Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1997-1998	6	9	1	645	177	80.62	926	69.65	3	1	-	84	13
PA de Silva (SL)	1997-1998	7	12	3	632	143*	70.22	1152	54.86	2	3	-	84	8
NS Sidhu (IND)	1997-1998	6	9	-	629	131	69.88	1280	49.14	1	5	-	84	11
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1998-1998	3	5	1	266	154	66.50	749	35.51	1	1	1	32	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1997-1998	6	9	1	523	173	65.37	1079	48.47	2	2	-	62	5
MS Atapattu (SL)	1997-1998	7	12	1	695	223	63.18	1614	43.06	2	3	1	97	1
CB Lambert (WI)	1998-1998	2	3	-	188	104	62.66	489	38.44	1	1	-	23	1
R Dravid (IND)	1997-1998	6	9	-	527	93	58.55	1271	41.46	-	6	-	64	1
ME Waugh (AUS)	1997-1998	9	16	3	755	153*	58.07	1557	48.49	3	4	2	86	7
MW Goodwin (ZIM)	1998-1998	6	12	1	606	166*	55.09	1202	50.41	1	5	1	67	4
GW Flower (ZIM)	1997-1998	8	16	1	816	156*	54.40	1744	46.78	3	2	-	83	5
MJ Horne (NZ)	1997-1998	5	9	1	432	157	54.00	804	53.73	2	-	1	45	8
M Azharuddin (IND)	1997-1998	6	9	1	430	163*	53.75	838	51.31	1	3	1	48	4
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-1998	11	16	4	628	136	52.33	1145	54.84	3	1	1	80	5
G Kirsten (SA)	1997-1998	11	20	4	832	108*	52.00	2102	39.58	2	6	3	104	2
DS Lehmann (AUS)	1998-1998	1	1	-	52	52	52.00	67	77.61	-	1	-	8	0
MA Taylor (AUS)	1997-1998	9	16	3	668	169*	51.38	1697	39.36	3	2	-	70	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	1997-1998	5	8	-	401	139	50.12	577	69.49	1	3	1	48	10
CL Hooper (WI)	1997-1998	9	14	3	523	108*	47.54	878	59.56	2	2	2	62	10
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1998-1998	6	11	1	452	83	45.20	1108	40.79	-	4	-	51	0
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1997-1998	7	10	-	451	160	45.10	906	49.77	2	-	-	55	1
AC Parore (NZ)	1997-1998	7	12	2	450	78	45.00	919	48.96	-	3	-	46	2
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1997-1998	6	9	2	307	79*	43.85	578	53.11	-	3	1	33	0
A Flower (ZIM)	1997-1998	8	16	2	612	105*	43.71	1418	43.15	2	3	-	60	2
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1998-1998	6	11	3	339	103	42.37	972	34.87	1	1	-	29	0
PA Wallace (WI)	1997-1998	3	5	-	211	92	42.20	327	64.52	-	2	-	29	2
SR Waugh (AUS)	1997-1998	8	14	1	520	96	40.00	1173	44.33	-	4	-	63	0
PL Symcox (SA)	1997-1998	7	10	-	393	108	39.30	579	67.87	1	3	-	53	4
WJ Cronje (SA)	1997-1998	10	18	1	666	88	39.17	1396	47.70	-	7	1	57	16
BC Lara (WI)	1997-1998	9	15	1	546	93	39.00	1002	54.49	-	3	-	79	4
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1997-1998	10	14	1	507	177	39.00	960	52.81	1	3	1	67	6
VVS Laxman (IND)	1998-1998	2	3	-	116	95	38.66	226	51.32	-	1	-	19	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	1	110	40	36.66	374	29.41	-	-	-	11	0
IA Healy (AUS)	1997-1998	9	14	2	436	90	36.33	989	44.08	-	3	-	42	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-1998	9	14	1	472	105	36.30	1021	46.22	1	3	-	45	3
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-1998	7	12	1	399	114	36.27	810	49.25	1	1	1	52	2
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-1998	11	17	3	505	92	36.07	995	50.75	-	3	-	50	5
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1997-1998	7	13	1	430	203*	35.83	846	50.82	1	1	-	54	3
NR Mongia (IND)	1997-1998	6	9	3	214	58	35.66	523	40.91	-	2	-	27	1
A Ranatunga (SL)	1997-1998	7	11	1	348	87*	34.80	898	38.75	-	3	1	45	1
Mohammad Wasim (PAK)	1997-1998	8	11	1	348	192	34.80	825	42.18	1	-	-	42	0
N Hussain (ENG)	1998-1998	6	11	2	295	106	32.77	908	32.48	1	1	2	28	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-1998	9	16	1	491	101	32.73	1333	36.83	1	2	-	51	1
CM Spearman (NZ)	1997-1997	2	4	-	130	47	32.50	278	46.76	-	-	-	20	0
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-1998	3	6	-	191	64	31.83	489	39.05	-	3	-	25	1
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1997-1998	11	17	-	522	118	30.70	997	52.35	1	3	1	76	1
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1997-1998	7	11	-	337	113	30.63	646	52.16	2	1	3	41	2
CZ Harris (NZ)	1997-1997	3	6	1	153	71	30.60	407	37.59	-	1	1	18	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1997-1998	9	15	1	425	118	30.35	1028	41.34	1	1	3	50	1
Ali Naqvi (PAK)	1997-1998	5	9	1	242	115	30.25	677	35.74	1	-	-	31	0
BA Pocock (NZ)	1997-1997	4	8	-	238	62	29.75	689	34.54	-	3	-	23	0
