Best Averages – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the best averages in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
TESTAll-time117 entries
196 / 1Vic StollmeyerWI17.29 clear of Misbah-ul-Haq
2551 / 7Misbah-ul-HaqPAK17.29 off the lead
3392 / 5Warren BardsleyAUS17.60 off the lead
● LEADS
Vic StollmeyerWI
96 / 1 · 17.29 ahead of Misbah-ul-Haq
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Stollmeyer is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
797 / 11
The mark at number ten — 107 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
10 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

117 entries, ranked
1Vic StollmeyerWI96 / 1
2Misbah-ul-HaqPAK551 / 7
3Warren BardsleyAUS392 / 5
4Dinesh ChandimalSL860 / 11
5Misbah-ul-HaqPAK231 / 3
6Temba BavumaSA528 / 7
7Brian LaraWI1344 / 18
8Tillakaratne DilshanSL1097 / 15
9Daryl MitchellNZ73 / 1
10Sir Richie RichardsonWI797 / 11
11Aftab BalochPAK72 / 1
12Younis KhanPAK1064 / 15
13Michael VaughanENG1481 / 21
14Gary KirstenSA700 / 10
15Misbah-ul-HaqPAK765 / 11
16David SheppardENG346 / 5
17Hamish MarshallNZ69 / 1
17Upul TharangaSL207 / 3
19Mohammad AzharuddinIND548 / 8
20Prasanna JayawardeneSL68 / 1
21Graeme PollockSA678 / 10
22Marnus LabuschagneAUS403 / 6
23Cliff GladwinENG67 / 1
24Sherwin CampbellWI133 / 2
25Phil JaquesAUS66 / 1
26Mushtaq MohammadPAK263 / 4
27Shubman GillIND983 / 15
28Misbah-ul-HaqPAK327 / 5
29Ian RedpathAUS392 / 6
30Sir Everton WeekesWI455 / 7
30Shane ThomsonNZ65 / 1
32Sherwin CampbellWI516 / 8
32Lorcan TuckerIRE129 / 2
34Ricky PontingAUS318 / 5
35Joe RootENG1708 / 27
36Colin MilburnENG316 / 5
37Chris RogersAUS631 / 10
38Yuvraj SinghIND189 / 3
39John ReidNZ502 / 8
40Sachin TendulkarIND1000 / 16
41Lindsay HassettAUS620 / 10
41Eddie HemmingsENG124 / 2
41Tom CurranENG62 / 1
44Andrew HilditchAUS185 / 3
45David HookesAUS308 / 5
46Brendon JulianAUS61 / 1
47Desmond HaynesWI182 / 3
48Gordon GreenidgeWI604 / 10
49Ajit WadekarIND241 / 4
49Malinda WarnapuraSL482 / 8
51Arthur RichardsonAUS120 / 2
51Trevor GoddardSA60 / 1
53David BoonAUS777 / 13
54Les AmesENG179 / 3
55Kapil DevIND417 / 7
56Javed BurkiPAK237 / 4
57Hanif MohammadPAK412 / 7
58Greg ChappellAUS643 / 11
59Graeme HickENG758 / 13
60Nawab of PataudiIND578 / 10
61Colin McDonaldAUS288 / 5
62Allan BorderAUS689 / 12
63Geoff HowarthNZ172 / 3
64Aravinda de SilvaSL682 / 12
65Geoff BoycottENG625 / 11
66Rohan KanhaiWI113 / 2
67Clairmonte DepeiazaWI169 / 3
68Jack SiedleSA336 / 6
68Raphick JumadeenWI56 / 1
70Hemu AdhikariIND221 / 4
71Sir Leonard HuttonENG825 / 15
72Roy FredericksWI546 / 10
73Rohan KanhaiWI433 / 8
74Bob SimpsonAUS317 / 6
75Bruce MitchellSA579 / 11
76Ian RedpathAUS519 / 10
77Arthur MorrisAUS401 / 8
78Frank WorrellWI350 / 7
78Matthew FisherENG50.000000
80Navjot SidhuIND198 / 4
81Peter RichardsonENG491 / 10
82Azmat RanaPAK49 / 1
83Roy KilnerENG45 / 1
84Geoff BoycottENG173 / 4
85Ranga SohoniIND43 / 1
86Joe DarlingAUS77 / 2
87Tommy AndrewsAUS217 / 6
88Johnny BriggsENG72 / 2
89George HirstENG105 / 3
90Victor TrumperAUS669 / 20
91Dave NourseSA127 / 4
92Syd GregoryAUS222 / 7
93Albert RelfENG31 / 1
93Morice BirdENG62 / 2
93Not on recordPOR31.000000
96Wilfred RhodesENG119 / 4
97Doodles TapscottSA58 / 2
98George GiffenAUS57 / 2
99Bob McLeodAUS50 / 2
100Louis TancredSA192 / 8
101Denys MorkelSA90 / 4
102Barberton HalliwellSA88 / 4
103Frederick SpofforthAUS21 / 1
103Willie QuaifeENG21 / 1
105Charles BannermanAUS40 / 2
105Sir Tim O'BrienENG20 / 1
107Benjamin SearsNZ19.000000
108Joe HunterENG18 / 1
108Bobby PeelENG36 / 2
110Affie JarvisAUS16 / 1
110Not on recordPAN16.000000
112Billy GunnENG19 / 2
113Andrew StoddartENG7 / 1
114Milad MomendLUX4.000000
115Danyal RajaBUL1.500000
116Pratik Singh BaisMEX1.000000
117Nahid RanaBAN0.000000
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