Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2000-2006	12	20	-	1400	223	70.00	2677	52.29	6	2	-	169	9
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2001-2007	15	26	3	1572	213*	68.34	3148	49.93	6	7	2	173	8
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2000-2006	12	21	2	1198	142	63.05	2045	58.58	4	8	2	147	7
R Dravid (IND)	2001-2008	15	26	3	1302	217	56.60	3313	39.29	4	6	1	170	0
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2005-2009	15	24	3	1172	136	55.80	2013	58.22	4	5	1	139	3
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2000-2009	19	32	5	1461	147*	54.11	3286	44.46	4	9	3	170	3
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2009	16	31	3	1461	277	52.17	2439	59.90	4	5	3	185	2
RT Ponting (AUS)	2001-2009	25	41	1	2075	196	51.87	3189	65.06	7	8	1	236	12
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2001-2008	15	25	2	1175	193	51.08	2293	51.24	3	6	-	157	5
JL Langer (AUS)	2001-2007	16	28	4	1222	250	50.91	1942	62.92	4	3	1	152	4
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2009	20	32	2	1419	291	47.30	2583	54.93	5	5	2	177	4
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2009	11	20	1	894	174	47.05	1697	52.68	2	5	-	115	2
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2007	20	35	3	1461	197	45.65	2479	58.93	5	2	2	187	12
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2001-2007	20	28	4	1083	152	45.12	1177	92.01	3	6	3	142	16
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2009	16	29	1	1249	162	44.60	2557	48.84	5	5	2	142	10
BC Lara (WI)	2000-2004	13	24	1	1003	400*	43.60	1712	58.58	2	3	4	127	6
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2001-2007	15	26	1	1007	152	40.28	2082	48.36	1	6	1	133	1
DR Martyn (AUS)	2001-2006	17	27	2	925	118	37.00	1742	53.09	2	6	1	122	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2009	20	34	1	1195	105	36.21	1718	69.55	3	7	2	175	15
MV Boucher (SA)	2000-2009	15	24	3	742	68	35.33	1387	53.49	-	4	1	93	2
VVS Laxman (IND)	2001-2008	13	20	3	584	75	34.35	1317	44.34	-	4	2	72	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2007	15	25	7	541	90	30.05	1240	43.62	-	2	-	69	2
SK Warne (AUS)	2001-2007	18	21	1	575	90	28.75	811	70.90	-	3	4	73	7
RD Jacobs (WI)	2000-2004	11	20	3	447	107*	26.29	850	52.58	1	1	2	50	3
DS Smith (WI)	2004-2009	15	25	-	657	108	26.28	1291	50.89	1	1	1	100	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	2002-2008	11	20	2	401	88	22.27	679	59.05	-	2	2	58	2
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2007	18	21	5	334	47	20.87	510	65.49	-	-	4	45	5
M Ntini (SA)	2003-2009	16	23	11	171	32*	14.25	342	50.00	-	-	1	27	1
FH Edwards (WI)	2004-2009	15	23	7	73	11	4.56	249	29.31	-	-	6	10	0

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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:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]