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Highest averages
Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50
MG Bevan 1989-2006 427 385 124 15103 157* 57.86 13 116
CA Pujara 2006-2012 61 61 13 2735 158* 56.97 8 17
JC Buttler 2009-2013 59 50 17 1786 119 54.12 2 12
Saleem Elahi 1994-2011 141 138 18 6277 172 52.30 18 37
MS Dhoni 1999-2013 276 249 67 9262 183* 50.89 14 59
Yashpal Singh 2001-2013 67 64 9 2759 126* 50.16 6 22
RG Pollock 1969-1987 118 112 19 4656 222* 50.06 12 25
AB de Villiers 2003-2013 169 163 26 6839 146 49.91 17 41
V Kohli 2006-2013 129 125 16 5405 183 49.58 17 29
PJ Hughes 2007-2013 71 69 11 2862 138* 49.34 7 18
Azhar Ali 2000-2013 94 80 19 2999 119 49.16 6 20
Misbah-ul-Haq 1998-2013 230 209 48 7821 129* 48.57 11 49
JWA Taylor 2008-2013 75 71 14 2759 115* 48.40 7 16
JA Rudolph 2000-2012 220 208 29 8652 134* 48.33 13 60
M Manhas 1997-2013 120 112 31 3867 148 47.74 5 24
DM Jones 1981-1998 285 276 43 10936 145 46.93 19 72
DS Lehmann 1988-2007 367 341 61 13122 191 46.86 19 94
Khalid Latif 2001-2013 66 65 7 2698 204* 46.51 11 8
IJL Trott 1999-2013 223 208 38 7906 137 46.50 14 55
MTG Elliott 1992-2008 162 157 22 6211 156 46.00 17 35
WP Saha 2007-2013 80 72 21 2345 116 45.98 2 17
HM Amla 2001-2013 123 119 8 5084 150 45.80 14 30
SV Manjrekar 1985-1998 145 138 25 5175 139 45.79 9 38
RS Sodhi 1996-2007 109 89 25 2922 125 45.65 4 23
SR Tendulkar 1989-2012 551 538 55 21999 200* 45.54 60 114
RN ten Doeschate 2003-2012 147 120 35 3840 134* 45.17 7 22
Khurram Manzoor 2002-2013 86 85 6 3560 163* 45.06 8 22
AV Kale 1993-2005 65 62 15 2111 102 44.91 2 17
Saeed Bin Nasir 1998-2013 88 84 12 3233 186* 44.90 5 18
A Chopra 1996-2013 65 61 7 2415 130* 44.72 7 17
ML Hayden 1991-2008 308 299 29 12051 181* 44.63 27 67
AC Voges 2004-2013 147 142 34 4818 112* 44.61 5 37
Salman Butt 2000-2010 149 148 12 6049 150* 44.47 19 29
S Sharath 1993-2008 116 102 26 3366 113 44.28 4 20
Bazid Khan 1997-2012 112 105 15 3983 116 44.25 5 33
JH Kallis 1994-2012 417 399 65 14764 155* 44.20 23 108
W Jaffer 1996-2013 94 94 5 3924 178* 44.08 10 25
MEK Hussey 1996-2013 381 346 71 12123 123 44.08 12 90
S Dhawan 2004-2013 102 101 13 3866 155* 43.93 10 21
Fawad Alam 2003-2013 101 90 20 3064 127 43.77 3 20
M Vijay 2006-2013 53 53 1 2251 155 43.28 7 8
Ali Naqvi 1996-2012 64 63 7 2423 128* 43.26 8 13
BJ Hodge 1993-2011 251 241 30 9127 164 43.25 29 38
KS Williamson 2007-2013 84 78 13 2786 145* 42.86 7 14
DR Martyn 1991-2006 299 266 64 8644 144* 42.79 10 61
Javed Miandad 1975-1998 439 407 79 13973 152* 42.60 13 101
MJ Clarke 2000-2013 295 269 50 9299 130 42.46 8 69
CL Smith 1980-1991 214 197 39 6700 159 42.40 11 42
WJ Cronje 1988-2000 304 285 52 9862 158 42.32 9 69
R Dravid 1992-2011 449 416 55 15271 153 42.30 21 112
SH Kotak 1993-2012 89 86 13 3083 122* 42.23 3 26
GR Marsh 1981-1994 169 164 13 6366 126* 42.15 14 36
DL Haynes 1977-1997 419 416 44 15651 152* 42.07 28 110
IVA Richards 1973-1993 500 466 61 16995 189* 41.96 26 109
