Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - England

Best averages in Tests+ODIs+T20Is at AUS: Melbourne Cricket Ground - England

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AN Hornby	1879-1879	1	7.0	7	28	-	1	1/0	-	-	28.00	-	-	-
CFH Leslie	1882-1883	2	11.0	1	44	31	3	3/31	10.33	4.22	14.66	-	-	-
LS Livingstone	2022-2022	2	4.0	-	24	33	3	3/17	11.00	8.25	8.00	-	-	-
FR Brown	1950-1951	2	48.0	7	384	135	11	5/49	12.27	2.10	34.90	1	1	-
W Barnes	1882-1885	4	185.3	92	743	221	16	6/31	13.81	1.78	46.43	-	1	-
W Bates	1881-1885	6	193.0	90	772	307	22	7/28	13.95	2.38	35.09	-	2	1
R Kilner	1925-1925	1	29.0	4	232	70	5	3/29	14.00	1.81	46.40	-	-	-
ST Finn	2015-2015	1	10.0	-	60	71	5	5/71	14.20	7.10	12.00	-	1	-
GR Dilley	1979-1987	3	29.0	3	174	101	7	3/32	14.42	3.48	24.85	-	-	-
J Southerton	1877-1877	2	65.3	30	263	107	7	4/46	15.28	2.44	37.57	1	-	-
JE Root	2013-2021	7	10.0	3	60	31	2	1/1	15.50	3.10	30.00	-	-	-
James Lillywhite	1877-1877	2	85.0	37	340	126	8	4/70	15.75	2.22	42.50	1	-	-
K Farnes	1937-1937	1	28.5	5	229	96	6	6/96	16.00	2.51	38.16	-	1	-
G Boycott	1965-1980	11	-	-	72	32	2	2/32	16.00	2.66	36.00	-	-	-
MP Bicknell	1991-1991	1	9.5	-	59	33	2	2/33	16.50	3.35	29.50	-	-	-
JB Statham	1954-1963	3	105.3	11	843	301	18	7/57	16.72	2.14	46.83	-	2	-
AE Relf	1904-1904	1	3.0	-	18	17	1	1/12	17.00	5.66	18.00	-	-	-
FH Tyson	1954-1959	2	59.3	4	475	188	11	7/27	17.09	2.37	43.18	-	1	-
JR Gunn	1902-1902	2	51.0	18	306	104	6	4/38	17.33	2.03	51.00	1	-	-
SF Barnes	1902-1912	5	287.1	83	1723	632	35	7/121	18.05	2.20	49.22	-	5	1
R Appleyard	1954-1955	1	15.0	4	120	55	3	2/38	18.33	2.75	40.00	-	-	-
W Brockwell	1894-1895	2	20.0	4	120	55	3	3/33	18.33	2.75	40.00	-	-	-
FR Foster	1911-1912	2	95.0	16	570	258	14	6/91	18.42	2.71	40.71	1	1	-
A Hill	1877-1877	2	85.0	37	340	130	7	4/27	18.57	2.29	48.57	1	-	-
RM Ellison	1985-1985	2	20.0	4	120	76	4	3/42	19.00	3.80	30.00	-	-	-
TW Hayward	1898-1904	6	67.0	25	402	156	8	4/22	19.50	2.32	50.25	1	-	-
GA Hick	1992-1999	9	23.2	3	140	99	5	3/41	19.80	4.24	28.00	-	-	-
W Flowers	1885-1885	2	70.0	31	280	100	5	3/34	20.00	2.14	56.00	-	-	-
W Attewell	1885-1892	3	-	103	922	182	9	3/24	20.22	1.18	102.44	-	-	-
JN Crawford	1908-1908	2	110.5	15	665	324	16	5/48	20.25	2.92	41.56	-	2	-
CJ Jordan	2014-2022	3	17.0	-	102	103	5	2/26	20.60	6.05	20.40	-	-	-
JW Sharpe	1892-1892	1	105.0	45	630	165	8	6/84	20.62	1.57	78.75	-	1	-
