Top Batsmen - career bowling quality faced
Rating Test batsmen
Wted SNo Batsman Country Mat Runs BowAvge
1.Bailey T.E England 61 2290 30.35 2.Benaud R Australia 63 2201 30.56 3.McLean R.A South Africa 40 2120 30.60 4.Howarth G.P New Zealand 47 2531 30.88 5.McDonald C.C Australia 47 3107 31.08 6.Hughes K.J Australia 70 4415 31.22 7.May P.B.H England 66 4537 31.76 8.Waite J.H.B South Africa 50 2405 31.81 9.Ramprakash M.R England 52 2350 31.84 10.Randall D.W England 47 2470 31.95 11.Taylor H.W South Africa 42 2936 31.96 12.Gooch G.A England 118 8900 31.98 13.Wasim Raja Pakistan 57 2821 32.26 14.Atherton M.A England 115 7728 32.31 15.Marsh R.W Australia 96 3633 32.36 16.Stewart A.J England 133 8465 32.37 17.Sadiq Mohammad Pakistan 41 2579 32.39 18.Hussain N England 96 5764 32.49 19.Butcher M.A England 71 4288 32.49 20.Lamb A.J England 79 4656 32.60 21.Richardson P.E England 34 2061 32.60 22.Headley G.A West Indies 22 2190 32.61 23.Wood G.M Australia 59 3374 32.65 24.Greig A.W England 58 3599 32.65 25.Smith R.A England 62 4236 32.70 26.Young B.A New Zealand 35 2034 32.71 27.Botham I.T England 102 5200 32.80 28.Chauhan C.P.S India 40 2084 32.86 29.Worrell F.M.M West Indies 51 3860 32.91 30.Walcott C.L West Indies 44 3798 33.02 31.Goddard T.L South Africa 41 2516 33.03 32.Gower D.I England 117 8231 33.04 33.Reid J.R New Zealand 58 3428 33.06 34.Burge P.J.P Australia 42 2290 33.14 35.Blewett G.S Australia 46 2552 33.16 36.Hick G.A England 65 3383 33.16 37.Kallicharran A.I West Indies 66 4399 33.16 38.O'Neill N.C Australia 42 2779 33.17 39.Gregory S.E Australia 58 2282 33.20 40.Nourse A.W South Africa 45 2234 33.22 41.Coney J.V New Zealand 52 2668 33.23 42.Woodfull W.M Australia 35 2300 33.25 43.Nourse A.D South Africa 34 2960 33.30 44.Sobers G.St.A West Indies 93 8032 33.40 45.Chappell G.S Australia 87 7110 33.43 46.Hunte C.C West Indies 44 3245 33.55 47.Asif Iqbal Pakistan 58 3575 33.55 48.Hadlee R.J New Zealand 86 3124 33.56 49.Hudson A.C South Africa 35 2007 33.58 50.Thorpe G.P England 100 6744 33.60 51.Burgess M.G New Zealand 50 2684 33.60 52.Sutcliffe B New Zealand 42 2727 33.61 53.Gomes H.A West Indies 60 3171 33.67 54.Walters K.D Australia 74 5357 33.67 55.Hill C Australia 49 3412 33.68 56.Fredericks R.C West Indies 59 4334 33.70 57.Nurse S.M West Indies 29 2523 33.73 58.Butcher B.F West Indies 44 3104 33.75 59.Richards I.V.A West Indies 121 8540 33.75 60.Majid Khan Pakistan 63 3931 33.76 61.Healy I.A Australia 119 4356 33.78 62.Redpath I.R Australia 66 4737 33.79 63.Yallop G.N Australia 39 2756 33.84 64.Mushtaq Mohammad Pakistan 57 3643 33.87 65.Hanif Mohammad Pakistan 55 3915 33.88 66.Engineer F.M India 46 2611 33.92 67.Lloyd C.H West Indies 110 7515 33.96 68.Wadekar A.L India 37 2113 33.97 69.Campbell S.L West Indies 52 2882 34.01 70.Border A.R Australia 156 11174 34.04 71.Wessels K.C South Africa 40 2788 34.05 72.Warne S.K Australia 145 3154 34.07 73.McGlew D.J South Africa 34 2440 34.08 74.Gatting M.W England 79 4409 34.09 75.Hazare V.S India 30 2192 34.09 76.Hooper C.L West Indies 102 5762 34.10 77.Evans T.G England 91 2439 34.10 78.Saeed Ahmed Pakistan 41 2991 34.10 79.Cowdrey M.C England 114 7624 34.12 80.Boycott G England 108 8114 34.15 81.Amiss D.L England 50 3612 34.19 82.Dowling G.T New Zealand 39 2306 34.20 83.Cairns C.L New Zealand 62 3320 34.21 84.Richardson R.B West Indies 86 5949 34.21 85.Kanhai R.B West