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 |
H M Amla
|
South Africa
|
2004-2019
|
124
|
215
|
16
|
9282
|
311*
|
28
|
41
|
46.64
|
49.97
|
2 |
A A Bacher
|
South Africa
|
1965-1970
|
12
|
22
|
1
|
679
|
73
|
0
|
6
|
32.33
|
-
|
3 |
A M Bacher
|
South Africa
|
1996-1999
|
19
|
33
|
1
|
833
|
96
|
0
|
5
|
26.03
|
40.48
|
4 |
E J Barlow
|
South Africa
|
1961-1970
|
30
|
57
|
2
|
2516
|
201
|
6
|
15
|
45.75
|
-
|
5 |
T Bavuma*
|
South Africa
|
2014-
|
57
|
97
|
12
|
2997
|
172
|
2
|
20
|
35.26
|
48.29
|
6 |
K C Bland
|
South Africa
|
1961-1966
|
21
|
39
|
5
|
1669
|
144*
|
3
|
9
|
49.09
|
-
|
7 |
M V Boucher
|
South Africa
|
1997-2012
|
147
|
206
|
24
|
5515
|
125
|
5
|
35
|
30.30
|
50.11
|
8 |
H B Cameron
|
South Africa
|
1927-1935
|
26
|
45
|
4
|
1239
|
90
|
0
|
10
|
30.22
|
-
|
9 |
R H Catterall
|
South Africa
|
1922-1931
|
24
|
43
|
2
|
1555
|
120
|
3
|
11
|
37.93
|
-
|
10 |
W J Cronje
|
South Africa
|
1992-2000
|
68
|
111
|
9
|
3714
|
135
|
6
|
23
|
36.41
|
44.64
|
11 |
D J Cullinan
|
South Africa
|
1993-2001
|
70
|
115
|
12
|
4554
|
275*
|
14
|
20
|
44.21
|
48.97
|
12 |
E L Dalton
|
South Africa
|
1929-1939
|
15
|
24
|
2
|
698
|
117
|
2
|
3
|
31.73
|
-
|
13 |
Q de Kock*
|
South Africa
|
2014-
|
54
|
91
|
6
|
3300
|
141*
|
6
|
22
|
38.82
|
70.94
|
14 |
A B de Villiers
|
South Africa
|
2004-2018
|
114
|
191
|
18
|
8765
|
278*
|
22
|
46
|
50.66
|
54.53
|
15 |
H H Dippenaar
|
South Africa
|
1999-2007
|
38
|
62
|
5
|
1718
|
177*
|
3
|
7
|
30.14
|
41.62
|
16 |
F du Plessis
|
South Africa
|
2012-2021
|
69
|
118
|
14
|
4163
|
199
|
10
|
21
|
40.03
|
46.33
|
17 |
J-P Duminy
|
South Africa
|
2008-2017
|
46
|
74
|
10
|
2103
|
166
|
6
|
8
|
32.86
|
46.28
|
18 |
D Elgar*
|
South Africa
|
2012-
|
86
|
152
|
11
|
5347
|
199
|
14
|
23
|
37.92
|
47.78
|
19 |
W R Endean
|
South Africa
|
1951-1958
|
28
|
52
|
4
|
1630
|
162*
|
3
|
8
|
33.96
|
-
|
20 |
G A Faulkner
|
South Africa
|
1906-1924
|
25
|
47
|
4
|
1754
|
204
|
4
|
8
|
40.79
|
-
|
21 |
H H Gibbs
|
South Africa
|
1996-2008
|
90
|
154
|
7
|
6167
|
228
|
14
|
26
|
41.95
|
50.26
|
22 |
T L Goddard
|
South Africa
|
1955-1970
|
41
|
78
|
5
|
2516
|
112
|
1
|
18
|
34.47
|
-
|
23 |
A J Hall
|
South Africa
|
2002-2007
|
21
|
33
|
4
|
760
|
163
|
1
|
3
|
26.21
|
46.06
|
24 |
A C Hudson
|
South Africa
|
1992-1998
|
35
|
63
|
3
|
2007
|
163
|
4
|
13
|
33.45
|
39.13
|
25 |
J H Kallis
|
South Africa
|
1995-2013
|
166
|
280
|
40
|
13289
|
224
|
45
|
58
|
55.37
|
45.98
|
26 |
G Kirsten
|
South Africa
|
1993-2004
|
101
|
176
|
15
|
7289
|
275
|
21
|
34
|
45.27
|
43.43
|
27 |
P N Kirsten
|
South Africa
|
1992-1994
|
12
|
22
|
2
|
626
|
104
|
1
|
4
|
31.30
|
30.04
|
28 |
L Klusener
|
South Africa
|
1996-2004
|
49
|
69
|
11
|
1906
|
174
|
4
|
8
|
32.86
|
59.81
|
29 |
H R Lance
|
South Africa
|
1962-1970
|
13
|
22
|
1
|
591
|
70
|
0
|
5
|
28.14
|
-
|
30 |
D T Lindsay
|
South Africa
|
1963-1970
|
19
|
31
|
1
|
1130
|
182
|
3
|
5
|
37.67
|
-
|
31 |
A K Markram*
|
