Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs West Indies

Best averages in 1970s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - vs West Indies

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
J Benaud (AUS)	1973-1973	1	4.0	1	24	12	2	2/12	6.00	3.00	12.00	-	-	-
RO Collinge (NZ)	1975-1975	1	12.0	4	72	28	3	3/28	9.33	2.33	24.00	-	-	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1979-1979	2	19.3	2	117	67	6	4/29	11.16	3.43	19.50	1	-	-
IW Callen (AUS)	1978-1978	2	14.0	1	84	66	4	3/24	16.50	4.71	21.00	-	-	-
JA Jameson (ENG)	1973-1974	3	7.0	2	42	17	1	1/17	17.00	2.42	42.00	-	-	-
BR Taylor (NZ)	1972-1972	4	172.2	39	1034	478	27	7/74	17.70	2.77	38.29	1	2	-
KD Walters (AUS)	1973-1975	7	42.2	7	254	124	7	5/66	17.71	2.92	36.28	-	1	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1975-1976	7	-	19	918	502	27	5/34	18.59	3.28	34.00	1	2	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1979-1979	1	12.0	-	72	40	2	2/40	20.00	3.33	36.00	-	-	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1979-1979	1	12.0	2	72	40	2	2/40	20.00	3.33	36.00	-	-	-
Naseer Malik (PAK)	1975-1975	1	12.0	2	72	42	2	2/42	21.00	3.50	36.00	-	-	-
B Wood (ENG)	1976-1976	4	11.0	2	66	42	2	1/13	21.00	3.81	33.00	-	-	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1978	6	160.1	53	961	391	17	4/35	23.00	2.44	56.52	2	-	-
G Dymock (AUS)	1979-1980	2	44.0	3	264	139	6	4/106	23.16	3.15	44.00	1	-	-
MHN Walker (AUS)	1973-1976	11	-	100	2460	990	42	6/114	23.57	2.41	58.57	3	3	-
Majid Khan (PAK)	1975-1979	10	-	23	408	122	5	4/45	24.40	1.79	81.60	1	-	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1975-1977	9	-	10	352	181	7	3/22	25.85	3.08	50.28	-	-	-
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1975-1979	9	-	2	184	131	5	4/56	26.20	4.27	36.80	1	-	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1974-1979	10	288.0	54	1728	975	36	5/51	27.08	3.38	48.00	3	1	-
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1980	5	174.0	37	1044	506	18	4/91	28.11	2.90	58.00	1	-	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1979	17	-	49	2533	1695	60	6/50	28.25	4.01	42.21	4	3	-
TJ Laughlin (AUS)	1978-1978	3	61.4	12	370	256	9	5/101	28.44	4.15	41.11	-	1	-
WM Clark (AUS)	1978-1978	6	167.2	29	1004	522	18	4/65	29.00	3.11	55.77	2	-	-
TJ Jenner (AUS)	1973-1975	5	-	37	1019	437	15	5/90	29.13	2.57	67.93	1	1	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1975-1977	8	-	36	920	411	14	5/28	29.35	2.68	65.71	1	1	-
GG Arnold (ENG)	1973-1974	7	207.4	49	1246	562	19	5/113	29.57	2.70	65.57	1	1	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1973-1980	14	-	32	1993	1307	44	5/63	29.70	3.93	45.29	3	1	-
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1977-1979	2	34.0	4	204	150	5	3/55	30.00	4.41	40.80	-	-	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1973-1976	4	155.4	28	934	556	18	4/53	30.88	3.57	51.88	3	-	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1975-1979	9	-	62	1927	1002	32	6/89	31.31	3.11	60.21	2	1	-
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1980	5	22.0	1	132	95	3	3/36	31.66	4.31	44.00	-	-	-
A Ward (ENG)	1976-1976	1	24.0	2	144	128	4	2/25	32.00	5.33	36.00	-	-	-
M Hendrick (ENG)	1973-1979	7	120.0	25	720	386	12	2/34	32.16	3.21	60.00	-	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1977-1979	7	254.1	56	1525	874	27	6/90	32.37	3.43	56.48	1	1	-
JR Hammond (AUS)	1973-1973	5	171.5	47	1031	488	15	4/38	32.53	2.83	68.73	2	-	-
DS de Silva (SL)	1975-1975	1	8.0	1	48	33	1	1/33	33.00	4.12	48.00	-	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1976-1979	5	35.0	4	210	166	5	2/44	33.20	4.74	42.00	-	-	-
S Madan Lal (IND)	1974-1976	6	80.1	16	481	202	6	4/22	33.66	2.51	80.16	1	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1979	7	165.4	28	994	607	18	4/38	33.72	3.66	55.22	1	-	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1971-1979	17	827.0	235	4962	1900	56	5/95	33.92	2.29	88.60	4	1	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1979	10	201.5	33	1211	753	22	5/42	34.22	3.73	55.04	1	1	-
BE Congdon (NZ)	1972-1972	5	200.0	49	1200	446	13	3/56	34.30	2.23	92.30	-	-	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1974-1979	12	518.4	103	3112	1666	47	6/120	35.44	3.21	66.21	2	3	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1975-1979	2	18.1	3	109	71	2	2/48	35.50	3.90	54.50	-	-	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1973-1979	19	553.5	145	3323	1508	42	5/39	35.90	2.72	79.11	2	1	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1971-1979	17	836.5	251	5021	1980	55	5/82	36.00	2.36	91.29	2	1	-
