5 PLAYERS WITH THE HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE IN TEST CRICKET
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GEORGE HEADLEY (60.83)
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Nicknamed 'The Black Bradman', Jamaican legend George Headley played only 22 Tests in a war-interrupted career. He amassed 2,190 runs in these games at an average of 60.83, making him the batsman with the fifth-highest career batting average in the history of Test match cricket.
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GRAEME POLLOCK (60.97)
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Another player who didn't get nearly enough opportunities at the international level, Graeme Pollock played 23 Tests for South Africa in a period characterized by off-field troubles. The classy left-hander racked up 2,256 runs at an average of 60.97, with 7 hundreds to go with 11 fifties.
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STEVE SMITH (61.80)
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One of the modern-day Test batting greats, Steven Smith continues to shatter records in the longest format of the game. One of the most unorthodox yet effective Australian batsmen, Smith has tallied 7,540 runs in 77 Tests at an average of 61.8. Smith has 27 tons and 31 fifties to his name.
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ADAM VOGES (61.87)
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Perhaps the outlier on this list because of how low-key his Test career was, Adam Voges retired in 2017 with the second-best batting average (61.87) in Tests. After making his debut at 35, Voges' Australia career was never going to last very long. He soon fell out of favour with the selectors.
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DON BRADMAN (99.94)
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What can be written about Sir Don Bradman that hasn't been written already? He played 52 Tests over a 20-year span, scoring 6,996 runs at an average of 99.94. With 29 hundreds and 13 fifties amongst other run-scoring records, the Australian is almost a mythical figure in cricket.
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