Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs South Africa

Best averages in FC at SA: Kingsmead, Durban - vs South Africa

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
V Sehwag (IND)	2006-2010	2	2.4	1	16	7	1	1/7	7.00	2.62	16.00	-	-	-
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	1998-1998	1	13.0	4	78	32	3	2/16	10.66	2.46	26.00	-	-	-
MJ Santner (NZ)	2016-2016	1	11.0	2	66	22	2	2/22	11.00	2.00	33.00	-	-	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1950-1950	1	33.0	7	264	72	6	5/34	12.00	1.63	44.00	-	1	-
C Gladwin (ENG)	1948-1948	1	19.0	6	152	36	3	3/21	12.00	1.42	50.66	-	-	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2018-2018	1	28.4	5	172	109	9	5/34	12.11	3.80	19.11	1	1	-
RK Illingworth (ENG)	1995-1995	1	29.0	12	174	37	3	3/37	12.33	1.27	58.00	-	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-1998	1	23.0	1	138	63	5	5/43	12.60	2.73	27.60	-	1	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2015	2	65.0	20	390	141	11	4/25	12.81	2.16	35.45	2	-	-
JSE Price (ENG)	1964-1964	1	15.0	9	90	26	2	1/7	13.00	1.73	45.00	-	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2010-2010	1	36.2	7	218	80	6	4/10	13.33	2.20	36.33	1	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1994-2002	2	27.2	12	164	40	3	3/40	13.33	1.46	54.66	-	-	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1950-1950	1	23.0	4	184	54	4	3/47	13.50	1.76	46.00	-	-	-
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1961-1961	1	34.5	8	209	95	7	4/59	13.57	2.72	29.85	1	-	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2011-2011	1	50.3	14	303	128	9	5/79	14.22	2.53	33.66	1	1	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1950-1950	1	49.4	11	396	114	8	4/39	14.25	1.72	49.50	2	-	-
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1928-1931	4	35.0	18	210	57	4	3/4	14.25	1.62	52.50	-	-	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1964-1964	1	65.5	28	395	86	6	5/66	14.33	1.30	65.83	-	1	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	1999-1999	1	52.0	17	312	116	8	7/46	14.50	2.23	39.00	-	1	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	2000-2000	1	68.3	17	411	161	11	6/39	14.63	2.35	37.36	-	2	1
JH Wardle (ENG)	1957-1957	1	40.2	13	322	103	7	5/61	14.71	1.91	46.00	-	1	-
AV Bedser (ENG)	1948-1948	1	31.5	7	253	90	6	4/39	15.00	2.13	42.16	1	-	-
PJ Martin (ENG)	1995-1995	1	27.0	9	162	60	4	4/60	15.00	2.22	40.50	1	-	-
SM Katich (AUS)	2009-2009	1	11.2	1	68	45	3	3/45	15.00	3.97	22.66	-	-	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2015-2015	1	30.4	7	184	91	6	4/42	15.16	2.96	30.66	1	-	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-1996	1	44.0	10	264	153	10	5/60	15.30	3.47	26.40	-	2	1
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1961	1	42.2	6	254	92	6	3/32	15.33	2.17	42.33	-	-	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2016-2016	1	15.0	4	90	47	3	3/47	15.66	3.13	30.00	-	-	-
MC Ilott (ENG)	1995-1995	1	15.0	3	90	48	3	3/48	16.00	3.20	30.00	-	-	-
MA Butcher (ENG)	1999-2004	2	8.2	-	50	32	2	2/32	16.00	3.84	25.00	-	-	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2009	1	41.3	18	249	81	5	3/61	16.20	1.95	49.80	-	-	-
FA Rose (WI)	1998-1998	1	37.0	6	222	115	7	7/84	16.42	3.10	31.71	-	1	-
