Batting Highest Career Batting Average

New South Wales 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
DG Bradman (SOA)	1935-1940	9	14	5	1178	251*	130.88	-	-	5	3	1	-	-
RB Simpson (WA)	1956-1960	6	11	2	846	236*	94.00	-	-	2	4	1	-	-
WH Ponsford (VIC)	1923-1933	15	25	3	1809	352	82.22	-	-	7	4	0	36+	0+
WM Woodfull (VIC)	1922-1934	16	29	4	1855	191*	74.20	-	-	6	10	1	13+	0+
GS Sobers (SOA)	1962-1964	6	12	1	791	251	71.90	-	-	4	2	0	-	-
GJ Maxwell (VIC)	2011-2018	9	13	1	807	278	67.25	928	86.96	2	2	0	92	17
NJ Maddinson (VIC)	2019-2024	9	16	2	910	128	65.00	1432	63.54	3	5	0	75	24
CL Badcock (SOA)	1934-1941	12	20	2	1167	271*	64.83	-	-	4	2	0	-	-
GS Chappell (QLD/SOA)	1966-1983	25	45	7	2347	169	61.76	133+	34.58	8	12	2	6+	0+
RS Langer (WA)	1975-1982	8	14	4	615	111	61.50	-	-	1	6	1	-	-
PJP Burge (QLD)	1953-1967	22	39	3	2194	283	60.94	414+	68.35	7	7	3	42+	1+
LM Davis (WA)	2008-2013	7	13	1	716	303*	59.66	1395	51.32	2	1	0	99	10
KH Eastwood (VIC)	1960-1971	10	16	1	874	201*	58.26	-	-	3	2	1	-	-
RD Woolley (TAS)	1978-1987	14	22	4	1044	111*	58.00	175+	50.28	3	6	0	7+	0+
RT Ponting (TAS)	1992-2013	14	28	2	1507	200*	57.96	2530+	57.58	6	3	0	181+	4+
DJ Hussey (VIC)	2003-2014	21	32	2	1738	212*	57.93	2569	67.65	6	10	1	212	22
HC Nitschke (SOA)	1929-1934	10	20	2	1036	141	57.55	-	-	5	3	0	9+	0+
FC Thompson (QLD)	1915-1934	13	23	2	1204	275*	57.33	-	-	4	3	1	0+	0+
C Hill (/SOA)	1895-1914	35	65	4	3377	365*	55.36	-	-	9	15	4	62+	0+
AP Sheahan (VIC)	1965-1974	11	19	3	884	125	55.25	-	-	1	8	1	-	0+
R Edwards (WA)	1966-1974	14	24	5	1049	149	55.21	182+	64.28	3	6	0	10+	0+
GN Yallop (VIC)	1972-1985	21	40	4	1971	147	54.75	70+	75.71	7	12	1	7+	1+
CJL Rogers (VIC/WA)	1998-2015	25	43	3	2176	194	54.40	4123	52.77	7	10	2	272	4
BE Young (SOA)	1997-2002	9	16	4	652	122	54.33	1311	49.73	2	2	0	80	2
JJ Crowe (NZ/SOA)	1977-1985	7	13	1	651	157	54.25	48+	41.66	3	2	2	1+	0+
WM Lawry (VIC)	1956-1971	18	28	1	1464	266	54.22	-	-	4	9	1	-	-
AL Hassett (/VIC)	1935-1952	22	38	2	1948	190	54.11	-	-	4	14	1	5+	0+
KC Wessels (QLD)	1979-1986	12	21	0	1135	166	54.04	86+	74.41	4	3	0	7+	0+
JT Irvine (WA)	1965-1971	7	10	1	482	128	53.55	191+	67.01	2	2	2	17+	0+
IA Healy (QLD)	1988-1999	11	17	7	535	88	53.50	445+	52.35	0	3	0	23+	0+
WN Phillips (VIC)	1989-1993	11	20	3	899	205	52.88	861+	34.84	1	6	0	21+	0+
NA McSweeney (QLD/SOA)	2019-2026	7	14	2	633	127*	52.75	1609	39.34	2	5	1	50	3
ML Love (QLD)	1993-2009	30	51	6	2363	228	52.51	4335+	52.59	7	7	2	261+	2+
AMJ Hilditch (SOA)	1982-1992	18	32	2	1573	184	52.43	725+	50.20	5	9	1	29+	0+
LA Carseldine (QLD)	2001-2010	9	16	4	629	124*	52.41	1254	50.15	2	2	0	76	2
