Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records in Benson & Hedges Cup

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
AJ Swann (LANCS/NHNTS)	2001-2002	5	3	2	138	83*	138.00	177	77.96	0	2	0	12	2
MC Cowdrey (KENT)	1972-1974	5	5	3	219	107*	109.50	-	0.00	1	1	0	9+	3+
MG Bevan (LEICS/SUSS/YORKS)	1995-2002	21	20	8	1301	157*	108.41	740+	85.67	2	12	1	68+	2+
GD Bridge (DURH)	2002-2002	5	4	3	98	50*	98.00	104	94.23	0	1	0	8	2
AP Kuiper (DERBS)	1990-1990	4	4	2	185	106*	92.50	-	0.00	1	0	0	-	-
MR Chadwick (LANCS)	1984-1984	1	1	0	87	87	87.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
GJ Turner (CUniv)	1991-1991	4	4	2	170	80*	85.00	-	0.00	0	2	0	-	-
NG Doak (IRE)	1996-1996	2	2	1	85	84*	85.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
SR Waugh (SOM)	1988-1988	3	3	1	161	79	80.50	-	0.00	0	2	0	-	-
M Newell (SUSS)	1997-1997	2	2	0	147	87	73.50	-	0.00	0	2	0	-	-
BC Francis (ESSEX)	1973-1973	6	6	2	271	76*	67.75	-	0.00	0	2	0	-	-
A Ramage (/YORKS)	1976-1984	12	6	5	67	23*	67.00	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0+
WF Stelling (LEICS)	2000-2001	3	3	2	64	50*	64.00	87	73.56	0	1	0	5	0
RB Kanhai (WARKS)	1972-1977	31	30	13	1073	119*	63.11	0+	0.00	2	4	0	0+	0+
WJ Cronje (IRE/LEICS)	1995-1997	8	8	1	408	158	58.28	-	0.00	1	2	1	-	-
CD Crowe (LEICS)	2002-2002	6	4	3	58	23*	58.00	101	57.42	0	0	0	4	0
MEK Hussey (NHNTS)	2001-2002	10	10	1	519	114*	57.66	714	72.68	1	4	0	49	5
A Odendaal (CUniv)	1980-1980	2	2	0	115	74	57.50	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
KP Pietersen (NOTTS)	2001-2002	12	9	5	228	78*	57.00	221	103.16	0	1	0	27	0
ML Hayden (HANTS/NHNTS)	1997-2000	6	6	1	283	120*	56.60	72+	93.05	1	1	1	8+	1+
SM Gavaskar (SOM)	1980-1980	4	4	0	225	123	56.25	-	0.00	1	1	1	-	-
D Leather ()	1998-1998	3	3	2	56	42*	56.00	12+	16.66	0	0	0	-	-
RM Prideaux (SUSS)	1972-1973	9	9	2	387	79	55.28	-	0.00	0	4	1	-	-
DL Haynes (MIDDX/SCOT)	1983-1994	15	15	1	773	131	55.21	111+	80.18	1	7	0	-	-
IR Bell (WARKS)	2002-2002	8	8	2	326	85*	54.33	498	65.46	0	3	1	30	1
JA Sutton ()	1975-1975	1	1	0	54	54	54.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
TM Moody (WARKS/WORCS)	1990-1998	38	36	7	1555	110*	53.62	116+	62.06	2	14	1	20+	3+
SJ Cook (SOM)	1989-1991	16	16	0	854	177	53.37	-	0.00	1	7	0	-	-
OD Gibson (GLAM)	1994-1996	4	2	0	105	68	52.50	0+	0.00	0	1	0	0+	0+
GA Gooch (ESSEX)	1973-1997	117	115	15	5176	198*	51.76	362+	74.86	15	30	8	37+	4+
PV Simmons (LEICS)	1994-1998	12	12	4	412	89	51.50	104+	135.57	0	3	0	10+	2+
A Flower (ESSEX)	2002-2002	7	7	1	308	98	51.33	411	74.93	0	2	0	29	1
SM McEwan (DURH/WORCS)	1990-1992	5	4	3	51	29*	51.00	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0+
NH Fairbrother (LANCS)	1984-2002	87	82	23	2995	145	50.76	670+	58.05	2	23	3	26+	2+
