Batting Highest Career Batting Average - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
HM Amla	2012-2013	8	13	1	839	196	69.91	1418	59.16	3	4	-	92	2
F du Plessis	2012-2013	7	10	2	558	137	69.75	1258	44.35	2	2	-	73	3
AB de Villiers	2012-2013	8	13	2	746	169	67.81	1413	52.79	3	3	-	85	3
JH Kallis	2012-2013	7	12	-	487	147	40.58	880	55.34	1	3	-	60	5
GC Smith	2012-2013	8	13	-	439	122	33.76	793	55.35	1	3	1	55	0
D Elgar	2012-2013	6	8	2	192	103*	32.00	381	50.39	1	-	2	23	2
AN Petersen	2012-2013	8	13	-	402	106	30.92	812	49.50	1	2	-	50	1
VD Philander	2012-2013	6	8	3	153	74	30.60	275	55.63	-	1	-	16	2
RJ Peterson	2012-2013	6	8	1	157	84	22.42	242	64.87	-	1	2	24	0
JA Rudolph	2012-2012	2	4	-	74	31	18.50	203	36.45	-	-	-	6	0
KJ Abbott	2013-2013	1	1	-	13	13	13.00	28	46.42	-	-	-	1	0
RK Kleinveldt	2012-2013	4	5	2	27	17*	9.00	61	44.26	-	-	2	1	2
DW Steyn	2012-2013	8	9	2	58	15	8.28	163	35.58	-	-	1	7	1
M Morkel	2012-2013	7	7	2	39	17	7.80	54	72.22	-	-	3	9	0
Imran Tahir	2012-2012	1	1	1	10	10*	-	11	90.90	-	-	-	1	0
JP Duminy	2012-2012	1	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	0	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]