Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages for South Africa in Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
RG Pollock (SA)	1963-1970	23	41	4	2256	274	60.97	1707+	54.48	7	11	1	246+	11
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
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	165	278	39	13206	224	55.25	28724	45.97	45	58	16	1477	96
CA Davis (WI)	1968-1973	15	29	5	1301	183	54.20	665+	35.48	4	4	1	65+	1
AD Nourse (SA)	1935-1951	34	62	7	2960	231	53.81	108+	63.88	9	14	3	115+	6
BC Lara (WI)	1990-2006	130	230	6	11912	400*	53.17	19694	60.48	34	48	17	1551	88
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	164	280	49	11867	203*	51.37	27395	43.31	30	66	15	1285	36
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2018	114	191	18	8765	278*	50.66	16077	54.51	22	46	8	1024	64
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
KC Bland (SA)	1961-1966	21	39	5	1669	144*	49.08	885+	37.74	3	9	2	123+	20
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	42	80	9	3471	189*	48.88	158+	29.11	8	21	3	41+	1
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2014	116	203	13	9253	277	48.70	15495	59.71	27	38	10	1164	24
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+
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1985	110	175	14	7515	242*	46.67	6942+	56.68	19	39	4	712+	70
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2019	124	215	16	9282	311*	46.64	18573	49.97	28	41	13	1170	14
AF Rae (WI)	1948-1953	15	24	2	1016	109	46.18	-	-	4	4	1	30+	4
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	30	57	2	2516	201	45.74	1684+	43.88	6	15	3	251+	5
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2004	101	176	15	7289	275	45.27	16783	43.43	21	34	13	922	12
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1967	44	78	6	3245	260	45.06	1750+	38.74	8	13	5	190+	3+
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	108	185	16	7558	226	44.72	11932+	49.49	19	34	11	872+	67
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
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	70	115	12	4554	275*	44.21	9300	48.96	14	20	10	548	25
EAB Rowan (SA)	1935-1951	26	50	5	1965	236	43.66	77+	29.87	3	12	4	14+	0
LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1980	30	49	2	2047	302	43.55	2865+	47.22	7	7	2	210+	6
BF Butcher (WI)	1958-1969	44	78	6	3104	209*	43.11	1979+	48.35	7	16	3	227+	6+
RC Fredericks (WI)	1968-1977	59	109	7	4334	169	42.49	4335+	46.52	8	26	7	352+	8
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
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2014	103	182	11	7214	333	42.18	11970	60.26	15	37	15	1046	98
DJ McGlew (SA)	1951-1962	34	64	6	2440	255*	42.06	3+	-	7	10	4	92+	2
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2008	90	154	7	6167	228	41.95	12270	50.26	14	26	11	887	47
AG Prince (SA)	2002-2011	66	104	16	3665	162*	41.64	8385	43.70	11	11	7	397	13
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2001	54	90	17	3012	208*	41.26	8017	37.57	6	14	7	313	4
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	47	4	1754	204	40.79	1256+	58.28	4	8	2	122+	3
HW Taylor (SA)	1912-1932	42	76	4	2936	176	40.77	-	-	7	17	2	61+	7
F du Plessis (SA)	2012-2021	69	118	14	4163	199	40.02	8986	46.32	10	21	9	516	21
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
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	38	62	12	1968	113	39.36	4592	42.85	3	13	3	206	11
Q de Kock (SA)	2014-2021	54	91	6	3300	141*	38.82	4652	70.93	6	22	7	411	33
PWA Mulder (SA)	2019-2025	21	34	4	1153	367*	38.43	1955	58.97	3	1	3	138	17
NE Bonner (WI)	2021-2022	15	25	4	803	123	38.23	2342	34.28	2	3	4	87	3
T Bavuma (SA)	2014-2025	64	110	13	3708	172	38.22	7544	49.15	4	25	10	425	16
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1994	16	29	2	1027	118	38.03	2538	40.46	2	6	2	107	1
RH Catterall (SA)	1922-1931	24	43	2	1555	120	37.92	6+	-	3	11	3	20+	8
