Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Essex vs other countries List A Batting Records - Highest Batting Averages in Career

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
MR Ramprakash (MID/SUR)	1991-2008	17	17	2	765	98	51.00	644+	81.83	-	8	1	50+	6+
MJ Chilton (LAN)	1999-2009	14	13	3	495	84	49.50	702+	66.95	-	2	-	34+	3+
MP Maynard (GLA)	1989-2004	15	15	3	573	87*	47.75	313+	98.08	-	6	-	22+	5+
MW Goodwin (SUS/Zmbns)	2000-2009	12	12	1	521	158*	47.36	613	84.99	1	3	1	54	5
WS Kendall (CUniv/HAM)	1995-2004	10	10	4	270	55*	45.00	310+	63.87	-	3	2	13+	1+
TL Penney (WAR)	1997-2004	12	12	6	270	64*	45.00	263+	60.45	-	1	1	9+	2+
RWT Key (KEN)	1998-2008	11	11	1	443	120*	44.30	512+	74.41	1	2	2	38+	2+
DR Brown (WAR)	1997-2004	13	10	2	332	108	41.50	355+	83.09	1	1	1	20+	8+
GP Howarth (SUR)	1973-1984	10	10	1	373	75	41.44	99+	74.74	-	3	-	6+	0+
GRJ Roope (SUR)	1969-1982	13	12	4	330	115*	41.25	32+	121.87	1	-	1	2+	1+
CJ Tavare (KEN/SOM)	1978-1991	11	11	1	412	104*	41.20	-	-	2	-	1	-	-
WPC Weston (GLO/WOR)	1993-2006	11	11	1	412	68	41.20	482+	69.29	-	4	-	39+	1+
GA Hick (WOR)	1987-2007	16	16	3	531	146	40.84	254+	67.32	1	2	1	18+	0+
JP Crawley (HAM/LAN)	1996-2007	17	17	2	598	84	39.86	494+	69.02	-	6	-	35+	1+
RA Smith (HAM)	1983-2002	19	18	3	578	97*	38.53	410+	75.60	-	5	-	28+	2+
PN Weekes (MID)	1995-2006	18	18	4	532	82	38.00	565+	64.60	-	4	2	32+	1+
MJ Walker (KEN)	1996-2008	16	15	2	484	106*	37.23	473+	78.22	1	3	2	26+	3+
CJ Adams (DER/SUS)	1997-2008	10	10	-	371	122	37.10	337+	84.27	1	1	1	29+	5+
VP Terry (HAM)	1982-1996	13	12	-	426	109	35.50	29+	48.27	1	3	-	0+	0+
NH Fairbrother (LAN)	1984-2002	15	14	4	355	101	35.50	148+	87.16	1	2	2	10+	2+
RR Montgomerie (NOR/SUS)	1997-2007	10	10	1	315	108	35.00	414+	72.94	1	1	1	32+	0+
VS Solanki (SUR/WOR)	1997-2013	16	16	1	522	86	34.80	571+	83.18	-	3	-	59+	4+
MB Loye (LAN/NOR)	1993-2010	10	10	-	342	71	34.20	333+	74.77	-	3	-	35+	2+
JWM Dalrymple (GLA/MID)	2001-2009	12	11	4	237	51	33.85	351	67.52	-	1	1	14	3
AJ Stewart (SUR)	1984-2002	12	12	1	370	125*	33.63	179+	51.39	1	1	1	11+	0+
PA Nixon (KEN/LEI)	1992-2008	13	12	4	268	62	33.50	270+	80.74	-	2	-	15+	3+
PD Trego (KEN/MID/SOM)	2003-2019	11	11	-	362	141	32.90	356	101.68	1	2	-	35	8
A McGrath (YOR)	1998-2010	12	11	1	326	72*	32.60	358+	69.83	-	2	1	21+	4+
RA Woolmer (KEN)	1970-1983	11	11	2	285	79*	31.66	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
