Sir Donald George Bradman, the legendary Australian is considered, without argument, the greatest batsman ever to grace the game.
Bradman retired in 1948 with 6,996 runs in 52 Tests for the stunning average of 99.94 -- which experts say will never be equalled, let alone surpassed.
A look at the batsmen with the highest averages in Test cricket:
| Batsman | For | Avg | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | 100s | 50s | 0s |
| DG Bradman | Aus | 99.94 | 52 | 80 | 10 | 6996 | 334 | 29 | 13 | 7 |
| Desmond Lewis | WI | 86.33 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 259 | 88 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| BA Richards | SA | 72.57 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 508 | 140 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| MEK Hussey | Aus | 68.38 | 25 | 42 | 8 | 2325 | 182 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| CS Dempster | NZ | 65.73 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 723 | 136 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| BH Valentine | Eng | 64.86 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 454 | 136 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SG Barnes | Aus | 63.06 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 1072 | 234 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Taslim Arif | Pak | 62.63 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 501 | 210* | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| RG Pollock | SA | 60.97 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 2256 | 274 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| GA Headley | WI | 60.83 | 22 | 40 | 4 | 2190 | 270* | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| H Sutcliffe | Eng | 60.73 | 54 | 84 | 9 | 4555 | 194 | 16 | 23 | 2 |
| C Bannerman | Aus | 59.75 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 239 | 165* | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| E Paynter | Eng | 59.23 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 1540 | 243 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| KF Barrington | Eng | 58.67 | 82 | 131 | 15 | 6806 | 256 | 20 | 35 | 5 |
| EdeC Weekes | WI | 58.62 | 48 | 81 | 5 | 4455 | 207 | 15 | 19 | 6 |
| KS Duleepsinhji | Eng | 58.53 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 995 | 173 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| WR Hammond | Eng | 58.46 | 85 | 140 | 16 | 7249 | 336* | 22 | 24 | 4 |
| RT Ponting | Aus | 58.38 | 119 | 199 | 26 | 10099 | 257 | 35 | 40 | 8 |
| Gary Sobers | WI | 57.78 | 93 | 160 | 21 | 8032 | 365* | 26 | 30 | 12 |
| JB Hobbs | Eng | 56.95 | 61 | 102 | 7 | 5410 | 211 | 15 | 28 | 4 |
| CAG Russell | Eng | 56.88 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 910 | 140 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
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