Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
KC Sangakkara (SUR)	2017-2017	10	16	2	1491	200	106.50	2183	68.30	8	2	0	174	14
RL Chase (WI)	2017-2017	8	16	5	784	131	71.27	1496	52.40	3	5	1	102	6
LWP Wells (SUS)	2017-2017	12	22	2	1292	258	64.60	1995	64.76	4	4	2	185	15
GS Ballance (ENG/LIONS/YOR)	2017-2017	16	24	4	1164	203*	58.20	2266	51.36	3	6	0	153	4
JL Denly (KEN)	2017-2017	14	24	2	1266	227	57.54	2060	61.45	5	5	3	157	19
DKH Mitchell (WOR)	2017-2017	14	26	3	1266	161	55.04	2045	61.90	7	3	3	159	6
MD Stoneman (ENG/LIONS/SUR)	2017-2017	17	28	1	1481	197	54.85	2307	64.19	4	7	1	217	6
AN Cook (ENG/ESS)	2017-2017	14	23	0	1239	243	53.86	2356	52.58	4	3	0	167	0
JE Root (ENG/YOR)	2017-2017	9	15	1	751	190	53.64	1158	64.85	2	5	0	110	1
S Chanderpaul (LAN)	2017-2017	13	19	3	831	182	51.93	1439	57.74	3	1	0	100	6
SA Northeast (KEN)	2017-2017	13	23	3	1017	173*	50.85	1512	67.26	3	4	2	136	8
MH Wessels (NOT)	2017-2017	15	20	2	913	202*	50.72	1296	70.44	3	3	2	119	16
BT Foakes (LIONS/SUR)	2017-2017	15	22	5	841	127*	49.47	1511	55.65	2	4	1	112	4
SD Hope (WI)	2017-2017	9	18	2	791	147	49.43	1693	46.72	3	3	0	105	1
PD Collingwood (DUR)	2017-2017	14	24	2	1087	177	49.40	1825	59.56	3	5	0	124	4
S van Zyl (SUS)	2017-2017	13	22	1	1023	166*	48.71	1979	51.69	2	4	2	145	2
VD Philander (SA/SUS)	2017-2017	8	13	5	388	73*	48.50	619	62.68	0	4	1	51	4
MJ Cosgrove (LEI)	2017-2017	13	25	1	1161	188	48.37	1715	67.69	2	6	1	173	5
SR Patel (NOT)	2017-2017	15	21	2	919	257*	48.36	1335	68.83	2	2	1	115	9
MGK Burgess (SUS)	2017-2017	6	10	1	434	146	48.22	735	59.04	1	2	0	57	4
RJ Burns (SUR)	2017-2017	15	24	1	1106	219*	48.08	2268	48.76	1	8	0	144	2
NLJ Browne (ESS)	2017-2017	16	25	0	1147	221	45.88	2400	47.79	2	6	2	163	2
RE Levi (NOR)	2017-2017	10	19	3	734	115	45.87	813	90.28	2	3	0	100	12
DI Stevens (KEN)	2017-2017	13	21	3	822	115	45.66	1044	78.73	2	5	3	127	7
JC Archer (SUS)	2017-2017	13	20	6	638	81*	45.57	725	88.00	0	5	2	72	21
AK Markram (SA-A)	2017-2017	5	10	1	406	102*	45.11	745	54.49	1	3	1	50	6
CDJ Dent (GLO)	2017-2017	14	25	3	978	135*	44.45	1994	49.04	2	8	0	127	4
SJ Mullaney (NOT)	2017-2017	12	16	0	709	168	44.31	1259	56.31	1	5	0	106	3
JM Clarke (LIONS/MCC/WOR)	2017-2017	16	28	5	1011	142	43.95	1462	69.15	2	4	1	140	2
J Blackwood (WI)	2017-2017	6	11	3	350	79*	43.75	482	72.61	0	3	0	40	7
AL Davies (LAN)	2017-2017	15	26	2	1046	140*	43.58	1871	55.90	3	5	3	162	3
HG Kuhn (SA/SA-A)	2017-2017	7	13	1	513	200*	42.75	859	59.72	2	1	0	75	1
RI Newton (NOR)	2017-2017	14	25	0	1060	166	42.40	1809	58.59	2	10	0	133	6
LS Livingstone (LAN/LIONS)	2017-2017	13	22	3	805	224	42.36	1391	57.87	2	3	1	100	11
MDE Holden (MID/NOR)	2017-2017	11	19	1	758	153	42.11	1559	48.62	2	3	3	98	1
