Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
MG Bevan (AUS/NSW)	1995-1996	21	19	11	588	78*	73.50	755	77.88	0	4	0	37	1
SR Tendulkar (/IND)	1995-1996	22	22	2	1256	137	62.80	1153+	85.68	6	5	0	104+	12+
BC Lara (WI)	1995-1996	17	17	2	899	169	59.93	899	100.00	4	3	0	90	14
G Kirsten (SA)	1995-1996	20	20	3	1013	188*	59.58	1185	85.48	4	2	1	80	8
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1996-1996	13	13	4	526	110*	58.44	650	80.92	1	3	0	40	6
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1995-1996	18	15	5	568	68	56.80	723	78.56	0	5	0	37+	8+
ME Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1995-1996	21	21	3	934	130	51.88	1181	79.08	4	4	2	70	9
AC Hudson (SA)	1995-1996	14	14	1	664	161	51.07	763	87.02	1	5	2	71	10
BM McMillan (SA)	1995-1996	18	14	4	479	135	47.90	558	85.84	2	0	0	41	8
SV Manjrekar (/IND)	1995-1996	19	19	4	708	103	47.20	743+	66.08	1	5	1	32+	3+
GP Thorpe (ENG/ENGXI)	1995-1996	15	15	4	509	89	46.27	659+	73.89	0	5	1	33+	1+
SR Waugh (AUS/AUS-A/NSW)	1995-1996	15	15	3	550	102*	45.83	705	78.01	1	5	0	38	5
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1995-1996	23	23	1	1003	111	45.59	1255	79.92	2	7	0	104+	3+
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1995-1996	16	16	2	576	83*	41.14	590	97.62	0	4	0	54	8
WJ Cronje (FS/SA)	1995-1996	22	21	2	779	90	41.00	917+	82.55	0	6	0	47+	16+
SP Fleming (NZ)	1995-1996	23	23	2	828	106*	39.42	1071	77.31	1	6	0	80	2
SG Law (AUS/QLD)	1995-1996	22	21	2	745	109	39.21	897	83.05	1	5	1	56	3
RB Richardson (WI)	1995-1996	20	20	4	618	93*	38.62	969	63.77	0	3	0	43	8
A Ranatunga (SL)	1995-1996	24	22	5	655	102*	38.52	730	89.72	1	2	2	54	4
RIC Holder (WI)	1995-1996	13	12	4	308	80*	38.50	415	74.21	0	2	1	19	1
RS Mahanama (SL)	1995-1996	27	23	4	721	101	37.94	1197	60.23	1	6	2	49	2
VG Kambli (IBPXI/IND)	1995-1996	12	12	3	338	106	37.55	379+	78.36	1	0	1	30+	1+
MA Taylor (AUS/NSW)	1995-1996	20	20	0	741	90	37.05	1135	65.28	0	7	1	59	2
RT Ponting (AUS/TAS)	1995-1996	20	20	1	696	123	36.63	961	72.42	2	4	2	45	3
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1995-1996	16	15	3	437	70	36.41	596	73.32	0	3	1	22+	8+
PA de Silva (SL)	1995-1996	29	28	2	940	145	36.15	1038	90.55	2	4	1	89	12
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1995-1996	29	26	8	647	100	35.94	1053	61.44	1	3	4	32	1
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1995-1996	23	20	2	633	80	35.16	729	86.83	0	5	0	44	10
GA Hick (ENG/ENGXI)	1995-1996	14	14	1	453	104*	34.84	531+	77.40	1	2	0	34+	5+
NS Sidhu (IND/PNJB)	1995-1996	15	15	0	499	101	33.26	669+	69.65	1	3	0	30+	3+
AJ Stewart (ENG/ENGXI)	1995-1996	10	10	1	298	81	33.11	381+	56.95	0	2	0	23+	1+
A Jadeja (IBPXI/IND)	1995-1996	20	19	4	490	71*	32.66	558+	83.33	0	3	2	35+	12+
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1995-1996	28	27	0	871	87	32.25	1337	65.14	0	6	1	73	12
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-1996	18	11	6	160	66*	32.00	193	82.90	0	1	1	10	0
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1995-1996	18	18	3	471	104*	31.40	721	65.32	1	0	0	33	4
DK Morrison (NZ)	1995-1996	18	10	9	31	11*	31.00	44	70.45	0	0	0	2	1
NR Mongia (IBPXI/IND)	1995-1996	20	16	6	309	69	30.90	354+	76.83	0	1	0	22+	1+
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1995-1996	29	28	0	864	134	30.85	858	100.69	1	5	0	93	30
RG Twose (NZ)	1995-1996	21	20	0	612	92	30.60	874	70.02	0	4	0	43	1
JH Kallis (SA)	1996-1996	14	13	4	275	67	30.55	448	61.38	0	1	1	20	1
NH Fairbrother (ENG/ENGXI)	1996-1996	11	11	3	244	57*	30.50	329+	60.18	0	1	1	10+	1+
