Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
EH Hendren (ENG)	1924-1924	5	4	1	398	142	132.66	0+	0.00	2	2	0	34+	2
FE Woolley (ENG)	1924-1924	5	4	1	249	134*	83.00	0+	0.00	1	2	1	8+	1
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1924	5	5	1	303	122	75.75	0+	0.00	1	2	0	0+	1
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1924-1924	4	5	0	355	211	71.00	-	-	1	1	0	15+	0
RH Catterall (SA)	1924-1924	5	8	1	471	120	67.28	-	-	2	2	1	15+	3
R Kilner (ENG)	1924-1924	2	1	0	59	59	59.00	0+	0.00	0	1	0	0+	0
A Sandham (ENG)	1924-1924	2	1	0	46	46	46.00	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0
JW Hearne (ENG)	1924-1924	3	3	1	78	35	39.00	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0
PGH Fender (ENG)	1924-1924	2	1	0	36	36	36.00	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0
MJ Susskind (SA)	1924-1924	5	8	0	268	65	33.50	-	-	0	4	0	-	0
HW Taylor (SA)	1924-1924	5	8	2	197	59*	32.83	-	-	0	2	0	-	2
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1924	5	3	0	98	50	32.66	0+	0.00	0	1	0	0+	1
RK Tyldesley (ENG)	1924-1924	4	2	1	30	29	30.00	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1924-1924	4	3	0	77	36	25.66	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	1
HG Deane (SA)	1924-1924	5	7	1	143	47*	23.83	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1924-1924	5	7	1	139	56	23.16	0+	0.00	0	1	1	0+	0
GA Faulkner (SA)	1924-1924	1	2	0	37	25	18.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
TA Ward (SA)	1924-1924	5	8	1	121	50	17.28	-	-	0	1	0	0+	0
AW Nourse (SA)	1924-1924	5	8	0	138	37	17.25	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
JMM Commaille (SA)	1924-1924	5	8	1	113	37	16.14	-	-	0	0	1	0+	0
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	1924-1924	1	1	0	15	15	15.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
APF Chapman (ENG)	1924-1924	2	1	0	8	8	8.00	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0
SJ Pegler (SA)	1924-1924	5	7	0	53	25	7.57	0+	0.00	0	0	3	0+	0
CP Carter (SA)	1924-1924	3	3	0	15	11	5.00	0+	0.00	0	0	1	0+	0
EP Nupen (SA)	1924-1924	2	4	0	16	11	4.00	-	-	0	0	2	-	0
GAL Hearne (SA)	1924-1924	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
GEC Wood (ENG)	1924-1924	3	2	0	7	6	3.50	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0
GM Parker (SA)	1924-1924	2	4	2	3	2*	1.50	-	-	0	0	2	0	0
H Howell (ENG)	1924-1924	1	0	0	0	-	-	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
GG Macaulay (ENG)	1924-1924	1	1	1	0	0*	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
CH Parkin (ENG)	1924-1924	1	1	1	8	8*	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
PAM Hands (SA)	1924-1924	1	0	0	0	-	-	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1924-1924	1	0	0	0	-	-	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
H Strudwick (ENG)	1924-1924	1	1	1	2	2*	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
G Duckworth (ENG)	1924-1924	1	0	0	0	-	-	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
G Geary (ENG)	1924-1924	1	0	0	0	-	-	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0
JCW MacBryan (ENG)	1924-1924	1	0	0	0	-	-	0	0.00	0	0	0	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]