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Test Cricket - Batting Records and Statistics - Averages / Scoring Rates
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Batting Averages - Comparison Between Final 2 Years and Earlier Career
(Retired with minimum 4000 Runs and minimum 10 Innings in Final 2 Years)
Worsened by 5% or more Improved by 5% or more
Player
|
Country
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Career Average
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Career S/R
|
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Prior to Final 2 Years
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Final 2 Years
|
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Variation
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Inns
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Runs
|
Avg
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S/R
|
Inns
|
Runs
|
Avg
|
S/R
|
Avg
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S/R
|
Katich, S M
|
Australia
|
45.03
|
49.38
|
|
54
|
2092
|
42.69
|
49.15
|
|
45
|
2096
|
47.64
|
49.61
|
|
4.94
|
0.46
|
Ganguly, S C
|
India
|
42.18
|
51.26
|
|
140
|
5221
|
40.79
|
48.79
|
|
48
|
1991
|
46.30
|
59.08
|
|
5.51
|
10.29
|
Sangakkara, K C
|
Sri Lanka
|
57.41
|
54.19
|
|
200
|
10486
|
56.99
|
53.97
|
|
33
|
1914
|
59.81
|
55.41
|
|
2.82
|
1.45
|
Bradman, D G
|
Australia
|
99.94
|
|
|
57
|
5093
|
97.94
|
|
|
23
|
1903
|
105.72
|
|
|
7.78
|
|
Dravid, R
|
India
|
52.31
|
42.51
|
|
240
|
11395
|
53.75
|
42.39
|
|
46
|
1893
|
45.07
|
43.26
|
|
-8.68
|
0.87
|
Trescothick, M E
|
England
|
43.80
|
54.52
|
|
101
|
3948
|
42.91
|
53.63
|
|
42
|
1877
|
45.78
|
56.50
|
|
2.87
|
2.88
|
Cook, A N
|
England
|
45.35
|
46.96
|
|
239
|
10599
|
47.32
|
47.02
|
|
52
|
1873
|
36.73
|
46.59
|
|
-10.59
|
-0.43
|
Lara, B C
|
West Indies
|
52.89
|
60.52
|
|
197
|
10094
|
52.85
|
59.97
|
|
35
|
1859
|
53.11
|
63.66
|
|
0.27
|
3.70
|
Pietersen, K P
|
England
|
47.29
|
61.72
|
|
133
|
6361
|
50.48
|
62.64
|
|
48
|
1820
|
38.72
|
58.69
|
|
-11.76
|
-3.95
|
Taylor, M A
|
Australia
|
43.50
|
41.48
|
|
137
|
5705
|
44.57
|
41.17
|
|
49
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1820
|
40.44
|
42.49
|
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-4.13
|
1.32
|
Flower, A
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Zimbabwe
|
51.55
|
45.07
|
|
81
|
3006
|
44.21
|
41.14
|
|
31
|
1788
|
71.52
|
53.71
|
|
27.31
|
12.57
|
Laxman, V V S
|
India
|
45.97
|
49.37
|
|
180
|
6993
|
45.71
|
49.13
|
|
45
|
1788
|
47.05
|
50.32
|
|
1.35
|
1.19
|
Boycott, G
|
England
|
47.73
|
|
|
147
|
6415
|
49.73
|
|
|
46
|
1699
|
41.44
|
|