W Rhodes	1904-1921	8	135.5	22	815	434	21	8/68	20.66	3.19	38.80	-	2	1
M Hendrick	1974-1979	5	61.6	9	494	187	9	4/25	20.77	2.27	54.88	1	-	-
AV Bedser	1947-1951	3	143.1	22	1145	460	22	5/46	20.90	2.41	52.04	1	2	1
MW Gatting	1985-1994	8	10.0	-	60	63	3	3/59	21.00	6.30	20.00	-	-	-
JH Wardle	1954-1955	1	7.0	-	56	21	1	1/20	21.00	2.25	56.00	-	-	-
R Peel	1885-1895	5	-	196	2117	568	27	4/77	21.03	1.60	78.40	2	-	-
D Gough	1994-1999	6	123.4	28	742	400	19	5/96	21.05	3.23	39.05	2	1	-
OP Stone	2022-2022	1	10.0	-	60	85	4	4/85	21.25	8.50	15.00	1	-	-
ARC Fraser	1990-1998	4	105.0	18	630	277	13	6/82	21.30	2.63	48.46	1	1	-
A Shaw	1877-1882	4	199.3	113	799	196	9	5/38	21.77	1.47	88.77	-	1	-
SM Curran	2022-2022	3	16.0	1	96	109	5	3/12	21.80	6.81	19.20	-	-	-
R Illingworth	1971-1971	2	21.0	1	168	109	5	3/50	21.80	3.89	33.60	-	-	-
WE Midwinter	1881-1882	2	80.0	30	320	131	6	4/81	21.83	2.45	53.33	1	-	-
T Emmett	1877-1882	5	154.0	81	616	206	9	7/68	22.88	2.00	68.44	-	1	-
EG Arnold	1904-1904	1	26.0	7	156	69	3	2/23	23.00	2.65	52.00	-	-	-
NWD Yardley	1947-1947	1	40.0	4	320	117	5	3/67	23.40	2.19	64.00	-	-	-
FS Trueman	1959-1963	2	74.7	2	599	282	12	5/62	23.50	2.82	49.91	1	1	-
AW Greig	1974-1977	4	104.3	15	835	356	15	4/56	23.73	2.55	55.66	2	-	-
CM Old	1975-1979	4	84.6	8	678	356	15	4/57	23.73	3.15	45.20	2	-	-
NA Foster	1985-1987	4	35.0	2	210	143	6	2/25	23.83	4.08	35.00	-	-	-
G Ulyett	1877-1885	7	260.1	98	1041	455	19	4/52	23.94	2.62	54.78	1	-	-
TT Bresnan	2010-2014	6	86.2	21	518	312	13	4/50	24.00	3.61	39.84	1	-	-
GC Small	1986-1992	5	69.4	15	418	217	9	5/48	24.11	3.11	46.44	-	1	-
SI Mahmood	2006-2007	2	29.3	1	177	145	6	4/100	24.16	4.91	29.50	1	-	-
GP Swann	2010-2011	3	43.0	12	258	121	5	2/19	24.20	2.81	51.60	-	-	-
RC Irani	2002-2003	2	15.0	1	90	75	3	3/46	25.00	5.00	30.00	-	-	-
AD Mullally	1998-1999	4	61.3	14	369	202	8	3/64	25.25	3.28	46.12	-	-	-
MA Wood	2018-2022	3	33.5	2	203	154	6	3/34	25.66	4.55	33.83	-	-	-
SS Schultz	1879-1879	1	8.2	3	34	26	1	1/16	26.00	4.58	34.00	-	-	-
G Miller	1978-1983	4	-	22	558	236	9	3/35	26.22	2.53	62.00	-	-	-
PH Edmonds	1979-1986	5	-	6	294	133	5	3/45	26.60	2.71	58.80	-	-	-
C Blythe	1902-1902	2	69.0	14	414	214	8	4/64	26.75	3.10	51.75	1	-	-
A Fielder	1904-1908	3	107.5	15	647	296	11	4/54	26.90	2.74	58.81	2	-	-
CC Lewis	1992-1992	3	18.2	3	110	82	3	3/30	27.33	4.47	36.66	-	-	-
GG Arnold	1975-1975	2	37.0	10	296	137	5	3/83	27.40	2.77	59.20	-	-	-
