Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Cricket Records for Australia in Test matches

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1887-1890	8	-	224	2030	684	48	5/26	14.25	2.02	42.29	4	4	-
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	-	457	5179	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11	2
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1933	14	782.3	328	4695	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.44	4	4	2
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	1046.1	416	4185	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	44	-	431	11587	3819	186	7/93	20.53	1.97	62.29	6	14	2
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	12	-	155	3140	989	47	6/29	21.04	1.88	66.80	2	4	1
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1909-1912	14	559.3	163	3357	1373	65	6/17	21.12	2.45	51.64	7	3	-
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	1129.1	452	4517	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	124	4874.4	1470	29248	12186	563	8/24	21.64	2.49	51.95	28	29	3
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	32	-	452	8099	3072	141	8/65	21.78	2.27	57.43	8	9	3
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2024	62	2102.2	464	12614	6063	269	6/23	22.53	2.88	46.89	16	12	2
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1946	27	-	585	10024	3254	144	7/54	22.59	1.94	69.61	8	11	3
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	14	594.1	116	3565	1796	79	7/34	22.73	3.02	45.12	6	6	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	88	-	727	19458	8258	362	8/58	22.81	2.54	53.75	17	23	6
LF Kline (AUS)	1957-1961	13	-	113	2373	776	34	7/75	22.82	1.96	69.79	2	1	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	55	-	337	10461	3906	170	7/60	22.97	2.24	61.53	8	7	1
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)	2017-2021	25	855.4	261	5134	2072	90	5/33	23.02	2.42	57.04	6	4	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1960	61	-	419	13650	5251	228	7/38	23.03	2.30	59.86	8	12	-
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2005	10	429.2	97	2576	1175	51	5/48	23.03	2.73	50.50	5	2	-
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	7	358.0	49	2148	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5	2
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	27	956.0	258	5736	2658	113	7/117	23.52	2.78	50.76	4	5	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	87	2704.0	516	16224	8788	373	7/76	23.56	3.25	43.49	28	22	5
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	104	3771.1	871	22627	9779	414	7/119	23.62	2.59	54.65	20	25	5
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2009	24	857.4	230	5146	2243	94	5/32	23.86	2.61	54.74	6	2	-
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1964-1973	19	-	217	4145	1410	59	7/74	23.89	2.04	70.25	4	3	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1955	40	-	372	11048	3826	160	6/44	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	70	-	652	18467	8493	355	7/83	23.92	2.75	52.01	23	23	7
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1958	13	526.1	153	3157	1292	54	6/21	23.92	2.45	58.46	4	4	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1936	37	-	736	14513	5231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21	7
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2005-2010	23	861.5	200	5171	2583	106	6/41	24.36	2.99	48.78	6	7	1
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	27	1040.4	244	6244	2784	113	7/51	24.63	2.67	55.25	11	5	2
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1952-1962	34	1639.0	560	9834	3434	139	7/42	24.70	2.09	70.74	6	13	4
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	70	2429.3	618	14577	6778	273	6/67	24.82	2.78	53.39	10	12	-
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	42	-	361	7159	3025	121	7/17	25.00	2.53	59.16	1	9	2
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	145	6784.1	1761	40705	17995	708	8/71	25.41	2.65	57.49	48	37	10
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-2007	46	1357.1	237	8143	4574	178	6/11	25.69	3.37	45.74	10	12	2
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2001	20	688.1	153	4129	1942	75	5/30	25.89	2.82	55.05	3	3	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2010	12	400.1	78	2401	1296	50	5/28	25.92	3.23	48.02	1	2	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	15	-	51	2661	1406	54	6/85	26.03	3.17	49.27	2	3	-
