Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records in Sheffield Shield

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
BA Richards (SOA)	1970-1970	2	2	0	363	356	181.50	381+	93.43	1	0	0	48+	1+
AR Morris (NSW)	1948-1948	1	1	0	163	163	163.00	-	0.00	1	0	0	-	-
GR Thoms (VIC)	1951-1951	1	1	0	150	150	150.00	-	0.00	1	0	0	-	-
MK Fitchett (VIC)	1951-1951	1	1	0	108	108	108.00	-	0.00	1	0	0	-	-
RA Cameron (SOA)	1958-1958	1	2	1	97	88*	97.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
SJ Paulsen (QLD)	2011-2011	1	2	1	96	90*	96.00	135	71.11	0	1	0	15	0
WJ Watson (NSW)	1956-1961	3	4	1	262	206	87.33	-	0.00	1	0	0	-	-
O Davies (NSW)	2023-2024	2	3	1	174	129	87.00	184	94.56	1	0	0	22	2
RH Madden (NSW)	1950-1950	1	2	0	173	100	86.50	-	0.00	1	1	0	19	0
SM Katich (NSW)	2003-2011	11	18	2	1260	189	78.75	2339	53.86	5	5	1	159	7
G Shipperd (TAS)	1988-1990	5	8	2	458	200*	76.33	1361+	32.10	2	1	0	26+	0+
DL Solway (NSW)	2019-2020	2	2	0	151	86	75.50	467	32.33	0	2	0	17	0
RT Ponting (TAS)	1992-2013	13	21	3	1339	211	74.38	1832+	60.42	7	4	1	140+	12+
MR Harvey (VIC)	1947-1947	1	2	0	147	141	73.50	-	0.00	1	0	0	-	-
K Lewis (SOA)	1949-1949	1	1	0	73	73	73.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
J Wildsmith (VIC)	1960-1962	2	2	1	73	51*	73.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
TC Coyle (TAS)	1990-1990	1	2	1	73	55	73.00	180	40.55	0	1	0	6	0
PJ Drinnen (QLD)	1988-1989	1	2	1	71	45	71.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	-	-
Imran Khan (NSW)	1984-1984	1	1	0	70	70	70.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
BD Williams (SOA)	1989-1989	1	1	0	69	69	69.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
GA Hick (QLD)	1991-1991	2	4	1	205	112*	68.33	303	67.65	1	0	0	23	0
JR Packman (NSW)	2005-2005	1	2	0	134	107	67.00	206	65.04	1	0	0	18	2
MG Bevan (NSW/SOA/TAS)	1989-2006	26	50	10	2657	203*	66.42	4782+	51.58	11	8	2	285+	13+
RA Hamence (SOA)	1949-1950	2	3	0	199	117	66.33	-	0.00	1	1	0	-	-
RG Archer (QLD)	1952-1958	4	6	2	265	86*	66.25	-	0.00	0	2	0	-	-
IM McLachlan (SOA)	1961-1964	6	9	1	530	162	66.25	-	0.00	2	2	0	-	-
SAJ Craig (VIC)	1997-1999	3	6	2	264	90	66.00	697	37.87	0	2	0	26	1
PJP Burge (QLD)	1954-1968	20	32	4	1821	205*	65.03	-	0.00	7	8	1	-	0+
TD Cruickshank (NSW)	2011-2011	1	2	1	65	33*	65.00	78	83.33	0	0	0	8	0
RM Cowper (VIC)	1961-1970	14	22	3	1225	195*	64.47	-	0.00	4	6	0	-	-
GR Reynolds (QLD)	1955-1963	12	21	3	1153	168	64.05	-	0.00	4	6	1	-	-
H Martin (NSW)	1972-1972	1	1	0	64	64	64.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
RB Simpson (NSW)	1954-1977	12	21	3	1146	247*	63.66	282+	87.58	3	6	2	22+	0+
GS Sobers (SOA)	1961-1964	6	8	0	507	195	63.37	-	0.00	2	1	0	-	-
