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 (ENG)	1924-1935	54	84	9	4555	194	60.73	6558+	34.59	16	23	2	202+	6
E Paynter (ENG)	1931-1939	20	31	5	1540	243	59.23	1288+	45.88	4	7	3	125+	4
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	82	131	15	6806	256	58.67	4957+	42.42	20	35	5	591+	27
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1947	85	140	16	7249	336*	58.45	7491+	38.07	22	24	4	419+	27
HC Brook (ENG)	2022-2025	30	50	1	2820	317	57.55	3222	87.52	10	13	3	308	47
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1908-1930	61	102	7	5410	211	56.94	5363+	46.22	15	28	4	276+	8
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1955	79	138	15	6971	364	56.67	2844+	39.34	19	33	5	358+	7
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	1921-1929	14	20	2	990	122	55.00	178+	29.21	3	6	2	37+	2
VG Kambli (IND)	1993-1995	17	21	1	1084	227	54.20	1823	59.46	4	3	3	124	6
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2013	200	329	33	15921	248*	53.78	29437+	54.04	51	68	14	2058+	69
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2012	163	284	32	13265	270	52.63	31184	42.53	36	63	7	1651	21
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2025	158	288	24	13543	262	51.29	23556	57.49	39	66	13	1451	45
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1987	125	214	16	10122	236*	51.12	14184+	43.35	34	45	12	908+	26
YBK Jaiswal (IND)	2023-2025	24	46	2	2209	214*	50.20	3336	66.21	6	12	5	270	43
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1957	78	131	15	5807	278	50.06	2731+	38.81	17	28	10	342+	3
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2013	103	178	6	8503	319	49.43	10346	82.18	23	31	16	1219	90
CP Mead (ENG)	1911-1928	17	26	2	1185	182*	49.37	619+	30.04	4	3	3	38+	0
JL Smith (ENG)	2024-2025	15	25	3	1075	184*	48.86	1429	75.22	2	6	-	111	26
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	-	5	6	3	51+	0
DR Jardine (ENG)	1928-1934	22	33	6	1296	127	48.00	2110+	25.59	1	10	2	53+	0
ER Dexter (ENG)	1958-1968	62	102	8	4502	205	47.89	2476+	44.18	9	27	6	455+	16
G Boycott (ENG)	1964-1982	108	193	23	8114	246*	47.72	20528+	35.69	22	42	10	765+	8
VS Hazare (IND)	1946-1953	30	52	6	2192	164*	47.65	1192+	35.98	7	9	4	50+	1
EH Hendren (ENG)	1920-1935	51	83	9	3525	205*	47.63	3468+	47.08	7	21	4	209+	9
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2014	104	181	8	8181	227	47.28	13255	61.72	23	35	10	985	81
R Subba Row (ENG)	1958-1961	13	22	1	984	137	46.85	-	-	3	4	-	44+	1
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2025	123	210	13	9230	254*	46.85	16608	55.57	30	31	15	1027	30
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1961	66	106	9	4537	285*	46.77	1680+	39.52	13	22	8	369+	12
J Hardstaff (ENG)	1935-1948	23	38	3	1636	205*	46.74	1540+	36.29	4	10	4	119+	3
JDB Robertson (ENG)	1947-1952	11	21	2	881	133	46.36	-	-	2	6	-	15+	1
DL Amiss (ENG)	1966-1977	50	88	10	3612	262*	46.30	7745+	41.39	11	11	10	427	3
PJ Sharpe (ENG)	1963-1969	12	21	4	786	111	46.23	1388+	40.99	1	4	1	95+	0
M Leyland (ENG)	1928-1938	41	65	5	2764	187	46.06	4266+	39.96	9	10	6	177+	7
VVS Laxman (IND)	1996-2012	134	225	34	8781	281	45.97	17785	49.37	17	56	14	1135	5
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	161	291	16	12472	294	45.35	26562	46.95	33	57	9	1442	11
M Azharuddin (IND)	1984-2000	99	147	9	6215	199	45.03	9892+	57.82	22	21	5	720+	19
KS Ranjitsinhji (ENG)	1896-1902	15	26	4	989	175	44.95	-	-	2	6	2	19+	0
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	100	179	28	6744	200*	44.66	14693	45.89	16	39	12	778	9
RR Pant (IND)	2018-2025	47	82	5	3427	159*	44.50	4621	74.16	8	18	3	369	90
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	79	123	13	4882	258	44.38	4812+	41.02	11	20	8	420+	7
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	117	204	18	8231	215	44.25	16268	50.59	18	39	7	979	10
Washington Sundar (IND)	2021-2025	13	24	7	752	101*	44.23	1607	46.79	1	5	3	67	17
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2015	52	93	6	3835	226	44.08	8128	47.18	9	19	8	451	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1954-1975	114	188	15	7624	182	44.06	6272+	37.45	22	38	9	708+	13
G Pullar (ENG)	1959-1963	28	49	4	1974	175	43.86	221+	31.22	4	12	3	117+	2
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	76	143	10	5825	219	43.79	10685	54.51	14	29	12	831	42
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1996	62	112	15	4236	175	43.67	9279	45.65	9	28	8	558	11
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2023	103	176	11	7195	206*	43.60	16217	44.36	19	35	12	863	16
JH Edrich (ENG)	1963-1976	77	127	9	5138	310*	43.54	12102+	37.23	12	24	6	548+	11