Indies 79 6227 34.29 86.Knott A.P.E England 95 4389 34.30 87.Viswanath G.R India 91 6080 34.31 88.Greenidge C.G West Indies 108 7558 34.32 89.Marsh G.R Australia 50 2854 34.32 90.Moin Khan Pakistan 69 2741 34.33 91.Fletcher K.W.R England 59 3272 34.42 92.Taylor M.A Australia 104 7525 34.48 93.Ijaz Ahmed Pakistan 60 3315 34.49 94.Cronje W.J South Africa 68 3714 34.49 95.Kirmani S.M.H India 88 2759 34.49 96.Roy P India 45 2513 34.50 97.Flintoff A England 75 3645 34.53 98.Harvey R.N Australia 79 6149 34.53 99.Parore A.C New Zealand 78 2865 34.58 100.Imtiaz Ahmed Pakistan 41 2079 34.61 101.Hinds W.W West Indies 45 2608 34.69 102.Haynes D.L West Indies 116 7487 34.70 103.Ganga D West Indies 48 2160 34.74 104.Dujon P.J.L West Indies 81 3322 34.75 105.Congdon B.E New Zealand 61 3448 34.77 106.Edrich J.H England 77 5138 34.78 107.Cowper R.M Australia 27 2061 34.79 108.Pollock S.M South Africa 108 3781 34.79 109.Clarke M.J Australia 47 3204 34.81 110.Graveney T.W England 79 4882 34.83 111.Rowe L.G West Indies 30 2047 34.89 112.Ponsford W.H Australia 29 2122 34.91 113.Martyn D.R Australia 67 4406 34.93 114.Bell I.R England 46 3004 34.96 115.Trescothick M.E England 76 5820 34.97 116.Stackpole K.R Australia 43 2807 34.97 117.Kamran Akmal Pakistan 40 2102 34.98 118.Simpson R.B Australia 62 4869 35.06 119.Waugh M.E Australia 128 8029 35.07 120.Rhodes W England 58 2325 35.08 121.Younis Khan Pakistan 60 5129 35.11 122.Logie A.L West Indies 52 2470 35.12 123.Lawry W.M Australia 67 5234 35.13 124.Mohammad Ashraful Bangladesh 48 2125 35.14 125.Jacobs R.D West Indies 65 2579 35.14 126.Macartney C.G Australia 35 2131 35.14 127.Rhodes J.N South Africa 52 2532 35.15 128.Boon D.C Australia 107 7422 35.19 129.Jones D.M Australia 52 3631 35.20 130.Wright J.G New Zealand 82 5334 35.23 131.Trumper V.T Australia 48 3163 35.24 132.Katich S.M Australia 38 2649 35.25 133.Kumble A India 132 2506 35.34 134.Lara B.C West Indies 131 11953 35.39 135.Laxman V.V.S India 105 6741 35.42 136.Rutherford K.R New Zealand 56 2465 35.46 137.Aamer Sohail Pakistan 47 2823 35.47 138.Imran Khan Pakistan 88 3807 35.50 139.Mitchell B South Africa 42 3471 35.51 140.Vaughan M.P England 82 5719 35.52 141.McCabe S.J Australia 39 2748 35.54 142.Chanderpaul S West Indies 119 8502 35.55 143.Shastri R.J India 80 3830 35.58 144.Gavaskar S.M India 125 10122 35.59 145.Campbell A.D.R Zimbabwe 60 2857 35.60 146.Astle N.J New Zealand 81 4702 35.62 147.Chappell I.M Australia 75 5345 35.67 148.Manjrekar V.L India 55 3208 35.69 149.Borde C.G India 55 3061 35.69 150.Dexter E.R England 62 4502 35.72 151.Hobbs J.B England 61 5410 35.72 152.Slater M.J Australia 74 5312 35.74 153.Zaheer Abbas Pakistan 78 5062 35.74 154.Compton D.C.S England 78 5807 35.77 155.Armstrong W.W Australia 50 2863 35.90 156.Crowe M.D New Zealand 77 5444 35.90 157.Kapil Dev N India 131 5248 35.90 158.Barrington K.F England 82 6806 36.01 159.Vengsarkar D.B India 116 6868 36.02 160.Sehwag V India 69 5757 36.02 161.Pietersen K.P England 50 4445 36.02 162.Gilchrist A.C Australia 96 5570 36.04 163.Umrigar P.R India 59 3631 36.07 164.Mansur Ali Khan India 46 2793 36.07 165.Saleem Malik Pakistan 103 5768 36.10 166.Adams J.C West Indies 54 3010 36.10 167.EdeC Weekes West Indies 48 4455 36.11 168.Bradman D.G Australia 52 6996 1 36.12 169.Flower A Zimbabwe 63 4794 36.15 170.Saeed Anwar Pakistan 55 4052 36.17 171.McMillan C.D New