D Elgar (SA)	2012-2024	86	152	11	5347	199	37.92	11190	47.78	14	23	13	684	26
DT Lindsay (SA)	1963-1970	19	31	1	1130	182	37.66	661+	64.29	3	5	2	113+	13
ND McKenzie (SA)	2000-2009	58	94	7	3253	226	37.39	7744	42.00	5	16	9	409	22
JKC Holt (WI)	1954-1959	17	31	2	1066	166	36.75	-	-	2	5	2	21+	1+
AK Markram (SA)	2017-2025	46	84	2	2993	152	36.50	5016	59.66	8	13	7	426	14
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
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	68	111	9	3714	135	36.41	8320	44.63	6	23	11	409	33
DG Bedingham (SA)	2023-2025	15	26	3	828	110	36.00	1228	67.42	1	4	2	91	17
AL Logie (WI)	1983-1991	52	78	9	2470	130	35.79	3981+	57.84	2	16	8	305+	9
JN Rhodes (SA)	1992-2000	52	80	9	2532	117	35.66	5567	45.48	3	17	4	256	22
JA Rudolph (SA)	2003-2012	48	83	9	2622	222*	35.43	5984	43.81	6	11	8	362	7
AN Petersen (SA)	2010-2015	36	64	4	2093	182	34.88	4044	51.75	5	8	3	256	12
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	78	5	2516	112	34.46	1063+	36.12	1	18	4	132+	6
MC Carew (WI)	1963-1972	19	36	3	1127	109	34.15	605+	41.48	1	5	1	99+	1
JS Solomon (WI)	1958-1965	27	46	7	1326	100*	34.00	591+	25.21	1	9	7	41+	1+
WR Endean (SA)	1951-1958	28	52	4	1630	162*	33.95	-	-	3	8	3	60+	1
AC Hudson (SA)	1992-1998	35	63	3	2007	163	33.45	5129	39.13	4	13	7	254	5
BP Nash (WI)	2008-2011	21	33	-	1103	114	33.42	2548	43.28	2	8	-	130	3
WW Hinds (WI)	2000-2005	45	80	1	2608	213	33.01	5459	47.77	5	14	6	368	16
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	49	69	11	1906	174	32.86	3187	59.80	4	8	4	236	20
JP Duminy (SA)	2008-2017	46	74	10	2103	166	32.85	4544	46.28	6	8	9	250	13
JW Zulch (SA)	1910-1921	16	32	2	983	150	32.76	837+	42.29	2	4	-	54+	1
KR Mayers (WI)	2021-2023	18	32	3	949	210*	32.72	1550	61.22	2	2	5	117	16
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2016	71	127	7	3917	260	32.64	8219	47.65	7	24	14	537	32
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2011-2025	100	193	10	5950	212	32.51	14571	40.83	12	31	19	594	17
SL Campbell (WI)	1995-2002	52	93	4	2882	208	32.38	7159	40.25	4	18	7	373	9
K Verreynne (SA)	2021-2025	27	42	6	1165	136*	32.36	2007	58.04	4	3	4	122	14
A Bacher (SA)	1965-1970	12	22	1	679	73	32.33	490+	44.28	-	6	1	40+	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	156	39	3781	111	32.31	7198	52.52	2	16	9	412	35
PJL Dujon (WI)	1981-1991	81	115	11	3322	139	31.94	6202+	45.82	5	16	8	344+	11
KA Edwards (WI)	2011-2014	17	32	1	986	121	31.80	2052	48.05	2	8	4	111	12
DS Atkinson (WI)	1948-1958	22	35	6	922	219	31.79	-	-	1	5	4	17+	6
EL Dalton (SA)	1929-1939	15	24	2	698	117	31.72	-	-	2	3	1	16+	2
OG Smith (WI)	1955-1959	26	42	-	1331	168	31.69	4+	-	4	6	8	60+	12+
AJ Pithey (SA)	1957-1965	17	27	1	819	154	31.50	942+	24.52	1	4	2	67+	2
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2010	40	71	1	2200	113	31.42	4527	48.59	3	13	6	269	21
PN Kirsten (SA)	1992-1994	12	22	2	626	104	31.30	2084	30.03	1	4	2	67	0
BD Julien (WI)	1973-1977	24	34	6	866	121	30.92	836+	66.26	2	3	-	78+	7
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1988-1995	33	50	5	1382	157*	30.71	3396	40.69	2	8	8	145	17
CA Roach (WI)	1928-1935	16	32	1	952	209	30.70	108+	34.25	2	6	6	19+	5
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1957	27	39	11	859	83*	30.67	0+	-	-	4	5	34+	1
MV Boucher (SA)	1997-2012	146	204	24	5498	125	30.54	10960	50.16	5	35	16	655	20
MLC Foster (WI)	1969-1978	14	24	5	580	125	30.52	72+	22.22	1	1	-	37+	0
JHB Waite (SA)	1951-1965	50	86	7	2405	134	30.44	287+	41.11	4	16	9	105+	1
GE Gomez (WI)	1939-1954	29	46	5	1243	101	30.31	-	-	1	8	5	37+	0
RA McLean (SA)	1951-1964	40	73	3	2120	142	30.28	157+	69.42	5	10	11	170+	12
HB Cameron (SA)	1927-1935	26	45	4	1239	90	30.21	-	-	-	10	3	43+	11
J Blackwood (WI)	2014-2023	56	102	6	2898	112*	30.18	5373	53.93	3	18	7	347	36

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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]