CAREER RECORD

Men Test: Highest batting average

Minimum 20 batting innings. Official career snapshot 2026-09-30.

Highest batting average · Men Test

1 Donald Bradman

99.94

2 Adam Voges

61.87

3 Graeme Pollock

60.97

4 George Headley

60.83

5 Herbert Sutcliffe

60.73

6 Eddie Paynter

59.23

7 Ken Barrington

58.67

8 Everton Weekes

58.61

9 Wally Hammond

58.45

10 Garry Sobers

57.78

Men Test: Highest batting average
Rank	Highest batting average	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50	0
1	99.94	Donald Bradman	Australia	1928-1948	52	80	10	6,996	334	99.94	-	29	13	7
2	61.87	Adam Voges	Australia	2015-2016	20	31	7	1,485	269*	61.87	55.68	5	4	2
3	60.97	Graeme Pollock	South Africa	1963-1970	23	41	4	2,256	274	60.97	-	7	11	1
4	60.83	George Headley	West Indies	1930-1954	22	40	4	2,190	270*	60.83	-	10	5	2
5	60.73	Herbert Sutcliffe	England	1924-1935	54	84	9	4,555	194	60.73	-	16	23	2
6	59.23	Eddie Paynter	England	1931-1939	20	31	5	1,540	243	59.23	-	4	7	3
7	58.67	Ken Barrington	England	1955-1968	82	131	15	6,806	256	58.67	-	20	35	5
8	58.61	Everton Weekes	West Indies	1948-1958	48	81	5	4,455	207	58.61	-	15	19	6
9	58.45	Wally Hammond	England	1927-1947	85	140	16	7,249	336*	58.45	-	22	24	4
10	57.78	Garry Sobers	West Indies	1954-1974	93	160	21	8,032	365*	57.78	-	26	30	12
11	57.40	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	2000-2015	134	233	17	12,400	319	57.40	54.19	38	52	11
12	56.94	Jack Hobbs	England	1908-1930	61	102	7	5,410	211	56.94	-	15	28	4
13	56.68	Clyde Walcott	West Indies	1948-1960	44	74	7	3,798	220	56.68	-	15	14	1
14	56.67	Leonard Hutton	England	1937-1955	79	138	15	6,971	364	56.67	-	19	33	5
15	56.00	Steven Smith	Australia	2010-2026	125	223	28	10,920	239	56.00	53.96	37	45	11
16	55.37	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	1995-2013	166	280	40	13,289	224	55.37	45.97	45	58	16
17	55.00	Ernest Tyldesley	England	1921-1929	14	20	2	990	122	55.00	-	3	6	2
18	54.20	Charlie Davis	West Indies	1968-1973	15	29	5	1,301	183	54.20	-	4	4	1
18	54.20	Vinod Kambli	India	1993-1995	17	21	1	1,084	227	54.20	59.46	4	3	3
20	54.06	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	2010-2026	110	195	19	9,515	251	54.06	51.97	33	38	12
21	53.86	Greg Chappell	Australia	1970-1984	87	151	19	7,110	247*	53.86	-	24	31	12
22	53.81	Dudley Nourse	South Africa	1935-1951	34	62	7	2,960	231	53.81	-	9	14	3
23	53.78	Sachin Tendulkar	India	1989-2013	200	329	33	15,921	248*	53.78	54.08	51	68	14
24	53.65	Kamindu Mendis	Sri Lanka	2022-2026	18	32	3	1,556	182*	53.65	63.17	5	7	1
25	53.08	Harry Brook	England	2022-2026	41	70	2	3,610	317	53.08	86.32	10	20	5
26	52.88	Brian Lara	West Indies	1990-2006	131	232	6	11,953	400*	52.88	60.51	34	48	17
27	52.57	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	1976-1993	124	189	21	8,832	280*	52.57	-	23	43	6
28	52.31	Rahul Dravid	India	1996-2012	164	286	32	13,288	270	52.31	42.51	36	63	8
