High- and low-scoring venues - Tables

• Highest average of runs per wickets on grounds - Tests
  
• Lowest average of runs per wickets on grounds - Tests
  
• Highest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - Tests
  
• Lowest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - Tests
  
• Highest average of runs per wickets on grounds - Tests since 1996
  
• Lowest average of runs per wickets on grounds - Tests since 1996
  
• Highest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - Tests since 1996
  
• Lowest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - Tests since 1996
  
• Record in each host country - Tests
  
• Highest average of runs per wickets on grounds - ODIs
  
• Lowest average of runs per wickets on grounds - ODIs
  
• Highest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - ODIs
  
• Lowest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - ODIs
  
• Highest average of runs per wickets on grounds - ODIs since 1996
  
• Lowest average of runs per wickets on grounds - ODIs since 1996
  
• Highest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - ODIs since 1996
  
• Lowest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - ODIs since 1996
  
• Record in each host country - ODIs
  

Highest average of runs per wickets on grounds - Tests (qualification: 5 matches)

Ground	Span	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Ave
Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh	1994-2006	7	7943	198	40.11
Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua	1981-2005	20	21211	555	38.21
Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad	1973-1984	5	5094	134	38.01
R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo	1992-2005	6	6153	164	37.51
Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur	1969-2006	9	9283	249	37.28
McLean Park, Napier	1979-2006	5	3921	107	36.64
Green Park, Kanpur	1952-2004	19	18508	506	36.57
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana	1930-2005	30	29120	803	36.26
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	1948-2005	28	27435	775	35.39
Adelaide Oval	1884-2005	64	76724	2172	35.32

Lowest average of runs per wickets on grounds - Tests (qualification: 5 matches)

Ground	Span	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Ave
Carisbrook, Dunedin	1955-1997	10	8047	313	25.70
National Stadium, Dhaka	1955-2005	17	13380	511	26.18
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1889-2004	21	18519	704	26.30
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	1983-2006	19	15631	571	27.37
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1896-1939	22	20962	742	28.25
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	1975-2006	21	20004	686	29.16
Headingley, Leeds	1899-2004	65	59848	2043	29.29
Newlands, Cape Town	1889-2006	39	36440	1231	29.60
Melbourne Cricket Ground	1877-2005	98	98338	3316	29.65
Sydney Cricket Ground	1882-2006	94	92712	3110	29.81

Highest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - Tests (qualification: 5 matches)

Ground	Span	Mat	Runs	Balls	RR
SuperSport Park, Centurion	1995-2005	10	8693	16454	3.16
MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong	2001-2005	8	7612	14415	3.16
Bellerive Oval, Hobart	1989-2005	7	7167	14014	3.06
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	1978-2006	24	24900	48810	3.06
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth	1970-2005	33	34116	67393	3.03
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar	1995-2003	6	5732	11381	3.02
P.Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo	1982-2005	10	9814	19513	3.01
Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua	1981-2005	20	21211	42197	3.01
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	1983-2006	19	15631	31174	3.00
Westpac Park, Hamilton	1991-2004	13	12319	24612	3.00

Lowest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - Tests (qualification: 5 matches)

Ground	Span	Mat	Runs	Balls	RR
Nehru Stadium, Madras	1956-1965	9	8639	22145	2.34
Ellis Park, Johannesburg	1948-1954	6	5334	13536	2.36
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai	1948-1973	17	17548	43115	2.44
Carisbrook, Dunedin	1955-1997	10	8047	19677	2.45
National Stadium, Dhaka	1955-2005	17	13380	32510	2.46
Kingsmead, Durban	1923-2006	33	30955	74086	2.50
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1889-2004	21	18519	44125	2.51
Green Park, Kanpur	1952-2004	19	18508	42852	2.59
Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad	1973-1984	5	5094	11743	2.60
Eden Park, Auckland	1930-2006	47	44104	100090	2.64

Highest average of runs per wickets on grounds - Tests since 1996 (qualification: 3 matches)

Ground	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Ave
Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur	5	5403	123	43.92
Jade Stadium, Christchurch	5	5472	134	40.83
Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh	6	6698	166	40.34
R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo	5	5216	137	38.07
Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua	11	11783	310	38.00
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	10	10133	271	37.39
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana	7	6144	166	37.01
Bellerive Oval, Hobart	4	4009	109	36.77
Eden Gardens, Kolkata	7	8566	234	36.60
Sydney Cricket Ground	12	14052	385	36.49

