Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records for West Indies (Host) in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1983	13	24	4	1404	220	70.20	352+	44.31	7	4	1	82+	3
CL Walcott (WI)	1948-1960	25	42	5	2584	220	69.83	-	0.00	11	9	0	45+	8
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1958	23	40	5	2420	207	69.14	-	0.00	7	10	2	46+	2
SR Waugh (AUS)	1991-2003	14	21	5	1096	200	68.50	2140	51.21	4	4	1	99	6
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	44	75	14	4075	365*	66.80	748+	46.39	14	12	6	210+	20
CA Davis (WI)	1971-1973	11	21	5	1065	183	66.56	-	0.00	3	4	0	46+	1
R Dravid (IND)	1997-2011	17	28	5	1511	146	65.69	3934	38.40	3	11	0	163	3
RT Ponting (AUS)	1999-2012	11	21	2	1160	206	61.05	2280	50.87	5	2	0	109	8
LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1976	16	24	2	1310	302	59.54	1245+	49.47	5	2	1	126+	5
BC Lara (WI)	1992-2006	65	111	5	6217	400*	58.65	10302	60.34	17	26	8	785	55
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	81	133	27	6187	203*	58.36	14749	41.94	19	32	8	633	20
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	49	84	15	3868	167	56.05	6637+	48.86	10	22	5	448+	18
PR Umrigar (IND)	1953-1962	10	20	2	1005	172*	55.83	-	0.00	3	7	0	-	2
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1962	25	40	6	1884	237	55.41	-	0.00	4	11	4	32+	8
JH Kallis (SA)	2001-2010	12	22	5	942	147	55.41	2369	39.76	3	5	2	99	6
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1965	20	35	4	1658	260	53.48	-	0.00	3	9	2	28+	1
G Boycott (ENG)	1968-1981	14	25	2	1179	116	51.26	2441+	35.31	3	8	2	142	0
RB Richardson (WI)	1984-1995	42	70	6	3217	194	50.26	6561	49.03	10	11	3	419	13
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	48	67	4	3136	182*	49.77	2988+	66.23	11	14	3	299+	40
RB Kanhai (WI)	1958-1974	40	68	5	3064	158*	48.63	679+	48.45	9	13	2	159+	14
CG Greenidge (WI)	1977-1991	46	75	9	3209	226	48.62	4312+	49.74	8	15	4	373+	26
VVS Laxman (IND)	1997-2011	16	27	3	1146	130	47.75	2535	45.20	2	10	3	142	0
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1978	26	42	4	1813	158	47.71	879+	45.16	7	7	4	173+	6
CH Lloyd (WI)	1968-1984	44	67	5	2881	178	46.46	1487+	54.67	8	15	2	256+	30
RC Fredericks (WI)	1971-1977	28	52	5	2166	163	46.08	929+	42.73	2	16	2	128+	3
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2000	25	40	8	1455	208*	45.46	3948	36.85	3	6	2	153	3
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2011	47	81	4	3494	291	45.37	7415	47.12	10	18	8	424	12
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1994-2004	15	26	6	852	119*	42.60	2115	40.28	2	4	1	87	1
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-1998	15	28	2	1099	143	42.26	2336	47.04	2	6	1	141	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1981-1990	11	22	1	864	153	41.14	1916	45.09	2	6	2	87	2
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2014	53	91	7	3437	317	40.91	6215	55.30	7	20	7	487	47
SM Nurse (WI)	1960-1968	11	22	1	853	201	40.61	89+	74.15	2	2	1	49+	1
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-1999	13	22	2	809	139*	40.45	1635	49.48	2	5	2	73	6
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1948-1955	14	26	4	863	104*	39.22	-	0.00	1	5	1	-	3
WW Hinds (WI)	2000-2005	23	39	1	1457	213	38.34	3114	46.78	4	6	1	200	11
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2002	45	74	7	2555	233	38.13	5357	47.69	6	11	4	289	20
AL Logie (WI)	1983-1991	25	37	4	1243	130	37.66	1862+	57.78	1	8	3	146+	6
JO Holder (WI)	2014-2023	33	59	13	1732	202*	37.65	3059	56.61	2	8	3	211	30
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2011-2023	43	83	8	2680	212	35.73	7016	38.19	7	13	8	250	4
MA Atherton (ENG)	1994-1998	11	20	0	709	144	35.45	1888	37.55	2	3	3	78	0
MLC Foster (WI)	1971-1978	12	21	5	564	125	35.25	0+	0.00	1	1	0	36+	0
BF Butcher (WI)	1960-1968	12	22	1	737	117	35.09	53+	67.92	1	4	0	35+	3
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1986	23	30	1	1004	123	34.62	1861+	36.75	3	4	3	98+	2
SO Dowrich (WI)	2015-2019	17	30	4	893	125*	34.34	1961	45.53	2	6	2	100	4
RL Chase (WI)	2016-2021	21	37	4	1129	137*	34.21	2527	44.67	4	4	4	123	9
D Ganga (WI)	2003-2006	12	21	1	666	135	33.30	1474	45.18	3	1	2	86	2
J Blackwood (WI)	2014-2023	26	45	5	1320	112*	33.00	2643	49.94	2	8	3	155	19
