Batting Highest Career Batting Average - Australia

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
GS Chappell	1970-1980	54	96	13	4398	247*	52.98	8118+	49.61	15	21	6	466	9
IR Redpath	1970-1976	33	64	7	2861	171	50.19	6522+	37.99	7	18	3	282	2
IM Chappell	1970-1976	45	84	5	3512	196	44.45	6431+	46.18	10	17	8	406	12
AR Border	1978-1980	14	28	3	1102	162	44.08	2905+	36.83	3	6	1	120	2
RB McCosker	1975-1979	23	42	5	1545	127	41.75	3576	43.20	4	9	5	139	3
KJ Hughes	1977-1980	20	38	3	1426	130*	40.74	3523+	39.02	3	8	2	137	9
R Edwards	1972-1975	20	32	3	1171	170*	40.37	2006+	43.71	2	9	4	104	1
KD Walters	1970-1977	47	82	8	2968	250	40.10	4800+	51.47	7	19	1	323	14
GN Yallop	1976-1979	21	41	3	1488	167	39.15	2536+	36.35	4	6	1	141	1
KR Stackpole	1970-1974	26	50	2	1868	207	38.91	3150+	48.66	5	10	4	234	6
AP Sheahan	1970-1974	12	21	3	618	127	34.33	1331+	43.12	1	2	3	63	2
GM Wood	1978-1979	15	30	1	953	126	32.86	1211+	35.67	2	5	2	78	1
PM Toohey	1977-1980	15	29	1	893	122	31.89	1247+	42.26	1	7	3	81	4
RW Marsh	1970-1980	55	88	9	2471	132	31.27	4619+	47.06	3	12	6	261	17
A Turner	1975-1977	14	27	1	768	136	29.53	1516	50.65	1	3	2	79	2
GJ Cosier	1975-1978	18	32	1	897	168	28.93	1447+	53.83	2	3	3	105	1
WM Darling	1978-1979	14	27	1	697	91	26.80	1007+	46.67	-	6	1	61	1
IC Davis	1973-1977	15	27	1	692	105	26.61	1581	43.76	1	4	3	67	2
B Yardley	1978-1979	14	26	4	576	74	26.18	648+	44.44	-	3	1	70	4
KJ O'Keeffe	1971-1977	24	34	9	644	85	25.76	1385+	34.51	-	1	3	53	1
CS Serjeant	1977-1978	12	23	1	522	124	23.72	588+	40.47	1	2	4	62	1
GJ Gilmour	1973-1977	15	22	1	483	101	23.00	708	68.22	1	3	3	67	6
MHN Walker	1972-1977	34	43	13	586	78*	19.53	1351+	41.52	-	1	5	54	1
DK Lillee	1971-1980	35	45	14	497	73*	16.03	996+	44.37	-	1	6	48	8
JR Thomson	1972-1979	34	46	9	433	49	11.70	766+	48.43	-	-	11	44	4
AA Mallett	1970-1976	28	36	8	294	31	10.50	901+	32.63	-	-	7	28	0
G Dymock	1974-1980	15	25	6	198	31*	10.42	642+	28.19	-	-	6	21	0
RM Hogg	1978-1980	16	28	2	194	36	7.46	613+	29.03	-	-	8	19	0
JD Higgs	1978-1980	16	28	13	92	16	6.13	349+	20.34	-	-	3	4	0
AG Hurst	1974-1979	12	20	3	102	26	6.00	196	52.04	-	-	10	10	1

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 20 innings
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India v Pakistan at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]