AD Hales (NOT)	2017-2017	8	11	0	463	218	42.09	581	79.69	1	1	1	73	3
BM Duckett (MCC/NOR)	2017-2017	12	21	0	881	193	41.95	1142	77.14	3	4	1	132	0
SC Cook (DUR/SA-A)	2017-2017	9	18	2	668	120	41.75	1306	51.14	1	4	3	72	1
AG Salter (GLA)	2017-2017	13	20	5	623	88	41.53	1421	43.84	0	5	0	83	8
CB Cooke (GLA)	2017-2017	13	22	5	705	113*	41.47	1317	53.53	1	4	2	97	9
JMR Taylor (GLO)	2017-2017	15	21	4	697	143	41.00	1001	69.63	2	2	1	95	4
SR Dickson (KEN)	2017-2017	14	24	0	982	318	40.91	1800	54.55	2	4	5	111	7
CT Steel (DUR)	2017-2017	13	24	2	899	224	40.86	2040	44.06	2	4	1	110	4
D Elgar (SA/SOM)	2017-2017	11	21	1	813	158	40.65	1611	50.46	3	4	2	111	3
IJL Trott (WAR)	2017-2017	15	27	0	1097	175	40.62	2095	52.36	4	5	4	139	4
BA Stokes (DUR/ENG)	2017-2017	8	13	0	527	112	40.53	836	63.03	2	4	2	75	6
CT Bancroft (GLO)	2017-2017	11	21	4	685	206*	40.29	1395	49.10	1	4	2	91	2
CA Pujara (IND/NOT)	2017-2017	11	16	0	642	153	40.12	1281	50.11	3	1	1	67	1
AL Hughes (DER)	2017-2017	13	22	2	800	142	40.00	1542	51.88	2	3	0	107	2
DW Lawrence (ESS/LIONS)	2017-2017	16	26	4	880	141*	40.00	1870	47.05	3	3	3	111	4
BA Godleman (DER)	2017-2017	12	22	2	799	156*	39.95	1531	52.18	3	2	3	87	0
RN ten Doeschate (ESS)	2017-2017	15	20	2	717	168*	39.83	1163	61.65	1	4	1	90	6
KOA Powell (WI/WI-XI)	2017-2017	10	20	2	715	100*	39.72	1197	59.73	1	3	0	102	1
BT Slater (DER)	2017-2017	9	17	3	556	74*	39.71	947	58.71	0	2	0	91	0
CMW Read (NOT)	2017-2017	15	19	2	661	124	38.88	1010	65.44	1	3	1	89	7
T Westley (ENG/ESS/LIONS)	2017-2017	18	27	4	894	111	38.86	1824	49.01	3	3	1	149	1
OJ Pope (SUR)	2017-2017	6	10	3	270	100*	38.57	450	60.00	1	1	1	40	1
DP Sibley (SUR/WAR)	2017-2017	14	26	5	804	104*	38.28	1831	43.91	1	8	1	94	4
CA Ingram (GLA)	2017-2017	12	20	2	672	155*	37.33	1394	48.20	2	1	2	89	5
T Bavuma (SA/SA-A)	2017-2017	7	13	1	448	85*	37.33	924	48.48	0	4	1	52	1
SD Robson (LIONS/MID)	2017-2017	13	23	0	858	159	37.30	1518	56.52	2	4	3	128	0
BC Brown (SUS)	2017-2017	8	14	1	483	90	37.15	589	82.00	0	5	2	70	3
LJ Wright (SUS)	2017-2017	12	21	1	742	118	37.10	1019	72.81	1	4	1	109	8
PSP Handscomb (AUS/YOR)	2017-2017	11	18	2	587	101*	36.68	991	59.23	1	3	1	78	1
G Clark (DUR)	2017-2017	12	21	0	769	109	36.61	1235	62.26	1	6	1	101	10
LM Reece (DER)	2017-2017	12	21	1	732	168	36.60	1407	52.02	2	5	2	94	0
AC Voges (MID)	2017-2017	9	14	3	402	92	36.54	904	44.46	0	3	1	47	0
AM Rossington (NOR)	2017-2017	9	14	1	475	117	36.53	620	76.61	2	2	2	60	7
P Coughlin (DUR)	2017-2017	8	12	2	364	73*	36.40	558	65.23	0	3	1	40	3
DJ Vilas (LAN)	2017-2017	15	24	3	762	244	36.28	1260	60.47	1	3	1	83	4
EG Barnard (WOR)	2017-2017	14	20	4	580	75	36.25	886	65.46	0	5	0	70	6
GJ Bailey (HAM)	2017-2017	11	18	0	651	161	36.16	1057	61.58	2	3	4	87	3
