Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages in 1966 in Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
GS Sobers (WI)	1966-1967	7	11	2	895	174	99.44	1205+	59.91	3	5	1	120	2
RB Simpson (AUS)	1966-1967	4	6	0	513	225	85.50	433+	52.88	2	1	0	33+	1
DT Lindsay (SA)	1966-1967	2	4	0	337	182	84.25	328+	76.52	1	2	0	33+	8
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1967	2	3	1	165	82	82.50	-	-	0	2	0	20	3
JT Murray (ENG)	1966-1966	2	2	0	162	112	81.00	260+	43.07	1	1	0	16	2
RG Pollock (SA)	1966-1967	2	4	0	308	209	77.00	-	-	1	1	0	16+	2
TW Graveney (ENG)	1966-1966	4	7	1	459	165	76.50	1116	41.12	2	1	0	49	1
SM Nurse (WI)	1966-1967	6	9	0	557	137	61.88	922+	54.33	1	5	1	60	4
IR Redpath (AUS)	1966-1967	2	4	1	185	69*	61.66	-	-	0	2	0	-	0
RM Cowper (AUS)	1966-1967	4	7	0	408	307	58.28	793+	46.27	1	1	2	22+	0
WM Lawry (AUS)	1966-1967	5	8	0	434	119	54.25	607+	42.83	2	1	1	18+	1
C Milburn (ENG)	1966-1966	4	8	2	316	126*	52.66	471	67.09	1	1	1	45	7
GD Watson (AUS)	1966-1967	1	1	0	50	50	50.00	-	-	0	1	0	8	0
BF Butcher (WI)	1966-1967	7	11	1	482	209*	48.20	812+	51.72	1	1	0	57	1
KF Barrington (ENG)	1966-1966	5	9	1	369	115	46.12	815	45.27	2	1	0	24	2
DAJ Holford (WI)	1966-1966	6	9	2	307	105*	43.85	710+	31.97	1	1	0	23	1
RB Kanhai (WI)	1966-1967	7	10	0	438	104	43.80	778+	41.64	1	2	1	47	1
CG Borde (IND)	1966-1967	2	4	0	171	121	42.75	-	-	1	0	0	20	0
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1966	4	6	0	256	88	42.66	524	48.85	0	3	0	35	4
RW Barber (ENG)	1966-1966	5	8	0	338	185	42.25	509	66.40	1	1	1	39	0
HR Lance (SA)	1966-1967	2	4	0	169	70	42.25	-	-	0	2	0	17	4
PM Pollock (SA)	1966-1967	2	4	1	124	75*	41.33	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
PL van der Merwe (SA)	1966-1967	2	4	0	163	76	40.75	-	-	0	2	0	-	0
DA Allen (ENG)	1966-1966	6	8	3	199	88	39.80	231+	44.15	0	2	0	18	0
KD Walters (AUS)	1966-1966	3	4	1	118	60	39.33	398	29.64	0	1	1	5	2
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1966-1967	4	5	0	195	134	39.00	111+	46.84	1	0	1	25+	2
CC Hunte (WI)	1966-1967	7	11	0	427	135	38.81	596+	40.77	2	0	0	61	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1966-1966	10	18	2	611	96	38.18	1300+	38.53	0	5	2	59	0
G Thomas (AUS)	1966-1966	3	4	0	147	52	36.75	251	58.56	0	2	0	17	0
BW Sinclair (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	0	218	114	36.33	260+	47.30	1	0	1	17	0
SA Durani (IND)	1966-1966	1	2	0	72	55	36.00	-	-	0	1	0	12	1
BE Congdon (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	0	214	104	35.66	267+	32.58	1	1	1	16	1
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1966-1966	3	5	1	137	54	34.25	120+	27.50	0	1	0	11	0
JM Parks (ENG)	1966-1966	9	16	2	465	91	33.21	906+	47.57	0	2	1	42	3
BK Kunderan (IND)	1966-1967	2	4	0	128	79	32.00	-	-	0	1	0	21	1
JH Edrich (ENG)	1966-1966	7	9	0	272	103	30.22	644+	36.02	1	1	0	27	0
DB Pithey (SA)	1966-1967	1	2	0	59	55	29.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
ML Jaisimha (IND)	1966-1967	2	4	0	116	44	29.00	-	-	0	0	0	16	1
TR Veivers (AUS)	1966-1967	4	6	1	143	55	28.60	43+	11.62	0	1	0	1+	2
DJ Sincock (AUS)	1966-1966	1	2	0	56	29	28.00	191	29.31	0	0	0	8	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1966-1967	2	4	1	82	36*	27.33	-	-	0	0	0	11	0
IM Chappell (AUS)	1966-1967	4	6	0	163	49	27.16	140+	25.71	0	0	0	3+	1
PD Lashley (WI)	1966-1966	2	3	0	81	49	27.00	313	25.87	0	0	0	5	0
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1966-1966	6	9	1	203	53	25.37	532	38.15	0	1	0	22	0
EJ Barlow (SA)	1966-1967	2	4	0	99	50	24.75	-	-	0	1	0	10+	0
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1966-1967	2	4	0	99	51	24.75	-	-	0	1	0	8	1
RC Motz (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	0	148	58	24.66	78+	38.46	0	2	0	15	5
MJK Smith (ENG)	1966-1966	7	11	0	260	87	23.63	400+	24.75	0	2	1	24	0
RF Surti (IND)	1966-1967	1	2	0	47	31	23.50	-	-	0	0	0	7	0
EC Petrie (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	1	115	55	23.00	139+	12.94	0	1	0	9	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1966-1966	9	15	0	335	84	22.33	746+	43.16	0	3	1	34	1
JA Snow (ENG)	1966-1966	3	5	2	62	59*	20.66	177	35.02	0	1	2	8	0
