Here is the list of all Highest Averages in The Ashes history:
| # | Player | Team | Matches | Runs | Avg | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Trott | Australia | 3 | 205 | 102.50 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Don Bradman | Australia | 37 | 5028 | 89.79 | 19 | 12 |
| 3 | Eddie Paynter | England | 7 | 591 | 84.43 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | George Macaulay | England | 1 | 76 | 76.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Sid Barnes | Australia | 9 | 846 | 70.50 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Herbert Sutcliffe | England | 27 | 2741 | 66.85 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Ken Barrington | England | 23 | 2111 | 63.97 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | David Steele | England | 3 | 365 | 60.83 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Tip Foster | England | 5 | 486 | 60.75 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Kumar Duleepsinhji | England | 4 | 416 | 59.43 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Michael Hussey | Australia | 15 | 1304 | 59.27 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | Steve Waugh | Australia | 45 | 3173 | 58.76 | 10 | 14 |
| 13 | Archie Jackson | Australia | 4 | 350 | 58.33 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Andrew Symonds | Australia | 3 | 232 | 58.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Lord Tennyson | England | 4 | 229 | 57.25 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Maurice Leyland | England | 20 | 1705 | 56.83 | 7 | 3 |
| 17 | Sir Leonard Hutton | England | 27 | 2428 | 56.47 | 5 | 14 |
| 18 | Steve Smith | Australia | 41 | 3703 | 56.11 | 13 | 14 |
| 19 | Shaun Marsh | Australia | 6 | 447 | 55.88 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Matthew Elliott | Australia | 6 | 556 | 55.60 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Allan Border | Australia | 42 | 3222 | 55.55 | 7 | 19 |
| 22 | Colin McCool | Australia | 5 | 272 | 54.40 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Sir Jack Hobbs | England | 41 | 3636 | 54.27 | 12 | 15 |
| 24 | Alan Fairfax | Australia | 5 | 215 | 53.75 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Greg Matthews | Australia | 10 | 589 | 53.55 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Arthur Wood | England | 1 | 53 | 53.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Jack Russell Sr. | England | 6 | 474 | 52.67 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Philip Mead | England | 7 | 415 | 51.88 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Wally Hammond | England | 33 | 2852 | 51.85 | 9 | 7 |
| 30 | Chris Broad | England | 7 | 569 | 51.73 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Dean Jones | Australia | 16 | 1240 | 51.67 | 3 | 7 |
| 32 | Jacob Bethell | England | 2 | 205 | 51.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Ross Gregory | Australia | 2 | 153 | 51.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Arthur Morris | Australia | 24 | 2080 | 50.73 | 8 | 8 |
| 35 | Keith Stackpole | Australia | 13 | 1164 | 50.61 | 3 | 7 |
| 36 | Justin Langer | Australia | 21 | 1658 | 50.24 | 5 | 5 |
| 37 | Tim Robinson | England | 7 | 502 | 50.20 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Bobby Simpson | Australia | 19 | 1405 | 50.18 | 2 | 9 |
| 39 | Cyril Walters | England | 5 | 401 | 50.13 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Mark Waugh | Australia | 29 | 2204 | 50.09 | 6 | 11 |
| 41 | George Brown | England | 3 | 250 | 50.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Bob Cowper | Australia | 9 | 686 | 49.00 | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | John Edrich | England | 32 | 2644 | 48.96 | 7 | 13 |
| 44 | Stanley Jackson | England | 20 | 1415 | 48.79 | 5 | 6 |
