Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages for Australia in Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DG Bradman (AUS)	1928-1948	52	80	10	6996	334	99.94	9800+	58.60	29	13	7	626+	6
AC Voges (AUS)	2015-2016	20	31	7	1485	269*	61.87	2667	55.68	5	4	2	186	5
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	22	40	4	2190	270*	60.83	416+	56.00	10	5	2	104+	1
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1958	48	81	5	4455	207	58.61	-	-	15	19	6	258+	2
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	160	21	8032	365*	57.78	4063+	53.58	26	30	12	593+	32+
CL Walcott (WI)	1948-1960	44	74	7	3798	220	56.68	-	-	15	14	1	107+	11
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	119	212	25	10477	239	56.02	19517	53.68	36	43	11	1143	62
CA Davis (WI)	1968-1973	15	29	5	1301	183	54.20	665+	35.48	4	4	1	65+	1
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1984	87	151	19	7110	247*	53.86	13079+	51.53	24	31	12	755	16
BC Lara (WI)	1990-2006	130	230	6	11912	400*	53.17	19694	60.48	34	48	17	1551	88
RT Ponting (AUS)	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	22782	58.72	41	62	17	1509	73
J Ryder (AUS)	1920-1929	20	32	5	1394	201*	51.62	2035+	44.86	3	9	1	102+	3
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2013	79	137	16	6235	195	51.52	12436	50.13	19	29	12	685	39
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	164	280	49	11867	203*	51.37	27395	43.31	30	66	15	1285	36
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	22461	48.64	32	50	22	1175	20
ML Hayden (AUS)	1994-2009	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	14349	60.10	30	29	14	1049	82
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1994	156	265	44	11174	205	50.56	27002+	41.09	27	63	11	1161	28
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	121	182	12	8540	291	50.23	9613+	69.77	24	45	10	952+	84
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1963	51	87	9	3860	261	49.48	488+	40.16	9	22	11	240+	11
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2015	115	198	22	8643	329*	49.10	15456	55.92	28	27	9	978	39
RN Harvey (AUS)	1948-1963	79	137	10	6149	205	48.41	1799+	43.74	21	24	7	427+	1
KD Walters (AUS)	1965-1981	74	125	14	5357	250	48.26	8662+	49.16	15	33	4	525+	23
WH Ponsford (AUS)	1924-1934	29	48	4	2122	266	48.22	3118+	44.77	7	6	1	119+	0
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	39	62	5	2748	232	48.21	3217+	60.02	6	13	4	241+	5+
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	1999-2008	96	137	20	5570	204*	47.60	6796	81.95	17	26	14	677	100
SM Nurse (WI)	1960-1969	29	54	1	2523	258	47.60	1958+	48.82	6	10	3	230+	11
RB Kanhai (WI)	1957-1974	79	137	6	6227	256	47.53	2914+	47.87	15	28	7	491+	23+
WM Lawry (AUS)	1961-1971	67	123	12	5234	210	47.15	7154+	39.34	13	27	6	433+	15
RM Cowper (AUS)	1964-1968	27	46	2	2061	307	46.84	2284+	42.81	5	10	3	151+	0
WA Brown (AUS)	1934-1948	22	35	1	1592	206*	46.82	2717+	38.71	4	9	1	81+	1
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1978	62	111	7	4869	311	46.81	4556+	44.55	10	27	8	337+	2
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1985	110	175	14	7515	242*	46.67	6942+	56.68	19	39	4	712+	70
