Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages for England in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
H Wood	1888-1892	4	4	1	204	134*	68.00	89+	66.29	1	1	0	11+	0
BH Valentine	1933-1939	7	9	2	454	136	64.85	0+	0.00	2	1	0	35+	3
AJL Hill	1896-1896	3	4	0	251	124	62.75	-	-	1	1	0	-	0
H Sutcliffe	1924-1935	54	84	9	4555	194	60.73	6558+	34.59	16	23	2	202+	6
E Paynter	1931-1939	20	31	5	1540	243	59.23	1288+	45.88	4	7	3	125+	4
KF Barrington	1955-1968	82	131	15	6806	256	58.67	4957+	42.42	20	35	5	591+	27
KS Duleepsinhji	1929-1931	12	19	2	995	173	58.52	852+	48.82	3	5	0	59+	1
WR Hammond	1927-1947	85	140	16	7249	336*	58.45	7491+	38.07	22	24	4	419+	27
JB Hobbs	1908-1930	61	102	7	5410	211	56.94	5363+	46.22	15	28	4	276+	8
CAG Russell	1920-1923	10	18	2	910	140	56.87	492+	52.43	5	2	2	39+	1
L Hutton	1937-1955	79	138	15	6971	364	56.67	2844+	39.34	19	33	5	358+	7
CT Radley	1978-1978	12	14	1	731	158	56.23	1735	42.13	3	3	1	68	0
GE Tyldesley	1921-1929	14	20	2	990	122	55.00	178+	29.21	3	6	2	37+	2
SR Hain	2023-2023	2	2	0	106	89	53.00	100	106.00	0	1	0	8	0
CF Walters	1933-1934	11	18	3	784	102	52.26	1008+	39.78	1	7	0	0+	0
A Hill	1877-1877	2	4	2	101	49	50.50	49+	71.42	0	0	1	3+	0
DCS Compton	1937-1957	78	131	15	5807	278	50.06	2731+	38.81	17	28	10	342+	3
F Penn	1880-1880	1	2	1	50	27*	50.00	91	54.94	0	0	0	6	0
GB Legge	1927-1930	5	7	1	299	196	49.83	-	-	1	0	2	23+	0
JE Root	2012-2026	384	506	55	22413	262	49.69	33599	66.70	61	116	26	2198	116
N Oldfield	1939-1939	1	2	0	99	80	49.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
CP Mead	1911-1928	17	26	2	1185	182*	49.37	619+	30.04	4	3	3	38+	0
Hon.FS Jackson	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	-	5	6	3	51+	0
W Chatterton	1892-1892	1	1	0	48	48	48.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
DR Jardine	1928-1934	22	33	6	1296	127	48.00	2110+	25.59	1	10	2	53+	0
ER Dexter	1958-1968	62	102	8	4502	205	47.89	2476+	44.18	9	27	6	455+	16
EH Hendren	1920-1935	51	83	9	3525	205*	47.63	3468+	47.08	7	21	4	209+	9
J Sharp	1909-1909	3	6	2	188	105	47.00	-	-	1	1	0	11+	0
R Subba Row	1958-1961	13	22	1	984	137	46.85	-	-	3	4	0	44+	1
PBH May	1951-1961	66	106	9	4537	285*	46.77	1680+	39.52	13	22	8	369+	12
J Hardstaff	1935-1948	23	38	3	1636	205*	46.74	1540+	36.29	4	10	4	119+	3
C Milburn	1966-1969	9	16	2	654	139	46.71	830+	62.04	2	2	1	91	11
DL Amiss	1966-1977	68	106	10	4471	262*	46.57	8930+	45.52	15	12	10	521	4
JDB Robertson	1947-1952	11	21	2	881	133	46.36	-	-	2	6	0	15+	1
