Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Essex vs other countries FC Batting Records - Highest Batting Averages in Career

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
L Klusener (NOR)	2006-2008	6	10	5	591	126*	118.20	871	67.85	2	4	1	72	0
MEK Hussey (DUR/NOR)	2001-2005	5	10	2	750	329*	93.75	1112	67.44	2	3	1	117	2
PA Jaques (WOR/YOR)	2004-2012	6	12	2	780	244	78.00	1003	77.76	3	3	0	108	8
MP Maynard (GLA)	2000-2004	8	12	0	752	136	62.66	1071	70.21	2	5	0	93	6
BF Smith (LEI/WOR)	2001-2008	10	17	2	924	154*	61.60	1705	54.19	2	7	0	116	6
MA Wagh (NOT/WAR)	2000-2010	8	11	2	554	137	61.55	986	56.18	3	1	0	86	5
AJ Robson (LEI)	2014-2016	6	11	1	592	120	59.20	1103	53.67	1	6	0	74	0
MW Goodwin (GLA/SUS/Zmbns)	2000-2014	6	10	1	516	210	57.33	895	57.65	1	1	0	68	4
GA Hick (WOR)	2000-2008	9	17	3	778	107	55.57	995	78.19	3	3	0	106	9
CG Greenidge (HAM/WI)	1976-1988	5	10	0	544	111	54.40	-	-	1	4	0	-	-
U Afzaal (NOR/NOT/SUR)	2000-2009	13	23	4	1022	168*	53.78	1791	57.06	3	4	2	148	3
DJG Sales (NOR)	2000-2013	14	19	1	963	225	53.50	1500	64.20	3	4	1	131	15
OA Shah (MID)	2000-2009	8	14	1	692	148*	53.23	1248	55.44	3	1	0	83	4
CMW Read (NOT)	2000-2010	11	16	2	742	240	53.00	1039	71.41	2	2	1	79	19
J Allenby (GLA/LEI)	2006-2014	12	23	7	835	103*	52.18	1367	61.08	2	7	1	102	12
SD Thomas (GLA)	2000-2004	8	10	3	352	138	50.28	589	59.76	1	1	1	44	2
CJL Rogers (AUS/DER/MID/NOR)	2006-2015	6	11	0	547	222	49.72	883	61.94	1	2	0	75	1
SA Northeast (HAM/KEN/MCC)	2010-2020	18	30	2	1384	178*	49.42	2347	58.96	5	5	1	175	7
SJ Walters (GLA/SUR)	2006-2013	7	13	0	640	159	49.23	1152	55.55	2	3	0	84	1
WJ Durston (DER/SOM)	2005-2015	11	20	6	679	116	48.50	1011	67.16	1	5	3	83	6
A Lyth (YOR)	2010-2025	12	22	2	953	185	47.65	1873	50.88	1	8	2	128	4
IJ Harvey (DER/GLO/YOR)	2002-2007	8	13	1	563	136	46.91	812	69.33	2	3	3	79	2
JL Sadler (DER/LEI)	2004-2009	7	12	2	469	128*	46.90	1019	46.02	1	1	0	59	4
SD Peters (NOR/WOR)	2002-2015	16	24	3	978	178	46.57	1867	52.38	4	2	3	134	1
S Chanderpaul (DER/LAN/WI)	2009-2018	7	11	2	415	92	46.11	872	47.59	0	5	0	53	3
DJ Pipe (DER/WOR)	2005-2009	8	14	4	461	133*	46.10	549	83.97	1	2	2	67	9
M van Jaarsveld (KEN)	2009-2011	6	12	1	507	106	46.09	864	58.68	2	3	0	63	3
DDJ Robinson (LEI)	2004-2007	7	13	1	552	80	46.00	1086	50.82	0	6	0	92	0
MJ Powell (GLA/KEN)	2000-2013	21	36	3	1504	202	45.57	3100	48.51	4	7	3	186	5
EG Barnard (WAR/WOR)	2016-2025	12	17	4	581	165	44.69	1018	57.07	3	0	2	71	4
SD Robson (MID)	2009-2023	7	14	0	619	149	44.21	1173	52.77	3	1	1	86	0
JC Hildreth (SOM)	2004-2022	16	29	3	1148	125*	44.15	1804	63.63	1	9	1	153	4
DI Stevens (KEN/LEI)	2003-2022	23	41	1	1760	149	44.00	2642	66.61	7	6	2	236	22
WG Jacks (SUR)	2018-2023	8	13	1	526	150*	43.83	892	58.96	1	4	2	62	16
GP Rees (GLA)	2007-2013	9	17	0	743	122	43.70	1639	45.33	2	5	1	83	0
