Test Cricket - Century Averages (original) (raw)

Players with Highest Century Averages(Minimum 10 Centuries)

Regularly Extending Score after Passing 100

Century Average = Average of Century Innings
Actual RPI = Average of Century Innings (Not Outs ignored)

| | Career | Century Innings | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | | | Player | Country | Career | HS | 100s | NO | Avg | Runs | Average | Actual RPI | | | 1 | A Flower | Zimbabwe | 1992-2002 | 232* | 12 | 7 | 51.55 | 1700 | 340.00 | 141.67 | | 2 | S Chanderpaul | West Indies | 1994-2015 | 203* | 30 | 18 | 51.37 | 3838 | 319.83 | 127.93 | | 3 | V V S Laxman | India | 1996-2012 | 281 | 17 | 8 | 45.97 | 2473 | 274.78 | 145.47 | | 4 | D M Jones | Australia | 1984-1992 | 216 | 11 | 5 | 46.55 | 1596 | 266.00 | 145.09 | | 5 | S R Waugh | Australia | 1985-2004 | 200 | 32 | 15 | 51.06 | 4342 | 255.41 | 135.69 | | 6 | L R P L Taylor | New Zealand | 2007-2022 | 290 | 19 | 8 | 44.67 | 2729 | 248.09 | 143.63 | | 7 | W R Hammond | England | 1927-1947 | 336* | 22 | 7 | 58.46 | 3685 | 245.67 | 167.50 | | 8 | A B de Villiers | South Africa | 2004-2018 | 278* | 22 | 9 | 50.66 | 3172 | 244.00 | 144.18 | | 9 | Javed Miandad | Pakistan | 1976-1993 | 280* | 23 | 8 | 52.57 | 3584 | 238.93 | 155.83 | | 10 | D Chandimal* | Sri Lanka | 2011- | 206* | 16 | 7 | 43.43 | 2120 | 235.56 | 132.50 | | 11 | D L Amiss | England | 1966-1977 | 262* | 11 | 3 | 46.31 | 1879 | 234.88 | 170.82 | | 12 | D G Bradman | Australia | 1928-1948 | 334 | 29 | 6 | 99.94 | 5393 | 234.48 | 185.97 | | 13 | G S A Sobers | West Indies | 1954-1974 | 365* | 26 | 9 | 57.78 | 3918 | 230.47 | 150.69 | | 14 | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 2001-2017 | 161* | 10 | 5 | 46.63 | 1151 | 230.20 | 115.10 | | 15 | H P Tillakaratne | Sri Lanka | 1989-2004 | 204* | 11 | 5 | 42.88 | 1380 | 230.00 | 125.45 | | 16 | A R Border | Australia | 1978-1994 | 205 | 27 | 11 | 50.56 | 3580 | 223.75 | 132.59 | | 17 | Hanif Mohammad | Pakistan | 1952-1969 | 337 | 12 | 4 | 43.99 | 1755 | 219.38 | 146.25 | | 18 | B K G Mendis* | Sri Lanka | 2015- | 245 | 10 | 3 | 36.40 | 1526 | 218.00 | 152.60 | | 19 | J E Root* | England | 2012- | 262 | 35 | 10 | 51.02 | 5404 | 216.16 | 154.40 | | 20 | Zaheer Abbas | Pakistan | 1969-1985 | 274 | 12 | 2 | 44.80 | 2158 | 215.80 | 179.83 | | 21 | M S Atapattu | Sri Lanka | 1990-2007 | 249 | 16 | 4 | 39.02 | 2584 | 215.33 | 161.50 | | 22 | Mushfiqur Rahim* | Bangladesh | 2005- | 219* | 11 | 3 | 38.25 | 1722 | 215.25 | 156.55 | | 23 | Mominul Haque* | Bangladesh | 2013- | 181 | 13 | 5 | 37.83 | 1702 | 212.75 | 130.92 | | 24 | S R Tendulkar | India | 1989-2013 | 248* | 51 | 16 | 53.79 | 7435 | 212.43 | 145.78 | | 25 | K S Williamson* | New Zealand | 2010- | 251 | 32 | 10 | 54.48 | 4667 | 212.14 | 145.84 | | 26 | G A Headley | West Indies | 1930-1954 | 270* | 10 | 3 | 60.83 | 1484 | 212.00 | 148.40 | | 27 | F du Plessis | South Africa | 2012-2021 | 199 | 10 | 4 | 40.03 | 1271 | 211.83 | 127.10 | | 28 | K C Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 