RA Hitchcox (SOA)	1959-1959	1	1	0	63	63	63.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
GJ Miles (VIC)	1983-1983	1	1	0	61	61	61.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
N McAndrew (SOA)	2021-2023	5	8	4	241	65*	60.25	351	68.66	0	3	0	27	8
AJ de Winter (TAS)	1986-1989	2	2	1	60	35	60.00	103	58.25	0	0	0	9	0
CJ Pinch (SOA)	1953-1960	10	17	1	951	118	59.43	-	0.00	5	3	0	-	-
WH Buckle (QLD)	1963-1966	5	8	0	473	207	59.12	-	0.00	2	1	0	-	-
KR Miller (NSW)	1948-1955	6	9	0	531	170	59.00	-	0.00	2	2	1	-	-
SF Graf (VIC)	1979-1982	6	7	2	294	100*	58.80	112+	29.46	1	2	0	2+	0+
NCL O'Neill (NSW)	1956-1966	16	26	3	1345	175	58.47	-	0.00	5	6	0	5+	0+
CA Lynn (QLD)	2010-2016	9	18	2	907	142*	56.68	1551	58.47	3	5	2	123	19
RL Knight (TAS)	1979-1981	2	4	1	170	114*	56.66	-	0.00	1	0	1	-	-
UT Khawaja (NSW/QLD)	2009-2023	14	24	4	1133	172*	56.65	2266	50.00	3	7	1	149	5
CJL Rogers (VIC)	2008-2015	11	20	3	956	147*	56.23	1738	55.00	5	0	0	122	5
RB McCosker (NSW)	1973-1984	17	29	2	1516	168	56.14	685+	46.86	5	9	5	32+	0+
SR Watson (NSW/QLD/TAS)	2001-2012	11	18	1	946	139	55.64	1703	55.54	2	5	1	137	5
SPD Smith (NSW)	2008-2019	12	18	1	945	127	55.58	1856	50.91	3	6	2	109	7
DA Robertson (SOA)	1987-1987	1	2	0	111	63	55.50	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
CC McDonald (VIC)	1949-1960	9	13	2	609	145	55.36	-	0.00	1	4	0	-	-
KD Meuleman (VIC)	1947-1949	3	6	0	331	135	55.16	-	0.00	1	2	0	-	-
DS Lehmann (SOA/VIC)	1988-2007	31	54	3	2806	301*	55.01	3842+	63.74	8	11	6	299+	14+
GWC Yeates (NSW)	1949-1949	1	2	0	110	93	55.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
TM Head (SOA)	2012-2021	18	33	1	1745	223	54.53	2461	70.90	4	9	1	251	11
WJ Pucovski (VIC)	2018-2023	10	15	0	814	243	54.26	1518	53.62	2	3	1	95	1
DM Jones (VIC)	1982-1998	22	40	2	2060	243	54.21	2049+	45.68	7	6	2	101+	4+
WPJ Donaldson (NSW)	1948-1949	3	5	0	269	105	53.80	-	0.00	2	1	0	-	-
CE Harvey (QLD)	1950-1956	4	7	2	269	111	53.80	-	0.00	1	2	0	-	-
DJ Broad (VIC)	1976-1980	4	8	2	321	73	53.50	-	0.00	0	3	0	-	-
R Howard (VIC)	1949-1949	1	2	0	106	75	53.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
MD Haysman (SOA)	1982-1988	7	14	1	689	172	53.00	352+	41.47	2	3	1	18+	0+
GB Stevens (SOA)	1953-1959	8	15	3	632	126*	52.66	-	0.00	2	3	1	-	-
KD Mackay (QLD)	1948-1963	17	23	4	991	198	52.15	0+	0.00	2	5	1	0+	0+
DJ Thornely (NSW)	2004-2009	11	19	3	830	261*	51.87	1499	55.37	2	5	1	88	20
J Hallebone (VIC)	1953-1954	2	3	1	103	67	51.50	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
JA Brayshaw (SOA)	1991-1996	13	25	3	1128	146	51.27	1647+	50.09	1	10	1	108+	3+
IM Chappell (SOA)	1962-1980	21	34	2	1635	154	51.09	-	0.00	5	9	1	13+	2+
