Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages in 1880s in Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
WL Murdoch (AUS)	1880-1884	14	25	4	841	211	40.04	1021+	39.76	2	1	3	69+	0
AG Steel (ENG)	1880-1888	13	20	3	600	148	35.29	168+	51.78	2	-	1	51+	0
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1881-1888	18	31	3	963	164	34.39	227+	40.52	2	2	1	81+	0
PS McDonnell (AUS)	1880-1888	19	34	1	955	147	28.93	306+	59.47	3	2	6	79+	4
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	26	2	656	64	27.33	-	-	-	5	-	53+	4
W Barnes (ENG)	1880-1888	19	30	2	706	134	25.21	130+	45.38	1	5	3	29+	0
RG Barlow (ENG)	1881-1887	17	30	4	591	62	22.73	71+	45.07	-	2	3	31+	0
G Ulyett (ENG)	1881-1889	21	32	-	712	149	22.25	175+	45.14	1	4	5	50+	4
WH Scotton (ENG)	1881-1887	15	25	2	510	90	22.17	375+	24.00	-	3	2	26+	0
SP Jones (AUS)	1882-1888	12	24	4	428	87	21.40	144+	14.58	-	1	3	25+	0
TP Horan (AUS)	1881-1885	13	24	2	429	124	19.50	27+	18.51	1	1	3	25	1
AC Bannerman (AUS)	1880-1888	21	38	2	672	94	18.66	265+	26.41	-	4	3	64+	1
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1889	16	23	2	363	121	17.28	67+	29.85	1	1	5	35+	0
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1886	17	27	-	463	63	17.14	115+	29.56	-	1	2	24+	0
GJ Bonnor (AUS)	1880-1888	17	30	-	512	128	17.06	81+	35.80	1	2	5	34+	10
JM Blackham (AUS)	1880-1888	23	40	5	580	66	16.57	245+	41.22	-	3	4	33+	0
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	25	4	296	48	14.09	61+	29.50	-	-	3	13+	0
TW Garrett (AUS)	1882-1888	16	28	5	265	51*	11.52	92+	25.00	-	1	4	12+	1
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1882-1887	16	26	6	161	50	8.05	17+	47.05	-	1	5	9+	1

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 20 innings
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Pallekele, Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jul 8, 2025 [ODI # 4891]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jul 5, 2025 [ODI # 4890]

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jul 2, 2025 [ODI # 4889]