Test matches Cricket – Highest career batting average
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Averages and strike rates
Highest averages
| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | DG Bradman | DG Bradman (AUS) | 1928-1948 | 52 | 80 | 10 | 6996 | 334 | 99.94 | 9800+ | 58.60 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 626+ | 6 |
🥈 2 | PHKD Mendis | PHKD Mendis (SL) | 2022-2025 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 1316 | 182* | 62.66 | 2063 | 63.79 | 5 | 5 | - | 137 | 24 |
🥉 3 | AC Voges | AC Voges (AUS) | 2015-2016 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 1485 | 269* | 61.87 | 2667 | 55.68 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 186 | 5 |
4 | RG Pollock | RG Pollock (SA) | 1963-1970 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 2256 | 274 | 60.97 | 1707+ | 54.48 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 246+ | 11 |
5 | GA Headley | GA Headley (WI) | 1930-1954 | 22 | 40 | 4 | 2190 | 270* | 60.83 | 416+ | 56.00 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 104+ | 1 |
6 | H Sutcliffe | H Sutcliffe (ENG) | 1924-1935 | 54 | 84 | 9 | 4555 | 194 | 60.73 | 6558+ | 34.59 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 202+ | 6 |
7 | E Paynter | E Paynter (ENG) | 1931-1939 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 1540 | 243 | 59.23 | 1288+ | 45.88 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 125+ | 4 |
8 | KF Barrington | KF Barrington (ENG) | 1955-1968 | 82 | 131 | 15 | 6806 | 256 | 58.67 | 4957+ | 42.42 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 591+ | 27 |
9 | ED Weekes | ED Weekes (WI) | 1948-1958 | 48 | 81 | 5 | 4455 | 207 | 58.61 | - | - | 15 | 19 | 6 | 258+ | 2 |
10 | WR Hammond | WR Hammond (ENG) | 1927-1947 | 85 | 140 | 16 | 7249 | 336* | 58.45 | 7491+ | 38.07 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 419+ | 27 |
11 | GS Sobers | GS Sobers (WI) | 1954-1974 | 93 | 160 | 21 | 8032 | 365* | 57.78 | 4063+ | 53.58 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 593+ | 32+ |
12 | KC Sangakkara | KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2000-2015 | 134 | 233 | 17 | 12400 | 319 | 57.40 | 22882 | 54.19 | 38 | 52 | 11 | 1491 | 51 |
13 | JB Hobbs | JB Hobbs (ENG) | 1908-1930 | 61 | 102 | 7 | 5410 | 211 | 56.94 | 5363+ | 46.22 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 276+ | 8 |
14 | CL Walcott | CL Walcott (WI) | 1948-1960 | 44 | 74 | 7 | 3798 | 220 | 56.68 | - | - | 15 | 14 | 1 | 107+ | 11 |
15 | L Hutton | L Hutton (ENG) | 1937-1955 | 79 | 138 | 15 | 6971 | 364 | 56.67 | 2844+ | 39.34 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 358+ | 7 |
16 | HC Brook | HC Brook (ENG) | 2022-2025 | 29 | 48 | 1 | 2656 | 317 | 56.51 | 3060 | 86.79 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 289 | 44 |
17 | SPD Smith | SPD Smith (AUS) | 2010-2025 | 119 | 212 | 25 | 10477 | 239 | 56.02 | 19517 | 53.68 | 36 | 43 | 11 | 1143 | 62 |
18 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 1995-2013 | 166 | 280 | 40 | 13289 | 224 | 55.37 | 28903 | 45.97 | 45 | 58 | 16 | 1488 | 97 |
19 | GE Tyldesley | GE Tyldesley (ENG) | 1921-1929 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 990 | 122 | 55.00 | 178+ | 29.21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 37+ | 2 |
20 | KS Williamson | KS Williamson (NZ) | 2010-2024 | 105 | 186 | 17 | 9276 | 251 | 54.88 | 17913 | 51.78 | 33 | 37 | 11 | 1031 | 27 |
