Top 5 differences of average between first and second innings in Tests

#1. Steve Smith- 37.68

Steve Smith has the highest average difference between both innings in Test Cricket One of the finest batsmen in the world at present, Australian skipper Steve Smith has 5557 Test runs. Of those, 3880 (69.8%) have been scored in the 57 times he batted in the first innings at a mammoth average of 77.60.

In the second innings, Smith only has 1677 runs from 50 innings at an average of 39.92. It is the highest second innings average on this list, but his consistency in the first innings has also created a huge gap.

While Smith has scored 19 of his 21 centuries in the first innings, he has scored 13 of his 21 half-centuries in the second innings. Even though most of Smith’s finest performances including his highest score of 215 has come in the first innings, he has produced some fine performances in the second innings.

Smith’s highest score in the second innings is his 138 against New Zealand at Perth in 2015.