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.

Position	Best Average	Player Name	Team Name
1	38.00	Basil D'Oliveira	England
2	29.00	Ken Shuttleworth	England
2	68.00	Jacob Bethell	England
3	60.33	Brydon Carse	England
3	22.00	Alan Thomson	Australia
4	16.67	Ray Illingworth	England
4	41.50	Ashley Mallett	Australia
4	47.50	Ben Stokes	England
5	38.00	William Jacks	England
5	41.00	Jeff Hammond	Australia
5	13.33	Keith Stackpole	Australia
6	11.33	Ashley Mallett	Australia
6	37.00	Greg Chappell	Australia
6	33.00	Mitchell Starc	Australia
7	26.00	Bob Woolmer	England
7	11.00	Graham McKenzie	Australia
7	32.75	Scott Boland	Australia
8	29.00	Marnus Labuschagne	Australia
8	24.25	John Snow	England
9	20.00	Doug Walters	Australia
9	28.00	Beau Webster	Australia
10	23.17	Joshua Tongue	England
10	18.67	Geoff Arnold	England
10	25.67	Hines Johnson	West Indies
10	25.67	Hines Johnson	West Indies
11	23.20	Roly Jenkins	England
11	23.20	Roly Jenkins	England
11	14.00	Graeme Watson	Australia
11	23.00	Michael Neser	Australia
12	10.00	Barry Wood	England
12	36.33	Muralikrishna Krishna	India
12	13.00	Steve Harmison	England
12	23.00	Johnny Wardle	England
12	23.00	Johnny Wardle	England
13	20.00	Brian Close	England
13	20.00	Brian Close	England
13	12.50	Shane Bond	New Zealand
13	35.50	Liam Dawson	England
13	22.00	Shadab Khan	Pakistan
14	21.67	Jacob Duffy	New Zealand
14	33.50	Harshit Rana	India
14	11.40	Michael Kasprowicz	Australia
14	18.75	Bill Johnston	Australia
14	18.75	Bill Johnston	Australia
15	17.67	Frank Worrell	West Indies
15	17.67	Frank Worrell	West Indies
15	9.50	Andre Nel	South Africa
15	28.17	Kyle Jamieson	New Zealand
15	17.50	Kuldeep Yadav	India
16	17.00	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka
16	21.00	Jeffrey Vandersay	Sri Lanka
16	7.00	Charl Langeveldt	South Africa
16	16.89	Trevor Bailey	England
16	16.89	Trevor Bailey	England
17	16.69	Sir Alec Bedser	England
17	16.69	Sir Alec Bedser	England
17	6.67	Nathan Astle	New Zealand
17	19.67	Pramod Liyanagamage	Sri Lanka
17	15.67	Abrar Ahmed	Pakistan
17	15.50	Bruce Taylor	New Zealand
18	14.60	Bev Congdon	New Zealand
18	13.00	Matheesha Pathirana	Sri Lanka
18	15.60	Adil Rashid	England
18	6.00	Jon Lewis	England
18	15.67	Ray Lindwall	Australia
18	15.67	Ray Lindwall	Australia
19	14.70	Alf Valentine	West Indies
19	27.50	Ian Smith	South Africa
19	26.10	Alan Connolly	Australia
19	14.70	Alf Valentine	West Indies
19	27.50	Ian Smith	South Africa
19	26.10	Alan Connolly	Australia
19	5.33	Darren Gough	England
19	6.50	Joe Root	England
19	12.20	Mohammad Wasim	Pakistan
19	12.50	Clive Lloyd	West Indies
20	12.00	Intikhab Alam	Pakistan
20	23.00	Geoff Arnold	England
20	16.33	Tony Greig	England
20	11.67	Shivam Dube	India
20	4.00	Paul Collingwood	England
20	26.00	Barry Richards	South Africa
20	24.32	Peter Heine	South Africa
20	26.00	Barry Richards	South Africa
20	24.32	Peter Heine	South Africa
21	22.13	Ian Meckiff	Australia
21	23.36	Eddie Barlow	South Africa
21	22.13	Ian Meckiff	Australia
21	23.36	Eddie Barlow	South Africa
21	6.00	Mohammad Mirza	Pakistan
21	15.80	Bob Willis	England
21	11.50	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pakistan
21	21.00	Majid Khan	Pakistan
22	20.33	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pakistan
22	11.00	Saleem Altaf	Pakistan
22	15.00	Sir Ian Botham	England
22	4.00	Dhananjaya de Silva	Sri Lanka
22	23.00	John Snow	England
22	21.80	Peter Loader	England
