Batting Highest Career Batting Average - vs Australia

Highest averages For The Ashes - vs Australia

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
E Paynter	1933-1938	7	11	4	591	216*	84.42	1287	45.92	1	3	1	75	3
GG Macaulay	1926-1926	1	1	-	76	76	76.00	-	-	-	1	-	10	0
H Sutcliffe	1924-1934	27	46	5	2741	194	66.85	6557+	34.60	8	16	1	188+	3
KF Barrington	1961-1968	23	39	6	2111	256	63.96	2896+	43.37	5	13	1	187+	5
DS Steele	1975-1975	3	6	-	365	92	60.83	860	42.44	-	4	-	41	2
RE Foster	1903-1904	5	9	1	486	287	60.75	-	-	1	-	-	56	1
KS Duleepsinhji	1930-1930	4	7	-	416	173	59.42	852	48.82	1	2	-	33+	0
Lord Tennyson	1921-1921	4	5	1	229	74*	57.25	0+	-	-	3	-	31	0
M Leyland	1929-1938	20	34	4	1705	187	56.83	4266	39.96	7	3	2	150+	4
L Hutton	1938-1955	27	49	6	2428	364	56.46	2601+	39.63	5	14	2	163+	1
JB Hobbs	1908-1930	41	71	4	3636	187	54.26	5363+	46.22	12	15	3	241+	4
A Wood	1938-1938	1	1	-	53	53	53.00	95	55.78	-	1	-	8	0
CAG Russell	1920-1921	6	11	2	474	135*	52.66	492+	52.43	3	1	2	39	1
CP Mead	1911-1928	7	10	2	415	182*	51.87	619+	30.04	1	1	1	38	0
WR Hammond	1928-1947	33	58	3	2852	251	51.85	7491	38.07	9	7	2	269+	8
BC Broad	1986-1989	7	13	2	569	162	51.72	1277	44.55	3	-	-	70	1
RT Robinson	1985-1989	7	11	1	502	175	50.20	970	51.75	2	1	1	61	0
CF Walters	1934-1934	5	9	1	401	82	50.12	1008	39.78	-	4	-	-	0
G Brown	1921-1921	3	5	-	250	84	50.00	-	-	-	2	-	24	0
JH Edrich	1964-1975	32	57	3	2644	175	48.96	7333	36.05	7	13	-	262	4
Hon.FS Jackson	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	-	5	6	3	51+	0
IJL Trott	2009-2013	12	21	2	917	168*	48.26	1728	53.06	3	3	3	110	0
MP Vaughan	2002-2005	10	20	-	959	183	47.95	1627	58.94	4	1	3	121	9
J Sharp	1909-1909	3	6	2	188	105	47.00	-	-	1	1	-	11+	0
R Subba Row	1961-1961	5	10	-	468	137	46.80	-	-	2	1	-	24+	1
PBH May	1953-1961	21	37	3	1566	113	46.05	1537+	38.58	3	10	2	155+	0
G Boycott	1964-1981	34	63	7	2579	191	46.05	7652	33.70	6	12	2	215	0
DI Gower	1978-1991	38	69	3	3037	215	46.01	5578	54.44	9	11	2	359	2
J Vine	1912-1912	2	3	2	46	36	46.00	216	21.29	-	-	-	5	0
GP Thorpe	1993-2001	16	31	4	1235	138	45.74	2513	49.14	3	8	2	148	0
KP Pietersen	2005-2014	27	50	2	2158	227	44.95	3852	56.02	4	13	2	240	24
KS Ranjitsinhji	1896-1902	15	26	4	989	175	44.95	-	-	2	6	2	19+	0
Z Crawley	2021-2023	8	15	-	646	189	43.06	824	78.39	1	3	-	79	3
DCS Compton	1938-1956	28	51	8	1842	184	42.83	2385+	40.25	5	9	7	146+	1
GE Tyldesley	1921-1929	5	7	1	257	81	42.83	178+	29.21	-	2	1	24	1
RA Woolmer	1975-1981	9	16	1	642	149	42.80	1632	39.33	3	1	3	81	2
MR Ramprakash	1993-2001	12	24	2	933	133	42.40	2195	42.50	1	6	-	97	2
G Gunn	1907-1912	11	21	1	844	122*	42.20	1005+	37.91	2	6	3	73+	2
BL D'Oliveira	1968-1972	13	23	2	865	158	41.19	2136	40.49	2	4	1	105	3
JE Root	2013-2023	34	65	5	2428	180	40.46	4825	50.32	4	18	5	270	12
HC Brook	2023-2023	5	9	-	363	85	40.33	461	78.74	-	4	-	39	3
AN Cook	2006-2018	35	64	2	2493	244*	40.20	5288	47.14	5	11	3	283	1
AP Freeman	1924-1925	2	4	2	80	50*	40.00	214	37.38	-	1	1	10	0
DW Randall	1977-1983	15	28	4	957	150	39.87	2164	44.22	2	6	4	98	1
RA Smith	1989-1993	15	30	3	1074	143	39.77	2183	49.19	2	7	1	149	1
EH Hendren	1920-1934	28	48	4	1740	169	39.54	3300+	45.96	3	10	3	157+	4
AJ Strauss	2005-2011	20	36	-	1421	161	39.47	2809	50.58	4	7	2	175	3
CJ Barnett	1936-1948	9	16	-	624	129	39.00	1405	44.41	2	2	-	74	3
ER Dexter	1959-1968	19	35	-	1358	180	38.80	1680+	40.89	2	8	2	140+	3
N Hussain	1993-2003	23	45	4	1581	207	38.56	3713	42.58	2	11	3	196	4
JM Parks	1964-1966	10	13	-	497	89	38.23	1065	46.66	-	5	-	43	4
