Work out cricket batting average instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Batting average is runs divided by dismissals, not by innings, so not-out innings raise the average without adding a divisor. The dismissal divisor is why a lower-order batter with many not outs can average higher than a top-order player who scores more runs.
Batting average
average = total runs / number of times dismissed
Not outs
not outs = innings batted - times dismissed
average = total runs / number of times dismissed. Batting average is runs divided by dismissals, not by innings, so not-out innings raise the average without adding a divisor.
The dismissal divisor is why a lower-order batter with many not outs can average higher than a top-order player who scores more runs.
Enter total runs scored, innings batted, times dismissed. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.