SB Doull (NZ)	1994-1994	1	44.5	14	269	99	6	5/73	16.50	2.20	44.83	-	1	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1998	1	69.0	22	414	149	9	6/78	16.55	2.15	46.00	-	1	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2015-2015	1	51.0	12	306	116	7	4/69	16.57	2.27	43.71	1	-	-
LB Taylor (SABXI)	1982-1982	1	33.3	7	201	84	5	5/61	16.80	2.50	40.20	-	1	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1935-1936	2	173.0	71	1038	304	18	7/100	16.88	1.75	57.66	-	2	1
W Voce (ENG)	1931-1931	2	90.2	17	542	169	10	5/58	16.90	1.87	54.20	-	1	-
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2011-2011	1	32.4	8	196	85	5	5/52	17.00	2.60	39.20	-	1	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2016-2016	1	21.4	5	130	52	3	3/52	17.33	2.40	43.33	-	-	-
AS Kennedy (ENG)	1923-1923	2	113.1	42	679	210	12	5/76	17.50	1.85	56.58	-	2	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1935-1936	2	127.3	55	765	210	12	5/49	17.50	1.64	63.75	1	1	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2009	1	56.0	6	336	164	9	5/54	18.22	2.92	37.33	1	1	-
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1923-1923	1	59.0	17	354	113	6	3/35	18.83	1.91	59.00	-	-	-
JC White (ENG)	1931-1931	2	86.0	25	516	154	8	3/21	19.25	1.79	64.50	-	-	-
MVT Fernando (SL)	2019-2024	2	67.1	7	403	232	12	4/62	19.33	3.45	33.58	2	-	-
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2019	1	36.0	4	216	117	6	5/66	19.50	3.25	36.00	-	1	-
DA Allen (ENG)	1964-1964	1	66.5	20	401	140	7	5/41	20.00	2.09	57.28	-	1	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1992-1992	1	41.0	17	246	62	3	3/43	20.66	1.51	82.00	-	-	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2006	1	39.0	10	234	83	4	2/37	20.75	2.12	58.50	-	-	-
DCS Compton (ENG)	1948-1957	2	19.0	11	152	21	1	1/11	21.00	0.82	152.00	-	-	-
MR Marsh (AUS)	2018-2018	1	7.0	2	42	21	1	1/21	21.00	3.00	42.00	-	-	-
IAR Peebles (ENG)	1928-1931	2	79.4	12	478	236	11	4/67	21.45	2.96	43.45	1	-	-
RM Cowper (AUS)	1967-1967	1	54.0	23	324	86	4	3/57	21.50	1.59	81.00	-	-	-
M Hendrick (SABXI)	1982-1982	1	33.0	12	198	65	3	3/28	21.66	1.96	66.00	-	-	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2006	3	158.5	41	953	399	18	6/86	22.16	2.51	52.94	2	1	-
GG Macaulay (ENG)	1923-1923	2	67.0	19	402	136	6	3/42	22.66	2.02	67.00	-	-	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1958-1958	1	50.7	13	407	114	5	5/114	22.80	1.68	81.40	-	1	-
ST Clarke (WIXI)	1983-1983	1	35.1	11	211	114	5	5/105	22.80	3.24	42.20	-	1	-
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2010	2	65.0	9	390	274	12	4/79	22.83	4.21	32.50	2	-	-
RC Motz (NZ)	1961-1961	1	43.0	4	258	115	5	3/51	23.00	2.67	51.60	-	-	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2018-2018	1	28.4	7	172	92	4	3/61	23.00	3.20	43.00	-	-	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2004-2004	1	42.0	11	252	116	5	3/58	23.20	2.76	50.40	-	-	-
AB McDonald (AUS)	2009-2009	1	28.0	7	168	72	3	3/25	24.00	2.57	56.00	-	-	-
NI Thomson (ENG)	1964-1964	1	28.0	11	168	48	2	1/23	24.00	1.71	84.00	-	-	-
W Larkins (SABXI)	1982-1982	1	5.0	-	30	24	1	1/24	24.00	4.80	30.00	-	-	-
K Farnes (ENG)	1939-1939	2	109.3	20	875	291	12	4/29	24.25	1.99	72.91	2	-	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1931-1931	2	67.0	24	402	97	4	2/33	24.25	1.44	100.50	-	-	-
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1953-1953	1	27.0	4	216	73	3	3/73	24.33	2.02	72.00	-	-	-
