Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records in 1920s in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
CG Macartney (AUS)	1920-1926	14	21	3	1252	170	69.55	376+	69.14	6	3	-	129+	1
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1929	17	29	4	1689	251	67.56	2521+	35.89	6	5	1	94+	2
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1929	32	50	4	2960	176	64.34	3259+	33.41	12	13	1	132+	1
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1920-1929	28	44	1	2644	211	61.48	3323+	45.62	10	10	1	164+	2
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	1921-1929	14	20	2	990	122	55.00	178+	29.21	3	6	2	37+	2
J Ryder (AUS)	1920-1929	20	32	5	1394	201*	51.62	2035+	44.86	3	9	1	102+	3
HW Taylor (SA)	1921-1929	21	37	2	1612	176	46.05	-	0.00	5	9	-	30+	4
HL Collins (AUS)	1920-1926	19	31	1	1352	203	45.06	1974+	40.47	4	6	-	121+	0
FE Woolley (ENG)	1920-1929	33	50	3	2003	154	42.61	907+	58.98	4	13	8	133+	9
EH Hendren (ENG)	1920-1929	32	50	6	1869	169	42.47	2173+	49.93	4	11	4	147+	6
RH Catterall (SA)	1922-1929	20	36	2	1378	120	40.52	6+	0.00	3	9	3	15+	6
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	24	34	3	1146	119	36.96	880+	60.45	2	7	3	120+	3
JM Taylor (AUS)	1920-1926	20	28	-	997	108	35.60	1170+	49.31	1	8	1	88+	0
W Bardsley (AUS)	1920-1926	21	33	5	979	193*	34.96	696+	53.87	1	7	2	77+	0
AW Nourse (SA)	1921-1924	13	23	1	722	111	32.81	-	0.00	1	4	-	32+	0
APF Chapman (ENG)	1924-1929	17	23	4	591	58	31.10	583+	60.03	-	4	1	33+	9
WAS Oldfield (AUS)	1920-1929	20	33	8	699	65*	27.96	1338+	33.78	-	2	1	46+	0
HG Deane (SA)	1924-1929	15	24	2	598	93	27.18	0+	0.00	-	3	1	0+	1
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1929	26	33	3	814	100*	27.13	396+	78.53	1	3	3	50+	7
TJE Andrews (AUS)	1921-1926	16	23	1	592	94	26.90	137+	53.28	-	4	-	49+	0
PGH Fender (ENG)	1921-1929	13	21	1	380	60	19.00	206+	71.84	-	2	3	16+	1
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1921-1924	13	20	1	351	56	18.47	0+	0.00	-	1	1	17+	4
TA Ward (SA)	1921-1924	13	23	5	316	64	17.55	-	0.00	-	2	1	4+	0
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1928	13	24	5	306	69	16.10	-	0.00	-	2	4	5+	2
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	21	29	9	222	46*	11.10	439+	35.30	-	-	3	16+	0
H Strudwick (ENG)	1920-1926	17	25	8	139	24	8.17	265+	41.13	-	-	3	10	0

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 20 innings
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v South Africa at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 17-20, 1929 [Test # 185]

England v South Africa at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 27-30, 1929 [Test # 184]

England v South Africa at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jul 13-16, 1929 [Test # 183]