Highest averages for England in Tests
Highest averages
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
1924-1935 | 54 | 84 | 9 | 4555 | 194 | 60.73 | 6558+ | 34.59 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 202+ | 6 | |
1931-1939 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 1540 | 243 | 59.23 | 1288+ | 45.88 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 125+ | 4 | |
1955-1968 | 82 | 131 | 15 | 6806 | 256 | 58.67 | 4957+ | 42.42 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 591+ | 27 | |
1927-1947 | 85 | 140 | 16 | 7249 | 336* | 58.45 | 7491+ | 38.07 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 419+ | 27 | |
2022-2025 | 30 | 50 | 1 | 2820 | 317 | 57.55 | 3222 | 87.52 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 308 | 47 | |
1908-1930 | 61 | 102 | 7 | 5410 | 211 | 56.94 | 5363+ | 46.22 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 276+ | 8 | |
1937-1955 | 79 | 138 | 15 | 6971 | 364 | 56.67 | 2844+ | 39.34 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 358+ | 7 | |
1921-1929 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 990 | 122 | 55.00 | 178+ | 29.21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 37+ | 2 | |
1993-1995 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 1084 | 227 | 54.20 | 1823 | 59.46 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 6 | |
1989-2013 | 200 | 329 | 33 | 15921 | 248* | 53.78 | 29437+ | 54.04 | 51 | 68 | 14 | 2058+ | 69 | |
1996-2012 | 163 | 284 | 32 | 13265 | 270 | 52.63 | 31184 | 42.53 | 36 | 63 | 7 | 1651 | 21 | |
2012-2025 | 158 | 288 | 24 | 13543 | 262 | 51.29 | 23556 | 57.49 | 39 | 66 | 13 | 1451 | 45 | |
1971-1987 | 125 | 214 | 16 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 14184+ | 43.35 | 34 | 45 | 12 | 908+ | 26 | |
2023-2025 | 24 | 46 | 2 | 2209 | 214* | 50.20 | 3336 | 66.21 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 270 | 43 | |
1937-1957 | 78 | 131 | 15 | 5807 | 278 | 50.06 | 2731+ | 38.81 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 342+ | 3 | |
2001-2013 | 103 | 178 | 6 | 8503 | 319 | 49.43 | 10346 | 82.18 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 1219 | 90 | |
1911-1928 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 1185 | 182* | 49.37 | 619+ | 30.04 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 38+ | 0 | |
2024-2025 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 1075 | 184* | 48.86 | 1429 | 75.22 | 2 | 6 | - | 111 | 26 | |
1893-1905 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 1415 | 144* | 48.79 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 3 | 51+ | 0 | |
1928-1934 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 1296 | 127 | 48.00 | 2110+ | 25.59 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 53+ | 0 | |
1958-1968 | 62 | 102 | 8 | 4502 | 205 | 47.89 | 2476+ | 44.18 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 455+ | 16 | |
1964-1982 | 108 | 193 | 23 | 8114 | 246* | 47.72 | 20528+ | 35.69 | 22 | 42 | 10 | 765+ | 8 | |
1946-1953 | 30 | 52 | 6 | 2192 | 164* | 47.65 | 1192+ | 35.98 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 50+ | 1 | |
1920-1935 | 51 | 83 | 9 | 3525 | 205* | 47.63 | 3468+ | 47.08 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 209+ | 9 | |
2005-2014 | 104 | 181 | 8 | 8181 | 227 | 47.28 | 13255 | 61.72 | 23 | 35 | 10 | 985 | 81 | |
1958-1961 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 984 | 137 | 46.85 | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | 44+ | 1 | |
2011-2025 | 123 | 210 | 13 | 9230 | 254* | 46.85 | 16608 | 55.57 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 1027 | 30 | |
1951-1961 | 66 | 106 | 9 | 4537 | 285* | 46.77 | 1680+ | 39.52 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 369+ | 12 | |
1935-1948 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 1636 | 205* | 46.74 | 1540+ | 36.29 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 119+ | 3 | |
1947-1952 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 881 | 133 | 46.36 | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | 15+ | 1 | |
1966-1977 | 50 | 88 | 10 | 3612 | 262* | 46.30 | 7745+ | 41.39 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 427 | 3 | |
1963-1969 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 786 | 111 | 46.23 | 1388+ | 40.99 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 95+ | 0 | |
