Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages For The Wisden Trophy

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
LG Rowe (WI)	1974-1976	7	10	-	742	302	74.20	1534	48.37	3	2	-	89	3
DL Amiss (ENG)	1966-1976	10	18	2	1130	262*	70.62	2528	44.69	4	2	-	143	1
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	36	50	4	2869	291	62.36	3979	72.10	8	15	2	390	34
BC Lara (WI)	1994-2004	30	51	3	2983	400*	62.14	4645	64.21	7	11	4	415	13
GS Sobers (WI)	1963-1974	25	41	6	2145	174	61.28	3053+	52.96	7	10	5	244+	8
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2007-2009	11	16	2	857	161	61.21	1500	57.13	4	2	-	89	2
MJ Prior (ENG)	2007-2012	13	16	3	774	131*	59.53	1023	75.65	2	5	2	94	5
AN Cook (ENG)	2007-2017	20	35	5	1739	243	57.96	3528	49.29	6	8	1	195	1
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2007-2012	14	21	1	1124	226	56.20	1599	70.29	3	6	2	127	7
JE Root (ENG)	2015-2020	11	19	2	933	182*	54.88	1448	64.43	3	5	-	112	6
TW Graveney (ENG)	1966-1969	10	16	1	795	165	53.00	1425+	39.36	3	3	1	93	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2020	12	20	2	953	176	52.94	1606	59.33	2	5	1	117	8
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1973-1974	7	13	3	528	129*	52.80	1347	39.19	1	3	1	67	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2007-2015	7	13	1	632	117	52.66	1365	46.30	2	3	-	82	5
RC Fredericks (WI)	1969-1976	16	28	2	1369	150	52.65	3060	44.73	3	11	3	161	2
SM Nurse (WI)	1966-1968	10	18	-	935	137	51.94	1011+	56.08	2	5	1	106	4
CG Greenidge (WI)	1976-1990	32	48	2	2318	223	50.39	4231	54.78	7	8	3	317	16
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	18	32	3	1408	169	48.55	2730	51.57	6	2	1	179	2
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	36	60	9	2451	147*	48.05	5856	41.85	5	16	6	297	4
DL Haynes (WI)	1980-1994	36	59	9	2392	184	47.84	5421	44.12	5	13	2	274	5
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2009	20	32	2	1419	291	47.30	2583	54.93	5	5	2	177	4
J Blackwood (WI)	2015-2020	9	18	3	709	112*	47.26	1145	61.92	1	4	1	87	11
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	12	18	3	706	143	47.06	1358	51.98	2	5	2	84	1
RB Kanhai (WI)	1963-1974	23	39	2	1736	157	46.91	2204+	47.00	4	7	2	167+	5
AL Logie (WI)	1988-1991	12	17	2	696	98	46.40	1166	59.69	-	4	-	91	1
BF Butcher (WI)	1963-1969	18	32	3	1342	209*	46.27	1494+	49.86	2	7	-	133+	5
G Boycott (ENG)	1966-1981	29	53	5	2205	128	45.93	5239+	36.03	5	15	4	247	2
CH Lloyd (WI)	1968-1984	34	51	4	2120	132	45.10	3188+	55.92	5	13	1	258	20
GA Gooch (ENG)	1980-1991	26	51	2	2197	154*	44.83	4572	48.05	5	13	3	237	5
CC Hunte (WI)	1963-1966	10	18	2	714	182	44.62	1162+	38.64	3	1	-	86+	1
HA Gomes (WI)	1976-1986	16	22	4	801	143	44.50	1927	41.56	2	4	3	98	0
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1995	19	35	5	1333	175	44.43	3099	43.01	3	8	4	165	5
