Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Somerset 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
KP Pietersen (HAM/NOT/SUR)	2001-2012	10	10	4	603	147	100.50	524	115.07	3	2	-	58	17
DS Lehmann (YOR)	1997-2006	10	10	3	482	104	68.85	382+	106.28	1	4	-	42+	5+
PN Weekes (MID)	1996-2006	12	11	3	507	119*	63.37	391+	87.46	1	4	-	41+	5+
GA Gooch (ESS)	1974-1997	11	11	2	548	138	60.88	-	-	1	4	1	-	-
A McGrath (YOR)	1997-2007	14	13	3	606	148	60.60	610+	94.75	1	4	-	47+	11+
MW Gatting (MID)	1977-1997	13	13	3	588	112	58.80	-	-	1	3	-	-	-
GA Hick (WOR)	1990-2008	17	15	3	642	141*	53.50	488+	100.81	3	1	-	56+	5+
DP Ostler (WAR)	1991-2002	12	11	2	462	77*	51.33	93+	102.15	-	5	-	14+	0+
EC Joyce (MID/SUS)	2003-2016	12	10	1	461	94	51.22	523	88.14	-	4	-	50	2
DJG Sales (NOR)	1998-2003	11	11	3	392	76	49.00	341+	92.37	-	3	-	30+	5+
MV Fleming (KEN)	1992-2002	14	14	4	487	69	48.70	326+	87.42	-	3	-	31+	4+
OA Shah (ESS/MID)	1996-2011	14	14	2	556	96*	46.33	445+	93.03	-	6	1	45+	4+
MW Goodwin (GLA/SUS/Zmbns)	2000-2014	17	17	1	727	123	45.43	773	94.04	1	7	1	74	7
MJ Prior (SUS)	2003-2010	10	10	-	450	137	45.00	410	109.75	1	3	2	53	11
MP Maynard (GLA)	1988-2002	10	10	1	372	93*	41.33	216+	81.94	-	3	-	14+	1+
MR Ramprakash (MID/SUR)	1990-2010	18	18	1	702	115	41.29	505+	84.35	1	5	-	29+	7+
CJ Adams (DER/SUS)	1990-2008	15	14	2	485	115*	40.41	433+	75.51	1	3	1	27+	2+
MJ Wood (GLA/YOR)	2001-2008	10	10	1	360	105*	40.00	473	76.10	1	3	-	48	1
TE Jesty (HAM)	1969-1983	10	10	1	336	79	37.33	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
CJ Tavare (KEN)	1978-1985	11	11	-	410	143	37.27	80+	48.75	2	1	1	41+	0+
MJ Lumb (HAM/NOT/YOR)	2001-2017	19	18	1	620	71	36.47	675	91.85	-	4	-	73	9
PA Cottey (GLA/SUS)	1996-2004	11	11	2	328	62*	36.44	146+	83.56	-	3	1	12+	1+
LJ Wright (SUS)	2004-2018	11	10	2	287	105	35.87	247	116.19	1	-	1	29	8
VS Solanki (SUR/WOR)	1997-2014	20	19	1	636	122	35.33	713+	85.55	1	4	3	82+	5+
GJ Muchall (DUR)	2002-2015	13	12	2	351	81	35.10	448	78.34	-	3	1	32	2
P Mustard (DUR/GLO)	2003-2017	12	11	-	386	98	35.09	392	98.46	-	2	2	42	6
KJ Barnett (DER/GLO)	1979-2002	10	10	1	309	94	34.33	376+	67.02	-	2	2	18+	0+
JL Denly (KEN/MID)	2005-2025	12	12	3	307	60	34.11	430	71.39	-	1	2	25	4
PD Collingwood (DUR)	1998-2015	11	11	1	329	113	32.90	246+	94.71	1	-	-	20+	9+
TR Ward (KEN/LEI)	1992-2002	13	13	-	424	113	32.61	237+	79.74	1	3	1	49+	1+
JER Gallian (NOT)	1998-2004	10	10	-	326	69	32.60	241+	86.30	-	3	-	29+	1+
RJ Warren (NOR/NOT)	1998-2004	10	10	-	324	93	32.40	275+	78.18	-	2	-	13+	6+
SM Davies (SUR/WOR)	2006-2016	13	13	-	414	111	31.84	391	105.88	1	3	-	58	0
GR Breese (DUR)	2004-2014	11	10	4	189	38*	31.50	224	84.37	-	-	1	20	1
MA Ealham (KEN/NOT)	1992-2008	17	17	3	436	72	31.14	280+	80.00	-	2	1	23+	3+
BF Smith (LEI/WOR)	1997-2010	20	19	2	527	85*	31.00	584+	76.02	-	4	-	40+	1+
MD Stoneman (DUR/MID/SUR)	2011-2024	10	10	1	268	112	29.77	277	96.75	1	1	1	31	4
C White (YOR)	1994-2007	12	11	-	325	64	29.54	302+	96.35	-	2	-	38+	3+
JN Batty (GLO/SUR)	1998-2011	13	12	2	295	55*	29.50	356+	78.08	-	2	-	26+	2+
RWT Key (KEN)	1998-2009	15	15	-	440	73	29.33	552+	65.39	-	4	-	35+	1+
MA Butcher (SUR)	1993-2007	15	14	-	405	91	28.92	257+	84.04	-	2	-	21+	1+
