Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - South Africa
Best averages in FC at SA: Newlands, Cape Town - South Africa
Best averages
Player | Span | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
2002-2011 | 11 | 2.0 | - | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 12.00 | - | - | - | |
1923-1931 | 3 | 17.0 | 5 | 102 | 17 | 3 | 3/15 | 5.66 | 1.00 | 34.00 | - | - | - | |
1906-1910 | 3 | 5.0 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 2/5 | 10.00 | 4.00 | 15.00 | - | - | - | |
1899-1899 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1/10 | 10.00 | 3.00 | 20.00 | - | - | - | |
1923-1923 | 1 | 62.3 | 20 | 375 | 112 | 11 | 7/63 | 10.18 | 1.79 | 34.09 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
2001-2001 | 1 | 21.2 | 4 | 128 | 62 | 6 | 3/26 | 10.33 | 2.90 | 21.33 | - | - | - | |
1910-1910 | 1 | 15.0 | 4 | 90 | 47 | 4 | 4/47 | 11.75 | 3.13 | 22.50 | 1 | - | - | |
2022-2024 | 2 | 34.3 | 13 | 207 | 84 | 7 | 3/21 | 12.00 | 2.43 | 29.57 | - | - | - | |
1970-1983 | 3 | 6.0 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 1/12 | 12.00 | 2.00 | 36.00 | - | - | - | |
1970-1970 | 1 | 29.0 | 8 | 174 | 77 | 6 | 4/47 | 12.83 | 2.65 | 29.00 | 1 | - | - | |
1889-1889 | 1 | 43.1 | 18 | 173 | 95 | 7 | 7/95 | 13.57 | 3.29 | 24.71 | - | 1 | - | |
1899-1899 | 1 | 12.0 | 4 | 60 | 31 | 2 | 2/31 | 15.50 | 3.10 | 30.00 | - | - | - | |
1993-1994 | 2 | 76.0 | 26 | 456 | 143 | 9 | 5/80 | 15.88 | 1.88 | 50.66 | - | 1 | - | |
1927-1931 | 2 | 89.5 | 24 | 539 | 181 | 11 | 4/22 | 16.45 | 2.01 | 49.00 | 1 | - | - | |
1927-1928 | 1 | 48.5 | 10 | 293 | 136 | 8 | 5/37 | 17.00 | 2.78 | 36.62 | - | 1 | - | |
2024-2024 | 1 | 12.0 | 2 | 72 | 71 | 4 | 3/42 | 17.75 | 5.91 | 18.00 | - | - | - | |
2011-2020 | 11 | 346.5 | 95 | 2081 | 968 | 53 | 6/42 | 18.26 | 2.79 | 39.26 | 2 | 4 | - | |
1896-1896 | 1 | 12.0 | 2 | 60 | 37 | 2 | 2/37 | 18.50 | 3.70 | 30.00 | - | - | - | |
1896-1896 | 1 | 14.0 | 2 | 70 | 37 | 2 | 2/37 | 18.50 | 3.17 | 35.00 | - | - | - | |
2005-2005 | 2 | 48.3 | 12 | 291 | 132 | 7 | 5/46 | 18.85 | 2.72 | 41.57 | - | 1 | - | |
1896-1910 | 7 | - | 45 | 1011 | 455 | 24 | 6/26 | 18.95 | 2.70 | 42.12 | 2 | 1 | - | |
1902-1902 | 1 | 34.5 | 5 | 209 | 116 | 6 | 6/97 | 19.33 | 3.33 | 34.83 | - | 1 | - | |
1996-2007 | 11 | 405.4 | 114 | 2434 | 996 | 51 | 6/30 | 19.52 | 2.45 | 47.72 | 4 | 2 | - | |
