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Highest averages
Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
RN ten Doeschate (Neth) 2006-2011 33 32 9 1541 119 67.00 1757 87.70 5 9 1 130 29
HM Amla (SA) 2008-2013 68 66 6 3433 150 57.21 3766 91.15 11 19 2 339 18
MG Bevan (Aus) 1994-2004 232 196 67 6912 108* 53.58 9320 74.16 6 46 5 450 21
MS Dhoni (Asia/India) 2004-2013 219 196 56 7259 183* 51.85 8228 88.22 8 48 6 556 152
IJL Trott (Eng) 2009-2013 57 54 7 2379 137 50.61 3155 75.40 3 20 3 182 2
AB de Villiers (Afr/SA) 2005-2013 138 133 23 5542 146 50.38 5951 93.12 14 32 5 510 92
V Kohli (India) 2008-2013 98 95 13 4054 183 49.43 4716 85.96 13 22 7 382 23
MEK Hussey (Aus) 2004-2012 185 157 44 5442 109* 48.15 6243 87.16 3 39 3 383 80
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1974-1985 62 60 6 2572 123 47.62 3033 84.80 7 13 2 213+ 22+
IVA Richards (WI) 1975-1991 187 167 24 6721 189* 47.00 7451 90.20 11 45 7 600+ 126+
GM Turner (NZ) 1973-1983 41 40 6 1598 171* 47.00 2348 68.05 3 9 1 156+ 7+
Nasir Hossain (Ban) 2011-2013 25 22 5 771 100 45.35 957 80.56 1 6 1 68 9
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) 1996-2012 321 307 53 11498 139 45.26 15756 72.97 17 85 16 903 136
CG Greenidge (WI) 1975-1991 128 127 13 5134 133* 45.03 7908 64.92 11 31 3 470+ 81+
GJ Bailey (Aus) 2012-2013 21 20 3 764 125* 44.94 909 84.04 1 4 1 60 13
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2012 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 21367 86.23 49 96 20 2016 195
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2003-2013 227 207 42 7375 130 44.69 9427 78.23 7 54 10 598 49
DM Jones (Aus) 1984-1994 164 161 25 6068 145 44.61 8362 72.56 7 46 6 380+ 64+
Nasir Jamshed (Pak) 2008-2013 26 26 3 1020 112 44.34 1160 87.93 3 6 1 120 14
ML Hayden (Aus/ICC) 1993-2008 161 155 15 6133 181* 43.80 7767 78.96 10 36 9 636 87
RR Sarwan (WI) 2000-2013 179 167 33 5802 120* 43.29 7655 75.79 5 38 8 480 58
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) 2002-2013 115 104 26 3362 93* 43.10 4513 74.49 0 23 3 232 48
HH Dippenaar (Afr/SA) 1999-2007 107 95 14 3421 125* 42.23 5047 67.78 4 26 4 334 16
SR Watson (Aus) 2002-2013 157 137 24 4761 185* 42.13 5365 88.74 7 29 9 471 101
RT Ponting (Aus/ICC) 1995-2012 375 365 39 13704 164 42.03 17046 80.39 30 82 20 1231 162
Mohammad Yousuf (Asia/Pak) 1998-2010 288 273 40 9720 141* 41.71 12942 75.10 15 64 15 785 90
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1975-1996 233 218 41 7381 119* 41.70 11014 67.01 8 50 8 445+ 44+
KP Pietersen (Eng/ICC) 2004-2013 132 121 16 4369 130 41.60 5036 86.75 9 24 6 419 75
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1994-2011 268 251 40 8778 150 41.60 12408 70.74 11 59 6 722 85
CJ Ferguson (Aus) 2009-2011 30 25 9 663 71* 41.43 777 85.32 0 5 0 64 0
DL Haynes (WI) 1978-1994 238 237 28 8648 152* 41.37 13707 63.09 17 57 13 768+ 53+
L Klusener (SA) 1996-2004 171 137 50 3576 103* 41.10 3977 89.91 2 19 13 293 76
SC Ganguly (Asia/India) 1992-2007 311 300 23 11363 183 41.02 15416 73.70 22 72 16 1122 190
G Kirsten (SA) 1993-2003 185 185 19 6798 188* 40.95 9436 72.04 13 45 11 659 20
DR Martyn (Aus) 1992-2006 208 182 51 5346 144* 40.80 6877 77.73 5 37 10 441 22
