Here is the list of all Highest Batting Average in Test history:
# | Player | Mat | Inn | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg |
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1 | Sir Donald Bradman Australia | 52 | 80 | 6,996 | 334 | 29 | 13 | 99.94 |
2 | Harry Brook England | 12 | 20 | 1,181 | 186 | 4 | 7 | 62.15 |
3 | AC Voges Australia | 20 | 31 | 1,485 | 269* | 5 | 4 | 61.87 |
4 | RG Pollock South Africa | 23 | 41 | 2,256 | 274 | 7 | 11 | 60.97 |
5 | George Headley West Indies | 22 | 40 | 2,190 | 270* | 10 | 5 | 60.83 |
6 | Herbert Sutcliffe England | 54 | 84 | 4,555 | 194 | 16 | 23 | 60.73 |
7 | Edward Paynter England | 20 | 31 | 1,540 | 243 | 4 | 7 | 59.23 |
8 | Ken Barrington England | 82 | 131 | 6,806 | 256 | 20 | 35 | 58.67 |
9 | ED Weekes West Indies | 48 | 81 | 4,455 | 207 | 15 | 19 | 58.61 |
10 | Wally Hammond England | 85 | 140 | 7,249 | 336* | 22 | 24 | 58.45 |
11 | Sir Garry Sobers West Indies | 93 | 160 | 8,032 | 365* | 26 | 30 | 57.78 |
12 | Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka | 134 | 233 | 12,400 | 319 | 38 | 52 | 57.40 |
13 | Steven Smith Australia | 109 | 195 | 9,685 | 239 | 32 | 41 | 56.97 |
14 | JB Hobbs England | 61 | 102 | 5,410 | 211 | 15 | 28 | 56.94 |
15 | CL Walcott West Indies | 44 | 74 | 3,798 | 220 | 15 | 14 | 56.68 |
16 | L Hutton England | 79 | 138 | 6,971 | 364 | 19 | 33 | 56.67 |
17 | Jacques Kallis South Africa | 166 | 280 | 13,289 | 224 | 45 | 58 | 55.37 |
18 | George Tyldesley England | 14 | 20 | 990 | 122 | 3 | 6 | 55.00 |
19 | Kane Williamson New Zealand | 100 | 176 | 8,743 | 251 | 32 | 34 | 54.98 |
20 | Charles Davis West Indies | 15 | 29 | 1,301 | 183 | 4 | 4 | 54.20 |
21 | Vinod Kambli India | 17 | 21 | 1,084 | 227 | 4 | 3 | 54.20 |
22 | Greg Chappell Australia | 87 | 151 | 7,110 | 247* | 24 | 31 | 53.86 |
23 | AD Nourse South Africa | 34 | 62 | 2,960 | 231 | 9 | 14 | 53.81 |
24 | Sachin Tendulkar India | 200 | 329 | 15,921 | 248* | 51 | 68 | 53.78 |
25 | Brian Lara West Indies | 131 | 232 | 11,953 | 400* | 34 | 48 | 52.88 |
26 | Javed Miandad Pakistan | 124 | 189 | 8,832 | 280* | 23 | 43 | 52.57 |
27 | Rahul Dravid India | 164 | 286 | 13,288 | 270 | 36 | 63 | 52.31 |
28 | Mohammad Yousuf Pakistan | 90 | 156 | 7,530 | 223 | 24 | 33 | 52.29 |
29 | Younis Khan Pakistan | 118 | 213 | 10,099 | 313 | 34 | 33 | 52.05 |
30 | Ricky Ponting Australia | 168 | 287 | 13,378 | 257 | 41 | 62 | 51.85 |
31 | John Ryder Australia | 20 | 32 | 1,394 | 201* | 3 | 9 | 51.62 |
32 | A Flower Zimbabwe | 63 | 112 | 4,794 | 232* | 12 | 27 | 51.54 |
33 | Michael Hussey Australia | 79 | 137 | 6,235 | 195 | 19 | 29 | 51.52 |
34 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul West Indies | 164 | 280 | 11,867 | 203* | 30 | 66 | 51.37 |
35 | Sunil Gavaskar India | 125 | 214 | 10,122 | 236* | 34 | 45 | 51.12 |
36 | Steve Waugh Australia | 168 | 260 | 10,927 | 200 | 32 | 50 | 51.06 |
37 | Matthew Hayden Australia | 103 | 184 | 8,625 | 380 | 30 | 29 | 50.73 |
38 | AB de Villiers South Africa | 114 | 191 | 8,765 | 278* | 22 | 46 | 50.66 |
39 | Allan Border Australia | 156 | 265 | 11,174 | 205 | 27 | 63 | 50.56 |
40 | Daryl Mitchell New Zealand | 23 | 37 | 1,608 | 190 | 5 | 10 | 50.25 |
41 | Sir Viv Richards West Indies | 121 | 182 | 8,540 | 291 | 24 | 45 | 50.23 |
42 | Denis Compton England | 78 | 131 | 5,807 | 278 | 17 | 28 | 50.06 |
43 | Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka | 149 | 252 | 11,814 | 374 | 34 | 50 | 49.84 |
44 | Joe Root England | 140 | 257 | 11,736 | 254 | 31 | 61 | 49.72 |
45 | Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan | 120 | 200 | 8,830 | 329 | 25 | 46 | 49.60 |
46 | Marnus Labuschagne Australia | 50 | 90 | 4,114 | 215 | 11 | 20 | 49.56 |
47 | FMM Worrell West Indies | 51 | 87 | 3,860 | 261 | 9 | 22 | 49.48 |
48 | Charles Mead England | 17 | 26 | 1,185 | 182* | 4 | 3 | 49.37 |
49 | Virender Sehwag India | 104 | 180 | 8,586 | 319 | 23 | 32 | 49.34 |
50 | Abid Ali Pakistan | 16 | 26 | 1,180 | 215* | 4 | 3 | 49.16 |
51 | Virat Kohli India | 113 | 191 | 8,848 | 254* | 29 | 30 | 49.15 |
52 | Michael Clarke Australia | 115 | 198 | 8,643 | 329* | 28 | 27 | 49.10 |
53 | Kenneth Bland South Africa | 21 | 39 | 1,669 | 144* | 3 | 9 | 49.08 |
54 | Bruce Mitchell South Africa | 42 | 80 | 3,471 | 189* | 8 | 21 | 48.88 |
55 | Hon.FS Jackson England | 20 | 33 | 1,415 | 144* | 5 | 6 | 48.79 |
56 | Thilan Samaraweera Sri Lanka | 81 | 132 | 5,462 | 231 | 14 | 30 | 48.76 |
57 | RN Harvey Australia | 79 | 137 | 6,149 | 205 | 21 | 24 | 48.41 |
58 | KD Walters Australia | 74 | 125 | 5,357 | 250 | 15 | 33 | 48.26 |
59 | Graeme Smith South Africa | 117 | 205 | 9,265 | 277 | 27 | 38 | 48.25 |
60 | William Ponsford Australia | 29 | 48 | 2,122 | 266 | 7 | 6 | 48.22 |
61 | Stanley McCabe Australia | 39 | 62 | 2,748 | 232 | 6 | 13 | 48.21 |
62 | Douglas Jardine England | 22 | 33 | 1,296 | 127 | 1 | 10 | 48.00 |