Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages for South Africa in ODIs

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2018	223	213	39	9427	176	54.17	9308	101.27	25	52	7	823	200
SD Hope (WI)	2016-2025	142	137	20	5879	170	50.24	7412	79.31	18	29	6	464	115
HE van der Dussen (SA)	2019-2025	71	65	12	2657	134	50.13	3053	87.02	6	17	3	206	50
HM Amla (SA)	2008-2019	181	178	14	8113	159	49.46	9178	88.39	27	39	4	822	53
JN Malan (SA)	2020-2022	23	22	2	958	177*	47.90	1150	83.30	3	4	2	97	16
F du Plessis (SA)	2011-2019	143	136	20	5507	185	47.47	6215	88.60	12	35	3	495	66
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1991	187	167	24	6721	189*	47.00	7451	90.20	11	45	7	600+	126+
KU Carty (WI)	2022-2025	40	37	5	1495	170	46.71	1857	80.50	4	5	1	133	25
Q de Kock (SA)	2013-2023	155	155	7	6770	178	45.74	7005	96.64	21	30	4	771	118
JH Kallis (SA)	1996-2014	323	309	53	11550	139	45.11	15793	73.13	17	86	17	910	137
CG Greenidge (WI)	1975-1991	128	127	13	5134	133*	45.03	7908	64.92	11	31	3	470+	81+
HH Dippenaar (SA)	1999-2006	101	89	14	3300	125*	44.00	4887	67.52	4	25	3	317	16
T Bavuma (SA)	2016-2025	48	47	5	1847	144	43.97	2105	87.74	5	7	2	186	26
H Klaasen (SA)	2018-2025	60	56	7	2141	174	43.69	1829	117.05	4	11	2	200	71
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2013	181	169	33	5804	120*	42.67	7663	75.74	5	38	8	480	58
DA Miller (SA)	2010-2025	178	154	45	4611	139	42.30	4447	103.68	7	24	9	342	144
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2011	268	251	40	8778	150	41.60	12408	70.74	11	59	6	722	85
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	238	237	28	8648	152*	41.37	13707	63.09	17	57	13	768+	53+
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	171	137	50	3576	103*	41.10	3977	89.91	2	19	13	293	76
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2003	185	185	19	6798	188*	40.95	9436	72.04	13	45	11	659	20
BC Lara (WI)	1990-2007	295	285	32	10348	169	40.90	12996	79.62	19	62	14	1039	133
N Pooran (WI)	2019-2023	61	58	8	1983	118	39.66	2000	99.15	3	11	3	157	80
CH Lloyd (WI)	1973-1985	87	69	19	1977	102	39.54	2434	81.22	1	11	1	160+	30+
RR Rossouw (SA)	2014-2016	36	35	3	1239	132	38.71	1313	94.36	3	7	5	131	22
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	188	175	31	5565	112	38.64	7277	76.47	2	39	8	366	94
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2013	196	193	10	6989	141	38.19	8643	80.86	10	47	7	788	44
CH Gayle (WI)	1999-2019	298	291	17	10425	215	38.04	11960	87.16	25	53	24	1120	330
PN Kirsten (SA)	1991-1994	40	40	6	1293	97	38.02	2308	56.02	-	9	-	90	8
ND McKenzie (SA)	2000-2009	64	55	10	1688	131*	37.51	2432	69.40	2	10	2	142	8
JA Rudolph (SA)	2003-2006	43	37	6	1157	81	37.32	1685	68.66	-	7	-	107	5
AK Markram (SA)	2017-2025	77	73	9	2371	175	37.04	2436	97.33	3	12	4	236	55
