Best average in debut matches against a team

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Best batting average on debut against each opposition - Tests (qualification: 5 matches, excluding multi-country opposition)
Player Span MatInns Runs Ave HS 100 50 Career Mat Ave
AI Kallicharran (WI) 1972-1975 5 9 606 101.00124 2 4 1972-1981 6644.43
KC Sangakkara (SL) 2000-2004 9 11848 94.22 230 4 3 2000-2011 95 56.63
G Boycott (Eng) 1964-19676 9 535 89.16 246* 12 1964-1982 108 47.72
DI Gower (Eng) 1978-1982 6 10 624 89.14200* 2 2 1978-1992 11744.25
SM Gavaskar (India) 1971-1982 6 12712 89.00 155 3 4 1971-1987 125 51.12
GS Chappell (Aus) 1970-19836 7 522 87.00 204 22 1970-1984 87 53.86
JH Edrich (Eng) 1963-1969 6 9 598 85.42310* 2 1 1963-1976 7743.54
MJ Greatbatch (NZ) 1988-1992 6 12655 81.87 146* 2 4 1988-1996 41 30.62
GC Smith (SA) 2002-20059 15 1146 81.85 277 43 2002-2011 91 49.71
NC O'Neill (Aus) 1958-1963 5 9 480 80.00181 1 2 1958-1965 4245.55
MA Taylor (Aus) 1989-1993 7 12858 78.00 170 4 3 1989-1999 104 43.49
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1969-19826 10 777 77.70 274 31 1969-1985 78 44.79
MJ North (Aus) 2009-2010 6 8 456 76.00125* 3 1 2009-2010 2135.48
KF Barrington (Eng) 1955-1963 6 8524 74.85 139 3 1 1955-1968 82 58.67
BL D'Oliveira (Eng) 1966-19695 9 445 74.16 109 13 1966-1972 44 40.06
PS de Villiers (SA) 1993-1996 5 6 148 74.0067* 0 2 1993-1998 1818.89
DCS Compton (Eng) 1937-1954 6 7515 73.57 163 3 2 1937-1957 78 50.06
OG Smith (WI) 1955-19585 8 577 72.12 161 24 1955-1959 26 31.69
KD Walters (Aus) 1965-1974 6 9 567 70.87155 1 5 1965-1981 7448.26
AN Cook (Eng) 2006-2010 8 14909 69.92 173 4 4 2006-2011 66 48.28
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1976-19937 14 688 68.80 163 24 1976-1993 124 52.57
RB Simpson (Aus) 1957-1964 5 9 550 68.75153 2 3 1957-1978 6246.81
GS Sobers (WI) 1954-1958 5 8341 68.20 142* 1 1 1954-1974 93 57.78
KC Wessels (Aus/SA) 1982-19937 11 671 67.10 162 32 1982-1994 40 41.00
KP Pietersen (Eng) 2005-2010 8 14 871 67.00158 3 4 2005-2011 7248.04
BF Butcher (WI) 1958-1969 5 9399 66.50 78* 0 4 1958-1969 44 43.11
PA de Silva (SL) 1984-20029 14 863 66.38 267 32 1984-2002 93 42.97
V Sehwag (India) 2001-2005 9 12 794 66.16309 3 1 2001-2011 8753.43
TT Samaraweera (SL) 2001-2005 9 11528 66.00 123* 2 2 2001-2011 64 53.65
Haroon Rasheed (Pak) 1977-19836 9 524 65.50 153 21 1977-1983 23 34.77
AJ Strauss (Eng) 2004-2006 8 14 849 65.30137 3 3 2004-2011 8342.98
AW Greig (Eng) 1972-1973 5 10519 64.87 139 1 4 1972-1977 58 40.43
JA Rudolph (SA) 2003-20058 14 648 64.80 222* 31 2003-2006 35 36.21
IJL Trott (Eng) 2009-2011 5 9 577 64.11203 2 1 2009-2011 1966.77
TW Graveney (Eng) 1951-1955 6 9444 63.42 175 1 1 1951-1969 79 44.38
IR Bell (Eng) 2004-20088 13 696 63.27 199 16 2004-2011 63 45.21
JP Crawley (Eng) 1994-2002 8 13 631 63.10156* 3 3 1994-2003 3734.61
ED Weekes (WI) 1948-1958 5 8499 62.37 197 2 1 1948-1958 48 58.61
RT Ponting (Aus) 1995-20039 14 743 61.91 127 24 1995-2010 152 53.51
E Paynter (Eng) 1931-1939 5 9 432 61.71117 2 2 1931-1939 2059.23
R Subba Row (Eng) 1958-1961 5 8489 61.12 112 2 3 1958-1961 13 46.85
