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 |
L R P L Taylor*
|
New Zealand
|
2007-
|
112
|
196
|
24
|
7683
|
290
|
19
|
35
|
44.67
|
59.28
|
2 |
D L Vettori
|
New Zealand
|
1997-2014
|
113
|
174
|
23
|
4531
|
140
|
6
|
23
|
30.01
|
58.19
|
3 |
R J Hadlee
|
New Zealand
|
1973-1990
|
86
|
134
|
19
|
3124
|
151*
|
2
|
15
|
27.17
|
-
|
4 |
A C Parore
|
New Zealand
|
1990-2002
|
78
|
128
|
19
|
2865
|
110
|
2
|
14
|
26.28
|
38.72
|
5 |
I D S Smith
|
New Zealand
|
1980-1992
|
63
|
88
|
17
|
1815
|
173
|
2
|
6
|
25.56
|
63.17
|
6 |
K S Williamson*
|
New Zealand
|
2010-
|
100
|
176
|
17
|
8743
|
251
|
32
|
34
|
54.99
|
51.41
|
7 |
B J Watling*
|
New Zealand
|
2009-
|
75
|
117
|
16
|
3790
|
205
|
8
|
19
|
37.52
|
42.61
|
8 |
J V Coney
|
New Zealand
|
1974-1987
|
52
|
85
|
14
|
2668
|
174*
|
3
|
16
|
37.58
|
-
|
9 |
D J Nash
|
New Zealand
|
1992-2001
|
32
|
45
|
14
|
729
|
89*
|
0
|
4
|
23.52
|
34.70
|
10 |
M D Crowe
|
New Zealand
|
1982-1995
|
77
|
131
|
11
|
5444
|
299
|
17
|
18
|
45.37
|
44.66
|
11 |
S P Fleming
|
New Zealand
|
1994-2008
|
111
|
189
|
10
|
7172
|
274*
|
9
|
46
|
40.07
|
45.83
|
12 |
C D McMillan
|
New Zealand
|
1997-2005
|
55
|
91
|
10
|
3116
|
142
|
6
|
19
|
38.47
|
54.93
|
13 |
N J Astle
|
New Zealand
|
1996-2006
|
81
|
137
|
10
|
4702
|
222
|
11
|
24
|
37.02
|
49.60
|
14 |
J D P Oram
|
New Zealand
|
2002-2009
|
33
|
59
|
10
|
1780
|
133
|
5
|
6
|
36.33
|
50.38
|
15 |
B B McCullum
|
New Zealand
|
2004-2016
|
101
|
176
|
9
|
6453
|
302
|
12
|
31
|
38.64
|
64.60
|
16 |
B Sutcliffe
|
New Zealand
|
1947-1965
|
42
|
76
|
8
|
2727
|
230*
|
5
|
15
|
40.10
|
-
|
17 |
A H Jones
|
New Zealand
|
1987-1995
|
39
|
74
|
8
|
2922
|
186
|
7
|
11
|
44.27
|
39.26
|
18 |
K R Rutherford
|
New Zealand
|
1985-1995
|
56
|
99
|
8
|
2465
|
107*
|
3
|
18
|
27.09
|
46.04
|
19 |
V Pollard
|
New Zealand
|
1965-1973
|
32
|
59
|
7
|
1266
|
116
|
2
|
7
|
24.35
|
-
|
20 |
C de Grandhomme*
|
New Zealand
|
2016-
|
29
|
44
|
7
|
1432
|
120*
|
2
|
8
|
38.70
|
80.45
|
21 |
J G Wright
|
New Zealand
|
1978-1993
|
82
|
148
|
7
|
5334
|
185
|
12
|
23
|
37.83
|
-
|
22 |
H M Nicholls*
|
New Zealand
|
2016-
|
56
|
87
|
7
|
2973
|
200*
|
9
|
12
|
37.16
|
50.20
|
23 |
B E Congdon
|
New Zealand
|
1965-1978
|
61
|
114
|
7
|
3448
|
176
|
7
|
19
|
32.22
|
-
|
24 |
M G Burgess
|
New Zealand
|
1968-1980
|
50
|
92
|
6
|
2684
|
119*
|
5
|
14
|
31.21
|
-
|
25 |
T A Blundell*
|
New Zealand
|
2017-
|
32
|
54
|
6
|
1756
|
138
|
4
|
10
|
36.58
|
50.39
|
26 |
T W M Latham*
|
New Zealand
|
2014-
|
80
|
142
|
6
|
5418
|
264*
|
13
|
28
|
39.84
|
46.95
|
27 |
G M Turner
|
New Zealand
|
1969-1983
|
41
|
73
|
6
|
2991
|
259
|
7
|
14
|
44.64
|
-
|
28 |
B F Hastings
|
New Zealand
|
1969-1976
|
31
|
56
|
6
|
1510
|
117*
|
4
|
7
|
30.20
|
-
|
29 |
D R Flynn
|
New Zealand
|
2008-2013
|
24
|
45
|
5
|
1038
|
95
|
0
|
6
|
25.95
|
40.23
|
30 |
D J Mitchell*
|
New Zealand
