Batting Highest Career Batting Average

North 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
A Mynn (SOUTH)	1836-1854	9	18	6	256	125*	21.33	-	-	1	-	3	-	-
W Dorrinton (MCC/SOUTH)	1837-1846	6	12	-	206	65	17.16	-	-	-	2	2	-	-
J Wisden (SOUTH)	1851-1857	10	15	2	216	57*	16.61	0+	-	-	2	3	0+	0+
W Caffyn (SOUTH/SUR)	1850-1857	16	29	1	398	90	14.21	-	-	-	2	4	-	-
T Lockyer (SOUTH/SUR)	1852-1857	10	16	1	209	55	13.93	0+	-	-	1	2	0+	0+
J Caesar (SOUTH/SUR)	1851-1857	13	24	1	318	40	13.82	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
F Pilch (MCC/SOUTH)	1837-1853	12	22	2	264	64	13.20	-	-	-	1	2	-	-
J Cobbett (MCC/SOUTH)	1836-1841	7	12	1	135	28	12.27	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
John Lillywhite (SOUTH)	1855-1857	6	10	-	103	43	10.30	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
HH Stephenson (SOUTH/SUR)	1854-1857	7	12	2	100	33	10.00	0+	-	-	-	4	0+	0+
W Nicholson (MCC/SOUTH)	1847-1856	8	15	1	134	24	9.57	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
W Martingell (SOUTH/SUR)	1851-1857	8	11	3	74	25*	9.25	0+	-	-	-	2	0+	0+
T Sewell (MCC)	1840-1847	12	22	1	178	45	8.47	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
N Felix (SOUTH)	1849-1852	5	10	-	84	43	8.40	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
WR Hillyer (MCC/SOUTH)	1836-1853	21	40	4	299	39	8.30	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
A Haygarth (MCC/SOUTH)	1844-1857	8	16	-	121	41	7.56	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
J Chester (SOUTH)	1849-1853	5	10	2	60	17*	7.50	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
J Bayley (MCC/SOUTH)	1836-1842	6	11	2	67	17	7.44	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
T Box (MCC/SOUTH)	1836-1854	12	24	3	149	21*	7.09	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
R Grimston (MCC/SOUTH)	1842-1849	6	12	1	69	27	6.27	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
R Kynaston (MCC/SOUTH)	1840-1850	11	22	-	136	34	6.18	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
FW Lillywhite (MCC/SOUTH)	1836-1849	13	23	3	118	31	5.90	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
J Dean (MCC/SOUTH)	1840-1857	22	39	4	170	19	4.85	0+	-	-	-	8	0+	0+
T Sherman (SOUTH/SUR)	1850-1857	7	12	3	41	12*	4.55	-	-	-	-	3	-	-

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:

Auckland vs Northern Districts at Mount Maunganui, Plunket Shield 4th Match, Nov 26-29, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 302/8 (96.0 ov, A Ashok 38*, RD Harrison 53*, TJG Pringle 2/39) - Stumps

Canterbury vs Otago at Dunedin, Plunket Shield 6th Match, Nov 26-29, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 356/7 (96.0 ov, SB Davey 29*, IS Sodhi 41*, JD McKay 2/58) - Stumps

Wellington vs Central Districts at Wellington, Plunket Shield 5th Match, Nov 26-29, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 196/3 (50.0 ov, TB Robinson 94*, GR Severin 60*, AY Patel 0/10) - Stumps