	1311	92.06	1	11	2	108	25
MEK Hussey (AUS/AUS-A)	2002-2011	30	23	6	707	84	41.58	843	83.86	-	4	1	54	8
JV Coney (NZ)	1979-1986	16	16	7	371	66*	41.22	615	60.32	-	1	-	29	1
S Dhawan (DELHI/IND/IND-A)	2013-2022	20	20	2	740	110	41.11	850	87.05	1	4	-	95	12
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2025	38	38	4	1397	122	41.08	1583	88.25	3	10	4	135	13
GS Chappell (AUS)	1971-1983	20	19	3	657	125*	41.06	890	73.82	1	2	2	57	1
AH Jones (NZ)	1988-1992	13	13	1	489	90	40.75	787	62.13	-	5	-	48	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	1994-2003	24	23	5	733	104	40.72	1180	62.11	1	6	2	57	3
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1981-1990	15	14	1	526	105	40.46	769	68.40	1	2	-	43	3
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	24	23	2	849	141	40.42	1030	82.42	3	3	-	92	0
HH Pandya (IND/IND-A)	2017-2025	17	15	4	442	71	40.18	361	122.43	-	3	-	36	15
GR Marsh (AUS/WACXI)	1987-1991	19	19	1	723	111*	40.16	1279	56.52	1	4	1	54	2
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1999-2015	47	43	4	1562	144	40.05	1865	83.75	5	8	2	147	4
GM Wood (AUS)	1979-1985	12	12	1	438	114*	39.81	692	63.29	2	1	-	37	3
DJ Hussey (AUS)	2011-2012	11	10	1	357	70	39.66	425	84.00	-	3	-	28	3
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2007	26	26	1	975	117*	39.00	1281	76.11	1	7	1	104	20
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	30	29	3	1012	92*	38.92	1306	77.48	-	11	1	103	5
GJ Maxwell (AUS)	2014-2025	29	26	2	931	108	38.79	842	110.57	1	6	1	93	25
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1999-2010	26	24	4	772	81	38.60	1277	60.45	-	6	1	47	2
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1999	19	17	1	612	137	38.25	736	83.15	1	4	1	57	4
NS Sidhu (IND)	1987-1997	13	13	1	458	134*	38.16	652	70.24	1	2	1	38	3
PA de Silva (SL)	1987-2003	15	15	3	458	80	38.16	530	86.41	-	4	1	44	6
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2020-2025	13	12	2	377	77*	37.70	415	90.84	-	3	1	30	3
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2012-2017	13	13	-	488	82	37.53	661	73.82	-	4	1	42	6
MD Crowe (NZ)	1983-1994	24	24	3	788	105*	37.52	1112	70.86	1	5	2	66	3
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2017	29	27	4	862	121	37.47	993	86.80	2	3	1	93	4
MJ Santner (NZ)	2015-2023	15	13	4	337	67	37.44	335	100.59	-	2	-	26	11
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2011	35	34	2	1195	152	37.34	1179	101.35	4	3	3	145	28
V Sehwag (IND)	2002-2011	27	27	-	1008	126	37.33	985	102.33	1	7	1	151	12
SB Styris (ND/NZ)	2002-2008	15	14	4	373	87*	37.30	480	77.70	-	3	1	36	3
MJ Greatbatch (NZ)	1988-1992	13	13	2	410	111	37.27	542	75.64	2	1	1	38	6
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2011	20	20	3	631	104*	37.11	778	81.10	1	4	2	60	5
DL Haynes (WI)	1979-1994	35	35	3	1185	138*	37.03	1969	60.18	2	6	-	133	9
BB McCullum (NZ)	2002-2015	32	31	4	993	80*	36.77	842	117.93	-	8	-	92	45
G Gambhir (IND)	2006-2013	21	21	1	733	84*	36.65	894	81.99	-	7	-	84	4
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	40	40	6	1245	102*	36.61	1490	83.55	1	6	2	100	13
Imrul Kayes (BAN)	2010-2017	12	12	-	439	112	36.58	641	68.48	1	3	-	41	3
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1998	25	24	5	693	100*	36.47	1108	62.54	1	3	-	59	4
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1974-1987	18	17	5	436	71	36.33	815	53.49	-	3	2	40	1
SR Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1987-2002	31	29	10	690	83*	36.31	905	76.24	-	3	2	57	5
SR Watson (AUS)	2002-2015	43	40	4	1306	161*	36.27	1487	87.82	3	5	4	130	27
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1993	43	42	6	1302	91	36.16	1822	71.45	-	9	1	106	10
Mahmudullah (BAN)	2010-2023	16	16	3	465	103	35.76	667	69.71	1	1	1	32	5
E Lewis (WI)	2017-2025	12	11	1	356	176*	35.60	309	115.21	1	1	1	31	18
Kamran Akmal (PAK)	2005-2010	15	13	-	460	109	35.38	538	85.50	2	2	1	64	2
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1984-1999	26	24	4	700	88	35.00	928	75.43	-	4	-	60	4
AM Rahane (IND)	2011-2017	20	20	-	690	106	34.50	880	78.40	1	3	3	63	10
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1985-1992	21	21	1	687	113	34.35	1049	65.49	1	3	3	57	0
MR Marsh (AUS)	2013-2024	22	21	1	686	73	34.30	767	89.43	-	7	-	56	17
CG Greenidge (BDOS/WI)	1976-1991	31	31	3	959	98*	34.25	1688+	56.75	-	6	2	108+	9+
K Srikkanth (IND)	1981-1992	15	15	-	511	99	34.06	713	71.66	-	5	2	56	5
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2007	19	19	1	612	106	34.00	926	66.09	1	2	-	62	3
RS Kaluwitharana (/SL/SLBP)	1996-2003	18	18	2	536	102*	33.50	680	78.82	1	5	1	69	1

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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:

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Pallekele, Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jul 8, 2025 [ODI # 4891]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jul 5, 2025 [ODI # 4890]

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jul 2, 2025 [ODI # 4889]