BC Lara (WARKS)	1994-1998	8	8	1	354	101	50.57	97+	94.84	1	1	0	10+	2+
TI Barwell ()	1972-1972	3	3	1	99	64*	49.50	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
DS Lehmann (YORKS)	1997-2002	30	30	4	1285	119	49.42	1140+	80.00	3	8	1	84+	10+
KC Wessels (SUSS)	1977-1980	13	13	1	593	106	49.41	-	0.00	2	4	0	-	-
GJ Saville (ESSEX)	1972-1973	5	4	1	148	85*	49.33	0+	0.00	0	1	1	0+	0+
DJ Rock (HANTS)	1979-1979	1	1	0	49	49	49.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	-	-
N Hussain (CUniv/ESSEX)	1987-2002	60	53	9	2148	136*	48.81	1286+	68.97	3	17	3	77+	9+
NA Folland (/SOM)	1989-1994	20	19	3	781	100*	48.81	0+	0.00	1	7	2	0+	0+
L Klusener (NOTTS)	2002-2002	5	5	2	144	68	48.00	149	96.64	0	1	0	9	4
GA Hick (WORCS)	1986-2002	77	75	13	2962	127*	47.77	515+	77.28	7	20	5	43+	4+
ME Trescothick (SOM)	1995-2002	22	22	4	857	122	47.61	682+	82.84	4	2	2	64+	2+
CL Smith (HANTS)	1980-1991	41	36	9	1285	154*	47.59	51+	39.21	3	7	1	3+	0+
TP Hodgson ()	1997-1997	5	5	0	237	113	47.40	-	0.00	1	1	1	-	-
AJ Lamb (NHNTS)	1978-1995	73	67	11	2636	126*	47.07	50+	74.00	5	17	5	13+	1+
RJ Bailey (DERBS/NHNTS)	1984-2001	78	73	12	2837	134	46.50	650+	61.38	4	22	3	30+	2+
AA Metcalfe (NOTTS/YORKS)	1986-1996	35	35	4	1438	114	46.38	85+	55.29	1	10	0	6+	1+
MD Crowe (SOM)	1984-1988	11	11	2	417	155*	46.33	119+	130.25	1	2	0	12+	5+
JD Love (/SCOT/YORKS)	1978-1995	53	50	14	1664	118*	46.22	93+	80.64	1	11	0	5+	0+
AJ Stewart (SUR)	1984-2002	80	80	12	3134	167*	46.08	1082+	63.03	4	24	5	75+	2+
JC Balderstone (LEICS)	1972-1985	60	57	12	2059	113*	45.75	49+	24.48	4	16	2	2+	0+
BW Reidy (LANCS)	1979-1982	19	14	5	411	109*	45.66	0+	0.00	1	2	0	0+	0+
RI Alikhan (SUSS)	1987-1987	3	3	0	137	71	45.66	-	0.00	0	2	0	-	-
JP Maher (GLAM)	2001-2001	5	5	1	182	142*	45.50	236	77.11	1	0	0	17	1
PD Swart (/GLAM)	1975-1979	11	10	3	315	83*	45.00	0+	0.00	0	3	1	0+	0+
AJ Bichel (WORCS)	2001-2002	11	10	3	314	100	44.85	374	83.95	1	1	0	36	3
G Boycott (YORKS)	1972-1986	57	55	9	2052	142	44.60	0+	0.00	3	16	1	0+	0+
JR Wood (HANTS)	1990-1991	5	5	2	133	70*	44.33	-	0.00	0	1	1	-	-
JC Adams (NOTTS)	1994-1994	3	3	0	133	86	44.33	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
RA Smith (HANTS)	1983-2002	73	68	11	2491	155*	43.70	1193+	62.02	5	12	2	58+	2+
MP Maynard (GLAM)	1986-2002	61	61	7	2358	151*	43.66	671+	82.86	6	11	2	54+	2+
DL Maddy (LEICS)	1995-2002	38	36	4	1396	151	43.62	802+	64.33	4	7	4	47+	5+
Saleem Malik (ESSEX)	1991-1993	8	7	2	218	90*	43.60	0+	0.00	0	2	0	0+	0+
Javed Miandad (GLAM/SUSS)	1977-1985	24	21	2	828	95	43.57	0+	0.00	0	7	0	0+	0+
MD Moxon (YORKS)	1981-1997	50	50	7	1863	141*	43.32	71+	63.38	2	14	2	6+	0+
DK Standing (SUSS)	1987-1988	5	3	2	43	42*	43.00	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0+