JK Lever	1977-1980	5	-	23	764	333	12	4/111	27.75	2.61	63.66	1	-	-
DW Headley	1998-1999	2	45.0	8	270	167	6	6/60	27.83	3.71	45.00	-	1	-
GH Hirst	1898-1904	3	82.3	16	495	252	9	5/48	28.00	3.05	55.00	-	1	-
DB Close	1950-1950	1	7.0	1	56	28	1	1/20	28.00	3.00	56.00	-	-	-
ER Dexter	1959-1963	2	15.0	3	120	28	1	1/18	28.00	1.40	120.00	-	-	-
G Geary	1928-1929	2	162.5	49	977	313	11	5/105	28.45	1.92	88.81	-	1	-
IT Botham	1978-1992	17	-	50	1673	888	31	5/41	28.64	3.18	53.96	-	1	-
P Lever	1971-1975	4	74.6	10	598	289	10	6/38	28.90	2.89	59.80	-	1	-
K Shuttleworth	1971-1971	1	7.0	-	56	29	1	1/29	29.00	3.10	56.00	-	-	-
SCJ Broad	2013-2017	4	95.0	27	570	293	10	4/51	29.30	3.08	57.00	1	-	-
JC Laker	1958-1959	2	46.5	6	373	147	5	4/93	29.40	2.36	74.60	1	-	-
JM Anderson	2002-2021	8	181.2	44	1088	565	19	4/33	29.73	3.11	57.26	3	-	-
DJ Capel	1988-1988	1	8.0	1	48	30	1	1/30	30.00	3.75	48.00	-	-	-
JT Hearne	1898-1898	2	78.4	22	472	211	7	6/98	30.14	2.68	67.42	-	1	-
BR Knight	1965-1966	2	83.7	10	671	250	8	4/84	31.25	2.23	83.87	1	-	-
NG Cowans	1982-1985	5	78.0	6	468	346	11	6/77	31.45	4.43	42.54	-	1	-
A Flintoff	2003-2007	4	47.3	2	285	222	7	3/41	31.71	4.67	40.71	-	-	-
OE Robinson	2021-2021	1	19.2	4	116	64	2	2/64	32.00	3.31	58.00	-	-	-
CT Studd	1882-1883	2	64.0	42	256	64	2	2/35	32.00	1.50	128.00	-	-	-
PGH Fender	1921-1921	1	45.2	5	272	161	5	5/122	32.20	3.55	54.40	-	1	-
T Richardson	1894-1898	4	224.2	44	1346	615	19	6/104	32.36	2.74	70.84	-	2	-
CT Tremlett	2010-2011	2	38.5	8	233	164	5	4/26	32.80	4.22	46.60	1	-	-
AJ Hollioake	1999-1999	3	23.0	-	138	99	3	2/46	33.00	4.30	46.00	-	-	-
AR Caddick	2002-2003	2	58.0	9	348	200	6	3/51	33.33	3.44	58.00	-	-	-
WR Hammond	1928-1947	6	-	30	868	342	10	3/21	34.20	2.36	86.80	-	-	-
LC Braund	1902-1908	6	180.4	40	1084	548	16	8/81	34.25	3.03	67.75	-	2	-
DA Allen	1965-1966	1	38.0	7	304	103	3	2/55	34.33	2.03	101.33	-	-	-
VJ Marks	1983-1985	3	26.2	2	158	105	3	1/25	35.00	3.98	52.66	-	-	-
RGD Willis	1971-1983	13	-	33	1633	777	22	5/61	35.31	2.85	74.22	-	1	-
W Voce	1932-1947	4	-	16	946	462	13	3/54	35.53	2.93	72.76	-	-	-
MH Yardy	2011-2011	2	13.0	-	78	72	2	2/19	36.00	5.53	39.00	-	-	-
MW Tate	1925-1929	4	-	97	2118	727	20	6/99	36.35	2.05	105.90	-	2	-
FE Woolley	1911-1925	6	-	33	744	328	9	3/56	36.44	2.64	82.66	-	-	-
PJ Loader	1958-1959	1	32.2	5	258	110	3	3/97	36.66	2.55	86.00	-	-	-
DR Pringle	1982-1992	5	60.0	13	360	185	5	3/22	37.00	3.08	72.00	-	-	-
