Top 7 Australian Test Batsmen Vs Sri Lanka In Australia

All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 7 batsmen from Australia against Sri Lanka in Australia in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

6. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING

8. BRIEF EXPLANATION

8.1. Dynamic Nature

8.2. Trend Setter (TS)

8.3. Abbreviations

TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T)	AUS
Venue (V)	AUS
Oposition (O)	SL

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Runs Scored	300.00
Consistent	Average	300.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	100.00
Big Innings Potential	Top Scores	300.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	7
Min Runs	250

PROLIFIC

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored

RANK	BATSMAN	NAT	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	SR Waugh	AUS	8	649	300.00
1	SR Waugh	AUS	8	649	300.00
2	MJ Clarke	AUS	7	532	245.92
3	MEK Hussey	AUS	8	531	245.45
4	MA Taylor	AUS	9	463	214.02
5	RT Ponting	AUS	9	400	184.90
6	ML Hayden	AUS	7	381	176.12
7	DC Boon	AUS	9	332	153.47

CONSISTENT

R Ave

Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly, it takes into account:-

Strength of Opposition.
Positions at which a batsman has played.
Venues at which he has played.
Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs	250

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	MEK Hussey	8	4	531	3	132.75	109.70	300.00
1	MEK Hussey	8	4	531	3	132.75	109.70	300.00
2	SR Waugh	8	3	649	3	129.80	102.80	281.13
3	MJ Clarke	7	2	532	2	106.40	87.01	237.94
4	ML Hayden	7	0	381	2	54.43	52.68	144.07
5	MA Taylor	9	1	463	2	57.88	46.54	127.27
6	RT Ponting	9	1	400	0	50.00	43.67	119.43
7	DC Boon	9	0	332	1	36.89	29.36	80.29

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR. Batsman who were active in earlier times benefit from this as SR was generally low earlier.

R4BF

Balls played by batsmen for many inns is not available for earlier times. When such is the case, we have used Runs For Balls Faced (R4BF) to determine the Strike Rate. This is the runs scored by the batsman for the available data of balls.

CRITERIA: Points For R SR

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs	250
Min Average	25

RANK	BATSMAN	R4BF	BF	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	ML Hayden	381	609	62.56	60.07	100.00
1	ML Hayden	381	609	62.56	60.07	100.00
2	MJ Clarke	532	877	60.66	55.10	91.73
3	MEK Hussey	531	900	59.00	53.85	89.64
4	SR Waugh	649	1198	54.17	52.79	87.89
5	RT Ponting	400	755	52.98	52.20	86.91
6	MA Taylor	463	926	50.00	49.76	82.84
7	DC Boon	332	800	41.50	40.71	67.77

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

Ave HS

In this criteria, the top 5 scores of the batsman have been taken. Average High Score (Ave HS) is simply the total runs in the 5 innings divided by 5.

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored In The Top 5 Inns

RANK	BATSMAN	1	2	3	4	5	AVE HS	RAT
TS	SR Waugh	170	134*	131*	61*	60	111.20	300.00
1	SR Waugh	170	134*	131*	61*	60	111.20	300.00
2	MJ Clarke	145*	106	74	71	57*	90.60	244.42
3	MEK Hussey	133	132	115*	34*	34	89.60	241.73
4	MA Taylor	164	108	96	25*	23	83.20	224.46
5	ML Hayden	132	117	43	37	33	72.40	195.32
6	RT Ponting	96	71	56	53*	45	64.20	173.20
7	DC Boon	110	64	43	41	35	58.60	158.09

TEAM VEN OPP RATING

The TEAM VEN OPP (TVO) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK	BATSMAN	PRO	CON	ATT	BIP	TVO RAT
1	SR Waugh	300.00	281.13	87.89	300.00	969.02
2	MEK Hussey	245.45	300.00	89.64	241.73	876.82
3	MJ Clarke	245.92	237.94	91.73	244.42	820.02
4	MA Taylor	214.02	127.27	82.84	224.46	648.59
5	ML Hayden	176.12	144.07	100.00	195.32	615.51
6	RT Ponting	184.90	119.43	86.91	173.20	564.44
7	DC Boon	153.47	80.29	67.77	158.09	459.62

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier batsmen may change if current batsmen set new benchmarks.

Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Runs: 2,000; Player X Runs: 1,000; Section Points: 250.00
TS Points: 250.00 (Max)
Player X Points: Runs/TS Runs X 250 = 1,000/2,000 X 250 = 125.00.
Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Runs being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
Know All About the Trend Setter