Insomniac
Title Recipient
The query?
From 2003, who holds the highest batting average in test match cricket.
The results? Very surprising, as men who are real match-winners and team players top the list.
SR Waugh (Aus) - 76.61
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) - 70.50
MEK Hussey (Aus) - 68.38
RT Ponting (Aus) - 68.05
-----------------Big Gap--------------------------
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) - 63.29
Jacques Kallis (RSA) - 60.29
Brian Lara (WI) - 60.01
Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 58.20
Mahela Jayawadene (SL) - 56.48
Younis Khan (Pak) - 56.45
Virender Sehwag (Ind) - 55.64
Shiv Chanderpaul (WI) - 54.70
Rahul Dravid (Ind) - 54.49
Matthew Hayden (Aus) - 53.78
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) - 51.09
Kevin Pietersen (Eng) - 50.51
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Honorable Mention: Sachin 'God" Tendulkar: 46.45
Now before anybody says I'm targetting Tendulkar and all, please note I am looking at the highest averages since 2003, to indicate who in the recent past have been the highest runs getter.
Now, what I am going to do is put in only the top 4 teams since 2003. Those are Australia, South Africa, India, and Sri Lanka. Now feel free to debate this point, although I don't think we'll get very far doing that. For those players who play for those countries, I included a 5th team, England to give them 4 top opposition teams
Now doing this brings in some ridiculously high averages due to 1 to 3 tests being played. Those are ignored.
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) - 78.71 (take this with a bit of salt, as its only 5 tests - 9 innings)
MEK Hussey (Aus) - 72.04
Mahela Jayawardene (SL) - 66.69
Younus Khan (Pak) - 64.13
Brian Lara (WI) - 60.33
Ricky Ponting (Aus) - 58.50
Michael Clarke (Aus) - 57.10
Shiv Chanderpaul (WI) - 56.04
Kevin Pietersen (Eng) - 51.72
Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 51.13
Matthew Hayden (Aus) - 47.87
Honorable Mention: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) - 39.02
Just to say, Paul Collingwood and Tillakatrane Dilshan have a higher average in the last 5 years than Tendulkar.
http://stats.cricinfo.com/statsguru...3;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting
http://stats.cricinfo.com/statsguru...3;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting
So going on the past 5 years (which I guess could be termed a rise in class of a batsman, since to sustain good form over this large period of time would be very difficult), the top 5:
1. Michael Hussey
2. Mahela Jayawardene
3. Younus Khan
4. Brian Lara
5. Ricky Ponting
As far as Misbah-ul-Haq is concerned, this thread can be revisited on that point after the series against India and Australia (if it ever happens) take place.
From 2003, who holds the highest batting average in test match cricket.
The results? Very surprising, as men who are real match-winners and team players top the list.
SR Waugh (Aus) - 76.61
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) - 70.50
MEK Hussey (Aus) - 68.38
RT Ponting (Aus) - 68.05
-----------------Big Gap--------------------------
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) - 63.29
Jacques Kallis (RSA) - 60.29
Brian Lara (WI) - 60.01
Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 58.20
Mahela Jayawadene (SL) - 56.48
Younis Khan (Pak) - 56.45
Virender Sehwag (Ind) - 55.64
Shiv Chanderpaul (WI) - 54.70
Rahul Dravid (Ind) - 54.49
Matthew Hayden (Aus) - 53.78
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) - 51.09
Kevin Pietersen (Eng) - 50.51
--------------------------------------
Honorable Mention: Sachin 'God" Tendulkar: 46.45
Now before anybody says I'm targetting Tendulkar and all, please note I am looking at the highest averages since 2003, to indicate who in the recent past have been the highest runs getter.
Now, what I am going to do is put in only the top 4 teams since 2003. Those are Australia, South Africa, India, and Sri Lanka. Now feel free to debate this point, although I don't think we'll get very far doing that. For those players who play for those countries, I included a 5th team, England to give them 4 top opposition teams
Now doing this brings in some ridiculously high averages due to 1 to 3 tests being played. Those are ignored.
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) - 78.71 (take this with a bit of salt, as its only 5 tests - 9 innings)
MEK Hussey (Aus) - 72.04
Mahela Jayawardene (SL) - 66.69
Younus Khan (Pak) - 64.13
Brian Lara (WI) - 60.33
Ricky Ponting (Aus) - 58.50
Michael Clarke (Aus) - 57.10
Shiv Chanderpaul (WI) - 56.04
Kevin Pietersen (Eng) - 51.72
Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 51.13
Matthew Hayden (Aus) - 47.87
Honorable Mention: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) - 39.02
Just to say, Paul Collingwood and Tillakatrane Dilshan have a higher average in the last 5 years than Tendulkar.
http://stats.cricinfo.com/statsguru...3;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting
http://stats.cricinfo.com/statsguru...3;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting
So going on the past 5 years (which I guess could be termed a rise in class of a batsman, since to sustain good form over this large period of time would be very difficult), the top 5:
1. Michael Hussey
2. Mahela Jayawardene
3. Younus Khan
4. Brian Lara
5. Ricky Ponting
As far as Misbah-ul-Haq is concerned, this thread can be revisited on that point after the series against India and Australia (if it ever happens) take place.