Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages in 1978 in Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1978-1978	3	5	2	583	235*	194.33	-	0.00	2	1	0	-	5
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1978-1979	8	14	2	1099	205	91.58	658+	55.16	5	3	1	86+	2
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1978-1978	8	13	5	606	154*	75.75	581+	42.85	2	3	1	22+	7
CG Greenidge (WI)	1978-1978	2	3	1	131	80*	65.50	-	0.00	0	1	0	19	1
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1978-1978	4	6	5	65	25*	65.00	117+	42.73	0	0	0	5+	0
CH Lloyd (WI)	1978-1978	2	2	0	128	86	64.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	17	1
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1978	2	3	0	182	66	60.66	-	0.00	0	3	0	23	4
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1978-1979	8	13	0	788	187	60.61	315+	59.36	3	3	1	85+	1
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1978-1979	8	13	2	651	157*	59.18	214+	32.24	1	4	0	11+	2
GR Viswanath (IND)	1978-1979	8	11	0	644	145	58.54	307+	42.67	1	6	1	42+	0
GP Howarth (NZ)	1978-1978	6	12	2	560	123	56.00	1642	34.10	3	1	1	54	0
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1979	9	14	1	722	111	55.53	1509	47.84	2	3	0	79	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1978-1978	3	4	2	104	32	52.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	-	5
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1978-1978	3	3	0	150	78	50.00	-	0.00	0	2	0	-	0
CT Radley (ENG)	1978-1978	8	10	0	481	158	48.10	1368	35.16	2	2	1	43	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1978-1979	10	18	1	759	131	44.64	2626	28.90	2	5	0	56	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1979	6	11	0	474	115	43.09	117+	53.84	2	3	0	37+	0
GN Yallop (AUS)	1978-1979	8	16	1	634	121	42.26	531+	32.39	2	3	0	54	1
PM Toohey (AUS)	1978-1979	8	15	1	590	122	42.14	573+	39.09	1	4	1	50	3
GM Wood (AUS)	1978-1979	9	18	0	750	126	41.66	650+	35.23	2	5	0	61	1
DL Murray (WI)	1978-1978	2	2	0	81	60	40.50	-	0.00	0	1	0	10	0
S Shivnarine (WI)	1978-1979	5	10	1	363	63	40.33	-	0.00	0	4	1	37+	0
AB Williams (WI)	1978-1979	6	11	0	443	111	40.27	1+	0.00	2	1	1	43+	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1978-1978	3	6	1	199	104	39.80	-	0.00	1	0	1	15+	2
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1979	12	16	1	597	108	39.80	1212	49.25	3	1	0	70	2
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1978-1978	4	6	0	235	46	39.16	676	34.76	0	0	0	22	2
GRJ Roope (ENG)	1978-1978	9	13	3	390	69	39.00	1286	30.32	0	4	1	39	2
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1978-1979	8	13	1	463	93	38.58	560+	40.17	0	3	1	24+	0
Majid Khan (PAK)	1978-1978	3	6	0	222	47	37.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	-	1
GA Gooch (ENG)	1978-1979	8	13	2	377	91*	34.27	926	40.71	0	3	1	41	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1979	6	8	0	274	61	34.25	130+	79.23	0	2	0	9+	6
Sadiq Mohammad (PAK)	1978-1978	5	9	0	298	97	33.11	620+	38.87	0	2	1	23+	0
KD Ghavri (IND)	1978-1979	6	8	1	230	64	32.85	264+	39.77	0	1	0	8+	1
RB Simpson (AUS)	1978-1978	7	13	0	421	100	32.38	225+	31.55	1	2	1	27	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1978-1978	7	11	0	353	76	32.09	873+	29.20	0	3	0	21+	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1978-1978	2	2	0	62	39	31.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	8	1
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1978-1979	4	8	0	245	129	30.62	769	31.85	1	0	1	17	4
DR Parry (WI)	1978-1979	8	14	3	331	65	30.09	114+	48.24	0	3	3	31+	0
S Amarnath (IND)	1978-1978	3	5	0	147	60	29.40	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	0
AE Greenidge (WI)	1978-1978	3	5	0	142	69	28.40	8+	0.00	0	2	1	21	1
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1978-1979	3	5	0	138	87	27.60	-	0.00	0	1	0	2+	0
DW Randall (ENG)	1978-1979	8	14	1	350	75	26.92	908	38.54	0	3	2	31	1
CS Serjeant (AUS)	1978-1978	6	12	1	289	124	26.27	41+	12.19	1	0	1	37	1
M Amarnath (IND)	1978-1978	6	10	1	234	86	26.00	180+	27.77	0	2	1	13+	1
N Phillip (WI)	1978-1979	6	11	2	232	47	25.77	47+	55.31	0	0	1	21+	1
JM Parker (NZ)	1978-1978	5	10	2	205	53*	25.62	716	28.63	0	1	1	16	0
Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1978-1978	5	8	0	203	108	25.37	440	46.13	1	0	0	20	8
Shafiq Ahmed (PAK)	1978-1978	2	3	1	50	27*	25.00	156	32.05	0	0	0	5	0
BA Edgar (NZ)	1978-1978	3	6	0	147	60	24.50	465	31.61	0	1	1	13	0
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1978-1979	8	11	1	243	51	24.30	293+	53.92	0	1	1	16+	0
