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Test matches
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 |
| MEK Hussey (Aus) |
2005-2008 |
26 |
44 |
8 |
2502 |
182 |
69.50 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
| 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 |
| RT Ponting (Aus) |
1995-2008 |
120 |
201 |
26 |
10239 |
257 |
58.50 |
36 |
40 |
8 |
| 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 |
| Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) |
1998-2007 |
79 |
134 |
12 |
6770 |
223 |
55.49 |
23 |
28 |
8 |
| JH Kallis (ICC/SA) |
1995-2008 |
123 |
209 |
33 |
9761 |
189* |
55.46 |
30 |
48 |
10 |
| GE Tyldesley (Eng) |
1921-1929 |
14 |
20 |
2 |
990 |
122 |
55.00 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) |
2000-2008 |
76 |
125 |
9 |
6356 |
287 |
54.79 |
17 |
26 |
4 |
| 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 |
| SR Tendulkar (India) |
1989-2008 |
151 |
246 |
25 |
11939 |
248* |
54.02 |
39 |
49 |
14 |
| 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) |
1996-2008 |
126 |
218 |
26 |
10302 |
270 |
53.65 |
25 |
53 |
6 |
| ML Hayden (Aus) |
1994-2008 |
95 |
169 |
13 |
8255 |
380 |
52.91 |
30 |
27 |
12 |
| BC Lara (ICC/WI) |
1990-2006 |
131 |
232 |
6 |
11953 |
400* |
52.88 |
34 |
48 |
17 |
| Javed Miandad (Pak) |
1976-1993 |
124 |
189 |
21 |
8832 |
280* |
52.57 |
23 |
43 |
6 |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) |
1997-2008 |
98 |
160 |
12 |
7757 |
374 |
52.41 |
23 |
32 |
10 |
| V Sehwag (ICC/India) |
2001-2008 |
61 |
104 |
4 |
5208 |
319 |
52.08 |
15 |
14 |
9 |
| 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 |
| AR Border (Aus) |
1978-1994 |
156 |
265 |
44 |
11174 |
205 |
50.56 |
27 |
63 |
11 |
| KP Pietersen (Eng) |
2005-2008 |
43 |
80 |
3 |
3890 |
226 |
50.51 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
| IVA Richards (WI) |
1974-1991 |
121 |
182 |
12 |
8540 |
291 |
50.23 |
24 |
45 |
10 |
| DCS Compton (Eng) |
1937-1957 |
78 |
131 |
15 |
5807 |
278 |
50.06 |
17 |
28 |
10 |
| 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 |
| GC Smith (ICC/SA) |
2002-2008 |
70 |
124 |
7 |
5761 |
277 |
49.23 |
16 |
22 |
8 |
| Younis Khan (Pak) |
2000-2007 |
58 |
105 |
7 |
4816 |
267 |
49.14 |
15 |
20 |
11 |
| KC Bland (SA) |
1961-1966 |
21 |
39 |
5 |
1669 |
144* |
49.08 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
| S Chanderpaul (WI) |
1994-2008 |
112 |
193 |
30 |
8001 |
203* |
49.08 |
19 |
49 |
11 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| MJ Clarke (Aus) |
2004-2008 |
36 |
56 |
7 |
2229 |
151 |
45.48 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
| 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:
India v Australia at Bangalore, 1st Test, Oct 9-13, 2008
[Test # 1887]
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), 3rd Test, Aug 8-11, 2008
[Test # 1886]
England v South Africa at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 7-11, 2008
[Test # 1885]
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