Highest Batting Averages for Players Batting
Innings
for
Left Handers Only
|
Player
|
Country
|
Career
|
Mat
|
Inns
|
NO
|
Runs
|
HS
|
100s
|
50s
|
Avg
|
S/R
|
1 |
A R Border
|
Australia
|
1978-1994
|
156
|
265
|
44
|
11174
|
205
|
27
|
63
|
50.56
|
40.98
|
2 |
R T Ponting
|
Australia
|
1995-2012
|
168
|
287
|
29
|
13378
|
257
|
41
|
62
|
51.85
|
58.72
|
3 |
S R Waugh
|
Australia
|
1985-2004
|
168
|
260
|
46
|
10927
|
200
|
32
|
50
|
51.06
|
48.65
|
4 |
M E Waugh
|
Australia
|
1991-2002
|
128
|
209
|
17
|
8029
|
153*
|
20
|
47
|
41.82
|
52.27
|
5 |
S P D Smith*
|
Australia
|
2010-
|
109
|
195
|
25
|
9685
|
239
|
32
|
41
|
56.97
|
53.51
|
6 |
M A Taylor
|
Australia
|
1989-1999
|
104
|
186
|
13
|
7525
|
334*
|
19
|
40
|
43.50
|
41.48
|
7 |
D A Warner*
|
Australia
|
2011-
|
112
|
205
|
8
|
8786
|
335*
|
26
|
37
|
44.60
|
70.19
|
8 |
K D Walters
|
Australia
|
1965-1981
|
74
|
125
|
14
|
5357
|
250
|
15
|
33
|
48.26
|
-
|
9 |
D C Boon
|
Australia
|
1984-1996
|
107
|
190
|
20
|
7422
|
200
|
21
|
32
|
43.66
|
40.97
|
10 |
G S Chappell
|
Australia
|
1970-1984
|
87
|
151
|
19
|
7110
|
247*
|
24
|
31
|
53.86
|
-
|
11 |
I R Redpath
|
Australia
|
1964-1976
|
66
|
120
|
11
|
4737
|
171
|
8
|
31
|
43.46
|
-
|
12 |
J L Langer
|
Australia
|
1993-2007
|
105
|
182
|
12
|
7696
|
250
|
23
|
30
|
45.27
|
54.23
|
13 |
M L Hayden
|
Australia
|
1994-2009
|
103
|
184
|
14
|
8625
|
380
|
30
|
29
|
50.74
|
60.11
|
14 |
M E K Hussey
|
Australia
|
2005-2013
|
79
|
137
|
16
|
6235
|
195
|
19
|
29
|
51.53
|
50.13
|
15 |
M J Clarke
|
Australia
|
2004-2015
|
115
|
198
|
22
|
8643
|
329*
|
28
|
27
|
49.11
|
55.92
|
16 |
W M Lawry
|
Australia
|
1961-1971
|
67
|
123
|
12
|
5234
|
210
|
13
|
27
|
47.15
|
-
|
17 |
R B Simpson
|
Australia
|
1957-1978
|
62
|
111
|
7
|
4869
|
311
|
10
|
27
|
46.82
|
-
|
18 |
U T Khawaja*
|
Australia
|
2011-
|
73
|
131
|
12
|
5451
|
195*
|
15
|
26
|
45.81
|
48.29
|
19 |
A C Gilchrist
|
Australia
|
1999-2008
|
96
|
137
|
20
|
5570
|
204*
|
17
|
26
|
47.61
|
81.96
|
20 |
I M Chappell
|
Australia
|
1964-1980
|
75
|
136
|
10
|
5345
|
196
|
14
|
26
|
42.42
|
-
|
21 |
S M Katich
|
Australia
|
2001-2010
|
56
|
99
|
6
|
4188
|
157
|
10
|
25
|
45.03
|
49.38
|
22 |
R N Harvey
|
Australia
|
1948-1963
|
79
|
137
|
10
|
6149
|
205
|
21
|
24
|
48.42
|
-
|
23 |
D R Martyn
|
Australia
|
1992-2006
|
67
|
109
|
14
|
4406
|
165
|
13
|
23
|
46.38
|
51.41
|
24 |
K J Hughes
|
Australia
|
1977-1984
|
70
|
124
|
6
|
4415
|
213
|
9
|
22
|
37.42
|
42.79
|
25 |
M J Slater
|
Australia
|
1993-2001
|
74
|
131
|
7
|
5312
|
219
|
14
|
21
|
42.84
|
53.30
|
26 |
M Labuschagne*
|
Australia
|
2018-
|
50
|
90
|
7
|
4114
|
215
|
11
|
20
|
49.57
|
52.68
|
27 |
C Hill
|
Australia
|
1896-1912
|
49
|
89
|
2
|
3412
|
191
|
7
|
19
|
39.22
|
-
|
28 |
C C McDonald
|
Australia
|
1952-1961
|
47
|
83
|
4
|
3107
|
170
|
5
|
17
|
39.33
|
-
|
29 |
T M Head*
|
Australia
|
2018-
|
49
|
81
|
5
|
3173
|
175
|
7
|
16
|
41.75
|
64.72
|
30 |
N C O'Neill
|
Australia
