Highest career batting average in FC
Highest averages
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 |
1927-1949 | 234 | 338 | 43 | 28067 | 452* | 95.14 | 117 | 69 | |
1929-1951 | 150 | 234 | 46 | 13470 | 359* | 71.64 | 45 | 52 | |
1927-1954 | 103 | 164 | 22 | 9921 | 344* | 69.86 | 33 | 44 | |
2014-2024 | 48 | 71 | 11 | 4112 | 301* | 68.53 | 14 | 14 | |
1984-2001 | 129 | 166 | 16 | 10120 | 259* | 67.46 | 38 | 36 | |
1920-1934 | 162 | 235 | 23 | 13819 | 437 | 65.18 | 47 | 43 | |
1921-1934 | 174 | 245 | 39 | 13388 | 284 | 64.99 | 49 | 58 | |
2018-2024 | 46 | 71 | 6 | 4164 | 200* | 64.06 | 15 | 21 | |
1987-2002 | 85 | 122 | 18 | 6563 | 299* | 63.10 | 19 | 26 | |
1938-1950 | 60 | 89 | 12 | 4716 | 250 | 61.24 | 14 | 22 | |
2016-2024 | 44 | 78 | 9 | 4169 | 217 | 60.42 | 15 | 18 | |
1989-2005 | 129 | 181 | 14 | 9965 | 262 | 59.67 | 35 | 44 | |
2017-2024 | 41 | 69 | 14 | 3254 | 303* | 59.16 | 10 | 14 | |
1934-1967 | 238 | 367 | 46 | 18740 | 316* | 58.38 | 60 | 73 | |
1932-1953 | 216 | 322 | 32 | 16890 | 232 | 58.24 | 59 | 75 | |
1986-2001 | 97 | 154 | 17 | 7971 | 292 | 58.18 | 28 | 27 | |
1988-2013 | 310 | 490 | 51 | 25396 | 248* | 57.84 | 81 | 116 | |
1987-2007 | 284 | 479 | 33 | 25795 | 339 | 57.83 | 82 | 111 | |
1989-2006 | 237 | 400 | 66 | 19147 | 216 | 57.32 | 68 | 81 | |
1918-1936 | 175 | 256 | 33 | 12762 | 315* | 57.22 | 43 | 45 | |
1962-1986 | 609 | 1014 | 162 | 48426 | 261* | 56.83 | 151 | 238 | |
1982-2001 | 120 | 168 | 39 | 7310 | 234 | 56.66 | 22 | 33 | |
1941-1964 | 146 | 238 | 29 | 11820 | 314* | 56.55 | 40 | 54 | |
1893-1920 | 307 | 500 | 62 | 24692 | 285* | 56.37 | 72 | 109 | |
2021-2024 | 39 | 66 | 5 | 3431 | 311 | 56.24 | 9 | 14 | |
1952-1978 | 257 | 436 | 62 | 21029 | 359 | 56.22 | 60 | 100 | |
1920-1951 | 634 | 1005 | 104 | 50551 | 336* | 56.10 | 167 | 185 | |
1979-1996 | 247 | 412 | 62 | 19608 | 299 | 56.02 | 71 | 80 | |
1992-2013 | 289 | 494 | 62 | 24150 | 257 | 55.90 | 82 | 106 | |
2017-2021 | 29 | 53 | 7 | 2570 | 148 | 55.86 | 11 | 7 | |
1938-1951 | 42 | 55 | 5 | 2789 | 217 | 55.78 | 9 | 12 | |
2003-2022 | 201 | 314 | 53 | 14526 | 296* | 55.65 | 43 | 70 | |
1934-1955 | 513 | 814 | 91 | 40140 | 364 | 55.51 | 129 | 177 | |
1944-1964 | 152 | 241 | 24 | 12010 | 304* | 55.34 | 36 | 54 | |
1990-2012 | 298 | 497 | 67 | 23794 | 270 | 55.33 | 68 | 117 | |
1984-1998 | 147 | 217 | 31 | 10252 | 377 | 55.11 | 31 | 46 | |
2018-2024 | 38 | 56 | 5 | 2799 | 242 | 54.88 | 8 | 12 | |
1952-1974 | 383 | 609 | 93 | 28314 | 365* | 54.87 | 86 | 121 | |
1964-1983 | 339 | 576 | 58 | 28358 | 356 | 54.74 | 80 | 152 | |
2016-2024 | 47 | 69 | 11 | 3173 | 163* | 54.70 | 7 | 20 | |
1960-1987 | 262 | 437 | 54 | 20940 | 274 | 54.67 | 64 | 99 | |
2008-2024 | 171 | 297 | 35 | 14307 | 239 | 54.60 | 48 | 62 | |