MA Ealham (KEN/NOT)	1996-2006	13	12	1	343	73	31.18	230+	85.65	-	3	-	19+	4+
RC Russell (GLO)	1984-2003	11	10	2	245	58*	30.62	159+	57.86	-	1	-	4+	0+
MGN Windows (GLO)	1998-2005	11	10	2	239	83*	29.87	264+	70.45	-	2	1	18+	2+
ET Smith (KEN/MID)	1999-2008	12	12	1	327	75	29.72	509+	64.04	-	3	1	33+	1+
DJG Sales (NOR)	1997-2010	14	13	-	386	79	29.69	469+	74.84	-	2	-	33+	9+
SJ Croft (LAN)	2006-2021	13	13	1	354	93	29.50	496	71.37	-	4	-	21	3
RDV Knight (GLO/SUR)	1969-1984	12	12	-	353	60	29.41	64+	81.25	-	3	1	8+	0+
MCJ Nicholas (HAM)	1982-1995	12	11	4	204	46*	29.14	35+	54.28	-	-	1	0+	0+
RDB Croft (GLA)	1994-2011	18	17	1	453	92	28.31	265+	90.18	-	5	2	22+	2+
CMW Read (Devon/NOT)	1996-2017	12	10	4	169	46	28.16	152+	76.97	-	-	-	6+	3+
DL Hemp (GLA/WAR)	1994-2008	16	15	4	302	70*	27.45	260+	53.07	-	2	2	8+	0+
DM Smith (SUR/SUS)	1976-1994	10	10	-	273	64	27.30	34+	70.58	-	2	-	2+	0+
Azhar Mahmood (KEN/SUR)	2002-2013	11	10	1	238	98	26.44	222	107.20	-	1	-	16	7
GD Lloyd (LAN)	1991-2002	13	10	3	184	42	26.28	99+	63.63	-	-	-	3+	0+
JS Laney (HAM)	1996-2002	12	12	1	286	106*	26.00	299+	70.23	1	-	1	20+	0+
MW Alleyne (GLO)	1992-2005	11	10	-	256	76	25.60	175+	74.28	-	2	-	10+	2+
CG Taylor (GLO)	2002-2011	14	13	2	280	56	25.45	315	88.88	-	1	1	27	3
MH Wessels (NOR/NOT)	2005-2017	10	10	-	254	57	25.40	304	83.55	-	1	1	27	2
U Afzaal (NOR/NOT/SUR)	2000-2008	10	10	2	199	50*	24.87	289	68.85	-	1	1	18	1
JC Hildreth (SOM)	2006-2019	10	10	1	223	46	24.77	242	92.14	-	-	-	20	3
APR Gidman (GLO)	2002-2012	17	16	1	368	80	24.53	402	91.54	-	2	-	35	6
R Clarke (DER/SUR/WAR)	2002-2019	13	11	-	269	69	24.45	305	88.19	-	2	1	28	3
GW Johnson (KEN)	1971-1983	11	10	2	190	75	23.75	0+	-	-	2	-	0+	0+
EC Joyce (IRE/MID/SUS)	1998-2016	14	13	-	308	91	23.69	371	83.01	-	2	2	33	2+
GG Wagg (DER/GLA/WAR)	2003-2019	14	14	3	259	62*	23.54	244	106.14	-	1	2	22	10
MJ Powell (GLA)	1997-2009	15	15	2	302	54	23.23	339+	79.35	-	1	1	28+	1+
AR Butcher (GLA/SUR)	1974-1989	13	11	1	231	39	23.10	22+	59.09	-	-	-	2+	0+
ARC Fraser (MID)	1985-2001	13	10	6	92	33	23.00	28+	75.00	-	-	1	1+	0+
MW Gatting (MID)	1976-1997	14	12	1	252	93*	22.90	55+	40.00	-	1	2	2+	0+
CT Radley (MID)	1969-1987	15	14	2	273	89*	22.75	154+	57.79	-	1	2	9+	0+
DI Stevens (KEN/LEI)	1997-2021	13	13	-	291	68	22.38	292+	74.31	-	2	1	23+	4+
PJ Horton (LAN)	2004-2015	12	10	-	215	54	21.50	306	70.26	-	1	2	14	0
