Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages in 1961 in FC

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
CG Borde (IND/WEZ)	1961-1962	8	11	4	707	177*	101.00	-	-	2	4	-	48+	0+
BK Shepherd (WA)	1961-1961	6	10	2	615	212*	76.87	-	-	2	3	-	-	-
VL Manjrekar (CEZ/IND)	1961-1962	8	10	1	658	189*	73.11	-	-	2	3	-	47+	0+
KF Barrington (/ENG)	1961-1962	11	20	4	1141	172	71.31	-	-	4	7	-	100+	0+
WM Lawry (AUS/VIC)	1961-1962	13	23	1	1307	150*	59.40	-	-	5	6	1	48+	0+
RB Kanhai (WA/WI)	1961-1961	8	14	1	705	135	54.23	169+	55.02	4	1	1	39+	2+
PJP Burge (AUS/QLD)	1961-1962	14	23	1	1135	181	51.59	389+	31.10	4	3	1	51+	0+
ER Dexter (/ENG)	1961-1962	11	20	3	868	180	51.05	-	-	2	5	3	71+	1+
BC Booth (AUS/NSW)	1961-1962	9	14	2	597	141*	49.75	-	-	2	2	1	18+	0+
JC Lill (SOA)	1961-1962	7	13	-	617	130	47.46	-	-	2	2	-	-	-
ID Craig (NSW)	1961-1962	7	12	-	563	197	46.91	-	-	1	3	1	-	-
R Subba Row (ENG)	1961-1961	5	10	-	468	137	46.80	-	-	2	1	-	24+	1
ML Jaisimha (IND/SOZ)	1961-1962	8	12	1	509	127	46.27	-	-	1	3	-	34+	4+
RM Cowper (VIC)	1961-1962	7	11	1	442	114*	44.20	-	-	1	2	1	-	-
LE Favell (AUS/SOA)	1961-1962	7	13	1	528	153	44.00	64+	28.12	2	1	1	2+	0+
G Pullar (ENG)	1961-1961	9	16	1	624	119	41.60	-	-	1	4	2	54+	1
RB Simpson (AUS/NSW)	1961-1962	12	22	2	820	110*	41.00	512+	36.91	1	7	1	33+	0+
KD Mackay (AUS/QLD)	1961-1962	15	24	5	773	128*	40.68	320+	19.06	1	6	3	24+	0+
GS Sobers (SOA/WI)	1961-1962	6	11	-	447	168	40.63	468+	54.27	1	2	-	32+	1+
SC Trimble (QLD)	1961-1962	9	16	1	600	126	40.00	-	-	1	5	1	-	-
PBH May (/ENG)	1961-1961	5	10	1	358	95	39.77	-	-	-	3	1	32+	0+
CN Crompton (VIC)	1961-1961	7	12	1	387	66	35.18	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
NJ Contractor (IND/WEZ)	1961-1962	8	12	1	387	92	35.18	-	-	-	2	-	21+	0+
HN Dansie (SOA)	1961-1962	7	12	-	420	129	35.00	-	-	1	3	1	-	-
NCL O'Neill (AUS/NSW)	1961-1962	13	24	1	789	117	34.30	522+	38.12	1	6	3	66+	0+
RN Harvey (AUS/NSW)	1961-1962	11	20	-	651	114	32.55	276+	40.21	1	4	1	32+	0+
TR Veivers (QLD)	1961-1962	9	15	2	423	103*	32.53	-	-	1	2	2	-	-
JF Parker (WA)	1961-1961	7	11	1	323	79	32.30	-	-	-	2	1	-	-
IM McLachlan (SOA)	1961-1962	7	12	-	380	127	31.66	-	-	2	1	2	-	-
R Benaud (AUS/NSW)	1961-1962	12	18	1	535	140	31.47	173+	20.80	2	2	2	30+	2+
RW Barber (/ENG)	1961-1962	6	10	2	248	69*	31.00	0+	-	-	1	-	15+	0+
DFE Bull (QLD)	1961-1962	6	10	-	306	76	30.60	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
CC McDonald (AUS/VIC)	1961-1961	7	12	-	359	91	29.91	397+	41.05	-	3	-	13+	0+
JRE Mackay (QLD)	1961-1962	9	14	5	267	77	29.66	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
J Potter (VIC)	1961-1962	8	14	-	405	126	28.92	-	-	1	2	-	-	-
B Fisher (QLD)	1961-1962	9	14	1	371	81	28.53	-	-	-	4	2	-	-
RW Furlong (VIC)	1961-1961	7	13	1	333	74	27.75	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
DA Allen (ENG)	1961-1962	9	11	3	206	42*	25.75	2+	-	-	-	1	22+	0
BN Jarman (SOA)	1961-1962	7	12	3	230	55	25.55	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
JJ McLaughlin (QLD)	1961-1962	9	16	3	319	85	24.53	-	-	-	1	2	-	-
JW Martin (AUS/NSW)	1961-1962	7	11	2	219	73	24.33	73+	28.76	-	1	1	2+	0+
AK Davidson (AUS/NSW)	1961-1962	11	17	3	335	77*	23.92	190+	27.89	-	2	1	18+	4+
NJN Hawke (SOA)	1961-1962	7	11	-	228	59	20.72	-	-	-	2	1	-	-
HG Bevan (WA)	1961-1961	7	10	5	100	26	20.00	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
WW Hall (QLD/WI)	1961-1962	9	14	2	228	43	19.00	169+	44.97	-	-	-	5+	1+
MJK Smith (/ENG)	1961-1961	6	11	1	186	99	18.60	-	-	-	1	4	17+	0+
JT Murray (/ENG)	1961-1961	10	15	1	250	52	17.85	0+	-	-	1	-	15+	0+
GAR Lock (/ENG)	1961-1962	8	12	3	158	49	17.55	20+	150.00	-	-	1	15+	0+
ATW Grout (AUS/QLD)	1961-1962	16	27	1	455	119	17.50	63+	30.15	1	-	5	11+	0+
KN Slater (WA)	1961-1961	7	10	1	157	50	17.44	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
BL Buggins (WA)	1961-1961	7	10	2	137	60*	17.12	-	-	-	1	1	-	-
GD McKenzie (AUS/WA)	1961-1961	10	15	2	196	48	15.07	-	-	-	-	-	3+	0+
LF Kline (AUS/VIC)	1961-1962	7	12	4	89	37*	11.12	-	-	-	-	1	2+	0+
I Meckiff (AUS/VIC)	1961-1962	6	11	4	74	18	10.57	15+	40.00	-	-	1	0+	0+
RA Gaunt (AUS/VIC)	1961-1962	7	10	2	55	22*	6.87	-	-	-	-	2	0+	0+
J Lihou (QLD)	1961-1962	9	12	3	44	25	4.88	0+	-	-	-	6	0+	0+

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Minimum of 10 innings
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:

India vs England at Eden Gardens, England tour of India 4th Test, Dec 30, 1961 - Jan 4, 1962 [Test # 518]

New South Wales vs Queensland at Sydney, Sheffield Shield , Dec 30, 1961 - Jan 3, 1962 [First-class]

South Australia vs Victoria at Melbourne, Sheffield Shield , Dec 30, 1961 - Jan 2, 1962 [First-class]