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)	1997-1998	30	27	9	1178	101*	65.44	1510	78.01	1	10	0	62	1
CB Lambert (GUY/WI)	1997-1998	11	11	1	627	151	62.70	267+	95.88	2	3	0	38+	3+
CL Hooper (GUY/WI)	1997-1998	18	17	5	698	105	58.16	722+	83.37	2	4	0	42+	5+
CZ Harris (NZ)	1997-1998	28	24	12	686	77*	57.16	958	71.60	0	6	0	43	8
DR Martyn (AUS/AUS-A/WA)	1997-1998	14	13	2	616	140	56.00	796	77.38	1	4	0	45	4
A Ranatunga (SL)	1997-1998	15	13	3	539	93*	53.90	682	79.03	0	5	2	44	4
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1997-1998	20	16	3	638	116*	49.07	853	74.79	1	4	1	47	14
GW Flower (ZIM)	1997-1998	23	23	0	1121	112	48.73	1481	75.69	2	10	1	103+	5+
JP Maher (AUS/QLD)	1997-1998	10	10	0	481	126	48.10	633	75.98	1	4	0	45	4
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1997-1998	24	23	1	1035	143	47.04	1038	99.71	3	6	0	86	25
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1997-1998	22	21	2	892	140	46.94	1023	87.19	3	5	2	97	12
RT Ponting (AUS/TAS)	1997-1998	24	24	2	1028	145	46.72	1388	74.06	2	6	0	81	5
BC Lara (T&T/WI)	1997-1998	16	15	0	690	110	46.00	621+	91.30	2	5	2	68+	9+
SC Ganguly (IND)	1997-1998	23	22	0	999	124	45.40	1400	71.35	2	7	1	94	9
Mohammad Hussain (PAK/PAK-A)	1997-1998	11	10	6	179	54*	44.75	170	105.29	0	1	0	15+	5+
JN Rhodes (SA)	1997-1998	22	19	7	535	94*	44.58	647	82.68	0	3	0	28	4
SC Williams (LWD/WI)	1997-1998	17	17	1	712	105*	44.50	726+	66.52	1	6	2	46+	3+
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1997-1998	15	15	2	572	134*	44.00	654	87.46	2	3	0	63	8
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-1998	18	18	3	645	111	43.00	943	68.39	2	1	0	45	6
A Jadeja (IND)	1997-1998	24	23	6	726	116*	42.70	1055	68.81	2	4	0	47	3
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-1998	29	29	6	982	116*	42.69	1348	72.84	2	6	0	77	3
M Azharuddin (IND)	1997-1998	24	23	3	830	153*	41.50	1113	74.57	2	4	1	69	2
ML Love (QLD)	1997-1998	10	10	1	373	76	41.44	546	68.31	0	2	0	26	1
G Kirsten (SA)	1997-1998	21	21	1	824	103	41.20	1112	74.10	1	6	3	78	2
ME Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1997-1998	26	26	1	996	104	39.84	1240	80.32	1	6	0	83	9
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-1998	16	10	5	189	69*	37.80	285	66.31	0	1	0	9	0
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1997-1998	23	22	2	755	139*	37.75	859	87.89	2	3	3	57	20
WJ Cronje (SA)	1997-1998	22	20	3	627	94	36.88	708	88.55	0	6	2	32	18
RS Mahanama (SL)	1997-1998	15	15	3	437	94*	36.41	646	67.64	0	3	1	27	4
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1997-1998	12	12	2	360	77	36.00	501	71.85	0	3	1	36	2
A Flower (ZIM)	1997-1998	23	23	0	803	81	34.91	991	81.02	0	8	1	66+	0+
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1997-1998	23	23	3	688	102	34.40	1008	68.25	1	3	0	52+	9+
PV Simmons (T&T/WI)	1997-1998	15	14	3	376	70	34.18	343+	76.09	0	2	0	22+	1+
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-1998	28	28	1	920	104*	34.07	1341	68.60	1	6	1	80	15
HH Streak (ZIM)	1998-1998	14	14	8	204	48*	34.00	272	75.00	0	0	0	12	3
HH Kanitkar (IND)	1997-1998	13	11	5	201	57	33.50	256	78.51	0	1	0	15	1
MW Goodwin (ZIM)	1998-1998	14	14	0	467	111	33.35	613	76.18	1	2	0	41	5