1928-1938 | 41 | 65 | 5 | 2764 | 187 | 46.06 | 4266+ | 39.96 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 177+ | 7 | |
1996-2012 | 134 | 225 | 34 | 8781 | 281 | 45.97 | 17785 | 49.37 | 17 | 56 | 14 | 1135 | 5 | |
2006-2018 | 161 | 291 | 16 | 12472 | 294 | 45.35 | 26562 | 46.95 | 33 | 57 | 9 | 1442 | 11 | |
1984-2000 | 99 | 147 | 9 | 6215 | 199 | 45.03 | 9892+ | 57.82 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 720+ | 19 | |
1896-1902 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 989 | 175 | 44.95 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | 19+ | 0 | |
1993-2005 | 100 | 179 | 28 | 6744 | 200* | 44.66 | 14693 | 45.89 | 16 | 39 | 12 | 778 | 9 | |
2018-2025 | 47 | 82 | 5 | 3427 | 159* | 44.50 | 4621 | 74.16 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 369 | 90 | |
1951-1969 | 79 | 123 | 13 | 4882 | 258 | 44.38 | 4812+ | 41.02 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 420+ | 7 | |
1978-1992 | 117 | 204 | 18 | 8231 | 215 | 44.25 | 16268 | 50.59 | 18 | 39 | 7 | 979 | 10 | |
2021-2025 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 752 | 101* | 44.23 | 1607 | 46.79 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 67 | 17 | |
2009-2015 | 52 | 93 | 6 | 3835 | 226 | 44.08 | 8128 | 47.18 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 451 | 0 | |
1954-1975 | 114 | 188 | 15 | 7624 | 182 | 44.06 | 6272+ | 37.45 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 708+ | 13 | |
1959-1963 | 28 | 49 | 4 | 1974 | 175 | 43.86 | 221+ | 31.22 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 117+ | 2 | |
2000-2006 | 76 | 143 | 10 | 5825 | 219 | 43.79 | 10685 | 54.51 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 831 | 42 | |
1988-1996 | 62 | 112 | 15 | 4236 | 175 | 43.67 | 9279 | 45.65 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 558 | 11 | |
2010-2023 | 103 | 176 | 11 | 7195 | 206* | 43.60 | 16217 | 44.36 | 19 | 35 | 12 | 863 | 16 | |
1963-1976 | 77 | 127 | 9 | 5138 | 310* | 43.54 | 12102+ | 37.23 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 548+ | 11 | |
2016-2025 | 38 | 70 | 3 | 2872 | 182 | 42.86 | 3334 | 86.14 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 370 | 18 | |
1937-1956 | 37 | 66 | 6 | 2569 | 195 | 42.81 | 1146+ | 37.52 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 100+ | 8 | |
2004-2015 | 118 | 205 | 24 | 7727 | 235 | 42.69 | 15622 | 49.46 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 919 | 39 | |
1975-1995 | 118 | 215 | 6 | 8900 | 333 | 42.58 | 18075 | 49.23 | 20 | 46 | 13 | 1079 | 25 | |
1969-1988 | 69 | 113 | 10 | 4378 | 138 | 42.50 | 5112+ | 42.23 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 301+ | 21 | |
1948-1962 | 59 | 94 | 8 | 3631 | 223 | 42.22 | 1+ | - | 12 | 14 | 5 | 141+ | 4+ | |
1996-2008 | 113 | 188 | 17 | 7212 | 239 | 42.17 | 14070 | 51.25 | 16 | 35 | 13 | 900 | 57 | |
1976-1992 | 116 | 185 | 22 | 6868 | 166 | 42.13 | 10810+ | 41.56 | 17 | 35 | 15 | 509+ | 17 | |
1983-1999 | 51 | 78 | 2 | 3202 | 201 | 42.13 | 7135+ | 44.33 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 358+ | 38 | |
2004-2016 | 58 | 104 | 5 | 4154 | 206 | 41.95 | 8067 | 51.49 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 518 | 10 | |
1969-1983 | 91 | 155 | 10 | 6080 | 222 | 41.93 | 7573+ | 43.62 | 14 | 35 | 10 | 567+ | 6 | |
1999-2008 | 82 | 147 | 9 | 5719 | 197 | 41.44 | 11184 | 51.13 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 742 | 22 | |
2020-2025 | 37 | 69 | 5 | 2647 | 269 | 41.35 | 4309 | 61.42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 295 | 43 | |
2018-2022 | 21 | 36 | - | 1488 | 243 | 41.33 | 2782 | 53.48 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 189 | 28 | |
1961-1972 | 37 | 52 | 6 | 1882 | 131* | 40.91 | 1310+ | 30.15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 208+ | 2 | |
2004-2012 | 100 | 178 | 6 | 7037 | 177 | 40.91 | 14385 | 48.91 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 867 | 10 | |
2013-2018 | 34 | 58 | 1 | 2315 | 190 | 40.61 | 3458 | 66.94 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 316 | 12 | |
2013-2024 | 67 | 116 | 10 | 4301 | 212 | 40.57 | 7538 | 57.05 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 473 | 88 | |
1929-1939 | 47 | 72 | 12 | 2434 | 149 | 40.56 | 2139+ | 39.78 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 122+ | 6 | |
