Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs West Indies
Best averages in 1950s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - vs West Indies
Best averages
Player | Span | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 1956-1956 | 1 | 8.0 | 5 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 2/4 | 5.00 | 1.25 | 24.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1957-1957 | 2 | 44.3 | 17 | 267 | 100 | 10 | 6/36 | 10.00 | 2.24 | 26.70 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1956-1956 | 3 | 103.4 | 48 | 622 | 186 | 12 | 4/21 | 15.50 | 1.79 | 51.83 | 2 | - | - | |
| 1951-1952 | 5 | 7.0 | 1 | 56 | 18 | 1 | 1/9 | 18.00 | 1.92 | 56.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1951-1951 | 1 | 16.5 | 1 | 133 | 37 | 2 | 2/7 | 18.50 | 1.66 | 66.50 | - | - | - | |
| 1959-1959 | 3 | 53.3 | 16 | 321 | 112 | 5 | 3/18 | 22.40 | 2.09 | 64.20 | - | - | - | |
| 1959-1959 | 1 | 26.0 | 2 | 156 | 68 | 3 | 3/68 | 22.66 | 2.61 | 52.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1958-1959 | 8 | 284.1 | 82 | 1705 | 721 | 30 | 6/67 | 24.03 | 2.53 | 56.83 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 1956-1956 | 3 | 87.0 | 20 | 522 | 222 | 9 | 4/44 | 24.66 | 2.55 | 58.00 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1950-1950 | 2 | 108.5 | 47 | 653 | 228 | 9 | 5/63 | 25.33 | 2.09 | 72.55 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 1951-1955 | 10 | - | 53 | 2157 | 1039 | 40 | 6/107 | 25.97 | 2.89 | 53.92 | - | 3 | - | |
| 1952-1952 | 2 | 7.4 | - | 46 | 52 | 2 | 2/52 | 26.00 | 6.78 | 23.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1952-1955 | 6 | - | 47 | 1144 | 499 | 19 | 4/15 | 26.26 | 2.61 | 60.21 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1958-1959 | 8 | 463.5 | 152 | 2783 | 1097 | 41 | 6/34 | 26.75 | 2.36 | 67.87 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1950-1950 | 2 | 119.0 | 38 | 714 | 268 | 10 | 5/63 | 26.80 | 2.25 | 71.40 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1951-1955 | 10 | - | 44 | 2288 | 1121 | 41 | 6/95 | 27.34 | 2.93 | 55.80 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| 1951-1955 | 9 | - | 34 | 1693 | 697 | 25 | 6/62 | 27.88 | 2.47 | 67.72 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1950-1950 | 1 | 53.0 | 16 | 318 | 141 | 5 | 5/141 | 28.20 | 2.66 | 63.60 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1954-1957 | 8 | 306.5 | 61 | 1841 | 875 | 31 | 5/63 | 28.22 | 2.85 | 59.38 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 1952-1952 | 2 | 81.2 | 14 | 488 | 226 | 8 | 5/69 | 28.25 | 2.77 | 61.00 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1958-1958 | 1 | 32.0 | 9 | 192 | 88 | 3 | 2/69 | 29.33 | 2.75 | 64.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1950-1957 | 11 | 346.2 | 100 | 2078 | 857 | 29 | 7/34 | 29.55 | 2.47 | 71.65 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1951-1952 | 5 | 99.5 | 10 | 797 | 390 | 13 | 6/80 | 30.00 | 2.93 | 61.30 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1951-1955 | 9 | - | 60 | 1540 | 668 | 22 | 7/44 | 30.36 | 2.60 | 70.00 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1954-1957 | 8 | 411.1 | 147 | 2467 | 881 | 29 | 6/20 | 30.37 | 2.14 | 85.06 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 1950-1957 | 9 | 498.3 | 192 | 2991 | 1003 | 33 | 4/71 | 30.39 | 2.01 | 90.63 | 3 | - | - | |
| 1954-1957 | 7 | 311.1 | 61 | 1867 | 893 | 29 | 5/118 | 30.79 | 2.86 | 64.37 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 1956-1956 | 2 | 49.5 | 10 | 299 | 156 | 5 | 4/90 | 31.20 | 3.13 | 59.80 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1952-1956 | 4 | 134.2 | 37 | 806 | 302 | 9 | 3/22 | 33.55 | 2.24 | 89.55 | - | - | - | |
| 1950-1950 | 3 | 181.0 | 49 | 1086 | 377 | 11 | 5/127 | 34.27 | 2.08 | 98.72 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1958-1958 | 1 | 36.1 | 10 | 217 | 69 | 2 | 2/40 | 34.50 | 1.90 | 108.50 | - | - | - | |