22	23.00	John Snow	England
22	21.80	Peter Loader	England
23	21.29	Alan Davidson	Australia
23	22.75	Pat Trimborn	South Africa
23	21.29	Alan Davidson	Australia
23	22.75	Pat Trimborn	South Africa
23	14.00	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pakistan
23	10.40	Geoff Arnold	England
23	20.00	Asif Masood	Pakistan
24	19.00	Richard Collinge	New Zealand
24	8.50	Dayle Hadlee	New Zealand
24	13.50	John Lever	England
24	22.56	Trevor Goddard	South Africa
24	21.16	Trevor Bailey	England
24	22.56	Trevor Goddard	South Africa
24	21.16	Trevor Bailey	England
25	19.93	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa
25	21.80	Doug Walters	Australia
25	19.93	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa
25	21.80	Doug Walters	Australia
25	12.50	Derek Underwood	England
25	18.33	Gary Gilmour	Australia
25	15.00	Clive Lloyd	West Indies
25	8.00	John Snow	England
26	14.75	Dayle Hadlee	New Zealand
26	17.00	Robin Jackman	England
26	9.00	Joel Garner	West Indies
26	20.00	Grahame Chevalier	South Africa
26	18.35	Fred Trueman	England
26	20.00	Grahame Chevalier	South Africa
26	18.35	Fred Trueman	England
27	12.57	Johnny Wardle	England
27	17.20	Peter Pollock	South Africa
27	12.57	Johnny Wardle	England
27	17.20	Peter Pollock	South Africa
27	13.17	Richard Collinge	New Zealand
27	15.67	Ashley Mallett	Australia
27	8.50	Greg Chappell	Australia
28	12.00	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	India
28	8.00	Iqbal Qasim	Pakistan
28	13.58	Mike Procter	South Africa
28	28.55	Sir Garry Sobers	West Indies
28	9.75	Frank Tyson	England
28	13.58	Mike Procter	South Africa
28	28.55	Sir Garry Sobers	West Indies
28	9.75	Frank Tyson	England
29	26.03	Fred Titmus	England
29	26.03	Fred Titmus	England
29	10.00	John Parker	New Zealand
29	3.60	Gary Cosier	Australia
30	8.50	Sir Andy Roberts	West Indies
30	23.80	David Larter	England
30	23.80	David Larter	England
31	23.25	Ken Mackay	Australia
31	23.25	Ken Mackay	Australia
31	5.00	Jock Edwards	New Zealand
32	4.00	Sir Viv Richards	West Indies
32	14.38	Hasan Jamil	Pakistan
32	21.31	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
32	21.31	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
33	20.17	Peter Pollock	South Africa
33	20.17	Peter Pollock	South Africa
33	14.25	Geoff Miller	England
34	14.00	Vanburn Holder	West Indies
34	17.53	Fred Trueman	England
34	17.53	Fred Trueman	England
35	16.89	Barry Knight	England
35	29.13	Bishan Bedi	India
35	16.89	Barry Knight	England
35	13.50	Derick Parry	West Indies
35	10.00	Charl Langeveldt	South Africa
36	8.33	Prosper Utseya	Zimbabwe
36	13.40	Chris Old	England
36	16.22	Charlie Griffith	West Indies
36	16.00	Khan Mohammad	Pakistan
36	28.17	Vanburn Holder	West Indies
36	16.22	Charlie Griffith	West Indies
36	16.00	Khan Mohammad	Pakistan
37	15.39	Jim Laker	England
37	19.67	Pramod Liyanagamage	Sri Lanka
37	15.47	Alan Davidson	Australia
37	18.83	Ken Higgs	England
37	27.00	Sir Viv Richards	West Indies
37	15.39	Jim Laker	England
37	15.47	Alan Davidson	Australia
37	18.83	Ken Higgs	England
37	10.00	Sunil Gavaskar	India
37	8.00	Dwayne Bravo	West Indies
38	7.50	Zaheer Khan	India
38	9.75	Barry Wood	England
38	18.38	Geoff Arnold	England
38	15.21	Trevor Bailey	England
38	26.75	Bernard Julien	West Indies
38	18.38	Geoff Arnold	England
38	17.00	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka
38	15.21	Trevor Bailey	England
39	13.00	Ghulam Ahmed	India
39	15.75	Dhananjaya de Silva	Sri Lanka