AL Hassett (AUS)	1938-1953	43	69	3	3073	198*	46.56	2297+	44.44	10	11	1	235+	8
DM Jones (AUS)	1984-1992	52	89	11	3631	216	46.55	7427	48.88	11	14	11	361	10
AR Morris (AUS)	1946-1955	46	79	3	3533	206	46.48	1728+	44.79	12	12	4	229+	10
DR Martyn (AUS)	1992-2006	67	109	14	4406	165	46.37	8569	51.41	13	23	7	513	10
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2018-2025	58	104	8	4435	215	46.19	8583	51.67	11	23	4	493	12
AF Rae (WI)	1948-1953	15	24	2	1016	109	46.18	-	-	4	4	1	30+	4
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1926-1934	35	54	4	2300	161	46.00	4399+	31.12	7	13	6	111+	0
NCL O'Neill (AUS)	1958-1965	42	69	8	2779	181	45.55	1918+	42.59	6	15	6	222+	4
JL Langer (AUS)	1993-2007	105	182	12	7696	250	45.27	14192	54.22	23	30	11	912	40
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1967	44	78	6	3245	260	45.06	1750+	38.74	8	13	5	190+	3+
HL Collins (AUS)	1920-1926	19	31	1	1352	203	45.06	1974+	40.47	4	6	-	121+	0
SM Katich (AUS)	2001-2010	56	99	6	4188	157	45.03	8483	49.36	10	25	4	490	9
DS Lehmann (AUS)	1998-2004	27	42	2	1798	177	44.95	2909	61.80	5	10	2	214	10
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	108	185	16	7558	226	44.72	11932+	49.49	19	34	11	872+	67
DA Warner (AUS)	2011-2024	112	205	8	8786	335*	44.59	12517	70.19	26	37	13	1036	69
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1981	66	109	10	4399	187	44.43	4217+	45.69	12	21	10	422+	12
RB Richardson (WI)	1983-1995	86	146	12	5949	194	44.39	12398+	47.77	16	27	8	761+	23
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2011-2025	84	152	14	6053	232	43.86	12464	48.56	16	27	9	645	28
DC Boon (AUS)	1984-1996	107	190	20	7422	200	43.65	18116	40.96	21	32	16	822	2
LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1980	30	49	2	2047	302	43.55	2865+	47.22	7	7	2	210+	6
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1999	104	186	13	7525	334*	43.49	18140	41.48	19	40	5	727	9
IR Redpath (AUS)	1964-1976	66	120	11	4737	171	43.45	9013+	37.59	8	31	9	436+	2
BF Butcher (WI)	1958-1969	44	78	6	3104	209*	43.11	1979+	48.35	7	16	3	227+	6+
KC Wessels (AUS)	1982-1985	24	42	1	1761	179	42.95	3460	50.89	4	9	3	197	2
CJL Rogers (AUS)	2008-2015	25	48	1	2015	173	42.87	3982	50.60	5	14	1	268	1
MJ Slater (AUS)	1993-2001	74	131	7	5312	219	42.83	9967	53.29	14	21	9	598	30
RC Fredericks (WI)	1968-1977	59	109	7	4334	169	42.49	4335+	46.52	8	26	7	352+	8
JHW Fingleton (AUS)	1932-1938	18	29	1	1189	136	42.46	2177+	30.82	5	3	3	53+	1
IM Chappell (AUS)	1964-1980	75	136	10	5345	196	42.42	8511+	45.64	14	26	11	562+	15
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1939-1955	32	56	5	2159	160	42.33	-	-	4	12	2	69+	3
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	116	202	25	7487	184	42.29	15052+	44.41	18	39	10	818+	24
BC Booth (AUS)	1961-1966	29	48	6	1773	169	42.21	2053+	38.09	5	10	5	138+	3
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2014	103	182	11	7214	333	42.18	11970	60.26	15	37	15	1046	98
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2002	128	209	17	8029	153*	41.81	15360	52.27	20	47	19	844	41
CG Macartney (AUS)	1907-1926	35	55	4	2131	170	41.78	753+	69.18	7	9	1	187+	3
