Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DB Vengsarkar (IND/ROI)	1986-1987	11	14	4	1078	166	107.80	1057+	50.14	5	3	0	56+	3+
G Shipperd (AUSXI)	1986-1987	7	10	4	494	110*	82.33	222+	23.87	1	5	1	4+	0+
MRJ Veletta (WA)	1986-1987	12	19	6	971	262	74.69	429+	32.86	2	6	0	13+	0+
M Azharuddin (IND/SOZ)	1986-1987	11	14	1	908	199	69.84	541+	51.75	4	3	0	60+	2+
RJ Shastri (IND/WEZ)	1986-1987	13	14	3	768	176*	69.81	504+	50.99	4	1	0	31+	10+
GN Yallop (AUSXI)	1986-1987	7	10	2	521	182*	65.12	138+	44.92	1	2	0	8+	0+
MD Haysman (AUSXI)	1986-1987	9	14	2	738	180	61.50	1082+	35.76	3	2	0	46+	0+
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1986-1987	11	11	2	536	163	59.55	505+	81.18	2	4	0	49+	3
S Magiet ()	1986-1987	7	10	3	414	100*	59.14	-	-	2	2	0	-	-
DFG O'Connor (SOA)	1986-1987	6	10	3	403	120	57.57	276+	43.47	1	2	0	15+	0+
WS Andrews (WA)	1986-1987	11	12	2	571	124*	57.10	307+	60.26	2	4	0	22+	1+
SM Gavaskar (IND/WEZ)	1986-1987	12	15	0	854	176	56.93	1284+	49.45	2	6	1	61+	5+
BJ Whitfield (Natal/SABP/SAfXI)	1986-1987	6	11	2	508	129*	56.44	637+	35.94	2	2	0	22+	0+
SB Smith (AUSXI)	1986-1987	8	12	0	668	137	55.66	686+	58.16	3	2	0	47+	1+
WB Phillips (SOA)	1986-1987	11	18	2	882	213*	55.12	413+	53.51	3	2	1	23+	0+
J Dyson (AUSXI)	1986-1987	7	10	2	439	198	54.87	849+	38.86	2	1	0	35+	1+
AR Border (AUS/QLD)	1986-1987	16	26	3	1247	125	54.21	1748+	44.33	3	6	0	95+	2+
DW Hookes (SOA)	1986-1987	10	16	1	811	306*	54.06	137+	75.91	2	4	4	10+	2+
DM Jones (AUS/VIC)	1986-1987	14	26	2	1243	210	51.79	2224+	45.09	3	6	1	102+	5+
SP O'Donnell (VIC)	1986-1987	11	21	3	892	108	49.55	374+	54.54	1	9	1	22+	5+
Imran Khan (PAK)	1986-1987	8	13	4	439	135*	48.77	789+	46.51	1	3	0	49+	6
CG Greenidge (WI)	1986-1987	8	13	2	531	213	48.27	1020	52.05	1	2	0	56	13
VJ Marks (WA)	1986-1987	11	10	2	370	66*	46.25	165+	60.60	0	2	0	13+	0+
BA Courtice (QLD)	1986-1987	12	17	0	774	94	45.52	370+	27.02	0	8	0	6+	0+
GR Marsh (AUS/WA)	1986-1987	17	31	1	1365	146	45.50	2287+	38.04	5	4	1	103+	0+
AB Henschell (QLD)	1986-1987	12	17	3	635	130*	45.35	341+	50.14	3	1	1	14+	2+
DM Wellham (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	11	19	3	715	166	44.68	671+	34.57	2	2	1	18+	0+
DL Haynes (WI)	1986-1987	9	16	3	571	121	43.92	1259	45.35	2	3	2	66	0
TM Moody (WA)	1986-1987	12	18	1	746	111	43.88	341+	58.65	2	3	0	26+	0+
GM Wood (WA)	1986-1987	12	17	4	560	107	43.07	198+	68.68	2	2	0	20+	0+
BC Broad (ENG/ENGXI)	1986-1987	10	18	2	679	162	42.43	1563	43.44	3	1	2	81	1
RD Woolley (TAS)	1986-1987	10	18	4	587	108*	41.92	203+	45.81	1	3	0	11+	0+
MD O'Neill (NSW)	1986-1987	11	19	4	627	110	41.80	128+	16.40	2	4	1	0+	0+
PA Hibbert (VIC)	1986-1987	12	19	0	786	129	41.36	468+	30.34	2	3	2	12+	0+
SM Small (NSW)	1986-1987	11	20	1	781	184	41.10	263+	28.13	1	7	3	5+	0+
