Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages for England in Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
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
HC Brook	2022-2025	25	41	1	2339	317	58.47	2631	88.90	8	11	2	252	40
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
L Hutton	1937-1955	79	138	15	6971	364	56.67	2844+	39.34	19	33	5	358+	7
GE Tyldesley	1921-1929	14	20	2	990	122	55.00	178+	29.21	3	6	2	37+	2
JE Root	2012-2025	153	279	23	13006	262	50.80	22612	57.51	36	65	13	1397	45
DCS Compton	1937-1957	78	131	15	5807	278	50.06	2731+	38.81	17	28	10	342+	3
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
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
G Boycott	1964-1982	108	193	23	8114	246*	47.72	20528+	35.69	22	42	10	765+	8
EH Hendren	1920-1935	51	83	9	3525	205*	47.63	3468+	47.08	7	21	4	209+	9
KP Pietersen	2005-2014	104	181	8	8181	227	47.28	13255	61.72	23	35	10	985	81
R Subba Row	1958-1961	13	22	1	984	137	46.85	-	-	3	4	-	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
JDB Robertson	1947-1952	11	21	2	881	133	46.36	-	-	2	6	-	15+	1
DL Amiss	1966-1977	50	88	10	3612	262*	46.30	7745+	41.39	11	11	10	427	3
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
AN Cook	2006-2018	161	291	16	12472	294	45.35	26562	46.95	33	57	9	1442	11
KS Ranjitsinhji	1896-1902	15	26	4	989	175	44.95	-	-	2	6	2	19+	0
GP Thorpe	1993-2005	100	179	28	6744	200*	44.66	14693	45.89	16	39	12	778	9
TW Graveney	1951-1969	79	123	13	4882	258	44.38	4812+	41.02	11	20	8	420+	7
DI Gower	1978-1992	117	204	18	8231	215	44.25	16268	50.59	18	39	7	979	10
IJL Trott	2009-2015	52	93	6	3835	226	44.08	8128	47.18	9	19	8	451	0
MC Cowdrey	1954-1975	114	188	15	7624	182	44.06	6272+	37.45	22	38	9	708+	13
G Pullar	1959-1963	28	49	4	1974	175	43.86	221+	31.22	4	12	3	117+	2
ME Trescothick	2000-2006	76	143	10	5825	219	43.79	10685	54.51	14	29	12	831	42
RA Smith	1988-1996	62	112	15	4236	175	43.67	9279	45.65	9	28	8	558	11
JH Edrich	1963-1976	77	127	9	5138	310*	43.54	12102+	37.23	12	24	6	548+	11
C Washbrook	1937-1956	37	66	6	2569	195	42.81	1146+	37.52	6	12	2	100+	8
IR Bell	2004-2015	118	205	24	7727	235	42.69	15622	49.46	22	46	14	919	39
GA Gooch	1975-1995	118	215	6	8900	333	42.58	18075	49.23	20	46	13	1079	25
BM Duckett	2016-2025	33	61	3	2410	182	41.55	2777	86.78	5	13	4	307	15
MP Vaughan	1999-2008	82	147	9	5719	197	41.44	11184	51.13	18	18	9	742	22
PH Parfitt	1961-1972	37	52	6	1882	131*	40.91	1310+	30.15	7	6	5	208+	2
AJ Strauss	2004-2012	100	178	6	7037	177	40.91	14385	48.91	21	27	15	867	10
LEG Ames	1929-1939	47	72	12	2434	149	40.56	2139+	39.78	8	7	5	122+	6
PD Collingwood	2003-2011	68	115	10	4259	206	40.56	9170	46.44	10	20	6	470	24
AJ Watkins	1948-1952	15	24	4	810	137*	40.50	63+	20.63	2	4	2	2+	0
AW Greig	1972-1977	58	93	4	3599	148	40.43	7251+	46.03	8	20	5	437	19
MJ Prior	2007-2014	79	123	21	4099	131*	40.18	6647	61.66	7	28	13	492	16
BL D'Oliveira	1966-1972	44	70	8	2484	158	40.06	5039+	43.95	5	15	4	298+	14
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	59	96	14	3272	216	39.90	7491+	38.63	7	19	6	347+	6
MH Denness	1969-1975	28	45	3	1667	188	39.69	3781+	39.51	4	7	2	192	2
BC Broad	1984-1989	25	44	2	1661	162	39.54	4387	37.86	6	6	3	173	1
AJ Stewart	1990-2003	133	235	21	8463	190	39.54	17389	48.66	15	45	14	1121	10
A Sandham	1921-1930	14	23	-	879	325	38.21	733+	52.38	2	3	3	37+	0
