List of cricket batting averages

The following lists of Test cricket batting averages are based on a minimum qualification of 2000 runs for retired batsmen and 20 innings for active batsmen.

Completed Test career batting averages

Don Bradman (AUS)	99.94
Graeme Pollock (RSA)	60.97
George Headley (WI)	60.83
Herbert Sutcliffe (ENG)	60.73
Eddie Paynter (ENG)	59.23
Ken Barrington (ENG)	58.67
Everton Weekes (WI)	58.61
Wally Hammond (ENG)	58.45
Garfield Sobers (WI)	57.78
Kumar Sangakkara (SRI)	57.40
Source: Cricinfo Qualification: 20 completed innings, career completed.

Career Test batting averages

Top 20 retired Test batsmen

Rank	Batsman	Tests	Innings	Not Out	Runs	Highest	Career average	Career span
1	Don Bradman	52	80	10	6996	334	99.94	1928-1948
2	Graeme Pollock	23	41	4	2256	274	60.97	1963–1970
3	George Headley	22	40	4	2190	270*	60.83	1930–1954
4	Herbert Sutcliffe	54	84	9	4555	194	60.73	1924–1935
5	Ken Barrington	82	131	15	6806	256	58.67	1955-1968
6	Everton Weekes	48	81	5	4455	207	58.61	1948-1958
7	Wally Hammond	85	140	16	7249	336*	58.45	1927-1947
8	Garfield Sobers	93	160	21	8032	365*	57.78	1954-1974
9	Kumar Sangakkara	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	2000-2015
10	Jack Hobbs	61	102	7	5410	211	56.94	1908-1930
11	Clyde Walcott	44	74	7	3798	220	56.68	1948-1960
12	Len Hutton	79	138	15	6971	364	56.67	1937-1955
13	Jacques Kallis	166	280	40	13289	224	55.37	1995-2013
14	Greg Chappell	87	151	19	7110	247*	53.86	1970-1984
15	Dudley Nourse	34	62	7	2960	231	53.81	1935-1951
16	Sachin Tendulkar	200	329	33	15921	248*	53.78	1989-2013
17	Brian Lara	131	232	6	11953	400*	52.88	1990-2006
18	Javed Miandad	124	189	21	8832	280*	52.57	1976-1993
19	Rahul Dravid	164	286	32	13288	270	52.31	1996-2012
20	Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer)	90	156	12	7530	223	52.29	1998-2010
Qualification: 2000 Runs Source: Cricinfo [1]. Last updated: 17 December 2015

* denotes not out

Note: if the 2000 Test runs qualification is removed, the highest career batting average among retired players is held by Andy Ganteaume, who scored 112 in his only Test innings.

Top 10 active Test batsmen

Rank	Batsman	Test	Innings	Not out	Runs	Highest	Batting Average	100s	50s	Debut
1	Steve Smith (cricketer, born 1989)	38	72	10	3590	215	57.90	13	14	13 Jul 2010
2	Joe Root	35	64	9	3020	200*	54.90	8	16	13 Dec 201
3	Younis Khan	104	186	17	9116	313	53.94	31	30	26 Feb 2000
4	AB de Villiers	102	169	16	7864	278*	51.39	21	38	17 Dec 2004
5	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	164	280	49	11867	203*	51.37	30	66	17 Mar 1994
6	Hashim Amla	88	149	13	6888	311*	50.64	23	28	28 Nov 2004
7	David Warner (cricketer)	47	88	3	4305	253	50.64	15	20	1 Dec 2011
8	Angelo Mathews	55	95	17	3936	160	50.46	7	22	4 Jul 2009
9	Kane Williamson	45	83	6	3786	242*	49.16	12	18	4 Nov 2010
Qualification: 20 innings Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 14 December 2015

* denotes not out

Note that

• English and West Indian players are prominent in the retired list.
• The top retired players played significantly fewer Tests than the top active players. The retired players who played in a number of Tests comparable to today's top active players generally had very long Test careers (for example, Garry Sobers' Test career spanned 20 years).
• Apart from Bradman, the two lists cluster around very similar averages, with the retired batsmen being slightly higher than the active ones.

Career One Day International average leaders

The following lists of One Day International cricket batting averages are based on a minimum qualification of 20 innings.

The first ODI was on 5 January 1971, but it was a year or two before the genre took off elsewhere than England.

Top 10 retired ODI batsmen

Rank	Batsman	ODIs	Inns	n.o.	Runs	Highest	Ave	S.R.	Career dates
1	R.N. ten Doeschate	33	32	9	1541	119	67.00	87.70	2006-2011
2	M.G.Bevan	232	196	67	6912	108*	53.58	74.16	1994–2004
3	I.J.L. Trott	68	65	10	2819	137	51.25	77.06	2009–2013
4	M.E.K. Hussey	185	157	44	5442	109*	48.15	87.16	2004–2012
5	Zaheer Abbas	62	60	6	2572	123	47.62	84.80	1974–1985
6	I.V.A. Richards	187	167	24	6721	189*	47.00	90.20	1975–1991
	G.M. Turner	41	40	6	1598	171*	47.00	68.05	1973–1983
8	C.G. Greenidge	128	127	13	5134	133*	45.03	64.92	1975–1991
9	S.R. Tendulkar	463	452	41	18426	200*	44.83	86.23	1989-2012
10	D.M. Jones	164	161	25	6068	145	44.61	72.56	1984–1994
Qualification: 20 innings Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 September 2015.

* denotes not out

† played for World XI

S.R. = strike rate

Top 10 active ODI batsmen

Rank	Batsman	ODIs	Inns	n.o.	Runs	Highest	Ave	S.R.	100s	50s	Debut
1	AB de Villiers	195	187	32	8403	162*	54.21	100.28	23	47	02 Feb 2005
2	Hashim Amla	125	122	9	5985	159	52.96	89.19	21	28	09 Mar 2008
3	M.S. Dhoni	269	235	67	8805	183*	52.97	89.09	9	60	23 Dec 2004
4	V Kohli	165	157	23	6824	183	50.92	89.48	23	34	19 Aug 2008
5	K.S. Williamson	85	79	9	3362	145*	48.02	84.19	7	21	10 Aug 2010
6	Azhar Ali	27	27	3	1117	102	46.54	75.67	2	7	May 30, 2011
7	A.C. Voges	31	28	9	870	112*	45.78	87.17	1	4	20 Feb 2007
8	AT Rayudu	31	28	7	952	124*	45.33	78.09	2	5	Jul 24, 2013
9	Ross Taylor	166	153	25	5621	131*	43.91	82.44	15	31	01 March 2006
10	Haris Sohail	22	21	3	774	89*	43.00	82.86	0	7	19 July 2013
Qualification: 20 innings Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 22 October, 2015.

* denotes not out

External links

• List of batsmen who have scored over 10000 One Day International cricket runs
• Test averages at Cricinfo
• ODI averages at Cricinfo