Best career bowling average in FC
Best averages
Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
1820-1854 | 229 | 670 | 192 | 142 | 7/? | 1.35 | 1.71 | 4.7 | 3 | 0 | |
1860-1876 | 18 | - | 998 | 106 | 9/61 | 9.41 | - | - | 11 | 5 | |
1865-1880 | 44 | 10075 | 2797 | 288 | 8/11 | 9.71 | 1.66 | 34.9 | 32 | 10 | |
1841-1854 | 54 | - | 1338+ | 264 | 9/? | 9.98* | - | - | 23 | 7 | |
1826-1855 | 143 | 14027+ | 4319+ | 795 | 9/29 | 9.99* | 2.05* | 29.2* | 82 | 25 | |
1854-1876 | 32 | - | 1221+ | 130 | 7/44 | 10.09* | - | - | 15 | 3 | |
1834-1859 | 212 | - | 3261+ | 1036 | 9/? | 10.28* | - | - | 92 | 33 | |
1845-1863 | 186 | 24208+ | 7390+ | 1109 | 10/58 | 10.32* | 1.90* | 32.4* | 111 | 39 | |
1825-1853 | 237 | 15265+ | 2435+ | 1576 | 10/? | 10.36* | 1.96* | 28.2* | 155 | 55 | |
1891-1897 | 15 | - | 1327+ | 126 | 8/40 | 10.70* | - | - | 15 | 6 | |
1835-1853 | 230 | - | 4458+ | 1482 | 8/26 | 11.00* | - | - | 149 | 54 | |
1839-1860 | 182 | - | 3886+ | 529 | 8/37 | 11.32* | - | - | 37 | 4 | |
1855-1867 | 115 | 20828+ | 7491+ | 655 | 9/27 | 11.52* | 2.15* | 32.0* | 59 | 20 | |
1848-1873 | 185 | - | 2463+ | 223 | 8/54 | 11.56* | - | - | 12 | 2 | |
1893-1905 | 17 | - | 1238 | 107 | 7/38 | 11.57 | - | - | 10 | 2 | |
1870-1888 | 85 | 16928 | 5333 | 456 | 9/30 | 11.69 | 1.89 | 37.1 | 39 | 14 | |
1847-1860 | 38 | - | 1639+ | 141 | 8/7 | 11.70* | - | - | 9 | 4 | |
1860-1869 | 71 | - | 4887+ | 421 | 10/40 | 11.74* | - | - | 41 | 16 | |
1973-1987 | 48 | 7873 | 2506 | 212 | 6/21 | 11.82 | 1.90 | 37.1 | 14 | 3 | |
1978-1995 | 68 | 11481 | 3862 | 323 | 9/46 | 11.95 | 2.01 | 35.5 | 24 | 6 | |
1873-1885 | 138 | 32345 | 10441 | 863 | 9/25 | 12.09 | 1.93 | 37.4 | 87 | 28 | |
1864-1897 | 404 | 101967 | 24577 | 2027 | 10/73 | 12.12 | 1.44 | 50.3 | 177 | 44 | |
1850-1869 | 298 | - | 11338+ | 1137 | 9/19 | 12.20* | - | - | 84 | 24 | |
1854-1866 | 34 | - | 2095+ | 180 | 9/64 | 12.25* | - | - | 14 | 4 | |
1879-1885 | 58 | 7790 | 2868 | 232 | 8/14 | 12.36 | 2.20 | 33.5 | 17 | 5 | |
1849-1859 | 31 | - | 1342+ | 124 | 6/15 | 12.42* | - | - | 11 | 0 | |
1878-1887 | 84 | 10264 | 4019 | 322 | 8/57 | 12.48 | 2.34 | 31.8 | 25 | 6 | |
1869-1880 | 97 | 18653 | 6436 | 510 | 8/31 | 12.61 | 2.07 | 36.5 | 53 | 14 | |
1850-1875 | 267 | - | 16493+ | 1329 | 8/16 | 12.68* | - | - | 107 | 30 | |
1881-1900 | 34 | - | 1318 | 103 | 7/31 | 12.79 | - | - | 6 | 1 | |
1889-1906 | 20 | - | 1729 | 134 | 9/75 | 12.90 | - | - | 16 | 7 | |
1972-1991 | 67 | 7346 | 2222 | 171 | 6/24 | 12.99 | 1.81 | 42.9 | 7 | 0 | |
1861-1873 | 186 | - | 12500+ | 983 | 10/54 | 13.00* | - | - | 87 | 34 | |
1852-1871 | 55 | - | 2007+ | 197 | 8/61 | 13.03* | - | - | 19 | 8 | |
1893-1928 | 39 | 4003 | 1370 | 104 | 8/70 | 13.17 | 2.05 | 38.4 | 6 | 2 | |
1861-1864 | 19 | - | 1466 | 111 | 8/33 | 13.20 | - | - | 9 | 4 | |
1871-1893 | 303 | 65981 | 18423 | 1384 | 9/118 | 13.31 | 1.67 | 47.6 | 106 | 27 | |
