Batting Highest Career Batting Average

South Africa vs other countries Tests+ODIs+T20Is 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 (AUS)	1931-1932	5	5	1	806	299*	201.50	0+	-	4	-	-	73	0
KD Mackay (AUS)	1957-1958	5	7	4	375	83*	125.00	-	-	-	5	-	-	2
MK Pandey (IND)	2018-2018	3	3	2	121	79*	121.00	85	142.35	-	1	-	6	5
J Ryder (AUS)	1921-1921	3	4	1	334	142	111.33	-	-	1	3	-	33	0
H Wood (ENG)	1889-1892	3	3	1	196	134*	98.00	89+	66.29	1	1	-	11+	0
R Abel (ENG)	1889-1889	2	3	1	189	120	94.50	241+	49.79	1	-	-	18	0
SV Samson (IND)	2022-2024	10	9	4	454	109*	90.80	351	129.34	3	1	2	30	26
Haris Sohail (PAK)	2019-2019	1	1	-	89	89	89.00	59	150.84	-	1	-	9	3
BC Booth (AUS)	1963-1964	4	7	1	531	169	88.50	710+	39.43	2	3	-	45	0
HG Vivian (NZ)	1932-1932	1	2	-	173	100	86.50	-	-	1	1	-	-	1
HL Collins (AUS)	1921-1921	3	5	1	340	203	85.00	-	-	1	1	-	38	0
BJ Hodge (AUS)	2005-2014	5	8	4	340	203*	85.00	595	57.14	1	-	-	34	3
BJ McCarthy (IRE)	2021-2022	4	4	3	83	32	83.00	61	136.06	-	-	-	8	4
E Paynter (ENG)	1938-1939	5	8	-	653	243	81.62	-	-	3	2	-	50+	1
RN Harvey (AUS)	1949-1958	14	23	3	1625	205	81.25	-	-	8	5	-	105+	0
Azmatullah Omarzai (AFG)	2023-2025	6	6	3	238	97*	79.33	236	100.84	-	2	-	17	11
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2014	5	3	2	76	42	76.00	80	95.00	-	-	-	11	2
VT Trumper (AUS)	1902-1911	8	15	3	900	214*	75.00	753+	87.78	2	4	-	71+	1
CMW Read (ENG)	2000-2003	8	5	4	75	30*	75.00	90	83.33	-	-	-	5	1
JHW Fingleton (AUS)	1932-1936	6	8	1	518	118	74.00	-	-	3	1	-	11+	1
JP Faulkner (AUS)	2014-2016	11	8	6	147	41*	73.50	120	122.50	-	-	-	12	2
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1947	9	12	1	792	219	72.00	0+	-	3	2	1	59+	4
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1931-1932	5	7	1	421	161	70.16	1+	-	1	3	1	18+	0
R Ravindra (NZ)	2023-2025	4	6	-	418	240	69.66	654	63.91	2	-	-	45	4
BH Valentine (ENG)	1938-1939	5	6	2	275	112	68.75	0+	-	1	1	-	23+	1
R Howorth (ENG)	1947-1947	1	2	1	68	45*	68.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
GB Brent (ZIM)	2000-2007	8	7	6	68	59*	68.00	101	67.32	-	1	-	4	2
Saim Ayub (PAK)	2024-2025	7	7	1	405	109	67.50	387	104.65	2	1	-	54	10
I Udana (SL)	2017-2019	10	8	4	264	84*	66.00	209	126.31	-	2	-	21	15
JW Burke (AUS)	1957-1958	5	8	2	389	189	64.83	-	-	1	2	-	15+	0
JA Raval (NZ)	2017-2017	3	4	-	256	88	64.00	613	41.76	-	3	-	32	0
OJ Pope (ENG)	2020-2022	6	10	3	445	135*	63.57	700	63.57	1	4	-	58	1
B Sai Sudharsan (IND)	2023-2023	3	3	1	127	62	63.50	142	89.43	-	2	-	17	1
MSK Prasad (IND)	1999-1999	2	1	-	63	63	63.00	90	70.00	-	1	-	6	0
AJL Hill (ENG)	1896-1896	3	4	-	251	124	62.75	-	-	1	1	-	-	0
C Hill (AUS)	1902-1911	8	13	1	752	191	62.66	461+	92.19	3	3	1	42+	1