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1997-1998	10	14	1	382	151	29.38	873	43.75	1	1	2	48	1
Moin Khan (PAK)	1997-1998	11	16	1	430	97	28.66	890	48.31	-	3	-	58	4
CL Cairns (NZ)	1997-1998	7	12	2	285	71*	28.50	665	42.85	-	3	2	33	3
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-1998	7	12	-	341	91	28.41	821	41.53	-	3	3	38	1
MV Boucher (SA)	1997-1998	6	9	-	250	78	27.77	600	41.66	-	3	-	31	2
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1997-1998	8	16	1	416	59*	27.73	1034	40.23	-	2	-	54	0
SL Campbell (WI)	1997-1998	7	12	-	327	78	27.25	959	34.09	-	3	-	36	1
MJ Slater (AUS)	1998-1998	3	6	-	162	91	27.00	267	60.67	-	1	1	21	3
PS de Villiers (SA)	1998-1998	2	3	1	54	46*	27.00	92	58.69	-	-	-	7	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1997-1998	7	12	-	320	68	26.66	523	61.18	-	4	2	41	4
AM Bacher (SA)	1997-1998	10	18	1	452	96	26.58	1077	41.96	-	3	2	52	1
A Kumble (IND)	1997-1998	6	7	-	185	78	26.42	401	46.13	-	1	-	21	1
GS Blewett (AUS)	1997-1998	9	16	-	422	99	26.37	1092	38.64	-	3	1	47	0
MTG Elliott (AUS)	1997-1998	6	9	-	236	114	26.22	601	39.26	1	-	-	24	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1997-1998	6	9	1	205	87*	25.62	541	37.89	-	1	-	22	1
GJ Rennie (ZIM)	1997-1998	7	14	-	341	57	24.35	992	34.37	-	4	3	29	0
GFJ Liebenberg (SA)	1998-1998	1	2	-	45	45	22.50	90	50.00	-	-	1	7	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	1997-1998	7	13	2	242	67*	22.00	549	44.08	-	1	1	28	1
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1998-1998	4	7	-	151	51	21.57	222	68.01	-	1	1	29	0
RIC Holder (WI)	1997-1998	3	4	-	86	45	21.50	249	34.53	-	-	-	11	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	1998-1998	2	2	-	42	41	21.00	96	43.75	-	-	-	3	1
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1997-1998	7	11	1	207	55	20.70	718	28.83	-	1	2	28	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1997-1998	10	12	4	163	59	20.37	389	41.90	-	2	-	16	5
L Klusener (SA)	1997-1998	6	10	1	183	58	20.33	269	68.02	-	1	1	25	3
HD Ackerman (SA)	1998-1998	4	8	-	161	57	20.12	475	33.89	-	1	-	15	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	1998-1998	1	2	-	40	26	20.00	125	32.00	-	-	-	6	0
HH Gibbs (SA)	1998-1998	3	5	-	98	54	19.60	305	32.13	-	1	-	11	1
HH Streak (ZIM)	1997-1998	8	15	2	254	53	19.53	726	34.98	-	1	2	26	1
JA Rennie (ZIM)	1997-1997	1	2	-	38	22	19.00	92	41.30	-	-	-	2	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1997-1998	3	5	-	95	51	19.00	138	68.84	-	1	-	14	1
JC Adams (WI)	1998-1998	4	6	-	113	53	18.83	378	29.89	-	1	-	10	0
D Williams (WI)	1997-1998	8	13	1	221	65	18.41	631	35.02	-	1	4	20	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	1998-1998	6	11	-	199	64	18.09	626	31.78	-	1	1	18	0
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1997-1997	1	1	-	18	18	18.00	43	41.86	-	-	-	3	0
SKL de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	3	4	2	36	20*	18.00	153	23.52	-	-	1	3	0
Mohammad Ramzan (PAK)	1997-1997	1	2	-	36	29	18.00	141	25.53	-	-	-	4	0
JN Rhodes (SA)	1997-1998	2	3	1	36	19*	18.00	59	61.01	-	-	-	6	0
GR Robertson (AUS)	1998-1998	3	5	-	90	57	18.00	288	31.25	-	1	2	10	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	1997-1998	4	8	2	106	53	17.66	224	47.32	-	1	1	8	1
IR Bishop (WI)	1997-1998	6	9	2	123	44*	17.57	357	34.45	-	-	-	11	2
AC Hudson (SA)	1998-1998	3	5	-	87	42	17.40	255	34.11	-	-	1	11	0
DL Houghton (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	4	-	69	32	17.25	176	39.20	-	-	-	9	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1997-1998	9	13	1	203	36	16.91	342	59.35	-	-	1	24	3
SC Williams (WI)	1997-1998	7	12	-	201	62	16.75	382	52.61	-	1	1	30	1
BA Young (NZ)	1997-1998	5	9	1	130	45	16.25	305	42.62	-	-	1	15	0
RS Mahanama (SL)	1997-1998	7	12	-	193	50	16.08	653	29.55	-	1	3	21	1
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-1998	7	11	1	160	90	16.00	422	37.91	-	1	2	15	0
MW Priest (NZ)	1998-1998	1	1	-	16	16	16.00	35	45.71	-	-	-	3	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	1998-1998	5	9	1	125	28	15.62	447	27.96	-	-	3	9	0

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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:

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]