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)	1985-1986	3	4	1	352	172	117.33	875	40.22	2	-	-	35	0
DL Haynes (WI)	1986-1986	5	9	3	469	131	78.16	985	47.61	1	3	-	55	2
M Amarnath (IND)	1985-1986	3	4	1	223	138	74.33	565	39.46	1	-	-	20	0
K Srikkanth (IND)	1985-1986	3	4	-	291	116	72.75	347	83.86	1	2	-	46	1
MD Crowe (NZ)	1985-1986	6	9	2	488	188	69.71	1044	46.74	2	1	2	61	0
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1985-1986	4	5	3	137	83*	68.50	261	52.49	-	1	-	15	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1986-1986	5	6	1	331	110*	66.20	323	102.47	1	2	-	35	12
AR Border (AUS)	1985-1986	9	16	2	867	163	61.92	1972	43.96	4	2	-	84	5
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1985-1986	6	7	1	369	203*	61.50	-	-	1	1	1	-	1
A Ranatunga (SL)	1985-1986	6	10	2	485	135*	60.62	175+	44.00	1	3	-	11+	4
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1985-1986	3	4	2	120	75	60.00	383	31.33	-	1	-	8	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1985-1986	3	3	1	113	59*	56.50	279	40.50	-	1	-	8	0
RB Richardson (WI)	1986-1986	5	9	2	387	160	55.28	680	56.91	2	-	-	53	2
C Sharma (IND)	1985-1986	2	1	-	54	54	54.00	112	48.21	-	1	-	7	0
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1985-1986	3	6	2	216	116*	54.00	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
JV Coney (NZ)	1985-1986	6	8	1	364	101*	52.00	771	47.21	1	2	-	38	2
RA Harper (WI)	1986-1986	2	3	1	100	60	50.00	141	70.92	-	1	-	8	3
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1985-1986	6	9	2	346	81	49.42	239+	33.89	-	4	-	9+	0
NS Yadav (IND)	1985-1986	3	2	1	47	41	47.00	150	31.33	-	-	-	3	0
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1985-1986	4	5	-	230	122	46.00	242+	50.41	1	1	-	17+	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1985-1986	3	2	-	91	49	45.50	259	35.13	-	-	-	7	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1985-1986	3	3	-	135	55	45.00	172	78.48	-	1	-	17	0
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1986	9	17	2	674	131	44.93	1707	39.48	2	4	1	67	0
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1985-1986	9	16	1	586	130	39.06	1233	47.52	3	1	-	49	3
JG Wright (NZ)	1985-1986	5	9	1	311	59	38.87	1060	29.33	-	2	-	33	0
GM Ritchie (AUS)	1985-1986	8	14	1	503	128	38.69	1453	34.61	1	3	-	44	1
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1986-1986	3	4	1	115	65	38.33	395	29.11	-	2	2	16	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1986-1986	5	5	1	153	76	38.25	212	72.16	-	2	-	16	2
GR Marsh (AUS)	1985-1986	6	11	1	380	118	38.00	1121	33.89	1	1	1	36	0
Qasim Umar (PAK)	1985-1986	6	8	-	303	206	37.87	-	-	1	1	-	8+	0
DI Gower (ENG)	1986-1986	5	10	-	370	90	37.00	586	63.13	-	3	-	50	2
KC Wessels (AUS)	1985-1985	1	2	-	73	70	36.50	196	37.24	-	1	-	6	1
CG Greenidge (WI)	1986-1986	5	6	-	217	58	36.16	302	71.85	-	1	-	35	3
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1985-1986	6	7	1	216	72*	36.00	342	63.15	-	2	1	23	5
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-1986	6	11	1	345	122	34.50	-	-	2	-	-	17+	3
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1985-1985	1	1	-	33	33	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1986-1986	5	6	-	191	56	31.83	562	33.98	-	1	1	21	0
Saleem Yousuf (PAK)	1985-1985	2	3	1	63	27	31.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
MA Holding (WI)	1986-1986	4	4	-	124	73	31.00	131	94.65	-	1	-	11	6
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1985-1986	6	6	-	181	54	30.16	0+	-	-	1	-	0+	0
BA Edgar (NZ)	1985-1986	6	10	-	289	74	28.90	1060	27.26	-	3	-	17	0
SR Gillespie (NZ)	1986-1986	1	1	-	28	28	28.00	81	34.56	-	-	-	2	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1986-1986	5	10	-	276	53	27.60	707	39.03	-	4	2	24	0
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1985-1986	5	8	1	193	50	27.57	-	-	-	1	-	0+	0
JF Reid (NZ)	1985-1986	6	9	1	219	108	27.37	630	34.76	1	-	-	27	0
CA Best (WI)	1986-1986	3	4	1	78	35	26.00	205	38.04	-	-	-	9	1
VR Brown (NZ)	1985-1985	2	3	1	51	36*	25.50	164	31.09	-	-	1	3	0
WB Phillips (AUS)	1985-1986	9	16	-	379	63	23.68	1196	31.68	-	2	-	36	0
DW Hookes (AUS)	1985-1985	4	7	1	135	42	22.50	297	45.45	-	-	2	11	1