AM Fernando (SL)	2024-2024	1	32.2	5	194	98	4	3/44	24.50	3.03	48.50	-	-	-
Ebadot Hossain (BAN)	2022-2022	1	42.0	11	252	126	5	3/40	25.20	3.00	50.40	-	-	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2011	2	63.0	7	378	204	8	5/98	25.50	3.23	47.25	-	1	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2013-2013	1	62.2	15	374	154	6	6/138	25.66	2.47	62.33	-	1	-
EA Moseley (WIXI)	1983-1983	1	30.0	7	180	84	3	3/76	28.00	2.80	60.00	-	-	-
RW Barber (ENG)	1964-1964	1	20.0	3	120	56	2	2/48	28.00	2.80	60.00	-	-	-
J Srinath (IND)	1992-1996	2	77.0	18	462	227	8	3/80	28.37	2.94	57.75	-	-	-
RO Jenkins (ENG)	1948-1948	1	36.3	9	291	114	4	3/64	28.50	2.35	72.75	-	-	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2009	1	49.0	14	294	115	4	3/37	28.75	2.34	73.50	-	-	-
LL Wilkinson (ENG)	1939-1939	1	32.5	6	261	115	4	2/12	28.75	2.64	65.25	-	-	-
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2004-2004	1	11.0	3	66	29	1	1/29	29.00	2.63	66.00	-	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	2002-2006	2	79.0	14	474	291	10	5/69	29.10	3.68	47.40	1	1	-
JB Statham (ENG)	1957-1957	1	33.0	4	264	88	3	2/56	29.33	2.00	88.00	-	-	-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2022-2022	1	75.0	14	450	179	6	3/85	29.83	2.38	75.00	-	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1992-1992	1	25.0	3	150	60	2	2/38	30.00	2.40	75.00	-	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2006	3	119.5	23	719	273	9	3/62	30.33	2.27	79.88	-	-	-
CAK Rajitha (SL)	2019-2019	1	27.4	1	166	122	4	3/68	30.50	4.40	41.50	-	-	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004-2004	1	47.0	7	282	153	5	3/91	30.60	3.25	56.40	-	-	-
Z Khan (IND)	2006-2013	3	101.0	21	606	338	11	3/36	30.72	3.34	55.09	-	-	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1958-1958	1	34.0	8	272	62	2	2/62	31.00	1.36	136.00	-	-	-
DR Parry (WIXI)	1983-1983	1	25.0	7	150	62	2	2/62	31.00	2.48	75.00	-	-	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2006	2	14.0	5	84	31	1	1/12	31.00	2.21	84.00	-	-	-
GO Rabone (NZ)	1953-1953	1	8.0	-	64	31	1	1/31	31.00	2.90	64.00	-	-	-
Khaled Ahmed (BAN)	2022-2022	1	38.0	4	228	125	4	4/92	31.25	3.28	57.00	1	-	-
WE Astill (ENG)	1928-1928	2	65.0	17	390	157	5	3/99	31.40	2.41	78.00	-	-	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1994-1994	1	40.0	5	240	126	4	4/70	31.50	3.15	60.00	1	-	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2002-2002	1	41.0	6	246	127	4	4/119	31.75	3.09	61.50	1	-	-
SJ Staples (ENG)	1928-1928	2	138.0	42	828	287	9	3/50	31.88	2.07	92.00	-	-	-
RR Sarwan (WI)	2003-2003	1	21.0	2	126	65	2	2/65	32.50	3.09	63.00	-	-	-
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS)	1935-1935	1	65.0	13	390	165	5	4/64	33.00	2.53	78.00	1	-	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2009-2009	1	31.3	6	189	99	3	2/75	33.00	3.14	63.00	-	-	-
RTD Perks (ENG)	1939-1939	1	73.0	11	584	199	6	5/100	33.16	2.04	97.33	-	1	-
PJ Loader (ENG)	1957-1957	1	33.0	8	264	100	3	2/79	33.33	2.27	88.00	-	-	-
VWC Jupp (ENG)	1923-1923	1	22.4	6	136	70	2	2/70	35.00	3.08	68.00	-	-	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2000-2011	2	12.0	3	72	35	1	1/35	35.00	2.91	72.00	-	-	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2004	2	70.0	19	420	178	5	2/66	35.60	2.54	84.00	-	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1998-2002	2	61.2	7	368	214	6	3/60	35.66	3.48	61.33	-	-	-