|
2019-
|
23
|
37
|
5
|
1608
|
190
|
5
|
10
|
50.25
|
53.35
|
31 |
C L Cairns
|
New Zealand
|
1989-2004
|
62
|
104
|
5
|
3320
|
158
|
5
|
22
|
33.54
|
57.08
|
32 |
J R Reid
|
New Zealand
|
1949-1965
|
58
|
108
|
5
|
3428
|
142
|
6
|
22
|
33.28
|
-
|
33 |
G P Howarth
|
New Zealand
|
1975-1985
|
47
|
83
|
5
|
2531
|
147
|
6
|
11
|
32.45
|
-
|
34 |
M S Sinclair
|
New Zealand
|
1999-2010
|
33
|
56
|
5
|
1635
|
214
|
3
|
4
|
32.06
|
43.08
|
35 |
M J Greatbatch
|
New Zealand
|
1988-1996
|
41
|
71
|
5
|
2021
|
146*
|
3
|
10
|
30.62
|
40.86
|
36 |
B A Edgar
|
New Zealand
|
1978-1986
|
39
|
68
|
4
|
1958
|
161
|
3
|
12
|
30.59
|
-
|
37 |
S A Thomson
|
New Zealand
|
1990-1995
|
19
|
35
|
4
|
958
|
120*
|
1
|
5
|
30.90
|
45.34
|
38 |
B A Young
|
New Zealand
|
1993-1999
|
35
|
68
|
4
|
2034
|
267*
|
2
|
12
|
31.78
|
38.91
|
39 |
S B Styris
|
New Zealand
|
2002-2007
|
29
|
48
|
4
|
1586
|
170
|
5
|
6
|
36.05
|
51.34
|
40 |
W K Lees
|
New Zealand
|
1976-1983
|
21
|
37
|
4
|
778
|
152
|
1
|
1
|
23.58
|
-
|
41 |
J J Crowe
|
New Zealand
|
1983-1990
|
39
|
65
|
4
|
1601
|
128
|
3
|
6
|
26.25
|
34.36
|
42 |
G T Dowling
|
New Zealand
|
1961-1972
|
39
|
77
|
3
|
2306
|
239
|
3
|
11
|
31.16
|
-
|
43 |
J F Reid
|
New Zealand
|
1979-1986
|
19
|
31
|
3
|
1296
|
180
|
6
|
2
|
46.29
|
-
|
44 |
M H Richardson
|
New Zealand
|
2000-2004
|
38
|
65
|
3
|
2776
|
145
|
4
|
19
|
44.77
|
37.67
|
45 |
J D Ryder
|
New Zealand
|
2008-2011
|
18
|
33
|
2
|
1269
|
201
|
3
|
6
|
40.94
|
55.20
|
46 |
M D Bell
|
New Zealand
|
1998-2008
|
18
|
32
|
2
|
729
|
107
|
2
|
3
|
24.30
|
37.81
|
47 |
J M Parker
|
New Zealand
|
1973-1980
|
36
|
63
|
2
|
1498
|
121
|
3
|
5
|
24.56
|
-
|
48 |
M J Santner*
|
New Zealand
|
2015-
|
26
|
35
|
2
|
804
|
126
|
1
|
2
|
24.36
|
43.27
|
49 |
C M Spearman
|
New Zealand
|
1995-2000
|
19
|
37
|
2
|
922
|
112
|
1
|
3
|
26.34
|
41.68
|
50 |
M J Horne
|
New Zealand
|
1997-2003
|
35
|
65
|
2
|
1788
|
157
|
4
|
5
|
28.38
|
41.03
|
51 |
T G McIntosh
|
New Zealand
|
2008-2011
|
17
|
33
|
2
|
854
|
136
|
2
|
4
|
27.55
|
36.20
|
52 |
J A Raval
|
New Zealand
|
2016-2020
|
24
|
39
|
1
|
1143
|
132
|
1
|
7
|
30.08
|
42.81
|
53 |
B W Sinclair
|
New Zealand
|
1963-1968
|
21
|
40
|
1
|
1148
|
138
|
3
|
3
|
29.44
|
-
|
54 |
M J Guptill*
|
New Zealand
|
2009-2016
|
47
|
89
|
1
|
2586
|
189
|
3
|
17
|
29.39
|
46.61
|
55 |
P G Fulton
|
New Zealand
|
2006-2014
|
23
|
39
|
1
|
967
|
136
|
2
|
5
|
25.45
|
39.28
|
56 |
T J Franklin
|
New Zealand
|
1983-1991
|
21
|
37
|
1
|
828
|
101
|
1
|
4
|
23.00
|
26.74
|
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 P Conway*
|
New Zealand
|
2021-
|
20
|
37
|
1
|
1497
|
200
|
4
|
8
|
41.58
|
50.22
|
60 |
L Vincent
|
New Zealand
|
2001-2007
|
23
|
40
|
1
|
1332
|
224
|
3
|
9
|
34.15
|
47.15
|
S/R not calculated for players with incomplete balls faced records
|
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