Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs South Africa
Best averages in 1950s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - vs South Africa
Best averages
Player | Span | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 1950-1953 | 8 | 5.0 | - | 40 | 11 | 1 | 1/11 | 11.00 | 1.65 | 40.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1950-1958 | 12 | 11.0 | 3 | 88 | 15 | 1 | 1/9 | 15.00 | 1.02 | 88.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1955-1957 | 4 | - | 33 | 1010 | 358 | 22 | 6/28 | 16.27 | 2.12 | 45.90 | - | 2 | - | |
| 1957-1958 | 5 | 113.3 | 31 | 907 | 245 | 15 | 4/33 | 16.33 | 1.62 | 60.46 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1957-1958 | 5 | 201.5 | 47 | 1613 | 425 | 25 | 6/34 | 17.00 | 1.58 | 64.52 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 1951-1957 | 9 | - | 153 | 2687 | 803 | 46 | 7/36 | 17.45 | 1.79 | 58.41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1951-1957 | 8 | - | 107 | 2191 | 616 | 32 | 6/55 | 19.25 | 1.68 | 68.46 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1951-1955 | 6 | 316.5 | 87 | 1901 | 670 | 34 | 7/58 | 19.70 | 2.11 | 55.91 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 1950-1952 | 4 | 111.0 | 23 | 888 | 276 | 14 | 5/34 | 19.71 | 1.86 | 63.42 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1953-1954 | 4 | - | 24 | 725 | 239 | 12 | 6/68 | 19.91 | 1.97 | 60.41 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1950-1953 | 6 | 183.7 | 25 | 1471 | 519 | 26 | 5/60 | 19.96 | 2.11 | 56.57 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 1951-1951 | 5 | 261.2 | 99 | 1568 | 439 | 21 | 7/52 | 20.90 | 1.67 | 74.66 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 1950-1953 | 7 | 171.1 | 27 | 1369 | 467 | 22 | 4/42 | 21.22 | 2.04 | 62.22 | 2 | - | - | |
| 1951-1957 | 10 | - | 88 | 2393 | 790 | 35 | 7/39 | 22.57 | 1.98 | 68.37 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1950-1950 | 3 | 39.2 | 6 | 314 | 141 | 6 | 2/29 | 23.50 | 2.69 | 52.33 | - | - | - | |
| 1953-1954 | 6 | - | 48 | 1633 | 543 | 23 | 4/62 | 23.60 | 1.99 | 71.00 | 2 | - | - | |
| 1952-1958 | 9 | 347.7 | 79 | 2783 | 964 | 40 | 5/49 | 24.10 | 2.07 | 69.57 | 3 | 4 | - | |
| 1951-1957 | 12 | - | 100 | 2386 | 728 | 28 | 5/20 | 26.00 | 1.83 | 85.21 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1955-1957 | 4 | - | 76 | 1252 | 391 | 15 | 4/39 | 26.06 | 1.87 | 83.46 | 2 | - | - | |
| 1950-1953 | 8 | 354.3 | 76 | 2835 | 941 | 33 | 6/152 | 28.51 | 1.99 | 85.90 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 1953-1954 | 3 | 91.1 | 23 | 729 | 258 | 9 | 3/65 | 28.66 | 2.12 | 81.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1950-1953 | 2 | 80.1 | 24 | 641 | 146 | 5 | 3/21 | 29.20 | 1.36 | 128.20 | - | - | - | |
| 1953-1954 | 6 | - | 10 | 314 | 146 | 5 | 2/28 | 29.20 | 2.78 | 62.80 | - | - | - | |
| 1953-1954 | 6 | - | 27 | 1174 | 458 | 15 | 4/98 | 30.53 | 2.34 | 78.26 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1955-1957 | 5 | - | 43 | 1256 | 410 | 13 | 4/52 | 31.53 | 1.95 | 96.61 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1957-1958 | 4 | 130.4 | 24 | 1044 | 353 | 11 | 5/125 | 32.09 | 2.02 | 94.90 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1953-1954 | 7 | - | 55 | 1490 | 496 | 14 | 4/34 | 35.42 | 1.99 | 106.42 | 2 | - | - | |
| 1951-1951 | 5 | 116.0 | 38 | 696 | 258 | 7 | 3/107 | 36.85 | 2.22 | 99.42 | - | - | - | |
| 1957-1958 | 5 | 44.0 | 19 | 352 | 77 | 2 | 1/23 | 38.50 | 1.31 | 176.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1955-1955 | 1 | 47.0 | 13 | 282 | 78 | 2 | 2/46 | 39.00 | 1.65 | 141.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1951-1951 | 1 | 25.0 | 7 | 150 | 39 | 1 | 1/20 | 39.00 | 1.56 | 150.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1958-1958 | 1 | 27.0 | 2 | 216 | 87 | 2 | 2/87 | 43.50 | 2.41 | 108.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1952-1953 | 5 | 184.1 | 30 | 1473 | 624 | 13 | 6/72 | 48.00 | 2.54 | 113.30 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1955-1955 | 1 | 35.0 | 4 | 210 | 112 | 2 | 2/73 | 56.00 | 3.20 | 105.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1950-1950 | 3 | 20.0 | 5 | 160 | 60 | 1 | 1/7 | 60.00 | 2.25 | 160.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1952-1953 | 4 | 24.0 | 5 | 192 | 62 | 1 | 1/17 | 62.00 | 1.93 | 192.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1951-1951 | 1 | 71.3 | 23 | 429 | 193 | 3 | 3/176 | 64.33 | 2.69 | 143.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1957-1958 | 5 | 93.6 | 20 | 750 | 193 | 3 | 2/54 | 64.33 | 1.54 | 250.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1953-1953 | 1 | 44.0 | 7 | 264 | 140 | 2 | 2/140 | 70.00 | 3.18 | 132.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1953-1953 | 1 | 34.0 | 6 | 204 | 78 | 1 | 1/78 | 78.00 | 2.29 | 204.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1955-1955 | 2 | 33.0 | 10 | 198 | 101 | 1 | 1/50 | 101.00 | 3.06 | 198.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1953-1954 | 5 | - | 17 | 544 | 219 | 2 | 1/24 | 109.50 | 2.41 | 272.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1954-1954 | 2 | 61.3 | 13 | 491 | 235 | 2 | 1/54 | 117.50 | 2.87 | 245.50 | - | - | - | |
| 1953-1953 | 1 | 38.0 | 4 | 304 | 120 | 1 | 1/97 | 120.00 | 2.36 | 304.00 | - | - | - |
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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