Batting Highest Career Batting Average - vs New Zealand

Highest averages in 1997 in Tests - vs New Zealand

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
MA Atherton (ENG)	1997-1997	3	4	1	325	118	108.33	829	39.20	1	2	-	35	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	4	-	387	151	96.75	729	53.08	2	1	-	42	3
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	4	1	285	203*	95.00	514	55.44	1	-	-	31	3
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-1997	1	2	1	65	38*	65.00	143	45.45	-	-	-	5	2
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1997-1997	3	4	-	257	173	64.25	481	53.43	1	1	-	33	1
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1997-1997	3	4	-	247	119	61.75	551	44.82	2	-	-	32	0
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1997-1997	3	4	1	178	77	59.33	267	66.66	-	2	-	23	0
MA Taylor (AUS)	1997-1997	3	5	1	214	112	53.50	486	44.03	1	1	-	19	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	1997-1997	3	5	-	267	99	53.40	566	47.17	-	3	-	32	0
IA Healy (AUS)	1997-1997	3	4	-	194	85	48.50	404	48.01	-	2	-	20	0
MTG Elliott (AUS)	1997-1997	3	4	-	185	114	46.25	445	41.57	1	-	-	18	0
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	-	170	103	42.50	189	89.94	1	-	-	22	2
DG Cork (ENG)	1997-1997	3	4	1	121	59	40.33	404	29.95	-	1	-	13	1
GJ Rennie (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	4	-	161	57	40.25	421	38.24	-	2	-	14	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-1997	3	4	1	119	73*	39.66	195	61.02	-	1	-	12	2
RS Mahanama (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	-	157	65	39.25	393	39.94	-	1	-	15	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1997-1997	3	5	-	196	86	39.20	391	50.12	-	2	-	19	1
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1997-1997	3	3	2	38	19*	38.00	78	48.71	-	-	-	4	0
JP Crawley (ENG)	1997-1997	3	4	1	111	56	37.00	303	36.63	-	1	-	10	1
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	4	1	105	59*	35.00	214	49.06	-	1	-	14	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1997-1997	3	5	1	130	96	32.50	257	50.58	-	1	-	13	0
N Hussain (ENG)	1997-1997	3	4	-	117	64	29.25	302	38.74	-	1	-	11	1
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	1	75	55*	25.00	269	27.88	-	1	-	9	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	-	95	57	23.75	248	38.30	-	1	-	12	1
SK Warne (AUS)	1997-1997	3	3	-	71	36	23.66	83	85.54	-	-	-	8	1
MS Atapattu (SL)	1997-1997	1	2	-	47	25	23.50	123	38.21	-	-	-	5	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1997-1997	1	2	-	43	43	21.50	84	51.19	-	-	1	6	0
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1997-1997	3	3	1	42	20	21.00	90	46.66	-	-	-	3	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	1997-1997	1	1	-	21	21	21.00	40	52.50	-	-	-	2	0
JA Rennie (ZIM)	1997-1997	1	2	-	38	22	19.00	92	41.30	-	-	-	2	0
A Flower (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	4	-	74	39	18.50	152	48.68	-	-	-	8	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	-	73	50	18.25	115	63.47	-	1	1	8	0
DL Houghton (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	4	-	69	32	17.25	176	39.20	-	-	-	9	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	4	-	66	42	16.50	144	45.83	-	-	-	7	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	-	64	33	16.00	178	35.95	-	-	-	5	1
RDB Croft (ENG)	1997-1997	2	2	-	31	31	15.50	71	43.66	-	-	1	5	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	1	43	16*	14.33	69	62.31	-	-	1	7	1
NV Knight (ENG)	1997-1997	3	4	-	56	29	14.00	140	40.00	-	-	-	6	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1997-1997	2	3	-	39	20	13.00	93	41.93	-	-	-	2	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	-	38	26	9.50	39	97.43	-	-	1	6	1
D Gough (ENG)	1997-1997	3	3	-	20	18	6.66	62	32.25	-	-	1	3	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-1997	1	1	-	6	6	6.00	20	30.00	-	-	-	0	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	4	1	15	10	5.00	44	34.09	-	-	1	2	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	4	-	18	17	4.50	82	21.95	-	-	2	2	0
EZ Matambanadzo (ZIM)	1997-1997	1	1	-	4	4	4.00	43	9.30	-	-	-	1	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	-	9	5	2.25	36	25.00	-	-	1	0	0
C White (ENG)	1997-1997	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	0	0
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	3	2	-	0*	-	12	-	-	-	1	0	0
KSC de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	1	2	1	-	0*	-	20	-	-	-	1	0	0
SH Cook (AUS)	1997-1997	2	2	2	3	3*	-	18	16.66	-	-	-	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]