Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records for England in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
J Overton	2022-2022	1	1	-	97	97	97.00	136	71.32	-	1	-	13	2
H Wood	1888-1892	4	4	1	204	134*	68.00	89+	66.29	1	1	-	11+	0
BH Valentine	1933-1939	7	9	2	454	136	64.85	0+	0.00	2	1	-	35+	3
AJL Hill	1896-1896	3	4	-	251	124	62.75	-	0.00	1	1	-	-	0
HC Brook	2022-2023	12	20	1	1181	186	62.15	1287	91.76	4	7	1	141	23
H Sutcliffe	1924-1935	54	84	9	4555	194	60.73	6558+	34.59	16	23	2	202+	6
E Paynter	1931-1939	20	31	5	1540	243	59.23	1288+	45.88	4	7	3	125+	4
KF Barrington	1955-1968	82	131	15	6806	256	58.67	4957+	42.42	20	35	5	591+	27
KS Duleepsinhji	1929-1931	12	19	2	995	173	58.52	852+	48.82	3	5	-	59+	1
WR Hammond	1927-1947	85	140	16	7249	336*	58.45	7491+	38.07	22	24	4	419+	27
JB Hobbs	1908-1930	61	102	7	5410	211	56.94	5363+	46.22	15	28	4	276+	8
CAG Russell	1920-1923	10	18	2	910	140	56.87	492+	52.43	5	2	2	39+	1
L Hutton	1937-1955	79	138	15	6971	364	56.67	2844+	39.34	19	33	5	358+	7
GE Tyldesley	1921-1929	14	20	2	990	122	55.00	178+	29.21	3	6	2	37+	2
CF Walters	1933-1934	11	18	3	784	102	52.26	1008+	39.78	1	7	-	0+	0
S Mahmood	2022-2022	2	2	1	52	49	52.00	124	41.93	-	-	-	4	1
A Hill	1877-1877	2	4	2	101	49	50.50	49+	71.42	-	-	1	3+	0
DCS Compton	1937-1957	78	131	15	5807	278	50.06	2731+	38.81	17	28	10	342+	3
F Penn	1880-1880	1	2	1	50	27*	50.00	91	54.94	-	-	-	6	0
GB Legge	1927-1930	5	7	1	299	196	49.83	-	0.00	1	-	2	23+	0
JE Root	2012-2024	140	257	21	11736	254	49.72	20762	56.52	31	61	12	1280	44
N Oldfield	1939-1939	1	2	-	99	80	49.50	-	0.00	-	1	-	-	0
CP Mead	1911-1928	17	26	2	1185	182*	49.37	619+	30.04	4	3	3	38+	0
Hon.FS Jackson	1893-1905	20	33	4	1415	144*	48.79	-	0.00	5	6	3	51+	0
CT Radley	1978-1978	8	10	-	481	158	48.10	1368	35.16	2	2	1	43	0
W Chatterton	1892-1892	1	1	-	48	48	48.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	0
DR Jardine	1928-1934	22	33	6	1296	127	48.00	2110+	25.59	1	10	2	53+	0
ER Dexter	1958-1968	62	102	8	4502	205	47.89	2476+	44.18	9	27	6	455+	16
G Boycott	1964-1982	108	193	23	8114	246*	47.72	20528+	35.69	22	42	10	765+	8
EH Hendren	1920-1935	51	83	9	3525	205*	47.63	3468+	47.08	7	21	4	209+	9
KP Pietersen	2005-2014	104	181	8	8181	227	47.28	13255	61.72	23	35	10	985	81
J Sharp	1909-1909	3	6	2	188	105	47.00	-	0.00	1	1	-	11+	0
R Subba Row	1958-1961	13	22	1	984	137	46.85	-	0.00	3	4	-	44+	1
PBH May	1951-1961	66	106	9	4537	285*	46.77	1680+	39.52	13	22	8	369+	12