BM Duckett (ENG)	2016-2025	38	70	3	2872	182	42.86	3334	86.14	6	16	5	370	18
C Washbrook (ENG)	1937-1956	37	66	6	2569	195	42.81	1146+	37.52	6	12	2	100+	8
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	118	205	24	7727	235	42.69	15622	49.46	22	46	14	919	39
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1995	118	215	6	8900	333	42.58	18075	49.23	20	46	13	1079	25
M Amarnath (IND)	1969-1988	69	113	10	4378	138	42.50	5112+	42.23	11	24	12	301+	21
PR Umrigar (IND)	1948-1962	59	94	8	3631	223	42.22	1+	-	12	14	5	141+	4+
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	113	188	17	7212	239	42.17	14070	51.25	16	35	13	900	57
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1976-1992	116	185	22	6868	166	42.13	10810+	41.56	17	35	15	509+	17
NS Sidhu (IND)	1983-1999	51	78	2	3202	201	42.13	7135+	44.33	9	15	9	358+	38
G Gambhir (IND)	2004-2016	58	104	5	4154	206	41.95	8067	51.49	9	22	7	518	10
GR Viswanath (IND)	1969-1983	91	155	10	6080	222	41.93	7573+	43.62	14	35	10	567+	6
MP Vaughan (ENG)	1999-2008	82	147	9	5719	197	41.44	11184	51.13	18	18	9	742	22
Shubman Gill (IND)	2020-2025	37	69	5	2647	269	41.35	4309	61.42	9	7	5	295	43
MA Agarwal (IND)	2018-2022	21	36	-	1488	243	41.33	2782	53.48	4	6	1	189	28
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1961-1972	37	52	6	1882	131*	40.91	1310+	30.15	7	6	5	208+	2
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	100	178	6	7037	177	40.91	14385	48.91	21	27	15	867	10
S Dhawan (IND)	2013-2018	34	58	1	2315	190	40.61	3458	66.94	7	5	4	316	12
RG Sharma (IND)	2013-2024	67	116	10	4301	212	40.57	7538	57.05	12	18	6	473	88
LEG Ames (ENG)	1929-1939	47	72	12	2434	149	40.56	2139+	39.78	8	7	5	122+	6
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2003-2011	68	115	10	4259	206	40.56	9170	46.44	10	20	6	470	24
AJ Watkins (ENG)	1948-1952	15	24	4	810	137*	40.50	63+	20.63	2	4	2	2+	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	58	93	4	3599	148	40.43	7251+	46.03	8	20	5	437	19
MJ Prior (ENG)	2007-2014	79	123	21	4099	131*	40.18	6647	61.66	7	28	13	492	16
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1972	44	70	8	2484	158	40.06	5039+	43.95	5	15	4	298+	14
G Gunn (ENG)	1907-1930	15	29	1	1120	122*	40.00	1330+	38.57	2	7	3	85+	2
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1955	39	63	2	2440	219	40.00	1959+	30.57	6	13	3	208+	9
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1968-1982	59	96	14	3272	216	39.90	7491+	38.63	7	19	6	347+	6
MH Denness (ENG)	1969-1975	28	45	3	1667	188	39.69	3781+	39.51	4	7	2	192	2
BC Broad (ENG)	1984-1989	25	44	2	1661	162	39.54	4387	37.86	6	6	3	173	1
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-2003	133	235	21	8463	190	39.54	17389	48.66	15	45	14	1121	10
DN Sardesai (IND)	1961-1972	30	55	4	2001	212	39.23	745+	27.24	5	9	4	177+	2
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1951-1965	55	92	10	3208	189*	39.12	-	-	7	15	11	186+	0
AM Rahane (IND)	2013-2023	85	144	12	5077	188	38.46	10256	49.50	12	26	10	578	35
M Vijay (IND)	2008-2018	61	105	1	3982	167	38.28	8601	46.29	12	15	8	467	33
A Sandham (ENG)	1921-1930	14	23	-	879	325	38.21	733+	52.38	2	3	3	37+	0
MS Dhoni (IND)	2005-2014	90	144	16	4876	224	38.09	8249	59.11	6	33	10	544	78
S Ramesh (IND)	1999-2001	19	37	1	1367	143	37.97	2938	46.52	2	8	3	159	0
Rev.DS Sheppard (ENG)	1950-1963	22	33	2	1172	119	37.80	253+	50.59	3	6	2	104+	1
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2025	85	128	25	3886	175*	37.72	7037	55.22	5	27	8	383	75
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	115	212	7	7728	185*	37.69	20609	37.49	16	46	20	904	4
PE Richardson (ENG)	1956-1963	34	56	1	2061	126	37.47	581+	32.01	5	9	1	164+	0
GS Ballance (ENG)	2014-2017	23	42	2	1498	156	37.45	3176	47.16	4	7	3	195	8
R Abel (ENG)	1888-1902	13	22	2	744	132*	37.20	241+	49.79	2	2	1	43+	0
N Hussain (ENG)	1990-2004	96	171	16	5764	207	37.18	14272	40.38	14	33	14	734	24
SV Manjrekar (IND)	1987-1996	37	61	6	2043	218	37.14	5282	38.67	4	9	3	220	1
SM Patil (IND)	1980-1984	29	47	4	1588	174	36.93	2103+	62.38	4	7	4	184+	9
SS Iyer (IND)	2021-2024	14	24	2	811	105	36.86	1287	63.01	1	5	2	94	16
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2024	100	178	12	6042	167*	36.39	10228	59.07	12	26	17	719	56
RT Robinson (ENG)	1984-1989	29	49	5	1601	175	36.38	3846	41.62	4	6	5	182	0
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1992	79	139	10	4656	142	36.09	9058	51.40	14	18	9	618	20
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	64	98	7	3283	154	36.07	1488+	60.61	5	23	13	179+	15

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]