Best career bowling average

Best career bowling average in List A

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
KD Boyce	1967-1977	164	7833	4304	268	8/26	16.05	3.29	29.2	10	3
J Garner	1976-1992	256	13359	6598	397	6/29	16.61	2.96	33.6	13	10
BMDK Mendis	2009-2023	82	3715	2283	137	6/13	16.66	3.68	27.1	4	6
DS Thilakaratne	2021-2025	73	3319	2205	132	4/12	16.70	3.98	25.1	7	0
FE Rumsey	1963-1973	95	4802	2185	130	4/8	16.80	2.73	36.9	7	0
AG Nicholson	1963-1975	120	5862	2951	173	6/27	17.05	3.02	33.8	3	4
J Sullivan	1963-1976	139	2859	1978	113	5/22	17.50	4.15	25.3	5	2
NC Komasaru	2001-2025	124	5537	3166	178	6/14	17.78	3.43	31.1	6	5
P Lever	1963-1983	183	9258	4882	272	5/21	17.94	3.16	34.0	10	3
VAP van der Bijl	1969-1983	92	5237	2385	132	5/12	18.06	2.73	39.6	2	4
EJ Barlow	1969-1983	99	5010	2911	161	6/33	18.08	3.48	31.1	2	2
WW Daniel	1975-1987	241	11511	6577	362	7/12	18.16	3.42	31.7	11	6
BN Schultz	1989-2001	80	4022	2508	136	6/22	18.44	3.74	29.5	7	1
NS Rupasinghe	1998-2008	69	2971	1944	105	5/19	18.51	3.92	28.2	4	2
IS Gallage	1997-2005	62	2730	1649	89	4/23	18.52	3.62	30.6	1	0
AME Roberts	1973-1984	195	9841	5091	274	5/13	18.58	3.10	35.9	9	2
JSE Price	1963-1975	124	6266	3582	192	6/34	18.65	3.42	32.6	2	2
JN Graham	1964-1984	123	6254	3213	172	5/7	18.68	3.08	36.3	2	1
TJ Mottram	1971-1977	83	3853	2524	135	5/21	18.69	3.93	28.5	8	1
MJ Procter	1968-1984	271	12347	6454	344	6/13	18.76	3.13	35.8	10	7
ST Clarke	1977-1990	250	12872	6833	364	6/31	18.77	3.18	35.3	10	6
Sir RJ Hadlee	1971-1990	317	16188	8553	454	6/12	18.83	3.17	35.6	9	8
VA Holder	1968-1986	196	9342	5228	276	6/33	18.94	3.35	33.8	6	3
K Higgs	1963-1982	246	12017	6732	355	6/17	18.96	3.36	33.8	9	4
DW White	1963-1972	60	3084	1860	98	5/31	18.97	3.61	31.4	4	1
D Hettiarachchi	1997-2019	136	5991	3970	208	6/43	19.08	3.97	28.8	9	3
PM Pushpakumara	2006-2023	106	5041	3362	176	5/24	19.10	4.00	28.6	8	5
DL Williams	1969-1977	138	5884	3716	194	5/30	19.15	3.78	30.3	7	3
KADM Fernando	1998-2018	91	3631	2473	128	6/28	19.32	4.08	28.3	4	4
JA Snow	1963-1980	182	8882	4855	251	5/15	19.34	3.27	35.3	8	2
DL Underwood	1963-1987	411	19825	11099	572	8/31	19.40	3.35	34.6	25	8
GG Arnold	1963-1989	248	12460	6458	332	5/9	19.45	3.10	37.5	11	4
BAW Mendis	2006-2019	163	7413	5586	287	7/23	19.46	4.52	25.8	14	5
DGR Dhammika	1999-2014	86	3894	2453	126	6/39	19.46	3.77	30.9	4	1
K Shuttleworth	1965-1979	129	6200	3389	174	5/13	19.47	3.27	35.6	3	2
S Lamichhane	2016-2025	86	4626	3379	173	6/11	19.53	4.38	26.7	10	4
GD McKenzie	1964-1980	151	7515	4243	217	5/15	19.55	3.38	34.6	6	3
DJ Shepherd	1963-1972	73	3475	1937	99	5/31	19.56	3.34	35.1	1	1
M Hendrick	1969-1983	226	11385	5821	297	6/7	19.59	3.06	38.3	10	5
Mohammad Riaz	1981-1996	63	2846	1731	88	5/26	19.67	3.64	32.3	3	1
JK Lever	1968-1990	481	23208	13278	674	5/8	19.70	3.43	34.4	26	8
DK Lillee	1969-1988	102	5678	3259	165	5/34	19.75	3.44	34.4	7	1
NGRP Jayasuriya	2011-2024	79	3824	2550	129	7/17	19.76	4.00	29.6	3	4
SP Narine	2011-2023	116	6315	3783	190	6/9	19.91	3.59	33.2	8	6
HR Moseley	1971-1982	212	10282	6232	313	5/30	19.91	3.63	32.8	7	4
FD Stephenson	1981-1997	282	14301	8921	448	6/9	19.91	3.74	31.9	17	9
GS le Roux	1975-1989	250	12201	7549	378	6/21	19.97	3.71	32.2	16	5
GB Troup	1974-1987	63	3227	1899	95	4/19	19.98	3.53	33.9	6	0
BS Crump	1963-1972	72	3130	1740	87	5/16	20.00	3.33	35.9	0	1

Minimum of 2500 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Queensland v Western Australia at Brisbane, One-Day Cup (Australia), Sep 21, 2025 [List A]

Hampshire v Worcestershire at Nottingham, One-Day Cup final, Sep 20, 2025 [List A]

New South Wales v South Australia at Sydney, One-Day Cup (Australia), Sep 20, 2025 [List A]