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1963-1968	11	20	1	825	148	43.42	1163+	35.16	2	6	1	99+	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2007	15	26	3	995	140	43.26	1922	51.76	4	2	1	119	3
A Flintoff (ENG)	2000-2009	12	18	2	682	167	42.62	1075	63.44	2	3	2	79	14
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1994-2004	27	47	6	1740	119*	42.43	4028	43.19	3	11	4	192	1
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1973-1980	16	24	1	891	158	38.73	2037	43.74	2	4	4	114	3
PJ Sharpe (ENG)	1963-1969	6	11	1	387	86	38.70	581+	39.24	-	4	1	42+	0
RB Richardson (WI)	1986-1995	27	45	4	1586	160	38.68	3271	48.48	4	6	3	216	8
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2004	11	21	3	675	107	37.50	1390	48.56	2	3	1	99	3
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-2000	24	43	3	1476	143	36.90	3120	47.30	3	6	2	185	0
GS Camacho (WI)	1968-1969	7	14	-	515	87	36.78	593+	38.27	-	4	-	59	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2009	20	34	1	1195	105	36.21	1718	69.55	3	7	2	175	15
AW Greig (ENG)	1973-1976	13	23	1	795	148	36.13	1766	45.01	3	1	2	96	5
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2020	11	19	3	577	202*	36.06	946	60.99	2	-	1	71	11
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-1998	24	37	5	1113	127	34.78	2182	51.00	3	5	3	124	13
RJ Burns (ENG)	2019-2020	6	11	-	379	90	34.45	877	43.21	-	3	-	43	0
JH Edrich (ENG)	1963-1976	14	25	2	792	146	34.43	1308+	31.57	1	4	2	90+	1
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1984-1991	22	42	3	1342	132	34.41	2779	48.29	6	2	2	176	1
RA Harper (WI)	1984-1988	10	12	2	343	74	34.30	711	48.24	-	3	1	34	5
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2007	8	15	-	511	77	34.06	906	56.40	-	4	1	76	2
SD Hope (WI)	2015-2020	10	19	1	613	147	34.05	1350	45.40	2	2	-	88	0
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2015-2020	12	24	1	783	134	34.04	1752	44.69	2	3	2	88	3
ER Dexter (ENG)	1963-1963	5	10	-	340	73	34.00	504+	52.77	-	3	-	38+	2
JC Buttler (ENG)	2015-2020	9	16	3	439	67	33.76	807	54.39	-	4	2	53	6
BP Nash (WI)	2009-2009	7	10	-	335	109	33.50	824	40.65	1	2	-	47	1
BD Julien (WI)	1973-1976	10	14	1	430	121	33.07	623	69.02	1	3	-	59	5
DI Gower (ENG)	1980-1988	19	38	3	1149	154*	32.82	2506	45.84	1	6	-	141	3
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1969	12	19	2	555	88	32.64	1031+	43.35	-	5	3	69	6
MA Butcher (ENG)	1998-2004	9	16	3	421	61	32.38	1125	37.42	-	4	3	42	0
SL Campbell (WI)	1995-2000	15	25	-	803	93	32.12	1837	43.71	-	7	-	113	0
D Ramdin (WI)	2007-2015	17	28	3	803	166	32.12	1642	48.90	2	4	2	108	1
JC Adams (WI)	1994-2000	18	28	1	867	137	32.11	2398	36.15	1	7	-	93	2
MA Atherton (ENG)	1991-2000	27	50	-	1587	144	31.74	4222	37.58	4	6	5	187	0
P Willey (ENG)	1976-1986	15	29	5	757	102*	31.54	1761	42.98	2	3	2	104	3
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1988-1995	11	15	-	472	126	31.46	1260	37.46	1	2	2	59	5
DS Steele (ENG)	1976-1976	5	10	-	308	106	30.80	840	36.66	1	1	1	33	1