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1997-1998	23	23	3	666	83	33.30	829	80.33	0	6	1	50+	9+
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-1998	19	16	5	358	66	32.54	454	78.85	0	1	0	22	2
S Chanderpaul (GUY/WI)	1997-1998	15	13	2	356	76	32.36	368+	64.94	0	2	1	16+	2+
AC Gilchrist (AUS/WA)	1997-1998	29	28	3	809	118	32.36	985	82.13	2	3	1	74	11
A Symonds (QLD)	1997-1998	10	10	1	289	75	32.11	321	90.03	0	1	0	31	6
Moin Khan (PAK)	1997-1998	15	13	3	321	59	32.10	456	70.39	0	1	0	17	3
PA de Silva (SL)	1997-1998	15	14	2	363	102*	30.25	435	83.44	1	2	1	34	2
Shahid Afridi (PAK/PAK-A)	1997-1998	22	22	0	665	112	30.22	609	109.19	1	2	1	65+	26+
L Klusener (SA)	1997-1998	21	18	1	503	99	29.58	581	86.57	0	3	1	60	4
DS Lehmann (AUS/SOA)	1997-1998	25	24	4	571	70	28.55	742	76.95	0	3	0	35	1
GJ Rennie (ZIM)	1997-1998	10	10	1	253	76	28.11	386	65.54	0	2	0	14+	0+
SR Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1997-1998	27	24	1	643	72	27.95	771	83.39	0	5	4	39	8
MS Atapattu (SL)	1997-1998	12	12	0	329	94	27.41	546	60.25	0	2	0	30	1
LG Howell (/CANT/NZ)	1997-1998	14	13	0	345	68	26.53	431	80.04	0	5	1	31+	4+
CD McMillan (NZ)	1997-1998	28	26	2	636	86	26.50	952	66.80	0	4	0	34	13
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1997-1998	16	15	1	349	51	24.92	502	69.52	0	1	0	29	2
CL Cairns (NZ)	1997-1998	27	24	0	587	71	24.45	727	80.74	0	5	3	55	15
RR Singh (IND)	1997-1998	13	10	2	195	82	24.37	245	79.59	0	1	1	12	4
DJ Nash (NZ)	1998-1998	16	11	3	192	39*	24.00	263	73.00	0	0	0	9	1
TM Moody (AUS/AUS-A/WA)	1997-1998	23	21	3	431	71*	23.94	530	81.32	0	3	3	30	9
CB Wishart (ZIM)	1997-1998	17	14	1	292	45	22.46	376	77.65	0	0	1	27+	0+
MJ Horne (NZ)	1997-1998	20	19	0	411	102	21.63	614	66.93	1	1	0	38	1
PA Strang (ZIM)	1997-1998	21	17	7	213	33	21.30	282	75.53	0	0	0	5+	2+
PA Wallace (BDOS/WI)	1997-1998	12	12	0	253	64	21.08	176+	63.63	0	1	2	12+	2+
MJ Di Venuto (AUS/AUS-A/TAS)	1997-1998	11	11	0	229	77	20.81	250	91.60	0	2	0	30	0
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1997-1998	12	12	1	228	54	20.72	247	92.30	0	1	1	26	2
PL Symcox (SA)	1997-1998	18	14	6	165	27*	20.62	210	78.57	0	0	1	7	5
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1997-1998	15	13	3	204	57	20.40	242	84.29	0	1	0	17	5
AC Parore (NZ)	1997-1998	29	27	5	427	67	19.40	635	67.24	0	1	3	19	6
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-1998	23	13	6	128	25*	18.28	192	66.66	0	0	0	6	2
NS Sidhu (IND)	1997-1998	15	13	0	236	54	18.15	352	67.04	0	1	1	19	0
NR Mongia (IND)	1997-1998	18	13	4	158	35	17.55	206	76.69	0	0	1	11	3
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-1998	23	16	2	223	59*	15.92	261	85.44	0	1	2	15	4
SG Law (AUS/QLD)	1997-1998	13	12	1	164	32	14.90	211	77.72	0	0	0	17	1
CN Evans (ZIM)	1997-1998	15	12	1	151	48*	13.72	169	89.34	0	0	1	12	3
FA Rose (JAM/WI)	1997-1998	13	10	4	76	24	12.66	74+	83.78	0	0	1	4+	2+
CM Spearman (/NZ)	1997-1998	10	10	0	120	37	12.00	207	57.97	0	0	1	11+	1+
IJ Harvey (AUS/VIC)	1997-1998	15	13	2	126	43	11.45	201	62.68	0	0	0	8	0
SK Warne (AUS/VIC)	1997-1998	21	14	4	108	19	10.80	139	77.69	0	0	2	6	2

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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]