RE Foster	1903-1907	8	14	1	602	287	46.30	-	-	1	1	1	57+	1
PJ Sharpe	1963-1969	12	21	4	786	111	46.23	1388+	40.99	1	4	1	95+	0
M Leyland	1928-1938	41	65	5	2764	187	46.06	4266+	39.96	9	10	6	177+	7
J Vine	1912-1912	2	3	2	46	36	46.00	216	21.29	0	0	0	5	0
G Boycott	1964-1982	144	227	27	9196	246*	45.98	22548+	37.29	23	51	11	849+	8
IJL Trott	2007-2015	127	165	17	6792	226	45.89	11930	56.93	13	42	13	676	6
AH Bakewell	1931-1935	6	9	0	409	107	45.44	-	-	1	3	0	4+	1
KS Ranjitsinhji	1896-1902	15	26	4	989	175	44.95	-	-	2	6	2	19+	0
PA Gibb	1938-1946	8	13	0	581	120	44.69	56+	42.85	2	3	1	6+	0
TW Graveney	1951-1969	79	123	13	4882	258	44.38	4812+	41.02	11	20	8	420+	7
KP Pietersen	2004-2014	275	340	29	13779	227	44.30	19186	71.81	32	67	18	1531	189
G Pullar	1959-1963	28	49	4	1974	175	43.86	221+	31.22	4	12	3	117+	2
MC Cowdrey	1954-1975	115	189	15	7625	182	43.82	6277+	37.43	22	38	9	708+	13
HC Brook	2022-2026	132	149	18	5688	317	43.41	5705	99.70	13	27	7	553	161
JH Edrich	1963-1976	84	133	9	5361	310*	43.23	12427+	38.05	12	26	6	561+	12
AN Cook	2006-2018	257	387	20	15737	294	42.88	30770	51.14	38	76	16	1815	21
C Washbrook	1937-1956	37	66	6	2569	195	42.81	1146+	37.52	6	12	2	100+	8
GP Thorpe	1993-2005	182	256	41	9124	200*	42.43	18037	50.58	16	60	15	950	14
C Hallows	1921-1928	2	2	1	42	26	42.00	-	-	0	0	0	1+	0
RA Smith	1988-1996	133	182	23	6655	175	41.85	12752	52.18	13	43	12	797	33
D Lloyd	1973-1980	17	23	3	837	214*	41.85	1868	44.80	2	0	0	79	1
JB Bolus	1963-1964	7	12	0	496	88	41.33	-	-	0	4	0	45+	0
ME Trescothick	2000-2006	202	268	16	10326	219	40.97	15903	64.93	26	52	25	1382	84
PH Parfitt	1961-1972	37	52	6	1882	131*	40.91	1310+	30.15	7	6	5	208+	2
GA Gooch	1975-1995	243	337	12	13190	333	40.58	25007	52.74	28	69	17	1486+	40
LEG Ames	1929-1939	47	72	12	2434	149	40.56	2139+	39.78	8	7	5	122+	6
AJ Watkins	1948-1952	15	24	4	810	137*	40.50	63+	20.63	2	4	2	2+	0
IR Bell	2004-2015	287	370	39	13331	235	40.27	22804	58.45	26	82	20	1467	73
CJ Poole	1951-1952	3	5	1	161	69*	40.25	-	-	0	2	0	-	0
DS Steele	1975-1976	9	17	0	681	106	40.05	1712	39.77	1	5	1	75	3
BAF Grieve	1889-1889	2	3	2	40	14*	40.00	36+	38.88	0	0	0	6	0
G Gunn	1907-1930	15	29	1	1120	122*	40.00	1330+	38.57	2	7	3	85+	2
WJ Edrich	1938-1955	39	63	2	2440	219	40.00	1959+	30.57	6	13	3	208+	9
KWR Fletcher	1968-1982	83	118	17	4029	216	39.89	8625+	42.33	8	24	6	411+	12+
BC Broad	1984-1989	59	78	2	3022	162	39.76	6834	44.22	7	17	5	254	4
DI Gower	1978-1992	231	315	26	11401	215	39.44	20486	55.65	25	51	13	1269	32
BL D'Oliveira	1966-1972	48	74	9	2514	158	38.67	5082+	44.17	5	15	4	301+	14
