Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records for England in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
J Overton (ENG)	2022-2022	1	1	-	97	97	97.00	136	71.32	-	1	-	13	2
H Wood (ENG)	1888-1892	4	4	1	204	134*	68.00	89+	66.29	1	1	-	11+	0
BH Valentine (ENG)	1933-1939	7	9	2	454	136	64.85	0+	0.00	2	1	-	35+	3
AJL Hill (ENG)	1896-1896	3	4	-	251	124	62.75	-	0.00	1	1	-	-	0
Taslim Arif (PAK)	1980-1980	6	10	2	501	210*	62.62	1042	48.08	1	2	1	44	0
HC Brook (ENG)	2022-2023	12	20	1	1181	186	62.15	1287	91.76	4	7	1	141	23
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1935	54	84	9	4555	194	60.73	6558+	34.59	16	23	2	202+	6
Saud Shakeel (PAK)	2022-2024	10	19	3	967	208*	60.43	2110	45.82	2	6	-	112	1
E Paynter (ENG)	1931-1939	20	31	5	1540	243	59.23	1288+	45.88	4	7	3	125+	4
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	82	131	15	6806	256	58.67	4957+	42.42	20	35	5	591+	27
KS Duleepsinhji (ENG)	1929-1931	12	19	2	995	173	58.52	852+	48.82	3	5	-	59+	1
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1947	85	140	16	7249	336*	58.45	7491+	38.07	22	24	4	419+	27
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1908-1930	61	102	7	5410	211	56.94	5363+	46.22	15	28	4	276+	8
CAG Russell (ENG)	1920-1923	10	18	2	910	140	56.87	492+	52.43	5	2	2	39+	1
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1955	79	138	15	6971	364	56.67	2844+	39.34	19	33	5	358+	7
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	1921-1929	14	20	2	990	122	55.00	178+	29.21	3	6	2	37+	2
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1993	124	189	21	8832	280*	52.57	15164+	45.99	23	43	6	788+	48
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-2010	90	156	12	7530	223	52.29	14372	52.39	24	33	11	957	51
CF Walters (ENG)	1933-1934	11	18	3	784	102	52.26	1008+	39.78	1	7	-	0+	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2017	118	213	19	10099	313	52.05	19375	52.12	34	33	19	1082	70
S Mahmood (ENG)	2022-2022	2	2	1	52	49	52.00	124	41.93	-	-	-	4	1
Rashid Khan (PAK)	1982-1985	4	6	3	155	59	51.66	269	57.62	-	1	1	21	0
A Hill (ENG)	1877-1877	2	4	2	101	49	50.50	49+	71.42	-	-	1	3+	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1992-2007	119	198	22	8829	329	50.16	16338	54.03	25	46	14	1105	48
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1957	78	131	15	5807	278	50.06	2731+	38.81	17	28	10	342+	3
F Penn (ENG)	1880-1880	1	2	1	50	27*	50.00	91	54.94	-	-	-	6	0
GB Legge (ENG)	1927-1930	5	7	1	299	196	49.83	-	0.00	1	-	2	23+	0
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2024	140	257	21	11736	254	49.72	20762	56.52	31	61	12	1280	44
N Oldfield (ENG)	1939-1939	1	2	-	99	80	49.50	-	0.00	-	1	-	-	0
CP Mead (ENG)	1911-1928	17	26	2	1185	182*	49.37	619+	30.04	4	3	3	38+	0
Abid Ali (PAK)	2019-2021	16	26	2	1180	215*	49.16	2445	48.26	4	3	2	148	5
Azmat Rana (PAK)	1980-1980	1	1	-	49	49	49.00	94	52.12	-	-	-	8	0
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	0.00	5	6	3	51+	0
Aftab Baloch (PAK)	1969-1975	2	3	1	97	60*	48.50	-	0.00	-	1	-	3+	0
CT Radley (ENG)	1978-1978	8	10	-	481	158	48.10	1368	35.16	2	2	1	43	0
W Chatterton (ENG)	1892-1892	1	1	-	48	48	48.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0
DR Jardine (ENG)	1928-1934	22	33	6	1296	127	48.00	2110+	25.59	1	10	2	53+	0
ER Dexter (ENG)	1958-1968	62	102	8	4502	205	47.89	2476+	44.18	9	27	6	455+	16
G Boycott (ENG)	1964-1982	108	193	23	8114	246*	47.72	20528+	35.69	22	42	10	765+	8
EH Hendren (ENG)	1920-1935	51	83	9	3525	205*	47.63	3468+	47.08	7	21	4	209+	9
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2014	104	181	8	8181	227	47.28	13255	61.72	23	35	10	985	81
J Sharp (ENG)	1909-1909	3	6	2	188	105	47.00	-	0.00	1	1	-	11+	0
Yasir Arafat (PAK)	2007-2009	3	3	1	94	50*	47.00	201	46.76	-	1	1	9	2
R Subba Row (ENG)	1958-1961	13	22	1	984	137	46.85	-	0.00	3	4	-	44+	1
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1961	66	106	9	4537	285*	46.77	1680+	39.52	13	22	8	369+	12
J Hardstaff (ENG)	1935-1948	23	38	3	1636	205*	46.74	1540+	36.29	4	10	4	119+	3
C Milburn (ENG)	1966-1969	9	16	2	654	139	46.71	830+	62.04	2	2	1	91	11
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2001-2017	75	132	20	5222	161*	46.62	11726	44.53	10	39	9	511	81
JDB Robertson (ENG)	1947-1952	11	21	2	881	133	46.36	-	0.00	2	6	-	15+	1
RE Foster (ENG)	1903-1907	8	14	1	602	287	46.30	-	0.00	1	1	1	57+	1
DL Amiss (ENG)	1966-1977	50	88	10	3612	262*	46.30	7745+	41.39	11	11	10	427	3
PJ Sharpe (ENG)	1963-1969	12	21	4	786	111	46.23	1388+	40.99	1	4	1	95+	0
M Leyland (ENG)	1928-1938	41	65	5	2764	187	46.06	4266+	39.96	9	10	6	177+	7
J Vine (ENG)	1912-1912	2	3	2	46	36	46.00	216	21.29	-	-	-	5	0
