Highest career batting average
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG Bradman (Aus) | 1928-1948 | 52 | 80 | 10 | 6996 | 334 | 99.94 | 29 | 13 | 7 |
| RG Pollock (SA) | 1963-1970 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 2256 | 274 | 60.97 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| GA Headley (WI) | 1930-1954 | 22 | 40 | 4 | 2190 | 270* | 60.83 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| H Sutcliffe (Eng) | 1924-1935 | 54 | 84 | 9 | 4555 | 194 | 60.73 | 16 | 23 | 2 |
| E Paynter (Eng) | 1931-1939 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 1540 | 243 | 59.23 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| KF Barrington (Eng) | 1955-1968 | 82 | 131 | 15 | 6806 | 256 | 58.67 | 20 | 35 | 5 |
| ED Weekes (WI) | 1948-1958 | 48 | 81 | 5 | 4455 | 207 | 58.61 | 15 | 19 | 6 |
| WR Hammond (Eng) | 1927-1947 | 85 | 140 | 16 | 7249 | 336* | 58.45 | 22 | 24 | 4 |
| GS Sobers (WI) | 1954-1974 | 93 | 160 | 21 | 8032 | 365* | 57.78 | 26 | 30 | 12 |
| JB Hobbs (Eng) | 1908-1930 | 61 | 102 | 7 | 5410 | 211 | 56.94 | 15 | 28 | 4 |
| CL Walcott (WI) | 1948-1960 | 44 | 74 | 7 | 3798 | 220 | 56.68 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| L Hutton (Eng) | 1937-1955 | 79 | 138 | 15 | 6971 | 364 | 56.67 | 19 | 33 | 5 |
| RT Ponting (Aus) | 1995-2009 | 136 | 229 | 26 | 11345 | 257 | 55.88 | 38 | 48 | 11 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2000-2009 | 85 | 142 | 10 | 7308 | 287 | 55.36 | 20 | 32 | 4 |
| GE Tyldesley (Eng) | 1921-1929 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 990 | 122 | 55.00 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) | 1998-2009 | 82 | 140 | 12 | 7023 | 223 | 54.86 | 24 | 29 | 8 |
| JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 1995-2009 | 131 | 221 | 33 | 10277 | 189* | 54.66 | 31 | 51 | 10 |
| SR Tendulkar (India) | 1989-2009 | 159 | 261 | 27 | 12773 | 248* | 54.58 | 42 | 53 | 14 |
| CA Davis (WI) | 1968-1973 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 1301 | 183 | 54.20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| VG Kambli (India) | 1993-1995 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 1084 | 227 | 54.20 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| G Gambhir (India) | 2004-2009 | 25 | 45 | 3 | 2271 | 206 | 54.07 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| GS Chappell (Aus) | 1970-1984 | 87 | 151 | 19 | 7110 | 247* | 53.86 | 24 | 31 | 12 |
| AD Nourse (SA) | 1935-1951 | 34 | 62 | 7 | 2960 | 231 | 53.81 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 1997-2009 | 107 | 177 | 13 | 8747 | 374 | 53.33 | 26 | 35 | 11 |
| BC Lara (ICC/WI) | 1990-2006 | 131 | 232 | 6 | 11953 | 400* | 52.88 | 34 | 48 | 17 |
| MEK Hussey (Aus) | 2005-2009 | 42 | 72 | 9 | 3317 | 182 | 52.65 | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| Javed Miandad (Pak) | 1976-1993 | 124 | 189 | 21 | 8832 | 280* | 52.57 | 23 | 43 | 6 |
| R Dravid (ICC/India) | 1996-2009 | 134 | 233 | 27 | 10823 | 270 | 52.53 | 26 | 57 | 8 |
| TT Samaraweera (SL) | 2001-2009 | 54 | 85 | 12 | 3787 | 231 | 51.87 | 11 | 19 | 5 |
| J Ryder (Aus) | 1920-1929 | 20 | 32 | 5 | 1394 | 201* | 51.62 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| A Flower (Zim) | 1992-2002 | 63 | 112 | 19 | 4794 | 232* | 51.54 | 12 | 27 | 5 |
| SM Gavaskar (India) | 1971-1987 | 125 | 214 | 16 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 34 | 45 | 12 |
| SR Waugh (Aus) | 1985-2004 | 168 | 260 | 46 | 10927 | 200 | 51.06 | 32 | 50 | 22 |
| ML Hayden (Aus) | 1994-2009 | 103 | 184 | 14 | 8625 | 380 | 50.73 | 30 | 29 | 14 |
