Batting Highest Career Batting Average - South Africa

Cricket Records for Australia vs South Africa in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
BA Richards	1970-1970	4	7	-	508	140	72.57	854	59.48	2	2	-	70	5
RG Pollock	1963-1970	14	23	2	1453	274	69.19	1394+	51.36	5	5	-	141+	9
GA Faulkner	1910-1912	8	15	1	880	204	62.85	1256+	58.28	3	5	1	103+	1
AK Markram	2018-2018	4	8	-	480	152	60.00	754	63.66	2	1	1	60	3
DT Lindsay	1963-1970	10	14	-	838	182	59.85	661+	64.29	3	4	1	92+	13
JA Morkel	2009-2009	1	1	-	58	58	58.00	71	81.69	-	1	-	10	1
AB de Villiers	2005-2018	24	45	5	2068	169	51.70	4149	49.84	6	13	1	247	20
AJ Hall	2002-2006	3	5	2	155	70	51.66	321	48.28	-	1	1	21	0
AD Nourse	1935-1950	10	19	1	923	231	51.27	-	0.00	2	5	2	51+	0
BL Irvine	1970-1970	4	7	-	353	102	50.42	650	54.30	1	2	-	33	6
HJ Keith	1953-1953	1	2	1	50	40*	50.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	4	0
KC Bland	1964-1966	5	8	-	399	126	49.87	885+	37.74	1	3	1	35+	2
EJ Barlow	1963-1970	14	26	2	1149	201	47.87	1440+	41.73	5	3	2	118+	3
SR Harmer	2023-2023	1	1	-	47	47	47.00	165	28.48	-	-	-	4	0
F du Plessis	2012-2018	12	23	4	888	120	46.73	1818	48.84	3	4	1	122	5
JP Duminy	2008-2016	13	21	3	796	166	44.22	1756	45.33	3	2	-	96	3
PN Kirsten	1994-1994	4	7	-	308	79	44.00	1048	29.38	-	3	-	30	0
AC Hudson	1993-1997	7	12	1	481	102	43.72	1170	41.11	1	4	2	52	0
GM Fullerton	1950-1950	2	3	-	130	88	43.33	-	0.00	-	1	-	-	0
AJ Pithey	1964-1964	4	6	1	208	76	41.60	820+	25.36	-	2	1	16	0
HM Amla	2008-2018	21	40	2	1574	196	41.42	3059	51.45	5	5	4	197	3
JH Kallis	1997-2012	28	53	4	1978	147	40.36	4357	45.39	5	10	2	240	11
T Bavuma	2016-2023	8	15	3	483	95*	40.25	1022	47.26	-	4	-	52	2
EAB Rowan	1935-1950	8	15	-	601	143	40.06	-	0.00	1	4	1	8+	0
WJ Cronje	1993-1998	12	21	1	788	122	39.40	1798	43.82	1	6	3	90	5
CN Frank	1921-1921	3	6	-	236	152	39.33	-	0.00	1	-	-	20	0
Q de Kock	2014-2018	8	14	-	545	104	38.92	856	63.66	1	4	-	68	4
WR Endean	1952-1958	10	19	1	691	162*	38.38	-	0.00	1	5	-	22+	0
TL Goddard	1957-1970	18	33	4	1090	93	37.58	1063+	36.12	-	8	1	35+	2
AW Nourse	1902-1921	14	26	4	819	111	37.22	705+	43.12	1	5	-	60+	0
JW Zulch	1910-1921	8	16	1	547	150	36.46	837+	42.29	2	2	-	54	1
SC Cook	2016-2016	3	5	-	179	104	35.80	447	40.04	1	-	1	16	0
DJ McGlew	1952-1958	9	17	-	604	108	35.52	-	0.00	2	3	1	20+	1
JHB Waite	1952-1964	14	24	-	839	134	34.95	287+	41.11	2	5	3	29+	0
AM Bacher	1997-1998	5	10	-	349	96	34.90	975	35.79	-	2	-	39	1
G Kirsten	1993-2002	18	34	1	1134	153	34.36	2865	39.58	2	5	3	144	1
BM McMillan	1994-1998	9	16	2	478	87*	34.14	1285	37.19	-	5	1	50	1
GC Smith	2002-2014	20	39	3	1226	122	34.05	2135	57.42	3	5	3	157	0
CP Carter	1921-1921	3	4	3	34	19*	34.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	3	0
AG Prince	2002-2011	12	22	-	748	150	34.00	1726	43.33	2	2	2	87	2
JN Rhodes	1993-1998	8	14	3	372	78	33.81	985	37.76	-	3	-	37	2
K Verreynne	2022-2023	3	5	-	168	64	33.60	276	60.86	-	2	1	18	1
HR Lance	1966-1970	8	13	1	400	70	33.33	365+	38.08	-	3	-	30+	6
KJ Funston	1952-1958	10	19	1	599	92	33.27	-	0.00	-	5	-	22+	2
IJ Siedle	1935-1936	5	10	-	332	59	33.20	-	0.00	-	2	1	9+	1
HW Taylor	1912-1932	11	21	1	640	93	32.00	-	0.00	-	4	2	50+	2
ND McKenzie	2001-2009	11	22	2	638	99	31.90	1638	38.94	-	4	3	89	2
B Mitchell	1931-1936	10	20	2	573	95	31.83	-	0.00	-	4	2	20+	1
HH Gibbs	1997-2006	15	30	-	947	104	31.56	2038	46.46	1	6	1	142	2
