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Test Matches Records
Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - England
Best averages in Tests at ENG: Old Trafford, Manchester - England
Best averages
Player
Span
Mat
Overs
Mdns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
4
5
10
JC Laker
1950-1956
5
173.0
54
1038
325
27
10/53
12.03
1.87
38.44
-
2
1
AV Bedser
1946-1955
7
302.4
88
1816
686
51
7/52
13.45
2.26
35.60
2
5
2
CR Woakes
2014-2025
8
254.5
55
1529
741
38
5/50
19.50
2.90
40.23
1
2
-
SCJ Broad
2008-2023
11
313.3
77
1881
962
46
6/25
20.91
3.06
40.89
1
2
1
JM Anderson
2004-2023
11
312.0
76
1872
896
38
4/38
23.57
2.87
49.26
2
-
-
GAR Lock
1952-1958
4
206.3
84
1239
382
16
7/35
23.87
1.84
77.43
1
1
-
FS Trueman
1952-1963
6
198.4
39
1192
532
21
8/31
25.33
2.67
56.76
-
1
-
H Verity
1931-1936
5
182.0
71
1092
346
12
4/41
28.83
1.90
91.00
2
-
-
DL Underwood
1969-1977
4
177.1
62
1063
405
14
6/66
28.92
2.28
75.92
-
1
-
JB Statham
1951-1963
7
220.0
63
1320
468
16
5/53
29.25
2.12
82.50
1
1
-
IT Botham
1980-1989
7
186.2
52
1118
585
18
4/79
32.50
3.13
62.11
1
-
-
ARC Fraser
1989-1998
5
204.1
43
1225
564
17
5/124
33.17
2.76
72.05
1
1
-
MJ Hoggard
2001-2006
5
172.0
28
1032
564
17
4/83
33.17
3.27
60.70
1
-
-
D Gough
1994-2001
5
220.2
34
1322
715
21
4/47
34.04
3.24
62.95
1
-
-
DG Cork
1995-2001
4
170.5
38
1025
510
14
4/23
36.42
2.98
73.21
3
-
-
JE Emburey
1980-1995
7
267.3
63
1605
595
14
4/99
42.50
2.22
114.64
1
-
-
AF Giles
1998-2005
4
177.2
28
1064
538
12
4/62
44.83
3.03
88.66
1
-
-
AR Caddick
1993-2002
6
211.3
42
1269
679
15
3/45
45.26
3.21
84.60
-
-
-
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