39	17.53	Mike Procter	South Africa
39	22.50	John Inverarity	Australia
39	25.96	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
39	13.00	Ghulam Ahmed	India
39	17.53	Mike Procter	South Africa
39	9.67	Joel Garner	West Indies
39	5.67	Abdur Razzak	Bangladesh
40	5.00	Ajit Agarkar	India
40	7.00	Bruce Yardley	Australia
40	17.44	Mushtaq Mohammad	Pakistan
40	21.64	Trevor Goddard	South Africa
40	18.55	Jack Iverson	Australia
40	12.40	Denis Atkinson	West Indies
40	23.07	Dennis Lillee	Australia
40	20.49	Dennis Lillee	Australia
40	17.44	Mushtaq Mohammad	Pakistan
40	21.64	Trevor Goddard	South Africa
40	15.67	Abrar Ahmed	Pakistan
40	18.55	Jack Iverson	Australia
40	12.40	Denis Atkinson	West Indies
41	10.83	Pat Crawford	Australia
41	18.50	Geff Noblet	Australia
41	15.60	Adil Rashid	England
41	19.33	Peter Parfitt	England
41	17.00	Jackie du Preez	South Africa
41	19.25	Bishan Bedi	India
41	21.71	Doug Walters	Australia
41	18.50	Geff Noblet	Australia
41	10.83	Pat Crawford	Australia
41	19.33	Peter Parfitt	England
41	17.00	Jackie du Preez	South Africa
41	3.00	David Lloyd	England
41	17.11	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies
41	4.50	Dwayne Smith	West Indies
42	4.00	Chamara Silva	Sri Lanka
42	14.83	Mudassar Nazar	Pakistan
42	16.13	Derek Underwood	England
42	19.11	Eddie Barlow	South Africa
42	21.13	Bob Massie	Australia
42	22.57	Jack Hill	Australia
42	17.55	Malcolm Hilton	England
42	17.88	Gerry Gomez	West Indies
42	9.86	Neil Adcock	South Africa
42	21.46	Sir Andy Roberts	West Indies
42	19.17	Chris Old	England
42	19.11	Eddie Barlow	South Africa
42	16.13	Derek Underwood	England
42	13.00	Matheesha Pathirana	Sri Lanka
42	17.88	Gerry Gomez	West Indies
42	17.55	Malcolm Hilton	England
42	22.57	Jack Hill	Australia
42	9.86	Neil Adcock	South Africa
43	8.77	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan
43	22.50	Fred Trueman	England
43	18.50	Jim McConnon	England
43	17.71	Fen Cresswell	New Zealand
43	17.50	Jack Robertson	England
43	12.20	Mohammad Wasim	Pakistan
43	19.00	Motganhalli Jaisimha	India
43	22.98	Fred Trueman	England
43	18.70	Bob Massie	Australia
43	14.83	David Brown	England
43	19.29	Gary Gilmour	Australia
43	8.77	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan
43	22.98	Fred Trueman	England
43	17.71	Fen Cresswell	New Zealand
43	17.50	Jack Robertson	England
43	22.50	Fred Trueman	England
43	18.50	Jim McConnon	England
43	21.11	Dennis Lillee	Australia
43	19.00	Motganhalli Jaisimha	India
43	14.83	David Brown	England
43	14.67	Derek Underwood	England
43	17.44	Asif Iqbal	United Arab Emirates
43	17.00	Bishan Bedi	India
43	23.67	Akram Raza	Pakistan
43	1.00	Keith Dabengwa	Zimbabwe
44	23.44	Chris Cairns	New Zealand
44	16.33	Sir Viv Richards	West Indies
44	17.31	Dennis Lillee	Australia
44	14.50	Gary Robertson	New Zealand
44	22.30	Bob Cowper	Australia
44	14.09	Ray Illingworth	England
44	18.73	Ken Higgs	England
44	19.25	Bishan Bedi	India
44	18.43	Ian Johnson	Australia
44	21.00	Denis Compton	England
44	7.00	Gulabrai Ramchand	India
44	16.44	Ray Lindwall	Australia
44	15.50	Graeme Hole	Australia
44	22.58	Neil Adcock	South Africa
44	19.67	Ray Illingworth	England
44	10.50	David Steele	England
44	22.30	Bob Cowper	Australia
44	18.13	Derek Underwood	England
44	22.58	Neil Adcock	South Africa
44	14.09	Ray Illingworth	England
44	18.73	Ken Higgs	England
44	11.67	Shivam Dube	India
44	16.44	Ray Lindwall	Australia
44	21.00	Denis Compton	England
44	15.50	Graeme Hole	Australia
