Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
CD McMillan (NZ)	1998-1999	3	6	2	321	92	80.25	501	64.07	-	3	-	43	2
A Flower (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	5	3	148	60*	74.00	336	44.04	-	1	1	13	2
Wajahatullah Wasti (PAK)	1999-1999	3	5	1	291	133	72.75	670	43.43	2	-	-	35	3
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1998-1999	8	12	2	705	275*	70.50	1315	53.61	3	-	1	82	3
SR Waugh (AUS)	1998-1999	12	23	6	1142	199	67.17	2265	50.41	5	3	2	112	5
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-1999	8	14	4	661	148*	66.10	1707	38.72	2	4	-	64	2
A Ranatunga (SL)	1999-1999	1	1	-	66	66	66.00	113	58.40	-	1	-	8	0
RP Arnold (SL)	1999-1999	3	5	1	253	123	63.25	515	49.12	1	1	-	35	1
R Dravid (IND)	1998-1999	7	13	1	752	190	62.66	1673	44.94	4	1	1	99	1
S Ramesh (IND)	1999-1999	4	8	-	496	143	62.00	924	53.67	1	3	-	66	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1999-1999	3	5	-	297	242	59.40	575	51.65	1	1	1	35	2
CZ Harris (NZ)	1999-1999	3	4	1	177	68*	59.00	548	32.29	-	2	1	19	1
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1998-1999	9	15	1	823	188*	58.78	1435	57.35	3	3	2	105	4
NJ Astle (NZ)	1998-1999	4	7	2	293	69*	58.60	633	46.28	-	3	-	45	4
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1999	8	13	1	647	211	53.91	1257	51.47	3	1	2	86	2
BC Lara (WI)	1998-1999	9	17	1	856	213	53.50	1431	59.81	3	4	-	126	10
MA Taylor (AUS)	1998-1999	8	15	1	741	334*	52.92	1570	47.19	1	4	1	72	1
HH Gibbs (SA)	1998-1999	7	12	1	575	211*	52.27	1198	47.99	2	1	1	68	4
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1998-1999	7	13	1	625	136	52.08	1053	59.35	3	2	2	76	4
MW Goodwin (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	5	1	198	73*	49.50	327	60.55	-	1	-	30	0
G Kirsten (SA)	1998-1999	8	14	2	581	134	48.41	1375	42.25	2	3	2	70	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1998-1999	2	4	-	192	126	48.00	328	58.53	1	1	-	25	4
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1998-1999	5	10	2	379	69*	47.37	971	39.03	-	4	-	28	2
SC Ganguly (IND)	1998-1999	7	14	2	554	101*	46.16	1210	45.78	1	4	-	63	8
N Hussain (ENG)	1998-1999	5	10	1	407	89*	45.22	1002	40.61	-	4	-	37	2
JN Rhodes (SA)	1998-1999	8	11	1	444	103*	44.40	689	64.44	1	3	-	44	10
DJ Nash (NZ)	1998-1999	5	8	3	218	89*	43.60	536	40.67	-	2	-	19	0
MJ Horne (NZ)	1998-1999	5	10	-	432	93	43.20	950	45.47	-	4	-	64	1
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1998-1998	1	2	-	86	77	43.00	195	44.10	-	1	-	7	0
GR Stead (NZ)	1999-1999	2	3	-	128	68	42.66	301	42.52	-	1	-	19	0
JL Langer (AUS)	1998-1999	12	23	1	938	179*	42.63	2176	43.10	3	5	1	70	5
MJ Slater (AUS)	1998-1999	12	23	-	975	123	42.39	1930	50.51	5	1	1	97	12
RT Ponting (AUS)	1998-1999	6	10	2	334	104	41.75	892	37.44	1	1	-	24	1
ME Waugh (AUS)	1998-1999	12	23	3	823	121	41.15	1790	45.97	2	3	2	68	3
Imran Nazir (PAK)	1999-1999	1	2	-	77	64	38.50	119	64.70	-	1	-	12	1
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1998-1999	8	14	2	459	200*	38.25	854	53.74	1	2	2	68	2
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-1999	9	15	1	499	120*	35.64	1036	48.16	1	4	2	68	4
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1998-1999	5	10	1	316	107	35.11	506	62.45	1	2	2	35	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1998-1999	8	11	-	386	72	35.09	843	45.78	-	3	1	42	2
M Azharuddin (IND)	1998-1999	7	13	1	407	103*	33.91	845	48.16	1	2	-	48	1
PA de Silva (SL)	1999-1999	2	3	-	101	72	33.66	236	42.79	-	1	-	15	0
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1999-1999	3	4	-	132	100	33.00	217	60.82	1	-	1	19	0
SB Joshi (IND)	1999-1999	1	2	1	33	25*	33.00	87	37.93	-	-	-	4	1
RD Jacobs (WI)	1998-1999	9	17	3	460	78	32.85	1024	44.92	-	3	-	59	4
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-1999	8	11	3	260	69*	32.50	550	47.27	-	1	-	28	1
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-1999	5	7	1	194	57	32.33	451	43.01	-	1	-	17	2
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1998-1999	6	11	-	354	141	32.18	512	69.14	1	1	2	51	7
Naved Ashraf (PAK)	1998-1998	1	1	-	32	32	32.00	90	35.55	-	-	-	4	0
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1998-1998	4	7	-	223	133	31.85	429	51.98	1	-	-	28	1