| 45 | Bill Lawry | Australia | 29 | 2233 | 48.54 | 7 | 13 |
| 46 | Chris Rogers | Australia | 15 | 1310 | 48.52 | 4 | 8 |
| 47 | Greg Blewett | Australia | 8 | 630 | 48.46 | 3 | 2 |
| 48 | Stan McCabe | Australia | 24 | 1931 | 48.28 | 4 | 10 |
| 49 | Jonathan Trott | England | 12 | 917 | 48.26 | 3 | 3 |
| 50 | Michael Vaughan | England | 10 | 959 | 47.95 | 4 | 1 |
| 51 | Martin Love | Australia | 2 | 95 | 47.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 | Bill Ponsford | Australia | 20 | 1558 | 47.21 | 5 | 5 |
| 53 | Mitchell Marsh | Australia | 10 | 659 | 47.07 | 3 | 1 |
| 54 | Jack Sharp | England | 3 | 188 | 47.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Barry Shepherd | Australia | 2 | 94 | 47.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Raman Subba Row | England | 5 | 468 | 46.80 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Travis Head | Australia | 18 | 1539 | 46.64 | 5 | 5 |
| 58 | Peter May | England | 21 | 1566 | 46.06 | 3 | 10 |
| 59 | Geoff Boycott | England | 34 | 2579 | 46.05 | 6 | 12 |
| 60 | David Gower | England | 38 | 3037 | 46.02 | 9 | 11 |
| 61 | Mick Malone | Australia | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Joseph Vine | England | 2 | 46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Rick McCosker | Australia | 12 | 871 | 45.84 | 2 | 6 |
| 64 | Graham Thorpe | England | 16 | 1235 | 45.74 | 3 | 8 |
| 65 | Matthew Hayden | Australia | 20 | 1461 | 45.66 | 5 | 2 |
| 66 | Adam Gilchrist | Australia | 20 | 1083 | 45.13 | 3 | 6 |
| 67 | Michael Slater | Australia | 20 | 1669 | 45.11 | 7 | 4 |
| 68 | Kevin Pietersen | England | 27 | 2158 | 44.96 | 4 | 13 |
| 69 | Kumar Ranjitsinhji | England | 15 | 989 | 44.95 | 2 | 6 |
| 70 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | 35 | 2476 | 44.21 | 8 | 9 |
| 71 | Jack Ryder | Australia | 17 | 1060 | 44.17 | 2 | 6 |
| 72 | Bill Woodfull | Australia | 25 | 1675 | 44.08 | 6 | 8 |
| 73 | Greg Chappell | Australia | 30 | 2154 | 43.96 | 8 | 10 |
| 74 | Charles Macartney | Australia | 26 | 1640 | 43.16 | 5 | 7 |
| 75 | Denis Compton | England | 28 | 1842 | 42.84 | 5 | 9 |
| 76 | Ernest Tyldesley | England | 5 | 257 | 42.83 | 0 | 2 |
| 77 | Bob Woolmer | England | 9 | 642 | 42.80 | 3 | 1 |
| 78 | Bill Brown | Australia | 13 | 980 | 42.61 | 3 | 3 |
| 79 | David Boon | Australia | 30 | 2041 | 42.52 | 6 | 8 |
| 80 | Roger Hartigan | Australia | 2 | 170 | 42.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Shane Watson | Australia | 19 | 1487 | 42.49 | 2 | 10 |
| 82 | Mark Ramprakash | England | 12 | 933 | 42.41 | 1 | 6 |
| 83 | Ross Edwards | Australia | 13 | 805 | 42.37 | 2 | 5 |
| 84 | Mark Taylor | Australia | 33 | 2496 | 42.31 | 6 | 15 |
| 85 | George Gunn | England | 11 | 844 | 42.20 | 2 | 6 |
| 86 | Greg Ritchie | Australia | 10 | 666 | 41.63 | 1 | 2 |
| 87 | Marcus North | Australia | 7 | 416 | 41.60 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | Brad Haddin | Australia | 20 | 1366 | 41.39 | 3 | 11 |
| 89 | Basil D'Oliveira | England | 13 | 865 | 41.19 | 2 | 4 |
| 90 | Joe Root | England | 39 | 2828 | 40.99 | 6 | 18 |
| 91 | Michael Clarke | Australia | 35 | 2241 | 40.75 | 7 | 7 |
| 92 | Ian Chappell | Australia | 28 | 1986 | 40.53 | 4 | 15 |
| 93 | Alastair Cook | England | 35 | 2493 | 40.21 | 5 | 11 |
| 94 | Paul Reiffel | Australia | 7 | 241 | 40.17 | 0 | 1 |
| 95 | Harry Brook | England | 10 | 721 | 40.06 | 0 | 6 |
| 96 | Tich Freeman | England | 2 | 80 | 40.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 97 | Albert Hartkopf | Australia | 1 | 80 | 40.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 98 | Derek Randall | England | 15 | 957 | 39.88 | 2 | 6 |
| 99 | Nip Pellew | Australia | 9 | 478 | 39.83 | 2 | 1 |
| 100 | Robin Smith | England | 15 | 1074 | 39.78 | 2 | 7 |