Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
ML Hayden (AUS/AUS-A/QLD)	1999-2000	15	15	3	858	128	71.50	946	90.69	4	5	2	102	12
DR Martyn (AUS/WA)	1999-2000	24	21	12	594	116*	66.00	688	86.33	1	4	0	61	5
NJ Astle (NZ)	1999-2000	16	15	1	796	120	56.85	932	85.40	2	6	1	87	9
SC Ganguly (IND)	1999-2000	25	25	2	1215	153*	52.82	1434	84.72	5	4	0	142	18
MS Atapattu (SL)	1999-2000	15	14	3	580	122*	52.72	696+	65.22	2	3	0	28+	1+
DJ Callaghan (EPR/SA)	1999-2000	17	16	4	632	107*	52.66	688+	75.58	1	5	0	48+	4+
RT Ponting (AUS/TAS)	1999-2000	14	14	2	615	115	51.25	754	81.56	1	5	3	60	4
AJ Hall (GTG/SA)	1999-2000	15	15	2	658	129*	50.61	716+	88.40	1	4	0	76+	7+
RP Arnold (SL)	1999-2000	15	13	4	439	103	48.77	594	73.90	1	2	0	36	4
L Klusener (KZN/SA)	1999-2000	26	25	11	660	101*	47.14	857	77.01	1	3	5	59	13
MG Bevan (AUS/NSW)	1999-2000	24	22	3	886	107	46.63	1299	68.20	1	6	0	74	3
WJ Cronje (FS/SA)	1999-2000	22	21	5	742	83*	46.37	930+	76.77	0	6	0	60+	16+
CZ Harris (NZ)	1999-2000	16	12	6	265	59*	44.16	311	85.20	0	1	0	16	4
RG Twose (NZ)	1999-2000	16	14	2	524	97	43.66	695	75.39	0	4	1	51	8
A Jadeja (IND/IND-B/NOZ)	1999-2000	23	22	5	721	95	42.41	937	76.94	0	6	1	50	13
JH Kallis (SA/WPR)	1999-2000	24	23	4	803	98*	42.26	1240	64.75	0	6	1	59	10
Z de Bruyn (GTG)	1999-2000	14	13	4	380	58	42.22	511+	70.45	0	2	0	34+	4+
DJ Watson (KZN)	1999-2000	10	10	1	371	88*	41.22	487+	58.11	0	4	0	22+	2+
GA Hick (ENG/ENGXI)	2000-2000	10	10	2	319	87*	39.87	418	76.31	0	3	1	26	3
G Kirsten (SA/WPR)	1999-2000	17	17	2	592	115	39.46	835	70.89	1	4	1	59	0
SS Karim (EAZ/IND)	2000-2000	10	10	3	274	102*	39.14	320	85.62	1	1	1	24	4
R Dravid (IND)	1999-2000	29	29	2	1049	153	38.85	1565	67.02	1	7	0	92	5
AM Bacher (GTG)	1999-2000	13	13	0	500	112	38.46	708+	67.93	1	4	1	51+	2+
NV Knight (ENG/ENGXI)	2000-2000	10	10	2	306	72*	38.25	499	61.32	0	3	1	28	3
WM Dry (GriqW)	1999-2000	10	10	1	343	150*	38.11	414+	74.87	1	1	0	20+	9+
JF Venter (FS)	1999-2000	10	10	1	338	118*	37.55	449+	67.26	1	1	0	28+	0+
JM Arthur (GriqW)	1999-2000	10	10	0	370	75	37.00	373+	63.27	0	4	1	20+	0+
MV Boucher (BOR/SA)	1999-2000	25	18	6	439	68*	36.58	525+	70.66	0	4	2	27+	5+
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1999-2000	22	22	1	758	186*	36.09	910	83.29	2	2	1	79	8
NC Johnson (ZIM)	1999-2000	14	14	0	502	110	35.85	723	69.43	1	3	0	57	3
S Chanderpaul (GUY/WI)	1999-2000	15	14	2	422	92*	35.16	532+	64.84	0	2	0	23+	1+
ML Bruyns (KZN/SA-A)	1999-2000	13	13	0	454	91	34.92	545+	66.60	0	4	3	31+	2+
ME Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1999-2000	22	22	2	690	116	34.50	1022	67.51	2	4	2	50	7
SP Fleming (NZ)	1999-2000	16	15	3	409	82	34.08	603	67.82	0	4	0	45	2
HH Gibbs (SA/WPR)	1999-2000	25	25	3	747	111	33.95	970	77.01	1	5	2	90	11
SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-2000	22	17	5	407	81*	33.91	511	79.64	0	3	1	32	8
S Lee (AUS/AUS-A/NSW)	1999-2000	21	15	4	368	112	33.45	327	112.53	1	1	1	35	6
M Azharuddin (IND/IND-A/SOZ)	2000-2000	13	13	0	429	64	33.00	608	70.55	0	4	0	38	3
DM Benkenstein (KZN/SA/SA-A)	1999-2000	19	18	3	494	78*	32.93	623+	72.71	0	4	3	18+	9+
AC Gilchrist (AUS/WA)	1999-2000	25	25	0	808	128	32.32	837	96.53	2	4	1	94	15
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1999-2000	27	27	2	774	71*	30.96	1130	68.49	0	6	2	54	5
CL Cairns (NZ)	1999-2000	16	13	1	370	80	30.83	469	78.89	0	2	0	26	16
MW Rushmere (EPR)	1999-2000	15	14	4	304	60	30.40	363+	61.70	0	1	0	10+	1+
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1999-2000	15	13	3	300	100*	30.00	334	89.82	1	1	0	31	4
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1999-2000	22	22	1	622	121*	29.61	926	67.17	1	4	1	47	8
PV Simmons (EASTN)	1999-2000	11	10	1	266	73	29.55	143+	74.82	0	2	0	15+	0+
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1999-2000	15	15	1	410	99	29.28	556+	73.20	0	3	1	42+	1+
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1999-2000	15	15	1	401	88	28.64	409+	80.44	0	4	1	36+	5+
MI Gidley (GriqW)	1999-2000	10	10	0	286	99	28.60	217+	66.82	0	2	0	15+	3+
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1999-2000	25	23	6	483	70*	28.41	601	80.36	0	3	2	38	7
MW Goodwin (ZIM)	1999-2000	19	18	2	453	76*	28.31	699	64.80	0	2	0	41	2
GW Flower (ZIM)	1999-2000	19	19	1	501	91	27.83	735	68.16	0	3	3	49	4
JL Ontong (BOL)	1999-2000	12	12	1	305	81	27.72	314+	70.06	0	3	2	15+	1+
SL Campbell (BDOS/WI)	1999-2000	14	14	0	380	102	27.14	488+	69.67	1	2	3	20+	1+
BC Lara (T&T/WI)	1999-2000	13	13	0	349	117	26.84	345+	97.39	1	1	1	33+	8+
PK Amre (BOL)	1999-2000	12	12	2	267	55	26.70	208+	75.48	0	1	1	13+	1+
RR Singh (IND)	1999-2000	29	25	5	531	51	26.55	756	70.23	0	2	0	28	6
Saeed Anwar (Pak)	1999-2000	21	21	0	550	72	26.19	772	71.24	0	2	1	54	7
LJ Koen (BOL/SA)	1999-2000	15	15	0	389	74	25.93	464+	63.14	0	1	1	32+	0+
SJ Palframan (BOL)	1999-2000	13	13	2	284	61	25.81	175+	84.57	0	1	1	11+	1+
MR Benfield (EPR)	1999-2000	14	14	0	359	65	25.64	521+	65.83	0	2	0	24+	8+
A Symonds (AUS/AUS-A/QLD)	1999-2000	26	21	5	403	47	25.18	356	113.20	0	0	2	45	9
A Flower (ZIM)	1999-2000	19	18	1	426	99*	25.05	584	72.94	0	4	3	37	3
KD Duckworth (EPR)	2000-2000	11	10	0	249	110	24.90	275+	84.00	1	0	1	13+	5+
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	1999-2000	14	14	1	319	121*	24.53	536	59.51	1	0	3	25	8
MW Creed (EPR)	1999-2000	12	11	3	196	47	24.50	176+	77.27	0	0	0	11+	1+
CC Bradfield (EPR)	1999-2000	15	15	2	311	96*	23.92	499+	54.30	0	2	2	24+	0+
