Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - England

Best averages in FC at ENG: Headingley, Leeds - England

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
W Barber	1935-1935	1	0.2	0	2	0	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	2.00	0	0	0
C Blythe	1905-1907	2	70.3	21	423	176	19	8/59	9.26	2.49	22.26	0	2	1
HJ Butler	1947-1947	1	52.0	24	312	66	7	4/34	9.42	1.26	44.57	1	0	0
C Overton	2021-2021	1	29.1	11	175	61	6	3/14	10.16	2.09	29.16	0	0	0
JC Archer	2019-2019	1	31.1	5	187	85	8	6/45	10.62	2.72	23.37	0	1	0
RJ Sidebottom	2007-2007	1	27.0	6	162	86	8	4/42	10.75	3.18	20.25	2	0	0
DM Bess	2018-2018	1	11.0	1	66	33	3	3/33	11.00	3.00	22.00	0	0	0
H Dean	1912-1912	1	20.3	4	123	56	5	3/41	11.20	2.73	24.60	0	0	0
C White	2000-2000	1	14.4	4	88	57	5	5/57	11.40	3.88	17.60	0	1	0
SF Barnes	1909-1912	2	103.2	40	620	215	17	6/52	12.64	2.08	36.47	1	2	1
NA Knox	1907-1907	1	3.0	0	18	13	1	1/13	13.00	4.33	18.00	0	0	0
RES Wyatt	1934-1935	2	10.0	5	60	13	1	1/1	13.00	1.30	60.00	0	0	0
GG Arnold	1972-1974	3	119.5	41	719	237	18	5/27	13.16	1.97	39.94	0	1	0
AE Moss	1959-1959	1	28.0	14	168	40	3	2/30	13.33	1.42	56.00	0	0	0
DB Close	1959-1967	3	40.0	9	240	101	7	4/35	14.42	2.52	34.28	1	0	0
NA Mallender	1992-1992	1	46.0	14	276	122	8	5/50	15.25	2.65	34.50	0	1	0
W Rhodes	1909-1912	2	31.0	6	186	96	6	4/38	16.00	3.09	31.00	1	0	0
JC Laker	1948-1958	6	260.2	103	1562	509	30	6/55	16.96	1.95	52.06	1	3	1
M Hendrick	1974-1979	3	96.2	24	578	238	14	4/41	17.00	2.47	41.28	2	0	0
OE Robinson	2021-2023	2	47.2	11	284	119	7	5/65	17.00	2.51	40.57	0	1	0
DVP Wright	1938-1947	2	54.0	20	324	119	7	3/26	17.00	2.20	46.28	0	0	0
HI Young	1899-1899	1	45.1	16	226	102	6	4/30	17.00	2.70	37.66	1	0	0
FJ Titmus	1962-1966	5	190.0	79	1140	315	18	5/19	17.50	1.65	63.33	2	1	0
PJ Loader	1955-1958	3	100.3	36	603	229	13	6/36	17.61	2.27	46.38	1	1	0
J Briggs	1899-1899	1	30.0	11	150	53	3	3/53	17.66	2.12	50.00	0	0	0
FS Trueman	1952-1964	9	294.0	66	1764	795	44	6/30	18.06	2.70	40.09	2	2	1
LE Plunkett	2007-2014	2	64.5	7	389	236	13	5/64	18.15	3.64	29.92	1	1	0
BR Knight	1969-1969	1	40.2	9	242	110	6	4/63	18.33	2.72	40.33	1	0	0
SL Watkin	1991-1991	1	21.0	2	126	93	5	3/38	18.60	4.42	25.20	0	0	0
NGB Cook	1984-1984	1	18.0	3	108	56	3	2/27	18.66	3.11	36.00	0	0	0
P Lever	1971-1971	1	34.3	10	207	75	4	3/10	18.75	2.17	51.75	0	0	0
K Farnes	1938-1938	1	37.3	7	225	94	5	4/77	18.80	2.50	45.00	1	0	0