PA Cottey (GLA/SUS)	1989-2002	12	12	1	233	57	21.18	17+	29.41	-	2	3	0+	0+
NV Knight (WAR)	1997-2006	13	13	-	272	51	20.92	256+	60.54	-	2	1	17+	1+
DA Kenway (HAM)	1999-2005	12	12	-	248	56	20.66	379	65.43	-	1	1	31	0
N Pothas (HAM)	2002-2009	11	11	3	165	64	20.62	269	61.33	-	1	3	15	2
PWG Parker (SUS)	1979-1991	10	10	-	204	64	20.40	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
BF Smith (LEI/WOR)	1994-2009	13	12	1	223	54	20.27	202+	63.86	-	2	3	7+	0+
A Dale (GLA)	1995-2003	13	11	1	202	62	20.20	50+	68.00	-	1	1	0+	0+
CM Spearman (GLO)	2002-2007	10	10	-	195	101	19.50	199	97.98	1	1	2	19	5
Asif Iqbal (KEN)	1969-1982	12	11	-	213	65	19.36	0+	-	-	2	1	0+	0+
DP Ostler (WAR)	1991-2004	11	11	-	213	45	19.36	197+	53.29	-	-	-	12+	0+
JN Batty (CUniv/GLO/SUR)	1995-2012	15	11	2	172	66	19.11	233+	71.24	-	1	1	19+	1+
AD Mascarenhas (HAM)	1998-2013	18	17	3	263	53	18.78	340+	67.94	-	1	1	18+	1+
AD Brown (NOT/SUR)	1996-2011	16	14	-	260	71	18.57	203+	87.68	-	1	1	24+	1+
RD Jackman (SUR)	1969-1982	14	10	5	90	32	18.00	5+	20.00	-	-	-	0+	0+
OA Shah (MID)	1998-2010	17	17	1	262	54	16.37	342+	61.11	-	2	1	16+	4+
JL Denly (KEN/MID)	2007-2023	10	10	-	160	28	16.00	241	66.39	-	-	1	23	0
G Welch (DER/WAR)	1997-2002	10	10	3	106	27*	15.14	173+	38.72	-	-	2	4+	0+
RA White (NOR)	2002-2010	10	10	-	140	51	14.00	183	76.50	-	1	1	21	2
MA Lynch (GLO/SUR)	1979-1997	12	12	-	163	45	13.58	48+	50.00	-	-	2	2+	0+
MH Yardy (SUS)	2001-2009	10	10	1	121	40	13.44	216	56.01	-	-	-	7	0
SD Udal (HAM/MID)	1991-2010	27	16	2	184	34	13.14	182+	63.73	-	-	1	7+	1+
MCJ Ball (GLO)	1992-2006	14	12	4	105	23*	13.12	99+	61.61	-	-	1	2+	2+
APE Knott (KEN)	1969-1985	14	13	1	155	39	12.91	0+	-	-	-	3	0+	0+
RSC Martin-Jenkins (/SUS)	1996-2008	11	10	3	85	44	12.14	115+	72.17	-	-	1	4+	1+
JN Shepherd (GLO/KEN)	1970-1984	11	10	2	89	28*	11.12	0+	-	-	-	-	0+	0+
MA Wallace (GLA)	2000-2016	14	10	1	93	27	10.33	101	92.07	-	-	2	9	2
G Chapple (LAN)	1996-2013	20	13	2	94	33	8.54	118+	75.42	-	-	2	10+	1+

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:

Maharashtra vs Mumbai (Bombay) at Jaipur, Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite, Group C, Jan 3, 2026 [List A]

Odisha vs Haryana at Alur (2), Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite, Group D, Jan 3, 2026 [List A]

Goa vs Uttarakhand at Jaipur, Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite, Group C, Jan 3, 2026 [List A]