44	18.43	Ian Johnson	Australia
44	7.00	Gulabrai Ramchand	India
44	19.67	Ray Illingworth	England
45	19.45	Tony MacGibbon	New Zealand
45	22.33	Bob Simpson	Australia
45	5.00	Jack Alabaster	New Zealand
45	20.63	Tony Lock	England
45	17.68	Frank Tyson	England
45	14.86	Jim Laker	England
45	16.13	Keith Miller	Australia
45	9.50	Joe Root	England
45	15.25	Vic Pollard	New Zealand
45	17.70	Bruce Taylor	New Zealand
45	21.76	Bapu Nadkarni	India
45	12.27	Trevor Goddard	South Africa
45	20.91	Jim Higgs	Australia
45	19.45	Tony MacGibbon	New Zealand
45	22.33	Bob Simpson	Australia
45	14.86	Jim Laker	England
45	16.13	Keith Miller	Australia
45	5.00	Jack Alabaster	New Zealand
45	20.63	Tony Lock	England
45	17.68	Frank Tyson	England
45	21.00	Ken Eastwood	Australia
45	19.17	Chris Old	England
45	15.25	Vic Pollard	New Zealand
45	12.27	Trevor Goddard	South Africa
45	21.76	Bapu Nadkarni	India
45	14.33	Colin Croft	West Indies
45	17.20	Graham Stevenson	England
45	16.87	Mike Hendrick	England
45	15.10	Peter Lever	England
45	23.00	Aaqib Javed	Pakistan
46	22.89	Sir Curtly Ambrose	West Indies
46	14.58	Chris Old	England
46	16.71	Majid Khan	Pakistan
46	15.50	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan
46	14.00	John Emburey	England
46	21.25	Barry Knight	England
46	5.00	Robin Bynoe	West Indies
46	13.50	Clive Lloyd	West Indies
46	18.13	Derek Underwood	England
46	20.25	Terry Jenner	Australia
46	16.33	Keith Miller	Australia
46	19.09	Ray Lindwall	Australia
46	15.87	Sir Alec Bedser	England
46	11.80	John Trim	West Indies
46	21.00	Brian Statham	England
46	19.29	Ian Meckiff	Australia
46	20.82	Graham Dilley	England
46	20.56	Colin Croft	West Indies
46	5.00	Robin Bynoe	West Indies
46	21.25	Barry Knight	England
46	17.33	Erapalli Prasanna	India
46	21.00	Ken Eastwood	Australia
46	13.50	Clive Lloyd	West Indies
46	6.00	Mohammad Mirza	Pakistan
46	15.87	Sir Alec Bedser	England
46	11.80	John Trim	West Indies
46	19.09	Ray Lindwall	Australia
46	16.33	Keith Miller	Australia
46	21.00	Brian Statham	England
46	19.29	Ian Meckiff	Australia
47	17.75	Neil Adcock	South Africa
47	18.55	Brian Statham	England
47	14.23	Gerry Gomez	West Indies
47	16.00	Clifford McWatt	West Indies
47	17.49	Sir Alec Bedser	England
47	11.00	Coimbatarao Gopinath	India
47	13.20	Bruce Taylor	New Zealand
47	20.00	Lindsay Kline	Australia
47	20.79	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
47	20.25	Terry Jenner	Australia
47	16.82	Geoff Arnold	England
47	21.21	Erapalli Prasanna	India
47	19.08	Sir Richard Hadlee	New Zealand
47	19.50	Sandeep Patil	India
47	17.75	Neil Adcock	South Africa
47	18.55	Brian Statham	England
47	20.00	Lindsay Kline	Australia
47	20.79	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
47	11.00	Coimbatarao Gopinath	India
47	17.49	Sir Alec Bedser	England
47	14.23	Gerry Gomez	West Indies
47	16.00	Clifford McWatt	West Indies
47	19.40	Tony Dell	Australia
47	17.70	Bruce Taylor	New Zealand
47	21.21	Erapalli Prasanna	India
47	13.20	Bruce Taylor	New Zealand
47	10.20	Wasim Raja	Pakistan
47	15.00	Stephen Boock	New Zealand
47	16.00	Warren Stott	New Zealand
47	13.50	Alan Hurst	Australia
47	21.44	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies
48	21.21	Craig McDermott	Australia
48	11.80	Imran Niazi	Pakistan
48	14.50	Alvin Kallicharran	West Indies
48	15.67	Brian McKechnie	New Zealand
48	10.00	Larry Gomes	West Indies
48	11.00	Joey Carew	West Indies
48	19.60	Gary Bartlett	New Zealand
