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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 K S Williamson* New Zealand 2010- 100 176 17 8743 251 32 34 54.99 51.41
2 L R P L Taylor* New Zealand 2007- 112 196 24 7683 290 19 35 44.67 59.28
3 M D Crowe New Zealand 1982-1995 77 131 11 5444 299 17 18 45.37 44.66
4 T W M Latham* New Zealand 2014- 80 142 6 5418 264* 13 28 39.84 46.95
5 B B McCullum New Zealand 2004-2016 101 176 9 6453 302 12 31 38.64 64.60
6 J G Wright New Zealand 1978-1993 82 148 7 5334 185 12 23 37.83 -   
7 N J Astle New Zealand 1996-2006 81 137 10 4702 222 11 24 37.02 49.60
8 S P Fleming New Zealand 1994-2008 111 189 10 7172 274* 9 46 40.07 45.83
9 H M Nicholls* New Zealand 2016- 56 87 7 2973 200* 9 12 37.16 50.20
10 B J Watling* New Zealand 2009- 75 117 16 3790 205 8 19 37.52 42.61
11 B E Congdon New Zealand 1965-1978 61 114 7 3448 176 7 19 32.22 -   
12 G M Turner New Zealand 1969-1983 41 73 6 2991 259 7 14 44.64 -   
13 A H Jones New Zealand 1987-1995 39 74 8 2922 186 7 11 44.27 39.26
14 C D McMillan New Zealand 1997-2005 55 91 10 3116 142 6 19 38.47 54.93
15 J F Reid New Zealand 1979-1986 19 31 3 1296 180 6 2 46.29 -   
16 J R Reid New Zealand 1949-1965 58 108 5 3428 142 6 22 33.28 -   
17 G P Howarth New Zealand 1975-1985 47 83 5 2531 147 6 11 32.45 -   
18 D L Vettori New Zealand 1997-2014 113 174 23 4531 140 6 23 30.01 58.19
19 M G Burgess New Zealand 1968-1980 50 92 6 2684 119* 5 14 31.21 -   
20 C L Cairns New Zealand 1989-2004 62 104 5 3320 158 5 22 33.54 57.08
21 J D P Oram New Zealand 2002-2009 33 59 10 1780 133 5 6 36.33 50.38
22 S B Styris New Zealand 2002-2007 29 48 4 1586 170 5 6 36.05 51.34
23 B Sutcliffe New Zealand 1947-1965 42 76 8 2727 230* 5 15 40.10 -   
24 D J Mitchell* New Zealand 2019- 23 37 5 1608 190 5 10 50.25 53.35
25 M H Richardson New Zealand 2000-2004 38 65 3 2776 145 4 19 44.77 37.67
26 D P Conway* New Zealand 2021- 20 37 1 1497 200 4 8 41.58 50.22
27 T A Blundell* New Zealand 2017- 32 54 6 1756 138 4 10 36.58 50.39
28 B F Hastings New Zealand 1969-1976 31 56 6 1510 117* 4 7 30.20 -   
29 M J Horne New Zealand 1997-2003 35 65 2 1788 157 4 5 28.38 41.03
30 K R Rutherford New Zealand 1985-1995 56 99 8 2465 107* 3 18 27.09 46.04
31 B W Sinclair New Zealand 1963-1968 21 40 1 1148 138 3 3 29.44 -   
32 M J Guptill* New Zealand 2009-2016 47 89 1 2586 189 3 17 29.39 46.61
33 J J Crowe New Zealand 1983-1990 39 65 4 1601 128 3 6 26.25 34.36
34 J M Parker New Zealand 1973-1980 36 63 2 1498 121 3 5 24.56 -   
35 L Vincent New Zealand 2001-2007 23 40 1 1332 224 3 9 34.15 47.15
36 G T Dowling New Zealand 1961-1972 39 77 3 2306 239 3 11 31.16 -   
37 M J Greatbatch New Zealand 1988-1996 41 71 5 2021 146* 3 10 30.62 40.86
38 B A Edgar New Zealand 1978-1986 39 68 4 1958 161 3 12 30.59 -   
39 M S Sinclair New Zealand 1999-2010 33 56 5 1635 214 3 4 32.06 43.08
40 J D Ryder New Zealand 2008-2011 18 33 2 1269 201 3 6 40.94 55.20
41 J V Coney New Zealand 1974-1987 52 85 14 2668 174* 3 16 37.58 -   
42 C de Grandhomme* New Zealand 2016- 29 44 7 1432 120* 2 8 38.70 80.45
43 B A Young New Zealand 1993-1999 35 68 4 2034 267* 2 12 31.78 38.91
44 A C Parore New Zealand 1990-2002 78 128 19 2865 110 2 14 26.28 38.72
45 I D S Smith New Zealand 1980-1992 63 88 17 1815 173 2 6 25.56 63.17
46 P G Fulton New Zealand 2006-2014 23 39 1 967 136 2 5 25.45 39.28
47 V Pollard New Zealand 1965-1973 32 59 7 1266 116 2 7 24.35 -   
48 M D Bell New Zealand 1998-2008 18 32 2 729 107 2 3 24.30 37.81
49 T G McIntosh New Zealand 2008-2011 17 33 2 854 136 2 4 27.55 36.20
50 R J Hadlee New Zealand 1973-1990 86 134 19 3124 151* 2 15 27.17 -   
51 C M Spearman New Zealand 1995-2000 19 37 2 922 112 1 3 26.34 41.68
52 J A Raval New Zealand 2016-2020 24 39 1 1143 132 1 7 30.08 42.81
53 W K Lees New Zealand 1976-1983 21 37 4 778 152 1 1 23.58 -   
54 M J Santner* New Zealand 2015- 26 35 2 804 126 1 2 24.36 43.27
55 T J Franklin New Zealand 1983-1991 21 37 1 828 101 1 4 23.00 26.74
56 S A Thomson New Zealand 1990-1995 19 35 4 958 120* 1 5 30.90 45.34
57 J M How New Zealand 2006-2009 19 35 1 772 92 0 4 22.71 50.46
58 R W Morgan New Zealand 1965-1972 20 34 1 734 97 0 5 22.24 -   
59 D J Nash New Zealand 1992-2001 32 45 14 729 89* 0 4 23.52 34.70
60 D R Flynn New Zealand 2008-2013 24 45 5 1038 95 0 6 25.95 40.23
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