Batting Highest Career Batting Average - vs Australia

Highest averages in 1997 in Tests - vs Australia

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
RG Samuels (WI)	1997-1997	1	2	1	111	76	111.00	266	41.72	-	1	-	18	0
MJ Horne (NZ)	1997-1997	1	2	-	164	133	82.00	286	57.34	1	-	-	14	2
BC Lara (WI)	1997-1997	2	3	-	219	132	73.00	360	60.83	1	1	-	36	3
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1997-1997	6	11	2	453	138	50.33	784	57.78	1	3	-	62	0
AC Parore (NZ)	1997-1997	3	6	1	229	63	45.80	526	43.53	-	1	-	20	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1997-1997	4	7	1	274	79*	45.66	522	52.49	-	3	2	30	3
CL Hooper (WI)	1997-1997	2	3	-	119	57	39.66	191	62.30	-	1	-	18	0
N Hussain (ENG)	1997-1997	6	11	-	431	207	39.18	903	47.72	2	-	1	66	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1997-1997	3	6	1	183	55	36.60	510	35.88	-	2	-	19	0
MA Ealham (ENG)	1997-1997	4	6	3	105	53*	35.00	404	25.99	-	1	-	11	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1997-1997	3	6	1	172	64	34.40	323	53.25	-	2	-	23	0
AM Bacher (SA)	1997-1997	3	6	-	203	96	33.83	635	31.96	-	1	-	21	1
JP Crawley (ENG)	1997-1997	5	9	1	243	83	30.37	565	43.00	-	2	-	31	0
JR Murray (WI)	1997-1997	1	2	-	59	34	29.50	85	69.41	-	-	-	9	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	1997-1997	3	6	-	174	54	29.00	285	61.05	-	2	1	19	3
DJ Richardson (SA)	1997-1997	4	7	2	136	72*	27.20	268	50.74	-	1	1	14	2
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1997-1997	1	2	-	52	48	26.00	118	44.06	-	-	-	6	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-1997	5	10	-	254	87	25.40	624	40.70	-	2	-	32	0
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1997-1997	6	12	1	268	87	24.36	473	56.65	-	1	-	38	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-1997	3	6	1	119	40	23.80	273	43.58	-	-	-	12	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-1997	4	7	-	165	101	23.57	574	28.74	1	-	1	13	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	1997-1997	6	12	1	257	77	23.36	620	41.45	-	2	-	31	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-1997	3	6	2	88	35	22.00	193	45.59	-	-	1	16	0
G Kirsten (SA)	1997-1997	4	8	-	165	83	20.62	536	30.78	-	1	2	18	0
SL Campbell (WI)	1997-1997	2	4	1	61	24	20.33	164	37.19	-	-	1	8	0
BA Young (NZ)	1997-1997	3	6	-	119	45	19.83	277	42.96	-	-	-	13	0
BA Pocock (NZ)	1997-1997	2	4	-	76	57	19.00	249	30.52	-	1	-	7	0
HH Gibbs (SA)	1997-1997	1	2	-	38	31	19.00	87	43.67	-	-	-	5	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1997-1997	4	8	1	127	47	18.14	302	42.05	-	-	2	20	0
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-1997	3	6	-	105	91	17.50	306	34.31	-	1	3	14	0
PIC Thompson (WI)	1997-1997	1	2	1	16	10*	16.00	24	66.66	-	-	-	2	1
AC Hudson (SA)	1997-1997	1	2	-	31	31	15.50	66	46.96	-	-	1	5	0
RG Twose (NZ)	1997-1997	1	2	-	31	29	15.50	71	43.66	-	-	-	3	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	-	15	15	15.00	44	34.09	-	-	-	1	0
JN Rhodes (SA)	1997-1997	1	2	-	30	22	15.00	81	37.03	-	-	-	4	0
BC Hollioake (ENG)	1997-1997	1	2	-	30	28	15.00	64	46.87	-	-	-	5	0
L Klusener (SA)	1997-1997	3	5	1	56	30	14.00	117	47.86	-	-	1	7	1
AJ Hollioake (ENG)	1997-1997	2	4	-	51	45	12.75	117	43.58	-	-	1	6	1
PJ Martin (ENG)	1997-1997	1	2	-	23	20	11.50	21	109.52	-	-	-	1	1
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1997-1997	2	3	-	31	20	10.33	100	31.00	-	-	-	3	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1997-1997	3	5	2	30	17	10.00	80	37.50	-	-	-	4	1
PL Symcox (SA)	1997-1997	2	2	-	20	16	10.00	39	51.28	-	-	-	4	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1997-1997	5	8	2	59	26*	9.83	176	33.52	-	-	3	7	1
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1997	3	6	2	39	22	9.75	106	36.79	-	-	1	5	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	1997-1997	5	8	-	75	24	9.37	160	46.87	-	-	-	9	2
JC Adams (WI)	1997-1997	2	3	-	28	18	9.33	103	27.18	-	-	1	3	0
AA Donald (SA)	1997-1997	4	6	1	45	21	9.00	115	39.13	-	-	1	8	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-1997	3	5	1	32	14*	8.00	124	25.80	-	-	1	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	1997-1997	2	4	1	21	15	7.00	51	41.17	-	-	1	3	0
AFG Griffith (WI)	1997-1997	1	2	-	14	13	7.00	28	50.00	-	-	-	3	0
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-1997	2	3	1	14	7	7.00	66	21.21	-	-	-	1	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1997-1997	1	2	-	13	13	6.50	38	34.21	-	-	1	2	0
CE Cuffy (WI)	1997-1997	1	2	1	5	3*	5.00	17	29.41	-	-	-	0	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1997-1997	2	3	-	14	13	4.66	70	20.00	-	-	1	1	0
AM Smith (ENG)	1997-1997	1	2	1	4	4*	4.00	6	66.66	-	-	1	1	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1997-1997	2	3	1	6	5*	3.00	20	30.00	-	-	1	0	0
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1997-1997	4	5	1	12	12	3.00	17	70.58	-	-	3	3	0
D Gough (ENG)	1997-1997	4	6	-	17	10	2.83	53	32.07	-	-	3	3	0
BN Schultz (SA)	1997-1997	1	1	-	2	2	2.00	9	22.22	-	-	-	0	0
GI Allott (NZ)	1997-1997	2	4	1	6	4	2.00	41	14.63	-	-	2	0	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1997-1997	1	2	-	1	1	0.50	22	4.54	-	-	1	0	0
PV Simmons (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	1	0	0
CO Browne (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	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:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]