A Warren	1905-1905	1	39.2	9	236	113	6	5/57	18.83	2.87	39.33	0	1	0
K Cranston	1947-1948	2	39.2	7	236	115	6	4/12	19.16	2.92	39.33	1	0	0
MJ Leach	2019-2022	2	81.5	20	491	212	11	5/66	19.27	2.59	44.63	0	2	1
RGD Willis	1976-1984	8	252.1	61	1513	771	40	8/43	19.27	3.05	37.82	1	3	0
GP Swann	2009-2013	2	57.0	17	342	196	10	6/90	19.60	3.43	34.20	1	1	1
MW Tate	1924-1930	4	189.0	45	1134	419	21	6/42	19.95	2.21	54.00	1	2	0
JDF Larter	1965-1965	1	50.1	16	301	120	6	4/66	20.00	2.39	50.16	1	0	0
JB Mortimore	1959-1959	1	26.4	9	160	60	3	3/36	20.00	2.25	53.33	0	0	0
MA Atherton	1991-2001	10	7.0	1	42	20	1	1/20	20.00	2.85	42.00	0	0	0
ARC Fraser	1994-1998	2	86.0	24	516	203	10	5/42	20.30	2.36	51.60	0	1	0
GAR Lock	1953-1963	7	289.3	112	1737	592	29	7/51	20.41	2.04	59.89	2	1	1
JE Emburey	1980-1986	3	79.4	22	478	184	9	5/82	20.44	2.30	53.11	0	1	0
TA Munton	1992-1992	1	20.3	3	123	62	3	2/22	20.66	3.02	41.00	0	0	0
AP Freeman	1929-1929	1	67.3	13	405	207	10	7/115	20.70	3.06	40.50	0	1	1
HL Jackson	1961-1961	1	44.0	16	264	83	4	2/26	20.75	1.88	66.00	0	0	0
R Illingworth	1965-1973	8	340.1	145	2041	608	29	6/87	20.96	1.78	70.37	2	1	0
EG Arnold	1907-1907	1	17.0	8	102	21	1	1/10	21.00	1.23	102.00	0	0	0
HJ Rhodes	1959-1959	1	28.5	5	173	85	4	4/50	21.25	2.94	43.25	1	0	0
MA Wood	2015-2023	2	61.4	12	370	259	12	5/34	21.58	4.20	30.83	0	1	0
SI Mahmood	2006-2006	1	32.0	6	192	130	6	4/22	21.66	4.06	32.00	1	0	0
DL Underwood	1966-1977	9	261.5	112	1571	536	24	6/45	22.33	2.04	65.45	3	1	1
TW Hayward	1899-1907	3	-	1	50	45	2	2/45	22.50	5.40	25.00	0	0	0
JC Tongue	2025-2025	1	38.0	2	228	158	7	4/86	22.57	4.15	32.57	1	0	0
D Gough	1994-2001	6	204.4	39	1228	701	31	6/42	22.61	3.42	39.61	1	3	0
DA Allen	1961-1962	2	75.0	35	450	136	6	3/47	22.66	1.81	75.00	0	0	0
JB Statham	1955-1962	2	100.2	29	602	254	11	4/50	23.09	2.53	54.72	1	0	0
IT Botham	1977-1987	10	274.3	74	1647	773	33	6/95	23.42	2.81	49.90	3	3	0
JT Hearne	1899-1899	1	54.3	17	273	119	5	4/50	23.80	2.61	54.60	1	0	0
WJ Edrich	1938-1953	5	48.0	8	288	144	6	3/46	24.00	3.00	48.00	0	0	0
MJ Potts	2022-2022	1	51.0	16	306	100	4	3/66	25.00	1.96	76.50	0	0	0
H Verity	1934-1938	3	95.5	43	575	176	7	3/113	25.14	1.83	82.14	0	0	0
MS Panesar	2006-2008	3	101.5	24	611	252	10	3/39	25.20	2.47	61.10	0	0	0
Hon.FS Jackson	1899-1905	2	-	9	152	51	2	1/10	25.50	2.01	76.00	0	0	0
RO Jenkins	1952-1952	1	40.0	8	240	128	5	4/50	25.60	3.20	48.00	1	0	0
W Brearley	1909-1909	1	38.2	7	230	78	3	2/42	26.00	2.03	76.66	0	0	0
