Best Average – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the best average in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
ALL FORMATSAll-time500 entries
1156.00Frank LaverAUS58 clear of Ernie Jones
298.00Ernie JonesAUS58 off the lead
391.00Monty NobleAUS65 off the lead
● LEADS
Frank LaverAUS
156.00 · 58 ahead of Jones
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Johnny BriggsENG
7 separate entries on this list · 290 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
59.00
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
23 of the top 50 · 3 teams represented

Best Average — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Frank LaverAUS156.00
2Ernie JonesAUS98.00
3Monty NobleAUS91.00
4Hugh TrumbleAUS85.00
5Bob McLeodAUS78.50
6Dave NourseSA68.00
7George HirstENG63.00
8George GearyENG62.67
9Tom McKibbinAUS60.00
10Denys MorkelSA59.00
11Bill LockwoodENG55.25
12Charles MacartneyAUS53.75
13Bill HowellAUS52.00
14Bernard BosanquetENG50.67
15Harold BaumgartnerSA49.50
16Joe CoxSA49.25
17Dave NourseSA49.00
18'Young Jack' HearneENG47.14
19Monty NobleAUS45.33
20Jack SaundersAUS44.00
20Arthur MaileyAUS44.00
22'Young Jack' HearneENG42.30
23Arthur MaileyAUS42.29
24Ashley MallettAUS41.50
24George MacaulayENG41.50
24Bill EdrichENG41.50
27Jeff HammondAUS41.00
28Arthur MaileyAUS40.65
29Tom McKibbinAUS39.50
30Roy KilnerENG39.43
31Jack GregoryAUS39.33
32George McShaneAUS39.00
32Hugh TrumbleAUS39.00
34Basil D'OliveiraENG38.00
35Warwick ArmstrongAUS37.50
36Percy FenderENG37.44
37Hedley VerityENG37.08
38Greg ChappellAUS37.00
39Greville StevensENG36.80
40Jack HearneENG36.09
41Tom GoddardENG35.80
42Tom RichardsonENG34.35
43Tom HaywardENG34.25
44George ParkerSA34.13
45Arthur MoldENG33.43
46Jack RyderAUS33.25
47Claude CarterSA33.00
48Billy BarnesENG32.33
49Jack GregoryAUS32.29
50Reg PerksENG32.27
51Andrew StoddartENG32.00
51Len WilkinsonENG32.00
53Clarrie GrimmettAUS31.85
54Bill HowellAUS31.56
55William BruceAUS31.20
56Claude NewberrySA31.00
57Frederick SpofforthAUS30.10
58Jacobus DuminySA30.00
59Jimmy BlanckenbergSA29.88
60Maurice TateENG29.85
61Baron ConstantineWI29.82
62Bobby PeelENG29.71
63Johnny DouglasENG29.50
64Arthur RichardsonAUS29.38
65John CameronWI29.33
66Bill HowellAUS29.20
67Bishan BediIND29.13
68Ken ShuttleworthENG29.00
69Bert HopkinsAUS28.75
70Charlie TurnerAUS28.64
71Sir Garry SobersWI28.55
71Sir Garry SobersWI28.55
73Greville StevensENG28.50
74Ted ArnoldENG28.17
74Vanburn HolderWI28.17
76Harold LarwoodENG28.00
77Frederick SpofforthAUS27.75
77Tom GarrettAUS27.75
79Ian SmithSA27.50
80Ewart AstillENG27.00
80John GunnENG27.00
80Patsy HendrenENG27.00
80Sir Viv RichardsWI27.00
84Bernard JulienWI26.75
85Vallance JuppENG26.57
86Arthur GilliganENG26.40
87Colin BlytheENG26.10
87Alan ConnollyAUS26.10
87Alan ConnollyAUS26.10
90Fred TitmusENG26.03
90Fred TitmusENG26.03
92Walter BrearleyENG26.00
92Bob WoolmerENG26.00
92Barry RichardsSA26.00
92Barry RichardsSA26.00
96Lance GibbsWI25.96
97Charles KellewayAUS25.75
98Hines JohnsonWI25.67
99Tom RichardsonENG25.47
100Ted PeateENG25.45
101Ken FarnesENG25.36
102Wilfred RhodesENG25.20
103Peter HeineSA24.32
103Peter HeineSA24.32
105John SnowENG24.25
105Fred RootENG24.25
107Sammy WoodsAUS24.20