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1939-1939	2	26.0	5	208	72	2	1/9	36.00	2.07	104.00	-	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1998-1998	1	33.0	7	198	74	2	2/68	37.00	2.24	99.00	-	-	-
NLTC Perera (SL)	2011-2011	1	22.0	3	132	75	2	1/27	37.50	3.40	66.00	-	-	-
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2024-2024	1	30.0	6	180	113	3	3/70	37.66	3.76	60.00	-	-	-
H Verity (ENG)	1939-1939	2	138.6	37	1110	264	7	3/71	37.71	1.42	158.57	-	-	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1957-1957	1	30.0	8	240	76	2	2/29	38.00	1.90	120.00	-	-	-
TE Bailey (ENG)	1957-1957	1	17.0	3	136	38	1	1/38	38.00	1.67	136.00	-	-	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1994-1994	1	30.0	7	180	77	2	2/77	38.50	2.56	90.00	-	-	-
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2024-2024	1	45.0	3	270	156	4	2/24	39.00	3.46	67.50	-	-	-
JK Lever (SABXI)	1982-1982	1	29.0	10	174	78	2	1/25	39.00	2.68	87.00	-	-	-
D Gough (ENG)	1999-1999	1	43.5	11	263	118	3	2/36	39.33	2.69	87.66	-	-	-
DVP Wright (ENG)	1939-1948	3	131.0	22	1048	482	12	4/72	40.16	2.75	87.33	1	-	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1994-2002	2	22.5	4	137	81	2	2/43	40.50	3.54	68.50	-	-	-
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1967-1970	2	23.0	2	138	83	2	2/75	41.50	3.60	69.00	-	-	-
CJ Adams (ENG)	1999-1999	1	13.0	3	78	42	1	1/42	42.00	3.23	78.00	-	-	-
MJ North (AUS)	2009-2009	1	24.0	9	144	42	1	1/36	42.00	1.75	144.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2002	1	31.0	5	186	128	3	3/92	42.66	4.12	62.00	-	-	-
RA Gaunt (AUS)	1958-1958	1	27.0	2	216	87	2	2/87	43.50	2.41	108.00	-	-	-
EL McCormick (AUS)	1935-1936	2	56.1	13	337	177	4	3/37	44.25	3.15	84.25	-	-	-
AP Freeman (ENG)	1928-1928	2	65.3	8	393	223	5	3/122	44.60	3.40	78.60	-	-	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2018-2018	1	48.0	10	288	136	3	3/50	45.33	2.83	96.00	-	-	-
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1967-1967	1	32.0	7	192	91	2	2/69	45.50	2.84	96.00	-	-	-
DJ Johnson (IND)	1996-1996	1	24.0	3	144	91	2	2/52	45.50	3.79	72.00	-	-	-
GWF Overton (NZ)	1953-1953	1	27.0	8	216	92	2	2/92	46.00	2.55	108.00	-	-	-
Taskin Ahmed (BAN)	2022-2022	1	34.0	5	204	93	2	2/24	46.50	2.73	102.00	-	-	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2018-2018	1	27.0	5	162	94	2	1/47	47.00	3.48	81.00	-	-	-
M Prabhakar (IND)	1992-1992	1	38.4	10	232	94	2	2/47	47.00	2.43	116.00	-	-	-
GA Bartlett (NZ)	1961-1961	1	18.0	6	108	50	1	1/39	50.00	2.77	108.00	-	-	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2015	1	16.0	2	96	51	1	1/26	51.00	3.18	96.00	-	-	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1939	6	-	27	758	307	6	2/9	51.16	2.43	126.33	-	-	-
RW Blair (NZ)	1953-1953	1	22.0	2	176	104	2	2/104	52.00	3.54	88.00	-	-	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1970-1970	1	33.0	7	198	104	2	2/104	52.00	3.15	99.00	-	-	-
MN Hart (NZ)	1994-1994	1	30.4	4	184	106	2	1/52	53.00	3.45	92.00	-	-	-
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2016-2016	1	16.0	6	96	53	1	1/53	53.00	3.31	96.00	-	-	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2015-2015	1	24.0	6	144	53	1	1/25	53.00	2.20	144.00	-	-	-