H Sutcliffe (Eng) 1924-19325 7 425 60.71 117 22 1924-1935 54 60.73
ML Hayden (Aus) 1994-2004 9 15 846 60.42380 3 0 1994-2009 10350.73
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 1997-2001 9 12723 60.25 167 2 5 1997-2011 117 53.32
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2004-20088 14 718 59.83 151 32 2004-2011 69 46.49
HJH Marshall (NZ) 2000-2006 6 9 475 59.37160 2 1 2000-2006 1338.35
PR Umrigar (India) 1948-1956 5 6355 59.16 223 1 0 1948-1962 59 42.22
CH Lloyd (WI) 1966-19755 10 524 58.22 129 23 1966-1985 110 46.67
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 1992-2001 9 16 635 57.72105* 1 6 1992-2007 12049.60
ME Trescothick (Eng) 2000-2003 9 17863 57.53 122 2 7 2000-2006 76 43.79

Worst batting average on debut against each opposition - Tests (qualification: 5 matches, career average of 35, excluding multi-country opposition)
Player Span Mat Inns Runs
Ave HS 100 50 CareerMat Ave
Aamer Malik (Pak) 1987-1989
5 7 79 15.80 32 00 1987-1994 14 35.31
PJP Burge (Aus) 1955-1959 5 7 98 16.3335 0 0 1955-1966 4238.16
RM Cowper (Aus) 1964-1966 5 8
148 18.50 81 0 1 1964-1968 27 46.84
A Symonds (Aus) 2004-2008
6 11 216 19.63 44 00 2004-2008 26 40.61
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2000 9 13 258 19.8485 0 1 1989-2011 17756.94
WJ Edrich (Eng) 1938-1954 6 7
143 20.42 71 0 1 1938-1955 39 40.00
Majid Khan (Pak) 1964-1982
6 9 184 20.44 63 01 1964-1983 63 38.92
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak) 1959-1972 5 10 210 21.0076 0 1 1959-1979 5739.17
MW Gatting (Eng) 1978-1993 6 9
168 21.00 51* 0 1 1978-1995 79 35.55
BP Nash (WI) 2008-2011
6 9 189 21.00 64 02 2008-2011 20 35.25
JG Wright (NZ) 1978-1983 6 11 237 21.5455 0 1 1978-1993 8237.82
Imran Khan (Pak) 1971-1982 6 8
179 22.37 48 0 0 1971-1992 88 37.69
JV Coney (NZ) 1974-1983
6 11 250 22.72 84 01 1974-1987 52 37.57
RJ Shastri (India) 1981-1992 8 12 207 23.0042 0 0 1981-1992 8035.79
MD Crowe (NZ) 1982-1994 8 14
324 23.14 83 0 2 1982-1995 77 45.36
Rev.DS Sheppard (Eng) 1950-1954
5 8 168 24.00 41 00 1950-1963 22 37.80
NT Paranavitana (SL) 2009-2011 5 9 220 24.4495 0 2 2009-2011 1736.75
MS Dhoni (India) 2005-2009 8 12
273 24.81 69 0 1 2005-2011 54 40.06
MA Atherton (Eng) 1989-1996
8 14 349 24.92 151 11 1989-2001 115 37.69
M Amarnath (India) 1969-1985 6 10 229 25.4464 0 2 1969-1988 6942.50
KWR Fletcher (Eng) 1968-1982 6 12
232 25.77 83 0 1 1968-1982 59 39.90
SR Watson (Aus) 2005-2009
5 8 211 26.37 62 02 2005-2011 27 41.55
RB Richardson (WI) 1983-1993 7 12 298 27.0978 0 3 1983-1995 8644.39
RW Barber (Eng) 1960-1966 6 12
300 27.27 55 0 2 1960-1968 28 35.59
CG Borde (India) 1958-1965
5 7 165 27.50 68 01 1958-1969 55 35.59
Wasim Raja (Pak) 1973-1982 6 11 248 27.5541 0 0 1973-1985 5736.16
DB Vengsarkar (India) 1976-1982 6 10
249 27.66 90 0 2 1976-1992 116 42.13
Azhar Ali (Pak) 2010-2011
5 9 249 27.66 63 02 2010-2011 12 37.28
MP Vaughan (Eng) 1999-2003 9 16 388 27.7181* 0 1 1999-2008 8241.44
BC Lara (WI) 1990-2004 9 15
416 27.73 83 0 4 1990-2006 131 52.88
WJ Cronje (SA) 1992-1995
8 15 390 27.85 71 03 1992-2000 68 36.41