JM Anderson	2003-2021	11	385.3	111	2313	1127	43	5/16	26.20	2.92	53.79	0	3	1
DG Cork	1996-2000	3	103.0	12	618	317	12	5/113	26.41	3.07	51.50	0	1	0
KP Pietersen	2006-2012	4	21.0	1	126	106	4	3/52	26.50	5.04	31.50	0	0	0
SCJ Broad	2008-2023	12	411.5	74	2471	1438	54	6/91	26.62	3.49	45.75	1	3	0
WE Bowes	1934-1938	3	144.4	33	868	349	13	6/142	26.84	2.41	66.76	0	1	0
PJW Allott	1984-1985	2	72.5	16	437	216	8	6/61	27.00	2.96	54.62	0	1	0
FE Rumsey	1965-1965	1	39.0	11	234	108	4	3/49	27.00	2.76	58.50	0	0	0
Kabir Ali	2003-2003	1	36.0	5	216	136	5	3/80	27.20	3.77	43.20	0	0	0
NWD Yardley	1947-1948	2	30.0	7	180	82	3	2/38	27.33	2.73	60.00	0	0	0
SM Curran	2018-2021	2	33.1	5	199	110	4	2/27	27.50	3.31	49.75	0	0	0
S Haigh	1905-1905	1	25.0	9	150	55	2	1/19	27.50	2.20	75.00	0	0	0
DR Pringle	1984-1992	6	210.5	47	1265	608	22	5/95	27.63	2.88	57.50	1	1	0
NA Foster	1987-1989	3	150.4	40	904	415	15	8/107	27.66	2.75	60.26	0	1	0
JK Lever	1986-1986	1	53.0	9	318	166	6	4/64	27.66	3.13	53.00	1	0	0
CM Old	1970-1981	7	262.3	73	1575	644	23	4/41	28.00	2.45	68.47	2	0	0
PCR Tufnell	1994-1994	1	55.0	21	330	112	4	2/31	28.00	2.03	82.50	0	0	0
MA Ealham	1997-1997	1	19.0	3	114	56	2	2/56	28.00	2.94	57.00	0	0	0
JA Snow	1966-1976	9	392.4	85	2356	1015	36	4/77	28.19	2.58	65.44	2	0	0
JC White	1921-1929	2	76.0	20	456	171	6	3/37	28.50	2.25	76.00	0	0	0
RD Jackman	1982-1982	1	65.0	25	390	115	4	3/74	28.75	1.76	97.50	0	0	0
VWC Jupp	1921-1921	1	31.0	4	186	115	4	2/45	28.75	3.70	46.50	0	0	0
FE Woolley	1912-1929	5	55.1	11	331	174	6	3/35	29.00	3.15	55.16	0	0	0
RJ Kirtley	2003-2003	1	51.3	17	309	145	5	3/71	29.00	2.81	61.80	0	0	0
GA Hick	1991-2000	6	11.0	3	66	29	1	1/15	29.00	2.63	66.00	0	0	0
RA Woolmer	1976-1977	2	21.0	4	126	59	2	1/8	29.50	2.80	63.00	0	0	0
GH Hirst	1905-1909	3	78.0	17	468	210	7	2/65	30.00	2.69	66.85	0	0	0
RA Hutton	1971-1971	1	47.0	8	282	90	3	3/72	30.00	1.91	94.00	0	0	0
PAJ DeFreitas	1989-1995	4	171.5	31	1031	554	18	4/34	30.77	3.22	57.27	3	0	0
VJ Marks	1982-1982	1	7.0	1	42	31	1	1/8	31.00	4.42	42.00	0	0	0
A Ward	1976-1976	1	24.0	2	144	128	4	2/25	32.00	5.33	36.00	0	0	0
ER Dexter	1961-1968	5	72.1	13	433	194	6	4/10	32.33	2.68	72.16	1	0	0
N Gifford	1964-1971	2	141.4	60	850	229	7	3/69	32.71	1.61	121.42	0	0	0
PD Collingwood	2006-2009	3	10.0	1	60	33	1	1/33	33.00	3.30	60.00	0	0	0
TE Bailey	1949-1958	6	164.2	39	986	463	14	6/118	33.07	2.81	70.42	0	1	0
JH Wardle	1955-1955	1	66.0	23	396	133	4	4/100	33.25	2.01	99.00	1	0	0
