Batting Highest Career Batting Average - England

Highest averages in Tests at ENG: Headingley, Leeds - England

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
NV Knight	1996-1996	1	1	0	113	113	113.00	176	64.20	1	0	0	16	0
C Washbrook	1947-1956	4	7	2	509	143	101.80	-	-	2	3	0	13+	1
GO Jones	2004-2004	1	1	0	100	100	100.00	146	68.49	1	0	0	15	1
J Overton	2022-2022	1	1	0	97	97	97.00	136	71.32	0	1	0	13	2
FG Mann	1949-1949	1	2	1	87	49*	87.00	-	-	0	0	0	16	1
AD Hales	2016-2016	1	1	0	86	86	86.00	206	41.74	0	1	0	12	0
KP Pietersen	2006-2012	4	7	0	596	226	85.14	719	82.89	3	0	0	82	6
Hon.FS Jackson	1899-1905	2	3	1	170	144*	85.00	-	-	1	0	0	-	0
JL Smith	2025-2025	1	2	1	84	44*	84.00	107	78.50	0	0	0	9	3
WGA Parkhouse	1959-1959	1	1	0	78	78	78.00	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
G Pullar	1959-1961	2	3	1	154	75	77.00	-	-	0	2	0	-	0
GG Macaulay	1924-1926	2	2	1	76	76	76.00	-	-	0	1	0	10	0
SD Robson	2014-2014	1	2	0	151	127	75.50	314	48.08	1	0	0	17	1
C Milburn	1966-1966	1	2	1	71	42	71.00	100	71.00	0	0	0	13	1
PBH May	1951-1961	8	11	2	621	138	69.00	-	-	3	2	0	38+	2
Rev.DS Sheppard	1957-1957	1	1	0	68	68	68.00	-	-	0	1	0	10	0
H Hameed	2021-2021	1	1	0	68	68	68.00	195	34.87	0	1	0	12	0
DA Allen	1961-1962	2	2	1	67	62	67.00	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
A Lyth	2015-2015	1	2	0	131	107	65.50	253	51.77	1	0	0	19	0
A Mitchell	1935-1935	1	2	0	130	72	65.00	-	-	0	2	0	-	0
MA Butcher	1997-2004	6	12	2	621	173*	62.10	1182	52.53	2	2	0	81	1
G Boycott	1964-1981	10	16	1	897	246*	59.80	2047	43.82	4	0	1	109	2
KF Barrington	1959-1968	8	12	1	655	163	59.54	813+	42.80	1	3	0	73+	2
BL D'Oliveira	1966-1972	5	9	1	473	109	59.12	963	49.11	1	3	0	54	5
BM Duckett	2023-2025	2	4	0	236	149	59.00	301	78.40	1	1	0	33	1
KJ Barnett	1989-1989	1	2	0	114	80	57.00	164	69.51	0	1	0	17	0
IJL Trott	2012-2013	2	4	1	169	76	56.33	358	47.20	0	1	0	23	0
H Sutcliffe	1924-1930	4	8	2	333	94	55.50	242+	24.79	0	2	0	-	0
WR Hammond	1929-1938	5	10	1	496	113	55.11	755+	37.21	1	4	2	10+	2
JM Bairstow	2013-2023	8	13	2	590	162	53.63	754	78.24	2	2	0	75	6
JH Edrich	1964-1975	9	17	1	849	310*	53.06	1978	42.92	1	5	0	111	5
L Hutton	1947-1953	6	11	1	516	101	51.60	-	-	3	2	2	14+	2
RH Spooner	1912-1912	1	2	0	103	82	51.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
G Brown	1921-1921	1	2	0	103	57	51.50	-	-	0	1	0	11	0
APF Chapman	1926-1930	2	3	1	102	45	51.00	89+	50.56	0	0	0	-	1
AW Greig	1972-1977	6	9	1	408	116	51.00	810	50.37	1	2	1	53	2
OJ Pope	2022-2025	2	4	0	201	106	50.25	261	77.01	1	1	0	29	0
BC Rose	1980-1980	1	2	1	50	43*	50.00	113	44.24	0	0	0	7	0
Lord Tennyson	1921-1921	1	2	0	99	63	49.50	-	-	0	1	0	14	0
RT Robinson	1985-1987	2	4	0	198	175	49.50	308	64.28	1	0	1	30	0
E Paynter	1938-1938	1	2	1	49	28	49.00	168	29.16	0	0	0	7	0
DL Bairstow	1980-1980	1	2	1	49	40	49.00	99	49.49	0	0	0	9	0
DM Bess	2018-2018	1	1	0	49	49	49.00	95	51.57	0	0	0	7	0
MJ Prior	2007-2014	5	9	3	289	75	48.16	410	70.48	0	2	0	35	1
AJ Watkins	1952-1952	1	1	0	48	48	48.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
N Hussain	1993-2003	8	14	1	621	110	47.76	1483	41.87	2	2	0	89	2
WJ Edrich	1938-1953	5	9	0	428	111	47.55	177+	22.59	1	3	0	15+	3
BA Stokes	2015-2025	7	12	1	512	135*	46.54	780	65.64	2	2	0	65	14
D Smith	1935-1935	1	2	0	93	57	46.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
CMW Read	2006-2006	1	2	0	93	55	46.50	158	58.86	0	1	0	10	2
G Miller	1978-1979	2	2	1	45	27	45.00	106	42.45	0	0	0	3	0
JE Root	2013-2025	11	19	2	763	121	44.88	1350	56.51	2	5	3	95	1
