Batting Highest Career Batting Average - Australia

Cricket Records in AUS: Melbourne Cricket Ground in Test matches - Australia

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
CL McCool	1947-1947	1	2	1	147	104*	147.00	280	52.50	1	0	0	11	0
DG Bradman	1928-1948	11	17	4	1671	270	128.53	2298+	58.74	9	3	1	133	0
CL Badcock	1937-1937	1	1	0	118	118	118.00	223	52.91	1	0	0	15	0
RM Cowper	1964-1968	4	5	0	506	307	101.20	984	51.42	1	2	0	42	0
BK Shepherd	1964-1964	2	3	1	194	96	97.00	366	53.00	0	2	0	23	0
JM Gregory	1920-1925	4	7	2	416	100	83.20	540+	61.66	1	2	0	48	1
RG Gregory	1937-1937	1	1	0	80	80	80.00	181	44.19	0	1	0	5	0
WM Lawry	1962-1971	8	13	0	1023	205	78.69	2335	43.81	4	5	0	82	1
SPD Smith	2010-2023	11	18	4	1093	192	78.07	2149	50.86	4	5	1	90	5
J Benaud	1972-1973	1	2	0	155	142	77.50	247	62.75	1	0	0	18	2
CJL Rogers	2013-2014	2	4	0	303	116	75.75	575	52.69	1	3	0	34	0
SR Watson	2009-2014	5	9	2	517	120*	73.85	951	54.36	1	5	0	53	2
GN Yallop	1976-1983	4	6	0	415	268	69.16	944	43.96	1	1	0	42	0
ML Hayden	1996-2008	10	19	3	1103	153	68.93	1783	61.86	6	3	1	122	8
JM Taylor	1920-1925	4	6	0	386	90	64.33	438+	52.96	0	5	0	27	0
CE Pellew	1920-1921	2	2	0	128	116	64.00	219	58.44	1	0	0	10	0
AMJ Hilditch	1979-1984	2	4	0	248	113	62.00	564	43.97	1	2	0	18	0
WW Armstrong	1902-1921	11	20	5	918	133*	61.20	928+	60.12	3	3	1	82+	3+
C Bannerman	1877-1879	3	6	2	239	165*	59.75	-	0.00	1	0	0	19+	1
RT Ponting	1995-2011	15	28	5	1338	257	58.17	2227	60.08	4	7	0	136	4
GJ Cosier	1975-1978	4	7	0	400	168	57.14	588	68.02	2	1	0	44	0
IM Chappell	1964-1980	12	19	2	948	165	55.76	1965	48.24	3	5	1	102	0
PSP Handscomb	2016-2016	1	1	0	54	54	54.00	90	60.00	0	1	0	8	0
WM Woodfull	1928-1933	6	10	0	538	161	53.80	979+	29.31	3	1	1	25	0
SR Waugh	1985-2003	17	30	6	1284	131*	53.50	2543	50.49	3	6	0	120	0
JHW Fingleton	1932-1937	4	6	0	315	136	52.50	849+	32.39	1	1	0	15	0
IR Redpath	1964-1976	9	16	0	833	135	52.06	2063	40.37	3	5	0	69+	0
GB Hogg	2007-2007	1	2	1	52	35*	52.00	94	55.31	0	0	0	1	2
CS Serjeant	1977-1978	1	2	0	102	85	51.00	211	48.34	0	1	0	9	0
DA Warner	2011-2023	11	18	0	912	200	50.66	1311	69.56	3	2	1	95	6
ID Craig	1953-1953	1	2	0	100	53	50.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	10	0
KD Walters	1965-1981	11	19	2	846	115	49.76	1902	44.47	2	6	1	61	0
AF Kippax	1928-1932	5	8	0	392	100	49.00	569+	36.37	1	2	0	31	1
A Symonds	2005-2008	4	7	0	334	156	47.71	429	77.85	1	1	2	32	9
CC McDonald	1952-1961	6	12	1	523	133	47.54	762+	48.03	1	3	0	33	0
PJP Burge	1961-1966	4	8	1	332	120	47.42	863	38.47	1	2	0	30+	3
AT Carey	2021-2023	3	4	0	187	111	46.75	303	61.71	1	1	0	21	0
GS Chappell	1971-1983	17	31	4	1257	121	46.55	2521	49.86	4	9	4	107	2
IC Davis	1973-1977	3	5	0	232	88	46.40	477	48.63	0	3	0	21	0
DR Martyn	1992-2004	6	8	1	324	142	46.28	619	52.34	1	2	1	28	0
VS Ransford	1908-1912	6	12	1	509	95	46.27	573+	62.65	0	5	0	40+	0
CE McLeod	1898-1904	3	5	1	185	112	46.25	-	0.00	1	1	1	9	0
ME Waugh	1991-2001	11	18	2	735	112	45.93	1499	49.03	1	5	2	47	2
RN Harvey	1948-1963	12	23	2	947	205	45.09	761+	49.93	3	3	2	96	0
J Ryder	1920-1929	5	9	2	314	112	44.85	731+	37.75	1	2	1	23	1
BC Booth	1962-1966	3	5	0	220	103	44.00	533	41.27	1	1	0	12	0
AP Sheahan	1967-1974	4	5	0	220	127	44.00	466	47.21	1	0	0	19	0
BN Jarman	1962-1968	4	5	2	131	65	43.66	250	52.40	0	1	0	12	0
LE Favell	1954-1961	2	4	1	130	51	43.33	140+	53.57	0	1	0	12	0
RB Simpson	1958-1978	10	17	2	643	109	42.86	1365	47.10	1	5	2	56	0