| AR Border (Aus) | 1978-1994 | 156 | 265 | 44 | 11174 | 205 | 50.56 | 27 | 63 | 11 |
| GC Smith (ICC/SA) | 2002-2009 | 77 | 135 | 9 | 6342 | 277 | 50.33 | 18 | 25 | 9 |
| IVA Richards (WI) | 1974-1991 | 121 | 182 | 12 | 8540 | 291 | 50.23 | 24 | 45 | 10 |
| Younis Khan (Pak) | 2000-2009 | 63 | 112 | 7 | 5260 | 313 | 50.09 | 16 | 21 | 12 |
| V Sehwag (ICC/India) | 2001-2009 | 69 | 119 | 4 | 5757 | 319 | 50.06 | 15 | 18 | 10 |
| DCS Compton (Eng) | 1937-1957 | 78 | 131 | 15 | 5807 | 278 | 50.06 | 17 | 28 | 10 |
| KP Pietersen (Eng) | 2005-2009 | 54 | 97 | 4 | 4647 | 226 | 49.96 | 16 | 15 | 4 |
| JD Ryder (NZ) | 2008-2009 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 898 | 201 | 49.88 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/Pak) | 1992-2007 | 120 | 200 | 22 | 8830 | 329 | 49.60 | 25 | 46 | 15 |
| FMM Worrell (WI) | 1948-1963 | 51 | 87 | 9 | 3860 | 261 | 49.48 | 9 | 22 | 11 |
| CP Mead (Eng) | 1911-1928 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 1185 | 182* | 49.37 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| MJ Clarke (Aus) | 2004-2009 | 52 | 84 | 10 | 3652 | 151 | 49.35 | 12 | 15 | 5 |
| S Chanderpaul (WI) | 1994-2009 | 121 | 206 | 32 | 8576 | 203* | 49.28 | 21 | 52 | 13 |
| KC Bland (SA) | 1961-1966 | 21 | 39 | 5 | 1669 | 144* | 49.08 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| B Mitchell (SA) | 1929-1949 | 42 | 80 | 9 | 3471 | 189* | 48.88 | 8 | 21 | 3 |
| FS Jackson (Eng) | 1893-1905 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 1415 | 144* | 48.79 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| RN Harvey (Aus) | 1948-1963 | 79 | 137 | 10 | 6149 | 205 | 48.41 | 21 | 24 | 7 |
| KD Walters (Aus) | 1965-1981 | 74 | 125 | 14 | 5357 | 250 | 48.26 | 15 | 33 | 4 |
| WH Ponsford (Aus) | 1924-1934 | 29 | 48 | 4 | 2122 | 266 | 48.22 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| SJ McCabe (Aus) | 1930-1938 | 39 | 62 | 5 | 2748 | 232 | 48.21 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| DR Jardine (Eng) | 1928-1934 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 1296 | 127 | 48.00 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| ER Dexter (Eng) | 1958-1968 | 62 | 102 | 8 | 4502 | 205 | 47.89 | 9 | 27 | 6 |
| G Boycott (Eng) | 1964-1982 | 108 | 193 | 23 | 8114 | 246* | 47.72 | 22 | 42 | 10 |
| VS Hazare (India) | 1946-1953 | 30 | 52 | 6 | 2192 | 164* | 47.65 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| EH Hendren (Eng) | 1920-1935 | 51 | 83 | 9 | 3525 | 205* | 47.63 | 7 | 21 | 4 |
| AC Gilchrist (Aus) | 1999-2008 | 96 | 137 | 20 | 5570 | 204* | 47.60 | 17 | 26 | 14 |
| SM Nurse (WI) | 1960-1969 | 29 | 54 | 1 | 2523 | 258 | 47.60 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| RB Kanhai (WI) | 1957-1974 | 79 | 137 | 6 | 6227 | 256 | 47.53 | 15 | 28 | 7 |
| AG Prince (SA) | 2002-2009 | 48 | 77 | 12 | 3074 | 162* | 47.29 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| WM Lawry (Aus) | 1961-1971 | 67 | 123 | 12 | 5234 | 210 | 47.15 | 13 | 27 | 6 |
| R Subba Row (Eng) | 1958-1961 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 984 | 137 | 46.85 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| RM Cowper (Aus) | 1964-1968 | 27 | 46 | 2 | 2061 | 307 | 46.84 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| WA Brown (Aus) | 1934-1948 | 22 | 35 | 1 | 1592 | 206* | 46.82 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| RB Simpson (Aus) | 1957-1978 | 62 | 111 | 7 | 4869 | 311 | 46.81 | 10 | 27 | 8 |
