Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages for England in List A

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DJ Malan (ENG)	2019-2023	30	30	4	1450	140	55.76	1488	97.44	6	7	5	150	32
IJL Trott (ENG/ENGXI)	2009-2013	70	67	10	2982	137	52.31	3851	77.43	4	24	5	228	4
JE Root (ENG/ENGXI)	2013-2026	193	182	27	7738	166*	49.92	8842	87.51	20	46	9	627	54
DL Amiss (ENG)	1972-1977	18	18	0	859	137	47.72	1185	72.48	4	1	0	94	1
JWA Taylor (ENG/ENGXI)	2011-2016	28	27	5	1003	116	45.59	1223	82.01	2	7	2	77	13
JM Bairstow (ENG/ENGXI)	2011-2023	110	101	8	4015	141*	43.17	3893	103.13	11	19	9	446	98
BM Duckett (ENG)	2016-2026	34	34	1	1345	165	40.75	1355	99.26	3	9	3	149	19
BA Stokes (ENG/ENGXI)	2011-2023	117	100	15	3463	182	40.74	3621	95.63	5	24	8	282	109
NH Fairbrother (ENG/ENGXI)	1987-1999	78	74	19	2238	113	40.69	2991+	71.41	1	17	2	145+	20+
KP Pietersen (ENG/ENGXI)	2004-2013	139	128	16	4548	130	40.60	5244	86.72	9	26	8	441	79
AJ Lamb (ENG/ENGXI)	1982-1992	126	122	17	4201	118	40.00	5492+	74.76	4	28	8	334+	30+
NV Knight (ENG/ENGXI)	1996-2003	107	107	10	3866	126	39.85	5319+	71.59	6	26	6	341+	26+
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1971-1982	24	22	3	757	131	39.84	1134	66.75	1	5	0	64+	6+
JJ Roy (ENG/ENGXI)	2015-2023	119	113	3	4381	180	39.82	4155	105.43	12	22	11	527	84
HC Brook (ENG)	2023-2026	38	38	4	1354	136*	39.82	1286	105.28	3	6	2	122	55
EJG Morgan (ENG/ENGXI)	2009-2022	236	217	34	7271	148	39.73	7739	93.95	13	45	15	614	211
IR Bell (ENG/ENGXI)	2004-2015	165	161	16	5718	141	39.43	7372	77.56	5	37	6	552	36
GA Hick (ENG/ENGXI)	1991-2001	131	128	17	4313	126*	38.85	5648+	75.61	6	29	10	314+	51+
JC Buttler (ENG/ENGXI)	2012-2026	205	175	30	5595	162*	38.58	4873	114.81	11	29	15	451	186
ME Trescothick (ENG/ENGXI)	2000-2006	129	128	7	4664	137	38.54	5408	86.24	13	23	13	574	47
RA Smith (ENG/ENGXI)	1988-1996	74	72	8	2451	167*	38.29	3550	69.04	4	15	4	244	22
TK Curran (ENG)	2017-2021	28	17	9	303	47*	37.87	321	94.39	0	0	2	29	5
BC Broad (ENG/ENGXI)	1987-1990	38	38	0	1433	106	37.71	2447+	55.61	1	11	2	81+	3+
AD Hales (ENG/ENGXI)	2014-2019	72	69	3	2482	171	37.60	2592	95.75	6	14	5	287	51
AN Cook (ENG/ENGXI)	2006-2014	96	96	4	3410	137	37.06	4380	77.85	5	22	7	392	12
MA Atherton (ENG/ENGXI)	1990-1999	61	61	4	2097	127	36.78	3354+	58.31	2	15	4	171+	1+
AJ Strauss (ENG/ENGXI)	2003-2011	130	129	8	4425	158	36.57	5439	81.35	6	30	9	473	27
GA Gooch (ENG/ENGXI)	1976-1995	133	130	6	4521	142	36.45	7161+	61.08	8	25	4	414+	15+
G Boycott (ENG/ENGXI)	1971-1981	40	38	5	1195	105	36.21	2074+	52.84	1	10	1	85+	0+
PD Collingwood (ENG/ENGXI)	2001-2011	201	185	39	5233	120*	35.84	6728	77.77	6	26	7	374	80
GP Thorpe (ENG/ENGXI)	1993-2002	94	89	16	2598	89	35.58	3644+	70.69	0	21	3	180+	5+