WC Andrews (QLD)	1932-1937	10	18	0	943	253	52.38	-	-	2	4	0	26+	0+
KJ Hughes (WA)	1975-1988	13	20	1	989	129	52.05	-	-	3	7	2	-	-
RN Harvey (VIC)	1947-1957	18	32	0	1647	209	51.46	-	-	4	8	1	1+	0+
DS Lehmann (SOA/VIC)	1989-2006	31	58	4	2758	237	51.07	3246+	73.29	7	10	2	267+	4+
SM Katich (WA)	1998-2002	7	11	1	510	131	51.00	858	59.44	2	2	0	59	3
IM Chappell (SOA)	1962-1980	22	41	2	1983	158	50.84	200+	64.00	6	11	3	15+	0+
ML Hayden (QLD)	1991-2007	17	30	5	1270	181	50.80	1363+	59.28	4	4	1	87+	4+
J Cox (TAS)	1987-2005	33	64	4	3034	245	50.56	5429+	46.84	12	9	5	305+	8+
LPD O'Connor (QLD)	1922-1930	9	17	2	756	196	50.40	-	-	3	1	0	-	-
SG Law (QLD)	1988-2004	26	41	5	1783	216	49.52	2245+	60.89	6	6	0	159+	7+
RM Cowper (VIC/WA)	1960-1970	14	23	4	937	192	49.31	-	-	2	5	2	6+	0+
PA Hibbert (VIC)	1975-1987	13	20	1	937	148	49.31	-	-	2	4	0	-	-
IR Redpath (VIC)	1962-1974	17	29	4	1230	161*	49.20	-	-	5	3	0	-	-
RW Marsh (WA)	1968-1984	23	37	5	1565	168*	48.90	0+	0.00	2	10	2	0+	0+
JD Siddons (SOA/VIC)	1985-2000	31	57	4	2589	245	48.84	2506+	61.85	8	11	5	182+	8+
JS Lehmann (SOA)	2016-2026	15	28	4	1170	122	48.75	1902	61.51	3	7	1	148	2
NJ Kruger (QLD/TAS)	2003-2011	6	10	1	437	150	48.55	722	60.52	1	2	0	62	0
MP Lavender (WA)	1991-1998	9	17	3	675	173*	48.21	1094+	50.36	1	4	1	67+	2+
MD Taylor (TAS/VIC)	1978-1988	10	18	1	819	144	48.17	252+	45.63	1	7	2	15+	0+
MP Mott (QLD/VIC)	1994-2003	12	19	1	848	216	47.11	1989	42.63	3	2	0	98	2
AC Voges (WA)	2005-2017	21	36	5	1460	178	47.09	3039	48.04	5	6	4	157	3
GB Stevens (SOA)	1953-1959	10	19	1	844	259*	46.88	-	-	3	2	2	38+	0+
KR Stackpole (VIC)	1963-1974	15	24	2	1028	113	46.72	-	-	1	8	0	-	-
EH Bromley (VIC)	1932-1935	6	10	1	420	102	46.66	-	-	1	2	1	-	-
AR Border (QLD)	1980-1996	19	32	1	1444	165	46.58	1043+	46.21	3	7	0	55+	2+
MP Faull (SOA)	1991-1998	6	12	1	512	103	46.54	1100	46.54	1	4	0	67	1
J Potter (VIC)	1958-1967	18	32	3	1347	221	46.44	-	-	3	8	1	-	-
TP Ward (TAS)	2022-2026	9*	15	2	603	119	46.38	1271	47.44	1	5	0	61	4
JW Scaife (VIC)	1927-1936	11	18	2	734	120	45.87	0+	0.00	1	5	2	21+	0+
RJ Campbell (WA)	1997-2005	19	32	0	1467	177	45.84	1759	83.39	2	13	3	186	13
MTG Elliott (SOA/VIC)	1993-2007	22	44	6	1729	187	45.50	3353	51.56	5	6	2	185	14
MEK Hussey (WA)	1995-2013	20	36	3	1496	172	45.33	3344	44.73	4	8	2	173	5
N Jewell (VIC)	2005-2010	12	19	0	861	143	45.31	1650	52.18	2	4	1	123	2
IS Lee (VIC)	1935-1941	12	21	1	900	121	45.00	-	-	1	8	1	6+	0+
LE Favell (SOA)	1951-1970	31	58	2	2515	164	44.91	258+	57.75	8	12	3	6+	3+
CT Bancroft (WA)	2014-2025	21	37	2	1570	211	44.85	4041	38.85	5	5	4	147	10
PSP Handscomb (VIC)	2011-2025	26	42	3	1749	215	44.84	3652	47.89	6	7	5	173	6
