Highest Batting Average in Test Cricket - At Top is Sir Don Bradman

Highest/Best Batting Averages in Test Cricket Ever

Note: In Test Cricket, Don Bradman has the highest ever batting average. His average is 99.94!!

In cricket, 'batting average' is a number with which the performance of a cricketer with bat can be tracked. Batting Average indicates how good a particular batsman has performed over years in sport of Cricket with his bat.

People who keep a track of of various statistics of cricket have no doubt in understanding the term 'Batting Average'. However, sometimes people are little bit confused while understanding this term. So, let us look at the definition and formula of Batting Average in cricket.

Batting Average = It denotes the average no. of runs a batsman has hit in each innings which he has played.

Formula for Batting Average = Total no. of runs ÷ No. of times dismissed (given out)

In Test Cricket this number is very important. It shows how capable a batsman is once he is on the crease. Good batsmen in Test Cricket have their average between 40-50. Exceptional batsmen have their batting average as 50+. Examples of those batsmen of this generation who currently have their batting average above 50 are Sachin Tendulkar, Jacque Kallis, Kumar Sangakkara, etc. From past generation, examples of batsmen having batting average of 50+ are Sir Donald Bradman (popularly knows as 'Don Bradman'), Herbert Sutcliffe, George Headley, Graeme Pollock, etc.

This point of Cricket is very much famous that no other batsman has his batting average close to 100 except Sir Donald Bradman. His batting average was 99.94!! This average has been unmatched since the past many decades of Cricket. Graeme Pollock occupies the second spot in the list of highest career batting average ever. His average was 60.97!

Sachin Tendulkar Photo

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List of Highest Batting Average ever in Test Cricket

Sr. No	Batsman Name	Cricket Team	Batting Average
1	Donald Bradman	Australia	99.94
2	Graeme Pollock	South Africa	60.97
3	George Headley	West Indies	60.83
4	Herbert Sutcliffe	England	60.73
5	Eddie Paynter	England	59.23
6	Ken Barrington	England	58.67
7	Everton Weekes	West Indies	58.61
8	Wally Hammond	England	58.45
9	Jonathon Trott*	England	57.79
10	Garry Sobers	West Indies	57.78
11	Jacques Kallis*	South Africa	57.43
12	Jack Hobbs	England	56.94
13	Clyde Walcott	West Indies	56.68
14	Len Hutton	England	56.67
15	Kumar Sangakkara*	Sri Lanka	56.45
16	Sachin Tendulkar*	India	56.25

Symbol * in the above table indicates that the batsman is still playing and his average may change. Above table is based on batting averages as of 24/10/2011

Don Bradman

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Sir Donald Bradman has the highest batting average ever in Test Cricket and that average is 99.94! this record of Don Bradman remains unbroken since a long period of time. Also, not even a single player has his average which is close to Bradman's average. That's why Bradman has been called by many cricket critics as the "Greatest Test Batsman" of all the time.

In today's generation, a batting average of 50+ makes a batsman backbone of hi team. Example includes Sachin Tendulkar who continues to be India's biggest batting strength. Also are Sangakkara and Kallis.