GN Edwards (NZ)	1978-1978	3	6	0	144	55	24.00	262	54.96	0	2	1	18	2
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1978	8	15	2	306	74	23.53	173+	30.05	0	1	0	42	2
SJ Rixon (AUS)	1978-1978	7	13	3	230	54	23.00	95+	29.47	0	1	2	21	0
MG Burgess (NZ)	1978-1978	6	12	1	252	68	22.90	908	27.75	0	2	0	28	0
JG Wright (NZ)	1978-1978	5	10	0	223	62	22.30	859	25.96	0	2	1	18	0
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	1978-1979	5	9	0	199	96	22.11	15+	73.33	0	1	0	7+	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1978-1978	6	6	2	88	32*	22.00	126+	33.33	0	0	1	6+	0
DA Murray (WI)	1978-1979	6	11	0	242	84	22.00	258+	32.55	0	2	0	16+	0
WM Darling (AUS)	1978-1979	6	12	0	248	65	20.66	229+	36.68	0	2	1	18	0
RW Anderson (NZ)	1978-1978	6	12	0	245	62	20.41	629	38.95	0	2	1	32	0
G Miller (ENG)	1978-1979	13	17	1	321	89	20.06	1074	29.88	0	1	2	29	0
GA Cope (ENG)	1978-1978	2	2	0	40	22	20.00	182	21.97	0	0	0	1	0
GJ Cosier (AUS)	1978-1978	7	14	0	255	68	18.21	296+	46.28	0	1	2	28	1
JM Brearley (ENG)	1978-1979	10	16	1	272	74	18.13	1073	25.34	0	2	3	20	0
TJ Laughlin (AUS)	1978-1978	3	5	0	87	35	17.40	11+	63.63	0	0	0	7	0
BC Rose (ENG)	1978-1978	4	7	1	99	27	16.50	389	25.44	0	0	0	10	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1978	12	13	3	164	50	16.40	451	36.36	0	1	0	17	2
AV Mankad (IND)	1978-1978	1	1	0	16	16	16.00	23	69.56	0	0	0	2	0
J Dyson (AUS)	1978-1978	1	2	0	32	26	16.00	165	19.39	0	0	0	2	0
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1978-1978	5	8	0	126	47	15.75	296	42.56	0	0	2	14	1
JK Lever (ENG)	1978-1978	4	6	2	62	33*	15.50	213	29.10	0	0	0	4	1
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1979	1	2	0	29	29	14.50	127	22.83	0	0	1	4	0
B Wood (ENG)	1978-1978	1	1	0	14	14	14.00	52	26.92	0	0	0	1	0
Talat Ali (PAK)	1978-1978	2	3	0	42	40	14.00	147	28.57	0	0	1	5	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1978-1978	6	12	0	163	44	13.58	714	22.82	0	0	2	14	0
JA Maclean (AUS)	1978-1979	3	6	1	67	33*	13.40	288	23.26	0	0	1	4	0
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1978-1978	8	10	1	119	85	13.22	126+	22.22	0	1	2	2+	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1978-1979	14	15	8	92	19	13.14	422	21.80	0	0	0	4	0
RW Taylor (ENG)	1978-1979	14	17	1	206	45	12.87	1137	18.11	0	0	2	10	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1978-1978	4	8	2	75	32	12.50	239	31.38	0	0	2	8	1
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1978-1978	2	2	0	25	21	12.50	77	32.46	0	0	0	2	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1978-1978	3	6	0	72	27	12.00	217	33.17	0	0	1	7	0
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1979	3	6	0	71	36	11.83	203	34.97	0	0	2	8	0
AD Ogilvie (AUS)	1978-1978	2	4	0	47	43	11.75	-	0.00	0	0	2	6	0
VA Holder (WI)	1978-1979	6	11	1	117	31	11.70	21+	66.66	0	0	1	9+	2
CM Old (ENG)	1978-1978	7	8	1	78	29*	11.14	250	31.20	0	0	1	9	0
RA Austin (WI)	1978-1978	2	2	0	22	20	11.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	3	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1978-1978	6	12	1	112	39	10.18	281	39.85	0	0	1	19	0
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1978-1978	7	9	3	59	22*	9.83	85+	24.70	0	0	1	2+	0
IT Shillingford (WI)	1978-1978	1	2	0	19	16	9.50	-	0.00	0	0	0	3	0
G Dymock (AUS)	1978-1979	2	4	1	23	11	7.66	134	17.16	0	0	1	1	0
ST Clarke (WI)	1978-1979	4	6	3	23	8	7.66	12+	66.66	0	0	1	2+	1
JR Thomson (AUS)	1978-1978	7	12	1	79	24	7.18	65+	26.15	0	0	2	6	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1978-1979	8	11	3	57	18	7.12	38+	65.78	0	0	0	1+	0
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1978-1978	8	8	2	42	29*	7.00	97+	13.40	0	0	5	0+	0
CEH Croft (WI)	1978-1978	2	2	1	7	4*	7.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
MLC Foster (WI)	1978-1978	1	2	0	13	8	6.50	-	0.00	0	0	0	1	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1978-1979	3	3	0	18	11	6.00	4+	0.00	0	0	1	0+	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1978-1978	2	2	0	11	7	5.50	-	0.00	0	0	0	1	0
M Hendrick (ENG)	1978-1979	5	8	2	33	12	5.50	113	29.20	0	0	3	3	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:

India vs West Indies at Eden Gardens, West Indies tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 29, 1978 - Jan 3, 1979 [Test # 839]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, England tour of Australia 3rd Test, Dec 29, 1978 - Jan 3, 1979 [Test # 838]

West Indies vs India at Bengaluru, West Indies tour of India 2nd Test, Dec 15-20, 1978 [Test # 837]