Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SC Williams (LWD)	2002-2002	8	14	4	974	252*	97.40	-	-	3	4	0	-	-
CZ Harris (CANT/NZ)	2001-2002	8	12	3	770	155*	85.55	1503	51.23	2	7	1	84	13
JH Kallis (SA)	2001-2002	12	22	7	1270	189*	84.66	2621	48.45	4	6	0	153	13
S Sriram (IBPXI/SOZ/TN)	2001-2002	7	11	0	929	149	84.45	1832	50.70	4	5	0	97	0
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2001-2002	7	10	1	754	230	83.77	1276	59.09	3	2	0	98	5
A Flower (/ZIM/Zmbns)	2001-2002	12	21	6	1187	199*	79.13	2170	54.70	5	4	1	154	5
M van Jaarsveld (NTHNS/SA-A)	2001-2002	11	19	2	1268	182*	74.58	2215	57.24	5	5	0	179	10
NJ Astle (CANT/NZ)	2001-2002	9	15	3	879	223	73.25	1323	66.43	3	2	0	106	16
ML Hayden (AUS/QLD)	2001-2002	14	24	2	1609	147	73.13	2690	59.81	7	6	2	197	21
MG Bevan (NSW)	2001-2002	8	14	2	868	203*	72.33	1717	50.55	4	3	2	113	5
Minhajul Abedin (CHA)	2001-2002	9	15	1	1012	210	72.28	1925	52.57	3	4	0	98	1
RT Ponting (AUS/TAS)	2001-2002	13	21	4	1202	157*	70.70	1537	78.20	5	3	0	188	8
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2001-2002	8	13	1	821	176	68.41	1474	55.69	3	2	0	117	4
AC Gilchrist (AUS/WA)	2001-2002	13	20	5	1022	204*	68.13	1221	83.70	3	4	1	134	19
AV Kale (IBPXI/IND-A)	2001-2002	6	10	2	539	145*	67.37	975	55.28	2	2	0	67	8
GM Strydom ()	2002-2002	5	10	2	537	109	67.12	704	76.27	1	4	0	69	5
JP Maher (QLD)	2001-2002	10	19	1	1194	209	66.33	2106	56.69	3	6	0	139	1
GB Hogg (WA)	2001-2002	7	11	3	525	90	65.62	977	53.73	0	6	0	62	0
TT Samaraweera (/SL/SL-A)	2001-2002	9	10	3	455	123*	65.00	1110	40.99	1	3	0	35	1
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK/PIA)	2001-2002	10	17	3	892	204*	63.71	1391	64.12	2	6	0	105+	3+
Ijaz Ahmed ()	2001-2001	8	12	1	697	116	63.36	1562	44.62	4	3	0	62+	0+
ML Love (QLD)	2001-2002	12	22	3	1189	202*	62.57	2238	53.12	2	6	1	117	0
DS Smith (WWD)	2002-2002	7	13	1	750	143	62.50	-	-	1	7	0	-	-
G Kirsten (SA/WPR)	2001-2002	14	26	2	1480	244	61.66	2722	54.37	3	8	0	208	5
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2001-2002	7	10	2	489	99	61.12	744	65.72	0	5	0	62	2
JL Langer (AUS/WA)	2001-2002	15	26	3	1400	161	60.86	2481	56.42	6	4	1	190	5
CL Hooper (GUY/WI)	2001-2002	12	17	2	901	222	60.06	973+	60.32	3	4	0	56+	12+
DM Benkenstein (KZN/SA-A)	2001-2002	8	12	0	713	259	59.41	1361	52.38	3	1	2	74	6
BA Johnson (SOA)	2001-2002	7	14	3	653	138*	59.36	1225	53.30	3	2	0	84	0
DS Lehmann (AUS/SOA)	2001-2002	9	15	0	883	246	58.86	1164	75.85	4	2	2	110	6
HD Ackerman (SA-A/WPR)	2001-2002	10	16	4	695	140*	57.91	1576	44.09	2	4	1	91	3
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2002	7	12	2	579	139	57.90	991	58.42	1	4	0	81	2
BJ Hodge (VIC)	2001-2002	10	18	3	858	140	57.20	1767	48.55	4	2	1	106	3
GS Blewett (SOA)	2001-2002	11	21	3	1025	169*	56.94	2019	50.76	5	3	4	129	2