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1939	24	42	7	2188	181	62.51	-	-	6	14	1	52+	4
CAG Russell (ENG)	1923-1923	4	7	-	436	140	62.28	-	-	2	1	-	-	0
RH Spooner (ENG)	1912-1912	3	4	-	248	119	62.00	-	-	1	1	-	-	1
JJ Krejza (AUS)	2008-2008	1	2	1	62	32	62.00	108	57.40	-	-	-	8	0
NT Tilak Varma (IND)	2023-2024	9	9	3	372	120*	62.00	272	136.76	2	1	1	30	22
R Shepherd (WI)	2023-2024	7	5	3	123	44*	61.50	65	189.23	-	-	-	4	11
W Bardsley (AUS)	1910-1921	11	17	1	982	164	61.37	838+	68.37	3	6	-	82	3
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1910-1929	18	29	3	1562	211	60.07	-	-	2	12	1	15+	4
JA Warrican (WI)	2024-2024	2	3	2	60	35*	60.00	98	61.22	-	-	1	5	3
WA Brown (AUS)	1935-1936	5	7	-	417	121	59.57	-	-	1	4	-	4+	1
RA Duff (AUS)	1902-1902	3	6	2	238	82*	59.50	-	-	-	1	-	-	0
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	1924-1928	6	10	1	535	122	59.44	-	-	2	3	1	-	0
PA Gibb (ENG)	1938-1939	5	8	-	473	120	59.12	-	-	2	2	-	2+	0
R Kilner (ENG)	1924-1924	2	1	-	59	59	59.00	0+	-	-	1	-	0+	0
PA Browne (WI)	2008-2008	3	3	1	118	49*	59.00	144	81.94	-	-	-	7	5
GR Adair (IRE)	2024-2024	2	2	-	118	100	59.00	68	173.52	1	-	-	8	10
G Pullar (ENG)	1960-1960	3	6	1	293	175	58.60	-	-	1	1	-	24+	1
JP Maher (AUS)	1998-2002	6	5	2	173	95	57.66	239	72.38	-	1	-	16	2
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1911	8	13	1	691	159*	57.58	666+	61.56	2	2	1	36+	1
AJ Hollioake (ENG)	1998-1998	5	4	1	171	83*	57.00	199	85.92	-	1	-	18	1
KS Williamson (NZ)	2011-2025	38	46	8	2162	176	56.89	3339	64.74	10	6	1	224	23
Taufeeq Umar (PAK)	2002-2010	7	13	-	737	135	56.69	1668	44.18	2	4	-	105	2
A Mitchell (ENG)	1935-1935	2	3	-	170	72	56.66	-	-	-	2	-	-	0
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1931-1936	10	13	2	621	189*	56.45	1+	-	2	2	2	18+	1+
V Kohli (IND)	2010-2024	61	70	11	3306	254*	56.03	4509	73.32	8	16	2	337	35
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1935	17	27	3	1336	122	55.66	0+	-	6	5	-	5+	2
C Washbrook (ENG)	1947-1949	10	19	2	938	195	55.17	119+	50.42	1	5	-	24+	2
ES Szwarczynski (NED)	2007-2013	2	2	-	110	98	55.00	147	74.82	-	1	-	13	0
C Kelleway (AUS)	1910-1912	8	12	2	548	114	54.80	725+	40.68	2	2	-	24+	0
EH Hendren (ENG)	1924-1931	14	18	2	876	142	54.75	0+	-	2	6	1	37+	3
Agha Salman (PAK)	2024-2025	6	8	1	383	134	54.71	410	93.41	1	1	-	36	7
DP Sibley (ENG)	2019-2020	4	7	1	324	133*	54.00	784	41.32	1	-	-	51	1
DCS Compton (ENG)	1947-1957	24	42	1	2205	208	53.78	345+	28.98	7	11	1	113+	0
SJ Rhodes (ENG)	1994-1994	5	6	3	161	65*	53.66	322	50.00	-	2	-	22	0
LPJ O'Brien (AUS)	1936-1936	2	2	-	107	59	53.50	-	-	-	1	-	-	0
JC Adams (WI)	1992-1996	4	4	2	107	79*	53.50	223	47.98	-	1	-	13	0