SW Billings (ENG/ENGXI)	2015-2022	30	25	2	797	118	34.65	861	92.56	1	6	1	82	8
JG Bethell (ENG)	2024-2026	21	19	1	603	110	33.50	652	92.48	1	5	1	56	16
C Kieswetter (ENG/ENGXI)	2010-2013	50	43	6	1238	143	33.45	1327	93.29	2	5	5	121	41
WG Jacks (ENG)	2023-2026	23	21	2	629	94	33.10	603	104.31	0	4	2	55	20
CWJ Athey (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1990	35	34	3	1007	142*	32.48	1495+	56.72	2	5	1	54+	4+
A Flintoff (ENG/ENGXI)	1999-2009	145	125	17	3444	123	31.88	3837	89.75	3	19	9	313	97
PD Salt (ENG)	2021-2025	33	31	0	988	122	31.87	861	114.75	1	5	1	134	20
N Hussain (ENG/ENGXI)	1989-2003	96	95	11	2648	115	31.52	3963	66.81	1	18	6	244	18
JL Denly (ENG/ENGXI)	2009-2020	18	15	0	472	87	31.46	665	70.97	0	4	0	47	6
AJ Stewart (ENG/ENGXI)	1989-2003	179	170	16	4843	116	31.44	7026+	67.77	4	30	13	476+	26+
B Wood (ENG)	1972-1982	13	12	2	314	78*	31.40	647	48.53	0	2	1	23+	0+
LS Livingstone (ENG)	2021-2025	39	36	6	932	124*	31.06	862	108.12	1	4	4	58	50
G Fowler (ENG)	1983-1986	26	26	2	744	81*	31.00	1321	56.32	0	4	2	67	1
OA Shah (ENG/ENGXI)	2001-2009	75	70	7	1943	107*	30.84	2495	77.87	1	12	6	153	28
RS Bopara (ENG)	2007-2015	120	109	21	2695	101*	30.62	3462	77.84	1	14	4	204	34
DI Gower (ENG/ENGXI)	1978-1991	121	118	8	3335	158	30.31	4320+	74.93	7	12	6	296+	22+
SR Patel (ENG/ENGXI)	2008-2013	38	24	7	499	70*	29.35	544	91.72	0	1	1	39	12
MH Denness (ENG)	1973-1975	12	11	2	264	66	29.33	417	63.30	0	1	1	17	2
MW Gatting (ENG/ENGXI)	1977-1995	101	97	17	2275	115*	28.43	3052+	70.11	1	10	4	167+	11+
JM Vince (ENG)	2015-2023	25	22	0	616	102	28.00	703	87.62	1	3	1	76	3
EC Joyce (ENG)	2006-2007	17	17	0	471	107	27.70	709	66.43	1	3	1	53	2
CJ Tavare (ENG)	1980-1984	29	28	2	720	83*	27.69	1471	48.94	0	4	1	58	2
MP Vaughan (ENG/ENGXI)	2001-2007	90	86	10	2097	97	27.59	3020	69.43	0	17	9	213	15
DW Randall (ENG/ENGXI)	1976-1985	51	47	5	1149	88	27.35	1822	63.06	0	6	4	86	8
J Overton (ENG)	2024-2026	13	10	0	272	68	27.20	244	111.47	0	1	1	32	8
VS Solanki (ENG/ENGXI)	2000-2006	54	49	5	1135	106	25.79	1549	73.27	2	5	4	138	7
MJ Prior (ENG/ENGXI)	2004-2011	72	66	10	1427	87	25.48	1802	79.18	0	5	5	159	7
DJ Willey (ENG/ENGXI)	2015-2023	75	47	20	676	51	25.03	698	96.84	0	2	1	58	25
AJ Hollioake (ENG/ENGXI)	1996-1999	36	31	6	623	83*	24.92	807+	75.09	0	3	1	46+	4+
GO Jones (ENG/ENGXI)	2004-2006	50	41	8	815	80	24.69	1042	78.21	0	4	1	71	14
DA Reeve (ENG/ENGXI)	1991-1996	31	23	10	321	35	24.69	413+	72.15	0	0	0	19+	0+
CR Woakes (ENG/ENGXI)	2011-2023	128	92	27	1588	95*	24.43	1779	89.26	0	6	8	124	22
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1980	25	24	3	510	78	24.28	1120	45.53	0	3	6	47	0
MM Ali (ENG/ENGXI)	2014-2023	143	116	15	2441	128	24.16	2470	98.82	3	7	7	214	81
W Larkins (ENG/ENGXI)	1979-1991	27	26	0	627	124	24.11	1110	56.48	1	0	3	71+	3+