DB Close (ENG)	1963-1976	9	17	1	485	70	30.31	966+	31.05	-	4	1	46+	1
KF Barrington (ENG)	1963-1968	12	21	-	622	143	29.61	315+	30.79	1	3	1	44+	5
RA Woolmer (ENG)	1976-1980	7	13	1	354	82	29.50	947	37.38	-	1	1	45	0
CC Lewis (ENG)	1991-1994	7	12	2	295	75*	29.50	691	42.69	-	2	1	28	2
GA Hick (ENG)	1991-2000	18	33	2	910	118*	29.35	1890	48.14	1	6	5	124	2
APE Knott (ENG)	1968-1980	22	38	4	994	116	29.23	2566+	36.04	1	8	2	104	1
SC Williams (WI)	1994-1998	7	10	1	257	62	28.55	539	47.68	-	2	1	40	1
PJL Dujon (WI)	1984-1991	23	31	3	798	101	28.50	1661	48.04	1	5	2	100	1
RD Jacobs (WI)	2000-2004	11	20	3	447	107*	26.29	850	52.58	1	1	2	50	3
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2000	9	14	3	287	56*	26.09	546	52.56	-	1	1	35	2
G Fowler (ENG)	1984-1984	5	10	-	260	106	26.00	709	36.67	1	1	2	34	0
JD Campbell (WI)	2019-2020	6	12	2	260	47	26.00	458	56.76	-	-	2	28	3
DS Smith (WI)	2004-2015	17	29	-	750	108	25.86	1536	48.82	1	2	1	111	0
N Hussain (ENG)	1990-2004	17	30	4	653	106	25.11	1986	32.88	1	4	5	71	1
RL Chase (WI)	2017-2020	9	17	1	397	102*	24.81	897	44.25	1	2	3	45	2
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1986	21	24	5	468	73	24.63	618	75.72	-	4	5	42	23
SO Dowrich (WI)	2017-2020	9	17	2	354	116*	23.60	693	51.08	1	1	4	43	1
DM Bravo (WI)	2012-2019	9	16	-	377	82	23.56	1001	37.66	-	3	1	44	4
R Illingworth (ENG)	1966-1973	8	13	1	277	113	23.08	732	37.84	1	-	2	30	0
MC Carew (WI)	1963-1969	5	10	2	180	44	22.50	234+	44.44	-	-	1	20	1
BC Broad (ENG)	1984-1988	6	12	-	266	55	22.16	810	32.83	-	2	2	23	0
RO Hinds (WI)	2004-2009	7	10	-	219	84	21.90	515	42.52	-	1	1	29	2
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1991	20	38	1	792	81	21.40	1382	57.30	-	4	1	95	8
DAJ Holford (WI)	1966-1968	9	15	2	277	105*	21.30	735+	31.42	1	-	1	22	0
IJL Trott (ENG)	2012-2015	6	11	1	212	59	21.20	448	47.32	-	2	3	29	0
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1991-2000	16	29	1	591	154	21.10	1832	32.25	1	1	5	69	0
RC Russell (ENG)	1990-1998	21	37	4	696	91	21.09	1975	35.24	-	3	5	66+	0
MM Ali (ENG)	2015-2019	8	12	-	252	84	21.00	434	58.06	-	3	4	37	2
JM Parks (ENG)	1963-1968	11	20	-	419	91	20.95	478+	41.42	-	2	2	27+	2
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2020	19	23	7	330	62	20.62	455	72.52	-	1	6	39	5
W Larkins (ENG)	1980-1990	7	14	1	266	54	20.46	746	35.65	-	1	3	27	1
RK Illingworth (ENG)	1991-1995	6	12	7	100	17*	20.00	303	33.00	-	-	2	10	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	26	33	4	575	76	19.82	1083	53.09	-	4	6	63	6

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Minimum of 10 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs West Indies at Manchester, West Indies in England 3rd Test, Jul 24-28, 2020 [Test # 2390]

England vs West Indies at Manchester, West Indies in England 2nd Test, Jul 16-20, 2020 [Test # 2389]

England vs West Indies at Southampton, West Indies in England 1st Test, Jul 8-12, 2020 [Test # 2388]