1921-1923 | 2 | 79.1 | 17 | 475 | 199 | 10 | 5/61 | 19.90 | 2.51 | 47.50 | 1 | 1 | - | |
1970-1970 | 1 | 42.1 | 11 | 253 | 100 | 5 | 3/68 | 20.00 | 2.37 | 50.60 | - | - | - | |
1906-1910 | 4 | 32.2 | 6 | 194 | 80 | 4 | 3/16 | 20.00 | 2.47 | 48.50 | - | - | - | |
1892-1896 | 2 | 12.2 | - | 62 | 40 | 2 | 2/40 | 20.00 | 3.87 | 31.00 | - | - | - | |
2016-2025 | 9 | 296.5 | 48 | 1781 | 1121 | 52 | 6/55 | 21.55 | 3.77 | 34.25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
1906-1910 | 4 | 92.1 | 26 | 553 | 260 | 12 | 4/49 | 21.66 | 2.82 | 46.08 | 1 | - | - | |
2006-2019 | 15 | 546.2 | 134 | 3278 | 1610 | 74 | 5/75 | 21.75 | 2.94 | 44.29 | 8 | 1 | - | |
1982-1984 | 3 | 120.0 | 46 | 720 | 306 | 14 | 4/58 | 21.85 | 2.55 | 51.42 | 1 | - | - | |
2015-2015 | 1 | 50.0 | 12 | 300 | 153 | 7 | 4/82 | 21.85 | 3.06 | 42.85 | 1 | - | - | |
1993-2000 | 7 | 240.1 | 69 | 1441 | 662 | 30 | 5/46 | 22.06 | 2.75 | 48.03 | - | 2 | - | |
1906-1910 | 4 | 81.0 | 21 | 486 | 224 | 10 | 2/23 | 22.40 | 2.76 | 48.60 | - | - | - | |
1982-1984 | 3 | 23.0 | 9 | 138 | 45 | 2 | 1/21 | 22.50 | 1.95 | 69.00 | - | - | - | |
1962-1965 | 2 | 110.0 | 37 | 660 | 257 | 11 | 6/128 | 23.36 | 2.33 | 60.00 | - | 2 | 1 | |
2020-2020 | 1 | 36.0 | 4 | 216 | 117 | 5 | 3/61 | 23.40 | 3.25 | 43.20 | - | - | - | |
1995-1995 | 1 | 46.0 | 14 | 276 | 119 | 5 | 4/69 | 23.80 | 2.58 | 55.20 | 1 | - | - | |
1949-1949 | 1 | 61.2 | 8 | 490 | 145 | 6 | 5/80 | 24.16 | 1.77 | 81.66 | - | 1 | - | |
1982-1984 | 3 | 156.0 | 45 | 936 | 412 | 17 | 5/66 | 24.23 | 2.64 | 55.05 | 1 | 1 | - | |
1896-1902 | 3 | - | 23 | 408 | 171 | 7 | 4/18 | 24.42 | 2.51 | 58.28 | 1 | - | - | |
1906-1910 | 4 | 98.4 | 22 | 592 | 319 | 13 | 5/72 | 24.53 | 3.23 | 45.53 | - | 1 | - | |
2022-2025 | 3 | 84.3 | 18 | 507 | 272 | 11 | 4/36 | 24.72 | 3.21 | 46.09 | 1 | - | - | |
1982-1983 | 2 | 96.0 | 28 | 576 | 204 | 8 | 4/44 | 25.50 | 2.12 | 72.00 | 1 | - | - | |
1902-1923 | 7 | 59.0 | 11 | 354 | 185 | 7 | 4/25 | 26.42 | 3.13 | 50.57 | 1 | - | - | |
1892-1892 | 1 | 26.0 | 4 | 130 | 82 | 3 | 3/82 | 27.33 | 3.78 | 43.33 | - | - | - | |
2020-2020 | 1 | 27.0 | 9 | 162 | 82 | 3 | 2/26 | 27.33 | 3.03 | 54.00 | - | - | - | |
1931-1931 | 1 | 56.0 | 17 | 336 | 111 | 4 | 3/53 | 27.75 | 1.98 | 84.00 | - | - | - | |
2010-2018 | 11 | 378.0 | 89 | 2268 | 1230 | 44 | 5/23 | 27.95 | 3.25 | 51.54 | 1 | 2 | - | |
