Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records for England (Host) in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DG Bradman (AUS)	1930-1948	19	30	4	2674	334	102.84	4570	58.51	11	3	2	236+	4
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	20	37	5	2142	217	66.93	4834	44.31	8	9	1	303	1
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	18	34	4	1927	277	64.23	3236	59.54	7	6	2	240	4
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1935	35	49	7	2608	161	62.09	2111+	35.05	9	14	1	67+	6
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1993	35	57	13	2684	200*	61.00	6167	43.52	7	15	3	315	6
KS Williamson (NZ)	2011-2024	57	97	11	5205	251	60.52	9876	52.70	20	21	5	588	19
J Hardstaff (ENG)	1935-1948	14	21	3	1067	205*	59.27	562+	40.39	4	5	3	84+	2
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	27	38	2	2134	291	59.27	2957	72.16	5	12	1	299	18
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1947	47	71	9	3646	336*	58.80	2153+	40.45	11	11	3	157+	18
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1956	50	80	10	4108	278	58.68	939+	44.40	13	19	5	256+	3
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-2001	32	49	12	2162	177*	58.43	4237	51.02	8	7	4	259	2
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1995-2013	27	47	10	2150	136*	58.10	4718	45.57	5	14	3	268	5
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1961	43	62	8	3131	285*	57.98	143+	49.65	10	15	5	281+	8
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1978-1993	25	38	5	1907	271	57.78	3276+	49.14	5	8	3	208	8
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2019-2024	18	28	4	1353	190	56.37	2593	52.17	5	8	1	130	25
CG Greenidge (WI)	1976-1988	25	42	3	2188	223	56.10	4225	51.78	7	8	2	280	21
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1947	17	32	5	1502	189*	55.62	-	0.00	5	7	1	0+	0
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1955	48	83	9	4111	364	55.55	1282+	42.90	13	17	4	195+	3
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2001-2010	16	29	1	1533	203	54.75	3005	51.01	4	6	4	200	8
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2024	26	49	2	2568	215	54.63	4314	59.52	9	11	1	309	19
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2023	81	143	14	6880	254	53.33	11842	58.09	20	33	8	793	28
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2000-2005	16	22	3	1008	162	53.05	1188	84.84	3	5	-	140	20
HM Amla (SA)	2008-2017	17	31	4	1428	311*	52.88	2646	53.96	3	7	-	198	4
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2007	13	23	2	1109	136	52.80	2021	54.87	4	5	1	151	10
FMM Worrell (WI)	1950-1963	16	27	3	1264	261	52.66	119+	63.02	4	5	5	129+	2
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2011	28	48	2	2417	193	52.54	4386	55.10	6	13	1	340	11
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1909-1930	27	40	3	1935	211	52.29	851+	35.37	5	11	1	89+	1
M Azharuddin (IND)	1986-1999	15	24	2	1146	192	52.09	1862	61.54	4	3	1	148	1
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	49	77	7	3641	256	52.01	3719+	41.51	7	22	3	319+	17
M Leyland (ENG)	1928-1938	22	31	2	1491	187	51.41	1870+	41.06	6	5	2	74+	6
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2013	58	98	3	4881	226	51.37	7560	64.56	16	19	6	614	42
JL Langer (AUS)	1993-2005	15	26	5	1077	122*	51.28	1758	61.26	3	6	2	137	8
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2022	64	107	17	4613	217*	51.25	7613	60.59	13	19	4	581	42
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2013	28	50	4	2325	226	50.54	4639	50.11	5	12	2	278	0
MH Richardson (NZ)	2000-2004	19	33	2	1563	143	50.41	4118	37.95	3	10	-	201	1
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1985-1996	23	34	6	1410	165	50.35	2860	49.30	4	7	4	164	2
BF Butcher (WI)	1963-1969	16	28	3	1257	209*	50.28	1441+	49.20	2	7	1	119+	3
GS Chappell (AUS)	1972-1982	23	41	5	1806	247*	50.16	3569	50.60	6	5	4	230	5
W Bardsley (AUS)	1909-1926	21	29	3	1300	193*	50.00	1+	0.00	5	4	3	92+	3
AD Mathews (SL)	2014-2023	13	25	3	1099	160	49.95	2195	50.06	4	5	-	123	11
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2004	19	33	3	1496	210	49.86	3397	44.03	5	7	1	204	4
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	45	81	7	3644	219	49.24	6351	57.37	9	20	6	537	21
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1968-1975	23	35	7	1378	216	49.21	3339	41.26	4	7	2	153	2
IM Chappell (AUS)	1968-1975	17	32	2	1470	192	49.00	3376	43.54	4	9	2	167	6
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1992-2006	22	37	5	1565	148	48.90	2831	55.28	4	9	3	210	6
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1995	39	71	11	2929	148*	48.81	5958	49.16	7	19	6	384	3
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	0.00	5	6	3	51+	0