Imran Farhat (HBL)	2001-2001	8	14	1	733	204	56.38	887	82.63	2	2	0	6+	0+
HH Gibbs (SA/WPR)	2001-2002	14	24	0	1339	196	55.79	2230	60.04	5	6	0	217	9
AG Puttick (SA-A/WPR)	2001-2002	9	16	3	720	229*	55.38	1593	45.19	2	3	0	91	6
Younis Khan (HBL/PAK)	2001-2002	9	16	0	884	153	55.25	1574	56.16	3	5	1	75+	3+
Nuruzzaman (RAJ)	2002-2002	10	16	1	806	161	53.73	2284	35.28	3	2	0	74	2
JR Murray (WWD)	2002-2002	7	12	0	642	125	53.50	-	-	4	1	0	-	-
MJ Horne (AUCK/NZ)	2001-2002	11	17	2	798	178	53.20	1564	51.02	3	1	0	113	4
MHW Papps (CANT)	2001-2002	10	19	4	793	158*	52.86	1654	47.94	2	4	1	104	0
JA Beukes (FS)	2001-2002	7	12	2	528	105	52.80	1231	42.89	2	2	1	73	5
RG Samuels (JAM)	2002-2002	9	14	3	572	106*	52.00	138+	68.84	1	4	1	7+	2+
HM Amla (KZN/SA-A/SABP)	2002-2002	8	12	2	516	103	51.60	1008	51.19	1	5	1	61	1
DR Martyn (AUS/WA)	2001-2002	12	18	3	773	189	51.53	1308	59.09	4	2	3	82	1
RAM Smith (T&T)	2002-2002	7	12	2	514	72	51.40	174+	52.29	0	7	0	5+	-
Asim Kamal ()	2001-2001	7	10	2	410	102*	51.25	878	46.69	1	3	0	12+	0+
Akhtar Sarfraz (NBP)	2001-2001	7	11	1	507	89	50.70	1339	37.86	0	6	0	23+	0+
SM Pollock (KZN/SA)	2001-2002	11	16	6	503	113*	50.30	750	67.06	1	3	2	50	14
AJ Hall (EASTN/SA/SA-A)	2001-2002	8	10	1	447	153	49.66	886	50.45	1	2	2	62	0
Faisal Iqbal (PIA)	2001-2001	9	17	2	743	171	49.53	1385	53.64	3	3	1	76+	2+
N Hussain (ENG/ENGXI)	2001-2002	9	16	1	723	106	48.20	1427	50.66	1	6	0	93	6
IJ Harvey (VIC)	2001-2002	7	11	2	432	87	48.00	578	74.74	0	4	0	62	4
Bilal Asad (PWD)	2001-2001	9	17	2	716	112	47.73	1280	55.93	1	5	2	30+	2+
Azam Iqbal (CHA)	2001-2002	8	12	1	521	71	47.36	1256	41.48	0	6	0	53	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	2001-2002	10	17	3	661	106	47.21	1045	63.25	1	4	1	84	11
CO Browne (BDOS)	2002-2002	7	12	2	471	161	47.10	-	-	1	3	2	-	-
SG Clingeleffer (TAS)	2001-2002	11	15	4	517	141*	47.00	1158	44.64	2	1	1	50	1
G Dros (NTHNS/SABP)	2001-2002	9	14	3	514	117*	46.72	823	62.45	1	5	0	64	8
ME Waugh (AUS/NSW)	2001-2002	13	18	0	841	168	46.72	1271	66.16	2	5	1	113	6
MI Gidley (GriqW)	2001-2002	8	16	2	651	215*	46.50	1527	42.63	1	3	1	69	3
JJ van der Wath (FS/SA-A)	2001-2002	8	11	4	325	113*	46.42	607	53.54	1	1	0	41	4
A Jacobs (NWEST/SABP)	2001-2002	6	10	0	463	197	46.30	828	55.91	2	1	0	65	5
Shadab Kabir (/PAK)	2001-2002	11	16	0	738	137	46.12	1346	54.82	2	5	3	36+	0+
SC Pope (BOR)	2001-2002	8	15	2	591	131	45.46	1394	42.39	1	4	0	80	1
RG Arendse (FS)	2001-2002	8	11	2	409	95	45.44	1326	30.84	0	4	1	53	0
GC Smith (SA/SA-A/WPR)	2001-2002	9	16	1	679	156	45.26	1234	55.02	2	2	1	83	1
MJ North (WA)	2001-2002	9	15	1	633	200*	45.21	1345	47.06	3	1	1	77	3
JL Ontong (BOL/SA/SABP)	2001-2002	6	10	0	452	135	45.20	714	63.30	2	1	2	65	2
Rashid Latif (/PAK)	2001-2002	8	12	2	450	150	45.00	723	62.24	1	2	0	53+	4+