Rev.DS Sheppard	1950-1963	22	33	2	1172	119	37.80	253+	50.59	3	6	2	104+	1
MA Atherton	1989-2001	115	212	7	7728	185*	37.69	20609	37.49	16	46	20	904	4
PE Richardson	1956-1963	34	56	1	2061	126	37.47	581+	32.01	5	9	1	164+	0
GS Ballance	2014-2017	23	42	2	1498	156	37.45	3176	47.16	4	7	3	195	8
R Abel	1888-1902	13	22	2	744	132*	37.20	241+	49.79	2	2	1	43+	0
N Hussain	1990-2004	96	171	16	5764	207	37.18	14272	40.38	14	33	14	734	24
JM Bairstow	2012-2024	100	178	12	6042	167*	36.39	10228	59.07	12	26	17	719	56
RT Robinson	1984-1989	29	49	5	1601	175	36.38	3846	41.62	4	6	5	182	0
AJ Lamb	1982-1992	79	139	10	4656	142	36.09	9058	51.40	14	18	9	618	20
FE Woolley	1909-1934	64	98	7	3283	154	36.07	1488+	60.61	5	23	13	179+	15
BW Luckhurst	1970-1974	21	41	5	1298	131	36.05	3633	35.72	4	5	4	136	1
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
MW Gatting	1978-1995	79	138	14	4409	207	35.55	9764	45.15	10	21	16	552	11
OJ Pope	2018-2025	56	98	5	3301	205	35.49	5081	64.96	8	15	4	387	18
A Shrewsbury	1881-1893	23	40	4	1277	164	35.47	227+	40.52	3	4	1	81+	0
CJ Barnett	1933-1948	20	35	4	1098	129	35.41	1405+	44.41	2	5	1	74+	5
BA Stokes	2013-2025	111	199	9	6728	258	35.41	11264	59.73	13	35	15	779	133
G Fowler	1982-1985	21	37	-	1307	201	35.32	3362	38.87	3	8	3	145	3
AG Steel	1880-1888	13	20	3	600	148	35.29	168+	51.78	2	-	1	51+	0
JP Crawley	1994-2003	37	61	9	1800	156*	34.61	4589	39.22	4	9	4	187	3
MA Butcher	1997-2004	71	131	7	4288	173*	34.58	10005	42.85	8	23	10	559	3
TW Hayward	1896-1909	35	60	2	1999	137	34.46	5+	-	3	12	7	122+	0
AC MacLaren	1894-1909	35	61	4	1931	140	33.87	-	-	5	8	4	106+	0
IT Botham	1977-1992	102	161	6	5200	208	33.54	8565	60.71	14	22	14	621	67
DW Randall	1977-1984	47	79	5	2470	174	33.37	5625	43.91	7	12	14	254	5
RT Simpson	1948-1955	27	45	3	1401	156*	33.35	28+	17.85	4	6	6	69+	5
RA Woolmer	1975-1981	19	34	2	1059	149	33.09	2734	38.73	3	2	4	131	2
APE Knott	1967-1981	95	149	15	4389	135	32.75	8870+	44.43	5	30	8	491+	6
CJ Tavare	1980-1989	31	56	2	1755	149	32.50	5735	30.60	2	12	5	175	0
WG Grace	1880-1899	22	36	2	1098	170	32.29	423+	51.06	2	5	2	55+	1
CB Fry	1896-1912	26	41	3	1223	144	32.18	-	-	2	7	3	11+	0
JM Parks	1954-1968	46	68	7	1962	108*	32.16	1709+	45.52	2	9	3	141+	15
JC Buttler	2014-2022	57	100	9	2907	152	31.94	5365	54.18	2	18	9	340	33
A Flintoff	1998-2009	78	128	9	3795	167	31.89	6134	61.86	5	26	17	511	78
RES Wyatt	1927-1937	40	64	6	1839	149	31.70	2033+	34.48	2	12	6	54+	6
MJK Smith	1958-1972	50	78	6	2278	121	31.63	1029+	29.73	3	11	11	165+	10
Z Crawley	2019-2025	54	98	2	3023	267	31.48	4582	65.97	5	16	9	421	11
GA Hick	1991-2001	65	114	6	3383	178	31.32	6920	48.88	6	18	11	450	22
RWT Key	2002-2005	15	26	1	775	221	31.00	1639	47.28	1	3	2	97	2
JT Tyldesley	1899-1909	31	55	1	1661	138	30.75	0+	-	4	9	4	93+	3
GRJ Roope	1973-1978	21	32	4	860	77	30.71	2589+	30.89	-	7	3	86	2
EJG Morgan	2010-2012	16	24	1	700	130	30.43	1278	54.77	2	3	4	77	6
RJ Burns	2018-2022	32	59	-	1789	133	30.32	4084	43.80	3	11	9	219	2
W Rhodes	1899-1930	58	98	21	2325	179	30.19	1773+	40.60	2	11	6	102+	1

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Leicestershire vs Warwickshire at Nottingham, Twenty20 Cup 1st Semi-Final, Jul 19, 2003 [Twenty20]

Surrey vs Gloucestershire at Nottingham, Twenty20 Cup 2nd Semi-Final, Jul 19, 2003 [Twenty20]

Warwickshire vs Surrey at Nottingham, Twenty20 Cup Final, Jul 19, 2003 [Twenty20]