Stats: Top 10 batsmen with highest averages in first-class cricket

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Sir Don Bradman

Don Bradman’s average of 95.14 is often considered as the greatest achievement by any player in major sports and is followed by Vijay Merchant of India who is behind by a large difference of 23.5 runs per innings. Keeping current statistics under view, it would be more than a miracle if any incumbent player beats “The Don”, to seal the first position.

Player	Country	Span	No.of Matches	Average
Sir Donald Bradman	Australia	1927-1949	234	95.14
Vijay Merchant	India	1929-1951	150	71.64
George Headley	West Indies	1927-1954	103	69.86
Ajay Sharma	India	1984-2001	129	67.46
Bill Ponsford	Australia	1920-1934	162	65.18
Bill Woodfull	Australia	1921-1934	172	64.99
Shantanu Sugwekar	India	1987-2002	85	63.10
Cheteshwar Pujara	India	2005-2014	94	61.61
KC Ibrahim	India	1938-1950	60	61.24
Rohit Sharma	India	2006-2014	64	60.4

Note: Stats updated till 14th July, 2014.