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
JH Kallis (SA)	2001-2008	16	27	6	1588	177	75.61	3360	47.26	6	7	3	175	11
R Dravid (IND)	2002-2006	12	20	4	1048	146	65.50	2491	42.07	3	6	0	123	1
RT Ponting (AUS)	2000-2009	17	30	6	1553	206	64.70	2635	58.93	6	5	0	162	10
ML Hayden (AUS)	2000-2005	12	22	3	1060	177	55.78	1791	59.18	4	3	0	129	6
HH Gibbs (SA)	2001-2008	15	25	3	1193	192	54.22	2670	44.68	3	5	2	150	13
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2009	15	27	3	1082	169	45.08	2045	52.90	4	2	1	130	2
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2007	15	26	3	995	140	43.26	1922	51.76	4	2	1	119	3
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2004	11	21	3	675	107	37.50	1390	48.56	2	3	1	99	3
MV Boucher (SA)	2001-2008	16	22	3	522	122*	27.47	1183	44.12	1	2	2	58	0

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]