Batting Highest Career Batting Average - England

Highest averages in 1980s in ODIs - England

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
GA Gooch	1980-1989	57	57	2	2546	142	46.29	3865	65.87	7	15	-	249+	7
AJ Lamb	1982-1989	89	87	15	3072	118	42.66	4082	75.25	4	18	8	245	26
BC Broad	1987-1988	34	34	-	1361	106	40.02	2447	55.61	1	11	2	81	3
MW Gatting	1980-1989	82	79	17	2024	115*	32.64	2803	72.20	1	9	3	159	11
CWJ Athey	1980-1988	31	30	3	848	142*	31.40	1495	56.72	2	4	1	54	4
G Fowler	1983-1986	26	26	2	744	81*	31.00	1321	56.32	-	4	2	67	1
DI Gower	1980-1989	87	86	4	2527	158	30.81	3340	75.65	5	9	5	229	20
DR Pringle	1982-1989	25	20	8	339	49*	28.25	536	63.24	-	-	1	16	3
DW Randall	1980-1985	26	23	3	556	70	27.80	894	62.19	-	3	1	38	2
CJ Tavare	1980-1984	29	28	2	720	83*	27.69	1471	48.94	-	4	1	58	2
IT Botham	1980-1989	75	69	9	1452	72	24.20	1765	82.26	-	7	5	133	34
RT Robinson	1984-1988	26	26	-	597	83	22.96	1026	58.18	-	3	2	63	0
PAJ DeFreitas	1987-1989	45	31	12	328	33	17.26	356	92.13	-	-	2	24	5
PR Downton	1984-1988	27	20	5	242	44*	16.13	358	67.59	-	-	2	13	0
JE Emburey	1980-1989	58	43	10	471	34	14.27	615	76.58	-	-	3	31	6
VJ Marks	1980-1988	34	24	3	285	44	13.57	434	65.66	-	-	-	16	0
NA Foster	1984-1989	48	25	12	150	24	11.53	244	61.47	-	-	3	9	0

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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:

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at W.A.C.A, Benson & Hedges World Series 3rd Match, Dec 31, 1989 [ODI # 598]

Sri Lanka vs Australia at W.A.C.A, Benson & Hedges World Series 2nd Match, Dec 30, 1989 [ODI # 597]

Australia vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Benson & Hedges World Series 1st Match, Dec 26, 1989 [ODI # 596]