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Test Cricket - Batting Records and Statistics - Averages / Scoring Rates
Lowest Batting Averages for Players Batting   Innings for  
  Player Country Career Mat Inns NO Runs  HS 100s 50s Avg S/R
1 C N McCarthy South Africa 1948-1951 15 24 15 28 5 0 0 3.11 -   
2 L Ngidi* South Africa 2018- 18 29 10 97 19 0 0 5.11 43.11
3 N A T Adcock South Africa 1953-1962 26 39 12 146 24 0 0 5.41 -   
4 D Olivier* South Africa 2017- 16 21 10 66 15* 0 0 6.00 24.81
5 A J Bell South Africa 1929-1935 16 23 12 69 26* 0 0 6.27 -   
6 A Nortje* South Africa 2019- 19 33 9 187 40 0 0 7.79 30.26
7 P R Adams South Africa 1995-2004 45 55 15 360 35 0 0 9.00 35.57
8 Imran Tahir South Africa 2011-2015 20 23 9 130 29* 0 0 9.29 55.32
9 M Ntini South Africa 1998-2009 101 116 45 699 32* 0 0 9.85 48.58
10 A Nel South Africa 2001-2008 36 42 8 337 34 0 0 9.91 46.10
11 P S Heine South Africa 1955-1962 14 24 3 209 31 0 0 9.95 -   
12 A A Donald South Africa 1992-2002 72 94 33 652 37 0 0 10.69 35.07
13 P L Harris South Africa 2007-2011 37 48 5 460 46 0 0 10.70 33.90
14 K Rabada* South Africa 2015- 62 96 17 905 47 0 0 11.46 48.63
15 M Morkel South Africa 2006-2018 86 104 23 944 40 0 0 11.65 50.81
16 N B F Mann South Africa 1947-1951 19 31 1 400 52 0 1 13.33 -   
17 D W Steyn South Africa 2004-2019 93 119 27 1251 76 0 2 13.60 44.30
18 R O Schwarz South Africa 1906-1912 20 35 8 374 61 0 1 13.85 -   
19 T A Ward South Africa 1912-1924 23 42 9 459 64 0 2 13.91 -   
20 L A Stricker South Africa 1910-1912 13 24 0 342 48 0 0 14.25 -   
21 E P Nupen South Africa 1921-1936 17 31 7 348 69 0 2 14.50 -   
22 K A Maharaj* South Africa 2016- 50 80 6 1135 84 0 5 15.34 60.05
23 S J Pegler South Africa 1910-1924 16 28 5 356 35* 0 0 15.48 -   
24 P W A Mulder* South Africa 2019- 12 21 0 326 42 0 0 15.52 41.11
25 A B C Langton South Africa 1935-1939 15 23 4 298 73* 0 2 15.68 -   
26 W A Shalders South Africa 1899-1907 12 23 1 355 42 0 0 16.14 -   
27 H J Tayfield South Africa 1949-1960 37 60 9 862 75 0 2 16.90 -   
28 J M M Commaille South Africa 1910-1927 12 22 1 355 47 0 0 16.90 -   
29 A E E Vogler South Africa 1906-1911 15 26 6 340 65 0 2 17.00 -   
30 A M B Rowan South Africa 1947-1951 15 23 6 290 41 0 0 17.06 -   
31 C M H Hathorn South Africa 1902-1911 12 20 1 325 102 1 0 17.11 -   
32 P N F Mansell South Africa 1951-1955 13 22 2 355 90 0 2 17.75 -   
33 Q McMillan South Africa 1929-1932 13 21 4 306 50* 0 1 18.00 -   
34 C R Matthews South Africa 1992-1995 18 25 6 348 62* 0 1 18.32 44.85
35 P S De Villiers South Africa 1993-1998 18 26 7 359 67* 0 2 18.89 36.23
36 T B de Bruyn* South Africa 2017- 13 25 1 468 101 1 0 19.50 46.25
37 J M Blanckenberg South Africa 1913-1924 18 30 7 455 59 0 2 19.78 -   
38 C B Llewellyn South Africa 1896-1912 15 28 1 544 90 0 4 20.15 -   
39 C L Vincent South Africa 1927-1935 25 38 12 526 60 0 2 20.23 -   
40 L J Tancred South Africa 1902-1913 14 26 1 530 97 0 2 21.20 -   
41 P M Pollock South Africa 1961-1970 28 41 13 607 75* 0 2 21.68 -   
42 S J Snooke South Africa 1906-1923 26 46 1 1008 103 1 5 22.40 -   
43 J H Sinclair South Africa 1896-1911 25 47 1 1069 106 3 3 23.24 -   
44 J C Watkins South Africa 1949-1957 15 27 1 612 92 0 3 23.54 -   
45 M Jansen* South Africa 2021- 13 21 4 401 84* 0 2 23.59 45.67
46 P W Sherwell South Africa 1906-1911 13 22 4 427 115 1 1 23.72 -   
47 J E Cheetham South Africa 1949-1955 24 43 6 883 89 0 5 23.86 -   
48 V D Philander South Africa 2011-2020 64 94 20 1779 74 0 8 24.04 44.53
49 D J Richardson South Africa 1992-1998 42 64 8 1359 109 1 8 24.27 43.27
50 D P B Morkel South Africa 1927-1932 16 28 1 663 88 0 4 24.56 -   
51 H G Deane South Africa 1924-1931 17 27 2 628 93 0 3 25.12 -   
52 N Boje South Africa 2000-2006 43 62 10 1312 85 0 4 25.23 48.32
53 P L van der Merwe South Africa 1963-1967 15 23 2 533 76 0 3 25.38 -   
54 K J Funston South Africa 1952-1958 18 33 1 824 92 0 5 25.75 -   
55 A M Bacher South Africa 1996-1999 19 33 1 833 96 0 5 26.03 40.48
56 K Verreynne* South Africa 2021- 16 26 3 600 136* 1 2 26.09 53.19
57 A J Hall South Africa 2002-2007 21 33 4 760 163 1 3 26.21 46.06
58 C B van Ryneveld South Africa 1951-1958 19 33 6 724 83 0 3 26.81 -   
59 R J Peterson South Africa 2003-2014 15 20 3 464 84 0 3 27.29 71.49
60 H R Lance South Africa 1962-1970 13 22 1 591 70 0 5 28.14 -   
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