List of cricket batting averages
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This is a list of [[Test cricket|Test]] and [[One Day International]] cricket [[batting average]]s.
==Career Test average leaders==
Current as of [[26 November]], [[2007]] — ''Qualification = 20 innings'' — (1,849 Tests – Source Cricinfo).
===Top 20 retired Test batsmen===
{| class="wikitable"
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" style="border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#D8BFD8" color=white align="center"
| width="15px" | '''Rank'''
| width="160px" | '''Batsman'''
| width="30px" | '''Tests'''
| width="30px" | '''Inns'''
| width="30px" | '''N.O.'''
| width="50px" | '''Runs'''
| width="30px" | '''Hi’est'''
| width="40px" | '''Ave'''
| width="130px" | '''Career dates'''
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| 1
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Donald Bradman|D. G. Bradman]]
| 52
| 80
| 10
| 6996
| 334
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 99.94
| [[1928]] – [[1948]]
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| 2
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Graeme Pollock|R. G. Pollock]]
| 23
| 41
| 4
| 2256
| 274
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 60.97
| [[1963]] – [[1970]]
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[George Headley|G. A. Headley]]
| 22
| 40
| 4
| 2190
| 270*
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 60.83
| [[1930]] – [[1954]]
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Herbert Sutcliffe|H. Sutcliffe]]
| 54
| 84
| 9
| 4555
| 194
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 60.73
| [[1924]] – [[1935]]
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| 5
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Eddie Paynter|E. Paynter]]
| 20
| 31
| 5
| 1540
| 243
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 59.23
| [[1931]] – [[1939]]
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| 6
| {{flagicon| England }} [[Ken Barrington|K. F. Barrington]]
| 82
| 131
| 15
| 6806
| 256
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 58.67
| [[1955]] – [[1968]]
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| 7
| {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Everton Weekes|E. D. Weekes]]
| 48
| 81
| 5
| 4455
| 207
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 58.61
| [[1948]] – [[1958]]
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| 8
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Wally Hammond|W. R. Hammond]]
| 85
| 140
| 16
| 7249
| 336*
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 58.45
| [[1927]] – [[1947]]
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Garfield Sobers|G. S. Sobers]]
| 93
| 160
| 21
| 8032
| 365*
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 57.78
| [[1954]] – [[1974]]
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon| England }} [[Jack Hobbs|J. B. Hobbs]]
| 61
| 102
| 7
| 5410
| 211
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 56.94
| [[1908]] – [[1930]]
|-
| 11
| {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Clyde Walcott|C. L. Walcott]]
| 44
| 74
| 7
| 3798
| 220
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 56.68
| [[1948]] – [[1960]]
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| 12
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Len Hutton|L. Hutton]]
| 79
| 138
| 15
| 6971
| 364
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 56.67
| [[1937]] – [[1955]]
|-
| 13
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Ernest Tyldesley|G. E. Tyldesley]]
| 14
| 20
| 2
| 990
| 122
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 55.00
| [[1921]] – [[1929]]
|-
| 14
| {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Charlie Davis|C. A. Davis]]
| 15
| 29
| 5
| 1301
| 183
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 54.20
| [[1968]] – [[1973]]
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| 15
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Vinod Kambli|V. G. Kambli]]
| 17
| 21
| 1
| 1084
| 227
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 54.20
| [[1993]] – [[1995]]
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| 16
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Greg Chappell|G. S. Chappell]]
| 87
| 151
| 19
| 7110
| 247*
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 53.86
| [[1970]] – [[1984]]
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| 17
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Dudley Nourse|A. D. Nourse]]
| 34
| 62
| 7
| 2960
| 231
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 53.81
| [[1935]] – [[1951]]
|-
| 18
| {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Brian Lara|B. C. Lara †]]
| 131
| 232
| 6
| 11953
| 400*
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 52.88
| [[1990]] – [[2006]]
|-
| 19
| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Javed Miandad]]
| 124
| 189
| 21
| 8832
| 280*
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 52.57
| [[1976]] – [[1993]]
|-
| 20
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jack Ryder (cricketer)|J. Ryder]]
| 20
| 32
| 5
| 1394
| 201*
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 51.62
| [[1920]] – [[1929]]
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| Ryder is #29 on all-time list
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{{end table}}
===Top 10 active Test batsmen===
{| class="wikitable"
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" style="border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#FF00FF" color=white align="center"
| width="15px" | '''Rank'''
| width="160px" | '''Batsman'''
| width="30px" | '''Tests'''
| width="30px" | '''Inns'''
| width="30px" | '''N.O.'''
| width="50px" | '''Runs'''
| width="30px" | '''Highest'''
| width="40px" | '''Ave'''
| width="130px" | '''Date of debut'''
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Michael Hussey|M. E. K. Hussey]]
| 18
| 29
| 7
| 1896
| 182
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 86.18
| [[3 November]] [[2005]]
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Ricky Ponting|R. T. Ponting]]
| 112
| 186
| 26
| 9508
| 257
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 59.42
| [[8 December]] [[1995]]
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Jacques Kallis|J. H. Kallis †]]
| 111
| 189
| 31
| 9197
| 189*
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 58.20
| [[14 December]] [[1995]]
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| 4
| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Kumar Sangakkara|K. C. Sangakkara †]]
| 69
| 112
| 9
| 5985
| 287
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 57.00
| [[20 July]] [[2000]]
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Rahul Dravid|R. S. Dravid †]]
| 113
| 193
| 23
| 9564
| 270
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 56.25
| [[20 June]] [[1994]]
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| 6
| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Mohammad Yousuf]]
| 77
| 130
| 10
| 6686
| 223
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 55.71
| [[26 February]] [[1998]]
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| 7
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Sachin Tendulkar|S. R. Tendulkar]]
| 141
| 228
| 24
| 11207
| 248*
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 54.93
| [[15 November]] [[1989]]
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| 8
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Kevin Pietersen|K. P. Pietersen]]
| 30
| 57
| 2
| 2898
| 226
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 52.69
| [[21 July]] [[2005]]
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Matthew Hayden|M. L. Hayden]]
| 91
| 162
| 13
| 7832
| 380
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 52.56
| [[4 March]] [[1994]]
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Mahela Jayawardene|D.P.M.D Jayawardene]]
| 90
| 147
| 10
| 6797
| 374
|bgcolor="#FFF0F5"| 49.61
| [[2 August]] [[1997]]
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{{end table}}
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.
