Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SM Gavaskar (/IND)	1970-1971	5	10	4	832	220	138.66	-	-	4	3	0	43+	1+
BA Richards (SOA)	1970-1971	10	15	1	1494	356	106.71	381+	93.43	6	3	0	60+	2+
G Boycott (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	11	21	6	1461	173	97.40	1750+	37.54	6	6	0	61+	0+
GS Sobers (WI)	1971-1971	5	10	2	597	178*	74.62	-	-	3	1	2	18+	4
DN Sardesai (/IND/WEZ)	1970-1971	7	10	0	691	212	69.10	-	-	3	1	0	28+	1+
RJ Inverarity (WA)	1970-1971	9	17	3	805	148	57.50	-	-	2	5	1	-	-
JH Edrich (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	13	24	4	1131	130	56.55	1872+	36.69	3	7	0	65+	0+
BW Luckhurst (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	11	20	3	954	135	56.11	1442+	36.26	4	3	1	50+	0+
J Benaud (NSW)	1970-1971	9	15	1	782	130	55.85	-	-	2	4	0	-	-
R Edwards (WA)	1970-1971	7	13	3	522	119	52.20	-	-	2	3	0	-	-
BL D'Oliveira (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	13	20	3	870	162*	51.17	1357+	39.20	4	3	1	54+	4+
KR Stackpole (AUS/VIC)	1970-1971	11	19	1	889	207	49.38	1336+	46.93	2	5	1	74+	3+
IM Chappell (AUS/SOA)	1970-1971	15	25	0	1210	129	48.40	1079+	41.89	3	8	1	54+	2+
AJ Woodcock (SOA)	1970-1971	8	12	1	525	119*	47.72	-	-	1	5	1	19+	0+
WM Lawry (AUS/VIC)	1970-1971	11	20	5	709	87	47.26	1239+	26.15	0	7	2	32+	0+
APE Knott (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	11	17	5	539	101	44.91	1056+	39.67	1	2	0	38+	1+
SC Trimble (QLD)	1970-1971	8	15	0	642	177	42.80	-	-	2	3	0	-	-
IR Redpath (AUS/VIC)	1970-1971	13	22	2	855	171	42.75	1449+	34.29	1	7	0	40+	0+
AJ Sieler (VIC)	1970-1971	7	10	2	324	97	40.50	-	-	0	2	0	-	-
GS Chappell (AUS/SOA)	1970-1971	14	22	1	829	133	39.47	638+	38.08	3	4	1	23+	0+
GR Davies (NSW)	1970-1971	9	13	3	379	73*	37.90	0+	0.00	0	3	1	0+	0+
KD Walters (AUS/NSW)	1970-1971	13	22	3	713	201*	37.52	844+	44.19	2	2	0	32+	1+
DJ Colley (NSW)	1970-1971	8	11	2	337	101	37.44	0+	0.00	1	1	1	10+	1+
KG Cunningham (SOA)	1970-1971	9	13	1	448	124	37.33	-	-	1	2	0	6+	0+
S Abid Ali (IND/SOZ)	1971-1971	7	10	3	259	120	37.00	-	-	1	1	0	0+	0+
JH Hampshire (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	9	16	3	451	156*	34.69	409+	46.94	1	3	2	25+	0+
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS/NSW)	1970-1971	10	14	5	311	81*	34.55	141+	29.78	0	2	0	4+	0+
R Illingworth (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	13	20	3	529	53	31.11	1094+	35.74	0	1	1	46+	0+
KWR Fletcher (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	11	20	1	589	80	31.00	752+	30.71	0	5	2	21+	0+
RW Marsh (AUS/WA)	1970-1971	15	23	1	682	92*	31.00	555+	38.73	0	5	2	23+	0+
D Chadwick (WA)	1970-1971	9	17	1	492	137	30.75	-	-	1	0	1	-	-
RF Surti (QLD)	1970-1971	8	15	0	454	100	30.26	-	-	1	2	2	-	-
A Turner (NSW)	1970-1971	9	15	1	414	97	29.57	-	-	0	3	2	-	-
CH Lloyd (WI)	1971-1971	5	10	0	295	64	29.50	-	-	0	3	0	8+	0
ED Solkar (/IND/WEZ)	1970-1971	7	10	1	265	65	29.44	-	-	0	3	0	5+	0+
AA Mallett (AUS/SOA)	1970-1971	11	15	2	374	92	28.76	136+	27.94	0	2	1	4+	0+
JP Causby (SOA)	1970-1971	10	15	1	395	115	28.21	-	-	1	2	1	4+	0+
