Highest Batting Average in Test

Highest Batting Average in Test is the definitive metric of a batter's dominance over their era, a record held by the legendary Sir Donald Bradman.

Bradman’s career average of 99.94 is widely regarded as the most untouchable statistic in all of professional sports, standing far above any other player in history. Among those with at least 20 innings, he is followed by modern greats like Steve Smith, who maintains an elite average of 56.06 as of April 2026, and rising stars like Harry Brook. Even in the modern era of advanced analytics and training, Bradman’s near-century average remains a statistical anomaly and the ultimate symbol of technical perfection and psychological resilience in the sport's longest format.

RANK 1

Graeme Pollock

AVG

60.97

Runs

2256

RANK 2

Kumar Sangakkara

AVG

57.4

Runs

12400

RANK 3

Steven Smith

AUS

AVG

56.05

Runs

10763

Rank Player Matches Innings Runs BF HS AVG SR Not Out 4s 6s 50s 100s
1 23 41 2256 0 274 60.97 0 4 0 11 11 7
2 134 233 12400 22882 319 57.4 54.19 17 1491 51 52 38
3 123 220 10763 19966 239 56.05 53.9 28 1172 67 44 37
4 166 280 13289 28903 224 55.37 45.97 40 1488 97 58 45
5 108 192 9461 18198 251 54.68 51.98 19 1056 28 38 33
6 200 329 15921 0 248 53.78 54.09 33 2058 69 68 51
7 131 232 11953 19753 400 52.88 60.51 6 1559 88 48 34
8 124 189 8832 0 280 52.57 0 21 0 48 43 23
9
Mohammad Yousuf Mohammad Yousuf
90 156 7530 14372 223 52.29 52.39 12 957 51 33 24
10 118 213 10099 19375 313 52.05 52.12 19 1082 70 33 34
11 168 287 13378 22782 257 51.85 58.72 29 1509 73 62 41
12 79 137 6235 12436 195 51.52 50.13 16 685 39 29 19
13 164 280 11867 27395 203 51.37 43.31 49 1285 36 66 30
14 125 214 10122 15327 236 51.12 66.04 16 1016 26 45 34
15 163 298 13943 24242 262 51.07 57.51 25 1492 46 66 41
16 168 260 10927 22461 200 51.06 48.64 46 1175 20 50 32
17 103 184 8625 14349 380 50.73 60.1 14 1049 82 29 30
18 114 191 8765 16077 278 50.66 54.51 18 1024 64 46 22
19 156 265 11174 0 205 50.56 0 44 1161 28 63 27
20 121 182 8540 0 291 50.23 0 12 0 84 45 24
21 149 252 11814 22959 374 49.84 51.45 15 1387 61 50 34
22 27 44 1935 0 167 49.61 0 5 0 0 11 5
23 104 180 8586 10441 319 49.34 82.23 6 1233 91 32 23
24 115 198 8643 15456 329 49.1 55.92 22 978 39 27 28
25 117 205 9265 15525 277 48.25 59.67 13 1165 24 38 27
26 21 40 1773 3589 208 47.91 49.4 3 177 2 10 4
27 108 193 8114 0 246 47.72 0 23 0 8 42 22
28 96 137 5570 6796 204 47.6 81.95 20 677 100 26 17
29 104 181 8181 13255 227 47.28 61.72 8 985 81 35 23
30 123 210 9230 16608 254 46.85 55.57 13 1027 30 31 30
31 110 175 7515 0 242 46.67 0 14 0 70 39 19
32 124 215 9282 18573 311 46.64 49.97 16 1170 14 41 28
33 75 132 5222 11726 161 46.62 44.53 20 511 81 39 10
34 52 89 3631 7427 216 46.55 48.88 11 361 10 14 11
