Test Cricket - Batting Records and Statistics - Averages / Scoring Rates
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 J H Kallis South Africa 1995-2013 166 280 40 13289 224 45 58 55.37 45.98
2 H M Amla South Africa 2004-2019 124 215 16 9282 311* 28 41 46.64 49.97
3 G C Smith South Africa 2002-2014 117 205 13 9265 277 27 38 48.26 59.69
4 A B de Villiers South Africa 2004-2018 114 191 18 8765 278* 22 46 50.66 54.53
5 G Kirsten South Africa 1993-2004 101 176 15 7289 275 21 34 45.27 43.43
6 H H Gibbs South Africa 1996-2008 90 154 7 6167 228 14 26 41.95 50.26
7 M V Boucher South Africa 1997-2012 147 206 24 5515 125 5 35 30.30 50.11
8 D Elgar* South Africa 2012- 86 152 11 5347 199 14 23 37.92 47.78
9 D J Cullinan South Africa 1993-2001 70 115 12 4554 275* 14 20 44.21 48.97
10 F du Plessis South Africa 2012-2021 69 118 14 4163 199 10 21 40.03 46.33
11 S M Pollock South Africa 1995-2008 108 156 39 3781 111 2 16 32.32 52.53
12 W J Cronje South Africa 1992-2000 68 111 9 3714 135 6 23 36.41 44.64
13 A G Prince South Africa 2002-2011 66 104 16 3665 162* 11 11 41.65 43.71
14 B Mitchell South Africa 1929-1949 42 80 9 3471 189* 8 21 48.89 -   
15 Q de Kock* South Africa 2014- 54 91 6 3300 141* 6 22 38.82 70.94
16 N D McKenzie South Africa 2000-2009 58 94 7 3253 226 5 16 37.39 42.01
17 T Bavuma* South Africa 2014- 57 97 12 2997 172 2 20 35.26 48.29
18 A D Nourse South Africa 1935-1951 34 62 7 2960 231 9 14 53.82 -   
19 H W Taylor South Africa 1912-1932 42 76 4 2936 176 7 17 40.78 -   
20 K C Wessels South Africa 1982-1994 40 71 3 2788 179 6 15 41.00 46.48
21 J A Rudolph South Africa 2003-2012 48 83 9 2622 222* 6 11 35.43 43.82
22 J N Rhodes South Africa 1992-2000 52 80 9 2532 117 3 17 35.66 46.31
23 T L Goddard South Africa 1955-1970 41 78 5 2516 112 1 18 34.47 -   
24 E J Barlow South Africa 1961-1970 30 57 2 2516 201 6 15 45.75 -   
25 D J McGlew South Africa 1951-1962 34 64 6 2440 255* 7 10 42.07 -   
26 J H B Waite South Africa 1951-1965 50 86 7 2405 134 4 16 30.44 -   
27 A K Markram* South Africa 2017- 37 67 1 2398 152 7 10 36.33 59.47
28 R G Pollock South Africa 1963-1970 23 41 4 2256 274 7 11 60.97 -   
29 A W Nourse South Africa 1902-1924 45 83 8 2234 111 1 15 29.79 -   
30 R A McLean South Africa 1951-1964 40 73 3 2120 142 5 10 30.29 -   
31 J-P Duminy South Africa 2008-2017 46 74 10 2103 166 6 8 32.86 46.28
32 A N Petersen South Africa 2010-2015 36 64 4 2093 182 5 8 34.88 51.76
33 A C Hudson South Africa 1992-1998 35 63 3 2007 163 4 13 33.45 39.13
34 B M McMillan South Africa 1992-1998 38 62 12 1968 113 3 13 39.36 42.86
35 E A B Rowan South Africa 1935-1951 26 50 5 1965 236 3 12 43.67 -   
36 L Klusener South Africa 1996-2004 49 69 11 1906 174 4 8 32.86 59.81
37 G A Faulkner South Africa 1906-1924 25 47 4 1754 204 4 8 40.79 -   
38 H H Dippenaar South Africa 1999-2007 38 62 5 1718 177* 3 7 30.14 41.62
39 K C Bland South Africa 1961-1966 21 39 5 1669 144* 3 9 49.09 -   
40 W R Endean South Africa 1951-1958 28 52 4 1630 162* 3 8 33.96 -   
41 R H Catterall South Africa 1922-1931 24 43 2 1555 120 3 11 37.93 -   
42 K G Viljoen South Africa 1930-1949 27 50 2 1365 124 2 9 28.44 -   
43 H B Cameron South Africa 1927-1935 26 45 4 1239 90 0 10 30.22 -   
44 D T Lindsay South Africa 1963-1970 19 31 1 1130 182 3 5 37.67 -   
45 J W Zulch South Africa 1910-1921 16 32 2 985 150 2 4 32.83 -   
46 I J Siedle South Africa 1928-1936 18 34 0 977 141 1 5 28.74 -   
47 H E van der Dussen* South Africa 2019- 18 32 2 905 98 0 6 30.17 40.75
48 G C White South Africa 1906-1912 17 31 2 872 147 2 4 30.07 -   
49 A M Bacher South Africa 1996-1999 19 33 1 833 96 0 5 26.03 40.48
50 A J Pithey South Africa 1957-1965 17 27 1 819 154 1 4 31.50 -   
51 A J Hall South Africa 2002-2007 21 33 4 760 163 1 3 26.21 46.06
52 P L Symcox South Africa 1993-1998 20 27 1 741 108 1 4 28.50 56.09
53 C B van Ryneveld South Africa 1951-1958 19 33 6 724 83 0 3 26.81 -   
54 K D Petersen* South Africa 2021- 14 25 0 704 82 0 4 28.16 47.66
55 E L Dalton South Africa 1929-1939 15 24 2 698 117 2 3 31.73 -   
56 A A Bacher South Africa 1965-1970 12 22 1 679 73 0 6 32.33 -   
57 P N Kirsten South Africa 1992-1994 12 22 2 626 104 1 4 31.30 30.04
58 K Verreynne* South Africa 2021- 16 26 3 600 136* 1 2 26.09 53.19
59 H R Lance South Africa 1962-1970 13 22 1 591 70 0 5 28.14 -   
60 R J Peterson South Africa 2003-2014 15 20 3 464 84 0 3 27.29 71.49
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