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) 1987-1997 8 9 255 28.33113 1 1 1987-2001 6037.67
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) 2001-2011 7 12
347 28.91 82 0 2 2001-2011 25 44.32
Aamer Sohail (Pak) 1992-1995
7 13 379 29.15 65 03 1992-2000 47 35.28
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) 1976-1986 6 11 292 29.20114 1 0 1976-1989 7638.09
M Azharuddin (India) 1984-1992 8 10
292 29.20 110 1 0 1984-2000 99 45.03
Yuvraj Singh (India) 2003-2010
9 14 351 29.25 77* 02 2003-2010 34 35.63
CC McDonald (Aus) 1952-1956 5 9 264 29.3362 0 1 1952-1961 4739.32
VVS Laxman (India) 1996-2004 9 14
385 29.61 95 0 3 1996-2011 120 47.32
CG Greenidge (WI) 1974-1980
5 10 299 29.90 107 11 1974-1991 108 44.72
IR Redpath (Aus) 1964-1974 6 12 329 29.9097 0 2 1964-1976 6643.45
GRJ Matthews (Aus) 1983-1992 6 10
315 31.50 115 1 2 1983-1993 33 41.08
AL Hassett (Aus) 1938-1951
5 7 223 31.85 112 10 1938-1953 43 46.56
CH Gayle (WI) 2000-2003 9 14 447 31.9281 0 5 2000-2010 9141.65
HP Tillakaratne (SL) 1989-2001 9 15
354 32.18 92 0 2 1989-2004 83 42.87
SP Fleming (NZ) 1994-2001
9 16 517 32.31 92 04 1994-2008 111 40.06
GM Turner (NZ) 1969-1983 6 10 291 32.33110 1 0 1969-1983 4144.64
SV Manjrekar (India) 1987-1992 8 13
356 32.36 113* 2 0 1987-1996 37 37.14
RN Harvey (Aus) 1948-1956
5 8 229 32.71 112 10 1948-1963 79 48.41
HH Gibbs (SA) 1996-2002 9 12 395 32.91147 1 1 1996-2008 9041.95

Best batting average on debut against each opposition - ODIs (qualification: 7 innings, excluding multi-country opposition)
PlayerSpan Mat Inns Runs Ave HS100 50 Career Mat Ave
GM Turner (NZ) 1973-1979 7 7445 111.25 171* 2 1 1973-1983 41 47.00
MEK Hussey (Aus) 2004-201113 12 534 89.00 109* 14 2004-2011 158 51.41
KP Pietersen (Eng) 2004-2011 14 12 550 78.5791* 0 5 2004-2011 11440.98
A Ranatunga (SL) 1982-1996 10 10375 75.00 88* 0 3 1982-1999 269 35.84
CG Greenidge (WI) 1975-19857 7 374 74.80 106* 22 1975-1991 128 45.03
Basit Ali (Pak) 1993-1994 8 7 218 72.6675* 0 2 1993-1996 5034.18
RR Sarwan (WI) 2000-2011 14 13492 70.28 56* 0 1 2000-2011 169 43.18
N Hussain (Eng) 1989-200311 10 406 67.66 95 02 1989-2003 88 30.28
LRPL Taylor (NZ) 2006-2011 13 12 594 66.00128* 1 5 2006-2011 10736.80
G Kirsten (SA) 1993-2003 13 13589 65.44 188* 1 4 1993-2003 185 40.95
MD Crowe (NZ) 1982-19929 7 327 65.40 97 03 1982-1995 143 38.55
Yuvraj Singh (India) 2000-2007 16 13 587 65.22102* 1 4 2000-2011 27437.62
KJJ van Noortwijk (Neth) 1996-2003 7 7315 63.00 134* 1 1 1996-2003 9 46.00
JEC Franklin (NZ) 2001-201112 9 186 62.00 72* 01 2001-2011 89 24.02
SC Ganguly (India) 1992-2007 15 14 673 61.18112* 1 6 1992-2007 31141.02
G Gambhir (India) 2003-2011 12 11476 59.50 103 1 4 2003-2011 114 40.73
KC Wessels (Aus/SA) 1983-19928 8 401 57.28 92 04 1983-1994 109 34.35
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2007 15 14 685 57.08152 2 5 1989-2011 45345.16
PN Kirsten (SA) 1991-1993 8 8340 56.66 90 0 3 1991-1994 40 38.02
TLW Cooper (Neth) 2010-201110 10 453 56.62 101 13 2010-2011 16 54.50
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2003-2011 15 13 506 56.2293* 0 5 2003-2011 19844.74
