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Highest averages
Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
DG Bradman (Aus) 1928-1948 37 63 7 5028 334 89.78 19 12 6
E Paynter (Eng) 1933-1938 7 11 4 591 216* 84.42 1 3 1
SG Barnes (Aus) 1938-1948 9 14 2 846 234 70.50 2 4 1
H Sutcliffe (Eng) 1924-1934 27 46 5 2741 194 66.85 8 16 1
KF Barrington (Eng) 1961-1968 23 39 6 2111 256 63.96 5 13 1
MEK Hussey (Aus) 2006-2011 15 24 2 1304 195 59.27 4 9 3
BC Broad (Eng) 1986-1989 8 14 2 708 162 59.00 4 0 0
SR Waugh (Aus) 1986-2003 46 73 18 3200 177* 58.18 10 14 6
M Leyland (Eng) 1929-1938 20 34 4 1705 187 56.83 7 3 2
L Hutton (Eng) 1938-1955 27 49 6 2428 364 56.46 5 14 2
AR Border (Aus) 1978-1993 47 82 19 3548 200* 56.31 8 21 3
MTG Elliott (Aus) 1997-1997 6 10 0 556 199 55.60 2 2 0
JB Hobbs (Eng) 1908-1930 41 71 4 3636 187 54.26 12 15 3
GRJ Matthews (Aus) 1985-1991 10 16 5 589 128 53.54 1 4 1
KP Pietersen (Eng) 2005-2011 17 30 2 1476 227 52.71 3 8 2
CAG Russell (Eng) 1920-1921 6 11 2 474 135* 52.66 3 1 2
CP Mead (Eng) 1911-1928 7 10 2 415 182* 51.87 1 1 1
WR Hammond (Eng) 1928-1947 33 58 3 2852 251 51.85 9 7 2
DM Jones (Aus) 1986-1991 17 28 2 1320 184* 50.76 3 8 3
AR Morris (Aus) 1946-1955 24 43 2 2080 206 50.73 8 8 3
KR Stackpole (Aus) 1966-1972 13 24 1 1164 207 50.60 3 7 1
AN Cook (Eng) 2006-2011 15 26 1 1264 235* 50.56 4 3 1
JL Langer (Aus) 1998-2007 21 38 5 1658 250 50.24 5 5 1
RB Simpson (Aus) 1958-1966 19 31 3 1405 311 50.17 2 9 5
ME Waugh (Aus) 1991-2001 29 51 7 2204 140 50.09 6 11 0
RT Robinson (Eng) 1985-1989 8 12 1 545 175 49.54 2 1 1
RM Cowper (Aus) 1964-1968 9 15 1 686 307 49.00 1 3 2
JH Edrich (Eng) 1964-1975 32 57 3 2644 175 48.96 7 13 0
Hon.FS Jackson (Eng) 1893-1905 20 33 4 1415 144* 48.79 5 6 3
WM Lawry (Aus) 1961-1971 29 51 5 2233 166 48.54 7 13 4
GS Blewett (Aus) 1995-1997 8 14 1 630 125 48.46 3 2 0
SJ McCabe (Aus) 1930-1938 24 43 3 1931 232 48.27 4 10 2
SR Watson (Aus) 2009-2011 8 15 1 675 95 48.21 0 7 0
MP Vaughan (Eng) 2002-2005 10 20 0 959 183 47.95 4 1 3
G Boycott (Eng) 1964-1981 38 71 9 2945 191 47.50 7 14 3
WH Ponsford (Aus) 1924-1934 20 35 2 1558 266 47.21 5 5 1
R Subba Row (Eng) 1961-1961 5 10 0 468 137 46.80 2 1 0
PBH May (Eng) 1953-1961 21 37 3 1566 113 46.05 3 10 2
GS Chappell (Aus) 1970-1983 35 65 8 2619 144 45.94 9 12 4
GP Thorpe (Eng) 1993-2001 16 31 4 1235 138 45.74 3 8 2
ML Hayden (Aus) 2001-2007 20 35 3 1461 197 45.65 5 2 2
DC Boon (Aus) 1985-1995 31 57 8 2237 184* 45.65 7 8 5
BJ Haddin (Aus) 2009-2011 9 15 1 638 136 45.57 2 4 0
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2005-2011 20 33 3 1365 136 45.50 4 6 1
AC Gilchrist (Aus) 2001-2007 20 28 4 1083 152 45.12 3 6 3
MJ Slater (Aus) 1993-2001 20 37 0 1669 176 45.10 7 4 0
KS Ranjitsinhji (Eng) 1896-1902 15 26 4 989 175 44.95 2 6 2
DI Gower (Eng) 1978-1991 42 77 4 3269 215 44.78 9 12 3
RT Ponting (Aus) 1997-2010 35 58 2 2476 196 44.21 8 9 2
J Ryder (Aus) 1920-1929 17 28 4 1060 201* 44.16 2 6 1

Minimum of 10 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia v England at Sydney, 5th Test, Jan 3-7, 2011 [Test # 1989]
Australia v England at Melbourne, 4th Test, Dec 26-29, 2010 [Test # 1986]
Australia v England at Perth, 3rd Test, Dec 16-19, 2010 [Test # 1984]
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