JP Duminy (SA)	2004-2019	199	179	40	5117	150*	36.81	6052	84.55	4	27	7	347	75
E Lewis (WI)	2016-2025	70	67	5	2279	176*	36.75	2645	86.16	5	12	3	220	76
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2010	248	240	16	8094	175	36.13	9721	83.26	21	37	22	930	128
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2003	227	206	43	5761	113*	35.34	7517	76.63	7	29	7	409	65
JN Rhodes (SA)	1992-2003	245	220	51	5935	121	35.11	7336	80.90	2	33	12	392	47
AG Prince (SA)	2002-2007	49	38	11	940	89*	34.81	1382	68.01	-	2	2	72	4
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1973-1981	31	28	4	826	78	34.41	1329	62.15	-	6	-	67+	3+
RS Morton (WI)	2002-2010	56	51	6	1519	110*	33.75	2289	66.36	2	10	7	123	15
AP Kuiper (SA)	1991-1996	25	23	7	539	63*	33.68	662	81.41	-	3	-	37	11
RB Richardson (WI)	1983-1996	224	217	30	6248	122	33.41	9801	63.74	5	44	8	541+	54+
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2000	138	133	16	3860	124	32.99	5492	70.28	3	23	10	298	33
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2018	207	196	26	5606	133*	32.97	7463	75.11	10	30	11	526	118
JM Kemp (SA)	2001-2007	79	60	18	1371	100*	32.64	1656	82.78	1	9	5	88	52
KC Wessels (SA)	1991-1994	55	54	4	1627	90	32.54	3143	51.76	-	12	-	124	0
CA Ingram (SA)	2010-2013	31	29	3	843	124	32.42	1024	82.32	3	3	5	82	10
SC Williams (WI)	1994-1999	57	55	6	1586	105*	32.36	2402	66.02	1	12	6	177	12
LMP Simmons (WI)	2006-2015	68	65	3	1958	122	31.58	2680	73.05	2	16	9	162	50
SO Hetmyer (WI)	2017-2025	57	52	3	1543	139	31.48	1464	105.39	5	4	3	117	56
F Behardien (SA)	2013-2018	59	49	14	1074	70	30.68	1097	97.90	-	6	4	79	25
DM Bravo (WI)	2009-2022	122	117	14	3109	124	30.18	4434	70.11	4	18	9	252	75
SSJ Brooks (WI)	2022-2023	29	29	1	842	101*	30.07	1114	75.58	1	4	5	69	16
AC Hudson (SA)	1991-1997	89	88	1	2559	161	29.41	3960	64.62	2	18	6	278	15
AL Logie (WI)	1981-1993	158	133	36	2809	109*	28.95	3801	73.90	1	14	13	209+	9+
PV Simmons (WI)	1987-1999	143	138	11	3675	122	28.93	5407	67.96	5	18	14	376+	44+
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1987	83	64	15	1415	101	28.87	2578	54.88	1	6	5	73+	4+
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2001	127	105	28	2204	82	28.62	3614	60.98	-	14	7	148	3
WW Hinds (WI)	1999-2010	119	111	10	2880	127*	28.51	4393	65.55	5	14	8	261	50
MV Boucher (SA)	1998-2011	290	216	57	4523	147*	28.44	5342	84.66	1	25	16	341	81
RL Chase (WI)	2017-2025	63	48	9	1091	94	27.97	1383	78.88	-	6	5	83	12
BA King (WI)	2019-2025	55	55	2	1468	112	27.69	1763	83.26	3	8	5	179	29
N Boje (SA)	1995-2005	113	69	18	1410	129	27.64	1579	89.29	2	4	2	135	13
MJR Rindel (SA)	1994-1999	22	22	1	575	106	27.38	860	66.86	1	2	1	56	0
AD Russell (WI)	2011-2019	56	47	9	1034	92*	27.21	794	130.22	-	4	6	94	57
RR Hendricks (SA)	2018-2024	38	38	2	974	102	27.05	1264	77.05	1	7	2	101	9