Rajin Saleh (SYL)	2002-2002	10	16	1	671	130*	44.73	1711	39.21	2	3	0	55	4
RJ Nicol (AUCK)	2001-2002	10	13	2	489	109*	44.45	1198	40.81	2	1	0	64	2
FL Reifer (BDOS)	2002-2002	7	12	1	488	127*	44.36	-	-	1	4	1	-	-
SB Styris (ND)	2001-2002	10	17	2	662	212*	44.13	1013	65.35	1	4	3	72	14
Ali Naqvi (KRL)	2001-2001	8	12	0	529	137	44.08	988	53.54	1	3	0	36+	1+
BP Nash (QLD)	2001-2002	5	10	1	395	157	43.88	807	48.94	1	2	1	40	2
JC Adams (FS)	2001-2002	8	12	1	479	124*	43.54	1077	44.47	2	1	0	56	1
MTG Elliott (VIC)	2001-2002	10	20	2	780	135*	43.33	1659	47.01	1	6	0	93	3
VVS Laxman (IND/ROI)	2001-2002	8	11	0	476	148	43.27	828	57.48	1	2	0	72	3
JA Rudolph (NTHNS/SA/SA-A)	2001-2002	14	25	2	990	164	43.04	1728	57.29	3	3	1	164	4
GFJ Liebenberg (FS)	2001-2002	8	14	1	555	158	42.69	1075	51.62	2	2	0	67	2
Hasan Raza (HBL)	2001-2001	8	13	3	425	200*	42.50	749	56.74	1	1	1	4+	2+
Jahangir Alam (DHA)	2001-2002	10	16	2	594	120	42.42	1123	52.89	2	2	1	61+	1+
S Chanderpaul (GUY/WI)	2002-2002	7	11	1	423	140	42.30	406+	34.72	1	2	1	17+	0+
WT Siziba ()	2002-2002	5	10	0	423	103	42.30	1070	39.53	1	2	0	51	0
ND McKenzie (NTHNS/SA)	2001-2002	14	23	1	929	114	42.22	1924	48.28	1	7	2	126	5
Mazharul Haque (BAN-A/DHA)	2002-2002	9	17	1	675	171	42.18	331+	67.67	1	3	2	6+	7+
Sajid Ali (NBP)	2001-2001	8	13	2	463	123*	42.09	819	56.53	3	1	2	1+	0+
MH Richardson (AUCK/NZ)	2001-2002	15	24	1	966	143	42.00	1963	49.21	3	6	1	131	3
AM Bacher (GTG)	2001-2002	9	17	0	711	132	41.82	1846	38.51	3	3	0	84	1
LV Garrick (JAM)	2002-2002	9	16	2	581	138	41.50	196+	32.65	2	2	2	5+	0+
Ghulam Ali (PIA)	2001-2001	9	17	0	702	107	41.29	1403	50.03	1	4	0	65+	4+
RJ Campbell (WA)	2001-2002	9	15	1	576	121	41.14	715	80.55	1	4	1	87	3
Misbah-ul-Haq (KRL)	2001-2001	9	13	1	490	109*	40.83	1077	45.49	1	4	1	21+	0+
Inzamam-ul-Haq (NBP/PAK)	2001-2002	6	10	1	367	99	40.77	739	49.66	0	2	0	29+	5+
RM Frew (CANT)	2002-2002	7	14	1	529	115	40.69	1538	34.39	1	4	1	49	1
GJ Mail (NSW)	2001-2002	8	14	1	528	150*	40.61	1475	35.79	1	5	1	56	0
KJ Wilkinson (BDOS)	2002-2002	7	12	0	486	135	40.50	-	-	1	2	0	-	-
W Bossenger (GriqW)	2001-2002	6	11	2	364	124*	40.44	566	64.31	1	2	0	43	1

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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:

Western Province vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 22nd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class]

Dolphins vs North West at Potchefstroom, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 21st Match, Jan 31-Feb 3, 2026 [First-class]

Southern Rocks vs Mashonaland Eagles at Masvingo, Logan Cup 10th Match, Feb 3-6, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 226/6 (47.0 ov, W Madhevere 73*, Ali Hasnain 23*, Matthew Campbell 0/23) - Stumps