Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
L Hutton (ENG)	1950-1955	15	28	5	1196	156*	52.00	166+	38.55	2	8	1	72+	0
PBH May (ENG)	1953-1959	17	29	2	1294	113	47.92	1537+	38.58	3	8	1	123+	0
ED Weekes (WI)	1951-1955	10	20	2	714	139	39.66	-	0.00	1	5	2	35+	2
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1954-1959	15	27	1	954	102	36.69	1382+	33.86	2	5	3	111	0
DCS Compton (ENG)	1950-1956	14	25	5	607	94	30.35	200+	42.00	0	4	6	32+	1
TW Graveney (ENG)	1953-1959	14	24	2	622	111	28.27	1237+	33.30	1	4	2	54+	0
TE Bailey (ENG)	1950-1959	23	38	4	875	88	25.73	1099+	25.29	0	5	4	79+	1
TG Evans (ENG)	1950-1959	22	36	5	505	49	16.29	109+	40.36	0	0	5	46+	3
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1950-1958	13	21	1	293	66	14.65	-	0.00	0	1	3	7+	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:

India v Australia at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]

India v Australia at Delhi, 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]

Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]