The Ashes series began in the 1882/83 season in Australia. Since then, many legends of the game from Australia as well as England featured in the Ashes and made it the most awaited bilateral Test series.
Over the years, there have been some brilliant batting performances in the Ashes series. Some of the batsmen made their name in the list of batsmen with highest averages in the competition.
Here is the list of the Top 10 batsmen with highest average in Ashes:
Best Average in Ashes
| Sr. No. | Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average |
| 1 | Sir Donald Bradman | Australia | 37 | 63 | 5028 | 89.78 |
| 2 | Eddie Paynter | England | 7 | 11 | 591 | 84.42 |
| 3 | Sidney Barnes | Australia | 9 | 14 | 846 | 70.5 |
| 4 | Herbert Sutcliffe | England | 27 | 46 | 2741 | 66.85 |
| 5 | Steve Smith | Australia | 27 | 48 | 2800 | 65.11 |
| 6 | Kenneth Barrington | England | 23 | 39 | 2111 | 63.96 |
| 7 | Mike Hussey | Australia | 15 | 24 | 1304 | 59.27 |
| 8 | Steve Waugh | Australia | 45 | 72 | 3173 | 58.75 |
| 9 | Maurice Leyland | England | 20 | 34 | 1705 | 56.83 |
| 10 | Sir Leonard Hutton | England | 27 | 49 | 2428 | 56.46 |
The man who has scored the most number of runs in Ashes also has the best average among all. He is none other than, arguably the best batsman in the world, Australia’s Donald Bradman, who was knighted for his performances on the cricket field.
He is the only batsman to have scored more than 1000 Ashes runs and has an average over 70. Sir Donald Bradman’s 89.78 is the highest average in Ashes.
