Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages Held in England for Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DG Bradman (AUS)	1930-1948	19	30	4	2674	334	102.84	4570	58.51	11	3	2	236+	4
SR Waugh (AUS)	1989-2001	23	33	11	1784	177*	81.09	3436	51.92	8	4	2	210	1
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	18	30	4	1851	217	71.19	4111	45.02	7	7	-	248	0
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	12	22	2	1355	277	67.75	2262	59.90	5	3	1	172	2
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1993	25	43	11	2082	200*	65.06	4668	44.60	5	12	1	245	5
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1935	33	47	7	2584	161	64.60	2110+	35.07	9	14	-	67+	6
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2021	13	25	6	1224	173*	64.42	1976	61.94	3	7	1	137	13
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	24	34	2	2057	291	64.28	2871	71.64	5	12	1	287	16
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1956	47	76	10	3963	278	60.04	939+	44.40	13	18	5	243+	2
J Hardstaff (ENG)	1935-1948	14	21	3	1067	205*	59.27	562+	40.39	4	5	3	84+	2
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1995-2012	19	33	6	1585	136*	58.70	3320	47.74	3	10	1	205	2
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1954	44	77	9	3930	364	57.79	1282+	42.90	13	15	4	182+	3
Younis Khan (PAK)	2001-2016	14	25	2	1321	218	57.43	2705	48.83	3	6	-	152	9
HM Amla (SA)	2008-2017	12	21	2	1090	311*	57.36	2009	54.25	3	4	-	144	3
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1961	39	57	7	2865	285*	57.30	-	-	9	14	5	251+	8
CG Greenidge (WI)	1976-1988	19	30	2	1570	223	56.07	2871	54.68	6	4	2	210	8
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1947	15	29	5	1336	189*	55.66	-	-	4	6	-	0+	0
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-2010	12	22	-	1222	202	55.54	2276	53.69	4	5	2	168	4
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2025	84	147	15	7329	254	55.52	12302	59.57	24	33	6	842	20
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1987-1996	16	23	4	1038	165	54.63	2257	45.99	3	5	-	114	1
JL Smith (ENG)	2024-2025	12	20	3	925	184*	54.41	1205	76.76	2	5	-	101	19
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	23	44	1	2334	215	54.27	3929	59.40	8	10	-	282	17
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2012	18	29	4	1351	189*	54.04	2873	47.02	5	3	1	160	15
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2007	14	22	1	1129	136	53.76	2239	50.42	4	5	2	149	8
GS Sobers (WI)	1957-1973	21	37	3	1820	174	53.52	2305+	55.09	5	9	2	210+	4
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1997	18	31	1	1584	219	52.80	3523	44.96	5	7	1	179	4
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2013	53	89	3	4537	226	52.75	6855	66.18	15	18	5	582	38
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1909-1930	27	40	3	1935	211	52.29	851+	35.37	5	11	1	89+	1
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2011	21	37	2	1815	193	51.85	3360	54.01	4	10	1	257	6
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2003	15	26	2	1239	220	51.62	2711	45.70	4	5	1	171	3
M Leyland (ENG)	1928-1938	22	31	2	1491	187	51.41	1870+	41.06	6	5	2	74+	6
ME Waugh (AUS)	1993-2001	18	29	4	1279	137	51.16	2210	57.87	3	9	-	155	6
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	42	75	7	3472	219	51.05	6086	57.04	9	19	4	513	19
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	46	73	7	3347	256	50.71	3719+	41.51	6	21	3	286+	15
A Flower (ZIM)	1992-2002	34	59	8	2555	199*	50.09	5639	45.30	6	13	1	283	9
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1946	44	68	8	3004	240	50.06	2153+	40.45	9	10	3	113+	8
W Bardsley (AUS)	1909-1926	21	29	3	1300	193*	50.00	1+	-	5	4	3	92+	3
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2013	25	45	4	2043	226	49.82	4079	50.08	4	11	2	241	0
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2002-2014	13	24	1	1143	270	49.69	2303	49.63	3	5	-	143	2
BC Lara (WI)	1995-2004	17	31	1	1490	191	49.66	2141	69.59	5	6	2	220	7
BF Butcher (WI)	1963-1969	13	23	2	1041	209*	49.57	1441+	49.20	2	4	-	98+	3
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1995	36	66	11	2716	148*	49.38	5525	49.15	7	17	5	351	0
MW Goodwin (ZIM)	1998-2000	10	20	3	839	166*	49.35	1828	45.89	2	4	3	98	5
C Washbrook (ENG)	1937-1956	20	35	6	1431	143	49.34	53+	13.20	4	7	1	39+	2
BM Duckett (ENG)	2023-2025	18	32	2	1469	182	48.96	1690	86.92	3	8	1	189	8
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	-	5	6	3	51+	0
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1993	16	28	5	1121	164*	48.73	2799	40.05	3	5	2	139	1
RC Fredericks (WI)	1969-1976	11	21	1	972	150	48.60	2131	45.61	3	7	3	112	2