GJ Rennie (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	6	1	158	84	31.60	451	35.03	-	1	-	17	1
NC Johnson (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	4	-	126	107	31.50	174	72.41	1	-	-	17	0
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1999-1999	3	4	1	93	55*	31.00	274	33.94	-	1	-	16	0
RG Twose (NZ)	1999-1999	4	8	1	210	87	30.00	688	30.52	-	2	1	27	5
CB Wishart (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	4	-	115	63	28.75	285	40.35	-	1	-	13	0
SL Campbell (WI)	1999-1999	4	8	1	197	105	28.14	567	34.74	1	-	1	31	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	1998-1998	1	2	1	27	23	27.00	73	36.98	-	-	-	3	0
BA Young (NZ)	1999-1999	2	4	1	80	55*	26.66	252	31.74	-	1	-	9	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	1999-1999	3	6	-	160	58	26.66	508	31.49	-	1	-	5	1
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1998-1999	5	10	-	266	75	26.60	759	35.04	-	2	-	39	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	1998-1999	5	10	-	259	116	25.90	602	43.02	1	-	2	27	0
GA Hick (ENG)	1998-1999	4	8	-	205	68	25.62	304	67.43	-	2	2	25	4
DS Lehmann (AUS)	1998-1999	4	7	-	176	98	25.14	335	52.53	-	1	1	21	0
MV Boucher (SA)	1998-1999	8	9	2	176	100	25.14	378	46.56	1	-	1	23	0
GR Robertson (AUS)	1998-1998	1	2	-	50	45	25.00	127	39.37	-	-	-	5	1
Moin Khan (PAK)	1998-1999	10	17	-	425	75	25.00	918	46.29	-	4	1	53	5
OD Gibson (WI)	1999-1999	1	2	-	50	37	25.00	112	44.64	-	-	-	6	0
AFG Griffith (WI)	1999-1999	2	4	-	100	56	25.00	410	24.39	-	1	1	7	0
JC Adams (WI)	1999-1999	4	7	-	168	94	24.00	513	32.74	-	1	2	18	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1998-1999	7	14	-	327	86	23.35	796	41.08	-	1	-	37	1
GW Flower (ZIM)	1998-1998	2	4	1	70	31	23.33	267	26.21	-	-	-	9	0
IA Healy (AUS)	1998-1999	12	20	2	420	134	23.33	881	47.67	1	1	3	36	1
MS Atapattu (SL)	1999-1999	3	5	1	93	36	23.25	172	54.06	-	-	-	10	0
SC Williams (WI)	1998-1998	2	4	-	92	37	23.00	177	51.97	-	-	-	11	1
PL Symcox (SA)	1998-1998	3	4	-	89	36	22.25	163	54.60	-	-	-	6	0
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1998-1999	7	12	1	240	52*	21.81	702	34.18	-	1	2	31	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	1999-1999	4	8	-	174	67	21.75	385	45.19	-	1	1	26	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1998-1999	4	7	5	43	24*	21.50	85	50.58	-	-	-	7	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	1999-1999	1	2	-	43	28	21.50	102	42.15	-	-	-	6	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1999-1999	2	3	1	43	23	21.50	143	30.06	-	-	1	3	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1998-1999	4	7	2	106	28*	21.20	369	28.72	-	-	-	8	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1999-1999	4	8	1	148	32	21.14	240	61.66	-	-	-	13	1
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1998-1998	2	3	1	42	28*	21.00	80	52.50	-	-	-	5	0
DA Gunawardene (SL)	1999-1999	2	4	-	84	43	21.00	111	75.67	-	-	1	15	0
NAM McLean (WI)	1998-1999	4	8	-	165	39	20.62	248	66.53	-	-	-	17	8
DW Fleming (AUS)	1998-1998	6	6	1	103	71*	20.60	187	55.08	-	1	2	16	0
J Srinath (IND)	1998-1999	6	11	1	205	76	20.50	441	46.48	-	1	1	26	1
DRE Joseph (WI)	1999-1999	4	7	-	141	50	20.14	322	43.78	-	1	-	18	1
SP Fleming (NZ)	1998-1999	2	4	-	77	42	19.25	184	41.84	-	-	1	10	0
NO Perry (WI)	1999-1999	3	5	1	71	26	17.75	159	44.65	-	-	1	8	0
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-1999	1	2	1	17	11*	17.00	60	28.33	-	-	-	2	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1998-1999	9	15	-	252	38	16.80	555	45.40	-	-	1	35	5
A Jadeja (IND)	1998-1999	2	4	-	65	22	16.25	115	56.52	-	-	-	8	0
JR Murray (WI)	1998-1999	2	4	-	65	29	16.25	118	55.08	-	-	1	4	0
L Klusener (SA)	1999-1999	4	2	-	31	19	15.50	82	37.80	-	-	-	5	0
AA Donald (SA)	1998-1999	7	7	2	77	34	15.40	192	40.10	-	-	1	7	0
KSC de Silva (SL)	1999-1999	2	3	-	46	27	15.33	69	66.66	-	-	-	8	1
AC Parore (NZ)	1998-1999	5	8	-	121	50	15.12	437	27.68	-	1	-	14	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1999	4	7	1	87	48*	14.50	273	31.86	-	-	3	10	1
JP Crawley (ENG)	1998-1999	3	6	-	86	44	14.33	226	38.05	-	-	-	7	0
FA Rose (WI)	1998-1998	1	2	-	28	22	14.00	34	82.35	-	-	-	6	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]