SW Billings (KEN/LIONS)	2017-2017	8	10	2	289	70*	36.12	368	78.53	0	1	1	48	2
NJ Selman (GLA)	2017-2017	15	27	2	902	142*	36.08	1864	48.39	4	3	4	110	3
T Kohler-Cadmore (WOR/YOR)	2017-2017	7	11	0	393	102	35.72	718	54.73	1	2	1	52	4
BL D'Oliveira (WOR)	2017-2017	14	25	0	891	150	35.64	1561	57.07	3	3	3	113	6
MM Ali (ENG/WOR)	2017-2017	10	17	1	569	87	35.56	745	76.37	0	6	2	72	5
AG Wakely (NOR)	2017-2017	14	26	4	776	112	35.27	1400	55.42	2	2	3	88	5
SM Davies (SOM)	2017-2017	14	24	2	775	142	35.22	1427	54.30	2	3	1	93	1
JM Vince (HAM)	2017-2017	13	21	0	738	147	35.14	1266	58.29	2	2	1	109	3
PR Stirling (MID)	2017-2017	8	13	0	454	111	34.92	648	70.06	1	3	1	60	12
JA Leaning (YOR)	2017-2017	11	16	1	518	118	34.53	1195	43.34	1	3	0	64	5
RS Bopara (ESS)	2017-2017	15	22	2	690	192	34.50	1542	44.74	1	3	1	76	7
DA Payne (GLO)	2017-2017	11	12	5	238	54*	34.00	358	66.48	0	1	2	34	2
JJ Cobb (NOR)	2017-2017	11	19	5	473	96	33.78	769	61.50	0	2	3	55	7
JA Simpson (MID)	2017-2017	15	24	3	708	90	33.71	1422	49.78	0	4	2	91	4
DR Briggs (SUS)	2017-2017	9	13	6	236	120*	33.71	406	58.12	1	0	0	29	0
GH Roderick (GLO)	2017-2017	9	13	1	403	96	33.58	725	55.58	0	4	2	48	2
L Wood (NOT)	2017-2017	7	10	3	235	44	33.57	356	66.01	0	0	1	34	2
KS Carlson (GLA)	2017-2017	9	14	0	469	191	33.50	838	55.96	1	1	2	64	4
SS Eskinazi (MID)	2017-2017	15	27	2	837	179	33.48	1479	56.59	2	4	2	116	8
OB Cox (MCC/WOR)	2017-2017	15	23	1	732	124	33.27	1101	66.48	1	3	1	105	6
WTS Porterfield (IRE/WAR)	2017-2017	7	13	0	430	108	33.07	914	47.04	1	2	1	55	5
SJ Thakor (DER)	2017-2017	6	11	1	328	132	32.80	533	61.53	1	0	1	52	0
CN Ackermann (LEI)	2017-2017	12	22	3	618	118	32.52	1203	51.37	2	1	0	85	5
A Lyth (MCC/YOR)	2017-2017	15	26	1	805	194	32.20	1538	52.34	2	2	2	95	11
JA Rudolph (GLA)	2017-2017	12	21	1	634	142	31.70	1208	52.48	2	1	2	89	3
GK Berg (HAM)	2017-2017	14	20	2	568	99*	31.55	759	74.83	0	2	1	67	14
EJH Eckersley (LEI)	2017-2017	15	28	3	787	158	31.48	1232	63.87	1	3	2	105	2
DJ Malan (ENG/MID)	2017-2017	14	26	2	752	115	31.33	1489	50.50	1	5	1	96	5

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:

Western Province vs Titans at Cape Town, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 26th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class]

North West vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 25th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 160/2 (42.0 ov, LC Ngoepe 83*, KJ Dudgeon 0/27) - Stumps

Warriors vs Dolphins at Durban, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 27th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/1 (15.4 ov, Semal Pillay 43*, S van Staden 11*, GG Peters 0/27) - Stumps