How is a batting average calculated?

In cricket the batting average is total runs scored divided by the number of times the batter has been dismissed. Not outs are excluded from the divisor, so 1,400 runs from 40 innings with 5 not outs, which is 35 dismissals, gives an average of 40.00.

Do not outs count in a batting average?

Not outs add to the runs but are not counted as a dismissal, so they raise the average. That is why a batter's average can be higher than their simple runs per innings.

What is a good batting average?

It depends on the format and level. In first-class and Test cricket an average above 50 is excellent, 40 is very good and 30 to 35 is solid, while grade and club benchmarks are usually lower.

Batting Average Calculator

This batting average calculator works out a cricketer's batting average, the standard measure of how many runs they score for each time they are dismissed. Enter the total runs scored, the number of innings batted and the number of not outs, and the calculator subtracts the not outs from the innings to find the dismissals, then divides the runs by those dismissals to give the average. Because not outs are runs kept without giving your wicket away, they lift the average above the simple runs per innings, which is why a batter who is often not out can average well ahead of their raw scoring rate. The tool suits players, coaches, scorers and fans tracking a season, a career or a single tournament across school, club, grade and representative cricket. It uses the cricket definition of batting average, not the baseball one, so it works for Test, one-day and Twenty20 records alike, and it pairs with our strike rate tool when you want the full picture of how quickly as well as how heavily someone scores. Enter whole numbers for innings and not outs, keep not outs no greater than innings, and read the average as runs per dismissal.

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Total runs scored

runs

Innings batted

inns

Not outs

n.o.

40.00

batting average (runs per dismissal)

Dismissals35

Runs per innings35.00

Total runs1,400

1,400 runs across 40 innings with 5 not outs means 35 dismissals, so the batting average is 40.00 runs per dismissal, higher than the 35.00 runs per innings because not outs do not count as a dismissal.

Uses the cricket definition: average equals runs divided by dismissals, where dismissals equal innings minus not outs. A batter with no dismissals has no defined average.

How it works

The number of dismissals is the innings batted minus the not outs, because a not out innings does not end in your wicket. The batting average is the total runs divided by those dismissals. Runs per innings, shown alongside, simply divides the runs by every innings and ignores not outs, so it is always the same or lower than the average. If a batter has never been dismissed the average is undefined, since you cannot divide by zero.

Worked example

A batter has scored 1,400 runs in 40 innings and finished not out 5 times. The dismissals are 40 minus 5, which is 35. The batting average is 1,400 divided by 35, which is 40.00 runs per dismissal. Their runs per innings is 1,400 divided by 40, which is 35.00, so the 5 not outs have lifted the average by 5 runs. If they had no not outs, the average and the runs per innings would both be 35.00.

Related calculators

Batting Strike Rate Calculator: runs per 100 balls.
Average Calculator: mean of any set of numbers.
Weighted Average Calculator: averages with weights.
Percentage Calculator: everyday percentages.

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