G Boycott (ENG)	1964-1981	57	100	10	4356	246*	48.40	10854+	37.99	14	15	6	407+	8
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1979-1990	13	23	3	960	157	48.00	2167	44.30	4	4	3	107	1
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	14	24	2	1055	232	47.95	1632	64.64	2	4	-	103+	3
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	48	70	5	3115	258	47.92	3350+	43.34	7	15	3	301+	6
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	65	108	15	4450	235	47.84	8114	54.84	15	25	5	555	18
PE Richardson (ENG)	1956-1963	15	22	-	1033	126	46.95	37+	43.24	4	4	-	89+	0
AD Nourse (SA)	1935-1951	14	24	1	1079	208	46.91	-	-	3	6	-	45+	3
FMM Worrell (WI)	1950-1963	14	24	2	1031	261	46.86	119+	63.02	3	3	5	116+	2
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1978-1992	16	24	3	979	260	46.61	2015	48.58	2	5	3	114	2
WA Brown (AUS)	1934-1948	11	20	1	885	206*	46.57	2094+	39.58	3	3	1	65+	0
DL Houghton (ZIM)	1992-1997	14	22	1	974	266	46.38	2298	42.38	3	1	-	106	9
SC Williams (ZIM)	2014-2025	15	30	3	1252	154	46.37	1640	76.34	4	4	-	154	11
IM Chappell (AUS)	1968-1975	14	26	2	1111	192	46.29	2742	40.51	2	9	2	123	3
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1968-1975	20	32	7	1156	178	46.24	2875	40.20	3	7	2	124	2
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1994	74	131	3	5917	333	46.22	11485	51.51	15	26	11	749	19
LEG Ames (ENG)	1929-1938	22	30	6	1106	148*	46.08	1037+	38.18	3	4	2	64+	4
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2008	45	75	4	3271	197	46.07	5981	54.68	13	7	4	429	5
WM Lawry (AUS)	1961-1968	14	24	2	1007	135	45.77	1654+	35.48	4	5	2	109+	5
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1992-2006	20	34	2	1438	148	44.93	2548	56.43	4	8	2	195	7
KS Williamson (NZ)	2011-2022	11	21	2	847	132	44.57	1836	46.13	2	5	1	96	1
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	89	155	7	6568	294	44.37	13675	48.02	15	32	4	816	3
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	51	89	12	3413	138	44.32	6898	49.47	7	22	7	414	2
EH Hendren (ENG)	1921-1934	23	32	5	1196	142	44.29	1127+	38.33	4	5	4	102+	2
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1926-1934	15	21	1	879	155	43.95	1812+	31.62	3	4	3	44+	0
JH Edrich (ENG)	1963-1976	45	77	5	3155	310*	43.81	8131+	38.16	7	14	5	363+	9
MD Crowe (NZ)	1983-1994	15	27	2	1094	142	43.76	2223	49.21	4	3	2	133	9
HC Brook (ENG)	2022-2025	19	31	1	1300	158	43.33	1637	79.41	3	9	1	144	16
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1971	55	88	6	3537	182	43.13	2046+	37.24	9	18	4	317+	9
RR Pant (IND)	2018-2025	13	24	-	1035	146	43.12	1455	71.13	4	5	1	115	28
ER Dexter (ENG)	1958-1968	32	54	3	2195	180	43.03	1651+	45.24	3	15	3	220+	13
CG Macartney (AUS)	1909-1926	21	29	3	1118	151	43.00	0+	-	4	4	-	70+	2
RT Robinson (ENG)	1985-1989	14	23	2	900	175	42.85	1948	46.20	3	2	2	104	0
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	65	113	9	4454	215	42.82	8576	51.93	10	19	4	551	6
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	30	41	2	1658	154	42.51	119+	65.54	2	12	4	87+	8
G Pullar (ENG)	1959-1962	13	22	2	849	175	42.45	-	-	2	4	-	35+	1
GS Ballance (ENG/ZIM)	2014-2023	18	32	2	1273	156	42.43	2597	49.01	4	5	3	170	4
DL Haynes (WI)	1980-1991	19	31	5	1101	184	42.34	2688	40.95	2	7	-	122	1
EAB Rowan (SA)	1935-1951	10	20	2	761	236	42.27	-	-	1	4	2	5+	0
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1954	24	38	2	1516	191	42.11	428+	22.89	4	9	1	112+	8
CH Lloyd (WI)	1969-1984	20	30	1	1221	132	42.10	2067	59.07	2	8	-	134	12
BRM Taylor (ZIM)	2004-2025	21	42	2	1680	171	42.00	2945	57.04	4	11	1	176	19
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-2003	76	130	13	4891	190	41.80	9677	50.54	9	23	5	668	5
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2010	21	35	-	1452	156	41.48	2333	62.23	4	6	2	177	10
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-2004	34	61	3	2405	173*	41.46	5178	46.44	6	12	-	338	2
RA Jadeja (IND)	2014-2025	17	33	5	1158	107*	41.35	2201	52.61	2	8	2	137	12
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1972	28	45	5	1654	158	41.35	3597	45.98	2	11	1	218	10
DL Amiss (ENG)	1966-1977	26	45	6	1610	203	41.28	3737	43.08	4	6	5	183	1
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1986	16	28	-	1152	221	41.14	2755	41.81	2	8	2	110	2
KL Rahul (IND)	2018-2025	14	28	-	1146	149	40.92	2251	50.91	4	3	2	152	3
JP Crawley (ENG)	1994-2002	21	36	6	1225	156*	40.83	2891	42.37	4	5	1	138	2
GS Chappell (AUS)	1972-1980	15	28	3	1020	131	40.80	2316	44.04	3	4	2	126	2
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2001	17	26	3	935	149	40.65	1649	56.70	3	4	3	105	14

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Minimum of 20 innings

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]