2000-2016 | 145 | 216 | 28 | 10245 | 250 | 54.49 | 32 | 45 | |
1993-2006 | 93 | 145 | 14 | 7134 | 248* | 54.45 | 25 | 28 | |
1941-1964 | 208 | 326 | 49 | 15025 | 308* | 54.24 | 39 | 80 | |
2019-2024 | 30 | 50 | 4 | 2494 | 232 | 54.21 | 9 | 9 | |
1936-1953 | 110 | 164 | 10 | 8333 | 234 | 54.11 | 26 | 37 | |
1993-2013 | 257 | 421 | 57 | 19695 | 224 | 54.10 | 62 | 97 | |
1986-2006 | 223 | 372 | 69 | 16379 | 271* | 54.05 | 49 | 75 | |
1988-2013 | 111 | 174 | 24 | 8100 | 264 | 54.00 | 20 | 40 | |
1931-1947 | 34 | 55 | 11 | 2375 | 142 | 53.97 | 6 | 16 | |
2013-2024 | 75 | 111 | 13 | 5278 | 200 | 53.85 | 16 | 27 | |
1978-1998 | 121 | 175 | 12 | 8776 | 320 | 53.84 | 31 | 27 | |
2008-2023 | 55 | 97 | 12 | 4573 | 307* | 53.80 | 14 | 18 | |
1959-1970 | 147 | 228 | 31 | 10595 | 307 | 53.78 | 26 | 58 | |
1940-1955 | 162 | 250 | 15 | 12614 | 290 | 53.67 | 46 | 46 | |
1973-1994 | 402 | 632 | 95 | 28663 | 311 | 53.37 | 80 | 139 | |
1991-2018 | 385 | 626 | 108 | 27545 | 303* | 53.17 | 77 | 144 | |
1987-2012 | 461 | 764 | 93 | 35659 | 301* | 53.14 | 114 | 147 | |
2019-2024 | 59 | 95 | 7 | 4671 | 300* | 53.07 | 13 | 21 | |
1941-1960 | 105 | 154 | 12 | 7529 | 245* | 53.02 | 20 | 39 | |
1993-2011 | 133 | 194 | 14 | 9539 | 288 | 52.99 | 32 | 36 | |
2015-2024 | 73 | 123 | 18 | 5552 | 208* | 52.87 | 19 | 24 | |
1975-1992 | 260 | 390 | 52 | 17868 | 284 | 52.86 | 55 | 87 | |
1982-1995 | 95 | 124 | 21 | 5443 | 222* | 52.84 | 18 | 21 | |
1996-2013 | 266 | 448 | 52 | 20926 | 306 | 52.84 | 58 | 111 | |
2006-2024 | 120 | 192 | 19 | 9123 | 309* | 52.73 | 29 | 37 | |
1991-2009 | 295 | 515 | 47 | 24603 | 380 | 52.57 | 79 | 100 | |
2002-2015 | 192 | 301 | 29 | 14280 | 275 | 52.50 | 45 | 65 | |
1997-2017 | 260 | 430 | 31 | 20911 | 319 | 52.40 | 64 | 86 | |
1951-1976 | 238 | 370 | 44 | 17059 | 499 | 52.32 | 55 | 66 | |
1944-1963 | 243 | 350 | 41 | 16155 | 252* | 52.28 | 49 | 80 | |
1980-2000 | 117 | 175 | 24 | 7894 | 210* | 52.27 | 27 | 34 | |
1994-2013 | 146 | 222 | 23 | 10400 | 290 | 52.26 | 33 | 46 | |
1945-1952 | 57 | 93 | 16 | 4023 | 217 | 52.24 | 12 | 22 | |
1983-2008 | 526 | 871 | 84 | 41112 | 405* | 52.23 | 136 | 158 | |
1966-1984 | 321 | 542 | 72 | 24535 | 247* | 52.20 | 74 | 111 | |
1994-2013 | 273 | 486 | 49 | 22783 | 331* | 52.13 | 61 | 103 | |
2005-2024 | 271 | 447 | 46 | 20899 | 352 | 52.11 | 65 | 80 | |
1985-2004 | 368 | 591 | 75 | 26855 | 229* | 52.04 | 81 | 133 | |
1919-1945 | 754 | 1098 | 124 | 50670 | 313 | 52.02 | 151 | 230 |
Minimum of 50 innings
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Bangladesh A v Pakistan A at Darwin, 1st unofficial Test, Jul 19-22, 2024
[First-class]
England v West Indies at Nottingham, 2nd Test, Jul 18-21, 2024
[Test # 2539]
England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, Jul 10-12, 2024
[Test # 2538]