F du Plessis 2003-2013 147 134 26 4532 120* 41.96 9 25
RT Ponting 1992-2013 453 443 53 16344 164 41.90 34 99
NS Sidhu 1983-2000 205 191 19 7186 139 41.77 10 55
Faisal Iqbal 1997-2013 154 141 28 4720 123 41.76 6 37
NH Fairbrother 1982-2002 505 472 118 14761 145 41.69 9 107
M Klinger 1998-2013 108 107 12 3948 133* 41.55 9 26
S Chanderpaul 1991-2013 387 360 64 12300 150 41.55 12 88
KC Wessels 1974-1999 337 331 30 12503 146 41.53 15 90
SJ Cook 1972-1995 286 281 24 10639 177 41.39 24 63
SC Ganguly 1989-2012 437 421 43 15622 183 41.32 31 97
GA Hick 1983-2008 651 630 96 22059 172* 41.30 40 139
NT Paranavitana 2001-2013 92 91 12 3259 116* 41.25 5 22
VG Kambli 1989-2004 221 204 47 6476 149* 41.24 11 35
KP Pietersen 1998-2013 249 229 34 8041 147 41.23 15 45
MHW Papps 1999-2013 133 133 10 5059 162* 41.13 12 27
RA Smith 1981-2003 443 423 60 14927 167* 41.12 27 81
D Bundela 1995-2011 82 77 21 2299 125* 41.05 1 13
CA Ingram 2004-2013 100 97 10 3570 127 41.03 7 21
P Dogra 2002-2013 56 52 10 1719 114 40.92 2 11
V Chopra 2006-2013 67 65 3 2531 115 40.82 5 19
Rajiv Kumar 1995-2010 63 60 12 1956 106* 40.75 1 15
Khurram Khan 2003-2013 56 53 12 1670 124 40.73 3 15
Zaheer Abbas 1971-1987 323 309 33 11240 158* 40.72 19 72
M van Jaarsveld 1995-2012 296 278 43 9557 132* 40.66 17 58
RR Sarwan 1996-2013 260 246 41 8335 120* 40.65 11 48
BW Luckhurst 1963-1976 153 151 16 5485 142 40.62 7 39
S Vidyut 2003-2009 53 52 4 1950 158 40.62 6 7
MN van Wyk 1997-2011 200 194 21 7024 168* 40.60 18 36
CG Greenidge 1970-1992 440 436 33 16349 186* 40.56 33 94
Shehzad Malik 1997-2012 80 73 13 2432 105 40.53 1 19
PA Jaques 2000-2013 162 159 10 6010 171* 40.33 14 31
KC Sangakkara 1997-2013 436 410 43 14787 156* 40.29 22 95
CH Lloyd 1969-1986 375 343 72 10915 134* 40.27 12 69
Rizwan Ahmed 1998-2013 59 57 13 1772 158 40.27 2 10
MR Ramprakash 1987-2010 407 394 64 13273 147* 40.22 17 85
GA Gooch 1973-1997 613 601 48 22211 198* 40.16 44 139
NRD Compton 2001-2013 93 85 18 2690 131 40.14 6 16
BA Richards 1968-1983 233 229 17 8506 155* 40.12 16 50
HK Badani 1996-2013 148 137 32 4212 111* 40.11 5 24
CL Hooper 1984-2004 457 414 81 13357 145 40.11 15 85
Mohammad Yousuf 1996-2011 338 322 47 11026 141* 40.09 15 75
JF Reid 1975-1987 66 65 11 2165 118 40.09 1 13
GK Khoda 1993-2006 119 119 7 4487 166* 40.06 10 27
L Klusener 1991-2010 324 268 102 6648 142* 40.04 3 34
IR Bell 1999-2013 256 245 24 8849 158 40.04 10 62

Minimum of 50 innings

Records includes the following recent matches:
Glamorgan v Gloucestershire at Cardiff, Yorkshire Bank 40, May 19, 2013 [List A]
Hampshire v Durham at Southampton, Yorkshire Bank 40, May 19, 2013 [List A]
Lancashire v Surrey at Manchester, Yorkshire Bank 40, May 19, 2013 [List A]
Somerset v Middlesex at Taunton, Yorkshire Bank 40, May 19, 2013 [List A]
Unicorns v Yorkshire at Chesterfield, Yorkshire Bank 40, May 19, 2013 [List A]

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