108Maurice TateENG24.19
109Tom GarrettAUS24.00
109Johnny BriggsENG24.00
111David LarterENG23.80
111David LarterENG23.80
113Schofield HaighENG23.75
114Roy KilnerENG23.47
115Eddie BarlowSA23.36
115Eddie BarlowSA23.36
117Albert RelfENG23.25
117Ken MackayAUS23.25
117Ken MackayAUS23.25
120Sonny RamadhinWI23.23
121Roly JenkinsENG23.20
122Sydney BarnesENG23.17
123Dennis LilleeAUS23.07
124Jimmy BlanckenbergSA23.00
124Johnny WardleENG23.00
124Geoff ArnoldENG23.00
124John SnowENG23.00
124John SnowENG23.00
124Vijay HazareIND23.00
130Pat TrimbornSA22.75
130Pat TrimbornSA22.75
132Sir Alec BedserENG22.59
133Trevor GoddardSA22.56
133Trevor GoddardSA22.56
135Johnny DouglasENG22.50
135Frank WoolleyENG22.50
135John InverarityAUS22.50
138John TrumbleAUS22.40
139Bert VoglerSA22.33
139Albert RelfENG22.33
139Bernard BosanquetENG22.33
142Charlie McLeodAUS22.29
143Ian MeckiffAUS22.13
144Alan ThomsonAUS22.00
144W.G. GraceENG22.00
144Wilfred RhodesENG22.00
144John LyonsAUS22.00
148Claude NewberrySA21.88
149Peter LoaderENG21.80
149Doug WaltersAUS21.80
149Doug WaltersAUS21.80
152George HirstENG21.75
153Eric HolliesENG21.70
154Trevor GoddardSA21.64
154Trevor GoddardSA21.64
156Jimmy BlanckenbergSA21.50
157Tibby CotterAUS21.47
158Ian JohnsonAUS21.45
159Harry BoyleAUS21.42
160George GiffenAUS21.38
161Albert TrottAUS21.33
161Bobby PeelENG21.33
163Lance GibbsWI21.31
163Lance GibbsWI21.31
165George GiffenAUS21.30
166Alan DavidsonAUS21.29
166Sir Alec BedserENG21.29
168Jimmy SinclairSA21.25
168Reggie DuffAUS21.25
170Trevor BaileyENG21.16
171Charlie TurnerAUS21.13
172Charlie McLeodAUS21.00
172Wilf FlowersENG21.00
172Majid KhanPAK21.00
175Warwick ArmstrongAUS20.93
176Claude CarterSA20.89
177Hedley VerityENG20.83
178Ernie JonesAUS20.79
179Colin McCoolAUS20.78
180Dick TyldesleyENG20.75
181Maurice TateENG20.73
182Fred TruemanENG20.68
183Allan SteelENG20.67
183Frank SmailesENG20.67
185Peter LoaderENG20.58
186George UlyettENG20.50
186Frederick SpofforthAUS20.50
188Dennis LilleeAUS20.49
189Alf ValentineWI20.42
190George MacaulayENG20.38
191Morice BirdENG20.33
191Sarfraz NawazPAK20.33
191John GoddardWI20.33
194Monty NobleAUS20.26
195Tim WallAUS20.23
196Peter PollockSA20.17
196Peter PollockSA20.17
198Henry PromnitzSA20.13
199Dick BarlowENG20.00
199Doug WaltersAUS20.00
199Sydney BarnesENG20.00
199George UlyettENG20.00
199Brian CloseENG20.00
199Frank HearneENG20.00
199Asif MasoodPAK20.00
199Grahame ChevalierSA20.00
199Grahame ChevalierSA20.00
199Bob WyattENG20.00
209Hugh TayfieldSA19.93
209Hugh TayfieldSA19.93
211Jimmy SinclairSA19.90
212Hugh TrumbleAUS19.83
212Trevor BaileyENG19.83
214Walter BrearleyENG19.79
215William AttewellENG19.67
215Bert VoglerSA19.67
217Bob CatterallSA19.60
218John GunnENG19.59
219Billy MidwinterAUS19.50
219Frank LaverAUS19.50
219Fred MartinENG19.50
222Aubrey FaulknerSA19.43
223Johnny BriggsENG19.40
224Monty NobleAUS19.39
225Peter ParfittENG19.33
226Jack SaundersAUS19.31
226Leslie HyltonWI19.31
228Wilfred RhodesENG19.29
229Colin BlytheENG19.25
230George UlyettENG19.21
231Doug MeintjesSA19.17
232Bill O'ReillyAUS19.15
233Cyril VincentSA19.11
234Dick BarlowENG19.00
234Major BoothENG19.00
234Gilbert JessopENG19.00
234Richard CollingeNZ19.00
238Arthur FielderENG18.89
