Leading Batsmen
| 1947 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| Denis Compton | 50 | 3816 | 246 | 90.85 | 18 | |
| Bill Edrich | 52 | 3539 | 267* | 80.43 | 12 | |
| Ted Lester | 11 | 657 | 142 | 73.00 | 3 | |
| Cyril Washbrook | 47 | 2662 | 251* | 68.25 | 11 | |
| Leslie Ames | 42 | 2272 | 212* | 64.91 | 7 | |
| 1947 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average | 100s | |
| Denis Compton | 50 | 3816 | 246 | 90.85 | 18 | |
| Bill Edrich | 52 | 3539 | 267* | 80.43 | 12 | |
| Jack Robertson | 57 | 2760 | 229 | 52.07 | 12 | |
| Cyril Washbrook | 47 | 2662 | 251* | 68.25 | 11 | |
| Leonard Hutton | 44 | 2585 | 270* | 64.62 | 11 | |
Compton's 3816 runs and his 18 centuries are records for an English first-class cricket season. Edrich's 3539 runs is the second highest aggregate of all time in a single season.
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