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1997	22	37	1	1741	219	48.36	3927	44.33	5	9	1	192	4
DR Martyn (AUS)	1993-2005	17	27	4	1111	165	48.30	1865	59.57	3	6	-	162	2
C Washbrook (ENG)	1937-1956	22	37	6	1491	143	48.09	53+	13.20	4	8	1	44+	2
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	14	24	2	1055	232	47.95	1632	64.64	2	4	-	103+	3
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	52	75	6	3289	258	47.66	3462+	43.15	7	15	3	327+	6
WA Brown (AUS)	1934-1948	12	21	1	952	206*	47.60	2094+	39.58	3	4	1	65+	0
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	71	119	17	4853	235	47.57	9201	52.74	16	27	5	610	22
Younis Khan (PAK)	2001-2016	16	28	1	1283	218	47.51	2287	56.09	3	6	1	163	11
LEG Ames (ENG)	1929-1938	24	32	6	1235	148*	47.50	1037+	38.18	4	4	2	64+	5
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2016-2022	22	31	7	1138	120*	47.41	1413	80.53	2	6	4	116	31
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	55	95	13	3864	200*	47.12	7638	50.58	10	21	7	472	7
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1995	45	75	6	3246	299	47.04	7291	44.52	11	9	5	409	12
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2002-2015	17	33	3	1411	203	47.03	2788	50.60	5	5	-	169	5
AD Nourse (SA)	1935-1951	14	24	1	1079	208	46.91	-	0.00	3	6	-	45+	3
ME Waugh (AUS)	1993-2001	22	36	6	1404	137	46.80	2478	56.65	3	9	-	168	7
G Boycott (ENG)	1964-1981	62	108	10	4535	246*	46.27	11450+	37.46	14	17	6	426+	8
PE Richardson (ENG)	1956-1963	17	24	-	1108	126	46.16	90+	26.66	4	5	-	94+	0
WM Lawry (AUS)	1961-1968	14	24	2	1007	135	45.77	1654+	35.48	4	5	2	109+	5
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1994	77	136	3	6078	333	45.69	11854	51.27	16	26	11	769	21
AH Jones (NZ)	1988-1995	25	47	6	1865	186	45.48	4775	39.05	5	7	2	156	7
SM Katich (AUS)	2001-2010	18	30	2	1270	122	45.35	2642	48.06	3	7	1	167	2
BC Lara (WI)	1995-2006	22	38	1	1674	179	45.24	2517	66.50	5	9	3	253	3
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2009	16	29	1	1261	197	45.03	1874	67.28	2	8	2	184	16
DL Amiss (ENG)	1966-1977	28	47	7	1793	203	44.82	4130	43.41	5	6	5	212	1
GS Sobers (WI)	1956-1973	28	47	3	1971	174	44.79	2305+	55.09	5	9	4	210+	4
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1971	66	104	10	4208	182	44.76	2496+	38.54	10	22	5	385+	10
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2010	25	42	2	1783	156	44.57	2791	63.88	5	7	2	221	19
Sadiq Mohammad (PAK)	1971-1978	12	20	-	888	166	44.40	1231+	42.40	1	5	1	104	0
EH Hendren (ENG)	1921-1934	23	32	5	1196	142	44.29	1127+	38.33	4	5	4	102+	2
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1926-1934	15	21	1	879	155	43.95	1812+	31.62	3	4	3	44+	0
Rev.DS Sheppard (ENG)	1950-1963	15	20	2	791	119	43.94	2+	0.00	2	4	1	82+	1
HM Nicholls (NZ)	2016-2023	38	57	6	2240	200*	43.92	4205	53.26	8	9	4	247	6
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2016	59	101	6	4172	302	43.91	6265	66.59	8	24	11	501	73
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1993	23	39	6	1434	164*	43.45	3648	39.30	3	8	3	171	1
DJ McGlew (SA)	1951-1960	14	27	3	1038	255*	43.25	3+	0.00	3	3	3	52+	0
DL Haynes (WI)	1980-1991	25	43	6	1600	184	43.24	3933	40.68	5	8	2	181	4
ER Dexter (ENG)	1958-1968	37	59	3	2421	180	43.23	1943+	45.70	4	15	3	257+	13
CD McMillan (NZ)	1998-2005	33	52	6	1984	142	43.13	3439	57.69	4	12	4	255	36
CG Macartney (AUS)	1909-1926	21	29	3	1118	151	43.00	0+	0.00	4	4	-	70+	2
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	97	170	7	6975	294	42.79	14657	47.58	16	33	4	866	4
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2012	23	38	3	1497	182*	42.77	3274	45.72	5	5	3	191	10
IR Redpath (AUS)	1964-1974	13	24	2	939	159*	42.68	2594	36.19	1	7	1	115	0
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-2003	80	135	12	5237	190	42.57	10323	50.73	11	24	5	719	4
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2008	51	87	4	3525	197	42.46	6533	53.95	13	8	5	458	9
G Pullar (ENG)	1959-1962	13	22	2	849	175	42.45	-	0.00	2	4	-	35+	1
GM Turner (NZ)	1969-1983	25	44	4	1697	117	42.42	3145+	33.76	3	10	1	140+	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1962-1979	19	34	2	1356	201	42.37	1617+	32.09	3	9	2	140+	3
EAB Rowan (SA)	1935-1951	10	20	2	761	236	42.27	-	0.00	1	4	2	5+	0
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1972	30	48	5	1817	158	42.25	3957	45.91	3	12	1	240	12
ED Weekes (WI)	1950-1957	15	24	-	1011	156	42.12	-	0.00	4	5	3	113+	0
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1954	25	39	2	1558	191	42.10	428+	22.89	4	9	1	115+	8
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2002	14	25	-	1050	267	42.00	1861	56.42	3	3	2	130	7
DP Conway (NZ)	2021-2024	16	29	-	1218	200	42.00	2452	49.67	3	7	2	148	6

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]