Cricket Records for England (Host) in Test matches
Highest averages
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
1930-1948 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 2674 | 334 | 102.84 | 4570 | 58.51 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 236+ | 4 | |
1989-2001 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 1633 | 177* | 74.22 | 3085 | 52.93 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 192 | 1 | |
1996-2011 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 1376 | 217 | 68.80 | 3081 | 44.66 | 6 | 4 | - | 186 | 0 | |
2003-2012 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 1355 | 277 | 67.75 | 2262 | 59.90 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 172 | 2 | |
1995-2012 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 1399 | 136* | 66.61 | 2958 | 47.29 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 179 | 2 | |
1980-1993 | 25 | 43 | 11 | 2082 | 200* | 65.06 | 4668 | 44.60 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 245 | 5 | |
1924-1935 | 33 | 47 | 7 | 2584 | 161 | 64.60 | 2110+ | 35.07 | 9 | 14 | - | 67+ | 6 | |
1976-1991 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 2057 | 291 | 64.28 | 2871 | 71.64 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 287 | 16 | |
2008-2017 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1086 | 311* | 60.33 | 1982 | 54.79 | 3 | 4 | - | 144 | 3 | |
1937-1956 | 47 | 76 | 10 | 3963 | 278 | 60.04 | 939+ | 44.40 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 243+ | 2 | |
1935-1948 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 1067 | 205* | 59.27 | 562+ | 40.39 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 84+ | 2 | |
1937-1954 | 44 | 77 | 9 | 3930 | 364 | 57.79 | 1282+ | 42.90 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 182+ | 3 | |
1951-1961 | 39 | 57 | 7 | 2865 | 285* | 57.30 | - | 0.00 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 251+ | 8 | |
1976-1988 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 1570 | 223 | 56.07 | 2871 | 54.68 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 210 | 8 | |
1929-1947 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 1336 | 189* | 55.66 | - | 0.00 | 4 | 6 | - | 0+ | 0 | |
2010-2023 | 22 | 42 | 1 | 2255 | 215 | 55.00 | 3792 | 59.46 | 8 | 9 | - | 271 | 17 | |
1990-2011 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 1575 | 193 | 54.31 | 2917 | 53.99 | 4 | 8 | - | 227 | 5 | |
1957-1973 | 21 | 37 | 3 | 1820 | 174 | 53.52 | 2305+ | 55.09 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 210+ | 4 | |
2013-2023 | 72 | 127 | 13 | 6092 | 254 | 53.43 | 10291 | 59.19 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 722 | 20 | |
1989-1997 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 1584 | 219 | 52.80 | 3523 | 44.96 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 179 | 4 | |
2005-2013 | 53 | 89 | 3 | 4537 | 226 | 52.75 | 6855 | 66.18 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 582 | 38 | |
1909-1930 | 27 | 40 | 3 | 1935 | 211 | 52.29 | 851+ | 35.37 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 89+ | 1 | |
1928-1938 | 22 | 31 | 2 | 1491 | 187 | 51.41 | 1870+ | 41.06 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 74+ | 6 | |
2000-2006 | 42 | 75 | 7 | 3472 | 219 | 51.05 | 6086 | 57.04 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 513 | 19 | |
1955-1968 | 46 | 73 | 7 | 3347 | 256 | 50.71 | 3719+ | 41.51 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 286+ | 15 | |
1928-1946 | 44 | 68 | 8 | 3004 | 240 | 50.06 | 2153+ | 40.45 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 113+ | 8 | |
1909-1926 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 1300 | 193* | 50.00 | 1+ | 0.00 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 92+ | 3 | |
2009-2013 | 25 | 45 | 4 | 2043 | 226 | 49.82 | 4079 | 50.08 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 241 | 0 | |
1963-1969 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 1041 | 209* | 49.57 | 1441+ | 49.20 | 2 | 4 | - | 98+ | 3 | |
1993-2001 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 1189 | 137 | 49.54 | 2056 | 57.83 | 3 | 8 | - | 142 | 6 | |
1988-1995 | 36 | 66 | 11 | 2716 | 148* | 49.38 | 5525 | 49.15 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 351 | 0 | |
1937-1956 | 20 | 35 | 6 | 1431 | 143 | 49.34 | 53+ | 13.20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 39+ | 2 | |
1893-1905 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 1415 | 144* | 48.79 | - | 0.00 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 51+ | 0 | |
1995-2004 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 1268 | 179 | 48.76 | 1881 | 67.41 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 192 | 3 | |
