Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
G Boycott (ENG)	1970-1979	17	33	6	1533	191	56.77	4607	33.27	4	8	2	131	0
CH Lloyd (WI)	1973-1980	12	20	2	934	178	51.88	743+	68.50	3	4	1	118	5
JH Edrich (ENG)	1970-1975	19	36	3	1554	175	47.09	4456	34.87	3	8	0	154	0
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1973-1980	18	31	2	1210	127	41.72	1106+	45.93	3	7	1	151	2
RC Fredericks (WI)	1973-1976	11	21	1	798	169	39.90	569+	73.28	1	4	1	111	4
DW Randall (ENG)	1977-1979	13	24	4	771	174	38.55	1885	40.90	2	4	4	82	1
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	21	37	1	1303	110	36.19	2634	49.46	1	10	2	175	5
BW Luckhurst (ENG)	1970-1974	11	21	2	677	131	35.63	1958	34.57	2	3	2	71	0
APE Knott (ENG)	1970-1977	27	45	4	1388	135	33.85	2992	46.39	2	9	2	152	1
DL Murray (WI)	1973-1980	14	22	0	650	90	29.54	693+	55.84	0	6	0	76	5
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1970-1977	14	25	0	638	146	25.52	1801	35.42	1	3	2	63	0
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1979	13	25	1	561	81	23.37	1814	30.92	0	3	3	48	0
JA Snow (ENG)	1970-1975	15	22	1	336	48	16.00	881	38.13	0	0	5	36	2
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1979	22	35	16	267	24*	14.05	762	35.03	0	0	3	27	1
DL Underwood (ENG)	1970-1979	23	35	10	244	30	9.76	638	38.24	0	0	7	29	0

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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:

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India v Pakistan at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]