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.

Tests

Top 25 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	Eddie Paynter	20	31	5	1540	243	59.23	1931–1939
6	Ken Barrington	82	131	15	6806	256	58.67	1955–1968
7	Everton Weekes	48	81	5	4455	207	58.61	1948–1958
8	Wally Hammond	85	140	16	7249	336*	58.45	1927–1947
9	Garfield Sobers	93	160	21	8032	365*	57.78	1954–1974
10	Kumar Sangakkara	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	2000–2015
11	Jack Hobbs	61	102	7	5410	211	56.94	1908–1930
12	Clyde Walcott	44	74	7	3798	220	56.68	1948–1960
13	Len Hutton	79	138	15	6971	364	56.67	1937–1955
14	Jacques Kallis	166	280	40	13289	224	55.37	1995–2013
15	Ernest Tyldesley	14	20	2	990	122	55.00	1921–1929
16	Charlie Davis	15	29	5	1301	183	54.20	1968–1973
17	Vinod Kambli	17	21	1	1084	227	54.20	1993–1995
18	Greg Chappell	87	151	19	7110	247*	53.86	1970–1984
19	Dudley Nourse	34	62	7	2960	231	53.81	1935–1951
20	Sachin Tendulkar	200	329	33	15921	248*	53.78	1989–2013
21	Brian Lara	131	232	6	11953	400*	52.88	1990–2006
22	Javed Miandad	124	189	21	8832	280*	52.57	1976–1993
23	Rahul Dravid	164	286	32	13288	270	52.31	1996–2012
24	Mohammad Yousuf	90	156	12	7530	223	52.29	1998–2010
25	Ricky Ponting	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	1995–2012

Qualification: 20 Innings Source:Cricinfo. Last updated: 13 February 2016             * denotes not out
Note: if the 20 innings 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	Adam Voges	15	21	7	1337	269*	95.50	5	4	3 Jun 2015
2	Steve Smith	41	75	11	3852	215	60.18	14	16	13 Jul 2010
3	Mominul Haque	17	30	4	1456	181	56.00	4	9	8 Mar 2013
4	Joe Root	39	72	10	3406	200*	54.93	9	19	13 Dec 2012
5	Younis Khan	104	186	17	9116	313	53.94	31	30	26 Feb 2000
6	Hashim Amla	92	156	13	7358	311*	51.45	25	29	28 Nov 2004
7	AB de Villiers	106	176	16	8074	278*	50.46	21	39	17 Dec 2004
8	David Warner	51	93	4	4484	253	50.38	16	20	1 Dec 2011
9	Angelo Mathews	56	97	17	4015	160	50.18	7	23	4 Jul 2009
10	Usman Khawaja	15	24	3	1045	174	49.76	4	3	3 Jan 2011
Qualification: 20 innings Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 21 February 2016

* denotes not out

One Day Internationals

Top 10 retired ODI batsmen

Rank	Batsman	Matches	Inns	N.O.	Runs	Highest	Ave	B.F.	S.R.	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s	Span
1	Ryan ten Doeschate	33	32	9	1,541	119	67.00	1,757	87.70	5	9	1	130	29	2006–2011
2	Michael Bevan	232	196	67	6,912	108*	53.58	9,320	74.16	6	46	5	450	21	1994–2004
3	Jonathan Trott	68	65	10	2,819	137	51.25	3,658	77.06	4	22	5	216	3	2009–2013
4	Tom Cooper	23	22	2	976	101	48.80	1,391	70.16	1	8	0	82	4	2010–2013
5	Michael Hussey	185	157	44	5,442	109*	48.15	6,243	87.16	3	39	3	383	80	2004–2012
6	Zaheer Abbas	62	60	6	2,572	123	47.62	3,033	84.80	7	13	2	213+	22+	1974–1985
7	Vivian Richards	187	167	24	6,721	189*	47.00	7,451	90.20	11	45	7	600+	126+	1975–1991
8	Glenn Turner	41	40	6	1,598	171*	47.00	2,348	68.05	3	9	1	156+	7+	1973–1983
9	Gordon Greenidge	128	127	13	5,134	133*	45.03	7,908	64.92	11	31	3	470+	81+	1975–1991
10	Sachin Tendulkar	463	452	41	18,426	200*	44.83	21,367	86.23	49	96	20	2,016	195	1989–2012
Qualification: 20 innings Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 12 February 2016. N.O. = Not Out; S.R. = Strike Rate; B.F. = Balls Faced; *denotes not out

