Batting Highest Career Batting Average - England

Highest averages for England vs New Zealand in Tests - England

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
MH Denness	1969-1975	3	4	2	297	181	148.50	726	40.90	1	2	-	38	1
CA Milton	1958-1958	2	2	1	140	104*	140.00	-	-	1	-	-	16	0
WR Hammond	1931-1947	9	11	2	1015	336*	112.77	-	-	4	1	1	77+	11
KF Barrington	1963-1965	5	6	-	594	163	99.00	-	-	3	1	-	70	3
J Overton	2022-2022	1	1	-	97	97	97.00	136	71.32	-	1	-	13	2
MS Nichols	1930-1930	4	6	4	185	78*	92.50	-	-	-	2	-	0+	0
DL Amiss	1973-1975	5	7	2	433	164*	86.60	937	46.21	2	1	-	51	0
H Sutcliffe	1931-1933	4	4	1	250	117	83.33	1+	-	2	-	1	9+	1
HC Brook	2023-2024	5	9	-	679	186	75.44	678	100.14	3	3	2	77	16
JDB Robertson	1949-1949	1	2	-	147	121	73.50	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
KS Duleepsinhji	1930-1931	7	10	2	566	117	70.75	-	-	2	3	-	26+	1
J Hardstaff	1937-1937	3	5	-	350	114	70.00	-	-	2	2	-	16+	1
MA Atherton	1990-1999	11	17	1	1088	151	68.00	2767	39.32	4	6	1	130	0
PJ Sharpe	1969-1969	3	5	1	270	111	67.50	610	44.26	1	-	-	35	0
GOB Allen	1931-1933	5	2	-	134	122	67.00	0+	-	1	-	-	14+	1
PBH May	1955-1959	9	11	2	603	124*	67.00	143+	49.65	3	2	-	54+	6
RJ Burns	2019-2021	4	7	-	422	132	60.28	990	42.62	2	2	1	55	1
JH Edrich	1965-1975	11	15	1	840	310*	60.00	1700+	47.05	3	2	-	122	5
GB Legge	1930-1930	4	6	1	299	196	59.80	-	-	1	-	1	23+	0
MC Cowdrey	1955-1971	18	24	5	1133	128*	59.63	450+	44.44	2	8	1	107+	2
ER Dexter	1958-1965	8	10	2	477	141	59.62	292+	48.28	1	4	-	73	2
DR Jardine	1931-1933	4	5	3	118	45	59.00	-	-	-	-	-	4+	0
JT Murray	1963-1966	2	2	1	59	50	59.00	-	-	-	1	-	3	2
MJ Prior	2013-2013	5	9	3	354	110*	59.00	558	63.44	1	2	2	59	2
LEG Ames	1931-1937	8	10	3	410	137	58.57	0+	-	2	-	-	19+	3
SJ Rhodes	1994-1994	3	4	2	117	49	58.50	442	26.47	-	-	-	8	2
AJ Watkins	1949-1949	1	2	1	55	49*	55.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
JE Root	2013-2024	21	40	4	1925	226	53.47	3329	57.82	6	9	4	213	11
IJL Trott	2013-2013	5	9	-	481	121	53.44	1017	47.29	1	3	-	63	0
GP Thorpe	1997-2004	13	23	6	905	200*	53.23	1760	51.42	4	1	-	116	5
KWR Fletcher	1969-1975	8	11	-	578	216	52.54	1384	41.76	2	1	-	71	2
JS Foster	2002-2002	3	5	3	105	25*	52.50	259	40.54	-	-	-	17	1
WJ Edrich	1947-1949	5	7	-	366	100	52.28	-	-	1	2	-	27+	1
GA Gooch	1978-1994	15	24	2	1148	210	52.18	2185	52.54	4	3	4	153	3
DA Allen	1966-1966	3	3	1	104	88	52.00	35+	20.00	-	1	-	8	0
JG Bethell	2024-2024	3	6	1	260	96	52.00	346	75.14	-	3	-	38	5
CT Radley	1978-1978	5	7	-	360	158	51.42	1091	32.99	1	2	1	31	0
BC Broad	1988-1988	3	4	-	204	114	51.00	501	40.71	1	1	-	20	0
AJ Strauss	2004-2008	9	16	-	813	177	50.81	1728	47.04	3	4	2	98	0
BR Knight	1963-1969	7	10	3	354	125	50.57	289+	46.36	1	-	-	40	3
JM Bairstow	2013-2022	8	16	2	702	162	50.14	900	78.00	3	2	1	86	12
DI Gower	1978-1986	13	22	1	1051	131	50.04	2129	49.36	4	4	-	129	1
FH Tyson	1955-1959	4	3	2	49	27*	49.00	8+	75.00	-	-	-	5	0
TE Bailey	1949-1958	12	13	4	439	134*	48.77	0+	-	1	2	1	23+	0
GO Jones	2004-2004	3	4	-	195	100	48.75	290	67.24	1	-	-	31	2
AJ Lamb	1983-1992	14	23	3	941	142	47.05	1850	50.86	3	4	2	139	6
JM Vince	2018-2018	1	2	-	94	76	47.00	169	55.62	-	1	-	13	0
C Washbrook	1937-1951	5	7	2	234	103*	46.80	-	-	1	1	-	9+	0