AJ Strauss	2003-2012	231	308	14	11315	177	38.48	19644	57.60	27	54	25	1330	35
BM Duckett	2016-2026	98	135	6	4946	182	38.34	5254	94.13	9	28	11	616	46
A Sandham	1921-1930	14	23	0	879	325	38.21	733+	52.38	2	3	3	37+	0
NF Williams	1990-1990	1	1	0	38	38	38.00	52	73.07	0	0	0	6	0
MH Denness	1969-1975	40	56	5	1931	188	37.86	4198+	41.87	4	8	3	209	4
Rev.DS Sheppard	1950-1963	22	33	2	1172	119	37.80	253+	50.59	3	6	2	104+	1
DJ Malan	2017-2023	114	129	12	4416	140	37.74	5538	79.73	8	32	9	490	95
FG Mann	1948-1949	7	12	2	376	136*	37.60	67+	47.76	1	0	0	30+	2
AJ Lamb	1982-1992	201	257	26	8666	142	37.51	14366	60.32	18	44	17	946	50
PE Richardson	1956-1963	34	56	1	2061	126	37.47	581+	32.01	5	9	1	164+	0
A Ward	1893-1895	7	13	0	487	117	37.46	-	-	1	3	1	30+	1
R Abel	1888-1902	13	22	2	744	132*	37.20	241+	49.79	2	2	1	43+	0
MA Atherton	1989-2001	169	266	10	9519	185*	37.18	23663	40.22	18	58	24	1059	5
JM Bairstow	2011-2024	287	348	36	11581	167*	37.11	15201	76.18	23	53	32	1304	224
TA Lloyd	1984-1984	4	4	1	111	49	37.00	245	45.30	0	0	0	4	0
AW Greig	1972-1977	80	112	7	3868	148	36.83	7629+	47.28	8	20	6	456	22
RA Hutton	1971-1971	5	8	2	219	81	36.50	546	40.10	0	2	1	29	1
KJ Barnett	1988-1989	5	8	0	291	84	36.37	506	57.50	0	3	1	28	0
JWA Taylor	2011-2016	34	39	6	1199	101	36.33	1860	64.46	1	9	3	101	14
NV Knight	1995-2003	117	130	10	4356	125*	36.30	6746	64.57	6	29	7	401	23
AJ Stewart	1989-2003	303	397	35	13140	190	36.29	24230	54.23	19	73	27	1590+	36
MP Vaughan	1999-2008	170	232	19	7728	197	36.28	14104	54.79	18	34	19	950	35
JT Brown	1894-1899	8	16	3	470	140	36.15	-	-	1	1	2	27+	0
FE Woolley	1909-1934	64	98	7	3283	154	36.07	1488+	60.61	5	23	13	179+	15
EH Bowley	1929-1930	5	7	0	252	109	36.00	-	-	1	0	0	11+	1
JC Buttler	2011-2026	407	410	62	12425	162*	35.70	12848	96.70	14	75	33	1153	391
EJG Morgan	2009-2022	356	338	54	10115	148	35.61	10492	96.40	15	59	22	851	328
RW Barber	1960-1968	28	45	3	1495	185	35.59	1075+	59.62	1	9	1	114+	3
AE Stoddart	1888-1898	16	30	2	996	173	35.57	64+	51.56	2	3	3	31+	5

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Italy at Eden Gardens, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 29th Match, Group C, Feb 16, 2026 [T20I # 3717]

Scotland vs England at Eden Gardens, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 23rd Match, Group C, Feb 14, 2026 [T20I # 3709]

West Indies vs England at Wankhede, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 15th Match, Group C, Feb 11, 2026 [T20I # 3700]