LD Sutton (DER/LAN)	2002-2011	9	14	1	564	131	43.38	1443	39.08	1	2	0	61	0
BG Compton (KEN/NOT)	2021-2024	7	12	0	513	165	42.75	1181	43.43	2	0	0	66	0
RJ Burns (SUR)	2014-2025	15	27	2	1067	158	42.68	2177	49.01	1	7	0	143	0
DJ Malan (MID/YOR)	2009-2022	7	13	3	426	87*	42.60	763	55.83	0	4	1	58	0
ME Trescothick (SOM)	2005-2018	7	14	2	511	228*	42.58	771	66.27	1	2	2	71	7
KP Pietersen (NOT/SUR)	2002-2015	7	12	2	421	167	42.10	584	72.08	1	2	2	46	9
RA White (NOR)	2005-2012	10	16	4	505	76*	42.08	779	64.82	0	4	2	68	8
G Chapple (LAN)	2001-2015	11	13	4	374	132*	41.55	687	54.43	1	2	0	44	6
JN Batty (GLO/SUR)	2001-2012	8	13	1	498	168*	41.50	914	54.48	1	2	2	75	3
HD Ackerman (LEI)	2005-2009	8	14	2	489	112	40.75	887	55.12	2	2	2	64	2
TR Ambrose (SUS/WAR)	2003-2019	6	10	3	285	93*	40.71	738	38.61	0	2	1	37	0
JL Smith (SUR)	2019-2025	5	10	1	365	100	40.55	664	54.96	1	1	0	55	4
DKH Mitchell (WOR)	2005-2021	13	23	0	919	156	39.95	1881	48.85	2	6	1	120	0
JN Snape (GLO/LEI)	2000-2006	7	11	3	316	54*	39.50	598	52.84	0	3	0	40	1
BW Harmison (DUR/KEN)	2010-2015	7	12	1	432	123	39.27	993	43.50	1	3	0	56	0
GO Jones (GLO/KEN)	2003-2015	14	25	2	899	135	39.08	1565	57.44	2	4	0	116	1
MJ Chilton (LAN)	2001-2010	8	12	1	428	106	38.90	1036	41.31	1	2	2	51	3
DP Sibley (SUR/WAR)	2014-2025	12	21	2	739	125	38.89	1726	42.81	1	4	2	88	6
SC Moore (DER/LAN/WOR)	2005-2014	9	18	1	654	191	38.47	1042	62.76	1	4	0	110	5
JD Libby (NOR/NOT/WOR)	2016-2025	8	15	2	499	180*	38.38	1249	39.95	1	3	0	51	2
GJ Batty (SUR/WOR)	2002-2017	14	20	6	535	112*	38.21	911	58.72	1	3	2	72	4
JM Vince (HAM)	2010-2024	15	26	0	989	240	38.03	1448	68.30	1	4	2	138	5
OG Robinson (DUR/KEN)	2019-2025	8	14	0	529	198	37.78	843	62.75	1	2	0	64	9
MJ Di Venuto (DER/DUR)	2002-2010	7	14	1	488	110*	37.53	808	60.39	1	2	1	62	1
SP Crook (NOR)	2006-2016	9	12	2	374	88*	37.40	530	70.56	0	3	3	50	2
JER Gallian (NOT)	2000-2007	10	17	1	593	120*	37.06	1366	43.41	1	5	2	82	1
EC Joyce (MID/SUS)	2000-2016	11	19	0	704	117	37.05	1455+	47.07	1	6	1	90+	2+
JM Clarke (NOT/WOR)	2016-2025	12	22	2	738	105	36.90	1367	53.98	2	4	1	105	5
A McGrath (YOR)	2001-2012	9	15	0	552	112	36.80	1193	46.26	1	4	0	61	2
BL D'Oliveira (MCC/WOR)	2014-2025	10	16	0	585	128	36.56	1057	55.34	1	3	0	74	2
BM Shafayat (HAM/NOR/NOT)	2002-2012	12	20	0	731	153	36.55	1565	46.70	2	3	0	105	5
MJ Lumb (HAM/YOR)	2004-2010	5	10	2	291	76	36.37	602	48.33	0	1	0	43	0
DL Hemp (GLA/WAR)	2000-2008	10	18	2	576	83*	36.00	1148	50.17	0	5	0	77	2
OJ Pope (SUR)	2018-2025	8	15	2	468	114	36.00	777	60.23	1	1	0	66	5
JA Rudolph (GLA/YOR)	2010-2016	8	15	0	530	106	35.33	1104	48.00	1	2	1	69	1
MGK Burgess (WAR)	2019-2024	9	14	0	491	170	35.07	743	66.08	2	1	2	52	11
SR Hain (MCC/WAR)	2017-2025	11	15	1	487	140*	34.78	1117	43.59	1	3	2	59	1
GH Roderick (GLO/WOR)	2013-2025	10	19	3	555	136	34.68	1089	50.96	2	3	5	68	1