JL Arnberger (VIC)	1998-2006	15	27	5	986	239*	44.81	2306	42.75	2	4	1	98	5
DW Hookes (SOA)	1975-1992	25	42	1	1833	243	44.70	591+	64.46	5	6	2	61+	16+
JK Moss (VIC)	1976-1981	10	18	0	802	149	44.55	-	-	1	5	1	-	-
LD Harper (VIC)	1993-2000	6	10	0	445	160	44.50	915	48.63	1	3	1	44	1
LPJ O'Brien (VIC)	1931-1937	10	19	0	845	173	44.47	-	-	3	3	0	-	-
KD Mackay (QLD)	1947-1964	27	49	9	1777	203	44.42	-	-	4	8	3	14+	0+
JH Shaw (VIC)	1955-1960	11	19	2	751	167	44.17	-	-	1	4	1	20+	0+
CC McDonald (VIC)	1949-1960	14	25	2	1015	207	44.13	-	-	2	7	2	1+	0+
AJ Richardson (SOA)	1919-1927	15	29	1	1232	189	44.00	-	-	3	4	3	3+	0+
J Clayton (QLD)	2022-2025	8	13	2	484	134	44.00	1006	48.11	2	2	2	51	1
MJ Di Venuto (TAS)	1993-2008	29	54	4	2199	181	43.98	4045	54.36	6	9	6	279	7
LV Maddocks (VIC)	1947-1961	16	28	7	922	108	43.90	0+	0.00	2	4	1	0+	0+
TLW Cooper (SOA)	2010-2020	17	31	3	1224	203*	43.71	2132	57.41	3	6	4	144	21
EJM Cowan (TAS)	2009-2015	11	20	1	829	145*	43.63	1698	48.82	2	3	0	106	0
LA Pomersbach (WA)	2007-2009	5	10	2	348	102*	43.50	488	71.31	1	2	1	47	7
AB McDonald (SOA/VIC)	2003-2014	16	28	7	910	150*	43.33	1715	53.06	4	2	4	87	3
AT Carey (SOA)	2013-2026	11	20	2	775	125	43.05	1299	59.66	3	3	1	86	7
HSTL Hendry (VIC)	1925-1931	12	20	1	817	138	43.00	-	-	3	4	2	21+	0+
WA Brown (/QLD)	1936-1950	16	29	0	1243	168	42.86	-	-	2	9	0	57+	0+
DM Jones (VIC)	1982-1998	21	37	3	1452	155	42.70	1658+	49.75	4	8	4	75+	5+
BJ Webster (TAS)	2015-2026	20*	31	4	1153	136	42.70	2379	48.46	2	7	2	117	6
DC Boon (TAS)	1979-1999	23	39	4	1490	196	42.57	1140+	42.89	3	9	1	50+	0+
J Ryder (VIC)	1912-1932	28	50	4	1958	295	42.56	-	-	5	9	5	42+	6+
MW Goodwin (WA)	1994-2005	12	22	4	765	201*	42.50	1471	52.00	1	3	3	102	2
RL Park (VIC)	1914-1925	12	24	1	977	122	42.47	-	-	3	6	1	-	-
TJ Dean (VIC)	2015-2023	15	26	4	932	144*	42.36	2331	39.98	3	4	3	102	1
RJ Inverarity (SOA/WA)	1963-1984	38	65	6	2459	187	41.67	912+	38.48	8	9	8	36+	2+
JL Langer (WA)	1992-2008	21	39	3	1490	241*	41.38	2063+	60.59	4	6	2	154+	11+

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:

Mashonaland Eagles vs Mid West Rhinos at Harare, Logan Cup 11th Match, Feb 14-17, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 181/2 (42.1 ov, R Mupfudza 63*, W Madhevere 83*, AA Naqvi 0/52)

Victoria vs Western Australia at W.A.C.A, Sheffield Shield 24th Match, Feb 16-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 308/6 (76.5 ov, F O'Neill 38*, W Sutherland 16*, BL Couch 2/72)

Southern Rocks vs Matabeleland Tuskers at Bulawayo, Logan Cup 12th Match, Feb 14-17, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 105/4 (44.5 ov, BB Chari 39*, Hamid Ali 28*, Ali Asfand 0/5)