10 Batsmen With The Best Batting Average At Home In Test Cricket
Published - 15 Jun 2021, 12:17 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 03:57 PM
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Batting at home and away conditions have different aspects in the game of cricket. Especially in the Test cricket, home conditions play a very important role as it gives an advantage to the home team. When players play on home soil, they are very well aware of the conditions. Moreover, they also enjoy support from the spectators.
Due to the home advantage in Tests, many batsmen have managed to excel at home games. Many batsmen have a great record in Test cricket while batting at home soil. They have piled up a lot of runs in Tests while playing at home and thus have a brilliant batting average too. In this listicle, we take a look at 10 batsmen with the best batting average at home in Test cricket.
10 Batsmen With The Best Batting Average At Home In Test Cricket
10. Andy Flower- 51.81
Former Zimbabwe cricketer Andy Flower is the 10th player in this list. Andy Flower has a batting average of 51.81 in Test cricket at home. The wicket-keeper batsman played cricket for Zimbabwe from 1992 to 2002.
The left-handed batsman played 32 Test matches at home and scored 2487 runs in 56 innings. He also smacked 6 centuries and 13 half-centuries while playing at home. His highest knock at home was an unbeaten 199 runs.
9. Mominul Haque- 56.39
Bangladesh batsman Momimul Haque gets the 9th spot in this list. The left-handed batsman accounts for an average of 56.39 at home soil in Test cricket. After his Test debut in 2013, Haque has played 25 Tests at home.
The left-handed batsman has scored 2312 runs in 45 Test innings so far. The 29-year-old player has also smacked 10 centuries and 7 half-centuries. His highest score at home is 181.
8. Kumar Sangakkara- 60.44
Former Sri Lanka cricketer Kumar Sangakkara gets the 8th spot in this list with an average of 60.44. The wicket-keeper batsman played Test cricket for Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2015. At home, the left-handed batsman played 75 Test matches.
In 124 innings, he scored 6830 runs. He also smashed 22 centuries and 25 half-centuries while batting at home. The former Sri Lanka skipper’s highest knock is 287.
7. Herbert Sutcliffe- 64.60
Former English cricketer Herbert Sutcliffe had an average of 64.60 in Test cricket while playing at home. Thus, he takes the 7th spot in this list. The right-handed batsman played for England in Tests from 1924 to 1935. On his home soil, Sutcliffe played 33 matches.
In 47 innings, he smashed 2584 runs. The right-handed batsman also hit 9 hundreds and 14 fifties while playing Test matches at home. His highest score was a 161-run knock.
6. Mohammad Yousuf- 65.25
Former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Yousuf is the 6th batsman in this list with an average of 65.25 in Test cricket while playing at home. The right-handed batsman played Test matches for Pakistan from 1998 to 2010. He played 32 matches at home soil.
In 52 innings, he smashed 3067 runs. Yousuf also smashed 12 centuries and 11 half-centuries while playing at home. His highest score was a 223-run knock.
5. Kane Williamson – 65.31
New Zealand cricketer Kane Williamson holds the 5th spot in this list. While playing Test matches at home, Williamson has an average of 65.31. The New Zealand skipper has played 41 Test matches at home so far.
The right-handed batsman accounts for 3788 runs in 66 innings. He has also hit 13 hundreds and 18 fifties at home. His highest innings is a 251 run-knock.
4. Graeme Pollock- 68.77
With a batting average of 68.77 in Test cricket at home, former South African cricketer Graeme Pollock gets the 4th spot in this list. The left-handed batsman was active in Tests cricket from 1963 to 1970. He played 14 matches at home.
In 26 innings, he scored 1513 runs. Pollock also accounts for 4 centuries and 9 half-centuries while playing on home soil. His highest score is a 274-run knock.
3. Clyde Walcott- 69.83
Former West Indies cricketer Clyde Walcott owns a batting average of 69.83 in Test cricket at home. He gets the 3rd spot in this list. Walcott played Test matches for West Indies from 1948 to 1960. The right-handed batsman played 25 matches at home.
In 42 innings, the wicket-keeper batsman smashed 2584 runs. He also smacked 11 centuries and 9 half-centuries. His highest score in a home Test game was a 220-run knock.
2. Rohit Sharma – 79.52
Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma gets the 2nd spot in this list. He has an average of 79.52 while batting at home. The right-handed batsman has played 18 matches at home in Test cricket. In 27 innings, he has piled up 1670 runs. He has also smashed 7 centuries and 6 half-centuries.
His highest knock in Tests at home is 212 runs. Sharma has been playing Tests for India since 2013. In 2019, he was promoted as an opener in Tests during a series against South Africa. After his spectacular show in the series, he has become a regular opener for the Indian team in Tests currently.
1. Don Bradman – 98.22
Cricket legend Don Bradman has the highest average at home in Test cricket. The former Australian cricketer has an average of 98.22 in Tests while playing at home. The right-handed batsman played Tests for Australia from 1928 to 1948. The former Australian skipper played 33 Test games at home.
In 50 innings, he has scored 4322 runs. He smashed 18 centuries and 10 half-centuries while playing at home. His highest score was an unbeaten 299-run knock.
