Best performers in a final series - Tables

• Best batting average in a player's last series - Tests
  
• Best bowling average in a player's last series - Tests
  
• Best batting average in a player's last series - ODIs
  
• Best bowling average in a player's last series - ODIs
  

Best batting average in a player's last series - Tests (qualification: 3 innings, last series in 2004 or earlier)

Player	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50
SM Nurse (WI)	3	5	558	258	111.60	2	1
West Indies in New Zealand, 1968/69
CS Dempster (NZ)	2	3	105	83*	105.00	0	1
England in New Zealand, 1932/33
V Pollard (NZ)	3	5	302	116	100.66	2	1
New Zealand in England, 1973
WH Ponsford (Aust)	4	7	569	266	94.83	2	1
The Ashes, 1934
CG Macartney (Aust)	5	6	473	151	94.60	3	0
The Ashes, 1926
MW Goodwin (Zimb)	2	4	178	148*	89.00	1	0
Zimbabwe in England, 2000
DM Lewis (WI)	3	5	259	88	86.33	0	3
India in West Indies, 1970/71
SG Barnes (Aust)	4	6	329	141	82.25	1	3
The Ashes, 1948
MP Donnelly (NZ)	4	6	462	206	77.00	1	3
New Zealand in England, 1949
A Sandham (Eng)	4	8	592	325	74.00	2	2
England in West Indies, 1929/30
RG Pollock (SAf)	4	7	517	274	73.85	1	3
Australia in South Africa, 1969/70
DR Jardine (Eng)	3	4	221	65	73.66	0	3
England in India, 1933/34
GS Chappell (Aust)	5	6	364	182	72.80	2	0
Pakistan in Australia, 1983/84
JAJ Christy (SAf)	2	3	218	103	72.66	1	2
South Africa in New Zealand, 1931/32
DG Bradman (Aust)	5	9	508	173*	72.57	2	1
The Ashes, 1948
BA Richards (SAf)	4	7	508	140	72.57	2	2
Australia in South Africa, 1969/70
KD Walters (Aust)	3	5	216	78	72.00	0	2
India in Australia, 1980/81
A Shrewsbury (Eng)	3	5	284	106	71.00	1	2
The Ashes, 1893
Hon.FS Jackson (Eng)	5	9	492	144*	70.28	2	2
The Ashes, 1905
BH Valentine (Eng)	5	6	275	112	68.75	1	1
England in South Africa, 1938/39

Best bowling average in a player's last series - Tests (qualification: 300 balls, 2 matches, last series in 2004 or earlier)

Player	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5
SF Barnes (Eng)	4	1356	536	49	9/103	10.93	7
England in South Africa, 1913/14
AE Trott (Eng)	2	474	198	17	5/49	11.64	1
England in South Africa, 1898/99
WH Lockwood (Eng)	4	487	206	17	6/48	12.11	3
The Ashes, 1902
FJ Laver (Aust)	4	644	189	14	8/31	13.50	1
The Ashes, 1909
MJ Procter (SAf)	4	858	353	26	6/73	13.57	1
Australia in South Africa, 1969/70
H Dean (Eng)	3	447	153	11	4/19	13.90	0
Triangular Tournament, 1912
C Blythe (Eng)	2	498	168	12	7/46	14.00	1
England in South Africa, 1909/10
CV Grimmett (Aust)	5	2077	642	44	7/40	14.59	5
Australia in South Africa, 1935/36
WPA Crawford (Aust)	3	408	103	7	3/28	14.71	0
Australia in India, 1956/57
Iqbal Qasim (Pak)	3	623	178	12	5/35	14.83	1
Australia in Pakistan, 1988/89
JB Iverson (Aust)	5	1108	320	21	6/27	15.23	1
The Ashes, 1950/51
TK Kendall (Aust)	2	563	215	14	7/55	15.35	1
England in Australia, 1876/77
A Hurwood (Aust)	2	517	170	11	4/22	15.45	0
West Indies in Australia, 1930/31
Hon.FS Jackson (Eng)	5	407	201	13	5/52	15.46	1
The Ashes, 1905
R Gilchrist (WI)	4	1189	419	26	6/55	16.11	1
West Indies in India, 1958/59
NAT Adcock (SAf)	2	492	148	9	3/40	16.44	0
New Zealand in South Africa, 1961/62
H Trumble (Aust)	4	1198	398	24	7/28	16.58	2
The Ashes, 1903/04
NA Quinn (SAf)	2	576	151	9	4/37	16.77	0
South Africa in New Zealand, 1931/32
TJ Matthews (Aust)	6	695	255	15	4/29	17.00	0
Triangular Tournament, 1912
J Garner (WI)	2	462	205	12	5/51	17.08	1
West Indies in New Zealand, 1986/87