WJ Cronje (SA) 1992-1996 11 9281 56.20 63* 0 2 1992-2000 188 38.64
AJ Strauss (Eng) 2003-201112 12 502 55.77 94 05 2003-2011 127 35.63
Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) 2006-2010 15 15 500 55.55134* 1 3 2006-2011 11133.83
GW Flower (Zim) 1992-2003 11 10384 54.85 84* 0 4 1992-2010 221 33.52
AJ Lamb (Eng) 1982-19928 8 381 54.42 118 12 1982-1992 122 39.31
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) 1998-2007 15 12 542 54.2092 0 5 1998-2010 28841.71
Fawad Alam (Pak) 2007-2010 9 9216 54.00 63* 0 1 2007-2010 27 37.68
MJ Guptill (NZ) 2009-201111 11 431 53.87 122* 13 2009-2011 52 35.72
Majid Khan (Pak) 1973-1979 7 7 377 53.85109 1 4 1973-1982 2337.42
SR Watson (Aus) 2002-2011 14 9262 52.40 94 0 2 2002-2011 133 43.74
JP Duminy (SA) 2004-201112 9 419 52.37 90 04 2004-2011 78 41.39
DM Jones (Aus) 1984-1992 9 9 313 52.1678* 0 3 1984-1994 16444.61
IJL Trott (Eng) 2009-2011 9 9467 51.88 94 0 5 2009-2011 25 55.65
JM How (NZ) 2005-20118 7 359 51.28 90 04 2005-2011 41 29.05
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1975-1996 12 9 354 50.5789 0 2 1975-1996 23341.70
M Azharuddin (India) 1985-1996 11 8303 50.50 93* 0 2 1985-2000 334 36.92
AG Prince (SA) 2002-200712 10 302 50.33 47* 00 2002-2007 52 35.10
DJ Hussey (Aus) 2008-2011 10 7 302 50.33111 1 2 2008-2011 3432.81
SM Pollock (SA) 1996-2007 15 9201 50.25 66* 0 1 1996-2008 303 26.45
NH Fairbrother (Eng) 1987-199911 10 300 50.00 75* 03 1987-1999 75 39.47
ML Hayden (Aus) 1993-2007 15 13 499 49.9088 0 4 1993-2008 16143.80
SR Waugh (Aus) 1986-1999 11 9349 49.85 82 0 1 1986-2002 325 32.90
RN ten Doeschate (Neth) 2006-201113 13 545 49.54 119 15 2006-2011 33 67.00
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1994-2007 14 11 389 48.62102* 1 2 1994-2011 26841.60
A Flower (Zim) 1992-2003 12 12437 48.55 115* 1 2 1992-2003 213 35.34
ME Waugh (Aus) 1988-199911 9 388 48.50 130 12 1988-2002 244 39.35
Umar Akmal (Pak) 2009-2011 11 10 388 48.5071 0 4 2009-2011 4337.84
ME Trescothick (Eng) 2000-2006 12 12580 48.33 121 2 3 2000-2006 123 37.37
DA Gunawardene (SL) 1998-200411 11 483 48.30 132 13 1998-2006 61 28.46

Worst batting average on debut against each opposition - ODIs (qualification: 7 innings, career average of 30, excluding multi-country opposition)
Player Span MatInns Runs Ave HS 100 50 Career Mat Ave
RS Morton (WI) 2002-2008 11 8 42 5.2517 0 0 2002-2010 5633.75
AR Border (Aus) 1979-1992 10 880 10.00 25 0 0 1979-1994 273 30.62
ADR Campbell (Zim) 1992-199710 8 81 10.12 29 00 1992-2003 188 30.50
VVS Laxman (India) 1998-2004 11 11 139 13.9025 0 0 1998-2006 8630.76
SHT Kandamby (SL) 2004-2010 8 7101 14.42 53 0 1 2004-2010 33 32.56
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1982-199913 10 161 17.88 41 00 1982-1999 283 32.88
CL White (Aus) 2005-2011 13 11 167 18.5542 0 0 2005-2011 8735.12
AP Kuiper (SA) 1991-1992 8 7113 18.83 43 0 0 1991-1996 25 33.68
Imran Farhat (Pak) 2001-200610 10 174 19.33 38* 00 2001-2010 37 30.94
Mahmudullah (Ban) 2007-2011 12 10 160 20.0042 0 0 2007-2011 6830.90
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 1989-2007 15 14264 20.30 44 0 0 1989-2009 444 32.43