48	20.56	Bishan Bedi	India
48	17.33	Erapalli Prasanna	India
48	18.90	Bob Cunis	New Zealand
48	15.80	Johnny Wardle	England
48	16.09	Neil Adcock	South Africa
48	4.25	Michael Melle	South Africa
48	14.08	Fred Trueman	England
48	18.03	Alan Davidson	Australia
48	20.75	Les Jackson	England
48	18.21	Tommy Greenhough	England
48	17.07	Fred Trueman	England
48	19.00	Jeremy Coney	New Zealand
48	17.69	Mohammad Nazir	Pakistan
48	23.67	Clive Lloyd	West Indies
48	19.60	Gary Bartlett	New Zealand
48	20.56	Bishan Bedi	India
48	14.22	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	India
48	19.40	Tony Dell	Australia
48	20.75	Les Jackson	England
48	11.00	Joey Carew	West Indies
48	14.08	Fred Trueman	England
48	4.25	Michael Melle	South Africa
48	15.80	Johnny Wardle	England
48	16.09	Neil Adcock	South Africa
48	18.03	Alan Davidson	Australia
48	18.21	Tommy Greenhough	England
48	17.07	Fred Trueman	England
49	16.75	Brian Statham	England
49	17.67	John Reid	New Zealand
49	14.62	Ron Archer	Australia
49	10.50	Gul Mohammad	India
49	13.00	Arthur Morris	Australia
49	2.00	Reg Simpson	England
49	1.00	Peter Lashley	West Indies
49	17.00	Intikhab Alam	Pakistan
49	20.45	Frank Cameron	New Zealand
49	18.90	Bob Cunis	New Zealand
49	22.75	Gary Gilmour	Australia
49	23.36	Kerry O'Keeffe	Australia
49	15.10	Derek Underwood	England
49	20.00	Bob Cottam	England
49	17.29	Sylvester Clarke	West Indies
49	20.27	Abdul Qadir	Pakistan
49	18.69	Len Pascoe	Australia
49	16.75	Brian Statham	England
49	17.67	John Reid	New Zealand
49	20.45	Frank Cameron	New Zealand
49	17.00	Intikhab Alam	Pakistan
49	10.50	Gul Mohammad	India
49	2.00	Reg Simpson	England
49	13.00	Arthur Morris	Australia
49	14.62	Ron Archer	Australia
49	18.57	Norman Gifford	England
49	17.21	Geoff Arnold	England
49	20.00	Bob Cottam	England
49	15.10	Derek Underwood	England
49	1.00	Peter Lashley	West Indies
49	9.75	Gary Troup	New Zealand
49	15.43	Sikander Bakht	Pakistan
49	14.36	Dilip Doshi	India
49	11.50	Ian Chappell	Australia
49	21.00	Bruce Reid	Australia
50	20.39	Phil DeFreitas	England
50	10.83	John Snow	England
50	14.00	Michael Holding	West Indies
50	11.88	Len Pascoe	Australia
50	8.00	Chris Old	England
50	13.40	Basil Butcher	West Indies
50	19.11	Ashley Mallett	Australia
50	16.50	Barry Wood	England
50	23.88	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	India
50	18.33	Saleem Altaf	Pakistan
50	14.40	Esmond Kentish	West Indies
50	11.00	David Ironside	South Africa
50	9.00	Tony Lock	England
50	19.29	Jack Alabaster	New Zealand
50	14.50	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan
50	17.06	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan
50	15.19	Sir Wes Hall	West Indies
50	19.03	Phil Edmonds	England
50	16.67	Greg Chappell	Australia
50	16.60	Joel Garner	West Indies
50	19.11	Ashley Mallett	Australia
50	13.40	Basil Butcher	West Indies
50	23.27	Gary Gilmour	Australia
50	22.74	Intikhab Alam	Pakistan
50	18.57	Norman Gifford	England
50	14.50	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan
50	19.29	Jack Alabaster	New Zealand
50	9.00	Tony Lock	England
50	11.00	David Ironside	South Africa
50	14.40	Esmond Kentish	West Indies
50	17.06	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan
50	15.19	Sir Wes Hall	West Indies
51	16.17	Ted Dexter	England
51	10.00	Pankaj Roy	India
51	14.21	Alan Davidson	Australia
51	12.14	John Watkins	South Africa
51	6.00	Jeffrey Stollmeyer	West Indies
51	19.20	Mohammad Munaf	Pakistan