WD Albury (QLD)	1970-1971	6	12	6	169	38	28.16	-	-	0	0	0	-	-
KE Dudgeon (QLD)	1970-1971	6	11	0	307	85	27.90	-	-	0	3	2	-	-
MC Cowdrey (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	10	17	1	445	101	27.81	454+	39.86	1	2	1	23+	0+
PLA Bedford (VIC)	1970-1971	8	12	1	300	82	27.27	-	-	0	2	0	-	-
PH Carlson (QLD)	1970-1971	8	14	1	344	85*	26.46	-	-	0	2	0	-	-
BC Francis (NSW)	1970-1971	7	12	0	317	75	26.41	-	-	0	3	1	-	-
AP Sheahan (AUS/VIC)	1970-1971	8	12	1	284	71	25.81	110+	34.54	0	2	2	2+	0+
JT Irvine (WA)	1970-1971	8	14	0	350	58	25.00	-	-	0	2	2	-	-
AL Mann (WA)	1970-1970	7	11	1	233	110	23.30	-	-	1	1	2	-	-
JA Maclean (QLD)	1970-1971	8	14	2	278	63*	23.16	-	-	0	2	3	-	-
JA Steele (NSW)	1970-1971	7	12	1	244	54	22.18	-	-	0	1	2	-	-
TJ Jenner (AUS/SOA)	1970-1971	12	17	5	233	60*	19.41	132+	27.27	0	1	2	3+	0+
HB Taber (NSW)	1970-1971	9	11	3	145	39*	18.12	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0+
RG Paulsen (QLD)	1970-1971	7	12	3	159	36	17.66	-	-	0	0	4	-	-
RC Jordon (VIC)	1970-1971	8	11	3	138	40*	17.25	-	-	0	0	0	-	-
GD McKenzie (AUS/WA)	1970-1971	8	13	6	120	44	17.14	123+	22.76	0	0	0	2+	1+
S Venkataraghavan (IND/SOZ)	1970-1971	8	10	1	153	51	17.00	-	-	0	1	0	0+	0+
JA Snow (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	10	10	1	150	38	16.66	452+	31.19	0	0	0	15+	0+
RP Blundell (SOA)	1970-1971	9	12	0	199	66	16.58	-	-	0	1	2	0+	0+
P Lever (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	13	13	1	188	64	15.66	331+	45.61	0	1	2	17+	0+
DK Lillee (AUS/WA)	1970-1971	11	16	5	159	32	14.45	43+	37.20	0	0	1	0+	0+
K Shuttleworth (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	8	10	2	88	24	11.00	90+	27.77	0	0	1	4+	0+
GAR Lock (WA)	1970-1971	9	11	2	95	24*	10.55	0+	0.00	0	0	2	0+	0+
JRF Duncan (AUS/QLD)	1970-1971	9	14	2	119	39	9.91	8+	37.50	0	0	4	0+	0+
IM Seib (QLD)	1970-1971	7	13	0	107	24	8.23	-	-	0	0	6	-	-
JW Gleeson (AUS/NSW)	1970-1971	10	10	0	64	16	6.40	128+	32.81	0	0	3	6+	0+
AL Thomson (AUS/VIC)	1970-1971	11	12	6	38	12*	6.33	45+	48.88	0	0	5	2+	0+
DL Underwood (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	12	14	7	41	13*	5.85	85+	29.41	0	0	5	2+	0+
AR Dell (AUS/QLD)	1970-1971	9	14	5	49	12	5.44	26+	23.07	0	0	2	0+	0+

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 10 innings
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:

Gujarat vs Tripura at Agartala, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group C, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 53/2 (19.0 ov, MA Hingrajia 23*, JM Patel 26*, MB Murasingh 1/6) - Stumps

Easterns (Eastern Transvaal) vs South Western Districts at Oudtshoorn, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 19th Match, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 224/10 (61.4 ov, ZJH Momberg 24*, T Ndlela 1/19) - Stumps

Nagaland vs Andhra at Sovima, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group A, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 85/4 (33.0 ov, HT Aye 16*, R Jonathan 0*, T Vijay 3/29) - Stumps