30 to 40: A player probably selected primarily for batting a good batsman.20 to 30: A player probably selected primarily for bowling, but also a reasonable batsman.10 to 20: A player selected solely or primarily for bowling ability.
Under 10: A player selected solely for bowling ability, and very poor at batting. Averages are roughly considered as follows: Test batting averages over a career are mostly between 10 and 40. 
The graph shows theĭistribution of career batting averages for all Test and one-day international players who have batted at least 20 innings. If a batsman has scored runs but not been dismissed, hisīatting average is technically infinite, but is usually expressed simply as "no batting average".
Batting Average: Runs divided by (number of times out) = Runs divided by ( Innings - Not Outs).īatting averages are usually expressed to two decimal places. The higher the batting average, the better the batsman's ability to score runs without getting out. There are also two calculated statistics.Ī batting average represents how many runs, on average, a batsman scoresīefore getting out. Fifties: The number of times the batsman scored 50 to 99 runs in a single innings. Hundreds: The number of times the batsman scored 100 or more runs in a single innings. ( Extra Detail: This has only been recorded sporadically in the 1970s and consistently since the 1980s, so is not known for many older players.) High Score: The highest score achieved in a single innings. Not Outs: The number of not out innings - not including times when the player did not bat. The statistics accumulated for a batsman are: List-A one-day matches, including one-day internationals. First class matches, including Test matches. 
Statistics for different classes of matches are recorded separately, in particular a top-level player would have Over multiple games within a series, season, or an entire career,Įach player accumulates a set of statistics that can be used to compare the performances of different players. Cricket is a game rich in statistical information.
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