Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - South Africa

Best averages in Tests+ODIs+T20Is at NZ: Basin Reserve, Wellington - South Africa

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
PL van der Merwe	1964-1964	1	5.0	4	30	6	1	1/6	6.00	1.20	30.00	-	-	-
XC Balaskas	1932-1932	1	7.0	2	42	14	2	2/14	7.00	2.00	21.00	-	-	-
KC Bland	1964-1964	1	12.0	5	72	17	2	2/16	8.50	1.41	36.00	-	-	-
PM Pollock	1964-1964	1	47.5	13	287	78	8	6/47	9.75	1.63	35.87	-	1	-
ARA Murray	1953-1953	1	51.0	31	306	49	5	3/30	9.80	0.96	61.20	-	-	-
JC Watkins	1953-1953	1	50.5	31	305	51	5	4/22	10.20	1.00	61.00	1	-	-
KA Maharaj	2017-2017	1	36.2	11	218	87	8	6/40	10.87	2.39	27.25	-	1	-
B Mitchell	1932-1932	1	4.5	-	29	23	2	2/23	11.50	4.75	14.50	-	-	-
NA Quinn	1932-1932	1	52.0	15	312	88	6	4/37	14.66	1.69	52.00	1	-	-
WJ Cronje	1992-1999	4	11.2	4	68	31	2	2/15	15.50	2.73	34.00	-	-	-
N Boje	1999-2004	2	53.2	9	320	134	8	4/65	16.75	2.51	40.00	2	-	-
PS de Villiers	1995-1995	1	10.0	2	60	34	2	2/34	17.00	3.40	30.00	-	-	-
ERH Fuller	1953-1953	1	46.4	15	280	72	4	3/29	18.00	1.54	70.00	-	-	-
PR Adams	1999-1999	1	29.3	8	177	75	4	4/63	18.75	2.54	44.25	1	-	-
M Morkel	2012-2017	2	65.4	16	394	209	11	6/23	19.00	3.18	35.81	-	1	-
HJ Tayfield	1953-1953	1	70.0	27	420	95	5	3/42	19.00	1.35	84.00	-	-	-
EO Simons	1995-1995	1	10.0	3	60	19	1	1/19	19.00	1.90	60.00	-	-	-
SM Pollock	1999-2004	3	104.3	34	627	237	12	5/33	19.75	2.26	52.25	-	1	-
S Elworthy	1999-1999	2	55.0	15	330	159	8	4/66	19.87	2.89	41.25	2	-	-
PL Symcox	1995-1995	1	10.0	1	60	23	1	1/23	23.00	2.30	60.00	-	-	-
AA Donald	1992-1995	2	16.5	-	101	74	3	3/42	24.66	4.39	33.66	-	-	-
PN Kirsten	1992-1992	1	5.0	-	30	25	1	1/25	25.00	5.00	30.00	-	-	-
DW Steyn	2012-2012	1	38.0	17	228	55	2	2/41	27.50	1.44	114.00	-	-	-
VD Philander	2012-2017	2	67.4	20	406	167	6	6/81	27.83	2.46	67.66	-	1	-
Q McMillan	1932-1932	1	50.0	4	300	196	7	5/125	28.00	3.92	42.85	-	1	-
JT Partridge	1964-1964	1	59.0	32	354	60	2	2/50	30.00	1.01	177.00	-	-	-
O Henry	1992-1992	1	10.0	-	60	31	1	1/31	31.00	3.10	60.00	-	-	-
JP Duminy	2012-2017	2	37.3	5	225	125	4	4/47	31.25	3.33	56.25	1	-	-
K Rabada	2017-2017	1	36.0	11	216	97	3	2/59	32.33	2.69	72.00	-	-	-
BM McMillan	1992-1992	1	10.0	2	60	34	1	1/34	34.00	3.40	60.00	-	-	-
DB Pithey	1964-1964	1	38.0	14	228	87	2	2/53	43.50	2.28	114.00	-	-	-
LS Brown	1932-1932	1	24.0	4	144	89	2	1/30	44.50	3.70	72.00	-	-	-
A Nel	2004-2004	1	48.0	14	288	135	3	2/58	45.00	2.81	96.00	-	-	-
JH Kallis	1999-2004	3	46.0	17	276	98	2	1/4	49.00	2.13	138.00	-	-	-
TL Goddard	1964-1964	1	54.0	31	324	53	1	1/11	53.00	0.98	324.00	-	-	-
M Ntini	2004-2004	1	41.0	12	246	113	2	1/50	56.50	2.75	123.00	-	-	-
M de Lange	2012-2012	1	38.2	5	230	151	1	1/74	151.00	3.93	230.00	-	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Yorkshire vs Northamptonshire at Northampton, One-Day Cup Group B, Aug 8, 2025 [List A]

Gloucestershire vs Surrey at Guildford, One-Day Cup Group A, Aug 8, 2025 [List A]

Durham vs Somerset at Taunton, One-Day Cup Group B, Aug 8, 2025 [List A]