35 50 88 3612 0 262 46.3 0 10 427 3 11 11
36 134 225 8781 17785 281 45.97 49.37 34 1135 5 56 17
37 77 131 5444 12190 299 45.36 44.65 11 659 27 18 17
38
Alastair Cook Alastair Cook
161 291 12472 26562 294 45.35 46.95 16 1442 11 57 33
39 24 47 1946 3020 154 45.25 64.43 4 222 16 7 6
40 99 147 6215 9852 199 45.03 63.08 9 720 19 21 22
41 56 99 4188 8483 157 45.03 49.36 6 490 9 25 10
42 78 124 5062 0 274 44.79 0 11 0 22 20 12
43 108 185 7558 0 226 44.72 0 16 0 67 34 19
44 63 114 4694 8987 215 44.7 52.23 9 524 15 25 11
45 112 196 7683 12957 290 44.66 59.29 24 932 55 35 19
46 112 205 8786 12517 335 44.59 70.19 8 1036 69 37 26
47 66 109 4399 0 187 44.43 0 10 0 12 21 12
48 119 212 8214 16970 200 44.4 48.4 27 835 90 45 16
49 86 146 5949 0 194 44.39 0 12 0 23 27 16
50 45 68 2705 0 203 44.34 0 7 0 5 13 7
51 117 204 8231 16268 215 44.25 50.59 18 979 10 39 18
52 23 43 1676 0 117 44.1 0 5 0 0 9 4
53 52 93 3835 8128 226 44.08 47.18 6 451 0 19 9
54 76 143 5825 10685 219 43.79 54.51 10 831 42 29 14
55 65 111 4592 6576 175 43.73 69.82 6 557 41 20 12
56 103 154 5768 0 237 43.69 0 22 0 7 29 15
57 62 112 4236 9279 175 43.67 45.65 15 558 11 28 9
58 32 60 2533 4701 227 43.67 53.88 2 320 15 13 7
59 107 190 7422 18116 200 43.65 40.96 20 822 2 32 21
60 103 176 7195 16217 206 43.6 44.36 11 863 16 35 19
61 90 161 6361 12703 206 43.56 50.07 15 668 44 34 16
62 35 55 2175 4058 190 43.5 53.59 5 208 41 15 5
63 104 186 7525 18140 334 43.49 41.48 13 727 9 40 19
64 22 36 1464 3221 266 43.05 45.45 2 168 12 4 4
65 93 159 6361 0 267 42.97 0 11 0 48 22 20
66 88 159 6229 12757 232 42.95 48.82 14 664 28 28 16
67 49 86 3476 4682 159 42.91 74.24 5 372 94 18 8
68 83 131 4545 0 204 42.87 0 25 540 1 20 11
69 25 48 2015 3982 173 42.87 50.6 1 268 1 14 5
70 118 205 7727 15622 235 42.69 49.46 24 919 39 46 22
71 118 215 8900 18075 333 42.58 49.23 6 1079 25 46 20
72 69 113 4378 5119 138 42.5 85.52 10 330 21 24 11
73 61 112 4366 8017 196 42.38 54.45 9 513 23 30 9
74 116 202 7487 0 184 42.29 0 25 0 24 39 18
75 97 180 7142 17033 302 42.26 41.93 11 694 22 35 19
76 103 182 7214 11970 333 42.18 60.26 11 1046 98 37 15
77 113 188 7212 14070 239 42.17 51.25 17 900 57 35 16
78 51 78 3202 7135 201 42.13 44.88 2 358 38 15 9
79 90 154 6167 12270 228 41.95 50.26 7 887 47 26 14
80 58 104 4154 8067 206 41.95 51.49 5 517 10 22 9
81 128 209 8029 15360 153 41.81 52.27 17 844 41 47 20
82 66 104 3665 8385 162 41.64 43.7 16 397 13 11 11
83 82 147 5719 11184 197 41.44 51.13 9 742 22 18 18
84 116 185 6868 11450 166 41.37 59.98 22 560 17 35 17
85 21 36 1488 2782 243 41.33 53.48 0 189 28 6 4
86 39 70 2756 0 268 41.13 0 3 276 1 9 8
87 33 53 1849 4178 130 41.08 44.25 8 166 5 12 4
88 40 71 2788 5998 179 41 46.48 3 304 3 15 6
89 87 145 5492 8379 193 40.98 65.54 11 677 24 23 16
90 33 48 4076 1630 0 40.76 87.4 6 110 34 4 1