2003-2011 | 68 | 115 | 10 | 4259 | 206 | 40.56 | 9170 | 46.44 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 470 | 24 | |
1948-1952 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 810 | 137* | 40.50 | 63+ | 20.63 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2+ | 0 | |
1972-1977 | 58 | 93 | 4 | 3599 | 148 | 40.43 | 7251+ | 46.03 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 437 | 19 | |
2007-2014 | 79 | 123 | 21 | 4099 | 131* | 40.18 | 6647 | 61.66 | 7 | 28 | 13 | 492 | 16 | |
1966-1972 | 44 | 70 | 8 | 2484 | 158 | 40.06 | 5039+ | 43.95 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 298+ | 14 | |
1907-1930 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 1120 | 122* | 40.00 | 1330+ | 38.57 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 85+ | 2 | |
1938-1955 | 39 | 63 | 2 | 2440 | 219 | 40.00 | 1959+ | 30.57 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 208+ | 9 | |
1968-1982 | 59 | 96 | 14 | 3272 | 216 | 39.90 | 7491+ | 38.63 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 347+ | 6 | |
1969-1975 | 28 | 45 | 3 | 1667 | 188 | 39.69 | 3781+ | 39.51 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 192 | 2 | |
1984-1989 | 25 | 44 | 2 | 1661 | 162 | 39.54 | 4387 | 37.86 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 173 | 1 | |
1990-2003 | 133 | 235 | 21 | 8463 | 190 | 39.54 | 17389 | 48.66 | 15 | 45 | 14 | 1121 | 10 | |
1961-1972 | 30 | 55 | 4 | 2001 | 212 | 39.23 | 745+ | 27.24 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 177+ | 2 | |
1951-1965 | 55 | 92 | 10 | 3208 | 189* | 39.12 | - | - | 7 | 15 | 11 | 186+ | 0 | |
2013-2023 | 85 | 144 | 12 | 5077 | 188 | 38.46 | 10256 | 49.50 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 578 | 35 | |
2008-2018 | 61 | 105 | 1 | 3982 | 167 | 38.28 | 8601 | 46.29 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 467 | 33 | |
1921-1930 | 14 | 23 | - | 879 | 325 | 38.21 | 733+ | 52.38 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 37+ | 0 | |
2005-2014 | 90 | 144 | 16 | 4876 | 224 | 38.09 | 8249 | 59.11 | 6 | 33 | 10 | 544 | 78 | |
1999-2001 | 19 | 37 | 1 | 1367 | 143 | 37.97 | 2938 | 46.52 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 159 | 0 | |
1950-1963 | 22 | 33 | 2 | 1172 | 119 | 37.80 | 253+ | 50.59 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 104+ | 1 | |
2012-2025 | 85 | 128 | 25 | 3886 | 175* | 37.72 | 7037 | 55.22 | 5 | 27 | 8 | 383 | 75 | |
1989-2001 | 115 | 212 | 7 | 7728 | 185* | 37.69 | 20609 | 37.49 | 16 | 46 | 20 | 904 | 4 | |
1956-1963 | 34 | 56 | 1 | 2061 | 126 | 37.47 | 581+ | 32.01 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 164+ | 0 | |
2014-2017 | 23 | 42 | 2 | 1498 | 156 | 37.45 | 3176 | 47.16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 195 | 8 | |
1888-1902 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 744 | 132* | 37.20 | 241+ | 49.79 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 43+ | 0 | |
1990-2004 | 96 | 171 | 16 | 5764 | 207 | 37.18 | 14272 | 40.38 | 14 | 33 | 14 | 734 | 24 | |
1987-1996 | 37 | 61 | 6 | 2043 | 218 | 37.14 | 5282 | 38.67 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 220 | 1 | |
1980-1984 | 29 | 47 | 4 | 1588 | 174 | 36.93 | 2103+ | 62.38 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 184+ | 9 | |
2021-2024 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 811 | 105 | 36.86 | 1287 | 63.01 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 94 | 16 | |
2012-2024 | 100 | 178 | 12 | 6042 | 167* | 36.39 | 10228 | 59.07 | 12 | 26 | 17 | 719 | 56 | |
1984-1989 | 29 | 49 | 5 | 1601 | 175 | 36.38 | 3846 | 41.62 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 182 | 0 | |
1982-1992 | 79 | 139 | 10 | 4656 | 142 | 36.09 | 9058 | 51.40 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 618 | 20 | |
1909-1934 | 64 | 98 | 7 | 3283 | 154 | 36.07 | 1488+ | 60.61 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 179+ | 15 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong at Abu Dhabi, Men's T20 Asia Cup 1st Match, Group B, Sep 9, 2025 [T20I # 3443]
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Harare, Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe 3rd T20I, Sep 7, 2025 [T20I # 3441]
Pakistan vs Afghanistan at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Series Final, Sep 7, 2025 [T20I # 3442]