N Hussain (ENG/ENGXI)	1999-2000	11	11	0	261	85	23.72	386	67.61	0	3	0	35	2
KR Rutherford (GTG)	1999-2000	13	12	1	258	71	23.45	314+	79.93	0	3	2	32+	0+
ND McKenzie (NTHNS/SA/SA-A)	1999-2000	23	22	1	485	79*	23.09	806+	58.68	0	3	1	30+	3+
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1999-2000	14	13	1	275	63	22.91	366+	58.19	0	2	0	22+	0+
RD Jacobs (LWD/WI)	1999-2000	15	14	2	274	65	22.83	258+	66.27	0	2	1	13+	4+
WW Hinds (JAM/WI)	1999-2000	12	12	1	239	58	21.72	436+	50.91	0	1	0	18+	5+
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1999-2000	14	12	3	193	39	21.44	310	62.25	0	0	1	16	2
Ijaz Ahmed (HBL/PAK)	1999-2000	15	15	0	319	85	21.26	461	69.19	0	3	4	23	3
JN Rhodes (KZN/SA)	1999-2000	16	15	2	275	46*	21.15	403	68.23	0	0	1	20	4
RL Powell (JAM/WI)	1999-2000	15	15	2	274	36	21.07	244+	92.62	0	0	2	17+	13+
AG Prince (SA-A/WPR)	1999-2000	11	11	0	230	51	20.90	374	61.49	0	1	0	8	4
KC Jackson (BOL)	1999-2000	12	11	1	206	54	20.60	207+	57.00	0	1	1	7+	0+
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1999-2000	19	19	1	369	56	20.50	676	54.58	0	1	1	37	2
IJ Harvey (AUS/AUS-A/VIC)	1999-2000	12	11	3	159	47	19.87	192	82.81	0	0	1	12	1
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1999-2000	17	17	0	325	58	19.11	409	79.46	0	2	3	29	9
Moin Khan (PAK)	1999-2000	25	24	2	411	77*	18.68	538	76.39	0	1	4	21	6
NO Perry (JAM/WI)	1999-2000	15	13	5	149	52*	18.62	242+	61.57	0	1	3	6+	0+
CM Spearman (NZ)	1999-2000	13	12	0	217	68	18.08	270	80.37	0	1	3	33	3
S Elworthy (NTHNS/SA)	1999-2000	20	14	7	124	31	17.71	166+	68.67	0	0	1	7+	5+
SB Joshi (IND)	1999-2000	17	14	2	212	61*	17.66	192	110.41	0	1	1	15	9
GJ Rennie (ZIM/ZIM-A)	1999-2000	14	11	2	159	42	17.66	182+	64.28	0	0	1	6+	1+
SM Pollock (KZN/SA)	1999-2000	23	15	5	175	30	17.50	227	77.09	0	0	3	10	3
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1999-2000	24	23	2	363	35	17.28	537	67.59	0	0	1	21	12
G Toyana (GTG)	1999-2000	14	14	3	190	41	17.27	302+	58.60	0	0	0	11+	0+
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1999-2000	15	13	6	119	37	17.00	163	73.00	0	0	1	9	1
DW Murray (EPR)	1999-2000	15	11	2	153	27*	17.00	155+	74.19	0	0	1	7+	3+
A Kumble (IND)	1999-2000	22	13	5	129	26	16.12	185	69.72	0	0	1	5	1
JM Kemp (EPR)	2000-2000	12	10	1	145	57*	16.11	164+	74.39	0	1	1	8+	3+
DN Crookes (GTG/SA/SA-A)	1999-2000	19	15	1	221	49	15.78	293+	75.42	0	0	2	17+	4+
SS Dighe (IND/IND-A)	1999-2000	17	15	5	150	36*	15.00	226+	53.98	0	0	0	3+	0+
N Boje (FS/SA/SA-A)	1999-2000	19	12	1	163	43	14.81	185+	83.78	0	0	2	15+	1+
PC Strydom (BOR/SA/SA-A)	1999-2000	16	13	3	140	34	14.00	132+	66.66	0	0	1	2+	2+
BT Player (BOL)	1999-2000	12	11	2	124	28	13.77	102+	70.58	0	0	0	2+	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]