|
1958-1965
|
42
|
69
|
8
|
2779
|
181
|
6
|
15
|
45.56
|
-
|
31 |
D M Jones
|
Australia
|
1984-1992
|
52
|
89
|
11
|
3631
|
216
|
11
|
14
|
46.55
|
48.89
|
32 |
W Bardsley
|
Australia
|
1909-1926
|
41
|
66
|
5
|
2469
|
193*
|
6
|
14
|
40.48
|
-
|
33 |
C J L Rogers
|
Australia
|
2008-2015
|
25
|
48
|
1
|
2015
|
173
|
5
|
14
|
42.87
|
50.60
|
34 |
K R Stackpole
|
Australia
|
1966-1974
|
43
|
80
|
5
|
2807
|
207
|
7
|
14
|
37.43
|
-
|
35 |
K R Miller
|
Australia
|
1946-1956
|
55
|
87
|
7
|
2958
|
147
|
7
|
13
|
36.98
|
-
|
36 |
V T Trumper
|
Australia
|
1899-1912
|
48
|
89
|
8
|
3163
|
214*
|
8
|
13
|
39.05
|
-
|
37 |
W M Woodfull
|
Australia
|
1926-1934
|
35
|
54
|
4
|
2300
|
161
|
7
|
13
|
46.00
|
-
|
38 |
S J McCabe
|
Australia
|
1930-1938
|
39
|
62
|
5
|
2748
|
232
|
6
|
13
|
48.21
|
-
|
39 |
D G Bradman
|
Australia
|
1928-1948
|
52
|
80
|
10
|
6996
|
334
|
29
|
13
|
99.94
|
-
|
40 |
A R Morris
|
Australia
|
1946-1955
|
46
|
79
|
3
|
3533
|
206
|
12
|
12
|
46.49
|
-
|
41 |
G R J Matthews
|
Australia
|
1983-1993
|
33
|
53
|
8
|
1849
|
130
|
4
|
12
|
41.09
|
44.26
|
42 |
P J P Burge
|
Australia
|
1955-1966
|
42
|
68
|
8
|
2290
|
181
|
4
|
12
|
38.17
|
-
|
43 |
A L Hassett
|
Australia
|
1938-1953
|
43
|
69
|
3
|
3073
|
198*
|
10
|
11
|
46.56
|
-
|
44 |
R M Cowper
|
Australia
|
1964-1968
|
27
|
46
|
2
|
2061
|
307
|
5
|
10
|
46.84
|
-
|
45 |
D S Lehmann
|
Australia
|
1998-2004
|
27
|
42
|
2
|
1798
|
177
|
5
|
10
|
44.95
|
61.81
|
46 |
A Symonds
|
Australia
|
2004-2008
|
26
|
41
|
5
|
1462
|
162*
|
2
|
10
|
40.61
|
64.80
|
47 |
B C Booth
|
Australia
|
1961-1966
|
29
|
48
|
6
|
1773
|
169
|
5
|
10
|
42.21
|
-
|
48 |
C G Macartney
|
Australia
|
1907-1926
|
35
|
55
|
4
|
2131
|
170
|
7
|
9
|
41.78
|
-
|
49 |
G N Yallop
|
Australia
|
1976-1984
|
39
|
70
|
3
|
2756
|
268
|
8
|
9
|
41.13
|
-
|
50 |
R Edwards
|
Australia
|
1972-1975
|
20
|
32
|
3
|
1171
|
170*
|
2
|
9
|
40.38
|
-
|
51 |
R B McCosker
|
Australia
|
1975-1980
|
25
|
46
|
5
|
1622
|
127
|
4
|
9
|
39.56
|
42.21
|
52 |
W A Brown
|
Australia
|
1934-1948
|
22
|
35
|
1
|
1592
|
206*
|
4
|
9
|
46.82
|
-
|
53 |
J Ryder
|
Australia
|
1920-1929
|
20
|
32
|
5
|
1394
|
201*
|
3
|
9
|
51.63
|
-
|
54 |
W W Armstrong
|
Australia
|
1902-1921
|
50
|
84
|
10
|
2863
|
159*
|
6
|
8
|
38.69
|
-
|
55 |
V S Ransford
|
Australia
|
1907-1912
|
20
|
38
|
6
|
1211
|
143*
|
1
|
7
|
37.84
|
-
|
56 |
C E Kelleway
|
Australia
|
1910-1928
|
26
|
42
|
4
|
1422
|
147
|
3
|
6
|
37.42
|
-
|
57 |
W H Ponsford
|
Australia
|
1924-1934
|
29
|
48
|
4
|
2122
|
266
|
7
|
6
|
48.23
|
-
|
58 |
H L Collins
|
Australia
|
1920-1926
|
19
|
31
|
1
|
1352
|
203
|
4
|
6
|
45.07
|
-
|
59 |
P S P Handscomb*
|
Australia
|
2016-
|
20
|
35
|
6
|
1079
|
110
|
2
|
5
|
37.21
|
48.30
|
60 |
A C Voges
|
Australia
|
2015-2016
|
20
|
31
|
7
|
1485
|
269*
|
5
|
4
|
61.88
|
55.68
|
S/R not calculated for players with incomplete balls faced records
|
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