MR Ramprakash (ENG/ENGXI)	1991-2001	21	21	5	378	51	23.62	544+	69.11	0	1	2	22+	5+
DR Pringle (ENG/ENGXI)	1982-1993	45	30	12	425	49*	23.61	616	68.99	0	0	1	26	3
IT Botham (ENG/ENGXI)	1976-1992	120	109	15	2217	79	23.58	2728+	79.69	0	10	6	202+	46+
P Mustard (ENG)	2007-2008	10	10	0	233	83	23.30	252	92.46	0	1	0	28	5
RT Robinson (ENG/ENGXI)	1984-1988	27	27	1	600	83	23.07	1026+	58.18	0	3	2	63+	0+
SM Curran (ENG)	2018-2026	41	31	3	642	95*	22.92	724	88.67	0	2	1	42	22
P Willey (ENG/ENGXI)	1977-1986	28	26	2	550	64	22.91	855+	62.92	0	5	3	49+	0+
JP Crawley (ENG/ENGXI)	1994-1999	17	16	1	341	73	22.73	462+	59.09	0	2	2	18+	1+
MW Alleyne (ENG/ENGXI)	1999-2001	13	11	1	223	60	22.30	281+	58.00	0	2	0	8+	1+
AD Mascarenhas (ENG)	2007-2009	20	13	2	245	52	22.27	257	95.33	0	1	2	12	13
AD Brown (ENG)	1996-2001	16	16	0	354	118	22.12	427	82.90	1	1	2	40	3
JL Smith (ENG)	2023-2025	19	18	0	392	64	21.77	349	112.32	0	3	4	52	10
LJ Wright (ENG/ENGXI)	2007-2014	54	43	6	801	52	21.64	877	91.33	0	2	5	71	22
LE Plunkett (ENG/ENGXI)	2005-2019	92	52	21	666	56	21.48	646	103.09	0	1	3	54	19
PA Nixon (ENG/ENGXI)	2001-2007	20	18	4	297	49	21.21	347	85.59	0	0	2	21	7
GS Ballance (ENG)	2013-2015	16	15	1	297	79	21.21	443	67.04	0	2	1	21	1
BC Hollioake (ENG/ENGXI)	1997-2002	21	18	2	339	63	21.18	381+	81.10	0	2	3	34+	3+
TE Jesty (ENG)	1983-1983	10	10	4	127	52*	21.16	182	69.78	0	1	2	10	2
MH Yardy (ENG)	2006-2011	28	24	8	326	60*	20.37	472	69.06	0	2	1	20	1
APE Knott (ENG)	1971-1977	20	14	4	200	50	20.00	247	80.97	0	1	2	17	1
TT Bresnan (ENG/ENGXI)	2006-2015	88	66	21	893	80	19.84	991	90.11	0	1	6	89	7
RC Russell (ENG/ENGXI)	1987-1998	44	34	8	512	50	19.69	680+	66.76	0	1	0	38+	1+
JWM Dalrymple (ENG)	2006-2007	27	26	1	487	67	19.48	672	72.47	0	2	2	32	3
DJ Capel (ENG)	1987-1990	23	19	2	327	50*	19.23	479	68.26	0	1	0	23+	4
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2025	36	22	11	207	38*	18.81	187	110.69	0	0	3	22	7
SJ Rhodes (ENG/ENGXI)	1989-1995	12	11	2	165	56	18.33	237	69.62	0	1	0	9	1
AF Giles (ENG/ENGXI)	1997-2005	67	37	15	399	41	18.13	572	69.75	0	0	2	24	4
C White (ENG/ENGXI)	1994-2003	60	49	6	779	57*	18.11	1130+	64.86	0	2	10	34+	6+
PR Downton (ENG/ENGXI)	1977-1988	30	22	6	288	44*	18.00	358+	67.59	0	0	2	13+	0+
CM Old (ENG/ENGXI)	1973-1981	35	26	7	341	51*	17.94	410	83.17	0	1	4	29	6
BA Carse (ENG)	2021-2025	30	21	6	264	36	17.60	329	80.24	0	0	1	16	9
CMW Read (ENG/ENGXI)	1999-2006	38	26	7	334	34	17.57	460	72.60	0	0	5	27	6
RC Irani (ENG/ENGXI)	1996-2003	33	32	5	474	81	17.55	691	68.59	0	2	7	40	2
ID Blackwell (ENG/ENGXI)	2002-2006	37	32	3	501	82	17.27	549	91.25	0	2	6	46	12

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Minimum of 10 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]