Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages in 1979 in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
IVA Richards (WI)	1979-1980	10	10	4	762	153*	127.00	956	79.70	3	3	-	74+	8+
GM Turner (NZ)	1979-1979	4	4	2	176	83*	88.00	314	56.05	-	1	-	12+	0+
N Phillip (WI)	1979-1979	3	4	3	65	26	65.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	1979-1979	3	5	-	315	250	63.00	-	-	1	1	2	40+	3
APB Tennekoon (SL)	1979-1979	1	1	-	59	59	59.00	96	61.45	-	1	-	6	0
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1979-1979	1	1	-	56	56	56.00	-	-	-	1	-	-	0
GR Viswanath (IND)	1979-1979	20	29	2	1494	179	55.33	2260+	46.68	5	7	-	134+	1
GS Chappell (AUS)	1979-1980	9	12	1	574	124	52.18	1058	54.25	1	4	1	53	0
CG Greenidge (WI)	1979-1980	11	13	3	520	106*	52.00	849	61.24	1	3	1	48	5
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1979-1979	20	29	-	1496	221	51.58	2638+	47.11	4	9	-	185+	3
G Boycott (ENG)	1979-1979	21	25	4	1065	155	50.71	2467	43.16	3	5	2	74	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1979-1979	13	19	4	754	160*	50.26	1032+	44.28	2	3	3	78	1
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1979-1979	12	15	1	698	134*	49.85	1014+	55.12	2	4	-	78	6
P Willey (ENG)	1979-1979	7	9	1	348	64	43.50	518	67.18	-	4	-	36	0
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1979-1979	20	29	3	1088	146*	41.84	2456+	36.31	4	6	5	117+	6
SRD Wettimuny (SL)	1979-1979	2	2	-	83	67	41.50	140	59.28	-	1	-	9	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1979-1979	7	7	-	289	82	41.28	93+	50.53	-	2	-	26+	2
GP Howarth (NZ)	1979-1979	5	7	1	246	114	41.00	87+	80.45	1	1	1	22+	2
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1979-1979	10	14	1	518	97	39.84	608+	65.13	-	4	-	61+	2
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1979-1979	13	19	4	591	100*	39.40	1581+	37.38	1	4	2	63	4
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1979-1980	27	40	5	1374	130*	39.25	3009+	43.96	2	10	2	134	7
HA Gomes (WI)	1979-1979	3	5	-	196	91	39.20	-	-	-	1	-	-	0
LRD Mendis (SL)	1979-1979	2	2	-	78	64	39.00	84	92.85	-	1	-	3	3
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1980	24	36	3	1273	162	38.57	3196+	38.82	3	6	1	131	3
DI Gower (ENG)	1979-1979	22	24	4	767	200*	38.35	1129	67.93	2	3	3	80	3
JG Wright (NZ)	1979-1979	7	9	-	344	88	38.22	332+	50.00	-	2	-	28+	0+
Sadiq Mohammad (PAK)	1979-1979	5	5	1	151	57*	37.75	343	44.02	-	1	-	17	0
RL Dias (SL)	1979-1979	2	2	-	75	50	37.50	134	55.97	-	1	-	4	0
BA Edgar (NZ)	1979-1979	6	8	1	262	129	37.42	228+	49.56	1	1	1	9+	0+
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1979-1979	13	17	4	463	101*	35.61	826+	41.76	1	1	1	46+	1
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1979-1980	14	15	3	427	98	35.58	502+	53.58	-	1	-	21+	0
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1979-1979	12	18	1	584	135	34.35	745+	54.63	1	3	-	54	3
TJ Laughlin (AUS)	1979-1979	5	4	1	103	74	34.33	156	66.02	-	1	-	6	1
JK Moss (AUS)	1979-1979	2	3	1	67	38*	33.50	152	44.07	-	-	-	4	1
GN Yallop (AUS)	1979-1979	17	26	2	800	167	33.33	1830+	38.03	2	2	1	72	0
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1979-1979	17	26	-	864	84	33.23	1668+	33.15	-	9	2	96+	0
RW Taylor (ENG)	1979-1979	12	12	3	294	97	32.66	880	33.40	-	2	1	25	0
G Miller (ENG)	1979-1979	9	11	1	323	64	32.30	868	37.21	-	3	-	27	0
DL Haynes (WI)	1979-1980	11	13	1	382	80	31.83	672	56.84	-	2	1	30+	2+
CH Lloyd (WI)	1979-1980	9	7	1	183	73*	30.50	294	62.24	-	1	1	12	0
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1979-1979	8	11	1	302	102	30.20	393+	27.48	1	-	-	22+	0
B Yardley (AUS)	1979-1979	6	11	2	270	61*	30.00	475+	49.68	-	2	1	28	2
Majid Khan (PAK)	1979-1979	12	18	1	508	119*	29.88	684+	51.16	2	2	3	64+	1
GA Gooch (ENG)	1979-1979	21	23	1	656	83	29.81	1352	48.52	-	5	-	63	8
CL King (WI)	1979-1979	9	7	1	178	86	29.66	184	96.73	-	1	1	18+	3+
BM Laird (AUS)	1979-1980	8	11	-	326	92	29.63	852	38.26	-	3	1	28	0
Yajurvindra Singh (IND)	1979-1979	2	3	1	59	43*	29.50	169	34.91	-	-	-	4	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1979	20	26	3	672	126*	29.21	671+	84.79	1	3	2	73+	6
LG Rowe (WI)	1979-1980	6	5	-	144	60	28.80	302	47.68	-	2	-	14	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1979-1979	7	7	1	172	53*	28.66	80+	71.25	-	1	-	4+	0
Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1979-1979	6	8	1	195	47	27.85	256+	46.87	-	-	-	17	2
