Bowling Averages for England vs Sri Lanka in Tests - England
Bowling averages
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 | Ct | St |
| JP Agnew | 1984-1984 | 1 | 2 | 258 | 6 | 177 | 2 | 2/123 | 88.50 | 4.11 | 129 | - | - | - | - |
| MM Ali | 2014-2018 | 8 | 15 | 1350 | 30 | 802 | 23 | 4/66 | 34.86 | 3.56 | 58.6 | - | - | 4 | - |
| PJW Allott | 1982-1984 | 2 | 3 | 300 | 11 | 135 | 1 | 1/89 | 135.00 | 2.70 | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| JM Anderson | 2003-2021 | 14 | 26 | 2881 | 130 | 1287 | 58 | 6/40 | 22.18 | 2.68 | 49.6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | - |
| MA Atherton | 1993-2001 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| AAP Atkinson | 2024-2024 | 3 | 6 | 465 | 13 | 329 | 12 | 5/62 | 27.41 | 4.24 | 38.7 | 1 | - | - | - |
| JM Bairstow | 2016-2021 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| GS Ballance | 2014-2014 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| KJ Barnett | 1988-1988 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| GJ Batty | 2003-2003 | 3 | 5 | 746 | 20 | 396 | 6 | 3/55 | 66.00 | 3.18 | 124.3 | - | - | - | - |
| IR Bell | 2007-2014 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - |
| DM Bess | 2021-2021 | 2 | 4 | 511 | 10 | 255 | 12 | 5/30 | 21.25 | 2.99 | 42.5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| RS Bopara | 2007-2007 | 3 | 4 | 156 | 6 | 81 | 1 | 1/39 | 81.00 | 3.11 | 156 | - | - | 1 | - |
| IT Botham | 1982-1991 | 3 | 6 | 581 | 19 | 310 | 11 | 6/90 | 28.18 | 3.20 | 52.8 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| TT Bresnan | 2012-2012 | 1 | 2 | 210 | 8 | 71 | 2 | 2/47 | 35.50 | 2.02 | 105 | - | - | 1 | - |
| BC Broad | 1984-1984 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SCJ Broad | 2007-2021 | 12 | 23 | 2490 | 91 | 1210 | 33 | 4/21 | 36.66 | 2.91 | 75.4 | - | - | 5 | - |
| HC Brook | 2024-2024 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| RJ Burns | 2018-2018 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| MA Butcher | 1998-2003 | 7 | 2 | 84 | 2 | 33 | - | - | - | 2.35 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| JC Buttler | 2018-2021 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 |
| AR Caddick | 2001-2002 | 6 | 10 | 1081 | 42 | 501 | 16 | 4/55 | 31.31 | 2.78 | 67.5 | - | - | - | - |
| PD Collingwood | 2003-2007 | 8 | 8 | 275 | 10 | 116 | 3 | 2/25 | 38.66 | 2.53 | 91.6 | - | - | 13 | - |
| NRD Compton | 2016-2016 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| AN Cook | 2006-2016 | 16 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - |
| G Cook | 1982-1982 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| DG Cork | 1998-2002 | 2 | 3 | 441 | 16 | 224 | 5 | 3/93 | 44.80 | 3.04 | 88.2 | - | - | - | - |
| JP Crawley | 1998-2002 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Z Crawley | 2021-2021 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| RDB Croft | 2001-2001 | 3 | 5 | 666 | 28 | 258 | 9 | 4/56 | 28.66 | 2.32 | 74 | - | - | 2 | - |
| SM Curran | 2018-2021 | 4 | 7 | 303 | 8 | 164 | 4 | 2/37 | 41.00 | 3.24 | 75.7 | - | - | 1 | - |
| PAJ DeFreitas | 1991-1991 | 1 | 2 | 288 | 16 | 115 | 8 | 7/70 | 14.37 | 2.39 | 36 | 1 | - | - | - |
| PR Downton | 1984-1984 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| BM Duckett | 2024-2024 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| RM Ellison | 1984-1984 | 1 | 2 | 210 | 6 | 106 | 1 | 1/70 | 106.00 | 3.02 | 210 | - | - | 1 | - |