21 | CA Davis | CA Davis (WI) | 1968-1973 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 1301 | 183 | 54.20 | 665+ | 35.48 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 65+ | 1 |
21 | VG Kambli | VG Kambli (IND) | 1993-1995 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 1084 | 227 | 54.20 | 1823 | 59.46 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 6 |
23 | GS Chappell | GS Chappell (AUS) | 1970-1984 | 87 | 151 | 19 | 7110 | 247* | 53.86 | 13079+ | 51.53 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 755 | 16 |
24 | AD Nourse | AD Nourse (SA) | 1935-1951 | 34 | 62 | 7 | 2960 | 231 | 53.81 | 108+ | 63.88 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 115+ | 6 |
25 | SR Tendulkar | SR Tendulkar (IND) | 1989-2013 | 200 | 329 | 33 | 15921 | 248* | 53.78 | 29437+ | 54.04 | 51 | 68 | 14 | 2058+ | 69 |
26 | JL Smith | JL Smith (ENG) | 2024-2025 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 1065 | 184* | 53.25 | 1387 | 76.78 | 2 | 6 | - | 110 | 26 |
27 | BC Lara | BC Lara (ICC/WI) | 1990-2006 | 131 | 232 | 6 | 11953 | 400* | 52.88 | 19753 | 60.51 | 34 | 48 | 17 | 1559 | 88 |
28 | Javed Miandad | Javed Miandad (PAK) | 1976-1993 | 124 | 189 | 21 | 8832 | 280* | 52.57 | 15164+ | 45.99 | 23 | 43 | 6 | 788+ | 48 |
29 | R Dravid | R Dravid (ICC/IND) | 1996-2012 | 164 | 286 | 32 | 13288 | 270 | 52.31 | 31258 | 42.51 | 36 | 63 | 8 | 1654 | 21 |
30 | Mohammad Yousuf | Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) | 1998-2010 | 90 | 156 | 12 | 7530 | 223 | 52.29 | 14372 | 52.39 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 957 | 51 |
31 | Younis Khan | Younis Khan (PAK) | 2000-2017 | 118 | 213 | 19 | 10099 | 313 | 52.05 | 19375 | 52.12 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 1082 | 70 |
32 | RT Ponting | RT Ponting (AUS) | 1995-2012 | 168 | 287 | 29 | 13378 | 257 | 51.85 | 22782 | 58.72 | 41 | 62 | 17 | 1509 | 73 |
33 | J Ryder | J Ryder (AUS) | 1920-1929 | 20 | 32 | 5 | 1394 | 201* | 51.62 | 2035+ | 44.86 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 102+ | 3 |
34 | A Flower | A Flower (ZIM) | 1992-2002 | 63 | 112 | 19 | 4794 | 232* | 51.54 | 10636 | 45.07 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 543 | 20 |
35 | MEK Hussey | MEK Hussey (AUS) | 2005-2013 | 79 | 137 | 16 | 6235 | 195 | 51.52 | 12436 | 50.13 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 685 | 39 |
36 | S Chanderpaul | S Chanderpaul (WI) | 1994-2015 | 164 | 280 | 49 | 11867 | 203* | 51.37 | 27395 | 43.31 | 30 | 66 | 15 | 1285 | 36 |
37 | JE Root | JE Root (ENG) | 2012-2025 | 157 | 286 | 24 | 13409 | 262 | 51.17 | 23359 | 57.40 | 38 | 66 | 13 | 1433 | 45 |
38 | SM Gavaskar | SM Gavaskar (IND) | 1971-1987 | 125 | 214 | 16 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 14184+ | 43.35 | 34 | 45 | 12 | 908+ | 26 |
39 | SR Waugh | SR Waugh (AUS) | 1985-2004 | 168 | 260 | 46 | 10927 | 200 | 51.06 | 22461 | 48.64 | 32 | 50 | 22 | 1175 | 20 |
40 | ML Hayden | ML Hayden (AUS) | 1994-2009 | 103 | 184 | 14 | 8625 | 380 | 50.73 | 14349 | 60.10 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 1049 | 82 |
41 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 2004-2018 | 114 | 191 | 18 | 8765 | 278* | 50.66 | 16077 | 54.51 | 22 | 46 | 8 | 1024 | 64 |
42 | AR Border | AR Border (AUS) | 1978-1994 | 156 | 265 | 44 | 11174 | 205 | 50.56 | 27002+ | 41.09 | 27 | 63 | 11 | 1161 | 28 |
43 | Saud Shakeel | Saud Shakeel (PAK) | 2022-2025 | 19 | 36 | 3 | 1658 | 208* | 50.24 | 3345 | 49.56 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 165 | 2 |
