Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
KF Barrington (ENG)	1961-1962	7	12	3	823	172	91.44	-	-	4	2	0	85+	0
FMM Worrell (WI)	1962-1962	5	6	2	332	98*	83.00	-	-	0	4	1	0+	2
G Pullar (ENG)	1961-1962	6	9	1	570	165	71.25	-	-	2	3	2	68	1
ER Dexter (ENG)	1961-1962	8	13	3	712	205	71.20	-	-	2	4	0	75+	0
RB Kanhai (WI)	1962-1962	5	7	0	495	139	70.71	-	-	2	1	0	13+	5
GS Sobers (WI)	1962-1962	5	7	1	424	153	70.66	-	-	2	1	0	11+	8
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1961-1962	3	6	0	407	111	67.83	-	-	2	2	0	46	0
JL Hendriks (WI)	1962-1962	1	1	0	64	64	64.00	-	-	0	1	0	8	0
DJ McGlew (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	2	426	127*	60.85	-	-	2	1	0	10+	1
JR Reid (NZ)	1961-1962	5	10	1	546	142	60.66	-	-	1	4	0	62+	5
EDAS McMorris (WI)	1962-1962	4	6	0	349	125	58.16	-	-	1	2	0	-	0
Javed Burki (PAK)	1961-1962	3	6	0	340	140	56.66	-	-	2	0	1	41	1
Alimuddin (PAK)	1962-1962	2	4	0	219	109	54.75	-	-	1	2	0	33	0
PR Umrigar (IND)	1961-1962	9	16	2	699	172*	49.92	-	-	2	3	0	33+	0
SM Nurse (WI)	1962-1962	1	2	1	47	46*	47.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1961-1962	10	18	1	753	189*	44.29	-	-	1	5	2	57+	0
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1961-1962	4	6	0	245	111	40.83	-	-	1	0	0	27	0
IL Mendonca (WI)	1962-1962	2	2	0	81	78	40.50	-	-	0	1	0	0+	0
WW Hall (WI)	1962-1962	5	5	2	120	50*	40.00	0+	0.00	0	1	0	0+	2
RA McLean (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	0	356	113	39.55	-	-	1	2	1	21+	4
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	0	330	67	36.66	-	-	0	3	0	16+	2
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1962-1962	2	4	2	71	41*	35.50	-	-	0	0	0	9	1
RW Barber (ENG)	1961-1962	8	12	2	338	86	33.80	0+	0.00	0	2	0	29+	1
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1962-1962	6	12	3	300	78*	33.33	-	-	0	3	1	10+	1
CG Borde (IND)	1961-1962	10	18	1	558	93	32.82	-	-	0	4	2	46+	0
PE Richardson (ENG)	1961-1962	8	14	1	422	71	32.46	-	-	0	2	0	29+	0
ML Jaisimha (IND)	1961-1962	9	16	0	516	127	32.25	-	-	1	3	1	32+	5
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1961-1962	3	6	0	191	74	31.83	-	-	0	2	1	28	1
PGZ Harris (NZ)	1961-1962	5	10	1	284	101	31.55	-	-	1	1	2	-	2
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1961-1962	3	6	0	186	76	31.00	-	-	0	1	0	27	0
PS Heine (SA)	1962-1962	1	1	0	31	31	31.00	-	-	0	0	0	3	3
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1961-1962	6	11	0	336	103	30.54	-	-	1	1	1	36+	2
ME Chapple (NZ)	1962-1962	2	4	0	122	69	30.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
AG Kripal Singh (IND)	1961-1961	3	4	2	60	38*	30.00	-	-	0	0	0	0+	0
PT Barton (NZ)	1961-1962	4	8	0	240	109	30.00	-	-	1	1	0	20+	0
GT Dowling (NZ)	1961-1962	4	8	0	238	78	29.75	-	-	0	3	2	8+	0
JS Solomon (WI)	1962-1962	4	5	0	148	96	29.60	-	-	0	1	2	11+	0
MJK Smith (ENG)	1961-1962	7	11	0	325	99	29.54	-	-	0	3	3	31+	1
JHB Waite (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	0	263	101	29.22	-	-	1	1	1	-	1
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1962	3	6	2	115	54*	28.75	-	-	0	1	1	-	0
VL Mehra (IND)	1961-1962	4	8	1	200	62	28.57	-	-	0	2	1	9+	0
CC Hunte (WI)	1962-1962	5	8	1	195	59	27.85	-	-	0	2	1	0+	0
SA Durani (IND)	1961-1962	10	18	1	458	104	26.94	-	-	1	2	3	32+	2
WV Rodriguez (WI)	1962-1962	2	2	0	53	50	26.50	-	-	0	1	0	0+	1
Haseeb Ahsan (PAK)	1961-1962	2	3	2	25	14	25.00	-	-	0	0	0	2	0
RF Surti (IND)	1962-1962	5	10	0	246	57	24.60	-	-	0	1	2	0+	2
SN McGregor (NZ)	1961-1962	5	10	0	242	68	24.20	-	-	0	2	1	-	0
GA Bartlett (NZ)	1961-1962	5	9	0	215	40	23.88	-	-	0	0	1	12+	0
KC Bland (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	0	205	42	22.77	-	-	0	0	1	-	5
FM Engineer (IND)	1961-1962	7	12	1	245	65	22.27	-	-	0	2	1	22+	0
BR Knight (ENG)	1961-1962	6	7	1	131	39*	21.83	0+	0.00	0	0	0	16	0