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-8.29
|
|
Lloyd, C H
|
West Indies
|
46.68
|
|
|
143
|
5831
|
43.84
|
|
|
32
|
1684
|
60.14
|
|
|
16.30
|
|
Border, A R
|
Australia
|
50.56
|
40.98
|
|
224
|
9532
|
52.37
|
41.05
|
|
41
|
1642
|
42.10
|
40.56
|
|
-10.27
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-0.49
|
Thorpe, G P
|
England
|
44.66
|
45.90
|
|
140
|
5109
|
41.88
|
46.58
|
|
39
|
1635
|
56.38
|
43.92
|
|
14.50
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-2.66
|
Hussain, N
|
England
|
37.19
|
40.39
|
|
126
|
4131
|
36.56
|
39.72
|
|
45
|
1633
|
38.88
|
42.16
|
|
2.32
|
2.44
|
Kirsten, G
|
South Africa
|
45.27
|
43.43
|
|
148
|
5671
|
41.70
|
41.63
|
|
28
|
1618
|
64.72
|
51.17
|
|
23.02
|
9.54
|
Hooper, C L
|
West Indies
|
36.47
|
50.27
|
|
136
|
4153
|
33.76
|
50.93
|
|
37
|
1609
|
45.97
|
48.64
|
|
12.21
|
-2.29
|
Fredericks, R C
|
West Indies
|
42.49
|
|
|
71
|
2741
|
40.91
|
|
|
38
|
1593
|
45.51
|
|
|
4.60
|
|
Hussey, M E K
|
Australia
|
51.53
|
50.13
|
|
103
|
4650
|
51.10
|
48.48
|
|
34
|
1585
|
52.83
|
55.67
|
|
1.73
|
7.19
|
Younis Khan
|
Pakistan
|
52.06
|
52.12
|
|
175
|
8547
|
53.75
|
52.53
|
|
38
|
1552
|
44.34
|
49.98
|
|
-9.41
|
-2.55
|
Atherton, M A
|
England
|
37.70
|
37.32
|
|
167
|
6178
|
38.37
|
37.49
|
|
45
|
1550
|
35.23
|
36.64
|
|
-3.15
|
-0.85
|
Slater, M J
|
Australia
|
42.84
|
53.30
|
|
88
|
3792
|
44.61
|
52.85
|
|
43
|
1520
|
38.97
|
54.44
|
|
-5.64
|
1.59
|
Smith, G C
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South Africa
|
48.26
|
59.69
|
|
168
|
7760
|
49.43
|
60.37
|
|
37
|
1505
|
43.00
|
56.45
|
|
-6.43
|
-3.91
|
Dilshan, T M
|
Sri Lanka
|
40.99
|
65.55
|
|
105
|
3990
|
42.45
|
65.67
|
|
40
|
1502
|
37.55
|
65.25
|
|
-4.90
|
-0.42
|
Butcher, M A
|
England
|
34.58
|
42.02
|
|
91
|
2811
|
31.94
|
40.92
|
|
40
|
1477
|
41.03
|
44.30
|
|
9.08
|
3.38
|
Gavaskar, S M
|
India
|
51.12
|
|
|
185
|
8654
|
50.61
|
|
|
29
|
1468
|
54.37
|
|
|
3.76
|
|
Redpath, I R
|
Australia
|
43.46
|
|
|
91
|
3277
|
39.96
|
|
|
29
|
1460
|
54.07
|
|
|
14.11
|
|
Cullinan, D J
|
South Africa
|
44.21
|
48.97
|
|
80
|
3107
|
43.15
|
49.98
|
|
35
|
1447
|
46.68
|
46.93
|
|
3.52
|
-3.04
|
Collingwood, P D
|
England
|
40.56
|
46.66
|
|
75
|
2817
|
42.04
|
45.30
|
|
40
|
1442
|
37.95
|
49.55
|
|
-4.10
|
4.25
|
Waugh, M E
|
Australia
|
41.82
|
52.27
|
|
171
|
6593
|
41.73
|
51.93
|
|
38
|
1436
|
42.24
|
53.92
|
|
0.51
|
2.00
|
Hutton, L
|
England
|
56.67
|
|
|
106
|
5545
|
59.62
|
|
|
32
|
1426
|
47.53
|
|
|
-12.09
|
|
Waugh, S R
|
Australia
|
51.06
|
48.65
|
|
228
|
9505
|
50.83
|
47.83
|
|
32
|
1422
|
52.67
|
54.97
|
|
1.84
|
7.14
|
Misbah-ul-Haq
|
Pakistan
|
46.63
|
44.53
|