MW Gatting	1981-1995	25	45	3	1585	160	37.73	3401	46.60	4	11	6	202	2
CJ Richards	1986-1987	5	7	-	264	133	37.71	649	40.67	1	-	1	29	0
A Shrewsbury	1884-1893	19	33	4	1091	164	37.62	227+	40.52	3	3	1	61+	0
A Ward	1893-1895	7	13	-	487	117	37.46	-	-	1	3	1	30+	1
J Hardstaff	1936-1948	9	16	1	559	169*	37.26	1540	36.29	1	2	1	58	0
RW Barber	1964-1968	7	13	1	447	185	37.25	781	57.23	1	-	1	40	1
GRJ Roope	1975-1977	3	4	-	149	77	37.25	392	38.01	-	1	1	17	0
AW Greig	1972-1977	20	35	1	1244	110	36.58	2532	49.13	1	10	2	165	5
C Milburn	1968-1968	2	3	-	109	83	36.33	211	51.65	-	1	-	15	3
BA Stokes	2013-2023	24	45	2	1562	155	36.32	2818	55.42	4	8	3	174	39
Rev.DS Sheppard	1951-1963	9	16	-	580	113	36.25	251+	50.99	2	3	1	45	1
JT Brown	1894-1899	8	16	3	470	140	36.15	-	-	1	1	2	27+	0
BM Duckett	2023-2023	5	9	-	321	98	35.66	423	75.88	-	2	-	34	0
TW Hayward	1896-1909	29	51	2	1747	137	35.65	5+	-	2	12	6	122+	0
APF Chapman	1924-1930	16	25	3	784	121	35.63	970+	62.78	1	4	1	60+	11
BW Luckhurst	1970-1974	11	21	2	677	131	35.63	1958	34.57	2	3	2	71	0
AE Stoddart	1888-1898	16	30	2	996	173	35.57	64+	51.56	2	3	3	31+	5
PJ Sharpe	1964-1964	2	3	1	71	35*	35.50	197	36.04	-	-	-	10	0
IR Bell	2005-2015	33	60	4	1983	115	35.41	4120	48.13	4	18	5	243	12
GA Hick	1993-1999	10	20	1	669	98*	35.21	1274	52.51	-	6	2	91	7
MA Ealham	1997-1997	4	6	3	105	53*	35.00	404	25.99	-	1	-	11	0
JWH Makepeace	1920-1921	4	8	-	279	117	34.87	701	39.80	1	2	-	12	0
G Fowler	1982-1982	3	6	-	207	83	34.50	517	40.03	-	2	-	23	0
AJ Lamb	1982-1991	20	35	2	1138	125	34.48	2155	52.80	1	7	3	162	3
MC Cowdrey	1954-1975	43	75	4	2433	113	34.26	4372+	37.71	5	11	5	238+	0
A Flintoff	2005-2009	14	27	2	856	102	34.24	1274	67.18	1	6	2	109	15
AC MacLaren	1894-1909	35	61	4	1931	140	33.87	-	-	5	8	4	106+	0
ME Trescothick	2001-2005	15	30	-	1013	90	33.76	1707	59.34	-	7	2	154	8
CWJ Athey	1986-1987	5	9	-	303	96	33.66	779	38.89	-	3	-	31	0
AP Lucas	1884-1884	2	3	1	67	28	33.50	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
JB Mortimore	1959-1964	2	3	1	67	44*	33.50	181	37.01	-	-	-	9	0
GA Gooch	1975-1995	39	73	-	2436	196	33.36	5246	46.43	4	14	5	310	6
RES Wyatt	1930-1937	12	21	2	633	78	33.31	1855	34.12	-	5	1	30+	5
FE Woolley	1909-1934	32	51	1	1664	133*	33.28	1488+	60.61	2	11	7	160+	6
C Washbrook	1946-1956	17	31	1	996	143	33.20	1027+	36.02	2	5	2	58+	5
APE Knott	1968-1981	33	55	6	1625	135	33.16	3610	45.01	2	11	2	185	1
RM Prideaux	1968-1968	1	2	-	66	64	33.00	179	36.87	-	1	-	8	0
MA Butcher	1997-2003	20	40	1	1287	173*	33.00	2762	46.59	3	4	3	159	1
SP Jones	2002-2005	5	6	4	66	20*	33.00	98	67.34	-	-	2	10	1
TK Curran	2017-2018	2	3	1	66	39	33.00	120	55.00	-	-	-	12	0
DJ Malan	2017-2022	10	19	-	627	140	33.00	1529	41.00	1	5	1	85	1
PE Richardson	1956-1959	9	16	-	526	104	32.87	491+	32.99	1	3	-	50	0
B Wood	1972-1975	4	8	-	262	90	32.75	754	34.74	-	2	-	41	0
RC Russell	1989-1991	9	16	4	391	128*	32.58	1076	36.33	1	1	-	43	0
JH King	1909-1909	1	2	-	64	60	32.00	-	-	-	1	-	-	0
DR Jardine	1928-1933	10	18	1	540	98	31.76	2110	25.59	-	4	2	44	0
CB Fry	1899-1912	18	29	3	825	144	31.73	-	-	1	5	3	0+	0
TW Graveney	1953-1968	22	38	4	1075	111	31.61	2048+	38.57	1	6	2	100+	0
JM Bairstow	2013-2023	26	47	2	1406	119	31.24	2629	53.48	2	6	1	168	14

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs South Africa Under-19s at Stellenbosch, England Under-19s in South Africa 1st unofficial Test, Jan 26-29, 2025 [Youth Test # 302]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs Australia Under-19s at Chennai, Australia Under-19s in India 2nd Youth Test, Oct 7-9, 2024 [Youth Test # 301]