Batting records (Men's First-class)
Donald Bradman has the highest batting average in men's first-class cricket: 99.94 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald BradmanAUS | 1928-1948 | 52 | 80 | 10 | 6996 | 334 | 99.94 | 9800 | 58.60 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 681 | 6 |
| Pasindu SooriyabandaraSL/MSC | 2024-2026 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 1333 | 204* | 66.65 | 2267 | 58.80 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 126 | 9 |
| A BandaraCCC | 2024-2026 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 980 | 200* | 65.33 | 1631 | 60.09 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 5 |
| Sonal DinushaSL/CCC | 2024-2026 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 1298 | 133* | 64.90 | 1972 | 65.82 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 21 |
| Colin MunroNZ/AA/WOR | 2012-2017 | 31 | 50 | 3 | 2896 | 281 | 61.62 | 2776 | 104.32 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 316 | 118 |
| 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 |
| Kumar SangakkaraSL/DUR/SUR | 2000-2017 | 164 | 283 | 20 | 15519 | 319 | 59.01 | 27568 | 56.29 | 51 | 62 | 13 | 1883 | 79 |
| 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 |
| Pavan RathnayakeCCC | 2024-2026 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 1273 | 221 | 57.86 | 1601 | 79.51 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 42 |
| Garry SobersWI | 1954-1974 | 93 | 160 | 21 | 8032 | 365* | 57.78 | 4071 | 53.48 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 726 | 32 |
| Jack HobbsENG | 1908-1930 | 61 | 102 | 7 | 5410 | 211 | 56.95 | 5449 | 46.54 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 316 | 8 |
| Adam VogesAUS/MID | 2015-2017 | 39 | 59 | 11 | 2726 | 269* | 56.79 | 5023 | 54.27 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 334 | 5 |
| 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 |
| Kamil MisharaSL/NCC | 2024-2026 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 1280 | 187* | 55.65 | 1952 | 65.57 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 125 | 17 |
| Jacques KallisSA/IWX | 1995-2013 | 166 | 280 | 40 | 13289 | 224 | 55.37 | 28902 | 45.98 | 45 | 58 | 16 | 1488 | 97 |
| Lahiru UdaraSL/NCC | 2024-2026 | 23 | 38 | 2 | 1986 | 261 | 55.17 | 2396 | 82.89 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 235 | 25 |
| 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 |
| Vinod KambliIND | 1993-1995 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 1084 | 227 | 54.20 | 1823 | 59.46 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 6 |
| Greg ChappellAUS | 1970-1984 | 87 | 151 | 19 | 7110 | 247* | 53.86 | 13079 | 51.53 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 755 | 16 |
| Dudley NourseSA | 1935-1951 | 34 | 62 | 7 | 2960 | 231 | 53.82 | 108 | 63.89 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 158 | 6 |
| Sachin TendulkarIND | 1989-2013 | 199 | 329 | 33 | 15921 | 248* | 53.79 | 29437 | 54.05 | 51 | 68 | 14 | 2058 | 69 |
| Steve SmithAUS/SUS/NSW | 2010-2026 | 138 | 245 | 29 | 11573 | 239 | 53.58 | 21548 | 53.71 | 39 | 48 | 13 | 1271 | 74 |
| Brian LaraWI/IWX | 1990-2006 | 130 | 232 | 6 | 11953 | 400* | 52.89 | 19753 | 60.51 | 34 | 48 | 17 | 1559 | 88 |
| Kamindu MendisSL/CCC | 2022-2026 | 21 | 36 | 3 | 1740 | 182* | 52.73 | 2695 | 64.56 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 178 | 37 |
| Kane WilliamsonNZ/ND/MID | 2010-2026 | 129 | 226 | 21 | 10803 | 251 | 52.70 | 20634 | 52.36 | 36 | 47 | 15 | 1226 | 35 |
| David BedinghamSA/DUR | 2020-2026 | 89 | 138 | 13 | 6581 | 279 | 52.65 | 9504 | 69.24 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 764 | 91 |
| Javed MiandadPAK | 1976-1993 | 123 | 189 | 21 | 8832 | 280* | 52.57 | 15164 | 45.99 | 23 | 43 | 6 | 809 | 48 |
| Rahul DravidIND/IWX | 1996-2012 | 164 | 286 | 32 | 13288 | 270 | 52.31 | 31258 | 42.51 | 36 | 63 | 8 | 1654 | 21 |
| Mohammad YousufPAK | 1998-2010 | 89 | 156 | 12 | 7530 | 223 | 52.29 | 14372 | 52.39 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 957 | 51 |
| Phil JaquesAUS/NOT | 2005-2014 | 19 | 33 | 2 | 1621 | 150* | 52.29 | 2825 | 57.38 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 205 | 4 |
| Younis KhanPAK | 2000-2017 | 117 | 213 | 19 | 10099 | 313 | 52.06 | 19375 | 52.12 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 1082 | 70 |
| Rhys MariuCAN | 2023-2026 | 23 | 40 | 3 | 1925 | 240 | 52.03 | 3067 | 62.76 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 269 | 8 |
| Ricky PontingAUS | 1995-2012 | 168 | 287 | 29 | 13378 | 257 | 51.85 | 22782 | 58.72 | 41 | 62 | 17 | 1506 | 73 |
| Jack RyderAUS | 1920-1929 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 1394 | 201* | 51.63 | 2037 | 44.82 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 102 | 3 |
| Andy FlowerZIM | 1992-2002 | 63 | 112 | 19 | 4794 | 232* | 51.55 | 10636 | 45.07 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 543 | 20 |
| Michael HusseyAUS | 2005-2013 | 79 | 137 | 16 | 6235 | 195 | 51.53 | 12436 | 50.14 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 685 | 39 |
| Sunil GavaskarIND | 1971-1987 | 125 | 214 | 16 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 15327 | 44.42 | 34 | 45 | 12 | 1016 | 26 |
| Steve WaughAUS | 1985-2004 | 168 | 260 | 46 | 10927 | 200 | 51.06 | 22461 | 48.65 | 32 | 50 | 22 | 1175 | 20 |
| Dhananjaya LakshanCCC | 2024-2026 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 915 | 150 | 50.83 | 1192 | 76.76 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 23 |
| Matthew HaydenAUS | 1994-2009 | 103 | 184 | 14 | 8625 | 380 | 50.74 | 14349 | 60.11 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 1049 | 82 |
| AB de VilliersSA | 2004-2018 | 114 | 191 | 18 | 8765 | 278* | 50.66 | 16077 | 54.52 | 22 | 46 | 8 | 1024 | 64 |
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