Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
PA de Silva (SL)	1999-1999	3	4	2	192	78	96.00	437	43.93	0	2	0	25	1
RT Ponting (AUS)	1999-1999	3	4	1	253	105*	84.33	461	54.88	1	2	0	25	2
MJ Slater (AUS)	1999-1999	3	4	0	182	96	45.50	416	43.75	0	2	1	14	2
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1999-1999	3	2	1	43	41	43.00	64	67.18	0	0	0	4	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1999-1999	1	1	0	41	41	41.00	124	33.06	0	0	0	5	0
MD Bell (NZ)	1999-1999	3	5	1	151	83	37.75	464	32.54	0	1	0	11	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	1999-1999	4	6	1	188	107*	37.60	397	47.35	1	0	0	17	4
GS Blewett (AUS)	1999-1999	3	4	0	146	70	36.50	481	30.35	0	2	1	17	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	1999-1999	2	4	0	133	64	33.25	415	32.04	0	1	0	16	0
SP Fleming (NZ)	1999-1999	4	7	2	166	66*	33.20	503	33.00	0	1	0	18	0
N Hussain (ENG)	1999-1999	3	5	0	164	61	32.80	358	45.81	0	1	0	26	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1999-1999	4	6	0	193	101	32.16	336	57.44	1	0	0	24	3
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1999-1999	4	8	1	215	83*	30.71	502	42.82	0	2	1	30	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1999-1999	3	4	0	122	46	30.50	252	48.41	0	0	0	18	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1999-1999	4	6	0	183	80	30.50	284	64.43	0	1	0	19	7
MJ Horne (NZ)	1999-1999	4	7	0	203	100	29.00	480	42.29	1	0	0	25	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1999-1999	1	2	0	57	46	28.50	65	87.69	0	0	0	9	0
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1999-1999	4	6	1	127	69*	25.40	448	28.34	0	1	2	12	0
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1999-1999	4	8	2	147	44	24.50	322	45.65	0	0	0	18	0
DW Fleming (AUS)	1999-1999	2	2	0	48	32	24.00	99	48.48	0	0	0	5	0
RP Arnold (SL)	1999-1999	3	3	0	69	50	23.00	185	37.29	0	1	1	7	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1999-1999	4	6	1	114	54	22.80	187	60.96	0	2	1	15	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	1999-1999	3	5	1	84	29	21.00	216	38.88	0	0	1	8	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1999-1999	4	6	0	126	45	21.00	284	44.36	0	0	0	15	2
SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-1999	3	3	0	52	19	17.33	153	33.98	0	0	0	5	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1999-1999	3	4	2	34	19*	17.00	62	54.83	0	0	0	2	1
DJ Nash (NZ)	1999-1999	4	6	1	81	26	16.20	313	25.87	0	0	1	6	0
AC Parore (NZ)	1999-1999	4	6	0	96	73	16.00	192	50.00	0	1	2	12	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	1999-1999	3	6	0	86	33	14.33	252	34.12	0	0	0	14	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1999-1999	3	5	1	57	21*	14.25	89	64.04	0	0	2	7	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1999-1999	3	4	3	14	10*	14.00	48	29.16	0	0	1	2	0
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1999-1999	3	3	0	39	25	13.00	85	45.88	0	0	0	7	0
JL Langer (AUS)	1999-1999	3	4	0	51	32	12.75	162	31.48	0	0	0	5	0
RG Twose (NZ)	1999-1999	4	6	0	73	52	12.16	241	30.29	0	1	3	7	1
UDU Chandana (SL)	1999-1999	1	1	0	12	12	12.00	28	42.85	0	0	0	3	0
GA Hick (ENG)	1999-1999	1	1	0	12	12	12.00	21	57.14	0	0	0	3	0
DW Headley (ENG)	1999-1999	2	3	0	34	18	11.33	130	26.15	0	0	0	5	0
CMW Read (ENG)	1999-1999	3	4	0	38	37	9.50	119	31.93	0	0	2	4	0
DL Maddy (ENG)	1999-1999	1	2	0	19	14	9.50	64	29.68	0	0	0	1	0
A Habib (ENG)	1999-1999	2	3	0	26	19	8.66	140	18.57	0	0	0	4	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1999-1999	3	4	0	29	13	7.25	83	34.93	0	0	1	3	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1999-1999	3	2	1	7	7*	7.00	5	140.00	0	0	1	1	0
IA Healy (AUS)	1999-1999	3	4	0	25	11	6.25	84	29.76	0	0	0	1	0
RC Irani (ENG)	1999-1999	1	2	0	10	9	5.00	32	31.25	0	0	0	1	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1999-1999	4	6	3	14	6	4.66	54	25.92	0	0	0	1	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1999-1999	3	2	0	8	7	4.00	12	66.66	0	0	0	1	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	1999-1999	3	5	0	18	10	3.60	67	26.86	0	0	2	2	0
CR Miller (AUS)	1999-1999	3	4	0	14	8	3.50	48	29.16	0	0	2	1	1
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1999-1999	1	2	0	7	6	3.50	13	53.84	0	0	0	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1999-1999	1	1	0	3	3	3.00	9	33.33	0	0	0	0	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-1999	2	1	0	3	3	3.00	23	13.04	0	0	0	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1999-1999	3	4	0	6	6	1.50	25	24.00	0	0	3	1	0
ESH Giddins (ENG)	1999-1999	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	4	0.00	0	0	1	0	0
PM Such (ENG)	1999-1999	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	51	0.00	0	0	1	0	0
GI Allott (NZ)	1999-1999	2	3	3	8	7*	-	53	15.09	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Tudor (ENG)	1999-1999	1	2	2	131	99*	-	181	72.37	0	1	0	28	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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

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]