29	52.29	Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	1998-2010	90	156	12	7,530	223	52.29	52.39	24	33	11
30	52.05	Younis Khan	Pakistan	2000-2017	118	213	19	10,099	313	52.05	52.12	34	33	19
31	51.85	Ricky Ponting	Australia	1995-2012	168	287	29	13,378	257	51.85	58.72	41	62	17
32	51.62	Jack Ryder	Australia	1920-1929	20	32	5	1,394	201*	51.62	-	3	9	1
33	51.54	Andy Flower	Zimbabwe	1992-2002	63	112	19	4,794	232*	51.54	45.07	12	27	5
34	51.52	Michael Hussey	Australia	2005-2013	79	137	16	6,235	195	51.52	50.13	19	29	12
35	51.37	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	1994-2015	164	280	49	11,867	203*	51.37	43.31	30	66	15
36	51.12	Sunil Gavaskar	India	1971-1987	125	214	16	10,122	236*	51.12	-	34	45	12
37	51.06	Steve Waugh	Australia	1985-2004	168	260	46	10,927	200	51.06	48.64	32	50	22
38	50.73	Matthew Hayden	Australia	1994-2009	103	184	14	8,625	380	50.73	60.10	30	29	14
39	50.66	AB de Villiers	South Africa	2004-2018	114	191	18	8,765	278*	50.66	54.51	22	46	8
40	50.56	Allan Border	Australia	1978-1994	156	265	44	11,174	205	50.56	-	27	63	11
41	50.45	Joe Root	England	2012-2026	169	309	26	14,278	262	50.45	57.61	41	69	15
42	50.23	Viv Richards	West Indies	1974-1991	121	182	12	8,540	291	50.23	-	24	45	10
43	50.06	Denis Compton	England	1937-1957	78	131	15	5,807	278	50.06	-	17	28	10
44	49.84	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	1997-2014	149	252	15	11,814	374	49.84	51.45	34	50	15
45	49.60	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pakistan	1992-2007	120	200	22	8,830	329	49.60	54.02	25	46	15
46	49.48	Frank Worrell	West Indies	1948-1963	51	87	9	3,860	261	49.48	-	9	22	11
47	49.37	Phil Mead	England	1911-1928	17	26	2	1,185	182*	49.37	-	4	3	3
48	49.34	Virender Sehwag	India	2001-2013	104	180	6	8,586	319	49.34	82.23	23	32	16
49	49.16	Abid Ali	Pakistan	2019-2021	16	26	2	1,180	215*	49.16	48.26	4	3	2
50	49.10	Michael Clarke	Australia	2004-2015	115	198	22	8,643	329*	49.10	55.92	28	27	9
51	49.08	Colin Bland	South Africa	1961-1966	21	39	5	1,669	144*	49.08	-	3	9	2
52	48.88	Bruce Mitchell	South Africa	1929-1949	42	80	9	3,471	189*	48.88	-	8	21	3
53	48.79	Stanley Jackson	England	1893-1905	20	33	4	1,415	144*	48.79	-	5	6	3
54	48.76	Thilan Samaraweera	Sri Lanka	2001-2013	81	132	20	5,462	231	48.76	46.92	14	30	11
55	48.41	Neil Harvey	Australia	1948-1963	79	137	10	6,149	205	48.41	-	21	24	7
56	48.26	Doug Walters	Australia	1965-1981	74	125	14	5,357	250	48.26	-	15	33	4
57	48.25	Graeme Smith	South Africa	2002-2014	117	205	13	9,265	277	48.25	59.67	27	38	11
58	48.22	Bill Ponsford	Australia	1924-1934	29	48	4	2,122	266	48.22	-	7	6	1
59	48.21	Stan McCabe	Australia	1930-1938	39	62	5	2,748	232	48.21	-	6	13	4
60	48.00	Douglas Jardine	England	1928-1934	22	33	6	1,296	127	48.00	-	1	10	2
61	47.89	Ted Dexter	England	1958-1968	62	102	8	4,502	205	47.89	-	9	27	6
62	47.82	Rachin Ravindra	New Zealand	2021-2026	24	44	5	1,865	240	47.82	64.28	5	7	2
63	47.72	Geoff Boycott	England	1964-1982	108	193	23	8,114	246*	47.72	-	22	42	10