1896-1896 | 1 | 13.0 | 4 | 65 | 28 | 1 | 1/28 | 28.00 | 2.58 | 65.00 | - | - | - | |
1965-1970 | 3 | 103.0 | 36 | 618 | 254 | 9 | 4/20 | 28.22 | 2.46 | 68.66 | 1 | - | - | |
1993-1997 | 5 | 155.2 | 40 | 932 | 374 | 13 | 4/65 | 28.76 | 2.40 | 71.69 | 1 | - | - | |
1994-1995 | 2 | 107.4 | 27 | 646 | 288 | 10 | 5/61 | 28.80 | 2.67 | 64.60 | 1 | 1 | - | |
1949-1950 | 2 | 54.0 | 9 | 432 | 173 | 6 | 4/105 | 28.83 | 2.40 | 72.00 | 1 | - | - | |
1998-2009 | 13 | 449.0 | 93 | 2694 | 1542 | 53 | 4/33 | 29.09 | 3.43 | 50.83 | 6 | - | - | |
1954-1954 | 1 | 46.3 | 16 | 371 | 117 | 4 | 4/117 | 29.25 | 1.89 | 92.75 | 1 | - | - | |
1927-1928 | 1 | 45.0 | 15 | 270 | 89 | 3 | 3/56 | 29.66 | 1.97 | 90.00 | - | - | - | |
1962-1965 | 2 | 127.2 | 40 | 764 | 240 | 8 | 5/88 | 30.00 | 1.88 | 95.50 | - | 1 | - | |
2025-2025 | 1 | 21.2 | 1 | 128 | 90 | 3 | 2/43 | 30.00 | 4.21 | 42.66 | - | - | - | |
1936-1936 | 1 | 14.0 | 2 | 84 | 30 | 1 | 1/30 | 30.00 | 2.14 | 84.00 | - | - | - | |
1983-1984 | 2 | 72.3 | 20 | 435 | 211 | 7 | 3/71 | 30.14 | 2.91 | 62.14 | - | - | - | |
1997-2001 | 3 | 44.0 | 13 | 264 | 151 | 5 | 2/8 | 30.20 | 3.43 | 52.80 | - | - | - | |
1996-2013 | 22 | 448.1 | 98 | 2689 | 1295 | 42 | 5/90 | 30.83 | 2.88 | 64.02 | 2 | 1 | - | |
1938-1939 | 1 | 40.0 | 3 | 320 | 157 | 5 | 5/157 | 31.40 | 2.94 | 64.00 | - | 1 | - | |
1921-1921 | 1 | 21.0 | 3 | 126 | 63 | 2 | 2/63 | 31.50 | 3.00 | 63.00 | - | - | - | |
2007-2011 | 6 | 270.1 | 71 | 1621 | 665 | 21 | 6/127 | 31.66 | 2.46 | 77.19 | 1 | 1 | - | |
2004-2008 | 4 | 164.3 | 42 | 987 | 476 | 15 | 5/87 | 31.73 | 2.89 | 65.80 | - | 1 | - | |
1902-1902 | 1 | 19.5 | 2 | 119 | 65 | 2 | 2/49 | 32.50 | 3.27 | 59.50 | - | - | - | |
2003-2003 | 1 | 26.0 | 5 | 156 | 100 | 3 | 2/56 | 33.33 | 3.84 | 52.00 | - | - | - | |
2001-2006 | 6 | 161.3 | 34 | 969 | 542 | 16 | 4/28 | 33.87 | 3.35 | 60.56 | 3 | - | - | |
1970-1970 | 1 | 30.0 | 8 | 180 | 68 | 2 | 1/28 | 34.00 | 2.26 | 90.00 | - | - | - | |
1921-1921 | 1 | 26.0 | 5 | 156 | 104 | 3 | 3/104 | 34.66 | 4.00 | 52.00 | - | - | - | |
2009-2017 | 4 | 56.0 | 7 | 336 | 209 | 6 | 4/73 | 34.83 | 3.73 | 56.00 | 1 | - | - | |
2013-2013 | 2 | 68.2 | 14 | 410 | 209 | 6 | 3/73 | 34.83 | 3.05 | 68.33 | - | - | - | |
1931-1931 | 1 | 65.0 | 13 | 390 | 175 | 5 | 3/111 | 35.00 | 2.69 | 78.00 | - | - | - | |