N Hussain	1997-2004	10	17	2	698	106	46.53	1512	46.16	2	4	-	92	2
DCS Compton	1937-1951	8	11	-	510	116	46.36	-	-	2	2	-	15+	1
A Flintoff	2002-2004	6	10	-	459	137	45.90	580	79.13	1	4	2	70	9
AJ Stewart	1990-1999	16	26	1	1145	173	45.80	2307	49.63	4	5	1	156	1
L Hutton	1937-1955	11	17	-	777	206	45.70	-	-	3	4	2	58+	1
MD Moxon	1986-1988	5	8	1	319	99	45.57	895	35.64	-	3	-	32	0
PE Richardson	1958-1959	6	7	-	317	100	45.28	53+	15.09	1	2	-	18+	0
JT Ikin	1947-1947	1	1	-	45	45	45.00	-	-	-	-	-	6	0
ME Trescothick	2002-2004	6	12	1	494	132	44.90	797	61.98	1	3	2	74	2
AW Greig	1973-1975	5	6	-	267	139	44.50	420	63.57	1	2	1	29	2
RT Simpson	1949-1955	6	7	-	307	103	43.85	-	-	1	2	-	23+	4
P Willey	1986-1986	1	2	-	86	44	43.00	252	34.12	-	-	-	10	0
BA Stokes	2015-2024	14	24	2	938	101	42.63	1509	62.16	1	6	1	123	18
KP Pietersen	2008-2013	8	13	-	530	129	40.76	1095	48.40	2	1	1	53	5
FG Mann	1949-1949	2	4	1	122	49*	40.66	-	-	-	-	-	16+	1
EH Bowley	1930-1930	3	4	-	162	109	40.50	-	-	1	-	-	11+	1
DW Lawrence	2021-2021	2	3	1	81	81*	40.50	128	63.28	-	1	2	13	0
DG Cork	1997-1997	3	4	1	121	59	40.33	404	29.95	-	1	-	13	1
IT Botham	1978-1992	15	23	2	846	138	40.28	1493	56.66	3	4	1	114	11
MD Stoneman	2018-2018	2	4	-	161	60	40.25	361	44.59	-	2	-	18	1
RES Wyatt	1933-1933	2	2	-	80	60	40.00	-	-	-	1	-	-	0
SM Curran	2019-2019	2	3	2	40	29*	40.00	75	53.33	-	-	1	7	0
CJ Barnett	1937-1937	3	6	1	196	83*	39.20	-	-	-	2	-	-	0
DW Randall	1978-1984	9	15	1	543	164	38.78	1125	48.26	2	2	2	60	2
AN Cook	2008-2018	15	27	-	1047	162	38.77	2357	44.42	3	4	-	127	1
PH Parfitt	1963-1966	8	11	2	346	131*	38.44	122+	27.04	1	1	1	30+	0
FR Brown	1931-1951	9	9	1	307	74	38.37	0+	-	-	3	-	28+	1
JM Parks	1965-1966	5	6	2	153	45*	38.25	166+	50.00	-	-	-	10+	3
G Boycott	1965-1978	15	25	1	916	131	38.16	2083+	35.81	2	6	2	82+	3
CL Smith	1983-1984	4	7	1	226	91	37.66	775	29.16	-	1	1	26	0
JL Denly	2019-2019	2	3	-	113	74	37.66	331	34.13	-	1	-	12	1
A Lyth	2015-2015	2	4	-	150	107	37.50	278	53.95	1	-	-	22	0
JP Crawley	1997-1997	3	4	1	111	56	37.00	303	36.63	-	1	-	10	1
BL D'Oliveira	1969-1971	5	7	-	258	100	36.85	558	46.23	1	1	-	33	2
W Voce	1931-1937	4	4	1	110	66	36.66	-	-	-	1	-	0+	1
OJ Pope	2019-2024	12	22	1	770	145	36.66	1291	59.64	1	4	-	92	7
C Overton	2018-2018	1	2	1	36	33*	36.00	43	83.72	-	-	-	5	1
N Gifford	1973-1973	2	3	2	35	25*	35.00	95	36.84	-	-	-	2	0
CJ Tavare	1983-1984	6	12	1	384	109	34.90	1128	34.04	1	2	-	35	0
RA Smith	1990-1994	9	14	-	485	96	34.64	1063	45.62	-	5	2	70	3
JC Buttler	2015-2019	3	6	-	207	73	34.50	405	51.11	-	2	1	30	2
GRJ Roope	1973-1978	7	12	2	343	68	34.30	1149	29.85	-	4	1	34	1
FE Woolley	1930-1931	5	8	1	235	80	33.57	-	-	-	2	-	11+	0
JH Hampshire	1971-1971	2	4	1	100	51*	33.33	183	54.64	-	1	1	15	0
JE Emburey	1978-1988	6	7	1	200	75	33.33	470	42.55	-	1	-	22	0
BM Duckett	2023-2024	5	10	-	331	92	33.10	376	88.03	-	2	1	38	3
BT Foakes	2022-2023	5	9	2	231	56	33.00	434	53.22	-	2	2	29	0
GC Small	1986-1990	5	6	3	98	44*	32.66	195	50.25	-	-	-	14	0
TW Graveney	1955-1959	8	10	1	293	46	32.55	112+	37.50	-	-	-	26+	0
JH Wardle	1955-1955	2	2	1	32	32*	32.00	-	-	-	-	1	3	0
APE Knott	1969-1975	9	12	1	352	101	32.00	846	41.60	1	1	2	36	1
CC Lewis	1990-1992	3	5	-	159	70	31.80	298	53.35	-	1	-	24	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]