Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
MW Gatting (ENG)	1985-1985	6	9	3	527	160	87.83	1011	52.12	2	3	-	74	0
DI Gower (ENG)	1985-1985	6	9	-	732	215	81.33	1196	61.20	3	1	-	89	1
M Amarnath (IND)	1985-1985	2	4	1	216	116*	72.00	-	-	1	1	-	-	0
AR Border (AUS)	1985-1985	6	11	2	597	196	66.33	1194	50.00	2	1	-	65	1
LRD Mendis (SL)	1985-1985	3	6	1	310	124	62.00	-	-	1	3	-	-	2
RT Robinson (ENG)	1985-1985	6	9	1	490	175	61.25	933	52.51	2	1	-	60	0
RL Dias (SL)	1985-1985	3	6	1	273	106	54.60	-	-	1	2	1	-	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1985-1985	6	9	-	487	196	54.11	856	56.89	1	2	-	65	0
RS Madugalle (SL)	1985-1985	3	5	1	177	103	44.25	-	-	1	1	-	-	0
GM Ritchie (AUS)	1985-1985	6	11	1	422	146	42.20	1034	40.81	1	2	-	44	1
P Willey (ENG)	1985-1985	1	2	1	39	36	39.00	84	46.42	-	-	-	5	0
AMJ Hilditch (AUS)	1985-1985	6	11	-	424	119	38.54	788	53.80	1	1	1	51	4
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1985-1985	3	6	1	186	52	37.20	-	-	-	2	1	-	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1985-1985	3	5	-	185	111	37.00	-	-	1	-	1	6+	2
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1985-1985	6	8	1	256	67	36.57	522	49.04	-	1	-	34	0
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1985-1985	3	6	1	177	98*	35.40	-	-	-	2	1	0+	0
WB Phillips (AUS)	1985-1985	6	11	1	350	91	35.00	669	52.31	-	2	-	52	1
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-1985	3	6	1	168	75	33.60	-	-	-	1	-	9+	3
KC Wessels (AUS)	1985-1985	6	11	-	368	83	33.45	933	39.44	-	3	-	38	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1985-1985	6	6	2	130	33	32.50	208	62.50	-	-	-	16	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1985-1985	6	8	-	250	85	31.25	289	86.50	-	2	-	37	5
K Srikkanth (IND)	1985-1985	3	6	-	187	64	31.16	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
SAR Silva (SL)	1985-1985	3	6	1	151	111	30.20	-	-	1	-	-	-	0
GM Wood (AUS)	1985-1985	5	9	-	260	172	28.88	658	39.51	1	-	-	33	0
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1985-1985	5	8	1	184	48	26.28	403	45.65	-	-	1	19	3
LS Rajput (IND)	1985-1985	2	4	-	105	61	26.25	-	-	-	1	1	-	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1985-1985	3	6	-	157	81	26.16	-	-	-	1	-	-	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1985-1985	3	6	-	128	78	21.33	-	-	-	1	1	0+	0
S Wettimuny (SL)	1985-1985	3	5	-	103	34	20.60	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1985-1985	1	2	-	39	21	19.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1985-1985	1	1	-	19	19	19.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
C Sharma (IND)	1985-1985	3	5	2	57	38	19.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
PR Downton (ENG)	1985-1985	6	7	1	114	54	19.00	299	38.12	-	1	2	12	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1985-1985	3	6	-	112	43	18.66	-	-	-	-	1	-	0
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1985	4	7	-	124	61	17.71	370	33.51	-	1	-	14	0
GF Lawson (AUS)	1985-1985	6	9	1	119	53	14.87	243	48.97	-	1	1	15	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1985	6	9	1	103	35	12.87	171	60.23	-	-	1	11	1
MJ Bennett (AUS)	1985-1985	1	2	-	23	12	11.50	75	30.66	-	-	-	2	0
G Sharma (IND)	1985-1985	1	2	1	11	10*	11.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1985-1985	1	2	-	21	17	10.50	67	31.34	-	-	-	2	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1985-1985	5	5	-	47	21	9.40	176	26.70	-	-	-	3	0
DM Wellham (AUS)	1985-1985	1	2	-	18	13	9.00	58	31.03	-	-	-	2	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1985-1985	3	4	1	26	16	8.66	-	-	-	-	1	0+	1
PJW Allott (ENG)	1985-1985	4	5	1	27	12	6.75	79	34.17	-	-	1	3	0
S Viswanath (IND)	1985-1985	3	5	-	31	20	6.20	-	-	-	-	2	-	0
FS Ahangama (SL)	1985-1985	3	3	1	11	11	5.50	-	-	-	-	1	0+	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1985	3	3	1	9	7	4.50	-	-	-	-	-	0+	0
RG Holland (AUS)	1985-1985	4	5	1	15	10	3.75	74	20.27	-	-	3	2	0
RM Ellison (ENG)	1985-1985	2	1	-	3	3	3.00	32	9.37	-	-	-	0	0
CDUS Weerasinghe (SL)	1985-1985	1	1	-	3	3	3.00	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
A Sidebottom (ENG)	1985-1985	1	1	-	2	2	2.00	8	25.00	-	-	-	0	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1985-1985	1	2	-	3	3	1.50	19	15.78	-	-	1	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1985-1985	2	3	1	3	3	1.50	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
DR Gilbert (AUS)	1985-1985	1	2	1	1	1	1.00	9	11.11	-	-	-	0	0
BR Jurangpathy (SL)	1985-1985	1	2	-	1	1	0.50	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
EAR de Silva (SL)	1985-1985	1	1	1	1	1*	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
LB Taylor (ENG)	1985-1985	2	1	1	1	1*	-	10	10.00	-	-	-	0	0
JP Agnew (ENG)	1985-1985	1	1	1	2	2*	-	8	25.00	-	-	-	0	0
NG Cowans (ENG)	1985-1985	1	1	1	22	22*	-	28	78.57	-	-	-	5	0
JR Thomson (AUS)	1985-1985	2	4	4	38	28*	-	56	67.85	-	-	-	4	1

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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:

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]