Batting Highest Career Batting Average - South Australia

Highest averages For Sheffield Shield - South Australia

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DG Bradman	1935-1949	31	44	6	4293	357	112.97	-	-	19	8	2	100+	0+
BA Richards	1970-1971	8	12	1	1101	356	100.09	381+	93.43	4	3	0	60+	2+
H Jacobs	2025-2025	2	3	2	88	41	88.00	149	59.06	0	0	0	7	1
CL Badcock	1934-1940	30	47	5	2473	325	58.88	-	-	8	6	3	60+	4+
CB Sangster	1927-1928	2	2	0	116	62	58.00	-	-	0	2	0	-	-
GS Sobers	1961-1964	23	40	1	2247	251	57.61	-	-	9	7	1	-	-
DS Lehmann	1987-2007	119	218	14	11622	301*	56.97	14631+	69.80	39	41	14	1249+	38+
PJ Hughes	2012-2014	15	28	1	1440	204	53.33	2685	53.63	5	6	1	186	4
CJ Duval	2009-2010	5	5	1	213	87	53.25	281	75.80	0	2	0	26	6
IM Chappell	1962-1980	89	157	13	7665	205*	53.22	200+	64.00	22	45	9	28+	2+
KJ Schneider	1926-1928	11	20	1	1008	146	53.05	-	-	4	5	1	14+	0+
C Hill	1894-1923	68	126	6	6270	365*	52.25	-	-	18	27	5	62+	0+
JJS Sangha	2024-2026	13	24	4	1025	151	51.25	2037	50.31	3	6	2	112	12
Younis Khan	2008-2008	4	8	1	356	118	50.85	684	52.04	1	2	2	37	1
RV James	1946-1948	13	22	1	1006	210	47.90	-	-	1	6	0	-	-
DW Hookes	1975-1992	120	205	9	9364	306*	47.77	2929+	73.13	26	44	14	274+	42+
BW Hone	1928-1930	9	17	1	751	137	46.93	-	-	3	1	1	20+	0+
JA Brayshaw	1991-1996	52	96	11	3969	146	46.69	5225+	53.47	9	24	8	345+	9+
MW Harvey	2025-2026	2	4	2	93	62*	46.50	207	44.92	0	1	0	15	0
GS Chappell	1966-1972	49	88	8	3700	156*	46.25	-	-	10	22	4	5+	0+
GS Blewett	1991-2006	117	223	13	9682	268	46.10	16843+	48.56	23	48	15	942+	33+
AR Lonergan	1929-1935	29	55	3	2326	159	44.73	-	-	8	9	6	-	-
M Klinger	2008-2014	56	106	10	4168	255	43.41	9518	43.79	10	18	7	491	24
AMJ Hilditch	1982-1992	91	161	11	6504	230	43.36	4821+	43.37	17	32	10	162+	2+
VY Richardson	1919-1937	77	146	7	6027	203	43.35	-	-	18	27	7	27+	1+
GB Hole	1950-1958	43	79	9	3031	226	43.30	-	-	8	16	5	-	-
GB Stevens	1953-1959	35	65	5	2594	259*	43.23	-	-	7	10	5	38+	0+
JD Siddons	1991-2000	82	150	10	5940	197	42.42	7841+	55.96	17	26	11	549+	23+
LT Gun	1925-1927	6	11	1	419	136*	41.90	-	-	1	3	0	-	-
PC Nobes	1988-1996	63	114	4	4608	141	41.89	7017+	50.53	10	31	7	489+	9+
EJ England	1951-1951	4	7	0	293	102	41.85	-	-	1	1	0	-	-
CJ Pinch	1950-1960	54	97	7	3751	146*	41.67	-	-	10	19	8	9+	0+
WO Cooper	1914-1914	1	2	1	41	25	41.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	-