MA Taylor (Aus) 1989-199610 9 188 20.88 66 01 1989-1997 113 32.23
AB de Villiers (SA) 2005-2008 13 13 275 21.1562 0 2 2005-2011 11945.68
SM Gavaskar (India) 1974-1983 8 8151 21.57 65* 0 1 1974-1987 108 35.13
A Flintoff (Eng) 1999-200814 8 174 21.75 50 01 1999-2009 141 32.01
M Amarnath (India) 1975-1988 9 7 132 22.0051 0 1 1975-1989 8530.53
GR Marsh (Aus) 1986-1992 9 8178 22.25 62 0 1 1986-1992 117 39.97
BJ Haddin (Aus) 2001-201111 10 232 23.20 88 02 2001-2011 85 33.27
Rameez Raja (Pak) 1985-1996 10 10 233 23.3075 0 2 1985-1997 19832.09
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 1991-2007 16 14233 23.30 50* 0 1 1991-2007 378 39.52
GM Wood (Aus) 1978-19837 7 164 23.42 50 01 1978-1989 83 33.62
DM Bravo (WI) 2009-2011 10 10 188 23.5074 0 1 2009-2011 2631.75
RL Dias (SL) 1979-1986 7 7168 24.00 57 0 2 1979-1987 58 31.46
DS Lehmann (Aus) 1996-200414 11 217 24.11 52 02 1996-2005 117 38.96
SP Fleming (NZ) 1994-2007 16 15 366 24.4090 0 3 1994-2007 28032.40
Shoaib Malik (Pak) 1999-2007 14 9196 24.50 118 1 0 1999-2010 192 34.35
PR Stirling (Ire) 2008-201114 14 321 24.69 52 02 2008-2011 31 40.13
JN Rhodes (SA) 1992-2002 11 9 173 24.7154 0 1 1992-2003 24535.11
NV Knight (Eng) 1996-2003 10 10249 24.90 64 0 2 1996-2003 100 40.41
SC Williams (WI) 1994-19999 8 202 25.25 61 02 1994-1999 57 32.36
JD Ryder (NZ) 2008-2011 11 8 202 25.2555 0 1 2008-2011 3535.89
DC Boon (Aus) 1984-1992 9 7182 26.00 44 0 0 1984-1995 181 37.04
WF Stelling (Neth) 2006-20078 7 106 26.50 39* 00 2006-2007 15 30.00
Imrul Kayes (Ban) 2008-2011 11 11 294 26.7270 0 3 2008-2011 3931.15
RT Ponting (Aus) 1995-2011 16 14306 27.81 62 0 2 1995-2011 362 42.69
SM Katich (Aus) 2001-20069 8 195 27.85 76 01 2001-2006 45 35.78
PA de Silva (SL) 1984-2003 12 10 253 28.11145 1 0 1984-2003 30834.90
T Mishra (Kenya) 2006-2011 13 13339 28.25 72 0 2 2006-2011 34 30.82
DJ Cullinan (SA) 1993-199911 10 198 28.28 45 00 1993-2000 138 32.99
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 1998-2007 15 13 283 28.3085 0 1 1998-2011 34133.06
Younis Khan (Pak) 2000-2011 16 14398 28.42 144 1 0 2000-2011 223 32.38
JA Rudolph (SA) 2003-20069 9 229 28.62 61* 01 2003-2006 45 35.57
PG Fulton (NZ) 2004-2008 10 10 258 28.6683 0 2 2004-2009 4932.53
RB Richardson (WI) 1983-1996 9 8202 28.85 56 0 2 1983-1996 224 33.41
EJG Morgan (Ire) 2006-200714 14 410 29.28 115 12 2006-2011 64 38.18
N Deonarine (WI) 2005-2010 7 7 205 29.2857 0 1 2005-2010 2031.87
M Kaif (India) 2002-2004 13 10206 29.42 39* 0 0 2002-2006 125 32.01
OA Shah (Eng) 2001-200910 9 245 30.62 62 01 2001-2009 71 30.56
AS Hansra (Can) 2010-2011 9 8 184 30.6670* 0 1 2010-2011 1337.50
Asad Shafiq (Pak) 2010-2011 9 8217 31.00 78* 0 1 2010-2011 21 32.16

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1994: England v Sri Lanka at Cardiff, 1st Test, May 26-30, 2011

• ODI # 3159: West Indies v India at Port of Spain, 1st ODI, Jun 6, 2011
• T20I # 200: West Indies v India at Port of Spain, Only T20I, Jun 4, 2011


Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for Cricinfo and other ESPN sports websites