Highest averages at any point of time

Travis Basevi

06-Apr-2010

Highest overall average at any point in career - Tests
Highest average by opposition at any point in career - Tests
Highest average by ground at any point in career - Tests
Highest overall average at any point in career - ODIs
Highest average by opposition at any point in career - ODIs
Highest average by ground at any point in career - ODIs

Highest overall average at any point in career - Tests
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Scorecard
LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1972	2	3	336	336.00	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	Mar 9, 1972	Test 694
214, 100*, 22
LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1972	1	2	314	314.00	v New Zealand	Kingston	Feb 16, 1972	Test 693
214, 100*
D Lloyd (Eng)	1974-1974	3	3	308	308.00	v Pakistan	Leeds	Jul 25, 1974	Test 742
46, 214*, 48
RE Foster (Eng)	1903-1903	1	2	306	306.00	v Australia	Sydney	Dec 11, 1903	Test 78
287, 19
JA Rudolph (SA)	2003-2003	3	3	303	303.00	v England	Birmingham	Jul 24, 2003	Test 1651
222*, 71, 10
IR Bell (Eng)	2004-2005	4	4	303	303.00	v Australia	Lord's	Jul 21, 2005	Test 1756
70, DNB, 65, 162, 6
IR Bell (Eng)	2004-2005	3	3	297	297.00	v Bangladesh	Chester-le-Street	Jun 3, 2005	Test 1753
70, DNB, 65, 162
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1948	3	4	294	294.00	v England	Kingston	Mar 27, 1948	Test 298
97, 28, 131, DNB, 38
JA Rudolph (SA)	2003-2003	2	2	293	-	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	May 1, 2003	Test 1642
222*, 71
RE Foster (Eng)	1903-1903	1	1	287	-	v Australia	Sydney	Dec 11, 1903	Test 78
287
Yasir Hameed (Pak)	2003-2003	1	2	275	275.00	v Bangladesh	Karachi	Aug 20, 2003	Test 1655
170, 105
SC Ganguly (India)	1996-1996	2	2	267	267.00	v England	Nottingham	Jul 4, 1996	Test 1329
131, 136
D Lloyd (Eng)	1974-1974	2	2	260	260.00	v India	Birmingham	Jul 4, 1974	Test 741
46, 214*
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1948	2	3	256	256.00	v England	Georgetown	Mar 3, 1948	Test 297
97, 28, 131
HJH Marshall (NZ)	2000-2005	3	3	255	255.00	v Australia	Christchurch	Mar 10, 2005	Test 1739
40*, 69, 146
SM Gavaskar (India)	1971-1971	2	3	248	248.00	v West Indies	Georgetown	Mar 19, 1971	Test 684
65, 67*, 116
BW Luckhurst (Eng)	1970-1970	2	3	225	225.00	v Australia	Perth	Dec 11, 1970	Test 675
74, 20*, 131

Highest average by opposition at any point in career - Tests
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Scorecard
IR Bell (Eng)	2005-2010	4	5	488	488.00	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	Mar 20, 2010	Test 1956
65, 162, 84, 39*, 138
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)	2001-2003	4	4	424	424.00	v Bangladesh	Karachi	Aug 20, 2003	Test 1655
102, 72, 204, 46
ML Hayden (Aus)	2003-2003	2	2	400	400.00	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	Oct 17, 2003	Test 1663
380, 20
CA Davis (WI)	1971-1971	3	5	383	383.00	v India	Bridgetown	Apr 1, 1971	Test 685
71, 74, 34, 125*, 79
ML Hayden (Aus)	2003-2003	1	1	380	-	v Zimbabwe	Perth	Oct 9, 2003	Test 1661
380
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)	2001-2002	3	3	378	378.00	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	Jan 16, 2002	Test 1586
102, 72, 204
HH Gibbs (SA)	1999-1999	3	3	365	365.00	v New Zealand	Wellington	Mar 18, 1999	Test 1452
34, 211*, 120
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2003	1	2	362	362.00	v England	Birmingham	Jul 24, 2003	Test 1651
277, 85
Hanif Mohammad (Pak)	1958-1958	1	2	354	354.00	v West Indies	Bridgetown	Jan 17, 1958	Test 446
17, 337
RA Smith (Eng)	1990-1990	3	5	354	354.00	v India	The Oval	Aug 23, 1990	Test 1150
100, 15, 121, 61*, 57
IR Bell (Eng)	2005-2010	3	4	350	350.00	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	Mar 12, 2010	Test 1954
65, 162, 84, 39*
V Sehwag (India)	2004-2004	2	2	348	348.00	v Pakistan	Lahore	Apr 5, 2004	Test 1695
309, 39
DG Bradman (Aus)	1931-1931	2	2	338	338.00	v South Africa	Sydney	Dec 18, 1931	Test 213
226, 112
LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1972	2	3	336	336.00	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	Mar 9, 1972	Test 694
214, 100*, 22