South Africa
|
2017-
|
37
|
67
|
1
|
2398
|
152
|
7
|
10
|
36.33
|
59.47
|
32 |
D J McGlew
|
South Africa
|
1951-1962
|
34
|
64
|
6
|
2440
|
255*
|
7
|
10
|
42.07
|
-
|
33 |
N D McKenzie
|
South Africa
|
2000-2009
|
58
|
94
|
7
|
3253
|
226
|
5
|
16
|
37.39
|
42.01
|
34 |
R A McLean
|
South Africa
|
1951-1964
|
40
|
73
|
3
|
2120
|
142
|
5
|
10
|
30.29
|
-
|
35 |
B M McMillan
|
South Africa
|
1992-1998
|
38
|
62
|
12
|
1968
|
113
|
3
|
13
|
39.36
|
42.86
|
36 |
B Mitchell
|
South Africa
|
1929-1949
|
42
|
80
|
9
|
3471
|
189*
|
8
|
21
|
48.89
|
-
|
37 |
A D Nourse
|
South Africa
|
1935-1951
|
34
|
62
|
7
|
2960
|
231
|
9
|
14
|
53.82
|
-
|
38 |
A W Nourse
|
South Africa
|
1902-1924
|
45
|
83
|
8
|
2234
|
111
|
1
|
15
|
29.79
|
-
|
39 |
A N Petersen
|
South Africa
|
2010-2015
|
36
|
64
|
4
|
2093
|
182
|
5
|
8
|
34.88
|
51.76
|
40 |
K D Petersen*
|
South Africa
|
2021-
|
14
|
25
|
0
|
704
|
82
|
0
|
4
|
28.16
|
47.66
|
41 |
R J Peterson
|
South Africa
|
2003-2014
|
15
|
20
|
3
|
464
|
84
|
0
|
3
|
27.29
|
71.49
|
42 |
A J Pithey
|
South Africa
|
1957-1965
|
17
|
27
|
1
|
819
|
154
|
1
|
4
|
31.50
|
-
|
43 |
R G Pollock
|
South Africa
|
1963-1970
|
23
|
41
|
4
|
2256
|
274
|
7
|
11
|
60.97
|
-
|
44 |
S M Pollock
|
South Africa
|
1995-2008
|
108
|
156
|
39
|
3781
|
111
|
2
|
16
|
32.32
|
52.53
|
45 |
A G Prince
|
South Africa
|
2002-2011
|
66
|
104
|
16
|
3665
|
162*
|
11
|
11
|
41.65
|
43.71
|
46 |
J N Rhodes
|
South Africa
|
1992-2000
|
52
|
80
|
9
|
2532
|
117
|
3
|
17
|
35.66
|
46.31
|
47 |
E A B Rowan
|
South Africa
|
1935-1951
|
26
|
50
|
5
|
1965
|
236
|
3
|
12
|
43.67
|
-
|
48 |
J A Rudolph
|
South Africa
|
2003-2012
|
48
|
83
|
9
|
2622
|
222*
|
6
|
11
|
35.43
|
43.82
|
49 |
I J Siedle
|
South Africa
|
1928-1936
|
18
|
34
|
0
|
977
|
141
|
1
|
5
|
28.74
|
-
|
50 |
G C Smith
|
South Africa
|
2002-2014
|
117
|
205
|
13
|
9265
|
277
|
27
|
38
|
48.26
|
59.69
|
51 |
P L Symcox
|
South Africa
|
1993-1998
|
20
|
27
|
1
|
741
|
108
|
1
|
4
|
28.50
|
56.09
|
52 |
H W Taylor
|
South Africa
|
1912-1932
|
42
|
76
|
4
|
2936
|
176
|
7
|
17
|
40.78
|
-
|
53 |
H E van der Dussen*
|
South Africa
|
2019-
|
18
|
32
|
2
|
905
|
98
|
0
|
6
|
30.17
|
40.75
|
54 |
C B van Ryneveld
|
South Africa
|
1951-1958
|
19
|
33
|
6
|
724
|
83
|
0
|
3
|
26.81
|
-
|
55 |
K Verreynne*
|
South Africa
|
2021-
|
16
|
26
|
3
|
600
|
136*
|
1
|
2
|
26.09
|
53.19
|
56 |
K G Viljoen
|
South Africa
|
1930-1949
|
27
|
50
|
2
|
1365
|
124
|
2
|
9
|
28.44
|
-
|
57 |
J H B Waite
|
South Africa
|
1951-1965
|
50
|
86
|
7
|
2405
|
134
|
4
|
16
|
30.44
|
-
|
58 |
K C Wessels
|
South Africa
|
1982-1994
|
40
|
71
|
3
|
2788
|
179
|
6
|
15
|
41.00
|
46.48
|
59 |
G C White
|
South Africa
|
1906-1912
|
17
|
31
|
2
|
872
|
147
|
2
|
4
|
30.07
|
-
|
60 |
J W Zulch
|
South Africa
|
1910-1921
|
16
|
32
|
2
|
985
|
150
|
2
|
4
|
32.83
|
-
|
S/R not calculated for players with incomplete balls faced records
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