JC Tredwell	2014-2014	1	3.5	-	23	37	1	1/37	37.00	9.65	23.00	-	-	-
JWHT Douglas	1911-1925	5	-	12	644	334	9	5/46	37.11	3.11	71.55	-	1	-
J Briggs	1885-1898	7	-	38	947	375	10	3/96	37.50	2.37	94.70	-	-	-
AU Rashid	2018-2022	4	22.0	1	132	153	4	2/22	38.25	6.95	33.00	-	-	-
JA Snow	1971-1971	2	49.0	10	392	153	4	2/21	38.25	2.34	98.00	-	-	-
H Verity	1937-1937	2	92.7	18	743	230	6	3/79	38.33	1.85	123.83	-	-	-
RWV Robins	1937-1937	1	18.0	2	144	77	2	2/31	38.50	3.20	72.00	-	-	-
P Willey	1979-1980	3	31.0	2	186	117	3	3/33	39.00	3.77	62.00	-	-	-
JWM Dalrymple	2007-2007	2	17.0	1	102	79	2	1/38	39.50	4.64	51.00	-	-	-
W Storer	1898-1898	2	20.0	4	120	79	2	1/24	39.50	3.95	60.00	-	-	-
FJ Titmus	1962-1974	4	175.0	52	1400	397	10	4/43	39.70	1.70	140.00	1	-	-
PAJ DeFreitas	1986-1995	12	195.1	25	1171	638	16	3/34	39.87	3.26	73.18	-	-	-
GA Gooch	1978-1995	13	-	-	164	123	3	2/32	41.00	4.50	54.66	-	-	-
JB Mortimore	1959-1959	1	11.0	1	88	41	1	1/41	41.00	2.79	88.00	-	-	-
TE Bailey	1950-1959	5	98.1	15	785	288	7	4/40	41.14	2.20	112.14	1	-	-
BA Stokes	2013-2022	5	54.0	5	324	247	6	1/8	41.16	4.57	54.00	-	-	-
RG Barlow	1881-1883	4	115.0	51	460	166	4	3/67	41.50	2.16	115.00	-	-	-
JC White	1928-1929	2	207.2	80	1244	335	8	5/107	41.87	1.61	155.50	-	1	-
LE Plunkett	2007-2018	2	20.0	-	120	127	3	3/71	42.33	6.35	40.00	-	-	-
A Shahzad	2011-2011	2	12.1	-	73	85	2	1/34	42.50	6.98	36.50	-	-	-
AG Steel	1882-1883	2	42.0	20	168	85	2	2/68	42.50	3.03	84.00	-	-	-
JE Emburey	1978-1988	7	-	19	687	341	8	3/30	42.62	2.97	85.87	-	-	-
ID Blackwell	2002-2003	2	20.0	-	120	86	2	2/54	43.00	4.30	60.00	-	-	-
JR Mason	1898-1898	2	15.0	2	90	43	1	1/33	43.00	2.86	90.00	-	-	-
SD Udal	1995-1995	1	9.0	1	54	43	1	1/43	43.00	4.77	54.00	-	-	-
GOB Allen	1932-1937	3	-	8	590	303	7	2/41	43.28	3.08	84.28	-	-	-
WJ Edrich	1947-1955	2	28.3	3	227	136	3	3/50	45.33	3.59	75.66	-	-	-
KF Barrington	1962-1966	3	18.4	-	148	92	2	2/47	46.00	3.72	74.00	-	-	-
MJ Leach	2021-2021	1	15.0	-	90	46	1	1/46	46.00	3.06	90.00	-	-	-
GA Lohmann	1892-1892	1	67.0	29	402	93	2	2/53	46.50	1.38	201.00	-	-	-
IJ Jones	1965-1966	2	73.0	6	584	329	7	3/92	47.00	3.38	83.42	-	-	-
JW Hearne	1911-1925	5	-	7	771	378	8	4/84	47.25	2.94	96.37	1	-	-
C White	2002-2002	2	43.0	6	258	189	4	3/133	47.25	4.39	64.50	-	-	-
H Larwood	1928-1933	3	154.4	22	928	430	9	3/127	47.77	2.78	103.11	-	-	-
RDB Croft	1999-1999	3	24.0	-	144	99	2	1/29	49.50	4.12	72.00	-	-	-