239Arthur GilliganENG18.83
239Arnold WarrenENG18.83
239Ken HiggsENG18.83
239Ken HiggsENG18.83
243Fred MorleyENG18.75
243Bill JohnstonAUS18.75
245Clarrie GrimmettAUS18.73
246Alex KennedyENG18.70
247Geoff ArnoldENG18.67
247Lindsay KlineAUS18.67
249Allen HillENG18.57
249Frederick SpofforthAUS18.57
251Alf HallSA18.56
252Jack IversonAUS18.55
252Jack IversonAUS18.55
254George HirstENG18.50
254Geff NobletAUS18.50
254Geff NobletAUS18.50
257Major BoothENG18.40
258Hugh TrumbleAUS18.38
258Geoff ArnoldENG18.38
258Geoff ArnoldENG18.38
261Fred TruemanENG18.35
262Gary GilmourAUS18.33
263Johnny BriggsENG18.31
264Ernie ToshackAUS18.26
265Alfred ShawENG18.25
266Billy BatesENG18.20
266Joey PalmerAUS18.20
268Aubrey FaulknerSA18.17
269George LohmannENG18.06
270Tip SnookeSA18.00
270Alan DavidsonAUS18.00
272Walter LeesENG17.96
273Charlie LlewellynSA17.92
274Billy MidwinterAUS17.75
275Wilf FlowersENG17.73
276Tich FreemanENG17.71
277Frank WorrellWI17.67
277Johnny BriggsENG17.67
279Fred TruemanENG17.53
279Fred TruemanENG17.53
279Mike ProcterSA17.53
279Mike ProcterSA17.53
283Frank LaverAUS17.50
284Mushtaq MohammadPAK17.44
284Mushtaq MohammadPAK17.44
286Harry BoyleAUS17.40
287Ray LindwallAUS17.38
288Bonnor MiddletonSA17.36
289Charles EadyAUS17.25
290Harry TrottAUS17.22
290Reggie SchwarzSA17.22
292Peter PollockSA17.20
292Peter PollockSA17.20
294Maurice TateENG17.16
295Malcolm MarshallWI17.11
296Frederick SpofforthAUS17.00
296George Finlay-BissettSA17.00
296Alec BannermanAUS17.00
296Robin JackmanENG17.00
296Jackie du PreezSA17.00
301Ken CranstonENG16.91
302Trevor BaileyENG16.89
302Barry KnightENG16.89
302Barry KnightENG16.89
305Christopher HeseltineENG16.80
306Joey PalmerAUS16.75
306Ian JohnsonAUS16.75
308Bill LockwoodENG16.71
309Sir Alec BedserENG16.69
310Ray IllingworthENG16.67
311Ray LindwallAUS16.64
312Ted ArnoldENG16.50
313Tony GreigENG16.33
314Ted TylerENG16.25
314Trevor GoddardSA16.25
316Charlie GriffithWI16.22
316Charlie GriffithWI16.22
318Charles MacartneyAUS16.13
318Trevor BaileyENG16.13
318Sir Gubby AllenENG16.13
321Frederick SpofforthAUS16.11
322Wally HammondENG16.00
322Sammy JonesAUS16.00
322Bill BowesENG16.00
322Chandu SarwateIND16.00
322Khan MohammadPAK16.00
322Khan MohammadPAK16.00
328J.J. FerrisAUS15.88
329Bob WillisENG15.80
330Johnny BriggsENG15.76
331James Lillywhite (jnr)ENG15.75
332Schofield HaighENG15.71
333Albert RelfENG15.67
333Ray LindwallAUS15.67
333Ashley MallettAUS15.67
336Tom RichardsonENG15.60
337Bruce TaylorNZ15.50
337Frederick KuysSA15.50
339Alan DavidsonAUS15.47
339Alan DavidsonAUS15.47
341Stanley JacksonENG15.46
342Bill CopsonENG15.42
343Jim LakerENG15.39
344Tip SnookeSA15.38
345Tom KendallAUS15.36
346James SouthertonENG15.29
347Wilfred RhodesENG15.27
348Trevor BaileyENG15.21
349George GearyENG15.00
349Gordon WhiteSA15.00
349Bonnor MiddletonSA15.00
349Ces BurkeNZ15.00
349Sir Ian BothamENG15.00
349Clive LloydWI15.00
355Bobby PeelENG14.88
356Bill LockwoodENG14.86
357Dayle HadleeNZ14.75
358Tom McKibbinAUS14.73
359Alf ValentineWI14.70
360George LohmannENG14.69
361Bev CongdonNZ14.60
362Herbie TaylorSA14.50
363Len BraundENG14.43
364Hasan JamilPAK14.38
365Charles EadyAUS14.33
366Johnny WardleENG14.25
366Geoff MillerENG14.25
368Sydney BarnesENG14.15
