Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2006	12	22	1	1472	374	70.09	2756	53.41	5	2	1	182	9
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2001-2008	12	21	3	1053	203*	58.50	2399	43.89	4	4	2	128	2
BC Lara (WI)	2001-2005	12	23	0	1324	202	57.56	2467	53.66	4	5	1	178	10
RT Ponting (AUS)	2001-2009	18	34	3	1782	143*	57.48	2713	65.68	7	9	3	216	10
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2006	12	22	0	1182	287	53.72	2076	56.93	2	5	0	165	3
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2003-2005	10	20	2	935	219	51.94	1724	54.23	3	3	3	141	8
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2009	15	29	2	1402	138	51.92	2490	56.30	6	5	4	192	12
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2009	11	20	1	937	147	49.31	1933	48.47	3	3	3	122	3
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2008	13	25	0	1200	317	48.00	1994	60.18	3	3	1	181	11
RR Sarwan (WI)	2001-2005	11	21	1	879	127	43.95	2067	42.52	4	2	2	114	2
JL Langer (AUS)	2001-2006	11	20	2	768	126	42.66	1367	56.18	2	2	0	117	2
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2009	12	22	2	753	122	37.65	1749	43.05	1	5	3	98	6
A Flintoff (ENG)	2000-2008	14	24	3	785	142	37.38	1273	61.66	1	5	2	102	23
SC Ganguly (IND)	2000-2008	12	21	3	659	87	36.61	1121	58.78	0	5	2	83	4
R Dravid (IND)	2000-2008	12	22	2	680	111	34.00	1976	34.41	1	3	0	87	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2000-2006	11	20	0	648	148	32.40	953	67.99	1	3	4	91	4
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2008	15	28	2	720	156	27.69	1562	46.09	1	3	3	95	4
WW Hinds (WI)	2001-2005	11	20	0	471	213	23.55	1217	38.70	1	1	3	69	2

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 20 innings
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]