2019-2022 | 2 | 59.0 | 12 | 354 | 212 | 6 | 4/48 | 35.33 | 3.59 | 59.00 | 1 | - | - | |
1996-2004 | 7 | 285.1 | 51 | 1711 | 951 | 26 | 4/102 | 36.57 | 3.33 | 65.80 | 1 | - | - | |
1896-1899 | 2 | 85.0 | 21 | 425 | 184 | 5 | 3/93 | 36.80 | 2.59 | 85.00 | - | - | - | |
1936-1936 | 1 | 29.0 | 8 | 174 | 75 | 2 | 2/75 | 37.50 | 2.58 | 87.00 | - | - | - | |
1949-1958 | 4 | 192.0 | 58 | 1536 | 535 | 14 | 5/120 | 38.21 | 2.08 | 109.71 | - | 2 | - | |
2011-2012 | 2 | 63.0 | 9 | 378 | 195 | 5 | 3/106 | 39.00 | 3.09 | 75.60 | - | - | - | |
1962-1970 | 4 | 83.3 | 17 | 501 | 245 | 6 | 5/85 | 40.83 | 2.93 | 83.50 | - | 1 | - | |
1892-1892 | 1 | 28.0 | 7 | 140 | 83 | 2 | 2/83 | 41.50 | 3.55 | 70.00 | - | - | - | |
1889-1892 | 2 | - | 4 | 69 | 43 | 1 | 1/27 | 43.00 | 3.73 | 69.00 | - | - | - | |
2017-2025 | 7 | 196.0 | 35 | 1176 | 621 | 14 | 3/137 | 44.35 | 3.16 | 84.00 | - | - | - | |
1957-1970 | 5 | - | 81 | 1636 | 498 | 11 | 3/62 | 45.27 | 1.82 | 148.72 | - | - | - | |
1962-1967 | 2 | 96.0 | 34 | 576 | 229 | 5 | 2/32 | 45.80 | 2.38 | 115.20 | - | - | - | |
1889-1892 | 2 | - | 17 | 288 | 138 | 3 | 3/88 | 46.00 | 2.87 | 96.00 | - | - | - | |
1962-1962 | 1 | 23.0 | 7 | 138 | 46 | 1 | 1/46 | 46.00 | 2.00 | 138.00 | - | - | - | |
2002-2007 | 3 | 50.0 | 7 | 300 | 187 | 4 | 2/23 | 46.75 | 3.74 | 75.00 | - | - | - | |
1892-1892 | 1 | 17.0 | 5 | 85 | 47 | 1 | 1/47 | 47.00 | 3.31 | 85.00 | - | - | - | |
1957-1957 | 1 | 40.0 | 1 | 320 | 145 | 3 | 2/67 | 48.33 | 2.71 | 106.66 | - | - | - | |
1954-1958 | 3 | 81.2 | 10 | 650 | 247 | 5 | 3/54 | 49.40 | 2.28 | 130.00 | - | - | - | |
2016-2016 | 1 | 43.0 | 13 | 258 | 150 | 3 | 3/38 | 50.00 | 3.48 | 86.00 | - | - | - | |
1993-2000 | 8 | 74.4 | 37 | 448 | 102 | 2 | 2/17 | 51.00 | 1.36 | 224.00 | - | - | - | |
1936-1939 | 2 | - | 5 | 427 | 211 | 4 | 3/117 | 52.75 | 2.96 | 106.75 | - | - | - | |
1982-1994 | 5 | 24.0 | 6 | 144 | 55 | 1 | 1/7 | 55.00 | 2.29 | 144.00 | - | - | - | |
1931-1939 | 3 | - | 2 | 570 | 345 | 6 | 4/126 | 57.50 | 3.63 | 95.00 | 1 | - | - | |
2010-2010 | 1 | 28.0 | 8 | 168 | 59 | 1 | 1/23 | 59.00 | 2.10 | 168.00 | - | - | - | |
2014-2017 | 2 | 65.0 | 19 | 390 | 184 | 3 | 3/61 | 61.33 | 2.83 | 130.00 | - | - | - | |
2015-2016 | 2 | 20.0 | 2 | 120 | 62 | 1 | 1/13 | 62.00 | 3.10 | 120.00 | - | - | - | |
