Cricket Batting Average Calculator
Calculate cricket batting and bowling averages with strike rate and economy rate.
Cricket statistics are fundamental to evaluating player performance. Batting average, bowling average, strike rate, and economy rate each reveal different aspects of a player’s contribution to the team.
Batting Average:
The batting average measures a batter’s consistency at scoring runs:
Batting Average = Total Runs Scored / Number of Times Dismissed
Key detail: “not out” innings are excluded from the denominator. If a player has 10 innings with 2 not-outs, they were dismissed 8 times, so the average uses 8 as the divisor. This means a player’s average can exceed their highest score if they have many not-out innings.
Batting Strike Rate:
The strike rate measures how quickly a batter scores, calculated as runs per 100 balls faced:
Strike Rate = (Total Runs / Balls Faced) × 100
In Test cricket, a strike rate of 50-60 is typical. In One-Day Internationals (ODIs), 80-100 is standard. In T20 cricket, strike rates of 130-150 are expected, with elite players regularly exceeding 160.
Bowling Average:
The bowling average measures how many runs a bowler concedes per wicket taken:
Bowling Average = Runs Conceded / Wickets Taken
A lower bowling average indicates a more effective bowler. In Test cricket, an average below 25 is considered excellent. Below 20 is world-class. The greatest Test bowlers of all time have career averages between 20 and 25.
Bowling Economy Rate:
The economy rate measures runs conceded per over bowled:
Economy Rate = Runs Conceded / Overs Bowled
In Tests, an economy rate of 2.5-3.5 is standard. In ODIs, 4.5-5.5 is acceptable. In T20s, economy rates of 7-8 are considered good for fast bowlers.
Bowling Strike Rate:
Bowling Strike Rate = Balls Bowled / Wickets Taken
This indicates how frequently a bowler takes a wicket. A bowling strike rate under 50 in Tests is excellent.
Notable benchmarks in international cricket: Sir Don Bradman holds the highest Test batting average at 99.94, achieved across 52 Tests for Australia between 1928 and 1948 — widely considered the greatest individual statistical achievement in any sport. Among active bowlers and batters, averages above 50 for batting and below 25 for bowling are considered world-class.