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)	1986-1987	21	21	5	845	78*	52.81	1236	68.36	-	9	1	60	4
DM Jones (AUS/VIC)	1986-1987	21	21	2	966	139*	50.84	1146+	81.93	4	3	-	58+	11+
BC Broad (ENG)	1987-1987	17	17	-	725	97	42.64	1296	55.94	-	7	2	44	1
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1987-1987	14	14	3	459	77*	41.72	656	69.96	-	3	1	32	3
CG Greenidge (WI)	1986-1987	17	17	1	664	133*	41.50	886	74.94	3	3	3	72	11
DC Boon (AUS/TAS)	1986-1987	13	13	-	532	111	40.92	777	68.46	1	4	1	47	3
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1986-1987	10	10	2	327	84	40.87	424	77.12	-	3	-	25	2
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1986-1987	20	18	5	530	95*	40.76	771	68.74	-	4	-	36+	3+
AR Border (AUS)	1986-1987	21	21	3	698	91*	38.77	1088	64.15	-	5	-	47	1
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1986-1987	19	19	2	623	78*	36.64	938	66.41	-	7	2	42+	5+
IVA Richards (WI)	1986-1987	24	21	2	684	119	36.00	763+	85.19	1	5	3	58+	18+
M Azharuddin (IND)	1986-1987	22	19	4	538	108*	35.86	824	65.29	1	2	1	29+	1+
K Srikkanth (IND)	1986-1987	20	20	1	661	123	34.78	782	84.52	2	3	1	59+	6+
RJ Shastri (IND)	1986-1987	22	17	5	390	69*	32.50	482	80.91	-	4	1	30+	8+
DL Haynes (WI)	1986-1987	19	19	2	540	67	31.76	1092+	48.44	-	5	1	39+	3+
AL Logie (WI)	1986-1987	23	21	6	472	58*	31.46	840	56.19	-	2	3	25	0
SR Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	24	22	5	527	83*	31.00	769+	68.53	-	3	1	41+	3+
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1986-1987	22	19	5	431	64	30.78	391	110.23	-	3	-	36+	8+
IT Botham (ENG)	1987-1987	14	14	2	364	71	30.33	422	86.25	-	2	-	39	5
GR Marsh (AUS/WA)	1986-1987	24	24	-	700	104	29.16	1194	58.62	1	2	2	47	3
GM Ritchie (AUS)	1986-1987	12	12	2	291	75	29.10	388	75.00	-	1	-	20	6
RB Richardson (WI)	1986-1987	23	22	1	590	109	28.09	1003+	58.12	1	3	2	49+	5+
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1986-1987	20	20	-	546	58	27.30	1030	53.00	-	2	1	33	1
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1986-1987	19	18	6	323	50*	26.91	324	99.69	-	1	-	26	9
R Lamba (IND)	1986-1987	21	21	2	509	102	26.78	730	69.72	1	3	2	40+	5+
Imran Khan (PAK)	1986-1987	19	18	4	374	73	26.71	505	74.05	-	1	1	21	6
PJL Dujon (WI)	1986-1987	23	20	7	344	57*	26.46	493+	64.30	-	1	-	23+	5+
CWJ Athey (ENG)	1987-1987	14	14	-	343	111	24.50	708	48.44	1	1	-	21	1
DM Wellham (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	13	12	1	264	97	24.00	461+	55.74	-	1	-	13+	0+
HA Gomes (WI)	1986-1987	12	11	1	232	43	23.20	477+	48.63	-	-	1	12	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1987-1987	17	13	5	181	34	22.62	228	79.38	-	-	-	11	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1986-1987	17	11	3	175	66	21.87	174+	75.86	-	1	-	14+	0+
SP O'Donnell (AUS/VIC)	1986-1987	18	17	5	258	54	21.50	295+	77.62	-	2	2	9+	6+
DI Gower (ENG)	1987-1987	14	14	-	291	50	20.78	362	80.38	-	1	-	29	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1986-1987	13	10	2	154	64	19.25	350	44.00	-	1	1	10	0
Saleem Yousuf (PAK)	1986-1987	20	14	7	133	31	19.00	185	71.89	-	-	2	11	0
CS Pandit (IND)	1986-1987	16	10	3	131	33*	18.71	164	79.87	-	-	1	5+	0+
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1987	16	11	6	92	18*	18.40	117	78.63	-	-	-	4	0
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1986-1987	10	10	-	180	66	18.00	482	37.34	-	1	1	10	0
MW Gatting (ENG)	1987-1987	14	14	3	194	49	17.63	294	65.98	-	-	-	13	1
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1986-1987	13	13	1	202	72	16.83	297	68.01	-	1	-	16	2
RA Harper (WI)	1986-1987	20	17	5	179	34*	14.91	245+	71.42	-	-	1	9+	6
GRJ Matthews (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	22	18	3	215	57	14.33	261+	60.53	-	1	4	4+	1+
CJ Richards (ENG)	1987-1987	13	10	2	113	50	14.12	183	61.74	-	1	1	6	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-1987	19	12	3	109	48*	12.11	95	114.73	-	-	-	7	7
TJ Zoehrer (AUS/WA)	1986-1987	19	13	4	108	50	12.00	147	73.46	-	1	2	8	0
PL Taylor (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	14	10	5	60	29	12.00	57+	54.38	-	-	2	2+	0+

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Minimum of 10 innings
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:

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941 - Live]
>> 219/10 (49.3 ov, JDF Vandersay 1*, JE Root 2/12) - Innings break

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

Vidarbha vs Saurashtra (and Kathiawar) at CoE 1, Bengaluru, Vijay Hazare Trophy Final, Jan 18, 2026 [List A]