J Hardstaff	1935-1948	23	38	3	1636	205*	46.74	1540+	36.29	4	10	4	119+	3
C Milburn	1966-1969	9	16	2	654	139	46.71	830+	62.04	2	2	1	91	11
JDB Robertson	1947-1952	11	21	2	881	133	46.36	-	0.00	2	6	-	15+	1
RE Foster	1903-1907	8	14	1	602	287	46.30	-	0.00	1	1	1	57+	1
DL Amiss	1966-1977	50	88	10	3612	262*	46.30	7745+	41.39	11	11	10	427	3
PJ Sharpe	1963-1969	12	21	4	786	111	46.23	1388+	40.99	1	4	1	95+	0
M Leyland	1928-1938	41	65	5	2764	187	46.06	4266+	39.96	9	10	6	177+	7
J Vine	1912-1912	2	3	2	46	36	46.00	216	21.29	-	-	-	5	0
AH Bakewell	1931-1935	6	9	-	409	107	45.44	-	0.00	1	3	-	4+	1
AN Cook	2006-2018	161	291	16	12472	294	45.35	26562	46.95	33	57	9	1442	11
KS Ranjitsinhji	1896-1902	15	26	4	989	175	44.95	-	0.00	2	6	2	19+	0
PA Gibb	1938-1946	8	13	-	581	120	44.69	56+	42.85	2	3	1	6+	0
GP Thorpe	1993-2005	100	179	28	6744	200*	44.66	14693	45.89	16	39	12	778	9
TW Graveney	1951-1969	79	123	13	4882	258	44.38	4812+	41.02	11	20	8	420+	7
DI Gower	1978-1992	117	204	18	8231	215	44.25	16268	50.59	18	39	7	979	10
IJL Trott	2009-2015	52	93	6	3835	226	44.08	8128	47.18	9	19	8	451	0
MC Cowdrey	1954-1975	114	188	15	7624	182	44.06	6272+	37.45	22	38	9	708+	13
G Pullar	1959-1963	28	49	4	1974	175	43.86	221+	31.22	4	12	3	117+	2
ME Trescothick	2000-2006	76	143	10	5825	219	43.79	10685	54.51	14	29	12	831	42
RA Smith	1988-1996	62	112	15	4236	175	43.67	9279	45.65	9	28	8	558	11
JH Edrich	1963-1976	77	127	9	5138	310*	43.54	12102+	37.23	12	24	6	548+	11
C Washbrook	1937-1956	37	66	6	2569	195	42.81	1146+	37.52	6	12	2	100+	8
IR Bell	2004-2015	118	205	24	7727	235	42.69	15622	49.46	22	46	14	919	39
GA Gooch	1975-1995	118	215	6	8900	333	42.58	18075	49.23	20	46	13	1079	25
D Lloyd	1974-1975	9	15	2	552	214*	42.46	1342	41.13	1	-	-	54	0
DS Steele	1975-1976	8	16	-	673	106	42.06	1700	39.58	1	5	1	74	3
C Hallows	1921-1928	2	2	1	42	26	42.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	1+	0
MP Vaughan	1999-2008	82	147	9	5719	197	41.44	11184	51.13	18	18	9	742	22
JB Bolus	1963-1964	7	12	-	496	88	41.33	-	0.00	-	4	-	45+	0
PH Parfitt	1961-1972	37	52	6	1882	131*	40.91	1310+	30.15	7	6	5	208+	2
AJ Strauss	2004-2012	100	178	6	7037	177	40.91	14385	48.91	21	27	15	867	10
BM Duckett	2016-2024	20	38	2	1464	182	40.66	1723	84.96	3	7	2	188	8
LEG Ames	1929-1939	47	72	12	2434	149	40.56	2139+	39.78	8	7	5	122+	6
PD Collingwood	2003-2011	68	115	10	4259	206	40.56	9170	46.44	10	20	6	470	24