64	47.65	Vijay Hazare	India	1946-1953	30	52	6	2,192	164*	47.65	-	7	9	4
65	47.63	Patsy Hendren	England	1920-1935	51	83	9	3,525	205*	47.63	-	7	21	4
66	47.60	Adam Gilchrist	Australia	1999-2008	96	137	20	5,570	204*	47.60	81.95	17	26	14
66	47.60	Seymour Nurse	West Indies	1960-1969	29	54	1	2,523	258	47.60	-	6	10	3
68	47.53	Rohan Kanhai	West Indies	1957-1974	79	137	6	6,227	256	47.53	-	15	28	7
69	47.49	Yashasvi Jaiswal	India	2023-2026	31	57	2	2,612	214*	47.49	66.49	7	13	7
70	47.28	Kevin Pietersen	England	2005-2014	104	181	8	8,181	227	47.28	61.72	23	35	10
71	47.15	Bill Lawry	Australia	1961-1971	67	123	12	5,234	210	47.15	-	13	27	6
72	46.85	Raman Subba Row	England	1958-1961	13	22	1	984	137	46.85	-	3	4	0
72	46.85	Virat Kohli	India	2011-2025	123	210	13	9,230	254*	46.85	55.57	30	31	15
74	46.84	Bob Cowper	Australia	1964-1968	27	46	2	2,061	307	46.84	-	5	10	3
75	46.82	Bill Brown	Australia	1934-1948	22	35	1	1,592	206*	46.82	-	4	9	1
76	46.81	Bob Simpson	Australia	1957-1978	62	111	7	4,869	311	46.81	-	10	27	8
77	46.77	Peter May	England	1951-1961	66	106	9	4,537	285*	46.77	-	13	22	8
78	46.74	Joe Hardstaff	England	1935-1948	23	38	3	1,636	205*	46.74	-	4	10	4
79	46.67	Clive Lloyd	West Indies	1966-1985	110	175	14	7,515	242*	46.67	-	19	39	4
80	46.64	Hashim Amla	South Africa	2004-2019	124	215	16	9,282	311*	46.64	49.97	28	41	13
81	46.62	Misbah-ul-Haq	Pakistan	2001-2017	75	132	20	5,222	161*	46.62	44.53	10	39	9
82	46.56	Lindsay Hassett	Australia	1938-1953	43	69	3	3,073	198*	46.56	-	10	11	1
83	46.55	Dean Jones	Australia	1984-1992	52	89	11	3,631	216	46.55	48.88	11	14	11
84	46.48	Arthur Morris	Australia	1946-1955	46	79	3	3,533	206	46.48	-	12	12	4
85	46.37	Damien Martyn	Australia	1992-2006	67	109	14	4,406	165	46.37	51.41	13	23	7
86	46.36	Jack Robertson	England	1947-1952	11	21	2	881	133	46.36	-	2	6	0
87	46.30	Dennis Amiss	England	1966-1977	50	88	10	3,612	262*	46.30	-	11	11	10
88	46.28	John Reid	New Zealand	1979-1986	19	31	3	1,296	180	46.28	-	6	2	4
89	46.23	Phil Sharpe	England	1963-1969	12	21	4	786	111	46.23	-	1	4	1
90	46.18	Allan Rae	West Indies	1948-1953	15	24	2	1,016	109	46.18	-	4	4	1
91	46.06	Maurice Leyland	England	1928-1938	41	65	5	2,764	187	46.06	-	9	10	6
92	46.00	Bill Woodfull	Australia	1926-1934	35	54	4	2,300	161	46.00	-	7	13	6
93	45.97	VVS Laxman	India	1996-2012	134	225	34	8,781	281	45.97	49.37	17	56	14
94	45.74	Eddie Barlow	South Africa	1961-1970	30	57	2	2,516	201	45.74	-	6	15	3
95	45.55	Norm O'Neill	Australia	1958-1965	42	69	8	2,779	181	45.55	-	6	15	6
96	45.52	Saeed Anwar	Pakistan	1990-2001	55	91	2	4,052	188*	45.52	55.77	11	25	8
97	45.36	Martin Crowe	New Zealand	1982-1995	77	131	11	5,444	299	45.36	44.65	17	18	9
98	45.35	Alastair Cook	England	2006-2018	161	291	16	12,472	294	45.35	46.95	33	57	9
99	45.34	Rahmat Shah	Afghanistan	2018-2026	12	23	0	1,043	234	45.34	52.91	3	6	4
100	45.27	Gary Kirsten	South Africa	1993-2004	101	176	15	7,289	275	45.27	43.43	21	34	13

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