Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1913-1914	5	8	1	443	97	63.28	-	-	-	4	-	-	2
CP Mead (ENG)	1913-1914	5	7	-	378	117	54.00	-	-	2	1	1	-	0
HW Taylor (SA)	1913-1914	5	10	-	508	109	50.80	-	-	1	3	-	-	1
W Rhodes (ENG)	1913-1914	5	8	1	289	152	41.28	-	-	1	-	1	-	0
JW Zulch (SA)	1913-1914	3	6	-	239	82	39.83	-	-	-	2	-	-	0
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1913-1914	5	7	-	266	119	38.00	-	-	1	1	1	0+	0
HW Chapman (SA)	1914-1914	1	2	1	33	17	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
PAM Hands (SA)	1913-1914	5	10	-	281	83	28.10	-	-	-	2	1	-	4
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1914	5	10	6	104	59	26.00	-	-	-	1	1	-	0
AE Relf (ENG)	1913-1914	5	6	1	123	63	24.60	-	-	-	1	1	0+	0
FE Woolley (ENG)	1913-1914	5	7	1	138	54	23.00	-	-	-	1	1	0+	3
MW Booth (ENG)	1913-1914	2	2	-	46	32	23.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
CP Carter (SA)	1914-1914	2	4	1	69	45	23.00	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
AW Nourse (SA)	1913-1914	5	10	-	225	56	22.50	-	-	-	1	1	-	0
D Taylor (SA)	1914-1914	2	4	-	85	36	21.25	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
MC Bird (ENG)	1913-1914	5	6	1	95	61	19.00	-	-	-	1	-	0+	0
JW Hearne (ENG)	1914-1914	3	5	1	69	32	17.25	-	-	-	-	1	-	0
Lord Tennyson (ENG)	1913-1914	5	7	-	116	52	16.57	-	-	-	1	1	0+	0
LJ Tancred (SA)	1913-1913	1	2	-	33	20	16.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
GPD Hartigan (SA)	1913-1914	3	6	-	84	51	14.00	-	-	-	1	2	-	0
TA Ward (SA)	1913-1914	5	10	-	105	40	10.50	-	-	-	-	1	0+	0
HV Baumgartner (SA)	1913-1913	1	2	-	19	16	9.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
EJ Smith (ENG)	1913-1913	1	1	-	9	9	9.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
C Newberry (SA)	1913-1914	4	8	-	62	16	7.75	-	-	-	-	1	-	0
H Strudwick (ENG)	1913-1914	5	6	2	28	14	7.00	-	-	-	-	2	0+	0
RHM Hands (SA)	1914-1914	1	2	-	7	7	3.50	-	-	-	-	1	-	0
JL Cox (SA)	1913-1914	3	6	1	17	12*	3.40	-	-	-	-	3	0+	0
AHC Cooper (SA)	1913-1913	1	2	-	6	6	3.00	-	-	-	-	1	-	0
SF Barnes (ENG)	1913-1914	4	5	2	9	5	3.00	-	-	-	-	2	0+	0
R Beaumont (SA)	1913-1914	2	4	-	11	6	2.75	-	-	-	-	2	-	0
GL Tapscott (SA)	1913-1913	1	2	-	5	4	2.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
EB Lundie (SA)	1914-1914	1	2	1	1	1	1.00	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
FL le Roux (SA)	1914-1914	1	2	-	1	1	0.50	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
PT Lewis (SA)	1913-1913	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0
CD Dixon (SA)	1914-1914	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0
LR Tuckett (SA)	1914-1914	1	2	1	-	0*	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]