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
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1979	16	28	4	2004	220	83.50	828+	52.41	10	6	2	148+	6
GS Chappell (AUS)	1973-1980	13	23	6	1283	182*	75.47	1772+	53.10	5	6	0	131	4
IM Chappell (AUS)	1973-1976	11	21	4	991	156	58.29	964+	46.57	3	4	0	116	1
GR Viswanath (IND)	1971-1979	18	28	1	1455	179	53.88	125+	41.60	4	7	1	95+	1
IR Redpath (AUS)	1973-1976	11	21	1	956	103	47.80	1260+	45.63	3	5	1	94	2
AW Greig (ENG)	1973-1976	13	23	1	795	148	36.13	1766	45.01	3	1	2	96	5
APE Knott (ENG)	1973-1976	13	23	2	670	116	31.90	1638	40.90	1	5	1	74	1
DL Underwood (ENG)	1973-1976	12	21	3	142	31	7.88	432	32.87	0	0	5	13	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1971-1979	16	20	4	116	20*	7.25	8+	25.00	0	0	6	6+	0

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:

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]