| 1958-1958 | 1 | 18.0 | 6 | 108 | 35 | 1 | 1/35 | 35.00 | 1.94 | 108.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1953-1959 | 10 | 642.0 | 158 | 3852 | 1716 | 49 | 9/102 | 35.02 | 2.67 | 78.61 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1952-1952 | 2 | 54.0 | 7 | 324 | 186 | 5 | 3/52 | 37.20 | 3.44 | 64.80 | - | - | - | |
| 1955-1955 | 5 | 130.0 | 27 | 780 | 418 | 11 | 3/37 | 38.00 | 3.21 | 70.90 | - | - | - | |
| 1959-1959 | 1 | 27.0 | 5 | 162 | 78 | 2 | 2/50 | 39.00 | 2.88 | 81.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1950-1950 | 2 | 118.2 | 20 | 710 | 409 | 10 | 5/116 | 40.90 | 3.45 | 71.00 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 1958-1959 | 6 | 207.0 | 33 | 1242 | 655 | 16 | 4/48 | 40.93 | 3.16 | 77.62 | 2 | - | - | |
| 1956-1956 | 2 | 48.0 | 16 | 288 | 124 | 3 | 2/73 | 41.33 | 2.58 | 96.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1959-1959 | 1 | 49.0 | 10 | 294 | 169 | 4 | 4/169 | 42.25 | 3.44 | 73.50 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1953-1953 | 5 | 58.0 | 10 | 348 | 132 | 3 | 2/13 | 44.00 | 2.27 | 116.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1958-1959 | 8 | 19.1 | 3 | 115 | 44 | 1 | 1/19 | 44.00 | 2.29 | 115.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1953-1959 | 5 | 156.1 | 39 | 937 | 403 | 9 | 5/64 | 44.77 | 2.58 | 104.11 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1952-1956 | 6 | 120.5 | 31 | 725 | 316 | 7 | 3/68 | 45.14 | 2.61 | 103.57 | - | - | - | |
| 1950-1957 | 4 | 152.3 | 44 | 915 | 344 | 7 | 3/24 | 49.14 | 2.25 | 130.71 | - | - | - | |
| 1953-1959 | 8 | 251.0 | 57 | 1506 | 649 | 13 | 2/31 | 49.92 | 2.58 | 115.84 | - | - | - | |
| 1958-1959 | 6 | 6.0 | - | 36 | 51 | 1 | 1/17 | 51.00 | 8.50 | 36.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1958-1958 | 2 | 18.0 | 7 | 108 | 55 | 1 | 1/9 | 55.00 | 3.05 | 108.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1953-1959 | 7 | 438.0 | 120 | 2628 | 1058 | 19 | 5/228 | 55.68 | 2.41 | 138.31 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 1954-1954 | 1 | 36.0 | 5 | 216 | 114 | 2 | 1/30 | 57.00 | 3.16 | 108.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1950-1950 | 1 | 21.0 | 4 | 126 | 74 | 1 | 1/74 | 74.00 | 3.52 | 126.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1950-1954 | 6 | 33.4 | 5 | 202 | 165 | 2 | 2/40 | 82.50 | 4.90 | 101.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1958-1959 | 4 | 110.0 | 24 | 660 | 271 | 3 | 2/80 | 90.33 | 2.46 | 220.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1950-1950 | 3 | 31.0 | 4 | 186 | 94 | 1 | 1/82 | 94.00 | 3.03 | 186.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1957-1957 | 3 | 45.0 | 13 | 270 | 97 | 1 | 1/12 | 97.00 | 2.15 | 270.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1958-1958 | 1 | 34.0 | 3 | 204 | 99 | 1 | 1/43 | 99.00 | 2.91 | 204.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1958-1959 | 4 | 145.0 | 22 | 870 | 499 | 5 | 2/89 | 99.80 | 3.44 | 174.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1955-1955 | 1 | 35.0 | 11 | 210 | 115 | 1 | 1/44 | 115.00 | 3.28 | 210.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1956-1956 | 2 | 38.5 | 9 | 233 | 120 | 1 | 1/79 | 120.00 | 3.09 | 233.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1953-1959 | 10 | 77.0 | 10 | 462 | 247 | 2 | 1/62 | 123.50 | 3.20 | 231.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1958-1959 | 2 | 79.0 | 16 | 474 | 258 | 2 | 2/168 | 129.00 | 3.26 | 237.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1952-1956 | 3 | 73.0 | 10 | 438 | 267 | 2 | 1/49 | 133.50 | 3.65 | 219.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1950-1950 | 1 | 49.0 | 9 | 294 | 135 | 1 | 1/128 | 135.00 | 2.75 | 294.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1958-1959 | 2 | 56.1 | 12 | 337 | 162 | 1 | 1/52 | 162.00 | 2.88 | 337.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1958-1958 | 2 | 81.0 | 13 | 486 | 357 | 2 | 2/79 | 178.50 | 4.40 | 243.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1958-1958 | 5 | 121.0 | 23 | 726 | 385 | 2 | 1/71 | 192.50 | 3.18 | 363.00 | - | - | - |
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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