SJ Harmison	2004-2009	4	145.3	24	873	525	15	4/74	35.00	3.60	58.20	1	0	0
ST Finn	2012-2016	3	92.0	13	552	316	9	3/26	35.11	3.43	61.33	0	0	0
JA Young	1947-1949	2	72.0	21	432	178	5	2/41	35.60	2.47	86.40	0	0	0
DV Smith	1957-1957	1	21.0	7	126	36	1	1/12	36.00	1.71	126.00	0	0	0
AV Bedser	1948-1953	5	245.1	55	1471	578	16	6/95	36.12	2.35	91.93	0	1	0
BL D'Oliveira	1966-1972	6	152.0	65	912	291	8	3/46	36.37	1.91	114.00	0	0	0
K Higgs	1966-1967	2	81.0	22	486	184	5	4/94	36.80	2.27	97.20	1	0	0
PH Edmonds	1975-1987	5	146.0	45	876	333	9	5/28	37.00	2.28	97.33	0	1	0
G Miller	1978-1979	2	41.0	16	246	74	2	2/52	37.00	1.80	123.00	0	0	0
BA Stokes	2015-2025	7	138.2	27	830	488	13	4/66	37.53	3.52	63.84	1	0	0
D Shackleton	1963-1963	1	68.0	12	408	151	4	3/63	37.75	2.22	102.00	0	0	0
CR Woakes	2017-2025	5	150.2	21	902	569	15	3/55	37.93	3.78	60.13	0	0	0
AR Caddick	1993-2002	5	200.5	34	1205	690	18	5/14	38.33	3.43	66.94	0	1	0
D Wilson	1970-1970	1	38.0	14	228	77	2	1/29	38.50	2.02	114.00	0	0	0
P Willey	1976-1985	4	17.0	3	102	39	1	1/31	39.00	2.29	102.00	0	0	0
JWHT Douglas	1921-1921	1	31.0	3	186	118	3	3/80	39.33	3.80	62.00	0	0	0
CH Parkin	1921-1921	1	40.1	0	241	197	5	4/106	39.40	4.90	48.20	1	0	0
FR Foster	1912-1912	1	39.0	11	234	80	2	2/51	40.00	2.05	117.00	0	0	0
JW Hearne	1912-1924	3	26.0	3	156	80	2	1/5	40.00	3.07	78.00	0	0	0
G Onions	2009-2009	1	22.0	5	132	80	2	2/80	40.00	3.63	66.00	0	0	0
DJ Brown	1968-1969	2	90.3	19	543	244	6	2/13	40.66	2.69	90.50	0	0	0
RK Tyldesley	1924-1930	2	70.0	17	420	204	5	3/63	40.80	2.91	84.00	0	0	0
AW Greig	1970-1977	7	125.0	31	750	368	9	4/86	40.88	2.94	83.33	1	0	0
MS Nichols	1935-1935	1	43.4	9	262	123	3	3/58	41.00	2.81	87.33	0	0	0
GR Dilley	1980-1988	6	175.2	37	1052	509	12	4/79	42.41	2.90	87.66	1	0	0
A Flintoff	1998-2008	5	152.0	37	912	387	9	2/55	43.00	2.54	101.33	0	0	0
MJ Hoggard	2002-2006	3	114.0	29	684	389	9	4/75	43.22	3.41	76.00	1	0	0
BA Carse	2025-2025	1	41.0	7	246	176	4	3/80	44.00	4.29	61.50	0	0	0
FR Brown	1951-1951	1	49.0	12	294	133	3	3/107	44.33	2.71	98.00	0	0	0
GA Gooch	1978-1994	12	89.0	22	534	225	5	2/18	45.00	2.52	106.80	0	0	0
MJ Saggers	2004-2004	1	35.0	9	210	91	2	2/86	45.50	2.60	105.00	0	0	0
NG Cowans	1983-1985	2	66.0	14	396	239	5	3/88	47.80	3.62	79.20	0	0	0
DJ Pattinson	2008-2008	1	30.1	2	181	96	2	2/95	48.00	3.18	90.50	0	0	0
PJ Martin	1995-1995	1	35.0	11	210	97	2	1/48	48.50	2.77	105.00	0	0	0
