Batting Highest Career Batting Average - Australia

Cricket Records in 1880s in Test matches - Australia

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
WL Murdoch	1880-1884	14	25	4	841	211	40.04	1021+	39.76	2	1	3	69+	0
PS McDonnell	1880-1888	19	34	1	955	147	28.93	306+	59.47	3	2	6	79+	4
SP Jones	1882-1888	12	24	4	428	87	21.40	144+	14.58	0	1	3	25+	0
TP Horan	1881-1885	13	24	2	429	124	19.50	27+	18.51	1	1	3	25	1
AC Bannerman	1880-1888	21	38	2	672	94	18.66	265+	26.41	0	4	3	64+	1
G Giffen	1881-1886	17	27	0	463	63	17.14	115+	29.56	0	1	2	24+	0
GJ Bonnor	1880-1888	17	30	0	512	128	17.06	81+	35.80	1	2	5	34+	10
JM Blackham	1880-1888	23	40	5	580	66	16.57	245+	41.22	0	3	4	33+	0
GE Palmer	1880-1886	17	25	4	296	48	14.09	61+	29.50	0	0	3	13+	0
TW Garrett	1882-1888	16	28	5	265	51*	11.52	92+	25.00	0	1	4	12+	1
FR Spofforth	1882-1887	16	26	6	161	50	8.05	17+	47.05	0	1	5	9+	1

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 Cape Town, 2nd Test, Mar 25-26, 1889 [Test # 32]

South Africa v England at Gqeberha, 1st Test, Mar 12-13, 1889 [Test # 31]

England v Australia at Manchester, 3rd Test, Aug 30-31, 1888 [Test # 30]