Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
GS Sobers (WI)	1958-1958	5	8	2	824	365*	137.33	-	-	3	3	0	38+	0
KD Mackay (AUS)	1957-1958	5	7	4	375	83*	125.00	-	-	0	5	0	-	2
CL Walcott (WI)	1958-1958	4	5	1	385	145	96.25	-	-	1	2	0	-	3
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1958	5	9	1	622	260	77.75	-	-	3	0	1	28+	1
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1958-1958	5	9	0	628	337	69.77	-	-	1	3	0	-	0
ED Weekes (WI)	1958-1958	5	8	1	455	197	65.00	-	-	1	2	0	-	0
JW Burke (AUS)	1957-1958	5	8	2	389	189	64.83	-	-	1	2	0	15+	0
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1958-1958	5	9	0	508	150	56.44	-	-	1	4	0	-	0
Wazir Mohammad (PAK)	1958-1958	5	9	1	440	189	55.00	-	-	2	1	2	39+	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1957-1958	5	7	1	329	122	54.83	-	-	2	0	0	20+	1
OG Smith (WI)	1958-1958	5	6	0	283	86	47.16	0+	0.00	0	3	1	0+	2
CC McDonald (AUS)	1957-1958	5	9	1	349	99	43.62	-	-	0	3	0	-	1
JHB Waite (SA)	1957-1958	5	9	0	362	134	40.22	-	-	2	1	1	-	0
DJ McGlew (SA)	1957-1958	5	9	0	354	108	39.33	-	-	2	1	1	-	1
Imtiaz Ahmed (PAK)	1958-1958	5	9	0	344	122	38.22	-	-	1	1	1	14+	0
RB Kanhai (WI)	1958-1958	5	9	1	299	96	37.37	-	-	0	2	1	-	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1957-1958	5	9	1	284	90	35.50	-	-	0	2	1	-	1
AH Kardar (PAK)	1958-1958	5	9	1	253	57	31.62	-	-	0	2	0	-	1
KJ Funston (SA)	1957-1958	5	9	1	234	70	29.25	-	-	0	2	0	-	0
WR Endean (SA)	1957-1958	5	9	0	253	77	28.11	-	-	0	2	0	-	0
W Mathias (PAK)	1958-1958	5	9	0	251	77	27.88	-	-	0	2	0	-	0
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	7	1	136	60	22.66	-	-	0	1	0	0+	0
Waqar Hasan (PAK)	1958-1958	1	2	0	45	28	22.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
FCM Alexander (WI)	1958-1958	5	6	0	133	57	22.16	0+	0.00	0	1	0	0+	0
RN Harvey (AUS)	1957-1958	4	6	0	131	68	21.83	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1958-1958	3	5	3	43	20	21.50	-	-	0	0	0	0+	0
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1957-1958	4	7	2	107	43	21.40	-	-	0	0	1	0+	0
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	6	0	127	62	21.16	-	-	0	1	0	1+	0
CGD Burger (SA)	1958-1958	2	4	1	62	37*	20.66	-	-	0	0	0	-	1
Alimuddin (PAK)	1958-1958	5	9	0	186	41	20.66	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
I Meckiff (AUS)	1957-1958	4	4	1	56	26	18.66	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
ATW Grout (AUS)	1957-1958	5	7	2	93	35*	18.60	-	-	0	0	1	0+	0
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1958-1958	5	9	0	159	60	17.66	-	-	0	1	3	0+	2
PR Carlstein (SA)	1958-1958	1	2	0	33	32	16.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
RA McLean (SA)	1957-1958	4	7	0	110	50	15.71	-	-	0	1	2	-	0
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1957-1958	5	9	0	137	66	15.22	-	-	0	1	3	0+	1
ID Craig (AUS)	1957-1958	5	7	0	103	52	14.71	-	-	0	1	2	0+	0
EDAS McMorris (WI)	1958-1958	1	2	0	29	16	14.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1958	4	5	0	51	22	10.20	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0
PS Heine (SA)	1957-1958	4	7	0	59	24	8.42	-	-	0	0	0	-	1
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1958-1958	5	8	0	66	22	8.25	-	-	0	0	3	0+	0
R Gilchrist (WI)	1958-1958	5	5	1	30	12	7.50	0+	0.00	0	0	1	0+	0
PJP Burge (AUS)	1957-1957	1	2	0	14	14	7.00	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
ES Atkinson (WI)	1958-1958	3	3	0	19	19	6.33	0+	0.00	0	0	2	0+	1
RJ Westcott (SA)	1957-1958	2	3	0	18	18	6.00	-	-	0	0	2	0+	0
JD Nel (SA)	1957-1957	1	2	0	11	7	5.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
SF Rehman (PAK)	1958-1958	1	2	0	10	8	5.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
JO Taylor (WI)	1958-1958	1	2	1	4	4*	4.00	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
DS Atkinson (WI)	1958-1958	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
LF Kline (AUS)	1957-1958	5	5	1	12	6*	3.00	-	-	0	0	2	0+	0
ERH Fuller (SA)	1957-1958	1	2	0	5	5	2.50	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
Haseeb Ahsan (PAK)	1958-1958	3	4	2	3	2	1.50	-	-	0	0	1	0	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1957-1958	5	8	2	6	3*	1.00	-	-	0	0	5	0	0
IS Madray (WI)	1958-1958	2	3	0	3	2	1.00	-	-	0	0	1	0	0
VI Smith (SA)	1957-1957	1	2	2	3	2*	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
DT Dewdney (WI)	1958-1958	3	3	3	5	5*	-	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0
RA Gaunt (AUS)	1958-1958	1	1	1	0	0*	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1958-1958	2	3	3	29	26*	-	-	-	0	0	0	0+	0
AL Valentine (WI)	1958-1958	1	1	1	5	5*	-	-	-	0	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]