Batting records (Men's First-class)
Graeme Pollock has the highest batting average in men's first-class cricket v Australia: 69.19 (minimum 20 innings).
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Qualification: Minimum 20 innings.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme PollockSA | 1963-1970 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 1453 | 274 | 69.19 | 1549 | 50.55 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 184 | 9 |
| Herbert SutcliffeENG | 1924-1934 | 27 | 46 | 5 | 2741 | 194 | 66.85 | 6557 | 34.60 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 221 | 3 |
| Ken BarringtonENG | 1961-1968 | 23 | 39 | 6 | 2111 | 256 | 63.97 | 2896 | 43.37 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 187 | 5 |
| Younis KhanPAK | 2002-2017 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 1148 | 213 | 57.40 | 2212 | 51.90 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 115 | 8 |
| Maurice LeylandENG | 1929-1938 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 1705 | 187 | 56.83 | 4266 | 39.97 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 166 | 4 |
| Leonard HuttonENG | 1938-1955 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 2428 | 364 | 56.47 | 2727 | 38.91 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 194 | 1 |
| Larry GomesWI | 1978-1984 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 1122 | 127 | 56.10 | 1931 | 44.38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| Sachin TendulkarIND | 1991-2013 | 39 | 74 | 8 | 3630 | 241* | 55.00 | 6110 | 59.41 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 434 | 25 |
| Jack HobbsENG | 1908-1930 | 41 | 71 | 4 | 3636 | 187 | 54.27 | 5449 | 46.54 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 273 | 4 |
| Gundappa ViswanathIND | 1969-1981 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 1538 | 161* | 53.03 | 1981 | 52.25 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 153 | 1 |
| Azhar AliPAK | 2010-2022 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 1300 | 205* | 52.00 | 2968 | 43.80 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 119 | 5 |
| Wally HammondENG | 1928-1947 | 33 | 58 | 3 | 2852 | 251 | 51.85 | 7491 | 38.07 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 291 | 8 |
| AB de VilliersSA | 2005-2018 | 24 | 45 | 5 | 2068 | 169 | 51.70 | 4149 | 49.84 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 247 | 20 |
| Sunil GavaskarIND | 1977-1986 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 1550 | 172 | 51.67 | 3336 | 43.82 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 179 | 2 |
| Brian LaraWI/IWX | 1992-2005 | 31 | 58 | 2 | 2856 | 277 | 51.00 | 4675 | 61.09 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 381 | 21 |
| Clive LloydWI | 1968-1984 | 29 | 48 | 4 | 2211 | 178 | 50.25 | 2844 | 60.72 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 262 | 18 |
| Shivnarine ChanderpaulWI | 1996-2012 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 1649 | 118 | 49.97 | 3698 | 44.59 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 167 | 7 |
| VVS LaxmanIND | 1998-2012 | 29 | 54 | 5 | 2434 | 281 | 49.67 | 4480 | 54.33 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Richie RichardsonWI | 1984-1995 | 29 | 48 | 4 | 2175 | 182 | 49.43 | 4486 | 48.48 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 284 | 12 |
| Cheteshwar PujaraIND | 2010-2023 | 25 | 45 | 3 | 2074 | 204 | 49.38 | 4903 | 42.30 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 228 | 4 |
| John EdrichENG | 1964-1975 | 32 | 57 | 3 | 2644 | 175 | 48.96 | 7333 | 36.06 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 262 | 4 |
| Stanley JacksonENG | 1893-1905 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 1415 | 144* | 48.79 | 1 | 0.00 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 118 | 0 |
| Conrad HunteWI | 1960-1965 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 927 | 110 | 48.79 | 588 | 38.95 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Martin CroweNZ | 1982-1993 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 1255 | 188 | 48.27 | 2670 | 47.00 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 156 | 3 |
| Jonathan TrottENG | 2009-2013 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 917 | 168* | 48.26 | 1728 | 53.07 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 110 | 0 |
| Michael VaughanENG | 2002-2005 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 959 | 183 | 47.95 | 1627 | 58.94 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 121 | 9 |
| Eddie BarlowSA | 1963-1970 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 1149 | 201 | 47.88 | 1568 | 41.52 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 122 | 3 |
| Geoff BoycottENG | 1964-1981 | 38 | 71 | 9 | 2945 | 191 | 47.50 | 8568 | 34.37 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 244 | 0 |
| Javed MiandadPAK | 1976-1990 | 25 | 40 | 2 | 1797 | 211 | 47.29 | 4075 | 44.10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 186 | 9 |
| Murali VijayIND | 2008-2018 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 1324 | 167 | 47.29 | 2717 | 48.73 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 156 | 15 |
| Ijaz AhmedPAK | 1988-1999 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 1085 | 155 | 47.17 | 2426 | 44.72 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 5 |
| Faf du PlessisSA | 2012-2018 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 888 | 120 | 46.74 | 1818 | 48.84 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 122 | 5 |
| Rishabh PantIND | 2018-2025 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 879 | 159* | 46.26 | 1297 | 67.77 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 15 |
| Saleem MalikPAK | 1983-1998 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 1106 | 237 | 46.08 | 2218 | 49.86 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 141 | 1 |
| Peter MayENG | 1953-1961 | 21 | 37 | 3 | 1566 | 113 | 46.06 | 1539 | 38.53 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 160 | 0 |
| Rohan KanhaiWI | 1960-1973 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 1694 | 129 | 45.78 | 710 | 50.56 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 167 | 8 |
| Graham ThorpeENG | 1993-2001 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 1235 | 138 | 45.74 | 2513 | 49.14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 148 | 0 |
| Temba BavumaSA | 2016-2026 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 768 | 179 | 45.18 | 1619 | 47.44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 4 |
| Kevin PietersenENG | 2005-2014 | 27 | 50 | 2 | 2158 | 227 | 44.96 | 3852 | 56.02 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 240 | 24 |
| KS RanjitsinhjiENG | 1896-1902 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 989 | 175 | 44.95 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | 79 | 0 |
| David GowerENG | 1978-1991 | 42 | 77 | 4 | 3269 | 215 | 44.78 | 5986 | 54.61 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 389 | 2 |
| Viv RichardsWI | 1975-1991 | 34 | 54 | 3 | 2266 | 208 | 44.43 | 3206 | 68.75 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 297 | 18 |
| JP DuminySA | 2008-2016 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 796 | 166 | 44.22 | 1756 | 45.33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 3 |
| Zaheer AbbasPAK | 1972-1984 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 1411 | 126 | 44.09 | 2564 | 54.76 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 158 | 7 |
| Kumar SangakkaraSL | 2004-2012 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 878 | 192 | 43.90 | 1809 | 48.54 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 110 | 2 |
| Virat KohliIND | 2011-2025 | 30 | 53 | 2 | 2232 | 186 | 43.76 | 4292 | 52.00 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 242 | 7 |
| Mansur Ali Khan PataudiIND | 1964-1969 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 829 | 128* | 43.63 | 538 | 40.33 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 95 | 3 |
| Ross TaylorNZ | 2008-2020 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 999 | 290 | 43.43 | 1490 | 67.05 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 137 | 5 |
| Garry SobersWI | 1955-1969 | 19 | 38 | 3 | 1510 | 168 | 43.14 | 1010 | 55.45 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 139 | 4 |
| Denis ComptonENG | 1938-1956 | 28 | 51 | 8 | 1842 | 184 | 42.84 | 2397 | 40.22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 155 | 1 |
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