Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
RB Simpson (AUS)	1965-1966	3	4	0	355	225	88.75	707	50.21	1	2	0	33	1
WM Lawry (AUS)	1965-1966	5	7	0	592	166	84.57	1434	41.28	3	2	1	56	1
RM Cowper (AUS)	1965-1966	4	6	0	493	307	82.16	1099	44.85	1	2	1	38	0
KD Walters (AUS)	1965-1966	5	7	1	410	155	68.33	1093	37.51	2	1	1	25	4
KF Barrington (ENG)	1965-1966	5	8	1	464	115	66.28	1008	46.03	2	3	0	25	3
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1965-1966	5	6	2	258	60	64.50	653	39.50	0	3	0	27	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1965-1966	7	11	2	463	104	51.44	811+	43.52	1	3	2	42	0
JM Parks (ENG)	1965-1966	7	10	2	407	89	50.87	684+	54.53	0	3	0	34	6
JT Murray (ENG)	1966-1966	1	1	0	50	50	50.00	-	-	0	1	0	3	2
RW Barber (ENG)	1965-1966	5	9	1	328	185	41.00	440	74.54	1	0	1	33	1
JH Edrich (ENG)	1965-1966	8	11	0	415	109	37.72	1001+	37.46	2	1	0	39	1
G Thomas (AUS)	1966-1966	3	4	0	147	52	36.75	251	58.56	0	2	0	17	0
BW Sinclair (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	0	218	114	36.33	260+	47.30	1	0	1	17	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	0	214	104	35.66	267+	32.58	1	1	1	16	1
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1966-1966	3	5	1	137	54	34.25	120+	27.50	0	1	0	11	0
DA Allen (ENG)	1965-1966	7	8	3	166	88	33.20	196+	35.20	0	2	0	11	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1965-1966	7	12	2	313	84	31.30	802+	37.40	0	3	0	28	0
MJK Smith (ENG)	1965-1966	8	12	1	316	87	28.72	513+	30.21	0	2	1	29	0
DJ Sincock (AUS)	1966-1966	1	2	0	56	29	28.00	191	29.31	0	0	0	8	0
PJP Burge (AUS)	1965-1966	4	6	0	159	120	26.50	305	52.13	1	0	1	15	0
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1966-1966	2	2	0	52	43	26.00	111	46.84	0	0	0	7	0
RC Motz (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	0	148	58	24.66	78+	38.46	0	2	0	15	5
WE Russell (ENG)	1965-1966	4	6	1	123	56	24.60	167+	34.13	0	1	0	10	0
EC Petrie (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	1	115	55	23.00	139+	12.94	0	1	0	9	0
TR Veivers (AUS)	1965-1966	4	5	1	83	56*	20.75	257	32.29	0	1	0	8	0
TW Jarvis (NZ)	1966-1966	1	2	0	39	39	19.50	158	24.68	0	0	1	4	0
RS Cunis (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	3	55	16*	18.33	88+	15.90	0	0	0	6	0
IM Chappell (AUS)	1966-1966	2	2	0	36	19	18.00	140	25.71	0	0	0	3	0
IR Redpath (AUS)	1965-1965	1	1	0	17	17	17.00	73	23.28	0	0	0	1	0
BC Booth (AUS)	1965-1966	3	5	0	84	27	16.80	248	33.87	0	0	0	9	0
BR Knight (ENG)	1965-1966	4	5	1	64	25	16.00	169+	30.76	0	0	0	5	0
N Puna (NZ)	1966-1966	3	5	3	31	18*	15.50	49+	18.36	0	0	0	2	0
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1965-1966	4	5	3	28	20*	14.00	80	35.00	0	0	1	2	0
GP Bilby (NZ)	1966-1966	2	4	0	55	28	13.75	-	-	0	0	0	7	0
V Pollard (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	1	66	25	13.20	163+	16.56	0	0	0	2	1
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1965-1966	4	5	1	51	24	12.75	136	37.50	0	0	0	3	1
BR Taylor (NZ)	1966-1966	1	2	0	24	18	12.00	52	46.15	0	0	0	3	0
MJF Shrimpton (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	0	68	38	11.33	32+	18.75	0	0	2	6	0
DJ Brown (ENG)	1965-1966	6	7	0	61	44	8.71	94+	18.08	0	0	2	6	0
RW Morgan (NZ)	1966-1966	2	4	0	33	25	8.25	137+	21.89	0	0	1	1	0
ME Chapple (NZ)	1966-1966	1	2	0	15	15	7.50	-	-	0	0	1	2	0
PI Philpott (AUS)	1965-1966	3	4	1	22	10	7.33	120	18.33	0	0	0	1	0
ATW Grout (AUS)	1965-1966	5	5	0	34	16	6.80	73	46.57	0	0	1	2	0
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1966	4	4	2	12	8*	6.00	40+	10.00	0	0	1	2	0
IJ Jones (ENG)	1965-1966	7	7	2	29	16	5.80	86	33.72	0	0	2	4	0
GA Bartlett (NZ)	1966-1966	2	4	0	10	6	2.50	-	-	0	0	2	2	0
AN Connolly (AUS)	1965-1966	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	6	0.00	0	0	1	0	0
PJ Allan (AUS)	1965-1965	1	0	0	0	-	-	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]