Batting records (All cricket)
Donald Bradman has the highest batting average in men's cricket since 1908: 99.94 (minimum 20 innings) (from the 23,244 of 23,251 matches with full scorecards).
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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 23,244 of the 23,251 matches in this selection (from 1908). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
Qualification: Minimum 20 innings.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald BradmanAUS | 1928-1948 | 52 | 80 | 10 | 6996 | 334 | 99.94 | 9800 | 58.60 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 681 | 6 |
| A BandaraCCC | 2024-2026 | 34 | 38 | 15 | 1551 | 200* | 67.43 | 2300 | 67.43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 10 |
| WGRL WijenayakeNSWC/BSC | 2025-2026 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 918 | 201* | 61.20 | 1701 | 53.97 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 85 | 6 |
| Graeme PollockSA | 1963-1970 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 2256 | 274 | 60.97 | 2008 | 55.88 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 289 | 11 |
| George HeadleyWI | 1930-1954 | 22 | 40 | 4 | 2190 | 270* | 60.83 | 417 | 55.88 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 135 | 1 |
| Herbert SutcliffeENG | 1924-1935 | 53 | 84 | 9 | 4555 | 194 | 60.73 | 6558 | 34.60 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 247 | 6 |
| Eddie PaynterENG | 1931-1939 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 1540 | 243 | 59.23 | 1288 | 45.89 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 127 | 4 |
| Ken BarringtonENG | 1955-1968 | 82 | 131 | 15 | 6806 | 256 | 58.67 | 4992 | 42.43 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 618 | 27 |
| Everton WeekesWI | 1948-1958 | 48 | 81 | 5 | 4455 | 207 | 58.62 | 5 | 0.00 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 332 | 2 |
| Wally HammondENG | 1927-1947 | 85 | 140 | 16 | 7249 | 336* | 58.46 | 7491 | 38.07 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 512 | 27 |
| Garry SobersWI | 1954-1974 | 94 | 161 | 21 | 8032 | 365* | 57.37 | 4077 | 53.40 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 726 | 32 |
| Jack HobbsENG | 1908-1930 | 61 | 102 | 7 | 5410 | 211 | 56.95 | 5449 | 46.54 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 316 | 8 |
| Clyde WalcottWI | 1948-1960 | 44 | 74 | 7 | 3798 | 220 | 56.69 | 1 | 0.00 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 247 | 11 |
| Leonard HuttonENG | 1937-1955 | 79 | 138 | 15 | 6971 | 364 | 56.67 | 3107 | 37.95 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 475 | 7 |
| Promod MaduwanthaBRC/NCC | 2024-2026 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 1014 | 166 | 56.33 | 2097 | 48.35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 88 | 0 |
| Ernest TyldesleyENG | 1921-1929 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 990 | 122 | 55.00 | 178 | 29.21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 2 |
| Charlie DavisWI | 1968-1973 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 1301 | 183 | 54.21 | 665 | 35.49 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 1 |
| Dudley NourseSA | 1935-1951 | 34 | 62 | 7 | 2960 | 231 | 53.82 | 108 | 63.89 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 158 | 6 |
| Pasindu SooriyabandaraSL/MSC | 2024-2026 | 41 | 46 | 9 | 1959 | 204* | 52.95 | 2859 | 68.52 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 177 | 24 |
| Sonal DinushaSL/GT/CCC | 2023-2026 | 43 | 42 | 9 | 1733 | 133* | 52.52 | 2383 | 72.72 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 135 | 31 |
| Jack RyderAUS | 1920-1929 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 1394 | 201* | 51.63 | 2037 | 44.82 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 102 | 3 |
| Denis ComptonENG | 1937-1957 | 78 | 131 | 15 | 5807 | 278 | 50.06 | 2745 | 38.76 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 440 | 3 |