TM Head (AUS)	2018-2025	60	101	6	3963	175	41.71	5856	67.67	9	20	7	484	32
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2001	54	90	17	3012	208*	41.26	8017	37.57	6	14	7	313	4
GN Yallop (AUS)	1976-1984	39	70	3	2756	268	41.13	5351+	40.92	8	9	3	276	1
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1983-1993	33	53	8	1849	130	41.08	4178	44.25	4	12	2	166	5
A Symonds (AUS)	2004-2008	26	41	5	1462	162*	40.61	2256	64.80	2	10	4	154	28
W Bardsley (AUS)	1909-1926	41	66	5	2469	193*	40.47	1839+	58.56	6	14	6	187+	3
R Edwards (AUS)	1972-1975	20	32	3	1171	170*	40.37	2006+	43.71	2	9	4	104	1
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2011	87	154	8	5842	291	40.01	12484	46.79	15	31	12	747	14
HA Gomes (WI)	1976-1987	60	91	11	3171	143	39.63	5538+	41.27	9	13	5	245+	2
RB McCosker (AUS)	1975-1980	25	46	5	1622	127	39.56	3833	42.31	4	9	5	143	3
CC McDonald (AUS)	1952-1961	47	83	4	3107	170	39.32	1844+	44.41	5	17	2	158+	3
C Hill (AUS)	1896-1912	49	89	2	3412	191	39.21	931+	75.08	7	19	9	192+	1+
VT Trumper (AUS)	1899-1912	48	89	8	3163	214*	39.04	1337+	69.55	8	13	7	242+	4+
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	50	84	10	2863	159*	38.68	2185+	54.82	6	8	6	191+	7+
NE Bonner (WI)	2021-2022	15	25	4	803	123	38.23	2342	34.28	2	3	4	87	3
PJP Burge (AUS)	1955-1966	42	68	8	2290	181	38.16	2017+	43.08	4	12	5	188+	6
VS Ransford (AUS)	1907-1912	20	38	6	1211	143*	37.84	1108+	51.44	1	7	2	92+	1
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1966-1974	43	80	5	2807	207	37.42	3449+	49.43	7	14	5	292+	10
C Kelleway (AUS)	1910-1928	26	42	4	1422	147	37.42	2669+	35.10	3	6	1	88+	0
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1977-1984	70	124	6	4415	213	37.41	10081+	42.84	9	22	10	444	27
PSP Handscomb (AUS)	2016-2023	20	35	6	1079	110	37.20	2234	48.29	2	5	2	123	1
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	55	87	7	2958	147	36.97	1221+	50.45	7	13	5	184+	28
JA Burns (AUS)	2014-2020	23	40	1	1442	180	36.97	2557	56.39	4	7	6	183	14
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	24	34	3	1146	119	36.96	880+	60.45	2	7	3	120+	3
JKC Holt (WI)	1954-1959	17	31	2	1066	166	36.75	-	-	2	5	2	21+	1+
FA Iredale (AUS)	1894-1899	14	23	1	807	140	36.68	1+	-	2	4	2	43+	0
DM Bravo (WI)	2010-2020	56	102	5	3538	218	36.47	7886	44.86	8	17	5	404	41
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	102	173	15	5762	233	36.46	11462	50.27	13	27	13	633	63
AF Kippax (AUS)	1925-1934	22	34	1	1192	146	36.12	1800+	39.05	2	8	1	97+	1
AL Logie (WI)	1983-1991	52	78	9	2470	130	35.79	3981+	57.84	2	16	8	305+	9
JM Taylor (AUS)	1920-1926	20	28	-	997	108	35.60	1170+	49.31	1	8	1	88+	0
RA Duff (AUS)	1902-1905	22	40	3	1317	146	35.59	0+	-	2	6	-	80+	0+
MJ North (AUS)	2009-2010	21	35	2	1171	128	35.48	2432	48.14	5	4	5	143	5

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies vs England at St George's, England tour of West Indies 3rd T20I, Dec 16, 2023 [T20I # 2407]

West Indies vs England at St George's, England tour of West Indies 2nd T20I, Dec 14, 2023 [T20I # 2402]

South Africa vs West Indies at St George's, South Africa tour of West Indies 5th T20I, Jul 3, 2021 [T20I # 1181]