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 S Martin New Zealand 2000-2013 71 104 52 123 12* 0 0 2.37 20.00
2 Ebadat Hossain* Bangladesh 2019- 20 32 16 50 21* 0 0 3.13 21.83
3 Manjural Islam Bangladesh 2001-2004 17 33 11 81 21 0 0 3.68 21.66
4 Maninder Singh India 1982-1993 35 38 12 99 15 0 0 3.81 -   
5 N Pradeep* Sri Lanka 2011-2017 28 50 17 132 17* 0 0 4.00 36.57
6 B S Chandrasekhar India 1964-1979 58 80 39 167 22 0 0 4.07 -   
7 L Kumara* Sri Lanka 2016- 28 39 17 91 13* 0 0 4.14 29.26
8 S T Gabriel* West Indies 2012- 59 88 34 229 20* 0 0 4.24 34.70
9 D R Doshi India 1979-1983 33 38 10 129 20 0 0 4.61 -   
10 B A Reid Australia 1985-1992 27 34 14 93 13 0 0 4.65 23.60
11 A L Valentine West Indies 1950-1962 36 51 21 141 14 0 0 4.70 -   
12 M S Panesar England 2006-2013 50 68 23 220 26 0 0 4.89 29.37
13 Mohammed Siraj* India 2020- 27 36 15 104 16* 0 0 4.95 38.66
14 P C R Tufnell England 1990-2001 42 59 29 153 22* 0 0 5.10 22.17
15 N A T Adcock South Africa 1953-1962 26 39 12 146 24 0 0 5.41 -   
16 H K Olonga Zimbabwe 1995-2002 30 45 11 184 24 0 0 5.41 23.50
17 Mohammad Abbas* Pakistan 2017- 25 36 16 110 29 0 0 5.50 17.03
18 J D Higgs Australia 1978-1981 22 36 16 111 16 0 0 5.55 -   
19 Mohammad Asif Pakistan 2005-2010 23 38 13 141 29 0 0 5.64 30.45
20 P T Collins West Indies 1999-2006 32 47 7 235 24 0 0 5.88 33.52
21 D E Malcolm England 1989-1997 40 58 19 236 29 0 0 6.05 45.83
22 P I Pocock England 1968-1985 25 37 4 206 33 0 0 6.24 -   
23 S L Boock New Zealand 1978-1989 30 41 8 207 37 0 0 6.27 -   
24 S P Gupte India 1951-1961 36 42 13 183 21 0 0 6.31 -   
25 Sikander Bakht Pakistan 1976-1983 26 35 12 146 22* 0 0 6.35 -   
26 M Hendrick England 1974-1981 30 35 15 128 15 0 0 6.40 29.84
27 Shaheen Shah Afridi* Pakistan 2018- 29 37 9 182 21 0 0 6.50 40.18
28 T M Alderman Australia 1981-1991 41 53 22 203 26* 0 0 6.55 27.36
29 F H Edwards* West Indies 2003-2012 55 88 28 394 30 0 0 6.57 28.20
30 B P Patterson West Indies 1986-1992 28 38 16 145 21* 0 0 6.59 35.89
31 R W Blair New Zealand 1953-1964 19 34 6 189 64* 0 1 6.75 -   
32 L R Gibbs West Indies 1958-1976 79 109 39 488 25 0 0 6.97 -   
33 D Kaneria Pakistan 2000-2010 61 84 33 360 29 0 0 7.06 48.45
34 M J Hoggard England 2000-2008 67 92 27 473 38 0 0 7.28 22.63
35 J J Bumrah* India 2018- 36 55 18 271 34* 0 0 7.32 43.22
36 G D McGrath Australia 1993-2007 124 138 51 641 61 0 1 7.37 40.83
37 A R C Fraser England 1989-1998 46 67 15 388 32 0 0 7.46 28.59
38 B K V Prasad India 1996-2001 33 47 20 203 30* 0 0 7.52 28.88
39 C A Walsh West Indies 1984-2001 132 185 61 936 30* 0 0 7.55 44.83
40 I E O'Brien New Zealand 2005-2009 22 34 5 219 31 0 0 7.55 38.49
41 Rahat Ali Pakistan 2013-2018 21 31 13 136 35* 0 0 7.56 36.56
42 A Nortje* South Africa 2019- 19 33 9 187 40 0 0 7.79 30.26
43 D B Powell West Indies 2002-2009 37 57 5 407 36* 0 0 7.83 35.67
44 C D Collymore West Indies 1999-2007 30 52 27 197 16* 0 0 7.88 30.69
45 K C G Benjamin West Indies 1992-1998 26 36 8 222 43* 0 0 7.93 41.57
46 H Strudwick England 1910-1926 28 42 13 230 24 0 0 7.93 -   
47 S F Barnes England 1901-1914 27 39 9 242 38* 0 0 8.07 -   
48 S Ramadhin West Indies 1950-1960 43 58 14 361 44 0 0 8.20 -   
49 I Sharma* India 2007- 105 142 47 785 57 0 1 8.26 30.54
50 C R D Fernando Sri Lanka 2000-2012 40 47 17 249 39* 0 0 8.30 35.12
51 D K Morrison New Zealand 1987-1997 48 71 26 379 42 0 0 8.42 22.35
52 M V Dillon West Indies 1997-2004 38 68 3 549 43 0 0 8.45 39.73
53 D N T Zoysa Sri Lanka 1997-2004 30 40 6 288 28* 0 0 8.47 41.44
54 Wahab Riaz Pakistan 2010-2018 27 41 5 306 39 0 0 8.50 42.09
55 E J Chatfield New Zealand 1975-1989 43 54 33 180 21* 0 0 8.57 23.02
56 V Fernando* Sri Lanka 2016- 23 32 16 138 38 0 0 8.63 29.36
57 R W Price Zimbabwe 1999-2013 22 38 8 261 36 0 0 8.70 31.79
58 Ghulam Ahmed India 1948-1958 22 31 9 192 50 0 1 8.73 -   
59 K R Pushpakumara Sri Lanka 1994-2001 23 31 12 166 44 0 0 8.74 34.37
60 H B Cave New Zealand 1949-1958 19 31 5 229 22* 0 0 8.81 -   
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