Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Players

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
JH Edrich (ENG)	1965-1965	2	3	2	317	310*	317.00	450+	68.88	1	0	1	52+	5
ER Dexter (ENG)	1965-1965	2	4	2	199	80*	99.50	-	-	0	3	0	30	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1965-1965	6	10	2	548	119	68.50	-	-	2	3	0	35+	0
KF Barrington (ENG)	1965-1965	5	8	0	502	163	62.75	-	-	2	2	0	43+	4
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1965-1965	1	2	1	57	53	57.00	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
V Pollard (NZ)	1965-1965	3	6	1	281	81*	56.20	-	-	0	4	0	19+	0
RG Pollock (SA)	1965-1965	3	6	0	291	125	48.50	-	-	1	2	0	35+	0
KC Bland (SA)	1965-1965	3	6	0	286	127	47.66	-	-	1	1	0	21+	3
A Bacher (SA)	1965-1965	3	6	0	218	70	36.33	-	-	0	2	0	17+	0
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1965-1965	4	6	0	217	86	36.16	-	-	0	1	0	20+	0
WE Russell (ENG)	1965-1965	1	2	0	70	70	35.00	-	-	0	1	1	6	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1965-1965	4	8	1	232	76	33.14	-	-	0	1	1	1+	0
GT Dowling (NZ)	1965-1965	3	6	0	197	66	32.83	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
EJ Barlow (SA)	1965-1965	3	6	0	184	76	30.66	-	-	0	2	0	14+	0
BW Yuile (NZ)	1965-1965	1	2	0	58	46	29.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1965-1965	3	6	3	87	34	29.00	-	-	0	0	0	4+	0
RW Barber (ENG)	1965-1965	6	11	0	314	56	28.54	-	-	0	2	0	8+	0
JM Parks (ENG)	1965-1965	6	7	1	167	44*	27.83	0+	0.00	0	0	0	8+	1
HR Lance (SA)	1965-1965	3	6	0	166	69	27.66	-	-	0	2	1	12+	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1965-1965	3	6	0	148	54	24.66	-	-	0	1	0	7+	3
MJK Smith (ENG)	1965-1965	6	9	2	158	44	22.57	-	-	0	0	1	6+	0
BW Sinclair (NZ)	1965-1965	3	6	0	131	72	21.83	-	-	0	1	0	6+	0
RW Morgan (NZ)	1965-1965	3	6	0	122	43	20.33	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1965-1965	6	8	2	121	59	20.16	0+	0.00	0	1	0	3+	1
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1965	3	6	0	111	47	18.50	-	-	0	0	1	-	1
PL van der Merwe (SA)	1965-1965	3	6	0	110	38	18.33	-	-	0	0	1	8+	0
R Dumbrill (SA)	1965-1965	3	6	0	98	36	16.33	-	-	0	0	0	9	0
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1965-1965	2	4	3	16	9*	16.00	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
AH McKinnon (SA)	1965-1965	2	4	2	31	14	15.50	-	-	0	0	0	3	1
DT Lindsay (SA)	1965-1965	3	6	0	92	40	15.33	-	-	0	0	1	1+	0
BR Taylor (NZ)	1965-1965	2	4	0	60	51	15.00	-	-	0	1	2	6+	0
FE Rumsey (ENG)	1965-1965	4	4	2	27	21*	13.50	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0
AE Dick (NZ)	1965-1965	2	4	0	52	42	13.00	-	-	0	0	1	7+	0
JT Botten (SA)	1965-1965	3	6	0	65	33	10.83	-	-	0	0	2	3+	0
HD Bromfield (SA)	1965-1965	1	2	1	9	9*	9.00	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1965	3	6	0	49	21	8.16	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
RC Motz (NZ)	1965-1965	3	6	0	43	21	7.16	-	-	0	0	2	4+	0
JDF Larter (ENG)	1965-1965	3	3	1	12	10	6.00	0+	0.00	0	0	0	1	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1965-1965	2	2	0	6	3	3.00	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
TW Cartwright (ENG)	1965-1965	2	3	1	5	4	2.50	-	-	0	0	1	0+	0
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1965	2	3	1	5	3	2.50	-	-	0	0	1	0	0
DJ Brown (ENG)	1965-1965	2	3	0	6	5	2.00	-	-	0	0	1	0+	0
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1965	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1965-1965	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0	0	1	0	0
JT Ward (NZ)	1965-1965	1	2	2	2	2*	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1965-1965	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]