Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - England

Best averages in 1940s in Tests - England

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AV Bedser	1946-1949	23	-	231	7548	2959	89	7/49	33.24	2.35	84.80	8	2	2
WE Hollies	1947-1949	8	380.2	114	2282	847	24	5/123	35.29	2.22	95.08	-	3	-
JC Laker	1948-1949	8	374.0	96	2244	1109	31	7/103	35.77	2.96	72.38	2	1	-
WJ Edrich	1946-1949	20	-	60	2394	1291	35	4/68	36.88	3.23	68.40	3	-	-
C Gladwin	1947-1949	8	-	89	2129	571	15	3/21	38.06	1.60	141.93	-	-	-
DVP Wright	1946-1949	17	-	105	4445	2238	58	7/105	38.58	3.02	76.63	1	4	1
JA Young	1947-1949	8	-	119	2368	757	17	3/65	44.52	1.91	139.29	-	-	-
DCS Compton	1946-1949	28	-	58	2026	969	18	5/70	53.83	2.86	112.55	-	1	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

United States of America vs Oman at Lauderhill, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 72nd Match, May 27, 2025 [ODI # 4879]

United States of America vs Canada at Lauderhill, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 71st Match, May 25, 2025 [ODI # 4878]

Oman vs United States of America at Lauderhill, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 69th Match, May 21, 2025 [ODI # 4874]