All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards. Our ratings are based on conditions and diverse oppositions. Before the above
mentioned date, there were primarily only two teams which dominated cricket. Moreover, matches were of unequal length with some ending in 4 days
and some being timeless. Post 1950, West Indies and South Africa grew as test teams. Moreover, Asian teams India and Pakistan started improving
after 1950 and became compenent at home at least. Performance in Asia and outside Asia are integral to our overall rating.
*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2023-01-08
Best Averages
The first list simply gives you the batsmen with best averages in Test Cricket since 1950. The second list gives you the batsmen with best Relative Averages (R Ave). How it is calculated is explained in the highlighted sections. Only batsmen with more than 2,500 runs are considered for both lists.
TOP 25 TEST BATSMEN WITH BEST AVERAGES
RANK | BATSMAN | NAT | FP | LP | INNS | NO | 100s | RUNS | AVE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SPD Smith | AUS | 2010 | 2023 | 162 | 20 | 30 | 8647 | 60.89 |
2 | M Labuschagne | AUS | 2018 | 2023 | 56 | 3 | 10 | 3150 | 59.43 |
3 | KF Barrington | ENG | 1955 | 1968 | 131 | 15 | 20 | 6806 | 58.67 |
4 | GS Sobers | WI | 1954 | 1974 | 160 | 21 | 26 | 8032 | 57.78 |
5 | KC Sangakkara | SL | 2000 | 2015 | 233 | 17 | 38 | 12400 | 57.41 |
6 | JH Kallis | SA | 1995 | 2013 | 280 | 40 | 45 | 13289 | 55.37 |
7 | GS Chappell | AUS | 1970 | 1984 | 151 | 19 | 24 | 7110 | 53.86 |
8 | KS Williamson | NZ | 2010 | 2023 | 157 | 15 | 25 | 7645 | 53.84 |
9 | SR Tendulkar | IND | 1989 | 2013 | 329 | 33 | 51 | 15921 | 53.79 |
10 | BC Lara | WI | 1990 | 2006 | 232 | 6 | 34 | 11953 | 52.89 |
11 | Javed Miandad | PAK | 1976 | 1993 | 189 | 21 | 23 | 8832 | 52.57 |
12 | RS Dravid | IND | 1996 | 2012 | 286 | 32 | 36 | 13288 | 52.31 |
13 | Mohammad Yousuf | PAK | 1998 | 2010 | 156 | 12 | 24 | 7530 | 52.29 |
14 | Younis Khan | PAK | 2000 | 2017 | 213 | 19 | 34 | 10099 | 52.06 |
15 | RT Ponting | AUS | 1995 | 2012 | 287 | 29 | 41 | 13378 | 51.85 |
16 | A Flower | ZIM | 1992 | 2002 | 112 | 19 | 12 | 4794 | 51.55 |
17 | MEK Hussey | AUS | 2005 | 2013 | 137 | 16 | 19 | 6235 | 51.53 |
18 | S Chanderpaul | WI | 1994 | 2015 | 280 | 49 | 30 | 11867 | 51.37 |
19 | SM Gavaskar | IND | 1971 | 1987 | 214 | 16 | 34 | 10122 | 51.12 |
20 | SR Waugh | AUS | 1985 | 2004 | 260 | 46 | 32 | 10927 | 51.06 |
21 | ML Hayden | AUS | 1994 | 2009 | 184 | 14 | 30 | 8625 | 50.74 |
22 | AB de Villiers | SA | 2004 | 2018 | 191 | 18 | 22 | 8765 | 50.66 |
23 | AR Border | AUS | 1978 | 1994 | 265 | 44 | 27 | 11174 | 50.56 |
24 | IVA Richards | WI | 1974 | 1991 | 182 | 12 | 24 | 8540 | 50.24 |
25 | DPMD Jayawardena | SL | 1997 | 2014 | 252 | 15 | 34 | 11814 | 49.85 |
C Ave
The Comparative Average (C Ave) for batsmen is calculated by taken into account two factors:-
- First is the average of batsmen at particluar positions (1-11) in a decade.
- Second is the average of the opposition bowlers at Home, in Asia or outside Asia; whichever is applicable.
- The average of the opposing team’s bowlers is also calculated by decades.
- Higher C Ave suggests that more runs were given by bowlers in the above mentioned factors.