DW Allan (WI)	1962-1962	2	3	1	43	40*	21.50	-	-	0	0	0	0+	0
A D'Souza (PAK)	1962-1962	2	3	2	20	10*	20.00	-	-	0	0	0	1	0
DN Sardesai (IND)	1961-1962	4	7	0	137	60	19.57	-	-	0	1	2	4+	0
SC Stayers (WI)	1962-1962	4	4	1	58	35*	19.33	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
GAR Lock (ENG)	1961-1962	7	9	3	112	49	18.66	0+	0.00	0	0	1	11+	0
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	8	0	141	43	17.62	-	-	0	0	2	6+	0
WS Farrer (SA)	1962-1962	3	5	0	88	40	17.60	-	-	0	0	0	8+	0
W Mathias (PAK)	1961-1961	1	2	0	35	32	17.50	-	-	0	0	0	4	0
AE Dick (NZ)	1961-1962	5	9	1	139	50*	17.37	-	-	0	1	0	6+	0
NJ Contractor (IND)	1961-1962	7	12	0	206	86	17.16	-	-	0	1	0	16+	1
Imtiaz Ahmed (PAK)	1961-1962	3	6	0	102	86	17.00	-	-	0	1	3	10	0
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1962	5	9	8	17	10*	17.00	-	-	0	0	0	0+	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1962-1962	2	4	2	33	17	16.50	-	-	0	0	0	4+	0
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1961-1962	2	4	0	64	24	16.00	-	-	0	0	0	6	3
CW Smith (WI)	1962-1962	1	2	1	16	12	16.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1962-1962	2	3	0	46	24	15.33	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
DA Allen (ENG)	1961-1962	8	9	0	130	40	14.44	2+	0.00	0	0	2	13	0
G Millman (ENG)	1961-1962	4	6	2	53	32*	13.25	-	-	0	0	2	5	0
WE Russell (ENG)	1961-1962	2	4	0	53	34	13.25	-	-	0	0	1	4	0
AH McKinnon (SA)	1962-1962	1	2	1	13	9*	13.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
MK Elgie (SA)	1961-1962	3	6	0	75	56	12.50	-	-	0	1	2	8+	0
S O'Linn (SA)	1961-1961	2	4	1	36	17	12.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
RB Desai (IND)	1961-1962	7	12	2	112	29	11.20	-	-	0	0	1	12+	1
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1961-1961	1	2	0	21	14	10.50	-	-	0	0	0	2	1
Mohammad Munaf (PAK)	1961-1962	2	3	0	31	12	10.33	-	-	0	0	0	4	1
JT Sparling (NZ)	1961-1962	3	6	0	58	19	9.66	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
DR Smith (ENG)	1961-1962	5	5	1	38	34	9.50	0+	0.00	0	0	2	3	2
HD Bromfield (SA)	1961-1962	5	8	4	37	21	9.25	-	-	0	0	2	0+	0
AL Valentine (WI)	1962-1962	2	3	1	18	7*	9.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
HR Lance (SA)	1962-1962	2	3	0	25	9	8.33	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
VB Ranjane (IND)	1961-1962	4	5	2	23	16	7.66	0+	0.00	0	0	1	0+	1
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1961-1962	5	9	0	68	24	7.55	-	-	0	0	0	0+	0
AG Milkha Singh (IND)	1961-1961	1	2	0	14	12	7.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
Shujauddin (PAK)	1962-1962	2	3	0	20	15	6.66	-	-	0	0	1	4	0
LA King (WI)	1962-1962	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
JT Murray (ENG)	1961-1961	4	5	1	25	9*	6.25	0+	0.00	0	0	0	1+	0
SF Burke (SA)	1962-1962	1	2	0	12	12	6.00	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1962-1962	1	2	0	12	12	6.00	-	-	0	0	1	2	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1962-1962	5	5	0	25	15	5.00	0+	0.00	0	0	2	0+	0
JW Guy (NZ)	1961-1961	2	4	0	18	9	4.50	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
BK Kunderan (IND)	1961-1962	3	5	1	16	5	4.00	-	-	0	0	0	0+	0
KA Walter (SA)	1961-1961	2	3	0	11	10	3.66	-	-	0	0	1	0+	0
RC Motz (NZ)	1961-1962	5	9	1	25	10*	3.12	-	-	0	0	5	0+	0
VV Kumar (IND)	1961-1961	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0	0	1	0	0
SP Gupte (IND)	1961-1961	2	1	0	0	0	0.00	0+	0.00	0	0	1	0	0
DW White (ENG)	1961-1962	2	2	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0	0	2	0	0
CD Watson (WI)	1962-1962	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0	0	1	0	0
Afaq Hussain (PAK)	1961-1961	1	2	2	45	35*	-	-	-	0	0	0	5	0
A Brown (ENG)	1961-1961	2	1	1	3	3*	-	0+	0.00	0	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]