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This is a list of Test and One Day International cricket batting averages.

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[edit] Career Test average leaders

Current as of 26 November, 2007 — Qualification = 20 innings — (1,849 Tests – Source Cricinfo).

[edit] Top 20 retired Test batsmen

Rank Batsman Tests Inns N.O. Runs Hi’est Ave Career dates
1 Image:Flag of Australia.svg D. G. Bradman 52 80 10 6996 334 99.94 1928 – 1948
2 Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg R. G. Pollock 23 41 4 2256 274 60.97 1963 – 1970
3 Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg G. A. Headley 22 40 4 2190 270* 60.83 1930 – 1954
4 Image:Flag of England.svg H. Sutcliffe 54 84 9 4555 194 60.73 1924 – 1935
5 Image:Flag of England.svg E. Paynter 20 31 5 1540 243 59.23 1931 – 1939
6 Image:Flag of England.svg K. F. Barrington 82 131 15 6806 256 58.67 1955 – 1968
7 Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg E. D. Weekes 48 81 5 4455 207 58.61 1948 – 1958
8 Image:Flag of England.svg W. R. Hammond 85 140 16 7249 336* 58.45 1927 – 1947
9 Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg G. S. Sobers 93 160 21 8032 365* 57.78 1954 – 1974
10 Image:Flag of England.svg J. B. Hobbs 61 102 7 5410 211 56.94 1908 – 1930
11 Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg C. L. Walcott 44 74 7 3798 220 56.68 1948 – 1960
12 Image:Flag of England.svg L. Hutton 79 138 15 6971 364 56.67 1937 – 1955
13 Image:Flag of England.svg G. E. Tyldesley 14 20 2 990 122 55.00 1921 – 1929
14 Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg C. A. Davis 15 29 5 1301 183 54.20 1968 – 1973
15 Image:Flag of India.svg V. G. Kambli 17 21 1 1084 227 54.20 1993 – 1995
16 Image:Flag of Australia.svg G. S. Chappell 87 151 19 7110 247* 53.86 1970 – 1984
17 Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg A. D. Nourse 34 62 7 2960 231 53.81 1935 – 1951
18 Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg B. C. Lara † 131 232 6 11953 400* 52.88 1990 – 2006
19 Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Javed Miandad 124 189 21 8832 280* 52.57 1976 – 1993
20 Image:Flag of Australia.svg J. Ryder 20 32 5 1394 201* 51.62 1920 – 1929
* denotes not out Ryder is #29 on all-time list

[edit] Top 10 active Test batsmen

Rank Batsman Tests Inns N.O. Runs Highest Ave Date of debut
1 Image:Flag of Australia.svg M. E. K. Hussey 18 29 7 1896 182 86.18 3 November 2005
2 Image:Flag of Australia.svg R. T. Ponting 112 186 26 9508 257 59.42 8 December 1995
3 Image:Flag of South Africa.svg J. H. Kallis † 111 189 31 9197 189* 58.20 14 December 1995
4 Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg K. C. Sangakkara † 69 112 9 5985 287 57.00 20 July 2000
5 Image:Flag of India.svg R. S. Dravid † 113 193 23 9564 270 56.25 20 June 1994
6 Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohammad Yousuf 77 130 10 6686 223 55.71 26 February 1998
7 Image:Flag of India.svg S. R. Tendulkar 141 228 24 11207 248* 54.93 15 November 1989
8 Image:Flag of England.svg K. P. Pietersen 30 57 2 2898 226 52.69 21 July 2005
9 Image:Flag of Australia.svg M. L. Hayden 91 162 13 7832 380 52.56 4 March 1994
10 Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg D.P.M.D Jayawardene 90 147 10 6797 374 49.61 2 August 1997
* denotes not out
† played for ICC XI

There are some striking differences between the two groups.

  • English and West Indian players are prominent in the retired list.
  • The top retired players have played significantly fewer Tests than the top active players.

[edit] Career One Day International average leaders

Current as of 26 November, 2007 — Qualification = 20 innings — (2,647 ODIs – Source Cricinfo).

[edit] Top 10 retired ODI batsmen

Rank Batsman ODIs Inns N.O. Runs Hi’est Ave S.R. Career dates
1 Image:Flag of Australia.svg M. G. Bevan 232 196 67 6912 108* 53.58 74.16 1994 – 2004
2 Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Zaheer Abbas 62 60 6 2572 123 47.62 84.80 1974 – 1985
3 Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg I. V. A. Richards 187 167 24 6721 189* 47.00 90.20 1975 – 1991
4 Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg G. M. Turner 41 40 6 1598 171* 47.00 68.05 1973 – 1983
5 Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg C. G. Greenidge 128 127 13 5134 133* 45.03 64.92 1975 – 1991
6 Image:Flag of Australia.svg D. M. Jones 164 161 25 6068 145 44.61 72.56 1984 – 1994
7 Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Javed Miandad 233 218 41 7381 119* 41.70 66.99 1975 – 1996
8 Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg D. L. Haynes 238 237 28 8648 152* 41.37 63.09 1978 – 1994
9 Image:Flag of South Africa.svg L. Klusener 171 137 50 3576 103* 41.10 89.91 1996 – 2004
10 Image:Flag of South Africa.svg G. Kirsten 185 185 19 6798 188* 40.95 72.04 1993 – 2003
* denotes not out S.R. = strike rate

[edit] Top 10 active ODI batsmen

Rank Batsman ODIs Inns N.O. Runs Hi’est Ave S.R. Date of debut
1 Image:Flag of Australia.svg M. E. K. Hussey 72 54 23 1826 109* 58.90 90.39 1 February 2004
2 Image:Flag of England.svg K. P. Pietersen † 66 60 12 2389 116 49.77 88.28 28 November 2004
3 Image:Flag of Australia.svg M. J. Clarke 119 104 25 3551 105* 44.94 83.04 19 January 2003
4 Image:Flag of South Africa.svg J. H. Kallis † ‡ 267 253 47 9258 139 44.94 71.20 9 January 1996
5 Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg R. R. Sarwan 124 116 24 4099 115* 44.55 76.90 20 July 2000
6 Image:Flag of Australia.svg M. L. Hayden † 150 145 15 5789 181* 44.53 78.96 19 May 1993
7 Image:Flag of India.svg S. R. Tendulkar 407 397 37 15962 186* 44.33 85.50 18 December 1989
8 Image:Flag of India.svg M. S. Dhoni 96 86 21 2838 183* 43.66 94.72 23 December 2004
9 Image:Flag of Australia.svg R. T. Ponting † 285 277 33 10594 164 43.41 80.33 15 February 1995
10 Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohammad Yousuf ‡ 252 239 35 8650 141* 42.40 74.49 28 March 1998
* denotes not out
† played for ICC XI
‡ played for Africa XI S.R. = strike rate

There is very little difference in the averages for retired and active batsmen. The first ODI was on 5 January 1971, but it was a year or two before the genre took off elsewhere than England.

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