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1995-1996	26	26	1	756	80	30.24	1243	60.82	0	6	0	52	7
CZ Harris (NZ)	1996-1996	10	10	1	272	130	30.22	332	81.92	1	0	0	21	5
IA Healy (AUS/QLD)	1995-1996	19	13	4	262	50*	29.11	314	83.43	0	1	1	11	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	1995-1996	11	11	1	291	48	29.10	559	52.05	0	0	0	27+	0+
JN Rhodes (SA)	1995-1996	17	14	3	320	53	29.09	390	82.05	0	1	0	16	5
JC Adams (WI)	1995-1996	15	14	5	259	59*	28.77	507	51.08	0	1	1	12	1
NJ Astle (NZ)	1995-1996	23	23	1	628	120	28.54	864	72.68	3	1	1	61	6
AC Parore (NZ)	1995-1996	17	17	2	422	61	28.13	554	76.17	0	2	1	16	5
MA Atherton (ENG/ENGXI)	1995-1996	15	15	0	406	85	27.06	421+	62.94	0	4	2	21+	0+
CL Cairns (NZ)	1995-1996	20	19	0	513	103	27.00	606	84.65	1	2	0	35	13
HH Streak (ZIM)	1995-1996	11	10	3	184	36*	26.28	286	64.33	0	0	0	11	1
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1995-1996	24	12	6	156	45*	26.00	202	77.22	0	0	0	8	4
LK Germon (NZ)	1995-1996	23	19	4	376	89	25.06	516	72.86	0	2	1	23	1
M Azharuddin (IND)	1995-1996	19	18	2	400	72*	25.00	564	70.92	0	2	1	25	3
SL Campbell (WI)	1995-1996	17	17	0	418	86	24.58	743	56.25	0	1	0	35	2
CM Spearman (NZ)	1995-1996	18	18	0	436	78	24.22	484	90.08	0	2	0	60	2
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1995-1996	11	11	1	238	75	23.80	406	58.62	0	2	2	22	1
SC Williams (WI)	1995-1996	12	12	0	284	62	23.66	433	65.58	0	3	1	34	2
SA Thomson (NZ)	1995-1996	15	13	5	184	31*	23.00	307	59.93	0	0	0	16	1
PV Simmons (WI)	1995-1996	21	21	1	446	103*	22.30	733	60.84	1	0	2	38	5
RA Harper (WI)	1995-1996	25	22	6	346	46*	21.62	534	64.79	0	0	1	23	5
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1995-1996	27	18	7	233	51	21.18	376	61.96	0	1	0	11	0
RC Russell (ENG/ENGXI)	1995-1996	14	11	2	178	39*	19.77	217+	55.29	0	0	0	8+	1+
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1995-1996	29	27	0	481	77	17.81	461	104.33	0	3	6	60	8
Rashid Latif (PAK)	1995-1996	18	11	2	155	50	17.22	158	98.10	0	1	1	8	4
J Srinath (/IND)	1995-1996	22	12	3	152	35	16.88	151	100.66	0	0	2	13	3
GJ Whittall (/ZIM)	1995-1996	12	12	0	185	70	15.41	384	48.17	0	1	1	18+	0+
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-1996	22	15	5	144	23	14.40	230	62.60	0	0	0	10	0
A Flower (ZIM)	1995-1996	11	11	1	143	57	14.30	212	67.45	0	1	0	12	0
CN Evans (/ZIM)	1995-1996	11	10	2	114	39*	14.25	175	65.14	0	0	1	13	1
DN Patel (NZ)	1995-1996	13	12	3	123	71	13.66	147	83.67	0	1	1	7	3
MJ Slater (AUS/NSW)	1995-1996	10	10	0	135	77	13.50	199	67.83	0	1	1	11	4
OD Gibson (WI)	1995-1996	14	11	1	132	52	13.20	128	103.12	0	1	2	10	3
GR Larsen (NZ)	1995-1996	18	10	3	84	23	12.00	154	54.54	0	0	0	3	2
CO Browne (WI)	1995-1996	21	16	3	155	26	11.92	277	55.95	0	0	0	6	0
D Gough (ENG/ENGXI)	1995-1996	14	10	3	81	26*	11.57	114+	71.05	0	0	1	9+	0+
A Kumble (IBPXI/IND)	1995-1996	20	12	3	102	17	11.33	113+	87.61	0	0	0	10+	1+
IR Bishop (WI)	1995-1996	20	13	4	97	22	10.77	172	56.39	0	0	1	2	3
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1995-1996	21	13	5	59	17	7.37	87	67.81	0	0	2	4	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	1995-1996	21	11	7	29	7*	7.25	40	72.50	0	0	2	0	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1995-1996	22	11	4	44	9*	6.28	83	53.01	0	0	3	2	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1995-1996	21	10	4	27	9*	4.50	49	55.10	0	0	2	4	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:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

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