JM Kemp	2005-2005	1	2	-	62	55	31.00	195	31.79	-	1	-	10	0
A Bacher	1966-1970	9	16	1	461	73	30.73	490+	44.28	-	4	1	23+	0
RA McLean	1952-1958	9	17	1	480	81	30.00	-	0.00	-	4	3	48+	1
VD Philander	2011-2018	14	24	7	509	73	29.94	1054	48.29	-	3	1	54	9
JH Sinclair	1902-1911	8	16	1	435	104	29.00	224+	66.51	2	1	2	16+	12
SM Pollock	1997-2006	13	24	6	517	67*	28.72	912	56.68	-	2	2	68	4
LJ Tancred	1902-1912	5	9	-	251	97	27.88	-	0.00	-	1	1	2+	1
D Elgar	2012-2023	13	25	1	660	141*	27.50	1709	38.61	2	3	5	80	5
JC Watkins	1949-1953	8	16	-	439	92	27.43	-	0.00	-	3	1	35+	1
PL van der Merwe	1963-1967	8	12	1	300	76	27.27	157+	36.94	-	2	1	8+	0
GC White	1912-1912	3	5	1	108	59*	27.00	-	0.00	-	1	1	2+	0
CL Vincent	1931-1932	5	10	3	189	48*	27.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	19	1
AN Petersen	2012-2014	5	10	-	265	64	26.50	496	53.42	-	3	-	33	0
MJ Procter	1967-1970	7	10	1	226	48	25.11	382+	54.71	-	-	1	21+	3
KC Wessels	1993-1994	5	8	1	173	63*	24.71	452	38.27	-	2	-	13	0
JM Blanckenberg	1921-1921	3	5	-	122	45	24.40	-	0.00	-	-	-	17	3
JA Rudolph	2005-2012	10	20	1	454	102*	23.89	1064	42.66	1	-	1	62	0
JAJ Christy	1931-1932	5	10	-	235	63	23.50	-	0.00	-	2	1	21	1
ARA Murray	1952-1953	4	7	1	141	51	23.50	-	0.00	-	1	-	13	0
MV Boucher	2001-2011	20	36	3	762	89	23.09	1642	46.40	-	5	4	95	2
CB Llewellyn	1902-1912	10	18	1	390	90	22.94	423+	46.80	-	3	2	11+	0
SJ Snooke	1910-1912	7	13	-	295	103	22.69	600+	43.16	1	1	-	30+	0
SJ Erwee	2022-2023	3	6	1	112	42*	22.40	312	35.89	-	-	-	14	0
DJ Richardson	1993-1998	12	19	2	376	72*	22.11	986	38.13	-	2	2	40	2
PM Pollock	1963-1970	14	20	6	307	75*	21.92	268+	35.44	-	1	2	9+	1
JH Anderson	1902-1902	1	2	-	43	32	21.50	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	1
PNF Mansell	1952-1953	5	9	1	172	52	21.50	-	0.00	-	1	1	24	0
CB van Ryneveld	1957-1958	4	7	2	107	43	21.40	-	0.00	-	-	1	0+	0
CJE Smith	1902-1902	3	6	1	106	45	21.20	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	1
WFE Marx	1921-1921	3	6	-	125	36	20.83	-	0.00	-	-	1	16	0
CGD Burger	1958-1958	2	4	1	62	37*	20.66	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	1
JL Ontong	2002-2002	1	2	-	41	32	20.50	92	44.56	-	-	-	5	0
NBF Mann	1949-1950	5	9	-	183	52	20.33	-	0.00	-	1	2	-	2
K Zondo	2022-2023	3	5	1	81	39	20.25	208	38.94	-	-	1	8	2
PW Sherwell	1910-1911	5	10	1	180	60	20.00	337	53.41	-	1	1	26	1
I Khan	2009-2009	1	1	-	20	20	20.00	64	31.25	-	-	-	1	0
KG Viljoen	1931-1936	8	16	-	315	111	19.68	-	0.00	1	1	3	13+	0
TB de Bruyn	2018-2022	3	6	1	98	36	19.60	220	44.54	-	-	-	13	0
HF Wade	1935-1936	5	10	-	195	39	19.50	-	0.00	-	-	2	5+	0
D Gamsy	1970-1970	2	3	1	39	30*	19.50	138	28.26	-	-	-	2	0
PL Symcox	1993-1998	6	8	-	154	54	19.25	258	59.68	-	1	-	19	1
WA Shalders	1902-1902	3	6	-	115	42	19.16	-	0.00	-	-	1	-	0
WVS Ling	1921-1921	3	6	-	115	35	19.16	-	0.00	-	-	2	13	0
LA Stricker	1910-1912	7	13	-	249	48	19.15	446+	33.85	-	-	2	12+	0
HH Dippenaar	2001-2006	5	10	-	185	74	18.50	389	47.55	-	1	1	33	0
H Klaasen	2023-2023	1	2	-	37	35	18.50	83	44.57	-	-	-	3	0
SJ Pegler	1910-1912	7	13	3	180	26	18.00	171+	62.57	-	-	2	10+	0
PR Carlstein	1958-1964	3	5	1	71	37	17.75	-	0.00	-	-	1	5+	0
OE Wynne	1949-1950	3	6	-	106	33	17.66	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0
NV Lindsay	1921-1921	1	2	-	35	29	17.50	-	0.00	-	-	-	4	0
KA Maharaj	2016-2023	9	14	1	227	53	17.46	296	76.68	-	1	2	22	9

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]