Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records for New Zealand vs South Africa in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
XC Balaskas (SA)	1932-1932	2	2	1	127	122*	127.00	-	0.00	1	0	0	-	0
M Morkel (SA)	2012-2017	8	6	5	107	40	107.00	132	81.06	0	0	0	16	2
KG Viljoen (SA)	1932-1932	1	2	1	97	81	97.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	0
HG Vivian (NZ)	1932-1932	1	2	0	173	100	86.50	-	0.00	1	1	0	-	1
R Ravindra (NZ)	2024-2024	2	4	0	301	240	75.25	537	56.05	1	0	0	31	3
CL Cairns (NZ)	2004-2004	3	4	0	296	158	74.00	361	81.99	1	1	0	35	10
JAJ Christy (SA)	1932-1932	2	3	0	218	103	72.66	-	0.00	1	2	0	-	1
JA Rudolph (SA)	2004-2012	6	10	3	505	154*	72.14	1107	45.61	2	3	2	76	3
M van Jaarsveld (SA)	2004-2004	1	2	1	72	59	72.00	161	44.72	0	1	0	10	0
F du Plessis (SA)	2013-2017	7	10	3	491	137	70.14	1098	44.71	2	3	0	61	5
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1994-2000	10	16	4	823	275*	68.58	1550	53.09	2	2	0	102	7
DJ Richardson (SA)	1994-1995	4	6	2	273	109	68.25	517	52.80	1	1	0	29	0
DG Bedingham (SA)	2024-2024	2	4	0	268	110	67.00	397	67.50	1	1	0	37	5
DJ McGlew (SA)	1953-1962	12	21	4	1100	255*	64.70	-	0.00	3	5	0	38+	1
JA Raval (NZ)	2017-2017	3	4	0	256	88	64.00	613	41.76	0	3	0	32	0
KS Williamson (NZ)	2012-2024	12	20	3	1068	176	62.82	2159	49.46	6	2	1	120	7
K Verreynne (SA)	2022-2022	2	4	1	188	136*	62.66	287	65.50	1	0	0	21	1
EL Dalton (SA)	1932-1932	2	2	0	124	82	62.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1999-2013	18	28	3	1543	186	61.72	3127	49.34	6	6	2	212	13
HM Amla (SA)	2006-2017	14	22	3	1154	176*	60.73	2201	52.43	4	7	0	164	3
CZ Harris (NZ)	1999-1999	3	4	1	177	68*	59.00	548	32.29	0	2	1	19	1
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-1999	7	9	1	471	112	58.87	927	50.80	2	2	0	50	5
HB Cameron (SA)	1932-1932	2	3	1	113	47	56.50	-	0.00	0	0	0	-	0
HH Gibbs (SA)	1999-2007	9	15	1	790	211*	56.42	1635	48.31	2	4	1	112	8
B Mitchell (SA)	1932-1932	2	3	0	166	113	55.33	-	0.00	1	1	1	-	0
WR Endean (SA)	1953-1954	7	11	2	497	116	55.22	-	0.00	1	2	0	29+	1
Q de Kock (SA)	2016-2017	5	8	1	375	91	53.57	501	74.85	0	4	0	54	6
JDP Oram (NZ)	2004-2007	7	12	2	525	133	52.50	940	55.85	2	1	0	66	8
DPB Morkel (SA)	1932-1932	1	1	0	51	51	51.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	2
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2004	13	23	4	951	137	50.05	2014	47.21	2	5	0	129	3
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2017-2022	4	6	1	244	120*	48.80	314	77.70	1	1	1	24	6
AN Petersen (SA)	2012-2013	5	8	0	388	156	48.50	736	52.71	2	0	0	48	3
GO Rabone (NZ)	1953-1954	4	7	1	289	107	48.16	-	0.00	1	2	0	21+	0
ND McKenzie (SA)	2000-2004	5	8	2	284	120	47.33	605	46.94	1	2	1	46	3
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1953-1954	5	7	2	234	68*	46.80	-	0.00	0	2	0	5+	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1964-1964	3	5	0	233	73	46.60	-	0.00	0	2	0	4+	1
MJ Horne (NZ)	1999-1999	3	6	0	274	93	45.66	598	45.81	0	3	0	43	0
HM Nicholls (NZ)	2016-2022	7	9	0	400	118	44.44	674	59.34	2	1	1	53	0
BW Sinclair (NZ)	1964-1964	3	6	0	264	138	44.00	-	0.00	1	1	1	30+	0
MS Sinclair (NZ)	2000-2004	4	7	0	307	150	43.85	704	43.60	1	1	0	45	3
GL Weir (NZ)	1932-1932	2	4	1	129	74*	43.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	0
AG Prince (SA)	2006-2007	5	8	3	214	108*	42.80	576	37.15	1	0	0	21	0
GR Stead (NZ)	1999-1999	2	3	0	128	68	42.66	301	42.52	0	1	0	19	0
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2013	13	22	2	847	125*	42.35	1385	61.15	2	6	1	103	3
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1964	8	15	0	625	92	41.66	-	0.00	0	6	0	57+	2
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2007	15	27	1	1072	262	41.23	2011	53.30	1	5	1	148	7
SA Thomson (NZ)	1994-1995	3	6	0	246	84	41.00	578	42.56	0	2	1	38	2
PNF Mansell (SA)	1953-1953	2	2	1	40	30*	40.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	-	0
AB de Villiers (SA)	2006-2013	10	14	0	546	97	39.00	905	60.33	0	5	1	69	1
