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 |
| G Gambhir (India) | 2004-2009 | 27* | 48 | 3 | 2553 | 206 | 56.73 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| 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 | 137* | 230 | 26 | 11400 | 257 | 55.88 | 38 | 49 | 11 |
| GE Tyldesley (Eng) | 1921-1929 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 990 | 122 | 55.00 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2000-2009 | 87* | 145 | 10 | 7394 | 287 | 54.77 | 20 | 32 | 4 |
| SR Tendulkar (India) | 1989-2009 | 161* | 264 | 28 | 12917 | 248* | 54.73 | 43 | 53 | 14 |
| JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 1995-2009 | 131 | 221 | 33 | 10277 | 189* | 54.66 | 31 | 51 | 10 |
| Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) | 1998-2009 | 83* | 141 | 12 | 7040 | 223 | 54.57 | 24 | 29 | 8 |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 1997-2009 | 109* | 180 | 13 | 9079 | 374 | 54.36 | 27 | 35 | 11 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| R Dravid (ICC/India) | 1996-2009 | 136* | 236 | 27 | 11182 | 270 | 53.50 | 28 | 57 | 8 |
| BC Lara (ICC/WI) | 1990-2006 | 131 | 232 | 6 | 11953 | 400* | 52.88 | 34 | 48 | 17 |
| MEK Hussey (Aus) | 2005-2009 | 43* | 73 | 9 | 3383 | 182 | 52.85 | 10 | 17 | 7 |
| Javed Miandad (Pak) | 1976-1993 | 124 | 189 | 21 | 8832 | 280* | 52.57 | 23 | 43 | 6 |
| 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 |
| TT Samaraweera (SL) | 2001-2009 | 56* | 88 | 13 | 3860 | 231 | 51.46 | 11 | 20 | 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 |
| V Sehwag (ICC/India) | 2001-2009 | 71* | 122 | 4 | 5955 | 319 | 50.46 | 16 | 19 | 10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| S Chanderpaul (WI) | 1994-2009 | 122* | 206 | 32 | 8576 | 203* | 49.28 | 21 | 52 | 13 |
| MJ Clarke (Aus) | 2004-2009 | 53* | 85 | 10 | 3693 | 151 | 49.24 | 12 | 15 | 5 |
| 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 |
| VVS Laxman (India) | 1996-2009 | 107* | 177 | 26 | 6855 | 281 | 45.39 | 14 | 41 | 12 |
| 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 |
| 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: |
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Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, 1st Test, Nov 26-30, 2009
[Test # 1936 - Live] » Australia 373/6 (106.4 ov, MG Johnson 2*, MJ North 61*, R Rampaul 1/79) |
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India v Sri Lanka at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Nov 24-28, 2009
[Test # 1935 - Live] » Sri Lanka 57/4 (23.0 ov, AD Mathews 2*, TT Samaraweera 1*, PP Ojha 0/5) - Stumps |
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New Zealand v Pakistan at Dunedin, 1st Test, Nov 24-28, 2009
[Test # 1934 - Live] » New Zealand 68/2 (24.0 ov, LRPL Taylor 48*, TG McIntosh 14*, Mohammad Asif 0/21) - Tea |
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