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
AB de Villiers	2013-2014	7	12	-	804	164	67.00	1587	50.66	3	3	-	90	5
HM Amla	2013-2014	6	11	1	429	127*	42.90	836	51.31	2	-	1	54	0
GC Smith	2013-2014	7	13	1	512	234	42.66	842	60.80	1	1	-	55	1
VD Philander	2013-2014	7	11	5	240	59	40.00	505	47.52	-	2	-	21	2
F du Plessis	2013-2014	7	12	1	438	134	39.81	1044	41.95	1	2	-	45	1
AN Petersen	2013-2014	6	11	1	301	76	30.10	517	58.22	-	3	-	39	1
JP Duminy	2013-2014	7	12	1	322	123	29.27	694	46.39	1	1	1	36	2
DW Steyn	2013-2014	7	11	3	132	44	16.50	335	39.40	-	-	-	16	2
M Morkel	2013-2014	7	10	1	25	7	2.77	59	42.37	-	-	4	3	0

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 181/3 (58.4 ov, N Yikha 62*, R Herrmann 87*, L Alder 0/38) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 130/6 (37.0 ov, A Wanninayake 21*, DS Thilakaratne 2/48) - Stumps

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps