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 D G Bradman Australia 1928-1948 52 80 10 6996 334 29 13 99.94 -   
2 A C Voges Australia 2015-2016 20 31 7 1485 269* 5 4 61.88 55.68
3 S P D Smith* Australia 2010- 109 195 25 9685 239 32 41 56.97 53.51
4 G S Chappell Australia 1970-1984 87 151 19 7110 247* 24 31 53.86 -   
5 R T Ponting Australia 1995-2012 168 287 29 13378 257 41 62 51.85 58.72
6 J Ryder Australia 1920-1929 20 32 5 1394 201* 3 9 51.63 -   
7 M E K Hussey Australia 2005-2013 79 137 16 6235 195 19 29 51.53 50.13
8 S R Waugh Australia 1985-2004 168 260 46 10927 200 32 50 51.06 48.65
9 M L Hayden Australia 1994-2009 103 184 14 8625 380 30 29 50.74 60.11
10 A R Border Australia 1978-1994 156 265 44 11174 205 27 63 50.56 40.98
11 M Labuschagne* Australia 2018- 50 90 7 4114 215 11 20 49.57 52.68
12 M J Clarke Australia 2004-2015 115 198 22 8643 329* 28 27 49.11 55.92
13 R N Harvey Australia 1948-1963 79 137 10 6149 205 21 24 48.42 -   
14 K D Walters Australia 1965-1981 74 125 14 5357 250 15 33 48.26 -   
15 W H Ponsford Australia 1924-1934 29 48 4 2122 266 7 6 48.23 -   
16 S J McCabe Australia 1930-1938 39 62 5 2748 232 6 13 48.21 -   
17 A C Gilchrist Australia 1999-2008 96 137 20 5570 204* 17 26 47.61 81.96
18 W M Lawry Australia 1961-1971 67 123 12 5234 210 13 27 47.15 -   
19 R M Cowper Australia 1964-1968 27 46 2 2061 307 5 10 46.84 -   
20 W A Brown Australia 1934-1948 22 35 1 1592 206* 4 9 46.82 -   
21 R B Simpson Australia 1957-1978 62 111 7 4869 311 10 27 46.82 -   
22 A L Hassett Australia 1938-1953 43 69 3 3073 198* 10 11 46.56 -   
23 D M Jones Australia 1984-1992 52 89 11 3631 216 11 14 46.55 48.89
24 A R Morris Australia 1946-1955 46 79 3 3533 206 12 12 46.49 -   
25 D R Martyn Australia 1992-2006 67 109 14 4406 165 13 23 46.38 51.41
26 W M Woodfull Australia 1926-1934 35 54 4 2300 161 7 13 46.00 -   
27 U T Khawaja* Australia 2011- 73 131 12 5451 195* 15 26 45.81 48.29
28 N C O'Neill Australia 1958-1965 42 69 8 2779 181 6 15 45.56 -   
29 J L Langer Australia 1993-2007 105 182 12 7696 250 23 30 45.27 54.23
30 H L Collins Australia 1920-1926 19 31 1 1352 203 4 6 45.07 -   
31 S M Katich Australia 2001-2010 56 99 6 4188 157 10 25 45.03 49.38
32 D S Lehmann Australia 1998-2004 27 42 2 1798 177 5 10 44.95 61.81
33 D A Warner* Australia 2011- 112 205 8 8786 335* 26 37 44.60 70.19
34 D C Boon Australia 1984-1996 107 190 20 7422 200 21 32 43.66 40.97
35 M A Taylor Australia 1989-1999 104 186 13 7525 334* 19 40 43.50 41.48
36 I R Redpath Australia 1964-1976 66 120 11 4737 171 8 31 43.46 -   
37 C J L Rogers Australia 2008-2015 25 48 1 2015 173 5 14 42.87 50.60
38 M J Slater Australia 1993-2001 74 131 7 5312 219 14 21 42.84 53.30
39 J H Fingleton Australia 1932-1938 18 29 1 1189 136 5 3 42.46 -   
40 I M Chappell Australia 1964-1980 75 136 10 5345 196 14 26 42.42 -   
41 B C Booth Australia 1961-1966 29 48 6 1773 169 5 10 42.21 -   
42 M E Waugh Australia 1991-2002 128 209 17 8029 153* 20 47 41.82 52.27
43 C G Macartney Australia 1907-1926 35 55 4 2131 170 7 9 41.78 -   
44 T M Head* Australia 2018- 49 81 5 3173 175 7 16 41.75 64.72
45 G N Yallop Australia 1976-1984 39 70 3 2756 268 8 9 41.13 -   
46 G R J Matthews Australia 1983-1993 33 53 8 1849 130 4 12 41.09 44.26
47 A Symonds Australia 2004-2008 26 41 5 1462 162* 2 10 40.61 64.80
48 W Bardsley Australia 1909-1926 41 66 5 2469 193* 6 14 40.48 -   
49 R Edwards Australia 1972-1975 20 32 3 1171 170* 2 9 40.38 -   
50 R B McCosker Australia 1975-1980 25 46 5 1622 127 4 9 39.56 42.21
51 C C McDonald Australia 1952-1961 47 83 4 3107 170 5 17 39.33 -   
52 C Hill Australia 1896-1912 49 89 2 3412 191 7 19 39.22 -   
53 V T Trumper Australia 1899-1912 48 89 8 3163 214* 8 13 39.05 -   
54 W W Armstrong Australia 1902-1921 50 84 10 2863 159* 6 8 38.69 -   
55 P J P Burge Australia 1955-1966 42 68 8 2290 181 4 12 38.17 -   
56 V S Ransford Australia 1907-1912 20 38 6 1211 143* 1 7 37.84 -   
57 K R Stackpole Australia 1966-1974 43 80 5 2807 207 7 14 37.43 -   
58 C E Kelleway Australia 1910-1928 26 42 4 1422 147 3 6 37.42 -   
59 K J Hughes Australia 1977-1984 70 124 6 4415 213 9 22 37.42 42.79
60 P S P Handscomb* Australia 2016- 20 35 6 1079 110 2 5 37.21 48.30
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