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Best Averages in The Ashes (Australia in England): Season-wise Rankings & Records

This page shows players with the best averages during the The Ashes (Australia in England) series.

ALL FORMATSAll-time38 entries

158.833333Vernon Ransford AUS11.83 clear of Jack Sharp

247.000000Jack Sharp ENG11.83 off the lead

339.600000Warren Bardsley AUS19.23 off the lead

● LEADS

Vernon RansfordAUS

58.833333 · 11.83 ahead of Sharp

↑ IN THE CHASE

players within 10% of the lead — Ransford is out on their own

★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF

26.375000

The mark at number ten — 28 entries sit below it

● NATION IN FRONT

England

25 of the top 38 · 2 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

38 entries, ranked

1Vernon RansfordAUS58.833333

2Jack SharpENG47.000000

3Warren BardsleyAUS39.600000

4Dick LilleyENG35.333333

5C.B. FryENG35.000000

6Kenneth HutchingsENG34.000000

7Wilfred RhodesENG33.600000

8John KingENG32.000000

9Sir Jack HobbsENG26.400000

10Victor TrumperAUS26.375000

11Reggie SpoonerENG24.750000

12Syd GregoryAUS24.666666

13Warwick ArmstrongAUS23.625000

14Johnny TyldesleyENG23.000000

15Gilbert JessopENG22.000000

16Arthur JonesENG20.666666

17Monty NobleAUS19.888888

18Charles MacartneyAUS18.500000

19Sir Pelham WarnerENG17.000000

20Peter McAlisterAUS16.333333

21Frank LaverAUS15.333333

22Archie MacLarenENG12.142857

23Tom HaywardENG11.000000

23Bert HopkinsAUS11.000000

24Jack O'ConnorAUS10.500000

25Albert RelfENG10.000000

25Walter BrearleyENG10.000000

26George HirstENG8.666666

27Sammy CarterAUS8.500000

28Tibby CotterAUS8.250000

29Frank WoolleyENG8.000000

30Ernie HayesENG6.500000

31George ThompsonENG6.000000

31Schofield HaighENG6.000000

32Colin BlytheENG1.000000

33Sydney BarnesENG0.500000

33George GunnENG0.500000

34Douglas CarrENG0.000000

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