AJ Watkins	1948-1952	15	24	4	810	137*	40.50	63+	20.63	2	4	2	2+	0
AW Greig	1972-1977	58	93	4	3599	148	40.43	7251+	46.03	8	20	5	437	19
CJ Poole	1951-1952	3	5	1	161	69*	40.25	-	0.00	-	2	-	-	0
A McGrath	2003-2003	4	5	-	201	81	40.20	402	50.00	-	2	-	27	1
MJ Prior	2007-2014	79	123	21	4099	131*	40.18	6647	61.66	7	28	13	492	16
BL D'Oliveira	1966-1972	44	70	8	2484	158	40.06	5039+	43.95	5	15	4	298+	14
BAF Grieve	1889-1889	2	3	2	40	14*	40.00	36+	38.88	-	-	-	6	0
G Gunn	1907-1930	15	29	1	1120	122*	40.00	1330+	38.57	2	7	3	85+	2
WJ Edrich	1938-1955	39	63	2	2440	219	40.00	1959+	30.57	6	13	3	208+	9
KWR Fletcher	1968-1982	59	96	14	3272	216	39.90	7491+	38.63	7	19	6	347+	6
MH Denness	1969-1975	28	45	3	1667	188	39.69	3781+	39.51	4	7	2	192	2
BC Broad	1984-1989	25	44	2	1661	162	39.54	4387	37.86	6	6	3	173	1
AJ Stewart	1990-2003	133	235	21	8463	190	39.54	17389	48.66	15	45	14	1121	10
A Sandham	1921-1930	14	23	-	879	325	38.21	733+	52.38	2	3	3	37+	0
NF Williams	1990-1990	1	1	-	38	38	38.00	52	73.07	-	-	-	6	0
Rev.DS Sheppard	1950-1963	22	33	2	1172	119	37.80	253+	50.59	3	6	2	104+	1
MA Atherton	1989-2001	115	212	7	7728	185*	37.69	20609	37.49	16	46	20	904	4
FG Mann	1948-1949	7	12	2	376	136*	37.60	67+	47.76	1	-	-	30+	2
PE Richardson	1956-1963	34	56	1	2061	126	37.47	581+	32.01	5	9	1	164+	0
A Ward	1893-1895	7	13	-	487	117	37.46	-	0.00	1	3	1	30+	1
GS Ballance	2014-2017	23	42	2	1498	156	37.45	3176	47.16	4	7	3	195	8
R Abel	1888-1902	13	22	2	744	132*	37.20	241+	49.79	2	2	1	43+	0
N Hussain	1990-2004	96	171	16	5764	207	37.18	14272	40.38	14	33	14	734	24
RA Hutton	1971-1971	5	8	2	219	81	36.50	546	40.10	-	2	1	29	1
JM Bairstow	2012-2024	100	178	12	6042	167*	36.39	10228	59.07	12	26	17	719	56
RT Robinson	1984-1989	29	49	5	1601	175	36.38	3846	41.62	4	6	5	182	0
JT Brown	1894-1899	8	16	3	470	140	36.15	-	0.00	1	1	2	27+	0
AJ Lamb	1982-1992	79	139	10	4656	142	36.09	9058	51.40	14	18	9	618	20
FE Woolley	1909-1934	64	98	7	3283	154	36.07	1488+	60.61	5	23	13	179+	15
BW Luckhurst	1970-1974	21	41	5	1298	131	36.05	3633	35.72	4	5	4	136	1
EH Bowley	1929-1930	5	7	-	252	109	36.00	-	0.00	1	-	-	11+	1
RW Barber	1960-1968	28	45	3	1495	185	35.59	1075+	59.62	1	9	1	114+	3

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

India v England at Ranchi, ICC World Test Championship 4th Test, Feb 23-26, 2024 [Test # 2531]

India v England at Rajkot, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Feb 15-18, 2024 [Test # 2530]