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	1978-1983	29	26	3	612	80*	26.60	928	65.94	-	3	2	52+	1+
J Charles (WI)	2012-2023	58	58	-	1537	130	26.50	1803	85.24	2	7	9	172	44
SL Campbell (WI)	1994-2001	90	87	-	2283	105	26.24	3853	59.25	2	14	9	207	7
N Deonarine (WI)	2005-2015	31	29	3	682	65*	26.23	989	68.95	-	4	-	57	9
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1988-1999	105	93	20	1904	84	26.08	2822	67.46	-	9	12	132	19
KA Pollard (WI)	2007-2022	123	113	9	2706	119	26.01	2866	94.41	3	13	15	171	135
DJ Callaghan (SA)	1992-2000	29	25	6	493	169*	25.94	726	67.90	1	-	2	43	5
D Ganga (WI)	1999-2006	35	34	1	843	71	25.54	1414	59.61	-	9	5	69	7
KR Mayers (WI)	2021-2023	28	26	-	660	120	25.38	775	85.16	2	2	3	75	21
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2014	164	141	24	2968	112*	25.36	3606	82.30	2	10	11	240	58
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2008	294	196	70	3193	90	25.34	3732	85.55	-	13	20	212	55
D Ramdin (WI)	2005-2016	139	110	22	2200	169	25.00	2738	80.35	2	8	4	165	31
DJG Sammy (WI)	2004-2015	126	105	30	1871	89	24.94	1870	100.05	-	9	4	145	84
CA Best (WI)	1986-1992	24	23	4	473	100	24.89	690	68.55	1	2	2	39+	4+
JO Holder (WI)	2013-2023	138	114	24	2237	99*	24.85	2479	90.23	-	12	11	160	69
RL Powell (WI)	1999-2005	109	100	16	2085	124	24.82	2157	96.66	1	8	8	185	75
DS Smith (WI)	2003-2013	47	45	2	1059	107	24.62	1506	70.31	1	5	4	110	9
JA Morkel (SA)	2004-2012	56	41	10	760	97	24.51	750	101.33	-	2	1	69	25
M Jansen (SA)	2022-2025	29	24	5	464	75*	24.42	436	106.42	-	1	2	34	22
RIC Holder (WI)	1993-1997	37	31	6	599	65	23.96	876	68.37	-	2	4	35	3
BM McMillan (SA)	1991-1998	78	52	16	841	127	23.36	1147	73.32	1	-	3	55	7
RD Jacobs (WI)	1996-2004	147	112	32	1865	80*	23.31	2662	70.06	-	9	11	118	27
JL Carter (WI)	2015-2019	33	28	3	581	54	23.24	822	70.68	-	3	1	48	10
AL Phehlukwayo (SA)	2016-2024	85	57	19	883	69*	23.23	1027	85.97	-	2	5	77	36
PJL Dujon (WI)	1981-1991	169	120	36	1945	82*	23.15	2881	67.51	-	6	8	139+	7+
KOA Powell (WI)	2009-2018	46	44	-	1005	83	22.84	1278	78.63	-	9	4	115	15
JR Murray (WI)	1992-1999	55	36	6	678	86	22.60	929	72.98	-	5	4	63	6
R Powell (WI)	2016-2023	51	48	3	979	101	21.75	1153	84.90	1	2	3	63	42
JN Mohammed (WI)	2011-2021	36	31	2	630	91*	21.72	941	66.95	-	4	2	51	10
KMA Paul (WI)	2018-2023	30	22	7	320	46*	21.33	330	96.96	-	-	2	26	12
PA Wallace (WI)	1991-2000	33	33	-	701	103	21.24	1151	60.90	1	2	4	81	14
AJ Hall (SA)	1999-2007	88	56	13	905	81	21.04	1206	75.04	-	3	5	90	10
RJ Peterson (SA)	2002-2014	79	41	14	556	68	20.59	688	80.81	-	1	4	51	5
WD Parnell (SA)	2009-2023	73	43	15	574	56	20.50	723	79.39	-	1	3	43	9
CH Morris (SA)	2013-2019	42	27	4	467	62	20.30	465	100.43	-	1	-	36	15

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]