Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DG Bradman (AUS)	1946-1948	15	23	5	1903	234	105.72	3459	55.01	8	5	3	144+	1
AD Nourse (SA)	1947-1950	12	23	3	1372	149	68.60	108+	63.88	5	8	1	21+	4
AR Morris (AUS)	1946-1950	16	25	3	1474	196	67.00	1696+	44.33	7	4	1	90+	4
DCS Compton (ENG)	1946-1949	28	48	5	2664	208	61.95	2130+	35.77	11	10	2	127+	1
B Mitchell (SA)	1947-1949	10	20	2	1072	189*	59.55	158+	29.11	3	6	0	2+	0
AL Hassett (AUS)	1946-1950	17	22	2	1162	198*	58.10	1993+	41.24	4	3	1	82+	3
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1946-1949	20	33	1	1699	191	53.09	1528+	32.26	5	9	0	120+	8
L Hutton (ENG)	1946-1949	28	51	4	2443	206	51.97	1585+	36.71	6	14	2	112+	4
VS Hazare (IND)	1946-1949	13	25	3	1095	145	49.77	1192+	35.98	4	4	0	47+	1
C Washbrook (ENG)	1946-1949	25	46	5	1962	195	47.85	1146+	37.52	4	10	1	60+	6
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1950	18	23	3	878	141*	43.90	1141+	49.86	1	6	1	45+	13
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1946-1948	16	27	2	697	99	27.88	764+	36.25	0	4	1	30+	0
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1949	13	24	0	573	116	23.87	770+	39.74	2	1	4	26+	1
TG Evans (ENG)	1946-1949	27	40	7	746	74	22.60	418+	37.32	0	2	2	37+	0
L Amarnath (IND)	1946-1949	13	25	2	503	62	21.86	258+	54.26	0	3	3	12+	0
JT Ikin (ENG)	1946-1948	12	21	1	358	60	17.90	570+	32.28	0	1	3	20+	0
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1949	23	35	6	451	79	15.55	426+	33.56	0	1	5	31+	3

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:

South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1949 - Jan 4, 1950 [Test # 319]

South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1949 [Test # 318]

England v New Zealand at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 13-16, 1949 [Test # 317]