AMJ Hilditch (AUS)	1979-1979	13	22	-	605	85	27.50	1425+	40.77	-	5	1	45	0
WM Darling (AUS)	1979-1979	15	22	2	548	91	27.40	979+	49.54	-	4	-	55	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1979	22	23	1	591	137	26.86	954	61.94	1	2	1	54	11
AB Williams (WI)	1979-1979	1	1	-	26	26	26.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
MG Burgess (NZ)	1979-1979	7	7	-	181	71	25.85	62+	72.58	-	1	-	14+	2
JM Brearley (ENG)	1979-1979	22	26	3	588	64	25.56	1701	34.56	-	4	5	42	0
Talat Ali (PAK)	1979-1979	3	6	1	127	61	25.40	-	-	-	1	-	11+	0
GR Sealy (CAN)	1979-1979	3	3	-	73	45	24.33	149	48.99	-	-	-	9	0
SP Pasqual (SL)	1979-1979	2	2	1	24	23*	24.00	28	85.71	-	-	-	1	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1979-1979	5	9	-	210	48	23.33	312+	28.20	-	-	-	20+	0
KD Walters (AUS)	1979-1979	2	2	-	46	34	23.00	62	74.19	-	-	-	2	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1979-1979	7	8	1	160	101*	22.85	176+	33.52	1	-	1	18	0
J Garner (WI)	1979-1980	11	8	3	114	60	22.80	176	64.77	-	1	1	8+	5+
DF Whatmore (AUS)	1979-1979	7	13	-	293	77	22.53	583+	42.19	-	2	1	36	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1979-1979	11	15	3	267	33	22.25	473+	43.12	-	-	-	26	5
DW Hookes (AUS)	1979-1979	3	4	-	89	43	22.25	171	52.04	-	-	1	7	0
WK Lees (NZ)	1979-1979	7	7	1	133	45*	22.16	25+	112.00	-	-	-	9+	1
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1979-1979	10	14	2	261	126	21.75	691+	36.17	1	-	1	22+	0
DA Murray (WI)	1979-1979	3	5	1	86	44	21.50	-	-	-	-	1	-	0
JM Wiener (AUS)	1979-1980	7	9	-	190	58	21.11	436	43.57	-	1	-	15	1
BP Patel (IND)	1979-1979	3	3	-	63	38	21.00	106	59.43	-	-	-	8	0
DW Randall (ENG)	1979-1979	21	24	2	460	150	20.90	1183	38.88	1	1	4	38	1
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1979-1979	10	7	2	103	27*	20.60	247	41.70	-	-	-	13	1
KD Ghavri (IND)	1979-1979	20	24	7	339	86	19.94	594+	47.13	-	1	1	27+	4
GM Wood (AUS)	1979-1979	10	16	1	290	35	19.33	743	39.03	-	-	2	25	0
B Warnapura (SL)	1979-1979	2	2	-	38	20	19.00	109	34.86	-	-	-	4	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1979-1979	7	9	1	149	35	18.62	198+	39.39	-	-	-	12+	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1979	6	5	2	55	38*	18.33	223	24.66	-	-	1	5	0
DL Murray (WI)	1979-1980	11	7	1	109	27	18.16	233	46.78	-	-	-	8+	0+
ARM Opatha (SL)	1979-1979	2	1	-	18	18	18.00	27	66.66	-	-	-	2	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1979-1979	3	5	1	72	29*	18.00	261	27.58	-	-	-	11	0
DL Bairstow (ENG)	1979-1979	9	9	2	124	59	17.71	233	53.21	-	1	1	11	1
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1979-1979	13	15	4	194	49*	17.63	348+	35.34	-	-	4	16+	0
AR Butcher (ENG)	1979-1979	1	2	-	34	20	17.00	156	21.79	-	-	-	3	0
KJ Wright (AUS)	1979-1979	15	20	5	248	55*	16.53	638+	36.20	-	1	2	21	0
RB McCosker (AUS)	1979-1979	2	3	-	48	33	16.00	86	55.81	-	-	-	5	0
RJ Bright (AUS)	1979-1979	5	6	2	64	19*	16.00	180	35.55	-	-	-	6	0
AE Greenidge (WI)	1979-1979	3	5	-	80	32	16.00	-	-	-	-	1	-	0
RW Marsh (AUS)	1979-1980	9	12	1	175	42	15.90	403	43.42	-	-	1	6	3
PR Sleep (AUS)	1979-1979	3	6	-	95	64	15.83	279	34.05	-	1	1	8	0
FA Dennis (CAN)	1979-1979	3	3	-	47	25	15.66	171	27.48	-	-	-	4	0
DK Lillee (AUS)	1979-1980	9	10	3	109	19	15.57	239	45.60	-	-	2	8	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1979-1980	11	8	1	109	54	15.57	176	61.93	-	1	1	10	0
VA Holder (WI)	1979-1979	3	3	1	31	20	15.50	0+	-	-	-	1	0+	1
PM Toohey (AUS)	1979-1980	7	10	2	123	54*	15.37	268	45.89	-	1	1	7	0
Anwar Khan (PAK)	1979-1979	1	2	1	15	12	15.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
RMH Binny (IND)	1979-1979	4	6	-	86	46	14.33	214	40.18	-	-	2	10	0
GJ Cosier (AUS)	1979-1979	6	4	1	42	28	14.00	45	93.33	-	-	1	3	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1979-1979	19	12	4	105	24	13.12	253	41.50	-	-	2	10	1

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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:

Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne, West Indies tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India vs Pakistan at Kanpur, Pakistan tour of India 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

Australia vs England at Sydney, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 8th Match, Dec 26, 1979 [ODI # 82]