IVA Richards (WI)	1986-1987	7	10	1	369	117*	41.00	419	88.06	1	1	1	43	4
MA Taylor (NSW)	1986-1987	11	20	1	765	186	40.26	710+	34.78	1	4	1	22+	0+
IT Botham (ENG/ENGXI)	1986-1987	8	14	2	481	138	40.08	638	75.39	1	2	2	59	12
JD Siddons (VIC)	1986-1987	12	22	2	801	108	40.05	285+	40.70	2	5	0	14+	1+
SR Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	16	25	5	800	89	40.00	881+	49.94	0	6	3	37+	2+
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1986-1987	7	13	1	478	94	39.83	497+	40.24	0	5	0	15+	3
RB Kerr (QLD)	1986-1987	12	17	0	676	140	39.76	257+	45.52	1	4	0	9+	2+
GA Bishop (SOA)	1986-1987	10	17	0	675	135	39.70	377+	61.80	1	5	1	22+	2+
AMJ Hilditch (SOA)	1986-1987	8	14	1	510	131	39.23	312+	47.75	1	4	1	12+	0+
GA Hughes (TAS)	1986-1987	10	19	1	688	96	38.22	215+	53.02	0	7	1	11+	1+
AIC Dodemaide (VIC)	1986-1987	12	20	6	535	81*	38.21	243+	21.39	0	4	0	2+	1+
KJ Hughes (AUSXI)	1986-1987	9	14	1	496	95	38.15	583+	43.91	0	3	0	31+	1+
GS Trimble (QLD)	1986-1987	11	15	0	562	115	37.46	91+	56.04	1	3	0	6+	1+
GRJ Matthews (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	15	23	5	669	104	37.16	687+	48.61	1	3	2	41+	1+
DC Boon (AUS/TAS)	1986-1987	16	31	0	1146	172	36.96	1220+	41.96	4	2	4	71+	1+
N Jelich (TAS)	1987-1987	6	11	0	406	126	36.90	-	-	1	2	0	-	-
GM Ritchie (AUS/QLD)	1986-1987	17	25	2	839	141	36.47	969+	37.97	1	3	1	34+	4+
K Srikkanth (IND/SOZ)	1986-1987	13	18	0	654	123	36.33	422+	74.40	2	2	1	44+	6+
DI Gower (ENG/ENGXI)	1986-1987	9	16	2	508	136	36.28	776	65.46	1	2	3	73	0
DJ Buckingham (TAS)	1986-1987	10	18	2	572	150	35.75	202+	35.14	1	2	2	7+	0+
RB Richardson (WI)	1986-1987	9	16	2	485	121	34.64	981	49.43	1	2	0	52	1
KH MacLeay (WA)	1986-1987	12	12	1	377	114*	34.27	181+	45.85	1	1	0	7+	1+
M Amarnath (DELHI/IND/NOZ)	1986-1987	12	16	1	506	131	33.73	622+	38.26	1	2	1	28+	3+
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1986-1987	8	15	0	501	114	33.40	995+	36.68	1	2	1	31+	1
RL Naidoo ()	1986-1987	6	12	4	266	104*	33.25	-	-	1	0	1	-	-
AA Manack ()	1986-1987	6	11	4	231	75*	33.00	-	-	0	1	1	-	-
DF Whatmore (VIC)	1986-1987	12	23	0	741	137	32.21	159+	44.02	2	2	3	9+	0+
MB Quinn (VIC)	1986-1987	7	13	3	315	78*	31.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	-
AJ Lamb (ENG/ENGXI)	1986-1987	10	18	1	534	105	31.41	995	53.66	1	3	2	79	2
S Hendricks ()	1986-1987	7	12	2	311	137	31.10	-	-	1	1	2	-	-
HA Gomes (WI)	1986-1987	9	15	2	398	164*	30.61	901	44.17	1	1	1	38	0
MW Gatting (ENG/ENGXI)	1986-1987	10	18	0	520	100	28.88	1009	51.53	1	3	3	68	2
CWJ Athey (ENG/ENGXI)	1986-1987	9	16	1	422	96	28.13	1043	40.46	0	4	2	41	0
SJ Rixon (AUSXI)	1986-1987	8	10	1	248	61	27.55	292+	45.54	0	2	1	14+	0+
MD Taylor (AUSXI)	1986-1987	7	11	1	275	64	27.50	62+	27.41	0	2	1	3+	0+
