Batting Highest Career Batting Average - England

Cricket Records in 1880s in Test matches - England

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
AG Steel	1880-1888	13	20	3	600	148	35.29	168+	51.78	2	0	1	51+	0
A Shrewsbury	1881-1888	18	31	3	963	164	34.39	227+	40.52	2	2	1	81+	0
W Bates	1881-1887	15	26	2	656	64	27.33	-	0.00	0	5	0	53+	4
W Barnes	1880-1888	19	30	2	706	134	25.21	130+	45.38	1	5	3	29+	0
RG Barlow	1881-1887	17	30	4	591	62	22.73	71+	45.07	0	2	3	31+	0
G Ulyett	1881-1889	21	32	0	712	149	22.25	175+	45.14	1	4	5	50+	4
WH Scotton	1881-1887	15	25	2	510	90	22.17	375+	24.00	0	3	2	26+	0
J Briggs	1884-1889	16	23	2	363	121	17.28	67+	29.85	1	1	5	35+	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:

South Africa v England at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Mar 25-26, 1889 [Test # 32]

South Africa v England at Gqeberha, 1st Test, Mar 12-13, 1889 [Test # 31]

England v Australia at Manchester, 3rd Test, Aug 30-31, 1888 [Test # 30]