Lowest average of runs per wickets on grounds - Tests since 1996 (qualification: 3 matches)

Ground	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Ave
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	6	5066	210	24.12
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	7	6431	239	26.90
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad	10	9680	352	27.50
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	13	11647	416	27.99
National Stadium, Dhaka	10	8480	301	28.17
Sharjah C.A. Stadium	4	3684	130	28.33
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	10	8597	295	29.14
Harare Sports Club	19	18316	613	29.87
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	6	5645	188	30.02
Pickwick Cricket Club, Bridgetown, Barbados	12	12234	404	30.28

Highest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - Tests since 1996 (qualification: 3 matches)

Ground	Mat	Runs	Balls	RR
P.Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo	4	4037	6908	3.50
Edgbaston, Birmingham	10	10212	17480	3.50
Multan Cricket Stadium	4	4206	7329	3.44
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	10	10133	17791	3.41
Sydney Cricket Ground	12	14052	24997	3.37
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth	10	10027	17878	3.36
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	10	11011	20033	3.29
Headingley, Leeds	8	8375	15357	3.27
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	9	10119	18607	3.26
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	11	10702	19797	3.24

Lowest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - Tests since 1996 (qualification: 3 matches)

Ground	Mat	Runs	Balls	RR
Green Park, Kanpur	3	2963	6722	2.64
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad	10	9680	21866	2.65
Galle International Stadium	11	10603	23568	2.69
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	6	5066	10926	2.78
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	7	6431	13823	2.79
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana	7	6144	13158	2.80
Harare Sports Club	19	18316	38708	2.83
National Stadium, Dhaka	10	8480	17908	2.84
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	5	5197	10892	2.86
Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad	5	5696	11927	2.86

Record in each host country - Tests

country	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Balls	Ave	RR
AUS	350	362827	11560	790764	31.38	2.75
BDESH	20	17964	605	35619	29.69	3.02
ENG	429	400167	12887	867650	31.05	2.76
IND	207	200696	6055	446207	33.14	2.69
NZ	159	143480	4615	319542	31.08	2.69
PAK	144	136491	4192	290209	32.55	2.82
RSA	167	156597	5285	346621	29.63	2.71
SL	80	75358	2377	156038	31.70	2.89
UAE	4	3684	130	7083	28.33	3.12
WI	192	197004	5844	420752	33.71	2.80
ZIM	44	41953	1312	89197	31.97	2.82

Highest average of runs per wickets on grounds - ODIs (qualification: 10 matches)

Ground	Span	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Ave
National Stadium, Karachi	1980-2006	31	13241	372	35.59
Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur	1985-2005	12	5853	169	34.63
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack	1982-2003	12	5392	159	33.91
Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior	1988-2003	10	4833	143	33.79
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	1978-2006	48	21883	654	33.46
Green Park, Kanpur	1986-2005	10	4278	128	33.42
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	1982-2006	14	6496	196	33.14
Pickwick Cricket Club, Bridgetown, Barbados	1985-2005	19	8704	263	33.09
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	1996-2006	35	15077	456	33.06
Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad	1984-2005	12	5638	173	32.58

Lowest average of runs per wickets on grounds - ODIs (qualification: 10 matches)

Ground	Span	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Ave
Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent	1981-2005	16	5953	253	23.52
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	2001-2005	20	7461	309	24.14
MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong	1988-2005	10	3598	144	24.98
Newlands, Cape Town	1992-2006	28	11032	436	25.30
Basin Reserve, Wellington	1975-2005	26	9781	376	26.01
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club	1996-1999	22	8385	318	26.36
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth	1980-2006	58	23234	875	26.55
Sydney Cricket Ground	1979-2006	124	48842	1829	26.70
Headingley, Leeds	1973-2005	30	11280	422	26.72
Edgbaston, Birmingham	1972-2005	37	14734	550	26.78

Highest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - ODIs (qualification: 10 matches)

Ground	Span	Mat	Runs	Balls	RR
Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur	1985-2005	12	5853	6287	5.58
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	1978-2006	48	21883	25604	5.12
National Stadium, Karachi	1980-2006	31	13241	15537	5.11
Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior	1988-2003	10	4833	5762	5.03
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	1982-2006	14	6496	7836	4.97
Karnataka State C.A. Stadium, Bangalore	1982-2005	14	6128	7402	4.96
Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala	1982-2000	11	4419	5339	4.96
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	1996-2006	35	15077	18240	4.95
SuperSport Park, Centurion	1992-2006	25	11084	13455	4.94
Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad	1984-2005	12	5638	6845	4.94