FJ Laver (AUS)	1899-1909	15	-	121	2361	964	37	8/31	26.05	2.44	63.81	-	2	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1982	14	567.1	112	3403	1668	64	5/59	26.06	2.94	53.17	4	1	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2006	71	2372.2	630	14234	6770	259	7/37	26.13	2.85	54.95	8	8	-
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-2001	18	681.5	163	4091	1805	69	5/32	26.15	2.64	59.28	2	3	1
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	21	660.3	142	3963	2133	81	5/27	26.33	3.22	48.92	4	4	-
CL McCool (AUS)	1946-1950	14	-	44	2504	958	36	5/41	26.61	2.29	69.55	-	3	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2023	29	969.0	202	5814	3019	113	6/51	26.71	3.11	51.45	12	4	1
TW Garrett (AUS)	1877-1888	19	682.0	296	2728	970	36	6/78	26.94	2.13	75.77	1	2	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1998	35	1067.1	279	6403	2804	104	6/71	26.96	2.62	61.56	3	5	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	63	-	805	19108	6704	248	7/72	27.03	2.10	77.04	16	16	1
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	-	434	6391	2791	103	7/117	27.09	2.62	62.04	7	7	1
G Dymock (AUS)	1974-1980	21	-	179	5545	2116	78	7/67	27.12	2.28	71.08	4	5	1
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	41	1696.5	432	10181	4616	170	6/47	27.15	2.72	59.88	5	14	1
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2017-2024	24	715.5	164	4295	2185	80	5/27	27.31	3.05	53.68	2	6	1
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1956	19	-	160	3576	1318	48	5/53	27.45	2.21	74.50	2	1	-
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1977	34	-	380	10094	3792	138	8/143	27.47	2.25	73.14	9	6	-
CG Macartney (AUS)	1907-1926	35	593.3	177	3561	1240	45	7/58	27.55	2.08	79.13	1	2	1
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2024	89	2902.5	559	17417	9932	358	6/50	27.74	3.42	48.65	20	14	2
AG Hurst (AUS)	1974-1979	12	-	74	3054	1200	43	5/28	27.90	2.35	71.02	3	2	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1985	51	-	301	10535	5601	200	6/46	28.00	3.18	52.67	16	8	-
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1987-1992	10	364.0	92	2184	953	34	6/58	28.02	2.61	64.23	3	1	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	35	1932.0	386	11592	5003	178	7/55	28.10	2.58	65.12	9	10	4
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1988	50	-	649	13019	4807	171	7/49	28.11	2.21	76.13	13	8	2
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1964-1980	58	-	181	3864	1502	53	5/48	28.33	2.33	72.90	1	2	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1994	53	2047.3	499	12285	6017	212	8/87	28.38	2.93	57.94	14	7	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	73	2666.5	514	16001	8891	313	8/61	28.40	3.33	51.12	16	12	3
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	38	-	230	7633	3503	123	6/74	28.47	2.75	62.05	7	6	2
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	27	1013.0	258	6078	2822	99	5/75	28.50	2.78	61.39	7	2	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	71	2764.2	579	16586	8332	291	8/97	28.63	3.01	56.99	17	14	2
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	21	772.1	86	4633	2549	89	7/148	28.64	3.30	52.05	4	7	-
WP Howell (AUS)	1898-1904	18	-	245	3892	1407	49	5/81	28.71	2.16	79.42	3	1	-
WM Clark (AUS)	1977-1979	10	-	63	2793	1265	44	4/46	28.75	2.71	63.47	7	-	-
E Jones (AUS)	1894-1902	19	-	161	3754	1857	64	7/88	29.01	2.96	58.65	2	3	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2008	44	1872.5	365	11237	6038	208	8/108	29.02	3.22	54.02	9	12	2
KD Walters (AUS)	1965-1981	74	-	79	3295	1425	49	5/66	29.08	2.59	67.24	3	1	-
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1982-1991	12	453.1	131	2719	1137	39	6/86	29.15	2.50	69.71	1	3	1
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1956	45	-	330	8780	3182	109	7/44	29.19	2.17	80.55	5	3	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1963-1971	29	-	289	7818	2981	102	6/47	29.22	2.28	76.64	6	4	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1959-1979	57	-	177	5260	2309	79	5/28	29.22	2.63	66.58	6	3	-
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2007-2014	22	1148.4	256	6892	2910	99	6/25	29.39	2.53	69.61	8	2	-
SNJ O'Keefe (AUS)	2014-2017	9	371.2	68	2228	1029	35	6/35	29.40	2.77	63.65	-	2	1
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1963-1968	27	-	238	6974	2677	91	7/105	29.41	2.30	76.63	2	6	1
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1971	60	-	547	17681	7328	246	8/71	29.78	2.48	71.87	7	16	3
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2004	49	2345.0	541	14070	6206	208	8/164	29.83	2.64	67.64	12	13	3
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1980	38	-	419	9990	3940	132	8/59	29.84	2.36	75.68	5	6	1