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1986-1986	5	10	-	224	62	22.40	387	57.88	-	1	-	37	1
PJL Dujon (WI)	1986-1986	4	4	-	85	54	21.25	167	50.89	-	1	-	12	0
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1985-1986	3	2	-	42	35	21.00	64	65.62	-	-	-	4	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1985-1985	1	2	-	40	37	20.00	103	38.83	-	-	-	3	0
DM Smith (ENG)	1986-1986	2	4	-	80	47	20.00	140	57.14	-	-	1	13	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1985-1986	6	6	-	117	63	19.50	0+	-	-	1	1	0+	1
RMH Binny (IND)	1985-1985	2	2	-	38	38	19.00	116	32.75	-	-	1	1	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1986	4	7	1	110	56	18.33	-	-	-	1	-	0+	2
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1985-1985	3	5	1	73	35	18.25	235	31.06	-	-	-	8	1
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1985-1986	6	9	1	146	38	18.25	-	-	-	-	1	-	0
RL Dias (SL)	1985-1986	4	7	-	124	48	17.71	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
S Wettimuny (SL)	1985-1986	6	11	-	190	52	17.27	-	-	-	1	3	-	0
P Willey (ENG)	1986-1986	4	8	-	136	71	17.00	344	39.53	-	1	1	17	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1986-1986	5	10	-	168	38	16.80	267	62.92	-	-	-	24	2
SAR Silva (SL)	1985-1986	3	4	-	67	35	16.75	-	-	-	-	-	0+	0
IDS Smith (NZ)	1985-1986	6	6	1	79	28	15.80	170	46.47	-	-	-	8	0
RS Mahanama (SL)	1986-1986	2	4	-	63	41	15.75	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WN Slack (ENG)	1986-1986	2	4	-	62	52	15.50	184	33.69	-	1	1	7	0
RS Madugalle (SL)	1985-1985	3	5	-	75	65	15.00	-	-	-	1	2	-	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1985-1986	5	4	-	60	20	15.00	0+	-	-	-	-	0+	0
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1985-1986	2	1	-	15	15	15.00	28	53.57	-	-	-	2	0
RJ Bright (AUS)	1985-1986	6	10	3	104	28	14.85	371	28.03	-	-	1	9	0
LRD Mendis (SL)	1985-1986	6	9	-	128	58	14.22	-	-	-	1	-	-	0
TJ Zoehrer (AUS)	1986-1986	3	5	-	71	30	14.20	211	33.64	-	-	-	6	0
RG de Alwis (SL)	1986-1986	2	2	-	28	18	14.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
RM Ellison (ENG)	1986-1986	3	6	-	82	36	13.66	309	26.53	-	-	-	9	0
J Garner (WI)	1986-1986	5	5	1	52	24	13.00	117	44.44	-	-	1	5	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-1986	5	9	-	113	74	12.55	347	32.56	-	1	2	10	0
GK Robertson (NZ)	1986-1986	1	1	-	12	12	12.00	35	34.28	-	-	-	2	0
GF Lawson (AUS)	1985-1985	2	4	-	47	21	11.75	127	37.00	-	-	-	2	0
JG Thomas (ENG)	1986-1986	4	8	4	45	31*	11.25	133	33.83	-	-	3	4	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1985-1986	6	9	1	87	23	10.87	-	-	-	-	2	0+	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1986-1986	4	8	2	64	35*	10.66	123	52.03	-	-	4	10	0
PR Downton (ENG)	1986-1986	5	10	1	91	26	10.11	324	28.08	-	-	-	7	0
GB Troup (NZ)	1986-1986	2	1	-	10	10	10.00	14	71.42	-	-	-	1	0
DR Gilbert (AUS)	1985-1986	6	9	3	55	15	9.16	270	20.37	-	-	1	4	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1986-1986	3	6	2	36	13	9.00	142	25.35	-	-	-	2	0
RT Robinson (ENG)	1986-1986	4	8	-	72	43	9.00	197	36.54	-	-	2	8	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1985-1986	3	4	1	25	23*	8.33	-	-	-	-	1	0+	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1986	6	10	-	81	36	8.10	194	41.75	-	-	1	6	0
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1986	1	2	-	16	15	8.00	73	21.91	-	-	-	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-1986	6	6	1	39	19	7.80	0+	-	-	-	2	0+	0
RB Kerr (AUS)	1985-1985	2	4	-	31	17	7.75	103	30.09	-	-	1	0	0
RGCE Wijesuriya (SL)	1985-1985	3	5	2	19	8	6.33	-	-	-	-	1	0+	0
AMJ Hilditch (AUS)	1985-1985	1	2	-	12	12	6.00	20	60.00	-	-	1	1	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1985-1986	5	3	2	6	3	6.00	28	21.42	-	-	-	0	0
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1986	5	5	3	12	9	6.00	20	60.00	-	-	-	2	0
Zulqarnain (PAK)	1986-1986	3	4	-	24	13	6.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1986-1986	2	2	-	12	8	6.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1986	6	8	3	29	13	5.80	131	22.13	-	-	-	1	0
TRO Payne (WI)	1986-1986	1	1	-	5	5	5.00	6	83.33	-	-	-	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:

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]

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