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Highest averages
Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
RN ten Doeschate (Neth) 2006-2011 33 32 9 1541 119 67.00 1757 87.70 5 9 1 130 29
HM Amla (SA) 2008-2012 54 53 5 2705 140 56.35 2945 91.85 9 16 1 265 15
MG Bevan (Aus) 1994-2004 232 196 67 6912 108* 53.58 9320 74.16 6 46 5 450 21
IJL Trott (Eng) 2009-2011 40 39 4 1798 137 51.37 2290 78.51 3 15 2 141 2
MS Dhoni (Asia/India) 2004-2012 199* 178 49 6559 183* 50.84 7432 88.25 7 43 6 503 133
MEK Hussey (Aus) 2004-2012 168 140 43 4930 109* 50.82 5604 87.97 3 35 3 351 68
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1974-1985 62 60 6 2572 123 47.62 3033 84.80 7 13 2 213+ 22+
AB de Villiers (Afr/SA) 2005-2012 124 120 18 4852 146 47.56 5217 93.00 12 28 5 457 83
IVA Richards (WI) 1975-1991 187 167 24 6721 189* 47.00 7451 90.20 11 45 7 600+ 126+
GM Turner (NZ) 1973-1983 41 40 6 1598 171* 47.00 2348 68.05 3 9 1 156+ 7+
V Kohli (India) 2008-2012 77* 74 10 2986 118 46.65 3563 83.80 8 19 5 286 16
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) 1996-2012 319 305 53 11481 139 45.55 15734 72.96 17 85 16 900 136
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2003-2012 209* 191 42 6727 130 45.14 8630 77.94 6 50 10 548 40
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2012 455 444 41 18161 200* 45.06 21049 86.27 48 95 20 1986 193
CG Greenidge (WI) 1975-1991 128 127 13 5134 133* 45.03 7908 64.92 11 31 3 470+ 81+
DM Jones (Aus) 1984-1994 164 161 25 6068 145 44.61 8362 72.56 7 46 6 380+ 64+
ML Hayden (Aus/ICC) 1993-2008 161 155 15 6133 181* 43.80 7767 78.96 10 36 9 636 87
RR Sarwan (WI) 2000-2011 173 161 31 5644 115* 43.41 7449 75.76 4 38 6 466 56
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) 2002-2012 90 79 20 2558 93* 43.35 3399 75.25 0 18 3 175 37
SR Watson (Aus) 2002-2011 140 121 24 4186 185* 43.15 4659 89.84 6 25 8 421 93
RT Ponting (Aus/ICC) 1995-2012 373* 363 39 13695 164 42.26 17010 80.51 30 82 20 1231 162
HH Dippenaar (Afr/SA) 1999-2007 107 95 14 3421 125* 42.23 5047 67.78 4 26 4 334 16
Mohammad Yousuf (Asia/Pak) 1998-2010 288 273 40 9720 141* 41.71 12942 75.10 15 64 15 785 90
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1975-1996 233 218 41 7381 119* 41.70 11014 67.01 8 50 8 445+ 44+
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1994-2011 268 251 40 8778 150 41.60 12408 70.74 11 59 6 722 85
CJ Ferguson (Aus) 2009-2011 30 25 9 663 71* 41.43 777 85.32 0 5 0 64 0
DL Haynes (WI) 1978-1994 238 237 28 8648 152* 41.37 13707 63.09 17 57 13 768+ 53+
L Klusener (SA) 1996-2004 171 137 50 3576 103* 41.10 3977 89.91 2 19 13 293 76
JP Duminy (SA) 2004-2012 86 79 20 2422 129 41.05 2869 84.41 2 15 6 146 30
SC Ganguly (Asia/India) 1992-2007 311 300 23 11363 183 41.02 15416 73.70 22 72 16 1122 190
G Kirsten (SA) 1993-2003 185 185 19 6798 188* 40.95 9436 72.04 13 45 11 659 20
PR Stirling (Ire) 2008-2011 34 34 1 1349 177 40.87 1404 96.08 4 6 1 148 36
