Best career bowling average

Best career bowling average in ODIs

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	98	888.2	141	5330	2752	146	5/31	18.84	3.09	36.50	2	3	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2009-2012	21	171.5	13	1031	832	44	5/19	18.90	4.84	23.43	-	3	-
AH Gray (WI)	1985-1991	25	211.4	16	1270	835	44	6/50	18.97	3.94	28.86	2	1	-
M Hendrick (ENG)	1973-1981	22	-	36	1248	681	35	5/31	19.45	3.27	35.65	2	1	-
BM Scholtz (NAM)	2019-2025	61	536.5	63	3221	1800	92	5/22	19.56	3.35	35.01	3	2	-
S Lamichhane (NEP)	2018-2025	62	560.2	31	3362	2513	127	6/11	19.78	4.48	26.47	8	3	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1982	29	261.2	21	1568	1066	53	5/30	20.11	4.07	29.58	4	1	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1983	56	-	76	3123	1771	87	5/22	20.35	3.40	35.89	2	1	-
Rashid Khan (AFG)	2015-2025	114	956.5	35	5741	4060	199	7/18	20.40	4.24	28.84	6	5	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1981	19	178.2	21	1070	620	30	6/15	20.66	3.47	35.66	-	1	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1983	63	-	80	3593	2145	103	5/34	20.82	3.58	34.88	5	1	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2002-2010	82	715.5	88	4295	3070	147	6/19	20.88	4.28	29.21	7	4	-
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1988-1993	24	221.1	30	1327	753	36	5/21	20.91	3.40	36.86	1	1	-
Bilal Khan (OMA)	2019-2024	49	418.2	30	2510	2118	101	5/31	20.97	5.06	24.85	4	4	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1987	102	912.1	99	5473	3034	142	5/26	21.36	3.32	38.54	5	1	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	115	-	185	6182	3407	158	5/25	21.56	3.30	39.12	1	5	-
AA Donald (SA)	1991-2003	164	1426.5	101	8561	5926	272	6/23	21.78	4.15	31.47	11	2	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2003	169	1461.4	66	8770	6275	288	5/20	21.78	4.29	30.45	11	6	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2015	87	692.2	34	4154	3324	152	6/13	21.86	4.80	27.32	7	3	-
SN Netravalkar (USA)	2019-2025	63	539.1	63	3235	2187	100	5/32	21.87	4.05	32.35	3	2	-
LN Rajbanshi (NEP)	2019-2025	37	265.0	16	1590	1009	46	5/20	21.93	3.80	34.56	2	1	-
JJ Smit (NAM)	2019-2025	49	251.4	24	1510	1077	49	5/26	21.97	4.27	30.81	2	2	-
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC)	1993-2007	250	2161.4	279	12970	8391	381	7/15	22.02	3.88	34.04	9	7	-
JH Davey (SCOT)	2010-2019	31	216.5	18	1301	1082	49	6/28	22.08	4.99	26.55	1	2	-
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1981	32	-	42	1755	999	45	4/8	22.20	3.41	39.00	2	-	-
B McMullen (SCOT)	2022-2025	35	259.5	29	1559	1177	53	5/34	22.20	4.52	29.41	1	1	-
Basil Hameed (UAE)	2019-2024	48	229.4	13	1378	957	43	5/17	22.25	4.16	32.04	2	1	-
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1983-1991	52	465.1	51	2791	1833	82	5/16	22.35	3.94	34.03	3	1	-
Hamid Hassan (AFG)	2009-2019	38	289.0	24	1734	1330	59	5/45	22.54	4.60	29.38	2	1	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2008-2015	113	1000.0	50	6000	4182	184	5/24	22.72	4.18	32.60	6	2	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1973-1982	26	-	24	1278	734	32	4/44	22.93	3.44	39.93	1	-	-
Kaleem Sana (CAN)	2023-2025	23	189.4	20	1138	828	36	4/30	23.00	4.36	31.61	3	-	-
M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL)	1993-2011	350	3135.1	198	18811	12326	534	7/30	23.08	3.93	35.22	15	10	-
GI Allott (NZ)	1997-2000	31	254.4	17	1528	1207	52	4/35	23.21	4.73	29.38	4	-	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1973-1984	45	-	49	2412	1463	63	4/27	23.22	3.63	38.28	4	-	-
BA Williams (AUS)	2002-2004	25	200.3	19	1203	814	35	5/22	23.25	4.05	34.37	1	2	-
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2012	221	1864.1	141	11185	8877	380	5/22	23.36	4.76	29.43	14	9	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	65	561.5	75	3371	2056	88	5/17	23.36	3.65	38.30	1	2	-
KS Lokuarachchi (SL)	2003-2007	21	168.3	7	1011	725	31	4/44	23.38	4.30	32.61	1	-	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2010-2024	127	1085.2	55	6512	5711	244	6/28	23.40	5.26	26.68	12	9	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1984-2003	356	3031.0	237	18186	11812	502	5/15	23.52	3.89	36.22	17	6	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2016-2023	89	763.2	57	4580	3509	149	6/19	23.55	4.59	30.73	6	2	-
