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Best Batting Average (Test)
This list features the players with the best test match batting average for the England national cricket team.
RANK | PLAYER | APPS | RUNS | BATTING AVERAGE | YEARS |
1 | Herbert Sutcliffe | 54 | 4555 | 60.73 | 1924-1935 |
2 | Eddie Paynter | 20 | 1540 | 59.23 | 1931-1939 |
3 | Ken Barrington | 82 | 6806 | 58.67 | 1955-1968 |
4 | Wally Hammond | 85 | 7249 | 58.45 | 1927-1947 |
5 | Jack Hobbs | 61 | 5410 | 56.94 | 1908-1930 |
6 | Len Hutton | 79 | 6971 | 56.67 | 1937-1955 |
7 | George Tyldesley | 14 | 990 | 55.00 | 1921-1929 |
8 | Harry Brook | 35 | 3178 | 54.79 | 2022-2026 |
9 | Joe Root | 163 | 13943 | 51.07 | 2012-2026 |
10 | Denis Compton | 78 | 5807 | 50.06 | 1937-1957 |
References
ESPNcricinfo (2025). Batting – highest career batting average – England – Test matches. Available at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/batting-highest-career-batting-average/england-1/test-matches-1(Accessed 1 December 2025).
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