EL McCormick (AUS)	1935-1938	12	-	50	2107	1079	36	4/101	29.97	3.07	58.52	1	-	-
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1997-2005	9	423.0	119	2538	960	32	5/38	30.00	2.26	79.31	1	1	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2024	129	5460.1	1044	32761	16052	530	8/50	30.28	2.93	61.81	24	24	5
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2019	36	1269.5	292	7619	3627	119	6/44	30.47	2.85	64.02	6	4	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	46	1853.0	386	11118	5501	180	8/112	30.56	2.96	61.76	6	11	2
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2019	67	2317.5	615	13907	6777	221	6/54	30.66	2.92	62.92	8	8	-
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	76	2755.1	547	16531	9554	310	5/30	30.81	3.46	53.32	17	10	-
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	24	-	138	5582	2648	85	7/69	31.15	2.84	65.67	3	4	-
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1981	22	-	176	4752	2057	66	7/143	31.16	2.59	72.00	5	2	-
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2014-2022	48	2375.5	359	14255	7657	244	8/41	31.38	3.22	58.42	15	16	3
I Meckiff (AUS)	1957-1963	18	-	120	3734	1423	45	6/38	31.62	2.28	82.97	1	2	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1983	33	-	379	8909	3986	126	7/98	31.63	2.68	70.70	11	6	1
RM Cowper (AUS)	1964-1968	27	-	138	3005	1139	36	4/48	31.63	2.27	83.47	3	-	-
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1986-1992	14	421.5	93	2531	1139	36	5/40	31.63	2.70	70.30	-	1	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1980-1993	34	1296.2	359	7778	2950	93	6/45	31.72	2.27	83.63	3	3	-
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2011-2015	22	767.3	157	4605	2253	71	5/38	31.73	2.93	64.85	1	5	-
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1997-2003	19	556.1	111	3337	1870	58	5/60	32.24	3.36	57.53	3	1	-
C Kelleway (AUS)	1910-1928	26	-	146	4363	1683	52	5/33	32.36	2.31	83.90	1	1	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1969-1984	55	-	486	13951	5798	177	9/86	32.75	2.49	78.81	14	4	1
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1990	67	-	608	17126	7742	236	9/56	32.80	2.71	72.56	12	15	5
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1996-2006	38	1190.0	245	7140	3716	113	7/36	32.88	3.12	63.18	4	4	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-2003	52	2088.4	405	12532	6100	185	7/56	32.97	2.92	67.74	6	10	3
Mohammad Nazir (PAK)	1969-1983	14	543.4	162	3262	1124	34	7/99	33.05	2.06	95.94	-	3	-
EW Freeman (AUS)	1968-1970	11	-	58	2183	1128	34	4/52	33.17	3.10	64.20	4	-	-
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	11	480.5	90	2885	1431	43	5/32	33.27	2.97	67.09	3	2	-
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2023	15	534.4	101	3208	1576	47	7/70	33.53	2.94	68.25	1	4	-
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	50	1337.0	407	8022	2923	87	6/35	33.59	2.18	92.20	3	3	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2005-2015	59	915.5	240	5495	2526	75	6/33	33.68	2.75	73.26	1	3	-
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2019-2023	17	476.0	77	2856	1725	51	5/31	33.82	3.62	56.00	2	1	-
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	21	-	115	6119	3358	99	9/121	33.91	3.29	61.80	5	6	2
MR Whitney (AUS)	1981-1992	12	445.2	90	2672	1325	39	7/27	33.97	2.97	68.51	2	2	1
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2013	47	1599.5	256	9599	5553	163	6/135	34.06	3.47	58.88	12	4	-
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2018	55	677.5	118	4067	1808	53	4/16	34.11	2.66	76.73	2	-	-
KD Mackay (AUS)	1956-1963	37	-	267	5792	1721	50	6/42	34.42	1.78	115.84	1	2	-
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2010-2018	27	836.2	118	5018	2864	83	5/63	34.50	3.42	60.45	3	2	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1989-1998	22	653.0	136	3918	1874	54	5/84	34.70	2.86	72.55	2	1	-
TBA May (AUS)	1987-1995	24	1096.1	321	6577	2606	75	5/9	34.74	2.37	87.69	3	3	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2000-2010	61	2949.3	517	17697	9082	261	7/77	34.79	3.07	67.80	8	15	2
Azeem Hafeez (PAK)	1983-1985	18	725.1	172	4351	2204	63	6/46	34.98	3.03	69.06	3	4	-
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2004-2010	17	700.0	143	4200	2204	63	5/53	34.98	3.14	66.66	-	2	-
C Green (AUS)	2020-2024	28	365.0	63	2190	1236	35	5/27	35.31	3.38	62.57	-	1	-
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1996-2007	15	372.2	71	2234	1272	36	5/53	35.33	3.41	62.05	-	1	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1998-2010	27	532.2	69	3194	1709	48	5/52	35.60	3.21	66.54	1	1	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1973-1985	57	-	134	4082	1826	51	4/50	35.80	2.68	80.03	2	-	-