AW Greig (ENG)	1973-1976	17	439.1	74	2635	1421	39	8/86	36.43	3.23	67.56	-	3	1
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1975-1977	3	-	13	626	296	8	3/122	37.00	2.83	78.25	-	-	-
IM Chappell (AUS)	1973-1979	15	-	13	252	111	3	1/7	37.00	2.64	84.00	-	-	-
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1977-1977	4	118.0	22	708	303	8	3/33	37.87	2.56	88.50	-	-	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1973-1980	19	-	46	1150	489	12	2/10	40.75	2.55	95.83	-	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1979-1979	1	11.0	2	66	41	1	1/41	41.00	3.72	66.00	-	-	-
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1973-1973	4	18.0	7	108	41	1	1/27	41.00	2.27	108.00	-	-	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1971-1976	9	391.1	91	2347	1074	26	5/70	41.30	2.74	90.26	4	1	-
BJ McKechnie (NZ)	1975-1979	2	19.0	-	114	83	2	1/37	41.50	4.36	57.00	-	-	-
Pervez Mir (PAK)	1975-1975	1	9.0	1	54	42	1	1/42	42.00	4.66	54.00	-	-	-
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1979	10	233.1	30	1399	862	20	3/43	43.10	3.69	69.95	-	-	-
MWW Selvey (ENG)	1976-1976	2	67.0	8	402	263	6	4/41	43.83	3.92	67.00	1	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1979-1979	1	11.0	-	66	45	1	1/45	45.00	4.09	66.00	-	-	-
Asif Masood (PAK)	1975-1975	3	-	5	487	273	6	2/63	45.50	3.36	81.16	-	-	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1979	2	14.0	3	84	46	1	1/21	46.00	3.28	84.00	-	-	-
AA Mallett (AUS)	1975-1976	8	-	21	1035	562	12	3/73	46.83	3.25	86.25	-	-	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1976	2	19.0	2	114	95	2	2/57	47.50	5.00	57.00	-	-	-
J Birkenshaw (ENG)	1974-1974	2	40.0	9	240	96	2	1/24	48.00	2.40	120.00	-	-	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1975-1979	4	33.4	7	202	99	2	1/22	49.50	2.94	101.00	-	-	-
DD Parsana (IND)	1979-1979	2	20.0	6	120	50	1	1/32	50.00	2.50	120.00	-	-	-
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1973-1973	5	115.1	28	691	303	6	4/57	50.50	2.63	115.16	1	-	-
RB Simpson (AUS)	1978-1978	7	117.0	18	702	461	9	3/45	51.22	3.94	78.00	-	-	-
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1972-1975	6	342.0	100	2052	718	14	3/70	51.28	2.09	146.57	-	-	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1973-1973	3	128.4	39	772	311	6	3/50	51.83	2.41	128.66	-	-	-
SA Durani (IND)	1971-1971	3	61.0	13	366	161	3	2/21	53.66	2.63	122.00	-	-	-
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1975-1975	1	10.0	-	60	54	1	1/54	54.00	5.40	60.00	-	-	-
PI Pocock (ENG)	1974-1976	6	261.0	65	1566	723	13	5/110	55.61	2.77	120.46	-	1	-
S Abid Ali (IND)	1971-1974	7	198.2	31	1190	683	12	3/70	56.91	3.44	99.16	-	-	-
M Amarnath (IND)	1976-1979	7	64.3	8	387	232	4	2/53	58.00	3.59	96.75	-	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1976-1979	6	7.5	-	47	65	1	1/38	65.00	8.29	47.00	-	-	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1977-1977	2	56.0	20	336	132	2	1/26	66.00	2.35	168.00	-	-	-
ED Solkar (IND)	1971-1976	10	177.0	29	1062	550	8	2/43	68.75	3.10	132.75	-	-	-
G Miller (ENG)	1976-1979	2	37.0	4	222	139	2	1/33	69.50	3.75	111.00	-	-	-
JC Balderstone (ENG)	1976-1976	2	16.0	-	96	80	1	1/80	80.00	5.00	96.00	-	-	-
RA Woolmer (ENG)	1976-1976	7	52.0	2	312	262	3	2/52	87.33	5.03	104.00	-	-	-
Liaqat Ali (PAK)	1975-1975	1	19.0	1	152	90	1	1/90	90.00	3.55	152.00	-	-	-
GJ Cosier (AUS)	1975-1978	8	-	10	348	200	2	1/14	100.00	3.44	174.00	-	-	-
RS Cunis (NZ)	1972-1972	5	183.0	33	1098	617	6	1/21	102.83	3.37	183.00	-	-	-
MV Narasimha Rao (IND)	1978-1979	2	38.1	7	229	107	1	1/43	107.00	2.80	229.00	-	-	-
RW Morgan (NZ)	1972-1972	3	48.0	12	288	130	1	1/38	130.00	2.70	288.00	-	-	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1979-1980	5	66.0	12	396	271	2	2/11	135.50	4.10	198.00	-	-	-
RJ Bright (AUS)	1979-1979	3	47.0	12	282	160	1	1/97	160.00	3.40	282.00	-	-	-
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1972-1972	2	50.0	13	300	164	1	1/5	164.00	3.28	300.00	-	-	-

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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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka A vs Australia A at Darwin, Sri Lanka A in Australia 1st unofficial Test, Jul 13-16, 2025 [First-class]

Australia vs West Indies at Kingston, Australia in West Indies 3rd Test, Jul 12-14, 2025 [Test # 2595]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]