DR Martyn (Aus) 1992-2006 208 182 51 5346 144* 40.80 6877 77.73 5 37 10 441 22
G Gambhir (India) 2003-2012 126* 122 11 4497 150* 40.51 5199 86.49 9 29 9 492 17
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 1990-2007 299 289 32 10405 169 40.48 13086 79.51 19 63 16 1035+ 133+
MJ Guptill (NZ) 2009-2012 57 55 6 1983 122* 40.46 2404 82.48 2 15 3 191 40
NV Knight (Eng) 1996-2003 100 100 10 3637 125* 40.41 5085 71.52 5 25 6 327 21
KP Pietersen (Eng/ICC) 2004-2011 123 112 15 3903 116 40.23 4489 86.94 7 23 6 371 69
GS Chappell (Aus) 1971-1983 74 72 14 2331 138* 40.18 3079 75.70 3 14 7 195 7
BC Broad (Eng) 1987-1988 34 34 0 1361 106 40.02 2447 55.61 1 11 2 81 3
GR Marsh (Aus) 1986-1992 117 115 6 4357 126* 39.97 7790 55.93 9 22 4 302 22
KWR Fletcher (Eng) 1971-1982 24 22 3 757 131 39.84 1134 66.75 1 5 0 64+ 6+
A Symonds (Aus) 1998-2009 198 161 33 5088 156 39.75 5504 92.44 6 30 15 449 103
CH Lloyd (WI) 1973-1985 87 69 19 1977 102 39.54 2434 81.22 1 11 1 160+ 30+
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/Pak) 1991-2007 378 350 53 11739 137* 39.52 15812 74.24 10 83 20 971 144
NH Fairbrother (Eng) 1987-1999 75 71 18 2092 113 39.47 2903 72.06 1 16 2 140 20
ME Waugh (Aus) 1988-2002 244 236 20 8500 173 39.35 11053 76.90 18 50 16 651 57
AJ Lamb (Eng) 1982-1992 122 118 16 4010 118 39.31 5308 75.54 4 26 8 328 30
Umar Akmal (Pak) 2009-2012 54 47 7 1569 102* 39.22 1814 86.49 1 12 3 126 25
GC Smith (Afr/SA) 2002-2012 180 178 10 6589 141 39.22 8071 81.63 9 45 8 748 43
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 1989-2003 247 244 19 8824 194 39.21 10938 80.67 20 43 15 938 97
GN Yallop (Aus) 1978-1984 30 27 6 823 66* 39.19 1288 63.89 0 7 1 64 3
R Dravid (Asia/ICC/India) 1996-2011 344 318 40 10889 153 39.16 15284 71.24 12 83 13 950 42
SB Smith (Aus) 1983-1985 28 24 2 861 117 39.13 1319 65.27 2 8 1 67+ 0+
CH Gayle (ICC/WI) 1999-2011 228 223 16 8087 153* 39.06 9633 83.95 19 43 21 946 169
RA Smith (Eng) 1988-1996 71 70 8 2419 167* 39.01 3473 69.65 4 15 4 239 22
DS Lehmann (Aus) 1996-2005 117 101 22 3078 119 38.96 3784 81.34 4 17 4 227 14
RG Twose (NZ) 1995-2001 87 81 11 2717 103 38.81 3603 75.40 1 20 5 240 33
WJ Cronje (SA) 1992-2000 188 175 31 5565 112 38.64 7277 76.47 2 39 8 366 94
EJG Morgan (Eng/Ire) 2006-2011 71 69 11 2241 115 38.63 2692 83.24 4 15 4 197 41
MD Crowe (NZ) 1982-1995 143 140 18 4704 107* 38.55 6476 72.63 4 34 3 378 29
A Bagai (Can) 2003-2011 60 59 8 1961 137* 38.45 2979 65.82 2 16 2 182 8
PN Kirsten (SA) 1991-1994 40 40 6 1293 97 38.02 2308 56.02 0 9 0 90 8

Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia v India at Adelaide, Commonwealth Bank Series 4th Match, Feb 12, 2012 [ODI # 3237 - Live]
    » India 244/5 (47.1 ov, RA Jadeja 3*, MS Dhoni 29*, CJ McKay 3/31)
Afghanistan v Pakistan at Sharjah, Only ODI, Feb 10, 2012 [ODI # 3236]
Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Commonwealth Bank Series 3rd match, Feb 10, 2012 [ODI # 3235]

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