44 | IVA Richards | IVA Richards (WI) | 1974-1991 | 121 | 182 | 12 | 8540 | 291 | 50.23 | 9613+ | 69.77 | 24 | 45 | 10 | 952+ | 84 |
45 | DCS Compton | DCS Compton (ENG) | 1937-1957 | 78 | 131 | 15 | 5807 | 278 | 50.06 | 2731+ | 38.81 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 342+ | 3 |
46 | DPMD Jayawardene | DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 1997-2014 | 149 | 252 | 15 | 11814 | 374 | 49.84 | 22959 | 51.45 | 34 | 50 | 15 | 1387 | 61 |
47 | YBK Jaiswal | YBK Jaiswal (IND) | 2023-2025 | 23 | 44 | 2 | 2089 | 214* | 49.73 | 3163 | 66.04 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 256 | 41 |
48 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK) | 1992-2007 | 120 | 200 | 22 | 8830 | 329 | 49.60 | 16345 | 54.02 | 25 | 46 | 15 | 1105 | 48 |
49 | FMM Worrell | FMM Worrell (WI) | 1948-1963 | 51 | 87 | 9 | 3860 | 261 | 49.48 | 488+ | 40.16 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 240+ | 11 |
50 | CP Mead | CP Mead (ENG) | 1911-1928 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 1185 | 182* | 49.37 | 619+ | 30.04 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 38+ | 0 |
51 | V Sehwag | V Sehwag (ICC/IND) | 2001-2013 | 104 | 180 | 6 | 8586 | 319 | 49.34 | 10441 | 82.23 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 1233 | 91 |
52 | Abid Ali | Abid Ali (PAK) | 2019-2021 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 1180 | 215* | 49.16 | 2445 | 48.26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 148 | 5 |
53 | MJ Clarke | MJ Clarke (AUS) | 2004-2015 | 115 | 198 | 22 | 8643 | 329* | 49.10 | 15456 | 55.92 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 978 | 39 |
54 | KC Bland | KC Bland (SA) | 1961-1966 | 21 | 39 | 5 | 1669 | 144* | 49.08 | 885+ | 37.74 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 123+ | 20 |
55 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 1929-1949 | 42 | 80 | 9 | 3471 | 189* | 48.88 | 158+ | 29.11 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 41+ | 1 |
56 | Hon.FS Jackson | Hon.FS Jackson (ENG) | 1893-1905 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 1415 | 144* | 48.79 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 3 | 51+ | 0 |
57 | TT Samaraweera | TT Samaraweera (SL) | 2001-2013 | 81 | 132 | 20 | 5462 | 231 | 48.76 | 11641 | 46.92 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 633 | 7 |
58 | RN Harvey | RN Harvey (AUS) | 1948-1963 | 79 | 137 | 10 | 6149 | 205 | 48.41 | 1799+ | 43.74 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 427+ | 1 |
59 | KD Walters | KD Walters (AUS) | 1965-1981 | 74 | 125 | 14 | 5357 | 250 | 48.26 | 8662+ | 49.16 | 15 | 33 | 4 | 525+ | 23 |
60 | GC Smith | GC Smith (ICC/SA) | 2002-2014 | 117 | 205 | 13 | 9265 | 277 | 48.25 | 15525 | 59.67 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 1165 | 24 |
61 | WH Ponsford | WH Ponsford (AUS) | 1924-1934 | 29 | 48 | 4 | 2122 | 266 | 48.22 | 3118+ | 44.77 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 119+ | 0 |
62 | SJ McCabe | SJ McCabe (AUS) | 1930-1938 | 39 | 62 | 5 | 2748 | 232 | 48.21 | 3217+ | 60.02 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 241+ | 5+ |
63 | SC Williams | SC Williams (ZIM) | 2013-2025 | 22 | 43 | 4 | 1875 | 154 | 48.07 | 2922 | 64.16 | 6 | 7 | - | 213 | 16 |
64 | DR Jardine | DR Jardine (ENG) | 1928-1934 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 1296 | 127 | 48.00 | 2110+ | 25.59 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 53+ | 0 |
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