Lowest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - ODIs (qualification: 10 matches)

Ground	Span	Mat	Runs	Balls	RR
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	2001-2005	20	7461	11014	4.06
Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent	1981-2005	16	5953	8772	4.07
Headingley, Leeds	1973-2005	30	11280	16537	4.09
Old Trafford, Manchester	1972-2005	35	13977	20298	4.13
MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong	1988-2005	10	3598	5191	4.15
Edgbaston, Birmingham	1972-2005	37	14734	20818	4.24
Melbourne Cricket Ground	1971-2005	120	47768	66499	4.30
Basin Reserve, Wellington	1975-2005	26	9781	13491	4.35
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth	1980-2006	58	23234	31898	4.37
Westpac Park, Hamilton	1981-2003	12	4595	6299	4.37

Highest average of runs per wickets on grounds - ODIs since 1996 (qualification: 5 matches)

Ground	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Ave
Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad	6	3363	80	42.03
National Stadium, Karachi	14	7399	188	39.35
I.P.C.L. Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara	5	2665	68	39.19
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia	7	3597	95	37.86
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	5	2226	60	37.10
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	29	14402	390	36.92
Green Park, Kanpur	5	2168	59	36.74
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street	7	2721	75	36.28
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack	5	2459	68	36.16
Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot	5	2484	69	36.00

Lowest average of runs per wickets on grounds - ODIs since 1996 (qualification: 5 matches)

Ground	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Ave
MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong	8	3004	126	23.84
Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent	12	4488	187	24.00
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	20	7461	309	24.14
Edgbaston, Birmingham	16	6221	237	26.24
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club	22	8385	318	26.36
The Padang, Singapore	5	1907	72	26.48
Kallang Ground, Singapore	9	3305	124	26.65
Eden Park, Auckland	24	9505	356	26.69
Newlands, Cape Town	22	9121	341	26.74
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	8	3495	129	27.09

Highest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - ODIs since 1996 (qualification: 5 matches)

Ground	Mat	Runs	Balls	RR
Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad	6	3363	3547	5.68
Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur	5	2543	2684	5.68
Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot	5	2484	2678	5.56
I.P.C.L. Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara	5	2665	2896	5.52
National Stadium, Karachi	14	7399	8044	5.51
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	29	14402	16231	5.32
The Padang, Singapore	5	1907	2160	5.29
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	5	2197	2490	5.29
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia	7	3597	4093	5.27
Nehru Stadium, Kochi	5	2518	2878	5.24

Lowest average of runs per 6 balls on grounds - ODIs since 1996 (qualification: 5 matches)

Ground	Mat	Runs	Balls	RR
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	20	7461	11014	4.06
Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent	12	4488	6484	4.15
MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong	8	3004	4225	4.26
Old Trafford, Manchester	12	4556	6365	4.29
The Rose Bowl, Southampton	7	1969	2683	4.40
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club	22	8385	11403	4.41
Sharjah C.A. Stadium	101	42378	56271	4.51
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	9	3562	4674	4.57
Boland Bank Park, Paarl	8	3122	4094	4.57
Newlands, Cape Town	22	9121	11924	4.58

Record in each host country - ODIs

country	Mat	Runs	Wkts	Balls	Ave	RR
AUS	465	187802	6775	254948	27.71	4.41
BDESH	75	31842	1065	40142	29.89	4.75
CAN	22	8385	318	11403	26.36	4.41
ENG	266	110897	3709	151767	29.89	4.38
IND	269	118806	3689	144722	32.20	4.92
IRELAND	1	365	13	575	28.07	3.80
KENYA	43	17860	623	22556	28.66	4.75
MRC	7	3196	114	4026	28.03	4.76
NL	4	1166	53	1646	22.00	4.25
NZ	202	81678	2894	107899	28.22	4.54
PAK	171	72577	2270	88334	31.97	4.92
RSA	209	86229	2959	110389	29.14	4.68
SCOT	2	592	33	938	17.93	3.78
SL	179	69061	2446	91114	28.23	4.54
SPORE	14	5212	196	6011	26.59	5.20
UAE	198	82139	2894	109617	28.38	4.49
WI	133	54397	1782	69708	30.52	4.68
ZIM	100	42310	1380	53440	30.65	4.75

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1796: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, 2nd Test, Apr 3-5, 2006
• ODI # 2360: India v England at Kochi, 4th ODI, Apr 6, 2006