Hanumant Singh (IND)	1966-1967	1	2	0	41	37	20.50	-	-	0	0	0	4	0
WE Russell (ENG)	1966-1966	5	9	0	184	56	20.44	335+	35.22	0	1	0	14	0
TW Jarvis (NZ)	1966-1966	1	2	0	39	39	19.50	158	24.68	0	0	1	4	0
RS Cunis (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	3	55	16*	18.33	88+	15.90	0	0	0	6	0
A Bacher (SA)	1966-1967	2	4	0	72	63	18.00	-	-	0	1	1	-	0
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1966-1966	4	6	3	53	20*	17.66	65+	33.84	0	0	1	2+	0
BC Booth (AUS)	1966-1966	1	2	0	35	27	17.50	98	35.71	0	0	0	3	0
WW Hall (WI)	1966-1967	7	8	2	105	35	17.50	117+	58.97	0	0	0	16	0
BR Knight (ENG)	1966-1966	4	5	1	69	25	17.25	186+	30.64	0	0	0	6	0
K Higgs (ENG)	1966-1966	8	11	2	155	63	17.22	513+	28.65	0	1	1	11	3
CC Griffith (WI)	1966-1967	7	8	2	103	30	17.16	198+	41.41	0	0	1	13	0
DL Amiss (ENG)	1966-1966	1	1	0	17	17	17.00	58	29.31	0	0	0	2	0
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1966-1967	5	6	0	98	34	16.33	110+	33.63	0	0	0	2+	3
KC Bland (SA)	1966-1966	1	2	0	32	32	16.00	-	-	0	0	1	-	1
DN Sardesai (IND)	1966-1966	1	2	0	32	26	16.00	-	-	0	0	0	1	0
N Puna (NZ)	1966-1966	3	5	3	31	18*	15.50	49+	18.36	0	0	0	2	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1966-1967	2	4	0	62	37	15.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
V Subramanya (IND)	1966-1967	1	2	0	29	17	14.50	-	-	0	0	0	5	0
AH McKinnon (SA)	1966-1967	2	4	3	14	8	14.00	-	-	0	0	0	0+	0
GP Bilby (NZ)	1966-1966	2	4	0	55	28	13.75	-	-	0	0	0	7	0
R Dumbrill (SA)	1966-1967	2	4	0	55	29	13.75	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
V Pollard (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	1	66	25	13.20	163+	16.56	0	0	0	2	1
AA Baig (IND)	1966-1967	2	4	0	52	42	13.00	-	-	0	0	1	7	0
JL Hendriks (WI)	1966-1967	5	6	1	64	48	12.80	61+	18.03	0	0	2	8	0
BR Taylor (NZ)	1966-1966	1	2	0	24	18	12.00	52	46.15	0	0	0	3	0
MJF Shrimpton (NZ)	1966-1966	3	6	0	68	38	11.33	32+	18.75	0	0	2	6	0
PJP Burge (AUS)	1966-1966	2	3	0	34	27	11.33	58	58.62	0	0	0	3	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1966	2	4	2	22	12*	11.00	83	26.50	0	0	2	4	0
HB Taber (AUS)	1966-1967	2	3	1	22	13	11.00	-	-	0	0	0	0+	0
DJ Brown (ENG)	1966-1966	6	8	0	82	44	10.25	218+	17.43	0	0	2	9	0
PI Philpott (AUS)	1966-1966	1	2	1	10	5*	10.00	80	12.50	0	0	0	0	0
EDAS McMorris (WI)	1966-1966	2	3	0	26	14	8.66	113	23.00	0	0	0	1	0
MR Bynoe (WI)	1966-1967	2	3	0	26	19	8.66	-	-	0	0	0	3	0
RW Morgan (NZ)	1966-1966	2	4	0	33	25	8.25	137+	21.89	0	0	1	1	0
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1966-1967	2	4	3	8	3*	8.00	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
ME Chapple (NZ)	1966-1966	1	2	0	15	15	7.50	-	-	0	0	1	2	0
DW Allan (WI)	1966-1966	2	2	0	14	13	7.00	70	20.00	0	0	0	0	0
IJ Jones (ENG)	1966-1966	8	9	5	28	16	7.00	106	26.41	0	0	2	4	0
DA Renneberg (AUS)	1966-1967	2	3	1	13	9	6.50	-	-	0	0	0	0+	0
AL Wadekar (IND)	1966-1966	1	2	0	12	8	6.00	-	-	0	0	0	2	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1966-1967	7	9	4	29	12	5.80	82+	26.82	0	0	0	2	0
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1966-1966	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	-	-	0	0	1	0	0
DB Close (ENG)	1966-1966	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	21	19.04	0	0	0	0	0
GA Bartlett (NZ)	1966-1966	2	4	0	10	6	2.50	-	-	0	0	2	2	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1966-1967	1	2	0	5	5	2.50	-	-	0	0	1	0	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1966-1966	2	3	0	7	4	2.33	47	14.89	0	0	1	1	0
ATW Grout (AUS)	1966-1966	3	3	0	7	4	2.33	21	33.33	0	0	1	0	0
MC Carew (WI)	1966-1966	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	6	33.33	0	0	1	0	0

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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:

West Indies vs India at Eden Gardens, West Indies tour of India 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1966 - Jan 5, 1967 [Test # 612]

Australia vs South Africa at Cape Town, Australia tour of South Africa 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1966 - Jan 5, 1967 [Test # 613]

South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg, Australia tour of South Africa 1st Test, Dec 23-28, 1966 [Test # 611]