DE Malcolm	1991-1995	2	32.1	0	193	155	3	2/48	51.66	4.81	64.33	0	0	0
R Kilner	1926-1926	1	37.0	6	222	106	2	2/106	53.00	2.86	111.00	0	0	0
MC Ilott	1993-1993	1	51.0	11	306	161	3	3/161	53.66	3.15	102.00	0	0	0
RNS Hobbs	1967-1971	2	91.4	27	550	215	4	3/45	53.75	2.34	137.50	0	0	0
MM Ali	2014-2023	6	143.0	15	858	491	9	2/34	54.55	3.43	95.33	0	0	0
MP Bicknell	1993-2003	2	99.0	22	594	280	5	2/50	56.00	2.82	118.80	0	0	0
AD Mullally	1996-2001	2	86.3	22	519	241	4	2/99	60.25	2.78	129.75	0	0	0
WR Hammond	1929-1938	5	80.0	20	480	183	3	1/10	61.00	2.28	160.00	0	0	0
DW Headley	1997-1997	1	25.0	2	150	125	2	2/125	62.50	5.00	75.00	0	0	0
Shoaib Bashir	2025-2025	1	49.0	7	294	190	3	2/90	63.33	3.87	98.00	0	0	0
AER Gilligan	1924-1924	1	28.0	10	168	64	1	1/27	64.00	2.28	168.00	0	0	0
MJ Hilton	1951-1951	1	71.3	23	429	193	3	3/176	64.33	2.69	143.00	0	0	0
BJT Bosanquet	1905-1905	1	19.0	1	114	65	1	1/36	65.00	3.42	114.00	0	0	0
JM Sims	1935-1935	1	36.0	17	216	68	1	1/48	68.00	1.88	216.00	0	0	0
GG Macaulay	1924-1926	2	70.3	18	423	206	3	1/23	68.66	2.92	141.00	0	0	0
RW Barber	1965-1966	2	30.0	9	180	71	1	1/55	71.00	2.36	180.00	0	0	0
J Overton	2022-2022	1	37.0	4	222	146	2	1/61	73.00	3.94	111.00	0	0	0
G Geary	1926-1930	2	76.0	15	456	225	3	2/130	75.00	2.96	152.00	0	0	0
R Pollard	1948-1948	1	60.0	12	360	159	2	2/104	79.50	2.65	180.00	0	0	0
RK Illingworth	1995-1995	1	27.0	9	162	81	1	1/50	81.00	3.00	162.00	0	0	0
CC Lewis	1992-1996	2	87.0	16	522	255	3	2/48	85.00	2.93	174.00	0	0	0
AJ Tudor	2001-2002	2	58.0	12	348	260	3	2/146	86.66	4.48	116.00	0	0	0
H Larwood	1929-1930	2	50.0	7	300	174	2	1/35	87.00	3.48	150.00	0	0	0
PJ Newport	1989-1989	1	44.0	7	264	175	2	2/153	87.50	3.97	132.00	0	0	0
DCS Compton	1938-1955	8	48.0	7	288	184	2	1/23	92.00	3.83	144.00	0	0	0
R Tattersall	1951-1951	1	76.0	32	456	96	1	1/83	96.00	1.26	456.00	0	0	0
JE Root	2013-2025	11	32.0	3	192	132	1	1/29	132.00	4.12	192.00	0	0	0
TT Bresnan	2012-2012	1	36.0	6	216	138	1	1/98	138.00	3.83	216.00	0	0	0
AF Giles	2002-2004	2	58.0	4	348	201	1	1/134	201.00	3.46	348.00	0	0	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Durham vs Yorkshire at Leeds, County Championship Division One 70th Match, Sep 24-27, 2025 [First-class]

India vs England at Leeds, India in England 1st Test, Jun 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2587]

Nottinghamshire vs Yorkshire at Leeds, County Championship Division One 35th Match, May 23-26, 2025 [First-class]