|
95
|
3886
|
49.19
|
43.72
|
|
37
|
1336
|
40.48
|
47.09
|
|
-8.71
|
3.38
|
Prior, M J
|
England
|
40.19
|
61.67
|
|
81
|
2793
|
42.32
|
65.33
|
|
42
|
1306
|
36.28
|
55.06
|
|
-6.04
|
-10.27
|
Langer, J L
|
Australia
|
45.27
|
54.23
|
|
145
|
6401
|
46.05
|
53.26
|
|
37
|
1295
|
41.77
|
59.57
|
|
-4.28
|
6.31
|
Gooch, G A
|
England
|
42.58
|
49.24
|
|
181
|
7608
|
43.47
|
49.46
|
|
34
|
1292
|
38.00
|
47.98
|
|
-5.47
|
-1.48
|
Strauss, A J
|
England
|
40.91
|
48.92
|
|
137
|
5745
|
43.85
|
50.18
|
|
41
|
1292
|
31.51
|
44.01
|
|
-12.34
|
-6.17
|
Jayawardene, D P M D
|
Sri Lanka
|
49.85
|
51.47
|
|
223
|
10540
|
50.43
|
51.67
|
|
29
|
1274
|
45.50
|
49.84
|
|
-4.93
|
-1.83
|
Kallis, J H
|
South Africa
|
55.37
|
45.98
|
|
253
|
12036
|
56.24
|
45.33
|
|
27
|
1253
|
48.19
|
53.34
|
|
-8.05
|
8.01
|
Graveney, T W
|
England
|
44.38
|
|
|
94
|
3639
|
44.38
|
|
|
29
|
1243
|
44.39
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
Bell, I R
|
England
|
42.69
|
49.46
|
|
160
|
6487
|
46.67
|
49.48
|
|
45
|
1240
|
29.52
|
49.38
|
|
-17.15
|
-0.09
|
McCullum, B B
|
New Zealand
|
38.64
|
64.60
|
|
145
|
5219
|
38.09
|
60.71
|
|
31
|
1234
|
41.13
|
88.59
|
|
3.04
|
27.87
|
Boon, D C
|
Australia
|
43.66
|
40.97
|
|
152
|
6199
|
45.92
|
40.78
|
|
38
|
1223
|
34.94
|
41.94
|
|
-10.98
|
1.16
|
Inzamam-ul-Haq
|
Pakistan
|
49.61
|
54.02
|
|
168
|
7620
|
50.80
|
53.87
|
|
32
|
1210
|
43.21
|
55.00
|
|
-7.59
|
1.13
|
Barrington, K F
|
England
|
58.67
|
|
|
110
|
5598
|
57.12
|
|
|
21
|
1208
|
67.11
|
|
|
9.99
|
|
Lamb, A J
|
England
|
36.09
|
51.40
|
|
108
|
3488
|
35.23
|
49.04
|
|
31
|
1168
|
38.93
|
60.02
|
|
3.70
|
10.98
|
Vaughan, M P
|
England
|
41.44
|
51.13
|
|
115
|
4595
|
42.94
|
52.40
|
|
32
|
1124
|
36.26
|
46.52
|
|
-6.69
|
-5.88
|
Chappell, G S
|
Australia
|
53.86
|
|
|
128
|
5988
|
52.99
|
|
|
23
|
1122
|
59.05
|
|
|
6.06
|
|
Samaraweera, T T
|
Sri Lanka
|
48.77
|
46.92
|
|
98
|
4395
|
54.26
|
48.03
|
|
34
|
1067
|
34.42
|
42.85
|
|
-19.84
|
-5.18
|
Ponting, R T
|
Australia
|
51.85
|
58.72
|
|
253
|
12311
|
54.72
|
59.54
|
|
34
|
1067
|
32.33
|
50.69
|
|
-22.38
|
-8.85
|
Edrich, J H
|
England
|
43.54
|
|
|
102
|
4086
|
43.01
|
|
|
25
|
1052
|
45.74
|
|
|
2.73
|
|
Chanderpaul, S
|
West Indies
|
51.37
|
43.32
|
|
251
|
10830
|
51.82
|
42.95
|
|
29
|
1037
|
47.14
|
47.66
|
|
-4.68
|
4.71
|
Clarke, M J
|
Australia
|
49.11
|
55.92
|
|
162
|
7621
|
52.20
|
55.93
|
|
36
|
1022
|
34.07
|
55.85
|
|
-18.13
|
-0.08
|
Viswanath, G R
|
India
|
41.93
|
|
|
125
|
5072
|
43.72
|
|
|
30
|
1008
|
34.76
|
|
|
-8.97
|
|
Martyn, D R
|
Australia
|
46.38
|
51.41
|
|
82
|
3402
|
47.92
|
51.27
|
|
27
|
1004
|
41.83
|
51.91
|
|
-6.08
|