1867-1883 | 31 | 5052 | 1638 | 123 | 8/20 | 13.31 | 1.94 | 41.0 | 11 | 2 | |
1974-1991 | 57 | 9662 | 3121 | 233 | 7/38 | 13.39 | 1.93 | 41.4 | 14 | 3 | |
1871-1883 | 232 | 53628 | 17103 | 1274 | 8/26 | 13.42 | 1.91 | 42.0 | 119 | 36 | |
1849-1873 | 200 | - | 7872+ | 602 | 9/29 | 13.47* | - | - | 49 | 11 | |
1879-1890 | 209 | 47116 | 14517 | 1076 | 8/5 | 13.49 | 1.84 | 43.7 | 94 | 27 | |
1866-1888 | 426 | 60135 | 21314 | 1572 | 9/23 | 13.55 | 2.12 | 38.2 | 122 | 29 | |
1835-1861 | 305 | 23770+ | 7084+ | 1144 | 9/34 | 13.62* | 2.19* | 37.0* | 86 | 18 | |
1971-1980 | 37 | 4852 | 1486 | 109 | 7/35 | 13.63 | 1.83 | 44.5 | 6 | 1 | |
1884-1897 | 293 | 71724 | 25295 | 1841 | 9/28 | 13.73 | 2.11 | 38.9 | 176 | 57 | |
1887-1894 | 65 | 10153 | 2545 | 185 | 7/24 | 13.75 | 1.50 | 54.8 | 10 | 1 | |
1930-1954 | 28 | - | 2359 | 168 | 7/13 | 14.04 | - | - | 18 | 5 | |
1857-1876 | 173 | 11948+ | 3993+ | 292 | 6/12 | 14.10* | 2.00* | 42.2* | 16 | 2 | |
1867-1878 | 60 | 10958 | 4020 | 284 | 10/46 | 14.15 | 2.20 | 38.5 | 24 | 7 | |
1872-1886 | 57 | 4237 | 1723 | 121 | 7/26 | 14.23 | 2.43 | 35.0 | 12 | 3 | |
1882-1910 | 155 | 41808 | 14152 | 993 | 9/15 | 14.25 | 2.03 | 42.1 | 102 | 35 | |
1871-1883 | 193 | 30032 | 10687 | 749 | 8/48 | 14.26 | 2.13 | 40.0 | 57 | 10 | |
1865-1875 | 115 | 27321 | 9184 | 642 | 9/86 | 14.30 | 2.01 | 42.5 | 59 | 18 | |
1854-1879 | 286 | 68668 | 24280 | 1682 | 9/30 | 14.43 | 2.12 | 40.8 | 192 | 59 | |
1847-1874 | 117 | - | 4281+ | 309 | 8/12 | 14.46* | - | - | 22 | 5 | |
1846-1870 | 82 | 7643+ | 2662+ | 344 | 8/? | 14.46* | 2.08* | 41.5* | 29 | 8 | |
1877-1886 | 31 | 5077 | 2019 | 139 | 7/45 | 14.52 | 2.38 | 36.5 | 14 | 2 | |
1871-1891 | 351 | 43468 | 13799 | 950 | 9/39 | 14.52 | 1.90 | 45.7 | 66 | 14 | |
1856-1877 | 145 | 10009 | 4858 | 334 | 10/74 | 14.54 | 2.91 | 29.9 | 27 | 8 | |
1896-1910 | 27 | 4205 | 1949 | 133 | 8/27 | 14.65 | 2.78 | 31.6 | 11 | 4 | |
1887-1914 | 51 | - | 4564 | 311 | 8/35 | 14.67 | - | - | 33 | 13 | |
1931-1947 | 38 | 7242 | 1931 | 131 | 6/21 | 14.74 | 1.59 | 55.2 | 7 | 1 | |
1854-1872 | 118 | 9655 | 3937 | 267 | 9/30 | 14.74 | 2.44 | 36.1 | 19 | 2 | |
1874-1882 | 41 | - | 2330+ | 163 | 7/30 | 14.74* | - | - | 17 | 5 | |
1877-1893 | 162 | 30580 | 11665 | 789 | 9/63 | 14.78 | 2.28 | 38.7 | 64 | 20 | |
1930-1939 | 378 | 84219 | 29145 | 1956 | 10/10 | 14.90 | 2.07 | 43.0 | 164 | 54 | |
1874-1888 | 155 | 30593 | 12759 | 853 | 9/18 | 14.95 | 2.50 | 35.8 | 84 | 32 |
Minimum of 100 wickets (where the runs conceded are known)
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Bangladesh A v Pakistan A at Darwin, 1st unofficial Test, Jul 19-22, 2024
[First-class]
England v West Indies at Nottingham, 2nd Test, Jul 18-21, 2024
[Test # 2539]
England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, Jul 10-12, 2024
[Test # 2538]