| Greg ChappellAUS | 1970-1984 | 161 | 223 | 33 | 9441 | 247* | 49.69 | 16158 | 56.14 | 27 | 45 | 19 | 950 | 23 |
| Frank WorrellWI | 1948-1963 | 51 | 87 | 9 | 3860 | 261 | 49.49 | 491 | 39.92 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 295 | 11 |
| Phil MeadENG | 1911-1928 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 1185 | 182* | 49.38 | 619 | 30.05 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| Michael BevanAUS | 1994-2004 | 249 | 226 | 70 | 7697 | 108* | 49.34 | 11292 | 68.16 | 6 | 52 | 9 | 539 | 22 |
| Virat KohliIND/RCB | 2008-2026 | 846 | 907 | 136 | 37863 | 254* | 49.11 | 42601 | 88.88 | 95 | 216 | 53 | 3642 | 651 |
| Colin BlandSA | 1961-1966 | 21 | 39 | 5 | 1669 | 144* | 49.09 | 1002 | 38.82 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 137 | 20 |
| Bruce MitchellSA | 1929-1949 | 42 | 80 | 9 | 3471 | 189* | 48.89 | 158 | 29.11 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 103 | 1 |
| Viv RichardsWI | 1974-1991 | 307 | 349 | 36 | 15261 | 291 | 48.76 | 17373 | 78.78 | 35 | 90 | 17 | 1651 | 210 |
| Aubrey FaulknerSA | 1910-1924 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 1508 | 204 | 48.65 | 1256 | 58.28 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 103 | 3 |
| Neil HarveyAUS | 1948-1963 | 79 | 137 | 10 | 6149 | 205 | 48.42 | 1811 | 43.51 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 452 | 1 |
| Pavan RathnayakeSL/KF/CCC | 2024-2026 | 79 | 83 | 14 | 3338 | 221 | 48.38 | 3363 | 99.26 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 272 | 118 |
| Bill PonsfordAUS | 1924-1934 | 29 | 48 | 4 | 2122 | 266 | 48.23 | 3118 | 44.77 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 159 | 0 |
| Stan McCabeAUS | 1930-1938 | 39 | 62 | 5 | 2748 | 232 | 48.21 | 3217 | 60.02 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 269 | 5 |
| Joe RootENG/RR/ST | 2012-2026 | 520 | 659 | 80 | 27839 | 262 | 48.08 | 39978 | 69.64 | 67 | 153 | 31 | 2757 | 167 |
| Douglas JardineENG | 1928-1934 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 1296 | 127 | 48.00 | 2110 | 25.59 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 53 | 0 |
| Ted DexterENG | 1958-1968 | 62 | 102 | 8 | 4502 | 205 | 47.89 | 2623 | 43.69 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 513 | 16 |
| Karanbir SinghAUA | 2024-2026 | 61 | 61 | 7 | 2581 | 164 | 47.80 | 1482 | 174.16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 214 | 213 |
| Rohan KanhaiWI | 1957-1975 | 86 | 142 | 8 | 6391 | 256 | 47.69 | 3187 | 48.92 | 15 | 30 | 7 | 585 | 24 |
| Vijay HazareIND | 1946-1953 | 30 | 52 | 6 | 2192 | 164* | 47.65 | 1194 | 35.93 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 110 | 1 |
| Patsy HendrenENG | 1920-1935 | 50 | 83 | 9 | 3525 | 205* | 47.64 | 3470 | 47.06 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 274 | 9 |
| Seymour NurseWI | 1960-1969 | 29 | 54 | 1 | 2523 | 258 | 47.60 | 1958 | 48.83 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 230 | 11 |
| Sachin TendulkarIND/MI | 1989-2013 | 738 | 860 | 85 | 36691 | 248* | 47.34 | 52765 | 69.52 | 101 | 177 | 38 | 4371 | 293 |
| Abid AliPAK | 2019-2021 | 22 | 32 | 2 | 1414 | 215* | 47.13 | 2695 | 52.47 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 177 | 5 |
| Javed MiandadPAK | 1975-1996 | 355 | 407 | 62 | 16213 | 280* | 46.99 | 26178 | 54.84 | 31 | 93 | 14 | 1254 | 92 |
| Bill LawryAUS | 1961-1971 | 68 | 124 | 12 | 5261 | 210 | 46.97 | 7500 | 39.29 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 458 | 15 |
| Darius VisserSAM | 2024-2026 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 845 | 132 | 46.94 | 595 | 142.02 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 38 |
| Raman Subba RowENG | 1958-1961 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 984 | 137 | 46.86 | 212 | 26.42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Bob CowperAUS | 1964-1968 | 27 | 46 | 2 | 2061 | 307 | 46.84 | 2284 | 42.82 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 156 | 0 |
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