369Jack HearneENG14.07
370John HodgesAUS14.00
370Graeme WatsonAUS14.00
370Sarfraz NawazPAK14.00
370Ike TraversAUS14.00
370Vanburn HolderWI14.00
375Jack CowieNZ13.83
376Dave NourseSA13.75
377Stork HendryAUS13.67
377Derek SealyWI13.67
379Mike ProcterSA13.58
379Mike ProcterSA13.58
381J.J. FerrisAUS13.50
381Frank LaverAUS13.50
381John LeverENG13.50
381Derick ParryWI13.50
385Colin BlytheENG13.44
386Chris OldENG13.40
387Keith StackpoleAUS13.33
387Tom HoranAUS13.33
387George MudieWI13.33
390Colin BlytheENG13.26
391Billy BarnesENG13.25
392George UlyettENG13.20
393Wilfred RhodesENG13.17
393Richard CollingeNZ13.17
395Baron ConstantineWI13.13
396Wilf FlowersENG13.00
396Charles LeslieENG13.00
396Steve HarmisonENG13.00
396Ghulam AhmedIND13.00
400Billy BatesENG12.94
401Bill JohnstonAUS12.92
402Dave NourseSA12.83
403Billy BarnesENG12.75
404W.G. GraceENG12.67
405Tom HoranAUS12.60
406Manny MartindaleWI12.58
407Johnny WardleENG12.57
408Shane BondNZ12.50
408Clive LloydWI12.50
408Derek UnderwoodENG12.50
411Dick PollardENG12.43
412Denis AtkinsonWI12.40
413Sydney BarnesENG12.36
414Geff NobletAUS12.33
415Allan SteelENG12.22
416Willis CuttellENG12.17
417Bill LockwoodENG12.12
418Jack HearneENG12.00
418Intikhab AlamPAK12.00
418Keith MillerAUS12.00
418Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND12.00
422Tony LockENG11.82
423Albert TrottAUS11.65
424Jack IversonAUS11.60
425Sarfraz NawazPAK11.50
426Xen BalaskasSA11.44
427Michael KasprowiczAUS11.40
427Billy BatesENG11.40
429Ashley MallettAUS11.33
430Sydney CallawayAUS11.20
431Graham McKenzieAUS11.00
431Saleem AltafPAK11.00
433Pat CrawfordAUS10.83
434Billy BatesENG10.60
435Charlie TurnerAUS10.55
436Geoff ArnoldENG10.40
437Barry WoodENG10.00
437Albert PowellSA10.00
437John ParkerNZ10.00
437Charl LangeveldtSA10.00
437Sunil GavaskarIND10.00
442Jimmy SinclairSA9.89
443George LohmannENG9.80
444Sydney BarnesENG9.78
445Frank TysonENG9.75
445Frank TysonENG9.75
445Barry WoodENG9.75
448Joel GarnerWI9.67
449Billy BarnesENG9.57
450Dick BarlowENG9.50
450Andre NelSA9.50
450Bill JohnstonAUS9.50
453Charlie TurnerAUS9.47
454Harold ButlerENG9.43
455Ernie ToshackAUS9.27
456Tom GarrettAUS9.00
456Joel GarnerWI9.00
458Dick PougherENG8.67
459George LohmannENG8.56
460Dayle HadleeNZ8.50
460Greg ChappellAUS8.50
460Sir Andy RobertsWI8.50
463Prosper UtseyaZIM8.33
464Colin BlytheENG8.00
464Tip SnookeSA8.00
464John SnowENG8.00
464Iqbal QasimPAK8.00
464Dwayne BravoWI8.00
469Johnny BriggsENG7.83
470Johnny BriggsENG7.76
471Zaheer KhanIND7.50
472Clarrie GrimmettAUS7.45
473Charlie TurnerAUS7.29
474Bobby PeelENG7.24
475Charl LangeveldtSA7.00
475J.J. FerrisAUS7.00
475Bruce YardleyAUS7.00
478George LohmannENG6.71
479Nathan AstleNZ6.67
479Jack CowieNZ6.67
481Bobby PeelENG6.63
482William ShaldersSA6.00
482Jon LewisENG6.00
484Billy BarnesENG5.88
485Abdur RazzakBAN5.67
486Darren GoughENG5.33
487Jock EdwardsNZ5.00
487Ajit AgarkarIND5.00
489Alfred LytteltonENG4.75
490Dattu PhadkarIND4.67
491Bill O'ReillyAUS4.13
492Allan SteelENG4.00
492Paul CollingwoodENG4.00
492Robert PooreSA4.00
492Sir Viv RichardsWI4.00
496Gary CosierAUS3.60
497David LloydENG3.00
498William AttewellENG2.00
498Arthur HillENG2.00
500Wilf BarberENG0.00
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