AL Favell	1984-1984	1	2	1	40	40*	40.00	-	-	0	0	1	-	-
BD Williams	1989-1989	4	6	0	240	77	40.00	164+	32.92	0	2	0	4+	0+
HC Nitschke	1929-1935	33	63	2	2431	142	39.85	-	-	7	12	2	9+	0+
MD Haysman	1982-1988	32	57	6	2023	172	39.66	930+	42.15	5	9	7	45+	0+
CE Pellew	1913-1929	18	36	2	1348	271	39.64	-	-	1	10	2	5+	0+
AT Carey	2013-2026	54	98	8	3555	143	39.50	5608	63.39	9	17	9	397	33
JN Crawford	1909-1914	17	32	2	1180	163	39.33	-	-	2	6	3	12+	0+
AJ Richardson	1919-1927	32	62	2	2354	232	39.23	-	-	5	7	6	3+	0+
IM McLachlan	1960-1964	28	50	3	1827	188*	38.87	-	-	7	6	5	-	-
WB Phillips	1978-1991	59	103	8	3677	260	38.70	1263+	52.49	8	14	5	84+	1+
TM Head	2012-2025	91	169	5	6346	223	38.69	10241	61.96	13	37	17	834	39
LE Favell	1951-1970	121	220	4	8269	164	38.28	258+	57.75	20	43	18	6+	3+
CJ Ferguson	2004-2020	124	235	17	8318	213	38.15	16042	51.85	19	42	23	1078	23
PL Ridings	1938-1957	76	131	12	4501	186*	37.82	0+	0.00	9	21	6	7+	0+
CE Dolling	1905-1922	16	32	1	1168	113	37.67	-	-	2	8	3	16+	1+
MAJ Sargent	1960-1961	8	15	0	563	164	37.53	-	-	1	3	3	-	-
MJ Cosgrove	2003-2016	72	133	5	4794	184	37.45	8230	58.25	10	30	16	679	25
DG McKay	1927-1929	7	12	1	410	87	37.27	-	-	0	2	0	-	-
JC Lill	1955-1966	52	96	3	3432	176	36.90	-	-	7	15	5	6+	0+
KL Ridings	1938-1940	12	19	3	589	151	36.81	-	-	2	1	0	14+	0+
NA McSweeney	2021-2026	33	65	5	2206	127*	36.76	5264	41.90	7	10	6	232	9
GW Harris	1924-1931	25	48	1	1728	183	36.76	-	-	3	9	5	14+	0+
RA Hamence	1936-1950	48	82	4	2844	173	36.46	0+	0.00	6	14	3	0+	0+
WC Alexander	1926-1929	16	29	1	1015	133	36.25	-	-	2	8	3	15+	0+
G Giffen	1892-1903	38	68	4	2319	205	36.23	-	-	4	11	4	20+	0+
TLW Cooper	2008-2020	86	159	10	5389	271*	36.16	9413	57.25	11	28	17	674	71
DFG O'Connor	1984-1988	29	49	7	1518	120	36.14	378+	41.00	2	12	4	19+	0+
AB McDonald	2014-2014	4	8	1	252	86	36.00	474	53.16	0	2	0	29	3
ER Mayne	1906-1915	31	59	1	2079	142	35.84	-	-	3	13	3	30+	0+
RA Cameron	1958-1958	3	4	1	107	88*	35.66	-	-	0	1	1	-	-
BA Johnson	1994-2003	65	123	14	3884	168	35.63	8174	47.51	9	16	7	454	4
DRA Gehrs	1902-1920	35	65	4	2170	170	35.57	0+	0.00	7	6	6	0+	0+
HN Dansie	1950-1967	107	196	6	6692	185	35.22	-	-	17	32	9	-	-
KG Cunningham	1960-1973	76	133	10	4330	203	35.20	0+	0.00	6	24	10	13+	0+
PR Sleep	1977-1993	127	211	37	6106	146*	35.09	2643+	36.73	12	29	17	98+	2+
BAD Manenti	2022-2025	34	60	13	1648	88	35.06	2157	76.40	0	11	5	197	26