2000-2015 | 319 | 38 | 8 | 57.41 | 6344 | 211.47 | 166.95 | | 29 | A D Mathews* | Sri Lanka | 2009- | 200* | 16 | 6 | 45.37 | 2099 | 209.90 | 131.19 | | 30 | M Amarnath | India | 1969-1988 | 138 | 11 | 5 | 42.50 | 1252 | 208.67 | 113.82 | | 31 | Younis Khan | Pakistan | 2000-2017 | 313 | 34 | 9 | 52.06 | 5213 | 208.52 | 153.32 | | 32 | A G Prince | South Africa | 2002-2011 | 162* | 11 | 4 | 41.65 | 1441 | 205.86 | 131.00 | | 33 | J H Kallis | South Africa | 1995-2013 | 224 | 45 | 15 | 55.37 | 6171 | 205.70 | 137.13 | | 34 | A C Gilchrist | Australia | 1999-2008 | 204* | 17 | 6 | 47.61 | 2246 | 204.18 | 132.12 | | 35 | S P D Smith* | Australia | 2010- | 239 | 32 | 9 | 56.97 | 4637 | 201.61 | 144.91 | | 36 | H M Amla | South Africa | 2004-2019 | 311* | 28 | 8 | 46.64 | 4015 | 200.75 | 143.39 | | 37 | D B Vengsarkar | India | 1976-1992 | 166 | 17 | 6 | 42.13 | 2204 | 200.36 | 129.65 | | 38 | M W Gatting | England | 1978-1995 | 207 | 10 | 3 | 35.56 | 1398 | 199.71 | 139.80 | | 39 | L Hutton | England | 1937-1955 | 364 | 19 | 4 | 56.67 | 2966 | 197.73 | 156.11 | | 40 | G P Thorpe | England | 1993-2005 | 200* | 16 | 6 | 44.66 | 1976 | 197.60 | 123.50 | | 41 | C A Pujara* | India | 2010- | 206* | 19 | 5 | 43.61 | 2746 | 196.14 | 144.53 | | 42 | U T Khawaja* | Australia | 2011- | 195* | 15 | 4 | 45.81 | 2155 | 195.91 | 143.67 | | 43 | T T Samaraweera | Sri Lanka | 2001-2013 | 231 | 14 | 4 | 48.77 | 1959 | 195.90 | 139.93 | | 44 | I R Bell | England | 2004-2015 | 235 | 22 | 7 | 42.69 | 2914 | 194.27 | 132.45 | | 45 | M J Clarke | Australia | 2004-2015 | 329* | 28 | 6 | 49.11 | 4260 | 193.64 | 152.14 | | 46 | D I Gower | England | 1978-1992 | 215 | 18 | 5 | 44.25 | 2517 | 193.62 | 139.83 | | 47 | J H Edrich | England | 1963-1976 | 310* | 12 | 3 | 43.54 | 1742 | 193.56 | 145.17 | | 48 | M A Taylor | Australia | 1989-1999 | 334* | 19 | 5 | 43.50 | 2702 | 193.00 | 142.21 | | 49 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 1992-2007 | 329 | 25 | 7 | 49.61 | 3421 | 190.06 | 136.84 | | 50 | Saleem Malik | Pakistan | 1982-1999 | 237 | 15 | 5 | 43.70 | 1891 | 189.10 | 126.07 | | 51 | R Dravid | India | 1996-2012 | 270 | 36 | 8 | 52.31 | 5283 | 188.68 | 146.75 | | 52 | G Boycott | England | 1964-1982 | 246* | 22 | 7 | 47.73 | 2830 | 188.67 | 128.64 | | 53 | D J Cullinan | South Africa | 1993-2001 | 275* | 14 | 4 | 44.21 | 1879 | 187.90 | 134.21 | | 54 | I V A Richards | West Indies | 1974-1991 | 291 | 24 | 5 | 50.24 | 3536 | 186.11 | 147.33 | | 55 | Azhar Ali | Pakistan | 2010-2022 | 302* | 19 | 4 | 42.26 | 2787 | 185.80 | 146.68 | | 56 | K F Barrington | England | 1955-1968 | 256 | 20 | 5 | 58.67 | 2767 | 184.47 | 138.35 | | 57 | B C Lara | West Indies | 1990-2006 | 400* | 34 | 2 | 52.89 | 5889 | 184.03 | 173.21 | | 58 | Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan | 2003-2018 | 224 | 10 | 2 | 37.65 | 1463 | 182.88 | 146.30 | | 59 | G S Chappell | Australia | 1970-1984 | 247* | 24 | 5 | 53.86 | 3465 | 182.37 | 144.38 | | 60 | V Sehwag | India | 2001-2013 | 319 | 23 | 1 | 49.34 | 3996 | 181.64 | 173.74 |