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	0	9	1	60	4
DM Jones (AUS/VIC)	1986-1987	21	21	2	966	139*	50.84	1146+	81.93	4	3	0	58+	11+
BC Broad (ENG)	1987-1987	17	17	0	725	97	42.64	1296	55.94	0	7	2	44	1
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1987-1987	14	14	3	459	77*	41.72	656	69.96	0	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	0	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	0	3	0	25	2
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1986-1987	20	18	5	530	95*	40.76	771	68.74	0	4	0	36+	3+
AR Border (AUS)	1986-1987	21	21	3	698	91*	38.77	1088	64.15	0	5	0	47	1
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1986-1987	19	19	2	623	78*	36.64	938	66.41	0	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	0	4	1	30+	8+
DL Haynes (WI)	1986-1987	19	19	2	540	67	31.76	1092+	48.44	0	5	1	39+	3+
AL Logie (WI)	1986-1987	23	21	6	472	58*	31.46	840	56.19	0	2	3	25	0
SR Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	24	22	5	527	83*	31.00	769+	68.53	0	3	1	41+	3+
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1986-1987	22	19	5	431	64	30.78	391	110.23	0	3	0	36+	8+
IT Botham (ENG)	1987-1987	14	14	2	364	71	30.33	422	86.25	0	2	0	39	5
GR Marsh (AUS/WA)	1986-1987	24	24	0	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	0	1	0	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	0	546	58	27.30	1030	53.00	0	2	1	33	1
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1986-1987	19	18	6	323	50*	26.91	324	99.69	0	1	0	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	0	1	1	21	6
PJL Dujon (WI)	1986-1987	23	20	7	344	57*	26.46	493+	64.30	0	1	0	23+	5+
CWJ Athey (ENG)	1987-1987	14	14	0	343	111	24.50	708	48.44	1	1	0	21	1
DM Wellham (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	13	12	1	264	97	24.00	461+	55.74	0	1	0	13+	0+
HA Gomes (WI)	1986-1987	12	11	1	232	43	23.20	477+	48.63	0	0	1	12	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1987-1987	17	13	5	181	34	22.62	228	79.38	0	0	0	11	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1986-1987	17	11	3	175	66	21.87	174+	75.86	0	1	0	14+	0+
SP O'Donnell (AUS/VIC)	1986-1987	18	17	5	258	54	21.50	295+	77.62	0	2	2	9+	6+
DI Gower (ENG)	1987-1987	14	14	0	291	50	20.78	362	80.38	0	1	0	29	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1986-1987	13	10	2	154	64	19.25	350	44.00	0	1	1	10	0
Saleem Yousuf (PAK)	1986-1987	20	14	7	133	31	19.00	185	71.89	0	0	2	11	0
CS Pandit (IND)	1986-1987	16	10	3	131	33*	18.71	164	79.87	0	0	1	5+	0+
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1987	16	11	6	92	18*	18.40	117	78.63	0	0	0	4	0
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1986-1987	10	10	0	180	66	18.00	482	37.34	0	1	1	10	0
MW Gatting (ENG)	1987-1987	14	14	3	194	49	17.63	294	65.98	0	0	0	13	1
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1986-1987	13	13	1	202	72	16.83	297	68.01	0	1	0	16	2
RA Harper (WI)	1986-1987	20	17	5	179	34*	14.91	245+	71.42	0	0	1	9+	6
GRJ Matthews (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	22	18	3	215	57	14.33	261+	60.53	0	1	4	4+	1+
CJ Richards (ENG)	1987-1987	13	10	2	113	50	14.12	183	61.74	0	1	1	6	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-1987	19	12	3	109	48*	12.11	95	114.73	0	0	0	7	7
TJ Zoehrer (AUS/WA)	1986-1987	19	13	4	108	50	12.00	147	73.46	0	1	2	8	0
PL Taylor (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	14	10	5	60	29	12.00	57+	54.38	0	0	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:

Wellington vs Canterbury at Christchurch, The Ford Trophy 27th Match, Feb 13, 2026 [List A]

Northern Districts vs Auckland at Whangarei, The Ford Trophy 25th Match, Feb 13, 2026 [List A]

Otago vs Central Districts at Nelson, The Ford Trophy 26th Match, Feb 13, 2026 [List A]