Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
CH Lloyd (WI)	1980-1985	13	20	2	962	121	53.44	1602	60.04	2	6	1	104	11
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1989	13	21	2	996	188	52.42	2046	48.68	3	5	3	122	1
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1980-1988	17	26	1	1276	211	51.04	2694	47.36	5	3	1	136	9
RB Richardson (WI)	1984-1989	15	24	2	1091	154	49.59	2393	45.59	5	3	2	142	1
IVA Richards (WI)	1980-1989	19	31	2	1368	208	47.17	1934	70.73	3	9	3	177	11
DL Haynes (WI)	1980-1989	19	35	4	1432	145	46.19	2847+	44.81	4	9	1	155	1
DI Gower (ENG)	1980-1989	30	54	2	2402	215	46.19	4318	55.62	6	10	2	303	2
MW Gatting (ENG)	1980-1989	20	35	4	1388	160	44.77	2840	48.87	3	11	3	180	2
CG Greenidge (WI)	1980-1989	18	32	4	1220	127	43.57	2297+	49.89	3	7	2	140	8
PJL Dujon (WI)	1981-1989	18	27	2	967	139	38.68	1907	50.70	2	2	1	109	4
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1989	17	29	2	943	125	34.92	1862	50.64	1	5	2	135	2
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1980-1988	17	26	2	828	95	34.50	1961	42.22	0	5	2	73	0
JG Wright (NZ)	1980-1989	15	28	1	887	141	32.85	2624	33.80	1	3	0	98	0
BA Edgar (NZ)	1980-1986	12	21	0	684	161	32.57	2141	31.94	1	5	2	60	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1989	27	45	2	1324	149*	30.79	1905	69.50	4	4	9	176	19
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1989	20	27	7	600	69	30.00	1481	40.51	0	3	2	74	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1980-1989	19	34	0	1005	196	29.55	1980	50.75	1	6	3	129	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1980-1987	15	24	5	517	72*	27.21	811	63.74	0	3	3	53	10
RW Taylor (ENG)	1980-1983	10	20	3	231	37	13.58	637	36.26	0	0	3	21	1
IDS Smith (NZ)	1980-1989	14	20	2	200	44	11.11	392	51.02	0	0	3	26	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1980-1983	13	23	5	116	26	6.44	304	38.15	0	0	2	11	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 Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]