MS Panesar	2006-2013	4	48.5	4	293	201	4	2/44	50.25	4.11	73.25	-	-	-
AER Gilligan	1925-1925	2	50.0	4	400	204	4	3/114	51.00	3.06	100.00	-	-	-
DL Underwood	1971-1980	7	-	47	1420	563	11	3/16	51.18	2.37	129.09	-	-	-
DVP Wright	1947-1951	3	99.0	8	792	466	9	3/56	51.77	3.53	88.00	-	-	-
VJ Wells	1999-1999	2	8.0	-	48	54	1	1/34	54.00	6.75	48.00	-	-	-
BL D'Oliveira	1971-1971	2	28.0	7	224	109	2	1/38	54.50	2.91	112.00	-	-	-
SJ Harmison	2002-2006	2	75.1	14	451	220	4	2/43	55.00	2.92	112.75	-	-	-
CH Parkin	1920-1921	2	61.0	7	366	226	4	2/116	56.50	3.70	91.50	-	-	-
PCR Tufnell	1990-1994	4	129.0	32	774	290	5	3/90	58.00	2.24	154.80	-	-	-
JW Hitch	1911-1912	1	12.0	-	72	58	1	1/37	58.00	4.83	72.00	-	-	-
LJ Coldwell	1962-1963	1	42.0	4	336	118	2	2/58	59.00	2.10	168.00	-	-	-
DA Reeve	1992-1992	3	15.4	1	94	60	1	1/23	60.00	3.82	94.00	-	-	-
RKJ Dawson	2002-2002	1	28.0	1	168	121	2	2/121	60.50	4.32	84.00	-	-	-
E Peate	1881-1882	2	90.0	35	360	124	2	1/38	62.00	2.06	180.00	-	-	-
RJ Kirtley	2002-2002	1	9.0	-	54	62	1	1/62	62.00	6.88	54.00	-	-	-
GJ Batty	2002-2002	1	10.0	-	60	65	1	1/65	65.00	6.50	60.00	-	-	-
WE Bowes	1932-1933	1	23.0	2	138	70	1	1/50	70.00	3.04	138.00	-	-	-
CR Woakes	2011-2022	7	87.0	11	522	422	6	2/72	70.33	4.85	87.00	-	-	-
JM Sims	1937-1937	1	32.0	2	256	144	2	2/109	72.00	3.37	128.00	-	-	-
DE Malcolm	1990-1994	2	99.2	18	596	290	4	2/74	72.50	2.91	149.00	-	-	-
MJ Hoggard	2006-2006	1	21.0	6	126	82	1	1/82	82.00	3.90	126.00	-	-	-
RW Barber	1965-1966	2	39.0	1	312	171	2	1/60	85.50	3.28	156.00	-	-	-
WH Lockwood	1894-1895	2	73.0	19	438	173	2	1/17	86.50	2.36	219.00	-	-	-
H Howell	1920-1921	2	64.0	8	384	264	3	3/142	88.00	4.12	128.00	-	-	-
RK Illingworth	1992-1992	2	20.0	-	120	93	1	1/50	93.00	4.65	120.00	-	-	-
DJ Willey	2018-2022	2	12.3	-	75	93	1	1/30	93.00	7.44	75.00	-	-	-
LA Dawson	2018-2022	2	12.0	-	72	98	1	1/75	98.00	8.16	72.00	-	-	-
DJ Brown	1966-1966	1	31.0	3	248	134	1	1/134	134.00	3.24	248.00	-	-	-
TK Curran	2017-2018	2	43.0	11	258	141	1	1/65	141.00	3.27	258.00	-	-	-
MM Ali	2015-2022	6	44.2	2	266	188	1	1/39	188.00	4.24	266.00	-	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs Australia at Mackay, South Africa in Australia 2nd ODI, Aug 22, 2025 [ODI # 4896]

South Africa vs Australia at Cairns, South Africa in Australia 1st ODI, Aug 19, 2025 [ODI # 4895]

West Indies vs Pakistan at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 3rd ODI, Aug 12, 2025 [ODI # 4894]