Batting Highest Career Batting Average - Australia

Players - Australia

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
GS Chappell	1979-1980	9	17	2	968	235	64.53	1828	52.95	3	4	1	107	1
AR Border	1979-1980	15	28	3	1233	162	49.32	2906+	41.32	4	6	0	134	9
KJ Hughes	1979-1980	15	28	3	1211	130*	48.44	2525+	45.94	2	9	1	127	6
GN Yallop	1979-1980	9	17	1	660	172	41.25	1473+	37.74	2	2	0	68	0
BM Laird	1979-1980	8	15	0	581	92	38.73	1563	37.17	0	6	2	46	0
B Yardley	1979-1979	3	5	1	154	61*	38.50	205+	58.53	0	1	0	18	2
IM Chappell	1980-1980	3	6	1	158	75	31.60	333	47.44	0	1	0	10	0
AMJ Hilditch	1979-1979	6	12	0	313	85	26.08	753+	38.37	0	3	1	28	0
JM Wiener	1979-1980	6	11	0	281	93	25.54	658	42.70	0	2	0	23	3
GR Beard	1980-1980	3	5	0	114	49	22.80	287	39.72	0	0	0	12	0
KJ Wright	1979-1979	6	11	4	156	55*	22.28	340+	40.88	0	1	1	17	0
DF Whatmore	1979-1979	5	10	0	220	77	22.00	337+	51.33	0	2	1	32	0
PR Sleep	1979-1979	2	4	0	85	64	21.25	244	34.83	0	1	0	8	0
LS Pascoe	1980-1980	3	4	3	21	10*	21.00	38	55.26	0	0	0	2	0
GM Wood	1979-1979	2	4	0	83	33	20.75	207	40.09	0	0	0	9	0
RB McCosker	1979-1980	3	6	0	124	41	20.66	336	36.90	0	0	0	9	0
DW Hookes	1979-1980	2	4	0	80	43	20.00	153	52.28	0	0	2	7	0
WM Darling	1979-1979	5	9	1	158	59	19.75	200+	47.50	0	1	0	15	0
RJ Bright	1979-1980	5	9	3	100	26*	16.66	313	31.94	0	0	1	13	0
RW Marsh	1979-1980	9	15	1	233	71	16.64	664	35.09	0	1	1	21	4
AA Mallett	1980-1980	2	3	0	37	25	12.33	72	51.38	0	0	1	5	0
G Dymock	1979-1980	13	20	4	190	31*	11.87	499+	34.66	0	0	2	20	0
PM Toohey	1979-1980	2	4	0	39	19	9.75	92	42.39	0	0	0	5	0
JR Thomson	1979-1979	2	3	2	9	8	9.00	27	33.33	0	0	0	1	0
DK Lillee	1979-1980	9	13	2	96	19	8.72	388	24.74	0	0	4	7	0
RM Hogg	1979-1980	8	13	2	87	19	7.90	268+	26.49	0	0	3	8	0
JD Higgs	1979-1980	8	12	5	38	11	5.42	151+	17.88	0	0	1	2	0
AG Hurst	1979-1979	2	2	0	0	0	0.00	5	0.00	0	0	2	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]