Test Cricket - Batting Records and Statistics - Averages / Scoring Rates
Highest Batting Averages for Players (with at No Centuries) Batting   Innings for  
  Player Country Career Mat Inns NO Runs  HS 100s 50s Avg S/R
1 Asim Kamal Pakistan 2003-2005 12 20 1 717 99 0 8 37.74 47.23
2 M D Craig New Zealand 2014-2016 15 25 9 589 67 0 3 36.81 54.39
3 A R Patel* India 2021- 14 22 4 646 84 0 4 35.89 52.31
4 B M Laird Australia 1979-1982 21 40 2 1341 92 0 11 35.29 36.12
5 K D Mackay Australia 1956-1963 37 52 7 1507 89 0 13 33.49 -   
6 T D Paine Australia 2010-2021 35 57 10 1534 92 0 9 32.64 45.72
7 A A Bacher South Africa 1965-1970 12 22 1 679 73 0 6 32.33 -   
8 Sami Aslam Pakistan 2015-2017 13 25 1 758 91 0 7 31.58 39.11
9 C P S Chauhan India 1969-1981 40 68 2 2084 97 0 16 31.58 -   
10 T R Veivers Australia 1963-1967 21 30 4 813 88 0 7 31.27 -   
11 P A Patel India 2002-2018 25 38 8 934 71 0 6 31.13 48.44
12 N Dickwella* Sri Lanka 2014- 54 96 7 2757 96 0 22 30.98 66.47
13 G R J Roope England 1973-1978 21 32 4 860 77 0 7 30.71 -   
14 J D C Goddard West Indies 1948-1957 27 39 11 859 83* 0 4 30.68 -   
15 H B Cameron South Africa 1927-1935 26 45 4 1239 90 0 10 30.22 -   
16 H E van der Dussen* South Africa 2019- 18 32 2 905 98 0 6 30.17 40.75
17 U C Hathurusingha Sri Lanka 1991-1999 26 44 1 1274 83 0 8 29.63 35.66
18 J L Denly England 2019-2020 15 28 0 827 94 0 6 29.54 39.65
19 W Bruce Australia 1885-1895 14 26 2 702 80 0 5 29.25 -   
20 G S Camacho West Indies 1968-1971 11 22 0 640 87 0 4 29.09 -   
21 M G Bevan Australia 1994-1998 18 30 3 785 91 0 6 29.07 39.81
22 D W Lawrence* England 2021- 11 21 2 551 91 0 4 29.00 53.86
23 R F Surti India 1960-1969 26 48 4 1263 99 0 9 28.70 -   
24 K D Petersen* South Africa 2021- 14 25 0 704 82 0 4 28.16 47.66
25 H R Lance South Africa 1962-1970 13 22 1 591 70 0 5 28.14 -   
26 S O Hetmeyer* West Indies 2017-2019 16 30 0 838 93 0 5 27.93 73.64
27 M D Stoneman England 2017-2018 11 20 1 526 60 0 5 27.68 44.28
28 W Bates England 1881-1887 15 26 2 656 64 0 5 27.33 -   
29 R J Peterson South Africa 2003-2014 15 20 3 464 84 0 3 27.29 71.49
30 A D Hales* England 2015-2016 11 21 0 573 94 0 5 27.29 43.84
31 Saleem Yousuf Pakistan 1982-1990 32 44 5 1055 91* 0 5 27.05 -   
32 T J E Andrews Australia 1921-1926 16 23 1 592 94 0 4 26.91 -   
33 A M Blignaut Zimbabwe 2001-2005 19 36 3 886 92 0 6 26.85 68.58
34 T E Blain New Zealand 1986-1994 11 20 3 456 78 0 2 26.82 37.97
35 C B van Ryneveld South Africa 1951-1958 19 33 6 724 83 0 3 26.81 -   
36 W M Darling Australia 1978-1979 14 27 1 697 91 0 6 26.81 -   
37 U D U Chandana Sri Lanka 1999-2005 16 24 1 616 92 0 2 26.78 50.62
38 W A Young* New Zealand 2020- 16 28 1 717 89 0 7 26.56 41.66
39 P R Reiffel Australia 1992-1998 35 50 14 955 79* 0 6 26.53 46.77
40 Faheem Ashraf* Pakistan 2018- 17 27 1 687 91 0 4 26.42 54.18
41 A Jadeja India 1992-2000 15 24 2 576 96 0 4 26.18 39.37
42 T T Bresnan England 2009-2013 23 26 4 575 91 0 3 26.14 39.44
43 J D Campbell* West Indies 2019- 20 40 6 888 68 0 3 26.12 52.17
44 J L Pattinson Australia 2011-2020 21 25 9 417 47* 0 0 26.06 42.95
45 Arun Lal India 1982-1989 16 29 1 729 93 0 6 26.04 -   
46 A M Bacher South Africa 1996-1999 19 33 1 833 96 0 5 26.03 40.48
47 D R Flynn New Zealand 2008-2013 24 45 5 1038 95 0 6 25.95 40.23
48 Rajin Saleh Bangladesh 2003-2008 24 46 2 1141 89 0 7 25.93 35.87
49 N Deonarine West Indies 2005-2013 18 30 2 725 82 0 5 25.89 41.93
50 G C Grant West Indies 1930-1935 12 22 6 413 71* 0 3 25.81 -   
51 G Miller England 1976-1984 34 51 4 1213 98* 0 7 25.81 35.51
52 K J O'Keeffe Australia 1971-1977 24 34 9 644 85 0 1 25.76 -   
53 K J Funston South Africa 1952-1958 18 33 1 824 92 0 5 25.75 -   
54 K S More India 1986-1993 49 64 14 1285 73 0 7 25.70 -   
55 D A Allen England 1960-1966 39 51 15 918 88 0 5 25.50 -   
56 G B Hole Australia 1951-1954 18 33 2 789 66 0 6 25.45 -   
57 A V Mankad India 1969-1978 22 42 3 991 97 0 6 25.41 -   
58 P L van der Merwe South Africa 1963-1967 15 23 2 533 76 0 3 25.38 -   
59 N W D Yardley England 1938-1950 20 34 2 812 99 0 4 25.38 -   
60 D B Close England 1949-1976 22 37 2 887 70 0 4 25.34 -   
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