Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
WH Ponsford (AUS)	1930-1931	5	7	1	467	183	77.83	-	-	2	1	-	25+	0
DG Bradman (AUS)	1930-1931	5	6	-	447	223	74.50	-	-	2	-	1	43	0
WR Hammond (ENG)	1930-1931	5	9	1	517	136*	64.62	-	-	1	4	-	13+	1
B Mitchell (SA)	1930-1931	5	9	-	455	123	50.55	-	-	1	4	-	12+	0
HW Taylor (SA)	1931-1931	4	7	1	299	117	49.83	-	-	1	2	-	2+	0
AG Fairfax (AUS)	1930-1931	5	6	2	195	60*	48.75	-	-	-	2	-	11+	1
EH Hendren (ENG)	1930-1931	5	7	-	329	93	47.00	0+	-	-	3	-	3+	1
AF Kippax (AUS)	1930-1931	5	6	-	277	146	46.16	-	-	1	1	-	30	0
M Leyland (ENG)	1930-1931	5	8	1	300	91	42.85	-	-	-	2	-	5+	1
IJ Siedle (SA)	1930-1931	5	9	-	384	141	42.66	-	-	1	2	1	23+	0
GC Grant (WI)	1930-1931	5	10	4	255	71*	42.50	-	-	-	3	1	10+	0
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1931	5	10	1	336	105	37.33	-	-	2	-	1	17+	0
HB Cameron (SA)	1930-1931	5	9	2	242	69*	34.57	-	-	-	2	1	9+	1
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1930-1931	5	6	-	204	83	34.00	-	-	-	2	-	8+	0
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1931	5	6	-	196	90	32.66	-	-	-	1	-	15+	0
A Jackson (AUS)	1930-1931	4	5	1	124	70*	31.00	1+	-	-	1	1	1+	0
Q McMillan (SA)	1930-1931	5	9	3	180	45*	30.00	-	-	-	-	-	11+	2
FR Martin (WI)	1930-1931	5	10	1	254	123*	28.22	-	-	1	-	1	19+	0
MW Tate (ENG)	1930-1931	5	8	1	192	50	27.42	0+	-	-	1	-	10+	7
JAJ Christy (SA)	1931-1931	1	2	-	53	37	26.50	-	-	-	-	-	3	1
RH Catterall (SA)	1930-1931	4	7	-	177	56	25.28	-	-	-	2	-	5+	2
KG Viljoen (SA)	1930-1931	3	6	-	146	44	24.33	-	-	-	-	-	8+	0
W Farrimond (ENG)	1931-1931	2	3	-	72	35	24.00	-	-	-	-	-	4+	0
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1930-1931	5	9	-	205	54	22.77	-	-	-	1	-	1+	0
WAS Oldfield (AUS)	1930-1931	5	6	2	90	38*	22.50	-	-	-	-	2	4+	0
EL Bartlett (WI)	1930-1931	4	6	1	110	84	22.00	0+	-	-	1	1	0+	0
MJL Turnbull (ENG)	1930-1931	5	8	1	148	61	21.14	0+	-	-	1	-	9+	2
EL Dalton (SA)	1931-1931	1	2	-	42	31	21.00	-	-	-	-	-	3	0
CA Roach (WI)	1930-1931	5	10	-	194	56	19.40	-	-	-	1	-	14+	1
W Voce (ENG)	1930-1931	5	7	2	85	41*	17.00	0+	-	-	-	2	1+	6
LS Birkett (WI)	1930-1931	4	8	-	136	64	17.00	-	-	-	1	1	2+	0
RK Oxenham (AUS)	1931-1931	3	4	-	62	48	15.50	-	-	-	-	2	6	0
IM Barrow (WI)	1930-1931	5	9	1	122	27	15.25	-	-	-	-	1	3+	0
KE Rigg (AUS)	1931-1931	1	2	-	30	16	15.00	-	-	-	-	-	2	0
OC Scott (WI)	1930-1931	5	8	2	89	20*	14.83	0+	-	-	-	1	6+	1
EP Nupen (SA)	1930-1931	3	5	2	35	12	11.66	-	-	-	-	1	0+	0
JC White (ENG)	1930-1931	4	5	-	57	23	11.40	0+	-	-	-	-	1+	0
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1930-1931	5	5	1	43	15*	10.75	1+	-	-	-	1	2+	0
APF Chapman (ENG)	1930-1931	5	7	-	75	28	10.71	0+	-	-	-	1	7+	0
ES Newson (SA)	1930-1930	1	2	1	10	10	10.00	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
HG Deane (SA)	1931-1931	2	3	-	30	15	10.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
JED Sealy (WI)	1931-1931	2	4	1	30	16*	10.00	-	-	-	-	-	0+	0
HW Lee (ENG)	1931-1931	1	2	-	19	18	9.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
SH Curnow (SA)	1930-1931	3	6	-	51	13	8.50	-	-	-	-	-	2+	0
LN Constantine (WI)	1930-1931	5	10	-	72	14	7.20	-	-	-	-	1	5+	0
IAR Peebles (ENG)	1930-1931	4	7	3	27	13*	6.75	-	-	-	-	2	2+	0
CL Vincent (SA)	1930-1931	5	8	2	40	18	6.66	2+	-	-	-	1	1+	0
HC Griffith (WI)	1930-1931	5	8	-	43	12	5.37	0+	-	-	-	2	1+	0
GN Francis (WI)	1930-1931	5	8	1	31	8	4.42	0+	-	-	-	2	1+	0
JAK Cochran (SA)	1931-1931	1	1	-	4	4	4.00	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
XC Balaskas (SA)	1930-1931	2	3	-	10	7	3.33	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1931-1931	4	4	1	10	4	3.33	0+	-	-	-	-	0	0
NA Quinn (SA)	1931-1931	1	1	-	3	3	3.00	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
A Hurwood (AUS)	1930-1931	2	2	-	5	5	2.50	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
G Duckworth (ENG)	1930-1931	3	3	1	4	4	2.00	2+	-	-	-	1	0	0
TW Wall (AUS)	1930-1930	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
AE Hall (SA)	1931-1931	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
AJ Bell (SA)	1931-1931	3	3	2	-	0*	-	0+	-	-	-	1	0	0
MJC Allom (ENG)	1931-1931	1	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	0	0

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]