Zealand 55 3116 36.22 172.Srikkanth K India 43 2062 36.23 173.Boucher M.V South Africa 126 4688 36.25 174.Kirsten G South Africa 101 7289 36.26 175.Vettori D.L New Zealand 92 3220 36.26 176.Ranatunga A Sri Lanka 93 5105 36.28 177.Cullinan D.J South Africa 70 4554 36.32 178.Turner G.M New Zealand 41 2991 36.33 179.McKenzie N.D South Africa 58 3253 36.33 180.Wasim Akram Pakistan 104 2898 36.35 181.Mankad M.H India 44 2109 36.36 182.Cook A.N England 41 3078 36.48 183.Waugh S.R Australia 168 10927 36.58 184.Tillakaratne H.P Sri Lanka 83 4545 36.59 185.Stollmeyer J.B West Indies 32 2159 36.60 186.Hussey M.E.K Australia 37 3041 36.62 187.Jaisimha M.L India 39 2056 36.70 188.D'Oliveira B.L England 44 2484 36.78 189.Fleming S.P New Zealand 111 7172 36.78 190.Woolley F.E England 64 3283 36.79 191.Langer J.L Australia 105 7696 36.83 192.Morris A.R Australia 46 3533 36.90 193.Strauss A.J England 60 4736 36.93 194.Flower G.W Zimbabwe 67 3457 36.97 195.Ponting R.T Australia 131 10956 36.98 196.Dravid R India 134 10823 37.01 197.Gambhir G India 25 2271 37.05 198.Barlow E.J South Africa 30 2516 37.08 199.Tendulkar S.R India 159 12773 37.13 200.Kallis J.H South Africa 131 10277 37.14 201.Manjrekar S.V India 37 2043 37.16 202.de Silva P.A Sri Lanka 93 6361 37.17 203.Gibbs H.H South Africa 90 6167 37.26 204.Hayden M.L Australia 103 8626 37.29 205.Sidhu N.S India 51 3202 37.31 206.Ganguly S.C India 113 7212 37.34 207.Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan 120 8830 37.42 208.Hendren E.H England 51 3525 37.44 209.Amla H.M South Africa 37 2460 37.51 210.de Villiers A.B South Africa 52 3558 37.52 211.Amarnath M India 69 4378 37.59 212.Habibul Bashar Bangladesh 50 3026 37.60 213.Azharuddin M India 99 6215 37.62 214.Shoaib Mohammad Pakistan 45 2705 37.66 215.Jones A.H New Zealand 39 2922 37.87 216.Rameez Raja Pakistan 57 2833 37.90 217.Washbrook C England 37 2569 37.91 218.Gurusinha A.P Sri Lanka 41 2452 37.91 219.Richardson M.H New Zealand 38 2776 37.91 220.Collingwood P.D England 46 3248 37.92 221.Hassett A.L Australia 43 3073 37.96 222.Javed Miandad Pakistan 124 8832 38.01 223.Bardsley W Australia 41 2469 38.05 224.Smith M.J.K England 50 2278 38.05 225.Sardesai D.N India 30 2001 38.11 226.Prince A.G South Africa 48 3074 38.14 227.Vaas WPUJC Sri Lanka 110 3083 38.21 228.Greatbatch M.J New Zealand 41 2021 38.27 229.Sutcliffe H England 54 4555 38.37 230.Hutton L England 79 6971 38.39 231.Gayle C.H West Indies 80 5401 38.43 232.Sarwan R.R West Indies 79 5535 38.49 233.Whittall G.J Zimbabwe 46 2207 38.50 234.Mohammad Yousuf Pakistan 79 6770 38.66 235.Mahanama R.S Sri Lanka 52 2576 38.74 236.Leyland M England 41 2764 38.75 237.Pollock R.G South Africa 23 2256 38.94 238.Miller K.R Australia 55 2958 39.10 239.Smith G.C South Africa 77 6343 39.14 240.Sangakkara K.C Sri Lanka 80 6764 39.35 241.Rudolph J.A South Africa 35 2028 39.44 242.Jayawardene M Sri Lanka 102 8254 39.45 243.Dilshan T.M Sri Lanka 52 3052 39.62 244.Edrich W.J England 39 2440 39.72 245.Mohsin Khan Pakistan 48 2709 39.77 246.McCullum B.B New Zealand 44 2222 39.79 247.Mudassar Nazar Pakistan 76 4114 39.97 248.Jayasuriya S.T Sri Lanka 110 6973 40.18 249.Atapattu M.S Sri Lanka 90 5502 40.55 250.Samaraweera T.T Sri Lanka 49 3269 41.78 251.Hammond W.R England 85 7249 44.42 252.Ames L.E.G England 47 2434 46.00
Read in App
Elevate your reading experience on ESPNcricinfo App.