==Career One Day International average leaders==
Current as of [[26 November]], [[2007]] — ''Qualification = 20 innings'' — (2,647 ODIs – Source Cricinfo).
===Top 10 retired ODI batsmen===
{| class="wikitable"
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" style="border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#FFA07A" color=white align="center"
| width="15px" | '''Rank'''
| width="160px" | '''Batsman'''
| width="30px" | '''ODIs'''
| width="30px" | '''Inns'''
| width="30px" | '''N.O.'''
| width="50px" | '''Runs'''
| width="30px" | '''Hi’est'''
| width="40px" | '''Ave'''
| width="40px" | '''S.R.'''
| width="130px" | '''Career dates'''
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Michael Bevan|M. G. Bevan]]
| 232
| 196
| 67
| 6912
| 108*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 53.58
| 74.16
| [[1994]] – [[2004]]
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Zaheer Abbas]]
| 62
| 60
| 6
| 2572
| 123
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 47.62
| 84.80
| [[1974]] – [[1985]]
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| 3
| {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Viv Richards|I. V. A. Richards]]
| 187
| 167
| 24
| 6721
| 189*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 47.00
| 90.20
| [[1975]] – [[1991]]
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| 4
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Glenn Turner|G. M. Turner]]
| 41
| 40
| 6
| 1598
| 171*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 47.00
| 68.05
| [[1973]] – [[1983]]
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| 5
| {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Gordon Greenidge|C. G. Greenidge]]
| 128
| 127
| 13
| 5134
| 133*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 45.03
| 64.92
| [[1975]] – [[1991]]
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| 6
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Dean Jones (cricketer)|D. M. Jones]]
| 164
| 161
| 25
| 6068
| 145
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 44.61
| 72.56
| [[1984]] – [[1994]]
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Javed Miandad]]
| 233
| 218
| 41
| 7381
| 119*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 41.70
| 66.99
| [[1975]] – [[1996]]
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| 8
| {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Desmond Haynes|D. L. Haynes]]
| 238
| 237
| 28
| 8648
| 152*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 41.37
| 63.09
| [[1978]] – [[1994]]
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| 9
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Lance Klusener|L. Klusener]]
| 171
| 137
| 50
| 3576
| 103*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 41.10
| 89.91
| [[1996]] – [[2004]]
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Gary Kirsten|G. Kirsten]]
| 185
| 185
| 19
| 6798
| 188*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 40.95
| 72.04
| [[1993]] – [[2003]]
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{{end table}}
===Top 10 active ODI batsmen===
{| class="wikitable"
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" style="border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#FF4500" color=white align="center"
| width="15px" | '''Rank'''
| width="160px" | '''Batsman'''
| width="30px" | '''ODIs'''
| width="30px" | '''Inns'''
| width="30px" | '''N.O.'''
| width="50px" | '''Runs'''
| width="30px" | '''Hi’est'''
| width="40px" | '''Ave'''
| width="40px" | '''S.R.'''
| width="130px" | '''Date of debut'''
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| 1
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mike Hussey|M. E. K. Hussey]]
| 72
| 54
| 23
| 1826
| 109*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 58.90
| 90.39
| [[1 February]] [[2004]]
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| 2
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Kevin Pietersen|K. P. Pietersen †]]
| 66
| 60
| 12
| 2389
| 116
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 49.77
| 88.28
| [[28 November]] [[2004]]
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|M. J. Clarke]]
| 119
| 104
| 25
| 3551
| 105*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 44.94
| 83.04
| [[19 January]] [[2003]]
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Jacques Kallis|J. H. Kallis † ‡]]
| 267
| 253
| 47
| 9258
| 139
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 44.94
| 71.20
| [[9 January]] [[1996]]
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| 5
| {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Ramnaresh Sarwan |R. R. Sarwan]]
| 124
| 116
| 24
| 4099
| 115*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 44.55
| 76.90
| [[20 July]] [[2000]]
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| 6
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Matthew Hayden|M. L. Hayden †]]
| 150
| 145
| 15
| 5789
| 181*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 44.53
| 78.96
| [[19 May]] [[1993]]
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Sachin Tendulkar|S. R. Tendulkar]]
| 407
| 397
| 37
| 15962
| 186*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 44.33
| 85.50
| [[18 December]] [[1989]]
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| 8
| {{flagicon|India}} [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|M. S. Dhoni]]
| 96
| 86
| 21
| 2838
| 183*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 43.66
| 94.72
| [[23 December]] [[2004]]
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| 9
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Ricky Ponting|R. T. Ponting †]]
| 285
| 277
| 33
| 10594
| 164
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 43.41
| 80.33
| [[15 February]] [[1995]]
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| 10
| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Mohammad Yousuf|Mohammad Yousuf ‡]]
| 252
| 239
| 35
| 8650
| 141*
|bgcolor="#FFE4E1"| 42.40
| 74.49
| [[28 March]] [[1998]]
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{{end table}}
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.
==External links==
*[http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282910.html Test averages at Cricinfo]
*[http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282911.html ODI averages at Cricinfo]
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