Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1978-1979	8	14	6	837	160*	104.62	506+	36.16	4	2	0	51+	5
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1978-1979	9	15	2	1179	205	90.69	476+	58.40	6	3	1	100+	4
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1978-1979	7	12	2	877	235*	87.70	214+	54.67	3	2	0	33+	6
GR Viswanath (IND)	1978-1979	9	12	0	746	179	62.16	125+	41.60	3	3	1	37+	0
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1979	5	10	3	422	105	60.28	1207	34.96	1	3	1	39	0
JK Moss (AUS)	1979-1979	1	2	1	60	38*	60.00	136	44.11	0	0	0	4	1
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1978-1979	6	10	1	538	187	59.77	315+	59.36	1	3	0	25+	0
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1978-1979	2	2	1	58	56	58.00	20+	10.00	0	1	0	0+	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1978-1979	7	12	2	560	134*	56.00	459+	48.36	3	0	1	57+	6
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1978-1979	9	14	2	605	157*	50.41	93+	22.58	2	3	2	12+	2
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1979	9	12	2	488	126*	48.80	254+	90.15	1	3	1	27+	9
JV Coney (NZ)	1979-1979	3	5	0	242	82	48.40	-	-	0	2	0	23+	2
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	1978-1979	6	10	0	472	250	47.20	15+	73.33	1	2	2	42+	3
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1979	6	11	1	420	102	42.00	880	47.72	1	1	0	38	0
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1978-1979	5	7	0	293	102	41.85	-	-	1	1	0	10+	0
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1978-1979	9	14	1	543	93	41.76	355+	38.30	0	5	1	22+	0
Majid Khan (PAK)	1978-1979	7	13	1	489	119*	40.75	170+	64.11	2	0	2	34+	1
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1979	6	10	0	405	91	40.50	117+	53.84	0	4	0	8+	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1978-1979	5	8	2	240	101*	40.00	143+	28.67	1	1	0	15+	1
DW Randall (ENG)	1978-1979	6	12	2	385	150	38.50	1074	35.84	1	2	2	35	1
WM Darling (AUS)	1978-1979	5	10	0	375	91	37.50	807	46.46	0	3	0	32	1
JG Wright (NZ)	1979-1979	3	5	0	178	88	35.60	-	-	0	1	0	12+	0
N Phillip (WI)	1978-1979	6	9	4	177	47	35.40	47+	55.31	0	0	1	3+	2
AB Williams (WI)	1978-1979	4	6	0	212	111	35.33	1+	0.00	1	0	1	0+	0
GP Howarth (NZ)	1979-1979	3	5	0	176	114	35.20	-	-	1	0	1	13+	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1978-1979	7	11	3	257	33	32.12	232+	38.79	0	0	0	15+	7
Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1979-1979	2	4	0	126	47	31.50	121+	42.14	0	0	0	13	2
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1978-1979	8	15	0	457	129	30.46	1453	31.45	1	1	1	39	4
GN Yallop (AUS)	1978-1979	7	14	0	424	121	30.28	1306	32.46	2	0	1	36	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1978-1979	8	12	0	360	78	30.00	312+	28.20	0	2	0	20+	0
BA Edgar (NZ)	1979-1979	3	5	0	149	129	29.80	-	-	1	0	1	0+	0
S Amarnath (IND)	1978-1978	3	5	0	147	60	29.40	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1979	6	10	0	291	74	29.10	657	44.29	0	2	0	29	2
DA Murray (WI)	1978-1979	6	10	1	261	84	29.00	258+	32.55	0	2	1	8+	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1979-1979	3	5	1	115	53*	28.75	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
Sadiq Mohammad (PAK)	1978-1978	1	2	0	57	41	28.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
MG Burgess (NZ)	1979-1979	3	5	0	136	71	27.20	-	-	0	1	0	11+	2
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1979-1979	4	6	0	163	74	27.16	69+	59.42	0	1	0	17+	0
GM Wood (AUS)	1978-1979	7	14	1	349	100	26.84	1004	34.76	1	1	2	18	0
WK Lees (NZ)	1979-1979	3	5	1	105	45*	26.25	-	-	0	0	0	9+	0
RW Taylor (ENG)	1978-1979	6	10	2	208	97	26.00	831	25.03	0	1	0	11	0
Talat Ali (PAK)	1979-1979	3	6	1	127	61	25.40	-	-	0	1	0	11+	0
DF Whatmore (AUS)	1979-1979	2	3	0	73	43	24.33	246	29.67	0	0	0	4	0
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1978-1979	8	10	3	170	85	24.28	33+	24.24	0	1	3	6+	1
KD Ghavri (IND)	1978-1979	7	9	2	169	43	24.14	36+	41.66	0	0	0	0+	1
G Miller (ENG)	1978-1979	6	10	0	234	64	23.40	790	29.62	0	1	0	20	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1978-1979	4	7	1	139	57	23.16	111+	27.02	0	1	0	1+	0
