Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
L Hutton (ENG)	1954-1954	5	8	1	677	205	96.71	-	-	2	3	-	48+	2
CL Walcott (WI)	1954-1954	5	10	2	698	220	87.25	-	-	3	3	-	-	2
ED Weekes (WI)	1954-1954	4	8	1	487	206	69.57	-	-	1	3	1	0+	0
JKC Holt (WI)	1954-1954	5	9	1	432	166	54.00	-	-	1	2	1	-	1
W Ferguson (WI)	1954-1954	1	2	1	52	44	52.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
JH Wardle (ENG)	1954-1954	2	2	-	104	66	52.00	-	-	-	1	-	9+	1
GO Rabone (NZ)	1953-1954	3	5	-	254	107	50.80	-	-	1	2	-	21+	0
DCS Compton (ENG)	1954-1954	5	7	-	348	133	49.71	-	-	1	2	-	-	0
FMM Worrell (WI)	1954-1954	4	8	1	334	167	47.71	-	-	1	2	2	0+	1
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1953-1954	5	7	2	234	68*	46.80	-	-	-	2	-	5+	0
PBH May (ENG)	1954-1954	5	10	1	414	135	46.00	-	-	1	2	-	-	2
DJ McGlew (SA)	1953-1954	5	9	1	351	86	43.87	-	-	-	3	-	9+	0
DS Atkinson (WI)	1954-1954	4	7	1	259	74	43.16	-	-	-	3	1	-	3
WR Endean (SA)	1953-1954	5	8	1	293	93	41.85	-	-	-	2	-	13+	1
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1954	1	2	1	40	26	40.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
TE Bailey (ENG)	1954-1954	5	7	2	193	49	38.60	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
RA McLean (SA)	1953-1954	4	6	1	191	101	38.20	-	-	1	-	1	11+	1
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1953-1954	5	9	1	305	80*	38.12	-	-	-	3	1	5+	9
TW Graveney (ENG)	1954-1954	5	10	3	265	92	37.85	-	-	-	2	2	-	1
JE Cheetham (SA)	1953-1954	5	8	2	227	89	37.83	-	-	-	1	-	9+	2
CA McWatt (WI)	1954-1954	5	8	2	198	54	33.00	-	-	-	2	-	-	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1954	5	9	-	263	135	29.22	-	-	1	1	2	18+	2
JEF Beck (NZ)	1953-1954	4	7	-	203	99	29.00	-	-	-	1	1	9+	1
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1954-1954	5	9	-	256	64	28.44	-	-	-	2	1	-	0
W Watson (ENG)	1954-1954	5	10	2	224	116	28.00	-	-	1	-	1	16+	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1953-1954	5	6	1	137	34	27.40	-	-	-	-	-	0+	1
BH Pairaudeau (WI)	1954-1954	2	3	-	76	71	25.33	-	-	-	1	1	-	0
RJ Westcott (SA)	1954-1954	3	6	-	148	62	24.66	-	-	-	1	-	10+	0
JHB Waite (SA)	1953-1954	5	7	1	144	52	24.00	-	-	-	1	1	-	0
JC Watkins (SA)	1953-1954	3	4	-	93	45	23.25	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
GE Gomez (WI)	1954-1954	4	7	1	126	47*	21.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
ME Chapple (NZ)	1953-1954	5	9	-	180	76	20.00	-	-	-	1	-	5+	1
MB Poore (NZ)	1953-1954	5	9	-	170	44	18.88	-	-	-	-	1	2+	0
DEJ Ironside (SA)	1953-1954	3	4	2	37	13	18.50	-	-	-	-	-	0+	0
EW Dempster (NZ)	1953-1954	4	7	2	92	47	18.40	-	-	-	-	2	0+	0
RJ Christiani (WI)	1954-1954	1	2	-	36	25	18.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
RT Spooner (ENG)	1954-1954	1	2	-	35	19	17.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
MC Frederick (WI)	1954-1954	1	2	-	30	30	15.00	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
FLH Mooney (NZ)	1953-1954	5	9	-	123	35	13.66	-	-	-	-	-	0+	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1954-1954	3	4	1	38	19	12.66	-	-	-	-	-	0+	1
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1953-1954	5	9	1	98	21	12.25	-	-	-	-	1	1+	0
KJ Funston (SA)	1953-1954	3	5	-	60	39	12.00	-	-	-	-	2	-	0
TG Evans (ENG)	1954-1954	4	6	-	72	28	12.00	-	-	-	-	1	-	0
FM King (WI)	1954-1954	3	3	1	24	10*	12.00	0+	-	-	-	-	0+	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1954-1954	4	5	1	44	27	11.00	-	-	-	-	1	0+	1
CH Palmer (ENG)	1954-1954	1	2	-	22	22	11.00	-	-	-	-	1	-	0
GA Headley (WI)	1954-1954	1	2	-	17	16	8.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
AE Moss (ENG)	1954-1954	1	2	-	16	16	8.00	-	-	-	-	1	-	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1954-1954	4	6	2	28	10*	7.00	-	-	-	-	1	0+	0
ARA Murray (SA)	1953-1954	4	5	-	33	13	6.60	-	-	-	-	1	0+	0
LSM Miller (NZ)	1953-1954	4	8	-	47	18	5.87	-	-	-	-	4	0+	0
RW Blair (NZ)	1953-1954	4	8	1	40	8	5.71	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
GAR Lock (ENG)	1954-1954	5	7	1	31	13	5.16	-	-	-	-	2	0+	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1954	5	5	1	19	8*	4.75	0+	-	-	-	2	0+	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1954-1954	5	6	-	23	10	3.83	0+	-	-	-	1	0+	0
GWF Overton (NZ)	1953-1954	3	6	1	8	3*	1.60	-	-	-	-	2	0	0
IB Leggat (NZ)	1954-1954	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
AL Valentine (WI)	1954-1954	3	4	1	-	0*	-	1+	-	-	-	3	0	0
ESM Kentish (WI)	1954-1954	1	1	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	0	0
W Bell (NZ)	1954-1954	2	3	3	21	21*	-	-	-	-	-	-	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]