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1970-1970	1	51.0	9	306	160	3	3/160	53.33	3.13	102.00	-	-	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2009	1	35.0	6	210	107	2	1/28	53.50	3.05	105.00	-	-	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2006-2006	1	26.0	2	156	111	2	1/51	55.50	4.26	78.00	-	-	-
VC Drakes (WI)	2003-2003	1	30.0	3	180	113	2	2/113	56.50	3.76	90.00	-	-	-
A Sanford (WI)	2003-2003	1	38.2	4	230	170	3	3/170	56.66	4.43	76.66	-	-	-
SP Jones (ENG)	2004-2004	1	32.0	5	192	117	2	1/36	58.50	3.65	96.00	-	-	-
PGH Fender (ENG)	1923-1923	2	51.0	13	306	118	2	1/25	59.00	2.31	153.00	-	-	-
EW Freeman (AUS)	1970-1970	1	28.0	4	168	120	2	2/120	60.00	4.28	84.00	-	-	-
VRV Singh (IND)	2006-2006	1	23.0	3	138	124	2	1/60	62.00	5.39	69.00	-	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1998-1998	1	23.0	4	138	68	1	1/50	68.00	2.95	138.00	-	-	-
MJC Allom (ENG)	1931-1931	1	36.0	4	216	71	1	1/27	71.00	1.97	216.00	-	-	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1967-1970	2	76.5	17	461	221	3	2/93	73.66	2.87	153.66	-	-	-
G Onions (ENG)	2009-2009	1	27.0	7	162	74	1	1/62	74.00	2.74	162.00	-	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1994-1994	1	38.0	11	228	76	1	1/76	76.00	2.00	228.00	-	-	-
KD Mackay (AUS)	1958-1958	1	35.0	5	280	77	1	1/77	77.00	1.65	280.00	-	-	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2016-2016	1	23.0	3	138	80	1	1/80	80.00	3.47	138.00	-	-	-
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2019-2019	1	34.0	8	204	81	1	1/29	81.00	2.38	204.00	-	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2002-2002	1	29.0	8	174	83	1	1/25	83.00	2.86	174.00	-	-	-
AF Giles (ENG)	2004-2004	1	19.0	1	114	84	1	1/84	84.00	4.42	114.00	-	-	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1950-1950	1	31.0	5	248	85	1	1/73	85.00	2.05	248.00	-	-	-
DA Renneberg (AUS)	1967-1967	1	32.0	5	192	85	1	1/58	85.00	2.65	192.00	-	-	-
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1961	2	-	3	194	87	1	1/49	87.00	2.69	194.00	-	-	-
MN Samuels (WI)	2008-2008	1	21.0	-	126	90	1	1/90	90.00	4.28	126.00	-	-	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2008-2008	1	25.0	3	150	92	1	1/92	92.00	3.68	150.00	-	-	-
DJG Sammy (WI)	2008-2008	1	25.0	4	150	104	1	1/104	104.00	4.16	150.00	-	-	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2013	1	29.0	3	174	108	1	1/104	108.00	3.72	174.00	-	-	-
I Sharma (IND)	2010-2013	2	56.3	10	339	221	2	1/36	110.50	3.91	169.50	-	-	-
M Dillon (WI)	2003-2003	1	33.0	5	198	111	1	1/111	111.00	3.36	198.00	-	-	-
DBL Powell (WI)	2008-2008	1	26.0	1	156	128	1	1/128	128.00	4.92	156.00	-	-	-
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1999-1999	1	55.0	7	330	141	1	1/24	141.00	2.56	330.00	-	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2002	2	80.0	26	480	158	1	1/26	158.00	1.97	480.00	-	-	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2008	2	48.0	1	288	244	1	1/115	244.00	5.08	288.00	-	-	-

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Loughborough, Bangladesh Under-19s in England 1st Youth ODI, Sep 5, 2025 [Youth ODI # 1584]

Lancashire Women vs Somerset Women at Manchester, Women's One-Day Cup 42nd Match, Sep 4, 2025 [Other OD]

Hampshire Women vs Essex Women at Chelmsford, Women's One-Day Cup 41st Match, Sep 4, 2025 [Other OD]