AL Hassett (AUS)	1949-1953	10	14	-	748	167	53.42	-	-	3	3	-	44+	1
CN Ackermann (NED)	2021-2023	3	2	1	53	41*	53.00	51	103.92	-	-	-	4	2
PJ Hughes (AUS)	2009-2014	8	13	-	683	160	52.53	1042	65.54	2	4	1	88	7
L Hutton (ENG)	1938-1951	19	34	4	1564	158	52.13	243+	36.21	4	7	-	40+	3
MS Sinclair (NZ)	2000-2007	7	9	1	412	150	51.50	805	51.18	1	2	-	54	4
JM Gregory (AUS)	1921-1921	3	4	-	205	119	51.25	-	-	1	1	-	28	2
KE Rigg (AUS)	1931-1932	4	5	-	253	127	50.60	-	-	1	1	-	18+	0
J Moroney (AUS)	1949-1950	5	8	1	352	118	50.28	-	-	2	1	1	0+	0
R Subba Row (ENG)	1960-1960	4	6	1	251	90	50.20	-	-	-	2	-	9+	0
OA Shah (ENG)	2007-2009	8	6	1	251	98	50.20	256	98.04	-	1	-	16	11
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1965	14	23	3	989	148*	49.45	5+	-	2	6	1	69+	5
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2012	31	36	4	1579	152	49.34	1931	81.77	6	5	1	181	25
SA Edwards (NED)	2021-2024	6	5	2	147	78*	49.00	128	114.84	-	1	-	16	3
WS Jayantha (SL)	2004-2004	2	2	-	97	51	48.50	141	68.79	-	1	-	8	1
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1993-1993	3	3	-	145	107	48.33	228	63.59	1	-	-	11	2
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2002-2012	7	12	2	483	115*	48.30	1022	47.26	2	-	-	52	0
LEG Ames (ENG)	1929-1939	10	15	4	530	148*	48.18	-	-	2	1	2	27+	2
GO Rabone (NZ)	1953-1954	4	7	1	289	107	48.16	-	-	1	2	-	21+	0
CP Mead (ENG)	1913-1923	10	16	-	770	181	48.12	-	-	3	2	2	-	0
W Chatterton (ENG)	1892-1892	1	1	-	48	48	48.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2000-2004	3	2	1	48	36	48.00	101	47.52	-	-	-	7	1
MA Agarwal (IND)	2019-2022	6	10	-	475	215	47.50	877	54.16	2	1	-	66	8
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)	2019-2025	27	30	7	1088	122*	47.30	1282	84.86	3	6	3	101	26
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2006-2014	40	52	7	2119	259*	47.08	3310	64.01	5	8	4	239	13
CC Lewis (ENG)	1992-1998	6	5	3	94	33	47.00	115	81.73	-	-	-	7	0
M Leyland (ENG)	1929-1935	14	21	1	936	161	46.80	-	-	2	6	1	27+	3
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	65	79	5	3448	287	46.59	5016	68.74	5	21	4	400	18
AR Morris (AUS)	1949-1953	10	17	-	792	157	46.58	-	-	2	3	1	43+	2

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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:

Colombo Cricket Club vs Ace Capital Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Final, Aug 11, 2024 [List A]

Ace Capital Cricket Club vs Moors Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Semi Final, Aug 8, 2024 [List A]

Sinhalese Sports Club vs Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Semi Final, Aug 8, 2024 [List A]