# England’s Libby breaks Gaikwad’s List A batting average record 2026-08-08T13:59:27+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Jake Libby, the Worcestershire captain, has set a new List A batting average record of 61.4 after scoring an unbeaten 109 against Sussex in the One-Day Cup on Friday. The knock was his third consecutive century in the competition, all exactly 109 runs. Libby's average surpasses India's Ruturak Gaikwad, who had held the record at 58.61 since 2022. Chasing Sussex's 333 for 9, Libby anchored Worcestershire to victory with support from Kashif Ali (73) and Ben Allison (20*). He now has 2,456 List A runs, including six centuries and 18 fifties in 56 matches. The previous record holder Gaikwad, who set the mark in 2022, had briefly become the first Indian to top the list. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: batting average, Jake Libby, List A cricket, One-Day Cup, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Worcestershire Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/englands-libby-breaks-gaikwads-list-a-batting-average-record/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/englands-libby-breaks-gaikwads-list-a-batting-average-record/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.