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
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1993	124	189	21	8832	280*	52.57	15164+	45.99	23	43	6	788+	48
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-2010	90	156	12	7530	223	52.29	14372	52.39	24	33	11	957	51
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2017	118	213	19	10099	313	52.05	19375	52.12	34	33	19	1082	70
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2025	158	288	24	13543	262	51.29	23556	57.49	39	66	13	1451	45
Saud Shakeel (PAK)	2022-2025	19	36	3	1658	208*	50.24	3345	49.56	4	9	2	165	2
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1992-2007	119	198	22	8829	329	50.16	16338	54.03	25	46	14	1105	48
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1957	78	131	15	5807	278	50.06	2731+	38.81	17	28	10	342+	3
CP Mead (ENG)	1911-1928	17	26	2	1185	182*	49.37	619+	30.04	4	3	3	38+	0
Abid Ali (PAK)	2019-2021	16	26	2	1180	215*	49.16	2445	48.26	4	3	2	148	5
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
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
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
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2001-2017	75	132	20	5222	161*	46.62	11726	44.53	10	39	9	511	81
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
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1990-2001	55	91	2	4052	188*	45.52	7265	55.77	11	25	8	535	14
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	161	291	16	12472	294	45.35	26562	46.95	33	57	9	1442	11
KS Ranjitsinhji (ENG)	1896-1902	15	26	4	989	175	44.95	-	-	2	6	2	19+	0
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1969-1985	78	124	11	5062	274	44.79	6935+	55.22	12	20	10	458+	22
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	100	179	28	6744	200*	44.66	14693	45.89	16	39	12	778	9
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	79	123	13	4882	258	44.38	4812+	41.02	11	20	8	420+	7
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1983-1995	45	68	7	2705	203*	44.34	6310+	39.23	7	13	6	279+	5
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	117	204	18	8231	215	44.25	16268	50.59	18	39	7	979	10
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
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1969	55	97	8	3915	337	43.98	1204+	35.29	12	15	5	201+	2
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
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1999	103	154	22	5768	237	43.69	10906+	49.33	15	29	12	678+	7
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1996	62	112	15	4236	175	43.67	9279	45.65	9	28	8	558	11
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
Babar Azam (PAK)	2016-2025	59	108	9	4235	196	42.77	7788	54.37	9	29	8	494	23
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
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2010-2022	97	180	11	7142	302*	42.26	17033	41.93	19	35	19	694	22
MP Vaughan (ENG)	1999-2008	82	147	9	5719	197	41.44	11184	51.13	18	18	9	742	22
Ahmed Shehzad (PAK)	2013-2017	13	25	1	982	176	40.91	1926	50.98	3	4	1	99	8
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
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)	2016-2025	39	65	9	2273	171*	40.58	4184	54.32	3	11	4	236	16
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
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1958-1973	41	78	4	2991	172	40.41	715+	48.81	5	16	2	140+	4
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
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1959-1979	57	100	7	3643	201	39.17	2721+	32.81	10	19	4	283+	4
Majid Khan (PAK)	1964-1983	63	106	5	3931	167	38.92	3742+	45.64	8	19	9	325+	9
Fawad Alam (PAK)	2009-2022	19	30	4	1011	168	38.88	2170	46.58	5	2	3	112	3
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1964-1980	58	99	7	3575	175	38.85	2902+	48.65	11	12	9	319+	17
Agha Salman (PAK)	2022-2025	21	40	6	1317	132*	38.73	2113	62.32	3	9	2	150	12
Abdullah Shafique (PAK)	2021-2024	22	42	3	1504	201	38.56	3405	44.17	5	5	6	145	20
A Sandham (ENG)	1921-1930	14	23	-	879	325	38.21	733+	52.38	2	3	3	37+	0
Asad Shafiq (PAK)	2010-2020	77	128	6	4660	137	38.19	9588	48.60	12	27	13	512	29
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1976-1989	76	116	8	4114	231	38.09	8916+	41.22	10	17	7	358+	1
Taufeeq Umar (PAK)	2001-2014	44	83	5	2963	236	37.98	6626	44.71	7	14	6	404	4
Rev.DS Sheppard (ENG)	1950-1963	22	33	2	1172	119	37.80	253+	50.59	3	6	2	104+	1
Asim Kamal (PAK)	2003-2005	12	20	1	717	99	37.73	1518	47.23	-	8	2	104	6
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	115	212	7	7728	185*	37.69	20609	37.49	16	46	20	904	4
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	88	126	25	3807	136	37.69	6588+	47.52	6	18	8	316+	55
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1987-2001	60	92	4	3315	211	37.67	7323+	45.22	12	12	7	417	23
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2018	55	105	8	3652	224	37.64	6520	56.01	10	12	8	455	28
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
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2010-2023	54	95	14	3031	118	37.41	4320	70.16	4	21	4	309	9
Imam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2018-2023	24	46	4	1568	157	37.33	3404	46.06	3	9	4	170	12
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
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1978-1986	48	79	6	2709	200	37.10	4861+	48.67	7	9	3	258+	6
Qasim Umar (PAK)	1983-1986	26	43	2	1502	210	36.63	2662+	42.74	3	5	2	131+	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1998-2010	27	48	1	1716	156	36.51	1973	86.97	5	8	6	220	52
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
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1973-1985	57	92	14	2821	125	36.16	3646+	51.26	4	18	8	275+	27

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs South Africa at Mackay, South Africa in Australia 3rd ODI, Aug 24, 2025 [ODI # 4897]

South Africa vs Australia at Mackay, South Africa in Australia 2nd ODI, Aug 22, 2025 [ODI # 4896]

South Africa vs Australia at Cairns, South Africa in Australia 1st ODI, Aug 19, 2025 [ODI # 4895]