AMJ Hilditch (AUS)	1979-1979	3	6	0	139	62	23.16	366	37.97	0	1	0	7	0
S Shivnarine (WI)	1978-1979	5	8	1	162	62	23.14	-	-	0	1	2	9+	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1978-1979	6	11	0	246	74	22.36	764	32.19	0	1	0	22	1
G Boycott (ENG)	1978-1979	6	12	0	263	77	21.91	1163	22.61	0	1	1	6	0
DR Parry (WI)	1978-1979	6	9	1	170	55	21.25	114+	48.24	0	1	1	4+	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1978-1979	8	10	1	183	35	20.33	183+	36.06	0	0	0	12+	0
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1979	5	10	1	168	61*	18.66	443	37.92	0	1	1	14	0
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1978-1979	9	12	2	171	39*	17.10	13+	130.76	0	0	1	0+	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1979-1979	3	5	1	68	23*	17.00	-	-	0	0	0	6+	1
JM Brearley (ENG)	1978-1979	6	12	1	184	53	16.72	712	25.84	0	1	2	10	0
PM Toohey (AUS)	1978-1979	5	10	1	149	81*	16.55	399	37.34	0	1	2	8	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1978-1978	2	3	2	15	10*	15.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
Anwar Khan (PAK)	1979-1979	1	2	1	15	12	15.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	1
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1978-1979	7	8	3	68	22*	13.60	27+	18.51	0	0	3	2+	0
AE Greenidge (WI)	1978-1979	4	6	0	80	32	13.33	8+	0.00	0	0	2	0+	0
VA Holder (WI)	1978-1979	6	8	2	79	27	13.16	21+	66.66	0	0	1	1+	1
GJ Cosier (AUS)	1978-1978	2	4	0	52	47	13.00	101	51.48	0	0	1	4	0
JM Parker (NZ)	1979-1979	2	3	0	38	33	12.66	-	-	0	0	0	4	0
JK Lever (ENG)	1978-1978	1	2	0	24	14	12.00	94	25.53	0	0	0	0	0
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1979-1979	2	4	0	47	14	11.75	51+	54.90	0	0	0	4+	0
JA Maclean (AUS)	1978-1979	4	8	1	79	33*	11.28	357	22.12	0	0	2	5	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1979	4	7	1	67	42	11.16	268	25.00	0	0	3	5	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1978-1979	6	10	2	88	24	11.00	294	29.93	0	0	1	5	1
KJ Wright (AUS)	1979-1979	4	7	1	63	29	10.50	246	25.60	0	0	1	4	0
GB Troup (NZ)	1979-1979	2	2	1	10	7	10.00	-	-	0	0	0	0+	0
JF Reid (NZ)	1979-1979	1	2	0	19	19	9.50	-	-	0	0	1	2	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1978-1979	6	5	2	26	11	8.66	4+	0.00	0	0	1	0+	0
ST Clarke (WI)	1978-1979	5	7	2	39	15	7.80	12+	66.66	0	0	2	0+	2
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1979	5	10	4	46	16	7.66	212	21.69	0	0	1	1	0
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1979	8	15	0	107	36	7.13	345	31.01	0	0	5	11	0
M Hendrick (ENG)	1978-1979	5	9	4	34	10	6.80	126	26.98	0	0	2	3	0
G Dymock (AUS)	1978-1979	4	7	2	33	11	6.60	239	13.80	0	0	2	1	0
PH Carlson (AUS)	1979-1979	2	4	0	23	21	5.75	63	36.50	0	0	2	2	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1978-1979	6	8	2	34	18	5.66	8+	25.00	0	0	0	0+	0
BP Bracewell (NZ)	1979-1979	1	2	1	5	5	5.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
PR Sleep (AUS)	1979-1979	1	2	0	10	10	5.00	35	28.57	0	0	1	0	0
AG Hurst (AUS)	1978-1979	8	15	2	60	17*	4.61	143	41.95	0	0	8	6	0
WM Clark (AUS)	1979-1979	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	22	40.90	0	0	1	2	0
HS Chang (WI)	1979-1979	1	2	0	8	6	4.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
MV Narasimha Rao (IND)	1978-1979	2	3	0	11	6	3.66	-	-	0	0	0	0+	0
TJ Laughlin (AUS)	1978-1978	1	2	0	7	5	3.50	11	63.63	0	0	0	0	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1979	3	5	1	8	5	2.00	-	-	0	0	1	0+	0
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1978-1979	7	6	2	5	4	1.25	8+	12.50	0	0	2	0+	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1979-1979	3	4	0	5	4	1.25	-	-	0	0	2	0+	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1978	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	9	11.11	0	0	0	0	0
DD Parsana (IND)	1979-1979	2	2	0	1	1	0.50	-	-	0	0	1	0	0
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1978-1978	1	0	0	0	-	-	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
CM Old (ENG)	1978-1978	1	1	1	29	29*	-	102	28.43	0	0	0	2	0
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1978-1978	3	1	1	29	29*	-	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]