0.65
|
Smith, R A
|
England
|
43.67
|
45.65
|
|
84
|
3237
|
46.24
|
45.79
|
|
28
|
999
|
37.00
|
45.20
|
|
-9.24
|
-0.59
|
Stewart, A J
|
England
|
39.55
|
48.67
|
|
207
|
7469
|
39.31
|
48.22
|
|
28
|
994
|
41.42
|
52.32
|
|
2.11
|
4.10
|
Fleming, S P
|
New Zealand
|
40.07
|
45.83
|
|
168
|
6194
|
39.20
|
44.54
|
|
21
|
978
|
46.57
|
56.11
|
|
7.37
|
11.57
|
Saeed Anwar
|
Pakistan
|
45.53
|
55.77
|
|
69
|
3084
|
46.03
|
57.05
|
|
22
|
968
|
44.00
|
52.07
|
|
-2.03
|
-4.98
|
Hughes, K J
|
Australia
|
37.42
|
42.79
|
|
96
|
3464
|
38.49
|
42.17
|
|
28
|
951
|
33.96
|
45.22
|
|
-4.52
|
3.05
|
Lawry, W M
|
Australia
|
47.15
|
|
|
93
|
4310
|
50.12
|
|
|
30
|
924
|
36.96
|
|
|
-13.16
|
|
Sehwag, V
|
India
|
49.34
|
82.21
|
|
150
|
7694
|
53.43
|
81.89
|
|
30
|
892
|
29.73
|
85.11
|
|
-23.70
|
3.23
|
Hayden, M L
|
Australia
|
50.74
|
60.11
|
|
159
|
7739
|
53.01
|
60.08
|
|
25
|
886
|
36.92
|
60.35
|
|
-16.09
|
0.27
|
Healy, I A
|
Australia
|
27.40
|
49.73
|
|
143
|
3470
|
27.98
|
51.21
|
|
39
|
886
|
25.31
|
44.66
|
|
-2.67
|
-6.55
|
Compton, D C S
|
England
|
50.06
|
|
|
110
|
4944
|
51.50
|
|
|
21
|
863
|
43.15
|
|
|
-8.35
|
|
Haynes, D L
|
West Indies
|
42.30
|
|
|
178
|
6644
|
42.32
|
|
|
24
|
843
|
42.15
|
|
|
-0.17
|
|
Tendulkar, S R
|
India
|
53.79
|
|
|
301
|
15086
|
56.08
|
|
|
28
|
835
|
30.93
|
|
|
-25.16
|
|
Zaheer Abbas
|
Pakistan
|
44.80
|
|
|
97
|
4229
|
46.99
|
|
|
27
|
833
|
36.22
|
|
|
-10.77
|
|
Tillakaratne, H P
|
Sri Lanka
|
42.88
|
|
|
104
|
3713
|
44.20
|
|
|
27
|
832
|
37.82
|
|
|
-6.38
|
|
Azharuddin, M
|
India
|
45.04
|
|
|
127
|
5386
|
44.88
|
|
|
20
|
829
|
46.06
|
|
|
1.17
|
|
Hobbs, J B
|
England
|
56.95
|
|
|
82
|
4596
|
61.28
|
|
|
20
|
814
|
40.70
|
|
|
-20.58
|
|
Astle, N J
|
New Zealand
|
37.02
|
49.60
|
|
113
|
3906
|
37.56
|
49.01
|
|
24
|
796
|
34.61
|
52.72
|
|
-2.95
|
3.70
|
Gower, D I
|
England
|
44.25
|
50.60
|
|
185
|
7455
|
43.60
|
50.11
|
|
19
|
776
|
51.73
|
55.83
|
|
8.14
|
5.72
|
Javed Miandad
|
Pakistan
|
52.57
|
|
|
166
|
8065
|
54.49
|
|
|
23
|
767
|
38.35
|
|
|
-16.14
|
|
Mohammad Yousuf
|
Pakistan
|
52.29
|
52.40
|
|
134
|
6770
|
55.49
|
52.59
|
|
22
|
760
|
34.55
|
50.77
|
|
-20.95
|
-1.82
|
Greenidge, C G
|
West Indies
|
44.72
|
|
|
161
|
6814
|
46.67
|
|
|
24
|
744
|
32.35
|
|
|
-14.32
|
|
Simpson, R B
|
Australia
|
46.82
|
|
|
92
|
4131
|
48.60
|
|
|
19
|
738
|
38.84
|
|
|
-9.76
|
|
Kanhai, R B
|
West Indies
|
47.53
|
|
|
117
|
5489
|
48.58
|
|
|
20
|
738
|
41.00
|
|
|
-7.58
|
|
Harvey, R N
|
Australia
|
48.42
|
|
|
119
|
5416
|
49.69
|
|
|
18
|
733
|
40.72
|
|
|
-8.97
|
|
Richardson, R B
|
West Indies
|
44.40
|
|
|
122
|
5231
|
46.71
|
|
|
24
|
718
|
32.64