- Thus it was easier to score runs against those oppositions and in those positions.
- The batsmen’s points will thus be decreased accordingly.
- Lower C Ave means the opposite.
R Ave
The Relative Average (R Ave) is calculated using the C Ave. Its formula is (Batsman’s Ave/His C Ave)*A Constant Factor. This constant doesn’t affect the rating as it is the same for everone. If your C Ave is comparatively high, your R Ave will be low; which is worse for batsmen. Broadly speaking, the following batsmen will benefit from this system:-
- Openers, who face the new ball.
- Lower order batsmen, whose averages are lower.
- Batsmen who have played more in unfamiliar conditions.
- Batsmen who have played in an era where the bowlers dominated, like the 1980s or late 2010s
- Batsmen who have played more against top opposition than weaker teams.
TOP 25 TEST BATSMEN WITH BEST R AVE
RANK | BATSMAN | NAT | FP | LP | INNS | NO | 100s | RUNS | AVE | R AVE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SPD Smith | AUS | 2010 | 2023 | 162 | 20 | 30 | 8647 | 60.89 | 64.28 |
2 | M Labuschagne | AUS | 2018 | 2023 | 56 | 3 | 10 | 3150 | 59.43 | 63.92 |
3 | GS Sobers | WI | 1954 | 1974 | 160 | 21 | 26 | 8032 | 57.78 | 61.37 |
4 | KF Barrington | ENG | 1955 | 1968 | 131 | 15 | 20 | 6806 | 58.67 | 56.86 |
5 | KS Williamson | NZ | 2010 | 2023 | 157 | 15 | 25 | 7645 | 53.84 | 55.78 |
6 | GS Chappell | AUS | 1970 | 1984 | 151 | 19 | 24 | 7110 | 53.86 | 55.51 |
7 | JH Kallis | SA | 1995 | 2013 | 280 | 40 | 45 | 13289 | 55.37 | 54.28 |
8 | KC Sangakkara | SL | 2000 | 2015 | 233 | 17 | 38 | 12400 | 57.41 | 54.24 |
9 | BC Lara | WI | 1990 | 2006 | 232 | 6 | 34 | 11953 | 52.89 | 53.58 |
10 | SM Gavaskar | IND | 1971 | 1987 | 214 | 16 | 34 | 10122 | 51.12 | 53.15 |
11 | JE Root | ENG | 2012 | 2022 | 233 | 18 | 28 | 10629 | 49.44 | 52.97 |
12 | SR Waugh | AUS | 1985 | 2004 | 260 | 46 | 32 | 10927 | 51.06 | 52.78 |
13 | SR Tendulkar | IND | 1989 | 2013 | 329 | 33 | 51 | 15921 | 53.79 | 52.50 |
14 | A Flower | ZIM | 1992 | 2002 | 112 | 19 | 12 | 4794 | 51.55 | 52.40 |
15 | AR Border | AUS | 1978 | 1994 | 265 | 44 | 27 | 11174 | 50.56 | 52.20 |
16 | Javed Miandad | PAK | 1976 | 1993 | 189 | 21 | 23 | 8832 | 52.57 | 52.14 |
17 | IVA Richards | WI | 1974 | 1991 | 182 | 12 | 24 | 8540 | 50.24 | 52.04 |
18 | RS Dravid | IND | 1996 | 2012 | 286 | 32 | 36 | 13288 | 52.31 | 51.97 |
19 | KD Walters | AUS | 1965 | 1981 | 125 | 14 | 15 | 5357 | 48.26 | 51.77 |
20 | Mohammad Yousuf | PAK | 1998 | 2010 | 156 | 12 | 24 | 7530 | 52.29 | 51.66 |
21 | S Chanderpaul | WI | 1994 | 2015 | 280 | 49 | 30 | 11867 | 51.37 | 51.49 |
22 | AC Gilchrist | AUS | 1999 | 2008 | 137 | 20 | 17 | 5570 | 47.61 | 51.30 |
23 | MEK Hussey | AUS | 2005 | 2013 | 137 | 16 | 19 | 6235 | 51.53 | 51.24 |
24 | UT Khawaja | AUS | 2011 | 2023 | 98 | 11 | 13 | 4162 | 47.84 | 51.12 |
25 | ML Hayden | AUS | 1994 | 2009 | 184 | 14 | 30 | 8625 | 50.74 | 50.97 |