BF Davison (TAS)	1979-1988	9	18	3	766	152*	51.06	161+	57.76	2	5	1	13+	0+
IWG Johnson (VIC)	1949-1956	4	5	2	153	63*	51.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
ME Waugh (NSW)	1986-2004	17	31	3	1423	229*	50.82	1085+	60.92	3	5	1	88+	6+
SR Waugh (NSW)	1986-2004	14	24	2	1118	216*	50.81	1144+	59.44	5	3	4	89+	1+
WA Brown (QLD)	1948-1949	2	4	0	203	104	50.75	-	0.00	1	0	0	-	-
CL McCool (QLD)	1948-1952	4	7	3	201	61*	50.25	-	0.00	0	1	1	-	-
JM Vaughan (SOA)	1998-2002	5	10	2	402	157*	50.25	965	41.65	2	0	1	38	0
LA Pomersbach (QLD)	2013-2013	3	6	0	301	159	50.16	503	59.84	1	1	1	42	3
AS Watson (SOA)	1986-1986	2	4	0	200	117	50.00	-	0.00	1	0	0	-	-
MJ Di Venuto (TAS)	1993-2008	28	49	2	2343	189	49.85	3682	63.63	7	14	3	317	7
RD Woolley (TAS)	1979-1987	12	23	4	946	144	49.78	679+	44.91	2	5	0	29+	0+
MTG Elliott (SOA/VIC)	1993-2007	21	40	3	1835	182	49.59	3333+	49.68	6	8	1	207+	3+
MP Stoinis (VIC)	2014-2017	6	12	1	545	110	49.54	943	57.79	1	4	0	76	5
RN Harvey (NSW/VIC)	1947-1962	13	19	2	840	142	49.41	-	0.00	2	2	0	-	-
GS Blewett (SOA)	1991-2005	24	47	3	2172	152	49.36	3883+	47.30	4	17	6	233+	9+
SP Kremerskothen (TAS)	1999-2005	8	10	2	393	82*	49.12	753	52.19	0	4	0	51	2
RG Flockton (NSW)	1952-1962	9	13	4	442	76*	49.11	-	0.00	0	4	0	11+	0+
AB McDonald (VIC)	2003-2012	13	18	4	687	163	49.07	907	75.74	2	5	3	88	8
JR Bakker (VIC)	1995-1995	1	2	0	98	75	49.00	273	35.89	0	1	0	11	0
IT Botham (QLD)	1987-1988	3	5	0	244	70	48.80	-	0.00	0	4	0	-	-
J Moss (VIC)	2001-2006	11	19	3	780	172*	48.75	1586	49.18	1	7	2	98	3
JL Chambers (VIC)	1951-1953	2	2	0	97	54	48.50	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
PJ Hughes (NSW/SOA)	2008-2013	10	18	1	822	204	48.35	1493	55.05	2	4	2	119	3
CP Jewell (TAS)	2019-2024	9	17	0	820	227	48.23	1407	58.28	3	3	1	108	5
MV Tooley (QLD)	1990-1990	1	2	1	48	31	48.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	-	-
BA Johnson (SOA)	1995-2002	11	22	1	1007	168	47.95	1914	52.61	4	4	2	125	1
SG Law (QLD)	1989-2004	29	49	6	2057	203	47.83	2820+	57.02	7	8	3	199+	2+
CR Hemphrey (QLD)	2015-2019	9	17	3	666	103*	47.57	1265	52.64	2	3	1	87	1
GN Yallop (VIC)	1973-1983	16	31	3	1331	145*	47.53	211+	67.29	4	7	1	24+	0+
ML Clews (NSW)	1977-1978	4	8	3	236	62	47.20	-	0.00	0	2	0	-	-
KD Walters (NSW)	1964-1981	24	41	6	1636	163*	46.74	0+	0.00	8	4	2	8+	0+

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Western Australia v Tasmania at Perth, Sheffield Shield final, Mar 21-24, 2024 [First-class]

Queensland v New South Wales at Brisbane, Sheffield Shield 30th match, Mar 11-14, 2024 [First-class]

Tasmania v South Australia at Hobart, Sheffield Shield 28th match, Mar 11-13, 2024 [First-class]