CD Matthews (LANCS)	1988-1988	1	1	0	43	43	43.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	-	-
CJ Adams (DERBS/SUSS)	1990-2002	48	44	7	1576	138	42.59	841+	74.55	3	11	3	54+	9+
BM McMillan (WARKS)	1986-1986	4	4	0	170	76	42.50	-	0.00	0	2	0	-	-
MJ Walker (KENT)	1995-2002	34	31	5	1105	117	42.50	612+	66.83	2	7	3	45+	3+
MR Benson (KENT)	1981-1995	67	65	7	2455	119	42.32	114+	52.63	4	17	1	44+	1+
Imran Khan (CUniv/OxUni/SUSS/WORCS)	1973-1988	48	47	11	1514	112*	42.05	0+	0.00	1	10	5	0+	0+
AI Kallicharran (WARKS)	1972-1990	68	64	7	2392	122*	41.96	121+	57.85	4	17	4	7+	0+
MR Ramprakash (MIDDX/SUR)	1989-2002	51	50	10	1678	119*	41.95	549+	78.50	2	10	2	43+	3+
DJ Bicknell (NOTTS/SUR)	1987-2002	47	46	5	1708	119	41.65	634+	73.65	3	12	3	58+	2+
MW Gatting (MIDDX)	1976-1997	100	92	19	3021	143*	41.38	133+	43.60	3	19	4	5+	0+
GF Archer (NOTTS)	1994-1998	11	10	1	370	111*	41.11	94+	91.48	1	2	1	8+	1+
JH Kallis (MIDDX)	1997-1997	2	2	0	82	72	41.00	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
MW Goodwin (SUSS)	2001-2002	10	10	1	368	108	40.88	418	88.03	1	2	2	38	5
NR Taylor (KENT/SUSS)	1982-1997	57	54	2	2124	137	40.84	110+	24.54	6	8	2	63+	8+
PA de Silva (KENT)	1995-1995	7	6	1	203	112	40.60	0+	0.00	1	0	0	11+	3+
A Hill (DERBS)	1974-1986	35	31	4	1096	107*	40.59	0+	0.00	2	7	2	0+	0+
PN Kirsten (DERBS)	1978-1982	25	22	3	768	77*	40.42	0+	0.00	0	8	1	0+	0+
JL Langer (MIDDX)	1998-2000	6	6	1	202	71	40.40	110+	74.54	0	2	0	7+	0+
JW Hall (SUSS)	1991-1995	13	13	0	524	81	40.30	-	0.00	0	5	0	-	-
TC Middleton (HANTS)	1991-1994	15	15	2	522	91*	40.15	422+	45.49	0	5	0	1+	0+
RJ Cunliffe (GLOUC/LEICS)	1996-2002	28	27	4	921	137*	40.04	523+	58.12	3	5	3	17+	2+
RDV Knight (/GLOUC/SUR/SUSS)	1972-1988	65	62	9	2122	117	40.03	64+	81.25	1	15	3	8+	0+
C Banton (NOTTS)	1995-1995	1	1	0	40	40	40.00	-	0.00	0	0	0	-	-
MP Dowman (DERBS/NOTTS)	1995-2001	24	19	4	600	92	40.00	523+	73.04	0	4	0	42+	1+
GP Hurlbatt (SCOT)	1997-1997	3	2	1	40	28	40.00	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0+
JW Cook (NHNTS)	2001-2002	10	9	2	275	86	39.28	290	94.82	0	2	1	21	5
JH Edrich (SUR)	1972-1978	33	31	2	1135	83*	39.13	0+	0.00	0	11	0	0+	0+
RT Robinson (NOTTS)	1981-1998	79	76	10	2577	120	39.04	211+	55.92	3	18	3	5+	1+
JF Sykes (MIDDX)	1988-1989	4	3	1	78	38	39.00	0+	0.00	0	0	0	0+	0+
CG Greenidge (HANTS/SCOT)	1972-1990	63	63	4	2290	173*	38.81	-	0.00	5	14	2	-	-
SC Ecclestone (CUniv/SOM)	1994-1998	15	14	2	465	112*	38.75	0+	0.00	1	3	1	0+	0+

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Essex v Warwickshire at Lord's, Benson & Hedges Cup final, Jun 22, 2002 [List A]

Lancashire v Warwickshire at Manchester, Benson & Hedges Cup 2nd semi final, Jun 7, 2002 [List A]

Essex v Worcestershire at Chelmsford, Benson & Hedges Cup 1st semi final, Jun 6-7, 2002 [List A]