1985-1993 | 16 | 28 | 5 | 1121 | 164* | 48.73 | 2799 | 40.05 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 139 | 1 | |
1969-1976 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 972 | 150 | 48.60 | 2131 | 45.61 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 112 | 2 | |
1964-1981 | 57 | 100 | 10 | 4356 | 246* | 48.40 | 10854+ | 37.99 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 407+ | 8 | |
1979-1990 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 960 | 157 | 48.00 | 2167 | 44.30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 107 | 1 | |
1930-1938 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 1055 | 232 | 47.95 | 1632 | 64.64 | 2 | 4 | - | 103+ | 3 | |
1951-1969 | 48 | 70 | 5 | 3115 | 258 | 47.92 | 3350+ | 43.34 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 301+ | 6 | |
2004-2015 | 65 | 108 | 15 | 4450 | 235 | 47.84 | 8114 | 54.84 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 555 | 18 | |
1956-1963 | 15 | 22 | - | 1033 | 126 | 46.95 | 37+ | 43.24 | 4 | 4 | - | 89+ | 0 | |
1935-1951 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 1079 | 208 | 46.91 | - | 0.00 | 3 | 6 | - | 45+ | 3 | |
1950-1963 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 1031 | 261 | 46.86 | 119+ | 63.02 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 116+ | 2 | |
1978-1992 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 979 | 260 | 46.61 | 2015 | 48.58 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 114 | 2 | |
1934-1948 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 885 | 206* | 46.57 | 2094+ | 39.58 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 65+ | 0 | |
1968-1975 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 1111 | 192 | 46.29 | 2742 | 40.51 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 123 | 3 | |
1968-1975 | 20 | 32 | 7 | 1156 | 178 | 46.24 | 2875 | 40.20 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 124 | 2 | |
1975-1994 | 74 | 131 | 3 | 5917 | 333 | 46.22 | 11485 | 51.51 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 749 | 19 | |
1929-1938 | 22 | 30 | 6 | 1106 | 148* | 46.08 | 1037+ | 38.18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 64+ | 4 | |
2000-2008 | 45 | 75 | 4 | 3271 | 197 | 46.07 | 5981 | 54.68 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 429 | 5 | |
1961-1968 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 1007 | 135 | 45.77 | 1654+ | 35.48 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 109+ | 5 | |
1994-2003 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 909 | 210 | 45.45 | 2160 | 42.08 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 124 | 2 | |
1993-2005 | 49 | 85 | 11 | 3343 | 138 | 45.17 | 6683 | 50.02 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 405 | 2 | |
2006-2018 | 89 | 155 | 7 | 6568 | 294 | 44.37 | 13675 | 48.02 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 816 | 3 | |
1921-1934 | 23 | 32 | 5 | 1196 | 142 | 44.29 | 1127+ | 38.33 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 102+ | 2 | |
1926-1934 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 879 | 155 | 43.95 | 1812+ | 31.62 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 44+ | 0 | |
1963-1976 | 45 | 77 | 5 | 3155 | 310* | 43.81 | 8131+ | 38.16 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 363+ | 9 | |
1955-1971 | 55 | 88 | 6 | 3537 | 182 | 43.13 | 2046+ | 37.24 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 317+ | 9 | |
1958-1968 | 32 | 54 | 3 | 2195 | 180 | 43.03 | 1651+ | 45.24 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 220+ | 13 | |
1909-1926 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 1118 | 151 | 43.00 | 0+ | 0.00 | 4 | 4 | - | 70+ | 2 | |
1985-1989 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 900 | 175 | 42.85 | 1948 | 46.20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 0 | |
1978-1992 | 65 | 113 | 9 | 4454 | 215 | 42.82 | 8576 | 51.93 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 551 | 6 | |
1909-1934 | 30 | 41 | 2 | 1658 | 154 | 42.51 | 119+ | 65.54 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 87+ | 8 | |
1992-2006 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 850 | 148 | 42.50 | 1526 | 55.70 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 111 | 3 | |
1959-1962 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 849 | 175 | 42.45 | - | 0.00 | 2 | 4 | - | 35+ | 1 | |
1980-1991 | 19 | 31 | 5 | 1101 | 184 | 42.34 | 2688 | 40.95 | 2 | 7 | - | 122 | 1 | |
1935-1951 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 761 | 236 | 42.27 | - | 0.00 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5+ | 0 | |
1938-1954 | 24 | 38 | 2 | 1516 | 191 | 42.11 | 428+ | 22.89 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 112+ | 8 | |
