Best batting average in Test cricket
Donald George Bradman (Australia) leads with 95.72. International matches only. Minimum 20 innings.
Top 25
| # | Player | Average | Mat | Inns | Runs | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald George Bradman · Australia | 95.72 | 52 | 69 | 5,743 | 1928–1948 |
| 2 | Herbert Sutcliffe · England | 63.03 | 53 | 40 | 2,269 | 1924–1935 |
| 3 | Adam Charles Voges · Australia | 61.88 | 20 | 31 | 1,485 | 2015–2016 |
| 4 | Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara · Sri Lanka | 57.41 | 133 | 233 | 12,400 | 2000–2015 |
| 5 | Morris Leyland · England | 56.83 | 41 | 34 | 1,705 | 1928–1938 |
| 6 | Jacques Henry Kallis · South Africa | 55.37 | 166 | 280 | 13,289 | 1995–2013 |
| 7 | John Berry Hobbs · England | 55.13 | 61 | 47 | 2,536 | 1908–1930 |
| 8 | Steven Peter Devereux Smith · Australia | 55.06 | 121 | 216 | 10,462 | 2010–2026 |
| 9 | Gregory Stephen Chappell · Australia | 54.35 | 87 | 142 | 6,740 | 1970–1984 |
| 10 | Vinod Ganpat Kambli · India | 54.20 | 16 | 21 | 1,084 | 1993–1995 |
| 11 | Kane Stuart Williamson · New Zealand | 54.06 | 110 | 195 | 9,515 | 2010–2026 |
| 12 | Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar · India | 53.93 | 199 | 327 | 15,910 | 1989–2013 |
| 13 | Harry Cherrington Brook · England | 53.88 | 41 | 69 | 3,610 | 2022–2026 |
| 14 | William Harold Ponsford · Australia | 53.69 | 29 | 28 | 1,396 | 1924–1934 |
| 15 | Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis · Sri Lanka | 53.66 | 18 | 32 | 1,556 | 2022–2026 |
| 16 | Robert Baddeley Simpson · Australia | 53.25 | 62 | 45 | 2,130 | 1957–1978 |
| 17 | Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards · West Indies | 53.17 | 121 | 141 | 6,965 | 1974–1991 |
| 18 | Garfield St Aubrun Sobers · West Indies | 53.10 | 93 | 45 | 2,177 | 1954–1974 |
| 19 | Kenneth Frank Barrington · England | 52.95 | 82 | 47 | 2,118 | 1955–1968 |
| 20 | Brian Charles Lara · West Indies | 52.89 | 130 | 232 | 11,953 | 1990–2006 |
| 21 | Rahul Sharad Dravid · India | 52.52 | 164 | 285 | 13,288 | 1996–2012 |
| 22 | Mohammad Younis Khan · Pakistan | 52.33 | 117 | 212 | 10,099 | 2000–2017 |
| 23 | Mohammad Yousuf · Pakistan | 52.29 | 89 | 156 | 7,530 | 1998–2010 |
| 24 | Ricky Thomas Ponting · Australia | 51.85 | 168 | 287 | 13,378 | 1995–2012 |
| 25 | Walter Reginald Hammond · England | 51.85 | 85 | 58 | 2,852 | 1927–1947 |