Highest average by ground at any point in career - Tests
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	Ground	Start Date	Scorecard
DG Bradman (Aus)	1930-1934	2	2	638	638.00	Headingley, Leeds	Jul 20, 1934	Test 236
334, 304
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1976-1984	4	5	558	558.00	Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sind	Nov 25, 1984	Test 1000
25, DNB, 88, 61, 280*, 104
DG Bradman (Aus)	1930-1934	2	2	476	476.00	Kennington Oval, London	Aug 18, 1934	Test 237
232, 244
FMM Worrell (WI)	1950-1957	2	3	468	468.00	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Jul 4, 1957	Test 441
261, DNB, 191*, 16
MS Atapattu (SL)	1999-2004	2	2	465	-	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	May 14, 2004	Test 1699
216*, 249
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1976-1983	3	4	454	454.00	Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sind	Jan 14, 1983	Test 946
25, DNB, 88, 61, 280*
FMM Worrell (WI)	1950-1957	2	2	452	452.00	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Jul 4, 1957	Test 441
261, DNB, 191*
Younis Khan (Pak)	2005-2007	2	3	431	431.00	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	Dec 8, 2007	Test 1852
267, 84*, 80
A Flower (Zim)	1993-2000	2	4	430	430.00	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	Nov 18, 2000	Test 1515
115, 62, 183, 70
MA Taylor (Aus)	1998-1998	1	2	426	-	Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar	Oct 15, 1998	Test 1426
334*, 92
PBH May (Eng)	1957-1958	2	3	399	399.00	Edgbaston, Birmingham	Jun 5, 1958	Test 454
30, 285*, 84
LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1973	2	3	390	390.00	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Feb 16, 1973	Test 714
214, 100*, 76
GS Chappell (Aus)	1974-1974	1	2	380	-	Basin Reserve, Wellington	Mar 1, 1974	Test 733
247*, 133
L Hutton (Eng)	1937-1938	2	2	376	376.00	Kennington Oval, London	Aug 20, 1938	Test 266
12, DNB, 364
A Sandham (Eng)	1930-1930	1	2	375	375.00	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Apr 3, 1930	Test 193
325, 50
M Azharuddin (India)	1985-1986	2	3	375	375.00	Green Park, Kanpur	Dec 17, 1986	Test 1061
122, 54*, 199

Highest overall average at any point in career - ODIs
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Scorecard
KP Pietersen (Eng)	2004-2005	7	6	267	267.00	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	Feb 4, 2005	ODI 2221
27, 77, DNB, 0, 22, 108, 33
AJ Lamb (Eng)	1982-1982	3	3	252	252.00	v Pakistan	Nottingham	Jul 17, 1982	ODI 154
35*, 99, 118
KP Pietersen (Eng)	2004-2005	6	5	234	234.00	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	Feb 2, 2005	ODI 2219
27, 77, DNB, 0, 22, 108
MEK Hussey (Aus)	2004-2005	8	7	234	234.00	v England	Chester-le-Street	Jun 23, 2005	ODI 2253
17, 32, 65, DNB, 0, 31*, 84, 5
MEK Hussey (Aus)	2004-2005	7	6	229	-	v England	Bristol	Jun 19, 2005	ODI 2251
17, 32, 65, DNB, 0, 31*, 84
MJ Clarke (Aus)	2003-2003	5	5	209	209.00	v West Indies	St George's	Jun 1, 2003	ODI 2021
39, 75, 55*, 39, 1
MJ Clarke (Aus)	2003-2003	4	4	208	-	v West Indies	Port of Spain	May 25, 2003	ODI 2019
39, 75, 55*, 39
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1979	2	2	195	195.00	v India	Birmingham	Jun 9, 1979	ODI 61
148, 47
KP Pietersen (Eng)	2004-2005	11	9	558	186.00	v South Africa	Centurion	Feb 13, 2005	ODI 2226
27, 77, DNB, 0, 22, 108, 33, 75, 100*, DNB, 116
Saleem Elahi (Pak)	1995-1995	3	3	179	179.00	v Sri Lanka	Rawalpindi	Oct 3, 1995	ODI 1005
102*, 47, 30
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2009-2009	3	3	178	178.00	v Australia	Perth	Feb 1, 2009	ODI 2811
122*, 43, 13
MEK Hussey (Aus)	2004-2006	23	17	711	177.75	v South Africa	Brisbane	Jan 15, 2006	ODI 2314
17, 32, 65, DNB, 0, 31, 84, 5, DNB, 45, DNB, 62, 46, DNB, DNB, 32, DNB, 75, 21, 1, 88, 34, 73
JH Edrich (Eng)	1971-1974	2	2	172	172.00	v India	Leeds	Jul 13, 1974	ODI 12
82, 90
KP Pietersen (Eng)	2004-2005	8	7	342	171.00	v South Africa	Cape Town	Feb 6, 2005	ODI 2223
27, 77, DNB, 0, 22, 108, 33, 75