SW Tait (AUS)	2007-2011	35	281.2	11	1688	1461	62	4/39	23.56	5.19	27.22	2	-	-
A Mishra (IND)	2003-2016	36	319.3	19	1917	1511	64	6/48	23.60	4.72	29.95	2	2	-
RD King (WI)	1998-2005	50	433.5	41	2603	1807	76	4/25	23.77	4.16	34.25	2	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	262	2116.2	143	12698	9919	416	7/36	23.84	4.68	30.52	14	13	-
C Pringle (NZ)	1990-1995	64	552.2	36	3314	2459	103	5/45	23.87	4.45	32.17	2	1	-
T Lungameni (NAM)	2022-2025	33	256.0	21	1536	1146	48	6/42	23.87	4.47	32.00	1	1	-
D Heyliger (CAN)	2023-2025	23	173.4	6	1042	884	37	5/31	23.89	5.09	28.16	2	1	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2011	39	323.4	28	1942	1482	62	5/35	23.90	4.57	31.32	3	2	-
AR Cusack (IRE)	2007-2015	59	325.3	24	1953	1510	63	5/20	23.96	4.63	31.00	1	1	-
MG Erasmus (NAM)	2019-2025	60	281.5	13	1691	1248	52	5/28	24.00	4.42	32.51	1	2	-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2019-2024	44	329.1	32	1975	1707	71	6/21	24.04	5.18	27.81	2	1	-
VD Philander (SA)	2007-2015	30	213.1	20	1279	986	41	4/12	24.04	4.62	31.19	2	-	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2025	108	887.4	52	5326	4955	206	7/57	24.05	5.58	25.85	10	6	-
RN ten Doeschate (NED)	2006-2011	33	263.2	18	1580	1327	55	4/31	24.12	5.03	28.72	3	-	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	176	1558.5	192	9353	5429	225	5/17	24.12	3.48	41.56	6	4	-
CB Sole (SCOT)	2016-2024	31	252.2	17	1514	1288	53	4/27	24.30	5.10	28.56	3	-	-
NW Bracken (AUS)	2001-2009	116	959.5	90	5759	4240	174	5/47	24.36	4.41	33.09	5	2	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2025	64	548.0	28	3288	3095	127	6/35	24.37	5.64	25.88	7	3	-
CJ McKay (AUS)	2009-2014	59	494.1	38	2965	2364	97	5/28	24.37	4.78	30.56	4	2	-
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	1999-2009	141	937.2	67	5624	4121	169	5/19	24.38	4.39	33.27	6	2	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2023	114	1030.0	76	6180	5146	211	7/34	24.38	4.99	29.28	10	6	-
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA)	1996-2008	303	2618.4	313	15712	9631	393	6/35	24.50	3.67	39.97	12	5	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1993	59	508.2	37	3050	2206	90	6/29	24.51	4.33	33.88	1	1	-
Nadeem Ahmed (HKG)	2004-2018	25	221.1	16	1327	932	38	4/26	24.52	4.21	34.92	4	-	-
EO Simons (SA)	1994-1995	23	202.0	21	1212	810	33	4/42	24.54	4.00	36.72	1	-	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	64	-	97	3595	1968	80	4/11	24.60	3.28	44.93	4	-	-
M Ntini (ICC/SA)	1998-2009	173	1447.5	123	8687	6559	266	6/22	24.65	4.53	32.65	8	4	-
GB Troup (NZ)	1976-1985	22	-	22	1180	791	32	4/19	24.71	4.02	36.87	3	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1996	138	1243.3	101	7461	5018	203	5/44	24.71	4.03	36.75	4	1	-
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2022-2025	28	230.2	4	1382	1236	50	5/33	24.72	5.36	27.64	-	2	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2014-2025	91	789.0	57	4734	4094	165	5/30	24.81	5.18	28.69	12	3	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2019	107	923.3	38	5541	4297	173	7/45	24.83	4.65	32.02	7	3	-
LL Tsotsobe (SA)	2009-2013	61	494.0	44	2964	2347	94	4/22	24.96	4.75	31.53	7	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/PAK)	1998-2011	163	1294.0	99	7764	6169	247	6/16	24.97	4.76	31.43	6	4	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1995-2005	43	370.5	28	2225	1674	67	5/45	24.98	4.51	33.20	1	2	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1991-1997	56	500.3	53	3003	1975	79	4/10	25.00	3.94	38.01	3	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bermuda vs Cayman Islands at King City (NE), No Frills T20I Series 3rd Match, Jun 12, 2025 [T20I # 3224]

Indonesia vs Cambodia at Bali, Cambodia in Indonesia 2nd T20I, Jun 12, 2025 [T20I # 3221]

Indonesia vs Cambodia at Bali, Cambodia in Indonesia 3rd T20I, Jun 12, 2025 [T20I # 3222]