Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1989	19	37	6	1439	126	46.41	3990+	34.91	2	11	1	121	1
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1983-1989	17	28	2	1119	159	43.03	1227+	41.97	4	6	2	71+	1
GA Gooch (ENG)	1980-1988	19	38	0	1589	153	41.81	3221	49.33	4	10	3	174	5
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1983-1983	11	20	2	745	236*	41.38	434+	57.83	3	1	3	77+	3
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1984-1988	14	28	3	864	113	34.56	1810	47.73	4	2	1	118	1
DI Gower (ENG)	1980-1988	19	38	3	1149	154*	32.82	2506	45.84	1	6	0	141	3
M Amarnath (IND)	1983-1988	11	20	0	655	117	32.75	163+	34.35	2	4	5	25+	5
P Willey (ENG)	1980-1986	13	25	5	642	102*	32.10	1508	42.57	2	3	2	83	3
RJ Shastri (IND)	1983-1989	19	33	5	847	107	30.25	730+	37.67	2	2	3	42+	0
GM Wood (AUS)	1981-1988	12	23	1	603	111	27.40	1237+	41.63	1	3	1	61	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1983-1989	19	32	2	750	109	25.00	358+	87.15	2	2	3	66+	7
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1980-1984	13	26	1	567	100*	22.68	1130+	46.19	1	1	4	61	2
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1986	19	36	0	757	81	21.02	1299	58.27	0	4	1	92	8
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1983-1983	11	20	0	374	72	18.70	-	0.00	0	2	2	7+	0
PR Downton (ENG)	1981-1988	16	30	4	433	56	16.65	1544	28.04	0	1	2	37	0
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1988	12	22	6	265	49	16.56	464+	54.52	0	0	1	31	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1988	14	24	5	218	35*	11.47	638	34.16	0	0	6	29	0

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Minimum of 20 innings
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]