SB Styris (NZ)	2004-2007	8	15	2	506	170	38.92	948	53.37	1	3	1	73	2
D Elgar (SA)	2013-2022	8	13	1	463	140	38.58	1063	43.55	2	1	1	60	1
JE Cheetham (SA)	1953-1954	7	11	3	308	89	38.50	-	0.00	0	2	0	9+	2
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2006-2013	4	7	2	191	122*	38.20	425	44.94	1	0	0	22	1
JP Duminy (SA)	2012-2017	6	11	2	342	103	38.00	631	54.19	1	1	1	45	4
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1953-1954	7	13	1	455	80*	37.91	-	0.00	0	4	1	5+	10
JB Commins (SA)	1994-1995	2	4	1	112	45	37.33	362	30.93	0	0	0	10	0
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2022-2024	3	5	1	145	60	36.25	344	42.15	0	1	0	16	3
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2004-2004	1	1	0	36	36	36.00	61	59.01	0	0	0	6	1
DG Brownlie (NZ)	2012-2013	3	6	0	216	109	36.00	432	50.00	1	1	1	31	2
CD McMillan (NZ)	1999-2004	6	9	1	285	82	35.62	665	42.85	0	2	1	40	1
HJH Marshall (NZ)	2000-2006	2	3	1	71	40*	35.50	214	33.17	0	0	0	9	0
T Bavuma (SA)	2016-2022	7	12	1	383	89	34.81	882	43.42	0	2	0	51	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1999-2006	11	12	4	277	69*	34.62	541	51.20	0	1	0	36	3
JG Leggat (NZ)	1953-1953	1	2	0	69	47	34.50	-	0.00	0	0	0	-	0
BJ Watling (NZ)	2013-2017	7	10	0	345	63	34.50	875	39.42	0	3	1	54	0
KC Bland (SA)	1961-1964	8	15	3	412	83	34.33	-	0.00	0	1	1	12+	5
MH Richardson (NZ)	2000-2004	6	10	0	342	77	34.20	926	36.93	0	2	0	44	0
AA Donald (SA)	1995-2000	5	3	2	34	21*	34.00	73	46.57	0	0	0	6	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1964	15	28	1	914	142	33.85	-	0.00	2	5	2	80+	7
RA McLean (SA)	1953-1962	11	18	1	572	113	33.64	-	0.00	2	2	3	32+	5
CD Cumming (NZ)	2007-2007	2	3	1	67	48*	33.50	165	40.60	0	0	0	9	0
TA Blundell (NZ)	2022-2024	4	6	1	166	96	33.20	281	59.07	0	1	0	22	0
R de Swardt (SA)	2024-2024	2	4	1	99	64	33.00	220	45.00	0	1	1	13	0
PGZ Harris (NZ)	1961-1962	5	10	1	284	101	31.55	-	0.00	1	1	2	-	2
SJ Erwee (SA)	2022-2022	2	4	0	126	108	31.50	262	48.09	1	0	1	16	0
HH Dippenaar (SA)	2000-2006	6	10	0	314	100	31.40	666	47.14	1	1	3	52	0
PS Heine (SA)	1962-1962	1	1	0	31	31	31.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	3	3
FT Badcock (NZ)	1932-1932	2	4	0	122	64	30.50	-	0.00	0	2	1	-	3
BA Young (NZ)	1994-1999	6	12	1	332	74	30.18	1066	31.14	0	4	0	33	0
PT Barton (NZ)	1961-1962	4	8	0	240	109	30.00	-	0.00	1	1	0	20+	0
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1994-1995	4	8	0	240	68	30.00	497	48.28	0	3	2	38	2
NJ Astle (NZ)	1999-2006	9	16	1	448	69*	29.86	906	49.44	0	3	0	67	3
JHB Waite (SA)	1953-1964	15	23	1	643	101	29.22	-	0.00	1	3	2	8+	1
JEF Beck (NZ)	1953-1954	4	7	0	203	99	29.00	-	0.00	0	1	1	9+	1
M Jansen (SA)	2022-2022	2	4	2	58	37*	29.00	133	43.60	0	0	0	8	0
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	7	9	1	231	51	28.87	474	48.73	0	1	1	36	2
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1953-1954	7	8	2	173	34	28.83	-	0.00	0	0	0	0+	3
SG Gedye (NZ)	1964-1964	3	6	0	166	55	27.66	-	0.00	0	2	0	-	0
WS Farrer (SA)	1962-1964	6	10	2	221	40	27.62	-	0.00	0	0	0	19+	0
DP Conway (NZ)	2022-2024	4	7	0	191	92	27.28	433	44.11	0	1	1	22	1
PJR Steyn (SA)	1995-1995	2	4	0	109	46	27.25	412	26.45	0	0	0	14	0
GT Dowling (NZ)	1961-1964	5	10	0	271	78	27.10	-	0.00	0	3	2	11+	1
GR Larsen (NZ)	1995-1995	1	2	1	27	26*	27.00	106	25.47	0	0	0	4	0
WA Young (NZ)	2022-2024	3	5	1	107	60*	26.75	249	42.97	0	1	1	13	1
RG Pollock (SA)	1964-1964	1	2	0	53	30	26.50	-	0.00	0	0	0	8	0
KD Petersen (SA)	2024-2024	2	4	0	106	45	26.50	280	37.85	0	0	0	13	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1999-2012	14	22	3	503	81	26.47	825	60.96	0	3	3	64	1
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2013	13	24	2	575	61	26.13	1179	48.77	0	5	2	71	4
CS Dempster (NZ)	1932-1932	2	4	0	104	64	26.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	0
IB Cromb (NZ)	1932-1932	2	4	1	78	51*	26.00	-	0.00	0	1	1	5+	2

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]