TJ Zoehrer (AUS/WA)	1986-1987	14	17	2	408	91	27.20	442+	48.41	0	3	1	27+	2+
Y Omar ()	1986-1987	6	12	0	323	107	26.91	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
TV Hohns (AUSXI)	1986-1987	8	10	2	207	37	25.87	156+	46.79	0	0	2	12+	0+
CJ Richards (ENG/ENGXI)	1986-1987	9	14	1	335	133	25.76	889	37.68	1	0	2	39	0
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1986-1987	6	11	4	179	33	25.57	350+	35.42	0	0	1	15+	0
JE Emburey (ENG/ENGXI)	1986-1987	9	14	3	279	69	25.36	637	43.79	0	1	1	36	1
RM Ellison (TAS)	1986-1987	9	14	3	279	54	25.36	223+	31.39	0	1	1	5+	1+
PJL Dujon (WI)	1986-1987	7	11	1	250	77	25.00	591	42.30	0	2	2	32	1
JK Pyke (SOA)	1986-1987	8	12	0	299	59	24.91	0+	0.00	0	2	0	0+	0+
M Saleh ()	1986-1987	6	11	1	249	125	24.90	-	-	1	0	0	-	-
MG Majola ()	1986-1987	7	14	1	322	117	24.76	-	-	1	0	1	-	-
PR Sleep (AUS/SOA)	1986-1987	12	18	1	408	103	24.00	356+	40.44	1	1	1	11+	1+
S Gabriels ()	1986-1987	7	12	2	223	50	22.30	-	-	0	1	0	-	-
EJ Harris (TAS)	1986-1986	5	10	0	209	108	20.90	160+	35.62	1	0	1	3+	0+
Saleem Yousuf (PAK)	1986-1987	8	13	1	248	61	20.66	379+	41.42	0	1	2	18+	0
I Behardien ()	1986-1987	7	10	0	206	72	20.60	-	-	0	1	1	-	-
GC Dyer (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	11	14	1	267	70	20.53	42+	11.90	0	2	2	0+	0+
CD Matthews (AUS/WA)	1986-1987	13	17	2	303	65	20.20	294+	67.34	0	2	2	20+	5+
A Dinath ()	1986-1987	6	12	0	242	53	20.16	-	-	0	1	0	-	-
Rizwan-uz-Zaman (PAK)	1986-1987	6	11	1	200	60	20.00	364+	18.40	0	3	1	1+	0
AD Peters ()	1986-1987	6	12	0	233	43	19.41	-	-	0	0	0	-	-
PW Anderson (QLD)	1986-1987	10	15	2	249	42	19.15	50+	58.00	0	0	1	3+	0+
MM Khan ()	1986-1987	7	13	1	226	44	18.83	-	-	0	0	1	-	-
RE Soule (TAS)	1986-1987	11	18	3	280	53*	18.66	194+	30.92	0	1	2	4+	0+
N White ()	1986-1987	7	10	2	146	39	18.25	-	-	0	0	0	-	-
KS More (IND/WEZ)	1986-1987	11	11	2	161	51	17.88	192+	28.12	0	1	2	5+	1+
K Majola ()	1986-1987	7	14	1	228	70	17.53	-	-	0	1	0	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-1987	7	10	1	156	66	17.33	238+	60.50	0	2	3	11+	8
K Bradshaw (TAS)	1986-1987	7	14	2	203	45	16.91	239+	19.66	0	0	0	4+	0+
TBA May (SOA)	1986-1987	11	15	5	164	42	16.40	110+	19.09	0	0	0	0+	0+

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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:

Western Province vs Titans at Cape Town, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 26th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class]

North West vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 25th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class]

Warriors vs Dolphins at Durban, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 27th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class]