MR Marsh	2015-2023	4	7	2	212	96	42.40	462	45.88	0	1	0	24	2
BM Laird	1979-1981	4	8	0	339	74	42.37	909	37.29	0	4	0	20	0
UT Khawaja	2015-2023	6	10	0	422	144	42.20	737	57.25	1	2	1	39	3
C Green	2020-2022	3	4	1	125	51*	41.66	446	28.02	0	1	0	12	0
AL Hassett	1947-1953	7	13	0	538	102	41.38	217+	46.54	1	3	0	42	0
MJ Clarke	2004-2013	9	15	3	487	106	40.58	1075	45.30	1	2	0	40	2
AG Fairfax	1929-1931	2	2	0	81	65	40.50	242+	26.85	0	1	0	2+	0
AR Morris	1947-1955	8	16	1	607	155	40.46	690+	46.52	2	2	0	34	0
WL Murdoch	1877-1883	6	11	4	282	85	40.28	-	0.00	0	1	0	20+	0
RB McCosker	1975-1980	6	12	2	401	109*	40.10	836	47.96	2	1	2	30	0
AEV Hartkopf	1925-1925	1	2	0	80	80	40.00	164	48.78	0	1	1	8	0
WA Brown	1937-1948	2	3	0	120	99	40.00	272	44.11	0	1	0	9	0
JL Langer	1996-2006	9	17	0	678	250	39.88	1252	54.15	1	3	1	71	3
DC Boon	1985-1995	11	20	2	717	131	39.83	1795	39.94	2	2	1	65	0
GJ Bonnor	1882-1883	2	3	0	119	85	39.66	-	0.00	0	1	1	7	7
SM Katich	2003-2009	3	5	0	198	98	39.60	448	44.19	0	2	0	16	0
DW Hookes	1977-1985	3	6	0	236	68	39.33	312	75.64	0	3	1	33	0
PR Reiffel	1993-1997	4	5	2	118	79*	39.33	197	59.89	0	1	1	9	0
MA Taylor	1990-1998	10	19	1	699	170	38.83	1922	36.36	2	4	0	52	0
KR Stackpole	1966-1974	4	5	0	194	122	38.80	406	47.78	1	0	0	17	0
GHS Trott	1892-1898	5	8	0	310	95	38.75	-	0.00	0	2	0	11+	0
AR Border	1978-1993	20	36	3	1272	163	38.54	3377	37.66	4	5	3	113	2
JW Trumble	1885-1885	2	4	1	114	59	38.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	9	0
SJE Loxton	1948-1950	2	3	0	114	80	38.00	155+	51.61	0	1	0	7	0
KJ Hughes	1978-1984	11	20	1	722	100*	38.00	1689	42.74	1	5	3	68	3
CTB Turner	1892-1895	2	4	2	75	29	37.50	-	0.00	0	0	0	5+	0
JN Gillespie	1996-2004	4	4	2	75	50*	37.50	246	30.48	0	1	0	7	1
EJM Cowan	2011-2012	2	3	0	112	68	37.33	276	40.57	0	1	0	13	0
RJ Harris	2010-2014	3	4	1	111	74	37.00	206	53.88	0	1	0	11	1
MS Harris	2018-2021	2	3	0	111	76	37.00	251	44.22	0	1	0	10	0
PA Jaques	2005-2007	2	4	0	147	66	36.75	267	55.05	0	2	0	16	0
VY Richardson	1925-1933	3	6	0	220	138	36.66	373	58.98	1	0	0	21	0
SJ McCabe	1931-1937	6	9	0	324	112	36.00	416+	55.04	1	2	2	34	1
KA Archer	1950-1950	1	2	0	72	46	36.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	5	0
VT Trumper	1902-1912	10	20	0	717	159	35.85	476+	72.89	1	4	4	73+	3+
GR Marsh	1985-1991	7	14	1	464	86	35.69	1433	32.37	0	3	0	50	0
MRJ Veletta	1987-1987	1	2	0	70	39	35.00	183	38.25	0	0	0	6	0
TM Head	2018-2023	6	10	0	346	114	34.60	712	48.59	1	1	1	34	1
ST Callaway	1892-1892	1	2	1	34	21	34.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	3	0
WH Ponsford	1925-1932	4	7	0	237	128	33.85	242+	54.54	1	0	0	9+	0
C Hill	1898-1912	12	23	0	770	188	33.47	258+	72.48	2	3	3	46+	0+
KJ O'Keeffe	1971-1977	5	6	2	133	40*	33.25	305	43.60	0	0	1	7	0
SE Marsh	2011-2018	4	8	0	262	99	32.75	618	42.39	0	2	1	29	3
PS McDonnell	1881-1883	4	6	1	163	52	32.60	-	0.00	0	1	0	14	2
KD Mackay	1958-1963	5	7	1	195	74	32.50	648	30.09	0	1	0	10	0
KC Wessels	1982-1984	3	5	0	162	90	32.40	273	59.34	0	1	1	14	0
FA Iredale	1894-1898	4	6	0	193	89	32.16	-	0.00	0	2	1	6+	0
WJ Whitty	1910-1912	3	6	4	64	39*	32.00	116	55.17	0	0	0	6	0
JM Wiener	1979-1980	1	2	0	64	40	32.00	137	46.71	0	0	0	4	0
GRJ Matthews	1983-1990	5	8	1	224	100*	32.00	582	38.48	1	1	1	22	2

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2023 [Test # 2519]

Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2022 [Test # 2485]

Australia v England at Melbourne, 3rd Test, Dec 26-28, 2021 [Test # 2442]