Best batting average in a player's last series - ODIs (qualification: 3 innings, last series in 2004 or earlier)

Player	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50
IM Chappell (Aust)	3	3	131	63*	131.00	0	2
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1979/80
AC Bedade (India)	4	3	77	51	77.00	0	1
West Indies in India, 1994/95
GS Chappell (Aust)	4	3	74	54*	74.00	0	1
Australia in Sri Lanka, 1982/83
Minhajul Abedin (Bang)	4	4	140	68*	70.00	0	2
ICC World Cup, 1999
WJ Cronje (SAf)	4	3	135	79	67.50	0	1
Coca-Cola Cup, 1999/00
DL Haynes (WI)	4	4	268	115	67.00	1	2
England in West Indies, 1993/94
MD Crowe (NZ)	4	4	187	107*	62.33	1	1
New Zealand in India, 1995/96
G Kirsten (SAf)	6	6	186	69	62.00	0	3
ICC World Cup, 2002/03
RB Richardson (WI)	6	6	236	93*	59.00	0	1
Wills World Cup, 1995/96
AR Border (Aust)	8	7	231	69*	57.75	0	1
Australia in South Africa, 1993/94
DC Boon (Aust)	4	4	170	85*	56.66	0	1
Australia in West Indies, 1994/95
MH Denness (Eng)	4	4	113	37*	56.50	0	0
Prudential World Cup, 1975
R Edwards (Aust)	5	4	166	80*	55.33	0	2
Prudential World Cup, 1975
RB Kanhai (WI)	5	4	109	55	54.50	0	1
Prudential World Cup, 1975
Saeed Anwar (Pak)	5	5	218	101	54.50	1	0
ICC World Cup, 2002/03
KJJ van Noortwijk (Neth)	4	4	154	134*	51.33	1	0
ICC World Cup, 2002/03
DL Amiss (Eng)	3	3	151	108	50.33	1	0
Prudential Trophy, 1977
SM Gavaskar (India)	7	7	300	103*	50.00	1	2
Reliance World Cup, 1987/88
IVA Richards (WI)	3	3	145	78	48.33	0	1
Texaco Trophy, 1991
GN Yallop (Aust)	5	3	96	42	48.00	0	0
Australia in India, 1984/85

Best bowling average in a player's last series - ODIs (qualification: 150 balls, 2 matches, last series in 2004 or earlier)

Player	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5
JA Snow (Eng)	3	216	65	6	4/11	10.83	0
Prudential World Cup, 1975
TG Hogan (Aust)	3	167	117	9	4/33	13.00	0
Australia in India, 1984/85
AM Stuart (Aust)	3	180	109	8	5/26	13.62	1
Carlton & United Series, 1996/97
BP Patterson (WI)	4	191	113	8	2/14	14.12	0
Total International Series, 1992/93
CEL Stuart (WI)	3	180	114	8	5/44	14.25	1
West Indies in Kenya, 2001
Wasim Akram (Pak)	6	285	201	12	5/28	16.75	1
ICC World Cup, 2002/03
DK Morrison (NZ)	4	204	152	9	5/34	16.88	1
Singer Champions Trophy, 1996/97
AG Hurst (Aust)	3	192	119	7	5/21	17.00	1
Prudential World Cup, 1979
Asif Iqbal (Pak)	4	282	157	9	4/56	17.44	0
Prudential World Cup, 1979
SCG MacGill (Aust)	3	180	105	6	4/19	17.50	0
Carlton & United Series, 1999/00
ST Clarke (WI)	7	386	177	10	3/22	17.70	0
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1981/82
P Lever (Eng)	4	216	92	5	3/32	18.40	0
Prudential World Cup, 1975
G Miller (Eng)	3	180	111	6	3/32	18.50	0
Texaco Trophy, 1984
GJ Cosier (Aust)	3	164	95	5	3/54	19.00	0
Prudential World Cup, 1979
S Abid Ali (India)	3	216	115	6	2/22	19.16	0
Prudential World Cup, 1975
Naseer Malik (Pak)	3	180	98	5	2/37	19.60	0
Prudential World Cup, 1975
C White (Eng)	5	270	179	9	3/33	19.88	0
ICC World Cup, 2002/03
AIC Dodemaide (Aust)	5	294	163	8	4/20	20.37	0
Australia in New Zealand, 1992/93
DJ Nash (NZ)	4	168	124	6	3/37	20.66	0
VB Series, 2001/02
AS Wassan (India)	3	162	104	5	3/28	20.80	0
Asia Cup, 1990/91

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1814: England v Pakistan at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 17-20, 2006
• ODI # 2412: England v Pakistan at Birmingham, NatWest Series 5th Match, Sep 10, 2006