| PBH May (Eng) | 1951-1961 | 66 | 106 | 9 | 4537 | 285* | 46.77 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| J Hardstaff (Eng) | 1935-1948 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 1636 | 205* | 46.74 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| CH Lloyd (WI) | 1966-1985 | 110 | 175 | 14 | 7515 | 242* | 46.67 | 19 | 39 | 4 |
| AL Hassett (Aus) | 1938-1953 | 43 | 69 | 3 | 3073 | 198* | 46.56 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| DM Jones (Aus) | 1984-1992 | 52 | 89 | 11 | 3631 | 216 | 46.55 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
| AR Morris (Aus) | 1946-1955 | 46 | 79 | 3 | 3533 | 206 | 46.48 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| DR Martyn (Aus) | 1992-2006 | 67 | 109 | 14 | 4406 | 165 | 46.37 | 13 | 23 | 7 |
| JDB Robertson (Eng) | 1947-1952 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 881 | 133 | 46.36 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| DL Amiss (Eng) | 1966-1977 | 50 | 88 | 10 | 3612 | 262* | 46.30 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| JF Reid (NZ) | 1979-1986 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 1296 | 180 | 46.28 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| PJ Sharpe (Eng) | 1963-1969 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 786 | 111 | 46.23 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| AF Rae (WI) | 1948-1953 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 1016 | 109 | 46.18 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| M Leyland (Eng) | 1928-1938 | 41 | 65 | 5 | 2764 | 187 | 46.06 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| WM Woodfull (Aus) | 1926-1934 | 35 | 54 | 4 | 2300 | 161 | 46.00 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| EJ Barlow (SA) | 1961-1970 | 30 | 57 | 2 | 2516 | 201 | 45.74 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
| NC O'Neill (Aus) | 1958-1965 | 42 | 69 | 8 | 2779 | 181 | 45.55 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
| Saeed Anwar (Pak) | 1990-2001 | 55 | 91 | 2 | 4052 | 188* | 45.52 | 11 | 25 | 8 |
| MD Crowe (NZ) | 1982-1995 | 77 | 131 | 11 | 5444 | 299 | 45.36 | 17 | 18 | 9 |
| G Kirsten (SA) | 1993-2004 | 101 | 176 | 15 | 7289 | 275 | 45.27 | 21 | 34 | 13 |
| JL Langer (Aus) | 1993-2007 | 105 | 182 | 12 | 7696 | 250 | 45.27 | 23 | 30 | 11 |
| VVS Laxman (India) | 1996-2009 | 105 | 174 | 25 | 6741 | 281 | 45.24 | 14 | 39 | 11 |
| CC Hunte (WI) | 1958-1967 | 44 | 78 | 6 | 3245 | 260 | 45.06 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| HL Collins (Aus) | 1920-1926 | 19 | 31 | 1 | 1352 | 203 | 45.06 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| M Azharuddin (India) | 1984-2000 | 99 | 147 | 9 | 6215 | 199 | 45.03 | 22 | 21 | 5 |
Minimum of 20 innings
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (SSC), 2nd Test, Aug 26-30, 2009
[Test # 1932] |
|
England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 20-23, 2009
[Test # 1931] |
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Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle, 1st Test, Aug 18-22, 2009
[Test # 1930] |
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- Only one player has scored more than 1000 runs in Tests without making a single 50-plus score. Name him. (Ajai Banerji, India)
- How many batsmen have scored 150 or more in the fourth innings of a successful run-chase in Tests? (Navathej Katragadda, India)
Did you know?
Sachin Tendulkar has scored nine ODI centuries against Australia, which is the highest for any player against a single team. He occupies second place too, for his eight hundreds against Sri Lanka. Sanath Jayasuriya, with seven against India, and Saeed Anwar, with seven against Sri Lanka, come in next.
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