Best batting average in Test cricket (all-time)

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Kurtis Patterson has the best batting average in Test cricket (all-time) — 144 (min 120 balls). Computed from every ball bowled in Test cricket (all-time) — the top ten below match the official record.

Player	Average	Balls
1. Kurtis Patterson	144	274
2. Dean Foxcroft	98	129
3. CL Cairns	89.33	321
4. Abul Hasan	82.50	278
5. Lhuan-dre Pretorius	78.33	253
6. Cameron White	72.50	289
7. SR Waugh	70	1127
8. Brian Lara	67.87	3140
9. Z de Bruyn	65	344
10. David Bernard	63.67	355

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Who has the best batting average in Test cricket (all-time)?

Kurtis Patterson has the best batting average in Test cricket (all-time) — 144 (min 120 balls). Second is Dean Foxcroft (98), third CL Cairns (89.33).

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