Highest Batting Averages for Players Batting
Innings
for
|
Player
|
Country
|
Career
|
Mat
|
Inns
|
NO
|
Runs
|
HS
|
100s
|
50s
|
Avg
|
S/R
|
1 |
L R P L Taylor*
|
New Zealand
|
2006-
|
236
|
220
|
39
|
8607
|
181*
|
21
|
51
|
47.55
|
83.32
|
2 |
S P Fleming
|
New Zealand
|
1994-2007
|
280
|
269
|
21
|
8037
|
134*
|
8
|
49
|
32.41
|
71.48
|
3 |
M J Guptill*
|
New Zealand
|
2009-
|
198
|
195
|
19
|
7346
|
237*
|
18
|
39
|
41.74
|
87.30
|
4 |
N J Astle
|
New Zealand
|
1995-2007
|
223
|
217
|
14
|
7090
|
145*
|
16
|
41
|
34.93
|
72.64
|
5 |
K S Williamson*
|
New Zealand
|
2010-
|
165
|
157
|
17
|
6810
|
148
|
13
|
45
|
48.64
|
81.38
|
6 |
B B McCullum
|
New Zealand
|
2002-2016
|
260
|
228
|
28
|
6083
|
166
|
5
|
32
|
30.42
|
96.37
|
7 |
C L Cairns
|
New Zealand
|
1991-2006
|
215
|
193
|
25
|
4950
|
115
|
4
|
26
|
29.46
|
84.37
|
8 |
M D Crowe
|
New Zealand
|
1982-1995
|
143
|
140
|
18
|
4704
|
107*
|
4
|
34
|
38.56
|
72.63
|
9 |
S B Styris
|
New Zealand
|
1999-2011
|
188
|
161
|
23
|
4483
|
141
|
4
|
28
|
32.49
|
79.39
|
10 |
C Z Harris
|
New Zealand
|
1990-2004
|
250
|
213
|
62
|
4379
|
130
|
1
|
16
|
29.00
|
66.52
|
11 |
T W M Latham*
|
New Zealand
|
2012-
|
147
|
134
|
17
|
4099
|
145*
|
7
|
24
|
35.03
|
85.72
|
12 |
K R Rutherford
|
New Zealand
|
1985-1995
|
121
|
115
|
9
|
3143
|
108
|
2
|
18
|
29.65
|
64.30
|
13 |
A H Jones
|
New Zealand
|
1987-1995
|
87
|
87
|
9
|
2784
|
93
|
0
|
25
|
35.69
|
57.87
|
14 |
R G Twose
|
New Zealand
|
1995-2001
|
87
|
81
|
11
|
2717
|
103
|
1
|
20
|
38.81
|
75.41
|
15 |
H M Nicholls*
|
New Zealand
|
2015-
|
75
|
73
|
15
|
2056
|
124*
|
1
|
15
|
35.45
|
81.07
|
16 |
G D Elliott
|
New Zealand
|
2008-2016
|
83
|
69
|
11
|
1976
|
115
|
2
|
11
|
34.07
|
81.79
|
17 |
J V Coney
|
New Zealand
|
1979-1987
|
88
|
80
|
19
|
1874
|
66*
|
0
|
8
|
30.72
|
64.96
|
18 |
B A Edgar
|
New Zealand
|
1978-1986
|
64
|
64
|
5
|
1814
|
102*
|
1
|
10
|
30.75
|
49.23
|
19 |
G M Turner
|
New Zealand
|
1973-1983
|
41
|
40
|
6
|
1598
|
171*
|
3
|
9
|
47.00
|
68.06
|
20 |
D J Mitchell*
|
New Zealand
|
2021-
|
39
|
35
|
5
|
1577
|
134
|
6
|
5
|
52.57
|
98.07
|
21 |
J D Ryder
|
New Zealand
|
2008-2014
|
48
|
42
|
1
|
1362
|
107
|
3
|
6
|
33.22
|
95.31
|
22 |
P G Fulton
|
New Zealand
|
2004-2009
|
49
|
46
|
5
|
1334
|
112
|
1
|
8
|
32.54
|
72.78
|
23 |
D P Conway*
|
New Zealand
|
2021-
|
32
|
31
|
3
|
1246
|
152*
|
5
|
3
|
44.50
|
89.77
|
24 |
W A Young*
|
New Zealand
|
2021-
|
31
|
31
|
3
|
1244
|
120
|
3
|
8
|
44.43
|
87.92
|
25 |
J M How
|
New Zealand
|
2005-2011
|
41
|
37
|
1
|
1046
|
139
|
1
|
7
|
29.06
|
66.54
|
S/R not calculated for players with incomplete balls faced records
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