TW Wall (AUS)	1929-1934	18	802.0	154	4812	2010	56	5/14	35.89	2.50	85.92	2	3	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-2001	21	502.3	111	3015	1402	39	4/50	35.94	2.79	77.30	2	-	-
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1959-1977	47	-	383	10474	4494	125	7/52	35.95	2.57	83.79	8	5	2
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1976-1983	26	-	147	4870	2412	67	8/69	36.00	2.97	72.68	2	3	1
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1967-1972	29	-	378	8857	3367	93	5/61	36.20	2.28	95.23	4	3	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1999-2006	46	1168.0	219	7008	3694	100	5/35	36.94	3.16	70.08	4	1	-
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1967-1978	21	-	122	4001	1710	46	4/11	37.17	2.56	86.97	2	-	-
DT Ring (AUS)	1948-1953	13	-	69	3024	1305	35	6/72	37.28	2.58	86.40	-	2	-
A Symonds (AUS)	2004-2008	26	349.0	81	2094	896	24	3/50	37.33	2.56	87.25	-	-	-
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS)	1935-1938	10	-	78	3093	1570	42	6/110	37.38	3.04	73.64	4	2	1
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	168	1300.5	332	7805	3445	92	5/28	37.44	2.64	84.83	4	3	-
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1958-1973	29	-	204	4406	1959	52	6/67	37.67	2.66	84.73	1	2	-
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1971-1977	24	-	189	5384	2018	53	5/101	38.07	2.24	101.58	2	1	-
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2015	115	405.5	62	2435	1184	31	6/9	38.19	2.91	78.54	-	2	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1976-1989	76	-	217	5967	2532	66	6/32	38.36	2.54	90.40	1	1	-
PI Philpott (AUS)	1965-1966	8	-	67	2262	1000	26	5/90	38.46	2.65	87.00	2	1	-
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1952-1962	27	985.0	225	5910	2628	68	6/67	38.64	2.66	86.91	4	2	-
Rahat Ali (PAK)	2013-2018	21	704.3	127	4227	2264	58	6/127	39.03	3.21	72.87	3	2	-
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1994	156	-	197	4009	1525	39	7/46	39.10	2.28	102.79	1	2	1
Zulfiqar Babar (PAK)	2013-2016	15	746.2	143	4478	2129	54	5/74	39.42	2.85	82.92	2	2	-
PL Taylor (AUS)	1987-1991	13	371.1	101	2227	1068	27	6/78	39.55	2.87	82.48	2	1	-
RG Holland (AUS)	1984-1986	11	481.3	124	2889	1352	34	6/54	39.76	2.80	84.97	2	3	2
MR Marsh (AUS)	2014-2024	42	547.3	88	3285	1922	48	5/46	40.04	3.51	68.43	1	1	-
Shujauddin (PAK)	1954-1962	19	385.3	121	2313	801	20	3/18	40.05	2.07	115.65	-	-	-
CE McLeod (AUS)	1894-1905	17	-	171	3374	1325	33	5/65	40.15	2.35	102.24	1	2	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1984	87	-	208	5327	1913	47	5/61	40.70	2.15	113.34	-	1	-
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1982-1985	15	466.4	108	2800	1398	34	5/40	41.11	2.99	82.35	1	2	-
RJ Bright (AUS)	1977-1986	25	923.3	298	5541	2180	53	7/87	41.13	2.36	104.54	-	4	1
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2002	128	808.5	171	4853	2429	59	5/40	41.16	3.00	82.25	1	1	-
Asif Masood (PAK)	1969-1977	16	-	78	3038	1568	38	5/111	41.26	3.09	79.94	1	1	-
TR Veivers (AUS)	1963-1967	21	-	195	4191	1375	33	4/68	41.66	1.96	127.00	1	-	-
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1992-2000	47	397.1	80	2383	1049	25	4/54	41.96	2.64	95.32	1	-	-
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1978	62	-	253	6881	3001	71	5/57	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2	-
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	39	-	127	3746	1543	36	4/13	42.86	2.47	104.05	2	-	-
PR Sleep (AUS)	1979-1990	14	-	132	2982	1397	31	5/72	45.06	2.81	96.19	1	1	-
AH Kardar (PAK)	1952-1958	23	452.0	139	2712	954	21	3/35	45.42	2.11	129.14	-	-	-
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2015	35	452.0	61	2712	1519	32	4/33	47.46	3.36	84.75	2	-	-
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1983-1993	33	1045.1	256	6271	2942	61	5/103	48.22	2.81	102.80	3	2	1
Haseeb Ahsan (PAK)	1958-1962	12	472.3	100	2835	1330	27	6/202	49.25	2.81	105.00	-	2	-
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2001-2012	36	1249.5	193	7499	4483	85	5/36	52.74	3.58	88.22	3	2	-
Majid Khan (PAK)	1964-1983	63	-	124	3584	1456	27	4/45	53.92	2.43	132.74	1	-	-
IM Chappell (AUS)	1964-1980	75	-	87	2873	1316	20	2/21	65.80	2.74	143.65	-	-	-
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1966-1974	43	-	86	2321	1001	15	2/33	66.73	2.58	154.73	-	-	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]

Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 25-28, 2024 [Test # 2524]