ME Trescothick	2000-2006	5	9	1	359	132	44.87	672	53.42	1	2	0	54	1
CF Walters	1934-1934	1	2	0	89	45	44.50	212	41.98	0	0	0	-	0
HC Brook	2023-2025	2	4	0	177	99	44.25	217	81.56	0	2	1	20	2
GP Swann	2009-2013	2	3	1	88	62	44.00	131	67.17	0	1	1	9	1
MC Cowdrey	1956-1966	8	9	0	392	160	43.55	45+	64.44	1	2	1	23+	4
AJ Stewart	1992-2003	11	19	3	695	170	43.43	1319	52.69	1	4	0	99	1
DS Steele	1975-1976	2	4	0	169	92	42.25	406	41.62	0	2	1	15	1
BJT Bosanquet	1905-1905	1	2	1	42	22*	42.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
IT Botham	1977-1987	10	17	1	668	149*	41.75	823	81.16	2	3	1	92	11
DJ Malan	2017-2021	3	4	0	167	70	41.75	424	39.38	0	2	0	24	0
JWHT Douglas	1921-1921	1	2	0	83	75	41.50	-	-	0	1	0	6	0
TW Hayward	1899-1907	3	5	1	165	60	41.25	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
JT Brown	1899-1899	1	2	1	41	27	41.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
DJ Capel	1987-1987	1	2	0	81	53	40.50	295	27.45	0	1	0	8	0
FE Woolley	1912-1929	5	9	1	323	95*	40.37	-	-	0	3	2	6+	1
DCS Compton	1938-1955	8	14	1	510	114	39.23	56+	51.78	1	3	1	5+	0
M Leyland	1929-1934	3	6	2	155	49*	38.75	348+	31.60	0	0	1	-	2
EH Bowley	1929-1929	1	2	0	77	46	38.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
PH Parfitt	1962-1972	4	6	1	191	119	38.20	142+	28.16	1	0	0	26	0
RO Jenkins	1952-1952	1	1	0	38	38	38.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
AN Cook	2006-2018	11	19	0	718	130	37.78	1618	44.37	1	3	0	87	1
GA Gooch	1978-1994	12	22	1	776	154*	36.95	1681	46.16	2	4	1	105	2
CJ Tavare	1982-1983	2	4	0	147	69	36.75	485	30.30	0	1	0	19	0
MP Vaughan	2000-2008	6	9	0	325	103	36.11	625	52.00	1	2	1	38	0
AJ Lamb	1982-1991	8	16	2	505	125	36.07	926	54.53	2	2	2	82	1
J Sharp	1909-1909	1	2	0	72	61	36.00	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
R Kilner	1926-1926	1	1	0	36	36	36.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
DG Cork	1996-2000	3	4	2	71	26	35.50	159	44.65	0	0	0	10	0
MD Stoneman	2017-2017	1	2	0	71	52	35.50	171	41.52	0	1	0	9	0
EH Hendren	1924-1934	4	7	1	212	132	35.33	309+	22.97	1	0	2	20+	0
JC Buttler	2015-2021	4	6	1	176	80*	35.20	311	56.59	0	2	0	27	3
G Geary	1926-1930	2	2	1	35	35*	35.00	5+	0.00	0	0	1	0+	0
DB Close	1959-1967	3	4	1	105	56	35.00	31+	70.96	0	1	1	11+	0
KWR Fletcher	1968-1975	5	8	2	209	81	34.83	660	31.66	0	2	1	22	0
JB Hobbs	1909-1930	6	10	0	341	88	34.10	137+	30.65	0	2	0	0+	0
JT Tyldesley	1905-1909	3	6	0	204	100	34.00	-	-	1	1	1	12+	0
JWA Taylor	2012-2012	1	1	0	34	34	34.00	104	32.69	0	0	0	4	0
TE Bailey	1949-1958	6	7	1	202	95	33.66	0+	0.00	0	1	0	5+	0
GP Thorpe	1993-2004	7	11	0	365	73	33.18	777	46.97	0	3	1	53	0
TW Graveney	1952-1968	9	15	1	463	71	33.07	427+	41.68	0	3	0	23+	2
RM Prideaux	1968-1968	1	2	0	66	64	33.00	179	36.87	0	1	0	8	0
AJ Strauss	2004-2012	6	11	0	360	116	32.72	679	53.01	1	1	1	49	0
PR Downton	1984-1985	2	3	0	98	54	32.66	219	44.74	0	1	0	15	0
TG Evans	1947-1958	8	9	2	225	66	32.14	0+	0.00	0	1	0	6+	0
R Illingworth	1965-1973	7	8	1	225	65	32.14	693	32.46	0	2	0	26	2
RWT Key	2002-2002	1	2	0	64	34	32.00	157	40.76	0	0	0	10	0
C Overton	2021-2021	1	1	0	32	32	32.00	42	76.19	0	0	0	6	0
JW Hearne	1912-1924	3	6	1	157	45	31.40	-	-	0	0	0	3+	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs England at Leeds, India in England 1st Test, Jun 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2587]

Australia vs England at Leeds, The Ashes 3rd Test, Jul 6-9, 2023 [Test # 2509]

New Zealand vs England at Leeds, New Zealand in England 3rd Test, Jun 23-27, 2022 [Test # 2467]