Babar Azam (PAK)	2016-2024	52	94	9	3898	196	45.85	7105	54.86	9	26	7	453	23
Ashraf Ali (PAK)	1982-1987	8	8	3	229	65	45.80	336+	46.13	-	2	-	21+	0
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1990-2001	55	91	2	4052	188*	45.52	7265	55.77	11	25	8	535	14
AH Bakewell (ENG)	1931-1935	6	9	-	409	107	45.44	-	0.00	1	3	-	4+	1
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	161	291	16	12472	294	45.35	26562	46.95	33	57	9	1442	11
KS Ranjitsinhji (ENG)	1896-1902	15	26	4	989	175	44.95	-	0.00	2	6	2	19+	0
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1969-1985	78	124	11	5062	274	44.79	6935+	55.22	12	20	10	458+	22
PA Gibb (ENG)	1938-1946	8	13	-	581	120	44.69	56+	42.85	2	3	1	6+	0
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	100	179	28	6744	200*	44.66	14693	45.89	16	39	12	778	9
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	79	123	13	4882	258	44.38	4812+	41.02	11	20	8	420+	7
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1983-1995	45	68	7	2705	203*	44.34	6310+	39.23	7	13	6	279+	5
Abdullah Shafique (PAK)	2021-2024	17	32	2	1330	201	44.33	3021	44.02	4	5	4	130	18
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	117	204	18	8231	215	44.25	16268	50.59	18	39	7	979	10
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2015	52	93	6	3835	226	44.08	8128	47.18	9	19	8	451	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1954-1975	114	188	15	7624	182	44.06	6272+	37.45	22	38	9	708+	13
Zulqarnain Haider (PAK)	2010-2010	1	2	-	88	88	44.00	201	43.78	-	1	1	15	0
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1969	55	97	8	3915	337	43.98	1204+	35.29	12	15	5	201+	2
G Pullar (ENG)	1959-1963	28	49	4	1974	175	43.86	221+	31.22	4	12	3	117+	2
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	76	143	10	5825	219	43.79	10685	54.51	14	29	12	831	42
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1999	103	154	22	5768	237	43.69	10906+	49.33	15	29	12	678+	7
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1996	62	112	15	4236	175	43.67	9279	45.65	9	28	8	558	11
JH Edrich (ENG)	1963-1976	77	127	9	5138	310*	43.54	12102+	37.23	12	24	6	548+	11
C Washbrook (ENG)	1937-1956	37	66	6	2569	195	42.81	1146+	37.52	6	12	2	100+	8
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	118	205	24	7727	235	42.69	15622	49.46	22	46	14	919	39
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1995	118	215	6	8900	333	42.58	18075	49.23	20	46	13	1079	25
Agha Salman (PAK)	2022-2024	12	23	4	809	132*	42.57	1291	62.66	2	6	1	101	5
D Lloyd (ENG)	1974-1975	9	15	2	552	214*	42.46	1342	41.13	1	-	-	54	0
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2010-2022	97	180	11	7142	302*	42.26	17033	41.93	19	35	19	694	22
DS Steele (ENG)	1975-1976	8	16	-	673	106	42.06	1700	39.58	1	5	1	74	3
C Hallows (ENG)	1921-1928	2	2	1	42	26	42.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	1+	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	1999-2008	82	147	9	5719	197	41.44	11184	51.13	18	18	9	742	22
JB Bolus (ENG)	1963-1964	7	12	-	496	88	41.33	-	0.00	-	4	-	45+	0
Ahmed Shehzad (PAK)	2013-2017	13	25	1	982	176	40.91	1926	50.98	3	4	1	99	8
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1961-1972	37	52	6	1882	131*	40.91	1310+	30.15	7	6	5	208+	2
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	100	178	6	7037	177	40.91	14385	48.91	21	27	15	867	10
BM Duckett (ENG)	2016-2024	20	38	2	1464	182	40.66	1723	84.96	3	7	2	188	8
LEG Ames (ENG)	1929-1939	47	72	12	2434	149	40.56	2139+	39.78	8	7	5	122+	6
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2003-2011	68	115	10	4259	206	40.56	9170	46.44	10	20	6	470	24
AJ Watkins (ENG)	1948-1952	15	24	4	810	137*	40.50	63+	20.63	2	4	2	2+	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	58	93	4	3599	148	40.43	7251+	46.03	8	20	5	437	19
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1958-1973	41	78	4	2991	172	40.41	715+	48.81	5	16	2	140+	4
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)	2016-2024	30	48	8	1616	115*	40.40	3010	53.68	2	9	3	179	11
CJ Poole (ENG)	1951-1952	3	5	1	161	69*	40.25	-	0.00	-	2	-	-	0
A McGrath (ENG)	2003-2003	4	5	-	201	81	40.20	402	50.00	-	2	-	27	1
MJ Prior (ENG)	2007-2014	79	123	21	4099	131*	40.18	6647	61.66	7	28	13	492	16
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1972	44	70	8	2484	158	40.06	5039+	43.95	5	15	4	298+	14

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

India v England at Ranchi, ICC World Test Championship 4th Test, Feb 23-26, 2024 [Test # 2531]

India v England at Rajkot, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Feb 15-18, 2024 [Test # 2530]