1969-1984 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 1221 | 132 | 42.10 | 2067 | 59.07 | 2 | 8 | - | 134 | 12 | |
1997-2010 | 20 | 34 | - | 1421 | 156 | 41.79 | 2251 | 63.12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 174 | 10 | |
2008-2021 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 708 | 154* | 41.64 | 1131 | 62.59 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 8 | |
1997-2004 | 34 | 61 | 3 | 2405 | 173* | 41.46 | 5178 | 46.44 | 6 | 12 | - | 338 | 2 | |
1966-1972 | 28 | 45 | 5 | 1654 | 158 | 41.35 | 3597 | 45.98 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 218 | 10 | |
1966-1977 | 26 | 45 | 6 | 1610 | 203 | 41.28 | 3737 | 43.08 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 183 | 1 | |
1971-1986 | 16 | 28 | - | 1152 | 221 | 41.14 | 2755 | 41.81 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 110 | 2 | |
2002-2014 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 862 | 147 | 41.04 | 1912 | 45.08 | 2 | 5 | - | 105 | 0 | |
1972-1980 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 1020 | 131 | 40.80 | 2316 | 44.04 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 126 | 2 | |
1990-2003 | 74 | 126 | 12 | 4650 | 190 | 40.78 | 9167 | 50.72 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 647 | 3 | |
1957-1973 | 18 | 32 | 1 | 1250 | 157 | 40.32 | 1525+ | 46.36 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 116+ | 2 | |
1983-1994 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 845 | 142 | 40.23 | 1887 | 44.78 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 5 | |
1988-1995 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 841 | 121 | 40.04 | 1770 | 47.51 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 112 | 4 | |
2014-2023 | 45 | 75 | 4 | 2835 | 176 | 39.92 | 4620 | 61.36 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 331 | 61 | |
2005-2015 | 22 | 40 | 4 | 1435 | 187 | 39.86 | 2562 | 56.01 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 179 | 1 | |
2004-2012 | 61 | 105 | 3 | 4045 | 161 | 39.65 | 8160 | 49.57 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 522 | 3 | |
2012-2023 | 56 | 95 | 7 | 3465 | 167* | 39.37 | 5477 | 63.26 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 439 | 25 | |
1971-1982 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 858 | 113 | 39.00 | 2187 | 39.23 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 85 | 0 | |
1989-2001 | 67 | 124 | 3 | 4716 | 160 | 38.97 | 12052 | 39.13 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 591 | 3 | |
1980-1993 | 39 | 71 | 8 | 2453 | 183* | 38.93 | 5440 | 45.09 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 315 | 5 | |
1956-1964 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 738 | 181 | 38.84 | 672+ | 47.91 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75+ | 1 | |
2019-2023 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 734 | 163 | 38.63 | 1101 | 66.66 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 7 | |
2014-2017 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 1118 | 156 | 38.55 | 2303 | 48.54 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 158 | 2 | |
1962-1974 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 920 | 100* | 38.33 | 1617+ | 32.09 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 93+ | 3 | |
1993-2004 | 47 | 81 | 7 | 2833 | 207 | 38.28 | 6640 | 42.66 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 412 | 6 | |
2007-2014 | 44 | 68 | 11 | 2172 | 126* | 38.10 | 3267 | 66.48 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 266 | 9 | |
2020-2023 | 20 | 36 | 2 | 1295 | 267 | 38.08 | 1874 | 69.10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 170 | 4 | |
1994-2002 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 1059 | 156* | 37.82 | 2415 | 43.85 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 125 | 1 | |
1962-1972 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 790 | 119 | 37.61 | 1022+ | 32.68 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 79+ | 2 | |
1949-1954 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 900 | 137 | 37.50 | - | 0.00 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 32+ | 4 | |
1982-1992 | 43 | 76 | 8 | 2550 | 139 | 37.50 | 5013 | 50.86 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 336 | 8 |
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Minimum of 20 innings
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 27-31, 2023 [Test # 2515]
England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 19-23, 2023 [Test # 2512]
England v Australia at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jul 6-9, 2023 [Test # 2509]
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