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 1990-2007 299 289 32 10405 169 40.48 13086 79.51 19 63 16 1035+ 133+
NV Knight (Eng) 1996-2003 100 100 10 3637 125* 40.41 5085 71.52 5 25 6 327 21
AN Cook (Eng) 2006-2013 64 64 3 2456 137 40.26 3131 78.44 5 16 6 286 6
GS Chappell (Aus) 1971-1983 74 72 14 2331 138* 40.18 3079 75.70 3 14 7 195 7
BC Broad (Eng) 1987-1988 34 34 0 1361 106 40.02 2447 55.61 1 11 2 81 3
JP Duminy (SA) 2004-2012 94 85 20 2601 129 40.01 3111 83.60 2 15 6 163 30
GR Marsh (Aus) 1986-1992 117 115 6 4357 126* 39.97 7790 55.93 9 22 4 302 22
KWR Fletcher (Eng) 1971-1982 24 22 3 757 131 39.84 1134 66.75 1 5 0 64+ 6+
A Symonds (Aus) 1998-2009 198 161 33 5088 156 39.75 5504 92.44 6 30 15 449 103
G Gambhir (India) 2003-2013 147 143 11 5238 150* 39.68 6144 85.25 11 34 11 561 17
CH Lloyd (WI) 1973-1985 87 69 19 1977 102 39.54 2434 81.22 1 11 1 160+ 30+
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/Pak) 1991-2007 378 350 53 11739 137* 39.52 15812 74.24 10 83 20 971 144
NH Fairbrother (Eng) 1987-1999 75 71 18 2092 113 39.47 2903 72.06 1 16 2 140 20
ME Waugh (Aus) 1988-2002 244 236 20 8500 173 39.35 11053 76.90 18 50 16 651 57
AJ Lamb (Eng) 1982-1992 122 118 16 4010 118 39.31 5308 75.54 4 26 8 328 30
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 1989-2003 247 244 19 8824 194 39.21 10938 80.67 20 43 15 938 97
GN Yallop (Aus) 1978-1984 30 27 6 823 66* 39.19 1288 63.89 0 7 1 64 3
R Dravid (Asia/ICC/India) 1996-2011 344 318 40 10889 153 39.16 15284 71.24 12 83 13 950 42
SB Smith (Aus) 1983-1985 28 24 2 861 117 39.13 1319 65.27 2 8 1 67+ 0+
PR Stirling (Ire) 2008-2012 38 38 1 1448 177 39.13 1505 96.21 4 6 1 160 38
EJG Morgan (Eng/Ire) 2006-2013 94 88 18 2739 115 39.12 3207 85.40 4 17 6 236 56
RA Smith (Eng) 1988-1996 71 70 8 2419 167* 39.01 3473 69.65 4 15 4 239 22
DS Lehmann (Aus) 1996-2005 117 101 22 3078 119 38.96 3784 81.34 4 17 4 227 14
RG Twose (NZ) 1995-2001 87 81 11 2717 103 38.81 3603 75.40 1 20 5 240 33
KC Sangakkara (Asia/ICC/SL) 2000-2013 340 318 33 11026 138* 38.68 14554 75.75 14 74 10 1056 57
WJ Cronje (SA) 1992-2000 188 175 31 5565 112 38.64 7277 76.47 2 39 8 366 94
GC Smith (Afr/SA) 2002-2013 193 190 10 6942 141 38.56 8565 81.05 10 47 8 785 44
MD Crowe (NZ) 1982-1995 143 140 18 4704 107* 38.55 6476 72.63 4 34 3 378 29
A Bagai (Can) 2003-2011 60 59 8 1961 137* 38.45 2979 65.82 2 16 2 182 8
CH Gayle (ICC/WI) 1999-2013 242 237 17 8442 153* 38.37 10042 84.06 20 45 21 974 193
LRPL Taylor (NZ) 2006-2013 119 107 14 3558 131* 38.25 4350 81.79 7 21 6 290 91
PN Kirsten (SA) 1991-1994 40 40 6 1293 97 38.02 2308 56.02 0 9 0 90 8

Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Scotland v Pakistan at Edinburgh, 1st ODI, May 17, 2013 [ODI # 3356]
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, 3rd ODI, May 8, 2013 [ODI # 3355]
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, 2nd ODI, May 5, 2013 [ODI # 3354]

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Peter Siddle is the only batsman to score two half-centuries from the No.9 position in the same Test - he did so against India in Delhi in March 2013, scoring 51 and 50. Siddle is also the only No.9 to top-score in both his side's innings in the same Test.

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