Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
IM Chappell (AUS)	1979-1980	3	3	2	131	63*	131.00	130	100.76	0	2	0	12	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1979-1980	7	7	2	485	153*	97.00	510	95.09	1	4	0	46	5
G Boycott (ENG)	1979-1980	6	6	1	425	105	85.00	615	69.10	1	4	0	32	0
TJ Laughlin (AUS)	1979-1979	1	1	0	74	74	74.00	97	76.28	0	1	0	4	0
CG Greenidge (WI)	1979-1980	9	9	2	507	103	72.42	768	66.01	1	4	0	53	4
RB McCosker (AUS)	1979-1980	3	3	0	137	95	45.66	209	65.55	0	1	0	6	0
GS Chappell (AUS)	1979-1980	8	8	1	309	92	44.14	466	66.30	0	3	1	24	0
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1979-1980	10	9	2	307	66	43.85	463	66.30	0	2	0	23+	0+
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1980-1980	1	1	0	41	41	41.00	33	124.24	0	0	0	6	0
P Willey (ENG)	1979-1980	9	9	1	303	64	37.87	454	66.74	0	4	1	25	0
DA Murray (WI)	1980-1980	1	1	0	35	35	35.00	98	35.71	0	0	0	6	0
DL Bairstow (ENG)	1979-1980	9	9	5	118	23*	29.50	192	61.45	0	0	1	6	1
GB Stevenson (ENG)	1980-1980	2	2	1	29	28*	29.00	24	120.83	0	0	0	3	0
WK Lees (NZ)	1980-1980	1	1	0	25	25	25.00	27	92.59	0	0	0	0	2
DL Haynes (WI)	1979-1980	10	10	0	234	80	23.40	447	52.34	0	1	1	19	1
KD Walters (AUS)	1979-1979	2	2	0	46	34	23.00	62	74.19	0	0	0	2	0
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1979-1980	8	8	0	162	52	20.25	215	75.34	0	1	0	9	2
GA Gooch (ENG)	1979-1980	9	9	0	181	69	20.11	289	62.62	0	1	0	13	1
DI Gower (ENG)	1979-1980	9	9	0	181	59	20.11	259	69.88	0	1	0	15	1
RJ Bright (AUS)	1979-1979	3	2	1	20	19*	20.00	49	40.81	0	0	0	1	0
WM Darling (AUS)	1979-1979	1	1	0	20	20	20.00	34	58.82	0	0	0	2	0
JM Wiener (AUS)	1979-1980	7	7	0	140	50	20.00	324	43.20	0	1	0	12	0
JG Wright (NZ)	1980-1980	1	1	0	20	20	20.00	58	34.48	0	0	0	4	0
DW Randall (ENG)	1979-1980	7	7	0	136	49	19.42	278	48.92	0	0	2	9	1
W Larkins (ENG)	1980-1980	4	4	0	77	34	19.25	174	44.25	0	0	0	3	0
CL King (WI)	1979-1980	9	6	1	93	31*	18.60	99	93.93	0	0	1	5+	2+
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1980	7	7	0	130	44	18.57	271	47.97	0	0	1	5	1
LG Rowe (WI)	1979-1980	7	4	0	72	60	18.00	132	54.54	0	1	0	5+	0
DL Murray (WI)	1979-1980	9	5	2	54	27	18.00	98	55.10	0	0	0	4	0
GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1980	1	1	0	18	18	18.00	42	42.85	0	0	0	-	-
BA Edgar (NZ)	1980-1980	1	1	0	18	18	18.00	29	62.06	0	0	0	3	0
JM Brearley (ENG)	1979-1980	9	9	3	97	27	16.16	168	57.73	0	0	2	6	0
DK Lillee (AUS)	1979-1980	8	7	3	60	19	15.00	64	93.75	0	0	2	6	0
RW Marsh (AUS)	1979-1980	8	8	1	105	33	15.00	154	68.18	0	0	1	1	2
CH Lloyd (WI)	1979-1980	9	6	1	72	34*	14.40	113	63.71	0	0	1	4+	0+
MHN Walker (AUS)	1979-1980	2	2	1	14	9*	14.00	37	37.83	0	0	0	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1980	9	9	0	114	37	12.66	137	83.21	0	0	1	9	3
DR Parry (WI)	1979-1980	4	3	1	24	11*	12.00	35	68.57	0	0	0	2+	0+
PE McEwan (NZ)	1980-1980	1	1	0	12	12	12.00	24	50.00	0	0	0	-	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1980-1980	2	1	0	11	11	11.00	11	100.00	0	0	0	0	0
GN Yallop (AUS)	1980-1980	1	1	0	11	11	11.00	19	57.89	0	0	0	1	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1979-1980	9	6	1	43	16	8.60	61	70.49	0	0	0	3	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1980	4	3	0	25	18	8.33	40	62.50	0	0	0	2	0
BM Laird (AUS)	1979-1979	5	5	0	41	20	8.20	113	36.28	0	0	0	4	0
J Garner (WI)	1979-1980	9	6	2	30	8*	7.50	44	68.18	0	0	0	0+	1
CEH Croft (WI)	1979-1980	6	3	1	11	8	5.50	23	47.82	0	0	0	1	0
JF Reid (NZ)	1980-1980	1	1	0	5	5	5.00	13	38.46	0	0	0	-	0
DW Hookes (AUS)	1979-1979	2	2	0	9	9	4.50	29	31.03	0	0	1	0	0
G Miller (ENG)	1979-1979	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	6	66.66	0	0	0	0	0
RM Hogg (AUS)	1979-1979	5	2	1	4	3*	4.00	12	33.33	0	0	0	0	0
G Dymock (AUS)	1979-1980	4	2	1	4	4*	4.00	20	20.00	0	0	1	0	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1980-1980	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	7	57.14	0	0	0	0	0
MA Holding (WI)	1979-1980	10	5	1	15	8	3.75	24	62.50	0	0	2	0	0
JR Thomson (AUS)	1979-1980	4	2	1	3	3*	3.00	13	23.07	0	0	1	0	0
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1979-1980	5	2	0	5	5	2.50	12	41.66	0	0	1	1	0
DF Whatmore (AUS)	1980-1980	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	6	33.33	0	0	0	0	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1980-1980	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	3	33.33	0	0	0	0	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1980	7	3	1	1	1	0.50	5	20.00	0	0	1	0	0
JM Parker (NZ)	1980-1980	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	2	0.00	0	0	1	0	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1979-1979	5	0	0	0	-	-	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1979-1980	7	0	0	0	-	-	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
GB Troup (NZ)	1980-1980	1	1	1	0	0*	-	3	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1980-1980	1	1	1	53	53*	-	65	81.53	0	1	0	4	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 Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]