|
|
|
-14.07
|
|
Amarnath, M
|
India
|
42.50
|
|
|
91
|
3680
|
44.88
|
|
|
22
|
698
|
33.24
|
|
|
-11.64
|
|
Richards, I V A
|
West Indies
|
50.24
|
|
|
161
|
7849
|
51.98
|
|
|
21
|
691
|
36.37
|
|
|
-15.61
|
|
de Villiers, A B
|
South Africa
|
50.66
|
54.53
|
|
176
|
8074
|
50.46
|
53.75
|
|
15
|
691
|
53.15
|
65.50
|
|
2.69
|
11.74
|
Gibbs, H H
|
South Africa
|
41.95
|
50.26
|
|
123
|
5478
|
46.82
|
50.50
|
|
31
|
689
|
22.97
|
48.42
|
|
-23.85
|
-2.08
|
Kallicharran, A I
|
West Indies
|
44.43
|
|
|
81
|
3711
|
50.15
|
|
|
28
|
688
|
27.52
|
|
|
-22.63
|
|
de Silva, P A
|
Sri Lanka
|
42.98
|
|
|
144
|
5685
|
42.74
|
|
|
15
|
676
|
45.07
|
|
|
2.32
|
|
Crowe, M D
|
New Zealand
|
45.37
|
44.66
|
|
112
|
4777
|
46.83
|
44.77
|
|
19
|
667
|
37.06
|
43.85
|
|
-9.78
|
-0.92
|
Gilchrist, A C
|
Australia
|
47.61
|
81.96
|
|
116
|
4918
|
50.18
|
82.14
|
|
21
|
652
|
34.32
|
80.59
|
|
-15.87
|
-1.55
|
Weekes, E D C
|
West Indies
|
58.62
|
|
|
63
|
3805
|
64.49
|
|
|
18
|
650
|
38.24
|
|
|
-26.26
|
|
Wright, J G
|
New Zealand
|
37.83
|
|
|
132
|
4706
|
37.35
|
|
|
16
|
628
|
41.87
|
|
|
4.52
|
|
Mudassar Nazar
|
Pakistan
|
38.09
|
|
|
94
|
3514
|
40.39
|
|
|
22
|
600
|
28.57
|
|
|
-11.82
|
|
Ranatunga, A
|
Sri Lanka
|
35.70
|
|
|
137
|
4544
|
35.22
|
|
|
18
|
561
|
40.07
|
|
|
4.85
|
|
Kapil Dev
|
India
|
31.05
|
|
|
168
|
4690
|
30.26
|
|
|
16
|
558
|
39.86
|
|
|
9.60
|
|
Saleem Malik
|
Pakistan
|
43.70
|
|
|
139
|
5291
|
44.84
|
|
|
15
|
477
|
34.07
|
|
|
-10.77
|
|
Boucher, M V
|
South Africa
|
30.30
|
50.11
|
|
186
|
5068
|
30.90
|
50.22
|
|
20
|
447
|
24.83
|
48.91
|
|
-6.07
|
-1.32
|
Sobers, G S A
|
West Indies
|
57.78
|
|
|
147
|
7591
|
59.77
|
|
|
13
|
441
|
36.75
|
|
|
-23.02
|
|
Sutcliffe, H
|
England
|
60.73
|
|
|
73
|
4129
|
63.52
|
|
|
11
|
426
|
42.60
|
|
|
-20.92
|
|
Gatting, M W
|
England
|
35.56
|
45.16
|
|
119
|
3984
|
37.94
|
46.14
|
|
19
|
425
|
22.37
|
37.61
|
|
-15.57
|
-8.53
|
Jayasuriya, S T
|
Sri Lanka
|
40.07
|
65.13
|
|
170
|
6580
|
42.18
|
64.96
|
|
18
|
393
|
21.83
|
68.23
|
|
-20.35
|
3.27
|
Vengsarkar, D B
|
India
|
42.13
|
|
|
168
|
6498
|
44.51
|
|
|
17
|
370
|
21.76
|
|
|
-22.74
|
|
Hammond, W R
|
England
|
58.46
|
|
|
127
|
6883
|
61.46
|
|
|
13
|
366
|
30.50
|
|
|
-30.96
|
|
May, P B H
|
England
|
46.77
|
|
|
93
|
4182
|
49.20
|
|
|
13
|
355
|
29.58
|
|
|
-19.62
|
|
Knott, A P E
|
England
|
32.75
|
|
|
138
|
4175
|
33.67
|
|
|
11
|
214
|
21.40
|
|
|
-12.27
|
|
Sarwan, R R
|
West Indies
|
40.01
|
46.80
|
|
142
|
5671
|
42.32
|
46.85
|
|
12
|
171
|
14.25
|
45.12
|
|
-28.07
|
-1.73
|
No. of Records = 106
|
|
S/R not calculated for players with incomplete balls faced records
|
|
|
|
|