Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
GA Gooch (ENG)	1987-1987	11	11	0	713	142	64.81	941	75.77	2	4	0	70	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1988	19	15	8	374	113*	53.42	452	82.74	1	1	0	32	4
PL Taylor (AUS/NSW)	1987-1988	16	10	8	105	27*	52.50	85+	104.70	0	0	0	4+	0+
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1987-1988	12	12	2	521	103	52.10	687	75.83	2	2	0	35	4
PV Simmons (WI)	1987-1988	14	14	1	625	104*	48.07	764	81.80	1	5	0	69	8
IVA Richards (WI)	1987-1988	15	14	1	620	181	47.69	599	103.50	2	3	0	44	22
DC Boon (AUS/TAS)	1987-1988	22	22	0	1029	122	46.77	1258+	75.19	1	8	0	103+	3+
RB Richardson (WI)	1987-1988	19	19	2	788	110	46.35	1102	71.50	1	6	1	81	4
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1987-1988	15	15	0	695	113	46.33	966	71.94	1	5	0	56	1
DM Jones (AUS/VIC)	1987-1988	22	22	3	860	92	45.26	1132+	75.88	0	9	1	41+	12+
GR Marsh (AUS/WA)	1987-1988	21	21	1	867	126*	43.35	1454	59.62	4	2	1	59	4
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1987-1988	18	16	4	505	87	42.08	420	120.23	0	3	0	40	12
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1988	19	19	1	755	90	41.94	1253	60.25	0	8	1	46	4
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1987-1988	15	15	1	571	100	40.78	664	85.99	1	4	2	56	0
MW Gatting (ENG)	1987-1988	16	16	1	610	60	40.66	727	83.90	0	4	0	43	2
AL Logie (WI)	1987-1988	19	17	3	547	109*	39.07	683	80.08	1	2	0	37	1
MRJ Veletta (AUS/WA)	1987-1988	17	17	4	479	68*	36.84	666	71.92	0	2	1	31	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1988-1988	13	12	4	291	52	36.37	383	75.97	0	1	0	11	4
A Ranatunga (SL)	1987-1988	16	16	2	494	86*	35.28	682	72.43	0	4	0	43	3
SR Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1987-1988	23	21	7	494	68	35.28	487+	92.19	0	2	2	33+	5+
BC Broad (ENG)	1987-1988	11	11	0	388	106	35.27	665	58.34	1	2	0	25	2
JG Wright (NZ)	1987-1988	22	22	0	761	101	34.59	1183	64.32	1	4	1	73	5
DL Haynes (WI)	1987-1988	15	15	1	476	142*	34.00	719	66.20	2	0	1	41	2
PA de Silva (SL)	1987-1988	17	17	2	470	88	31.33	628	74.84	0	4	0	32	3
MD Crowe (NZ)	1987-1988	18	18	0	553	72	30.72	703	78.66	0	4	0	49	1
M Azharuddin (IND)	1987-1988	16	14	2	364	64	30.33	451	80.70	0	2	0	31	3
CWJ Athey (ENG)	1987-1988	11	10	2	241	86	30.12	411	58.63	0	2	1	11	2
K Srikkanth (IND)	1987-1988	18	18	0	525	101	29.16	721	72.81	1	3	0	60	8
RS Mahanama (SL)	1987-1988	16	16	0	437	89	27.31	784	55.73	0	5	2	32	2
RJ Shastri (IND)	1987-1988	18	15	1	377	73*	26.92	486	77.57	0	2	0	25	7
Saleem Yousuf (PAK)	1987-1988	12	11	4	184	56	26.28	187	98.39	0	1	0	13	2
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1987-1988	17	16	1	362	75	24.13	521	69.48	0	2	1	30	4
JJ Crowe (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	16	16	2	336	88*	24.00	497	67.60	0	1	2	27	1
RT Robinson (ENG)	1987-1988	12	12	0	287	55	23.91	488	58.81	0	1	1	32	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1987-1988	12	11	0	260	58	23.63	337	77.15	0	2	0	17	1
TE Blain (NZ)	1988-1988	12	12	5	150	49*	21.42	244	61.47	0	0	0	11	1
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1987-1988	15	15	0	317	60	21.13	662	47.88	0	1	3	20	3
AR Border (AUS/QLD)	1987-1988	21	20	2	378	67	21.00	473	79.91	0	2	1	31	2
KS More (IND)	1987-1988	15	13	6	141	42*	20.14	142	99.29	0	0	1	16	1
JG Bracewell (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	13	11	1	199	43	19.90	267	74.53	0	0	0	14	0
AIC Dodemaide (AUS/VIC)	1987-1988	15	11	4	135	36	19.28	171+	57.89	0	0	0	2+	0+
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1988	15	15	1	270	59	19.28	312	86.53	0	1	0	25	2
MC Snedden (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	21	16	4	228	64	19.00	360	63.33	0	1	0	12	1
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1987-1988	17	16	2	249	41	17.78	376	66.22	0	0	0	15	1
IDS Smith (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	15	14	3	185	40	16.81	155	119.35	0	0	2	12	4
DSBP Kuruppu (SL)	1987-1988	14	14	0	232	47	16.57	423	54.84	0	0	2	13	1
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1988	16	12	3	146	23	16.22	137	106.56	0	0	1	13	4
PJL Dujon (WI)	1987-1988	17	12	4	127	46	15.87	204	62.25	0	0	0	11	0
RS Madugalle (SL)	1987-1988	16	15	0	225	44	15.00	439	51.25	0	0	1	9	2
JE Emburey (ENG)	1987-1988	16	14	3	158	30*	14.36	155	101.93	0	0	0	10	3
GC Dyer (AUS/NSW)	1987-1988	22	12	2	125	38	12.50	177+	69.49	0	0	1	3+	3+
W Watson (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	19	13	9	47	12*	11.75	94	50.00	0	0	0	1	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1988	11	10	0	117	39	11.70	124	94.35	0	0	2	5	4
DN Patel (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	18	18	1	175	40	10.29	303	57.75	0	0	3	9	0
GF Labrooy (SL)	1988-1988	11	10	3	66	33	9.42	115	57.39	0	0	2	7	1
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1987-1988	17	14	1	119	24	9.15	101	117.82	0	0	1	10	4

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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:

Otago vs Northern Districts at Dunedin, The Ford Trophy 18th Match, Feb 4, 2026 [List A]

Canterbury vs Auckland at Auckland, The Ford Trophy 16th Match, Feb 4, 2026 [List A]

Central Districts vs Wellington at Wellington, The Ford Trophy 17th Match, Feb 4, 2026 [List A]