Kadeer Ali (GLO)	2006-2009	7	13	1	414	100	34.50	1054	39.27	1	2	1	50	0
SJ Mullaney (NOT)	2010-2023	8	13	1	414	117	34.50	781	53.00	1	4	1	54	5
WD Bragg (GLA)	2009-2016	13	26	1	862	161*	34.48	1722	50.05	1	5	4	103	0
VS Solanki (WOR)	2000-2008	10	18	2	551	122	34.43	914	60.28	1	4	3	81	4
AD Brown (NOT/SUR)	2001-2010	6	11	1	341	64	34.10	457	74.61	0	4	2	50	0
DM Bess (MCC/SOM/WAR/YOR)	2017-2025	10	13	2	375	107	34.09	564	66.48	1	2	1	55	1
PJ Horton (LAN/LEI)	2005-2016	8	13	1	409	123	34.08	970	42.16	1	2	0	58	0
H Hameed (LAN/NOT)	2015-2025	10	17	0	579	105	34.05	1217	47.57	1	3	1	75	1
DJ Bicknell (NOT)	2000-2004	7	13	0	441	110	33.92	818	53.91	1	3	1	55	3
JM Bairstow (YOR)	2010-2025	6	10	0	337	79	33.70	442	76.24	0	4	0	44	5
JA Simpson (MCC/MID/SUS)	2011-2025	9	15	2	435	90	33.46	1033	42.11	0	3	0	53	2
PA Nixon (KEN/LEI)	2001-2009	15	22	3	632	92*	33.26	1234	51.21	0	4	1	88	3
JHK Adams (HAM)	2004-2018	12	22	2	663	169	33.15	1475	44.94	2	2	2	86	2
RJ Warren (NOR/NOT)	2000-2004	7	12	0	397	87	33.08	877	45.26	0	2	0	60	0
JP Crawley (CambU/HAM/LAN)	1992-2004	6	11	1	330	97	33.00	422+	46.91	0	4	2	23+	0+
RDB Croft (GLA)	2000-2012	15	22	4	590	125	32.77	1084	54.42	1	2	2	80	1
GJ Muchall (DUR)	2002-2010	7	12	0	387	123	32.25	706	54.81	1	1	2	60	1
CB Cooke (GLA)	2013-2021	7	13	1	385	68	32.08	703	54.76	0	5	4	46	1
PD Trego (SOM)	2006-2018	8	13	1	384	102	32.00	550	69.81	1	1	1	53	5
CM Spearman (GLO)	2002-2009	7	13	0	415	80	31.92	607	68.36	0	4	2	68	1
BA Godleman (DER/MID)	2007-2021	10	19	0	604	100	31.78	1321	45.72	1	3	2	77	1
MA Wallace (GLA)	2001-2016	25	45	3	1327	101	31.59	2445	54.27	1	7	3	159	9
WRS Gidman (GLO/KEN)	2011-2016	8	14	4	314	63*	31.40	614	51.14	0	2	2	46	0
BM Duckett (NOR/NOT)	2013-2024	11	19	1	564	189	31.33	862	65.42	1	1	2	79	2
MB Loye (LAN/NOR)	2000-2011	10	17	1	500	194	31.25	994	50.30	1	2	3	55	11
RI Keogh (NOR)	2013-2023	8	13	0	402	172	30.92	635	63.30	1	0	1	55	4
AJ Strauss (MID)	2000-2009	8	15	0	462	97	30.80	781+	49.67	0	3	0	47+	0+

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 10 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
Performances in matches that overlap years 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:

Western Province vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 22nd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 147/8 (58.0 ov, S von Berg 21*, GA Stuurman 1*, M Dube 0/15) - Stumps

Dolphins vs North West at Potchefstroom, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 21st Match, Jan 31-Feb 3, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 64/1 (18.0 ov, M Prince 20*, DS Rosier 32*, O Cele 0/22) - Stumps

Southern Rocks vs Mashonaland Eagles at Masvingo, Logan Cup 10th Match, Feb 3-6, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 60/0 (12.2 ov, KO Maunze 26*, TS Kamunhukamwe 25*, TZ Chataira 0/4)