SG Borthwick (DUR/SUR)	2009-2025	12	12	2	285	88	28.50	304	93.75	-	2	2	28	5
A Jones (GLA)	1963-1982	13	13	1	338	65	28.16	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
CMW Read (NOT)	1998-2017	19	17	3	392	62	28.00	312+	92.62	-	1	1	20+	6+
AD Brown (NOT/SUR)	1993-2009	19	19	1	498	98	27.66	286+	111.88	-	2	-	30+	10+
MJ Walker (ESS/KEN)	1995-2010	19	19	-	502	73	26.42	353+	85.26	-	4	3	32+	3+
A Dale (CUniv/GLA)	1989-2002	11	11	-	290	63	26.36	109+	73.39	-	1	2	5+	0+
DA Leatherdale (WOR)	1992-2004	13	10	1	235	55	26.11	265+	80.37	-	1	1	25+	1+
SR Patel (DER/NOT)	2003-2024	13	13	2	278	66	25.27	354	78.53	-	1	2	30	3
DR Turner (HAM)	1969-1988	17	17	2	365	93	24.33	-	-	-	3	3	-	-
CG Greenidge (HAM)	1972-1987	11	11	-	264	51	24.00	-	-	-	1	1	-	-
P Johnson (NOT)	1992-2002	12	12	-	282	67	23.50	107+	95.32	-	2	-	9+	1+
NMK Smith (WAR)	1991-2002	15	10	1	211	59	23.44	51+	96.07	-	1	-	7+	0+
CG Taylor (GLO)	2000-2011	13	10	-	226	72	22.60	277	81.58	-	2	1	23	1
PJ Franks (NOT)	1997-2011	12	10	1	199	64	22.11	105+	138.09	-	1	-	12+	8+
MW Alleyne (GLO)	1988-2002	13	10	1	196	47	21.77	181+	72.92	-	-	-	8+	0+
JN Shepherd (GLO/KEN)	1967-1982	10	10	1	190	47	21.11	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
AD Mascarenhas (HAM)	1998-2012	12	11	3	168	53	21.00	197+	77.15	-	1	1	8+	3+
AP Wells (KEN/SUS)	1982-2000	10	10	1	181	59	20.11	92+	91.30	-	1	2	11+	2+
JN Snape (GLO/LEI/NOR)	1998-2007	15	11	1	200	50	20.00	249	80.32	-	1	1	18	0
MA Wallace (GLA)	1999-2016	14	13	1	218	70	18.16	233	93.56	-	1	-	17	3
IDK Salisbury (SUR/SUS)	1990-2006	10	10	3	124	33	17.71	36+	100.00	-	-	-	5+	0+
PA Nixon (KEN/LEI)	1997-2007	18	16	-	257	41	16.06	314+	61.78	-	-	-	15+	1+
DL Maddy (LEI/WAR)	1997-2010	18	17	-	256	49	15.05	367+	65.12	-	-	3	19+	2+
RC Russell (GLO)	1986-2002	13	10	3	105	31*	15.00	65+	89.23	-	-	1	3+	0+
APE Knott (KEN)	1967-1985	13	11	-	164	29	14.90	22+	77.27	-	-	-	1+	1+
DI Stevens (KEN/LEI)	2000-2019	20	18	1	248	83	14.58	302	82.11	-	1	1	21	4
RSC Martin-Jenkins (/SUS)	1998-2010	17	11	2	131	34*	14.55	81+	114.81	-	-	1	5+	2+
GJ Batty (SUR/WOR)	2001-2019	23	19	7	172	32*	14.33	234	73.50	-	-	3	19	1
VJ Wells (DUR/LEI)	1997-2003	11	11	-	151	40	13.72	130+	83.07	-	-	3	16+	0+
MNS Taylor (HAM/NOT)	1965-1980	11	10	1	114	33	12.66	0+	-	-	-	2	0+	0+
GW Johnson (KEN)	1971-1985	12	12	2	125	29	12.50	53+	50.94	-	-	-	1+	0+
J Allenby (GLA/LEI)	2006-2014	10	10	-	121	41	12.10	141	85.81	-	-	1	11	2
SP James (GLA)	1996-2002	10	10	-	119	46	11.90	162+	64.81	-	-	2	12+	0+
EW Jones (GLA)	1963-1981	12	11	1	94	31	9.40	0+	-	-	-	3	0+	0+
RDB Croft (GLA)	1996-2011	13	11	2	84	37*	9.33	67+	102.98	-	-	1	10+	1+
GR Stephenson (HAM)	1969-1980	11	11	2	75	29*	8.33	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
CT Radley (MID)	1969-1987	10	10	1	53	23	5.88	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
DL Underwood (KEN)	1967-1985	16	10	3	36	10	5.14	9+	55.55	-	-	4	0+	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:

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan v Bangladesh 3rd ODI, Oct 14, 2025 [ODI # 4909]

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan v Bangladesh 2nd ODI, Oct 11, 2025 [ODI # 4908]

South Australia vs Victoria at Adelaide, One-Day Cup (AUS) 8th Match, Oct 9, 2025 [List A]