Top 10 active ODI batsmen

Rank	Batsman	ODIs	Inns	n.o.	Runs	Highest	Ave	S.R.	100s	50s	Debut
1	AB de Villiers	199	191	33	8520	162*	53.92	100.14	23	48	02 Feb 2005
2	Hashim Amla	130	127	9	6145	159	52.07	89.40	22	28	09 Mar 2008
3	Virat Kohli	171	163	23	7212	183	51.51	89.97	25	36	19 Aug 2008
4	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	275	241	67	8918	183*	51.25	89.27	9	60	23 Dec 2004
5	Kane Williamson	93	87	9	3666	145*	47.00	84.02	7	25	10 Aug 2010
6	Adam Voges	31	28	9	870	112*	45.78	87.17	1	4	20 Feb 2007
7	Ambati Rayudu	31	28	7	952	124*	45.33	78.09	2	5	24 Jul 2013
8	Joe Root	67	63	6	2545	125	44.64	84.27	8	12	11 Jan 2013
9	Shikhar Dhawan	74	73	3	3078	137	43.97	90.26	9	17	20 Oct 2010
10	Ross Taylor	171	157	27	5707	131*	43.90	82.59	15	32	01 Mar 2006
Qualification: 20 innings Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 13 February 2016.

* denotes not out

T20 Internationals

Top 10 retired T20I batsmen

Rank	Batsman	Matches	Inns	N.O.	Runs	Highest	Ave	B.F.	S.R.	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s	Span
1	Michael Hussey	38	30	11	721	60*	37.94	529	136.29	0	4	1	58	25	2005–2012
2	Kevin Pietersen	37	36	5	1,176	79	37.93	831	141.51	0	7	1	119	32	2005–2013
3	Misbah-ul-Haq	39	34	13	788	87*	37.52	715	110.20	0	3	2	45	26	2007–2012
4	Brendon McCullum	71	70	10	2,140	123	35.66	1,571	136.21	2	13	3	199	91	2005–2015
5	Jacques Kallis	25	23	4	666	73	35.05	558	119.35	0	5	0	56	20	2005–2012
6	Cameron White	47	44	14	984	85*	32.80	740	132.97	0	5	3	71	44	2007–2014
7	Mahela Jayawardene	55	55	8	1,493	100	31.76	1,121	133.18	1	9	4	173	33	2006–2014
8	Graeme Smith	33	33	2	982	89*	31.67	770	127.53	0	5	1	123	26	2005–2011
9	Kumar Sangakkara	56	53	9	1,382	78	31.40	1,156	119.55	0	8	2	139	20	2006–2014
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Qualification: 20 innings Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 12 February 2016. N.O. = Not Out; S.R. = Strike Rate; B.F. = Balls Faced; *denotes not out

Top 10 active T20I batsmen

Rani	Batsman	Matche	Inns	N.O.	Runs	Highest	Ave	B.F.	S.R.	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s	Debut
1	Virat Kohli	34	31	7	1,215	90*	50.62	890	136.51	0	12	0	124	27
2	Aaron Finch	24	24	3	874	156	41.61	577	151.47	1	6	0	95	36
3	Faf du Plessis	26	26	5	825	119	39.28	612	134.80	1	6	0	78	24
4	Jean Paul Duminy	63	58	18	1,528	96*	38.20	1,247	122.53	0	8	6	114	51
5	Kane Williamson	30	28	5	844	72*	36.69	661	127.68	0	5	1	101	10
6	Chris Gayle	45	43	3	1,406	117	35.15	986	142.59	1	13	2	122	87
7	Alex Hales	37	37	5	1,111	116*	34.71	817	135.98	1	7	3	116	35
8	Martin Guptill	57	55	7	1,666	101*	34.70	1,285	129.64	1	9	2	154	68
9	Rohit Sharma	49	42	11	1,053	106	33.96	819	128.57	1	9	2	91	37
10	Suresh Raina	51	45	11	1,123	101	33.02	829	135.46	1	3	1	104	39
Qualification: 20 innings Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 12 February 2016. N.O. = Not Out; S.R. = Strike Rate; B.F. = Balls Faced; *denotes not out