DJ Bravo (WI)	2005-2010	15	27	0	881	107	32.62	1960	44.94	1	5	2	89	17
PJL Dujon (WI)	1983-1991	34	46	6	1290	130	32.25	2263+	45.55	3	5	2	132+	8
RD Jacobs (WI)	1999-2004	29	45	7	1181	118	31.07	2351	50.23	3	6	7	131	16
N Hussain (ENG)	1990-2004	13	23	3	592	106	29.60	1710	34.61	1	4	3	64	0
SL Campbell (WI)	1995-2000	23	40	3	1094	208	29.56	2852	38.35	2	3	2	143	4
MN Samuels (WI)	2001-2016	28	51	3	1344	123	28.00	2970	45.25	2	10	5	169	19
D Ramdin (WI)	2006-2015	31	49	7	1148	166	27.33	2464	46.59	1	4	4	142	3
JD Campbell (WI)	2019-2022	12	24	4	540	58*	27.00	1055	51.18	0	1	1	64	5
DM Bravo (WI)	2011-2019	29	53	3	1339	109	26.78	3342	40.06	1	9	4	154	17
SC Williams (WI)	1994-2002	19	33	3	789	128	26.30	1546	51.03	1	2	6	110	5
DL Murray (WI)	1968-1978	25	37	3	887	90	26.08	391+	35.03	0	5	3	61+	2
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1989-1995	16	25	2	583	126	25.34	1479	39.41	1	3	3	62	9
DS Smith (WI)	2003-2018	28	49	2	1159	108	24.65	2642	43.86	1	6	5	158	1
KOA Powell (WI)	2011-2021	20	37	0	861	134	23.27	1695	50.79	1	2	2	114	5
DJG Sammy (WI)	2008-2013	16	27	1	602	73	23.15	843	71.41	0	3	3	64	20
J Da Silva (WI)	2021-2023	13	20	3	388	100*	22.82	1162	33.39	1	0	2	38	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1981-1991	31	39	6	700	76	21.21	1127+	55.54	0	4	4	65+	9
SD Hope (WI)	2015-2021	17	32	0	674	90	21.06	1701	39.62	0	3	1	67	3
WW Hall (WI)	1960-1968	19	27	9	351	50*	19.50	28+	42.85	0	1	2	7+	2
RC Russell (ENG)	1990-1998	14	25	3	424	62	19.27	1307	32.44	0	2	4	35+	0
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1988-1995	15	21	1	355	51	17.75	630	56.34	0	1	3	41	6
J Garner (WI)	1977-1986	29	31	10	372	46	17.71	497+	50.50	0	0	6	30+	7
DAJ Holford (WI)	1968-1977	13	21	2	330	50	17.36	25+	16.00	0	1	2	19+	0
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2018	18	30	7	396	45	17.21	1078	36.73	0	0	4	39	3
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1986	23	25	4	336	73	16.00	305+	76.06	0	3	6	25+	17
IA Healy (AUS)	1991-1999	13	22	1	336	74*	16.00	788	42.63	0	2	5	26	3
VA Holder (WI)	1971-1978	16	21	3	282	42	15.66	30+	26.66	0	0	1	14+	5
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	21	28	7	325	44*	15.47	923	35.21	0	0	3	34	1
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	18	24	6	273	50*	15.16	179+	48.04	0	1	2	8+	10
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2015	15	20	0	294	42	14.70	462	63.63	0	0	2	40	7
CO Browne (WI)	1995-2005	14	21	3	263	68	14.61	705	37.30	0	1	5	31	5
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2015	22	30	3	368	53	13.62	597	61.64	0	1	5	47	13
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2023	43	66	15	690	41	13.52	1849	37.31	0	0	10	77	12
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	52	75	15	809	53	13.48	1767	45.78	0	1	9	97	7
JR Murray (WI)	1993-2002	16	21	2	231	35	12.15	479	48.22	0	0	6	28	0
TL Best (WI)	2003-2013	14	20	4	163	24	10.18	330	49.39	0	0	3	18	3
DBL Powell (WI)	2002-2009	17	25	2	219	27	9.52	602	36.37	0	0	4	25	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-2001	58	77	23	447	30	8.27	951	47.00	0	0	14	41	10
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-2006	13	20	13	57	13	8.14	210	27.14	0	0	5	5	0
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2003	18	29	2	214	43	7.92	645	33.17	0	0	12	28	4
AS Joseph (WI)	2016-2023	17	24	0	190	34	7.91	484	39.25	0	0	7	19	7
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2012	23	31	11	155	30	7.75	594	26.09	0	0	4	16	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1953-1960	17	21	4	131	23	7.70	0+	0.00	0	0	4	0+	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1974	32	38	8	174	25	5.80	51+	19.60	0	0	5	3+	0
PT Collins (WI)	1999-2006	20	27	2	142	24	5.68	451	31.48	0	0	7	16	0
ST Gabriel (WI)	2013-2023	29	38	15	108	20*	4.69	282	38.29	0	0	8	12	3

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies v India at Port of Spain, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 20-24, 2023 [Test # 2513]

West Indies v India at Roseau, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jul 12-14, 2023 [Test # 2510]

West Indies v Bangladesh at Gros Islet, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jun 24-27, 2022 [Test # 2468]