Popular: Kapil Dev | Malcolm Marshall | Sachin Tendulkar
Highest averages
Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
DG Bradman (Aus) 1930-1948 19 30 4 2674 334 102.84 11 3 2
DR Jardine (Eng) 1928-1933 8 10 4 490 127 81.66 1 3 0
HM Amla (SA) 2008-2012 7 12 2 757 311* 75.70 3 1 0
SR Waugh (Aus) 1989-2001 22 32 10 1633 177* 74.22 7 4 2
R Dravid (India) 1996-2011 13 23 3 1376 217 68.80 6 4 0
GC Smith (SA) 2003-2012 12 22 2 1355 277 67.75 5 3 1
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1995-2012 15 27 6 1399 136* 66.61 3 9 1
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1987-1996 13 18 4 931 165 66.50 3 5 0
SC Ganguly (India) 1996-2007 9 15 1 915 136 65.35 3 5 1
AR Border (Aus) 1980-1993 25 43 11 2082 200* 65.06 5 12 1
H Sutcliffe (Eng) 1924-1935 33 47 7 2584 161 64.60 9 14 0
IVA Richards (WI) 1976-1991 24 34 2 2057 291 64.28 5 12 1
A Melville (SA) 1947-1947 5 10 1 569 189 63.22 3 1 1
WH Ponsford (Aus) 1926-1934 10 16 1 936 266 62.40 3 3 0
GA Headley (WI) 1933-1939 6 11 1 611 169* 61.10 3 3 0
DCS Compton (Eng) 1937-1956 47 76 10 3963 278 60.04 13 18 5
J Hardstaff (Eng) 1935-1948 14 21 3 1067 205* 59.27 4 5 3
L Hutton (Eng) 1937-1954 44 77 9 3930 364 57.79 13 15 4
AR Morris (Aus) 1948-1953 10 19 1 1033 196 57.38 3 6 1
PBH May (Eng) 1951-1961 39 57 7 2865 285* 57.30 9 14 5
IJL Trott (Eng) 2009-2013 20 35 4 1750 226 56.45 4 9 0
CG Greenidge (WI) 1976-1988 19 30 2 1570 223 56.07 6 4 2
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1971-1982 9 15 0 841 274 56.06 2 2 1
B Mitchell (SA) 1929-1947 15 29 5 1336 189* 55.66 4 6 0
MTG Elliott (Aus) 1997-1997 6 10 0 556 199 55.60 2 2 0
JL Langer (Aus) 2001-2005 6 11 2 496 105 55.11 2 2 0
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) 1987-1996 7 10 1 494 141 54.88 1 5 0
KP Pietersen (Eng) 2005-2012 48 79 3 4149 226 54.59 14 15 5
AB de Villiers (SA) 2008-2012 7 10 0 545 174 54.50 1 1 0
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) 2001-2010 8 15 0 815 202 54.33 3 1 1
SR Tendulkar (India) 1990-2011 17 30 1 1575 193 54.31 4 8 0
KR Stackpole (Aus) 1972-1972 5 10 1 485 114 53.88 1 5 0
Rev.DS Sheppard (Eng) 1950-1962 11 14 1 699 119 53.76 2 4 0
GS Sobers (WI) 1957-1973 21 37 3 1820 174 53.52 5 9 2
MP Donnelly (NZ) 1937-1949 7 12 1 582 206 52.90 1 4 2
MA Taylor (Aus) 1989-1997 18 31 1 1584 219 52.80 5 7 1
IR Bell (Eng) 2004-2013 46 74 13 3196 235 52.39 11 17 5
JB Hobbs (Eng) 1909-1930 27 40 3 1935 211 52.29 5 11 1
M Leyland (Eng) 1928-1938 22 31 2 1491 187 51.41 6 5 2
HA Gomes (WI) 1976-1984 7 11 3 411 143 51.37 2 1 2
E Paynter (Eng) 1931-1939 10 16 3 667 216* 51.30 1 3 2
ME Trescothick (Eng) 2000-2006 42 75 7 3472 219 51.05 9 19 4
KF Barrington (Eng) 1955-1968 46 73 7 3347 256 50.71 6 21 3
Mohsin Khan (Pak) 1978-1982 6 11 1 501 200 50.10 1 0 1
WR Hammond (Eng) 1928-1946 44 68 8 3004 240 50.06 9 10 3
W Bardsley (Aus) 1909-1926 21 29 3 1300 193* 50.00 5 4 3
BF Butcher (WI) 1963-1969 13 23 2 1041 209* 49.57 2 4 0
ME Waugh (Aus) 1993-2001 17 28 4 1189 137 49.54 3 8 0
R Edwards (Aus) 1972-1975 8 13 2 544 170* 49.45 1 4 3
RA Smith (Eng) 1988-1995 36 66 11 2716 148* 49.38 7 17 5

Minimum of 10 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v New Zealand at Leeds, 2nd Test, May 24-28, 2013 [Test # 2089]
England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test, May 16-19, 2013 [Test # 2088]
England v South Africa at Lord's, 3rd Test, Aug 16-20, 2012 [Test # 2053]
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