Highest average by opposition at any point in career - ODIs
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Scorecard
SR Tendulkar (India)	1996-2000	5	5	410	410.00	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	Oct 3, 2000	ODI 1630
127, 18, 100, 140*, 25
SR Tendulkar (India)	1996-1999	4	4	385	385.00	v Kenya	Bristol	May 23, 1999	ODI 1457
127, 18, 100, 140*
MG Bevan (Aus)	1994-1996	10	9	357	357.00	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	Aug 30, 1996	ODI 1108
DNB, 47, 18, 65, 1, 43, 59, 32, 36*, 56
DR Martyn (Aus)	1998-2004	11	7	336	336.00	v Zimbabwe	Adelaide	Jan 26, 2004	ODI 2089
8, 57, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 144, 50, 21, 47*, 9
AJ Strauss (Eng)	2005-2005	3	3	332	332.00	v Bangladesh	Leeds	Jun 26, 2005	ODI 2255
82*, 152, 98
GS Chappell (Aus)	1974-1980	5	5	328	328.00	v New Zealand	Melbourne	Dec 7, 1980	ODI 98
42, 75, 25, 138*, 48
DR Martyn (Aus)	1998-2004	10	6	327	327.00	v Zimbabwe	Hobart	Jan 16, 2004	ODI 2082
8, 57, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 144, 50, 21, 47*
MW Gatting (Eng)	1981-1984	6	6	318	318.00	v India	Cuttack	Dec 27, 1984	ODI 281
47, 71, 8, 18, 115, 59
PD Collingwood (Eng)	2003-2010	9	8	316	316.00	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	Mar 2, 2010	ODI 2965
34, 11, 46, DNB, 112, 8, 23, 75, 7
N Boje (SA)	1999-2000	9	4	310	310.00	v New Zealand	Centurion	Oct 25, 2000	ODI 1647
DNB, 12, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 105, 64, 129
PD Collingwood (Eng)	2003-2010	8	7	309	309.00	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	Feb 28, 2010	ODI 2964
34, 11, 46, DNB, 112, 8, 23, 75
MG Bevan (Aus)	1994-1996	9	8	301	301.00	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	Mar 17, 1996	ODI 1083
DNB, 47, 18, 65, 1, 43, 59, 32, 36*
A Bagai (Can)	2007-2009	4	4	301	301.00	v Scotland	Benoni	Apr 8, 2009	ODI 2838
64, 13, 137, 87
DM Jones (Aus)	1985-1988	5	4	285	285.00	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	Jan 10, 1988	ODI 491
62, 99, DNB, 55, 69
GS Chappell (Aus)	1974-1980	4	4	280	280.00	v New Zealand	Sydney	Nov 25, 1980	ODI 95
42, 75, 25, 138*
DR Martyn (Aus)	1998-2004	9	5	280	-	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	Jan 11, 2004	ODI 2079
8, 57, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 144, 50, 21

Highest average by ground at any point in career - ODIs
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	Ground	Start Date	Scorecard
MS Dhoni (India)	2006-2008	6	5	355	355.00	National Stadium, Karachi	Jul 3, 2008	ODI 2732
77, 109, 26*, DNB, 76, 67
SR Tendulkar (India)	1999-2007	3	3	352	352.00	County Ground, Bristol	Aug 24, 2007	ODI 2613
140*, 113, 99
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-1996	4	4	329	329.00	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	Mar 5, 1996	ODI 1073
20, 188, 38, 83
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)	1998-2002	5	4	313	313.00	Harare Sports Club	Dec 1, 2002	ODI 1907
59, 66, 100, DNB, 88
SR Tendulkar (India)	1994-2003	4	4	310	310.00	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan	Nov 15, 2003	ODI 2062
11, 11, 186, 102
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)	2000-2000	4	4	295	295.00	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Jun 7, 2000	ODI 1602
80, 100, 90, 25
MS Dhoni (India)	2006-2008	5	4	288	-	National Stadium, Karachi	Jul 2, 2008	ODI 2730
77, 109, 26*, DNB, 76
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1991	4	3	284	284.00	Old Trafford, Manchester	May 25, 1991	ODI 677
DNB, 17, 189*, 78
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)	2000-2000	3	3	270	270.00	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Jun 5, 2000	ODI 1601
80, 100, 90
RS Mahanama (SL)	1994-1994	3	3	267	267.00	Harare Sports Club	Nov 6, 1994	ODI 948
119*, 108, 40
ML Hayden (Aus)	2002-2002	5	4	265	265.00	Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi	Sep 7, 2002	ODI 1873
146, 40, 59, DNB, 20*
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2002-2006	2	2	264	264.00	Headingley, Leeds	Jul 1, 2006	ODI 2389
112, 152
DS Lehmann (Aus)	1999-2003	3	3	260	260.00	National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada	Jun 1, 2003	ODI 2021
110*, 43, 107
IVA Richards (WI)	1980-1987	3	3	257	257.00	National Stadium, Karachi	Oct 13, 1987	ODI 457
36, 40*, 181
G Boycott (Eng)	1979-1980	4	3	254	254.00	Sydney Cricket Ground	Jan 22, 1980	ODI 87
TDNB, 105, 86*, 63
SR Tendulkar (India)	1999-2002	2	2	253	-	County Ground, Bristol	Jul 11, 2002	ODI 1855
140*, 113
SR Tendulkar (India)	1993-1996	3	3	251	251.00	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	Oct 23, 1996	ODI 1130
82*, 105, 64