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 |
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