1957-1958 | 1 | 34.2 | 3 | 274 | 125 | 2 | 2/125 | 62.50 | 2.73 | 137.00 | - | - | - | |
1899-1899 | 1 | 21.0 | 4 | 105 | 67 | 1 | 1/41 | 67.00 | 3.82 | 105.00 | - | - | - | |
1949-1949 | 1 | 20.0 | 5 | 160 | 68 | 1 | 1/35 | 68.00 | 2.55 | 160.00 | - | - | - | |
1954-1958 | 3 | 33.0 | 1 | 264 | 144 | 2 | 2/93 | 72.00 | 3.27 | 132.00 | - | - | - | |
1938-1939 | 1 | 16.0 | 1 | 128 | 77 | 1 | 1/77 | 77.00 | 3.60 | 128.00 | - | - | - | |
1999-1999 | 1 | 31.0 | 12 | 186 | 77 | 1 | 1/37 | 77.00 | 2.48 | 186.00 | - | - | - | |
1927-1928 | 1 | 30.0 | 7 | 180 | 80 | 1 | 1/20 | 80.00 | 2.66 | 180.00 | - | - | - | |
2025-2025 | 1 | 23.0 | 1 | 138 | 82 | 1 | 1/44 | 82.00 | 3.56 | 138.00 | - | - | - | |
1923-1931 | 3 | 117.0 | 27 | 702 | 258 | 3 | 1/26 | 86.00 | 2.20 | 234.00 | - | - | - | |
1993-1993 | 1 | 33.0 | 8 | 198 | 86 | 1 | 1/86 | 86.00 | 2.60 | 198.00 | - | - | - | |
2016-2016 | 1 | 40.0 | 7 | 240 | 174 | 2 | 1/24 | 87.00 | 4.35 | 120.00 | - | - | - | |
1949-1949 | 1 | 29.0 | 7 | 232 | 88 | 1 | 1/57 | 88.00 | 2.27 | 232.00 | - | - | - | |
1954-1954 | 1 | 34.0 | 8 | 272 | 93 | 1 | 1/93 | 93.00 | 2.05 | 272.00 | - | - | - | |
1965-1965 | 1 | 31.0 | 7 | 186 | 94 | 1 | 1/94 | 94.00 | 3.03 | 186.00 | - | - | - | |
1966-1967 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 120 | 95 | 1 | 1/95 | 95.00 | 4.75 | 120.00 | - | - | - | |
1949-1950 | 2 | 74.0 | 7 | 592 | 286 | 3 | 2/75 | 95.33 | 2.89 | 197.33 | - | - | - | |
1982-1984 | 2 | 78.0 | 17 | 468 | 219 | 2 | 1/36 | 109.50 | 2.80 | 234.00 | - | - | - | |
2011-2011 | 1 | 39.0 | 9 | 234 | 111 | 1 | 1/29 | 111.00 | 2.84 | 234.00 | - | - | - | |
1949-1957 | 2 | 24.0 | 4 | 192 | 115 | 1 | 1/59 | 115.00 | 3.59 | 192.00 | - | - | - | |
2009-2009 | 1 | 32.0 | 4 | 192 | 132 | 1 | 1/44 | 132.00 | 4.12 | 192.00 | - | - | - | |
2002-2002 | 1 | 25.0 | 6 | 150 | 132 | 1 | 1/60 | 132.00 | 5.28 | 150.00 | - | - | - | |
1931-1949 | 4 | - | 1 | 336 | 163 | 1 | 1/9 | 163.00 | 2.91 | 336.00 | - | - | - | |
2013-2024 | 12 | 39.0 | 2 | 234 | 164 | 1 | 1/99 | 164.00 | 4.20 | 234.00 | - | - | - |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Northamptonshire vs Durham at Chester-le-Street, One-Day Cup Group B, Aug 15, 2025 [List A]
Middlesex vs Warwickshire at Rugby, One-Day Cup Group B, Aug 15, 2025 [List A]
Derbyshire vs Worcestershire at Derby, One-Day Cup Group A, Aug 15, 2025 [List A]