DS Webber	1992-1998	41	74	6	2372	176	34.88	3478+	51.29	4	9	6	197+	13+
MA Higgs	2002-2004	16	30	3	941	134*	34.85	1496	62.90	2	5	5	135	7
JD Borgas	2007-2007	6	12	0	417	95	34.75	1098	37.97	0	4	0	42	0
JT Murray	1912-1926	10	20	0	693	152	34.65	-	-	2	1	0	-	0+
JW Rymill	1922-1926	15	29	2	933	142	34.55	-	-	3	4	2	8+	1+
JS Lehmann	2015-2026	89	166	13	5284	205	34.53	8527	61.96	15	25	16	644	7
ARC McLean	1948-1951	16	28	3	863	213	34.52	-	-	2	2	2	-	-
DM Steele	1912-1921	18	34	3	1069	113*	34.48	-	-	3	6	1	-	-
DA Robertson	1987-1987	4	7	1	206	63	34.33	-	-	0	1	0	-	-
J Weatherald	2016-2022	60	115	3	3837	198	34.25	7159	53.59	9	19	14	500	19
WM Darling	1975-1986	62	113	17	3278	134	34.14	594+	59.25	5	17	3	41+	0+
JJ Crowe	1977-1982	29	55	5	1701	157	34.02	132+	47.72	5	8	5	19+	1+
DA Fitzgerald	1997-2004	61	118	2	3943	202*	33.99	9199	42.86	12	13	11	482	4
MG Bevan	1989-1990	6	12	2	338	114	33.80	389+	33.41	1	2	2	10+	0+
AS Watson	1986-1986	9	16	0	538	117	33.62	-	-	1	2	0	0+	0+
RJ Inverarity	1979-1985	51	87	14	2453	126	33.60	1499+	33.42	3	17	8	37+	3+
GA Bishop	1982-1993	84	152	6	4871	224*	33.36	2647+	47.26	8	26	10	138+	2+
BA Vincent	1982-1982	4	4	1	100	47	33.33	152+	35.52	0	0	0	3+	1+
JJ Lyons	1892-1899	29	57	2	1825	135	33.18	-	-	5	7	3	40+	0+
HJ Hunt	2019-2026	58	113	3	3631	162	33.00	8702	41.72	11	14	14	430	15
A Smith	1914-1922	9	18	0	594	122	33.00	-	-	2	2	0	-	-
B Schultz	1936-1936	2	4	0	132	41	33.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	-
SL Kerber	2021-2021	2	3	0	99	55	33.00	193	51.29	0	1	0	14	0
DE Pritchard	1919-1931	36	71	2	2244	148	32.52	-	-	4	12	5	23+	0+
TD Andrews	2016-2019	9	16	4	388	101	32.33	631	61.48	1	3	2	51	4
RS Whitington	1932-1940	32	52	1	1639	125	32.13	-	-	3	8	5	25+	1+
LA Marks	1965-1966	7	14	0	447	127	31.92	-	-	1	0	2	-	-
MG Waite	1930-1940	48	77	9	2167	137	31.86	0+	0.00	1	16	8	14+	0+
LV Pellew	1920-1923	10	19	0	604	81	31.78	-	-	0	5	0	0+	0+
RA Parker	1935-1936	9	12	1	349	88	31.72	-	-	0	3	0	15+	1+
NR Fielke	1992-1993	5	10	0	315	74	31.50	273+	57.14	0	3	1	21+	0+

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New South Wales vs South Australia at Sydney, Sheffield Shield 19th Match, Feb 5-8, 2026 [First-class]

Queensland vs Victoria at Melbourne, Sheffield Shield 20th Match, Feb 5-8, 2026 [First-class]

Tasmania vs Western Australia at W.A.C.A, Sheffield Shield 21st Match, Feb 5-8, 2026 [First-class]