Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - South Africa

Best averages in 2000s in Tests - South Africa

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Steyn	2004-2009	34	1146.4	206	6880	4123	172	6/49	23.97	3.59	40.00	11	11	3
SM Pollock	2000-2008	70	2647.1	815	15883	6439	260	6/30	24.76	2.43	61.08	17	6	1
AA Donald	2000-2002	13	420.3	117	2523	1144	46	5/47	24.86	2.72	54.84	3	1	-
M Ntini	2000-2009	97	3347.0	722	20082	10884	380	7/37	28.64	3.25	52.84	18	18	4
M Hayward	2000-2004	14	402.0	72	2412	1405	47	5/56	29.89	3.49	51.31	-	1	-
A Nel	2001-2008	36	1271.4	280	7630	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3	1
JH Kallis	2000-2009	100	2214.0	522	13284	6523	204	6/54	31.97	2.94	65.11	5	4	-
PL Harris	2007-2009	26	947.4	196	5686	2635	79	6/127	33.35	2.78	71.97	3	3	-
M Morkel	2006-2009	19	586.5	74	3521	2104	61	5/50	34.49	3.58	57.72	4	1	-
AJ Hall	2002-2007	21	500.1	95	3001	1617	45	3/1	35.93	3.23	66.68	-	-	-
L Klusener	2000-2004	24	434.4	134	2608	1037	28	3/8	37.03	2.38	93.14	-	-	-
PR Adams	2000-2004	17	525.2	90	3152	1845	48	7/128	38.43	3.51	65.66	1	3	1
N Boje	2000-2006	43	1436.4	293	8620	4265	100	5/62	42.65	2.96	86.20	9	3	-

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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:

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Pallekele, Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jul 8, 2025 [ODI # 4891]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jul 5, 2025 [ODI # 4890]

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jul 2, 2025 [ODI # 4889]