| JE Emburey | 1982-1993 | 3 | 6 | 672 | 30 | 291 | 11 | 6/33 | 26.45 | 2.59 | 61 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| NH Fairbrother | 1993-1993 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ST Finn | 2011-2016 | 5 | 9 | 827 | 19 | 417 | 14 | 4/108 | 29.78 | 3.02 | 59 | - | - | 2 | - |
| KWR Fletcher | 1982-1982 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| A Flintoff | 2002-2006 | 9 | 17 | 1997 | 63 | 887 | 27 | 3/42 | 32.85 | 2.66 | 73.9 | - | - | 8 | - |
| BT Foakes | 2018-2018 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 |
| NA Foster | 1988-1988 | 1 | 2 | 324 | 15 | 149 | 5 | 3/51 | 29.80 | 2.75 | 64.8 | - | - | - | - |
| G Fowler | 1984-1984 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8.00 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| ARC Fraser | 1998-1998 | 1 | 2 | 150 | 3 | 114 | 3 | 3/95 | 38.00 | 4.56 | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| MW Gatting | 1993-1993 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| AF Giles | 2001-2003 | 8 | 14 | 2377 | 90 | 1038 | 31 | 5/116 | 33.48 | 2.62 | 76.6 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| GA Gooch | 1982-1991 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| D Gough | 1998-2001 | 4 | 6 | 672 | 21 | 376 | 16 | 4/50 | 23.50 | 3.35 | 42 | - | - | - | - |
| DI Gower | 1982-1984 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| AD Hales | 2016-2016 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| SJ Harmison | 2007-2007 | 2 | 2 | 455 | 13 | 215 | 6 | 3/104 | 35.83 | 2.83 | 75.8 | - | - | - | - |
| GA Hick | 1993-2001 | 4 | 3 | 84 | - | 46 | - | - | - | 3.28 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| MJ Hoggard | 2002-2007 | 9 | 17 | 2172 | 74 | 1105 | 37 | 5/92 | 29.86 | 3.05 | 58.7 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| BC Hollioake | 1998-1998 | 1 | 2 | 162 | 2 | 116 | 2 | 2/105 | 58.00 | 4.29 | 81 | - | - | 1 | - |
| J Hull | 2024-2024 | 1 | 2 | 102 | - | 91 | 3 | 3/53 | 30.33 | 5.35 | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| N Hussain | 2001-2003 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| SP James | 1998-1998 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PW Jarvis | 1993-1993 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 3 | 90 | 3 | 3/76 | 30.00 | 2.66 | 67.6 | - | - | 1 | - |
| KK Jennings | 2018-2018 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - |
| RL Johnson | 2003-2003 | 1 | 2 | 144 | 7 | 82 | 1 | 1/54 | 82.00 | 3.41 | 144 | - | - | - | - |
| GO Jones | 2006-2006 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 |
| CJ Jordan | 2014-2014 | 2 | 4 | 538 | 26 | 273 | 5 | 3/102 | 54.60 | 3.04 | 107.6 | - | - | 2 | - |
| RJ Kirtley | 2003-2003 | 2 | 3 | 486 | 18 | 302 | 6 | 2/62 | 50.33 | 3.72 | 81 | - | - | 1 | - |
| AJ Lamb | 1984-1988 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6.00 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| DV Lawrence | 1988-1991 | 2 | 4 | 445 | 19 | 255 | 7 | 2/61 | 36.42 | 3.43 | 63.5 | - | - | - | - |
| DW Lawrence | 2021-2024 | 5 | 4 | 60 | - | 46 | - | - | - | 4.60 | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| MJ Leach | 2018-2021 | 5 | 10 | 1521 | 30 | 740 | 28 | 5/83 | 26.42 | 2.91 | 54.3 | 2 | - | 4 | - |
| CC Lewis | 1991-1993 | 2 | 4 | 402 | 15 | 147 | 7 | 4/66 | 21.00 | 2.19 | 57.4 | - | - | 2 | - |
| J Lewis | 2006-2006 | 1 | 2 | 246 | 9 | 122 | 3 | 3/68 | 40.66 | 2.97 | 82 | - | - | - | - |
| SI Mahmood | 2006-2006 | 2 | 4 | 396 | 10 | 212 | 7 | 3/50 | 30.28 | 3.21 | 56.5 | - | - | - | - |
| DE Malcolm | 1993-1993 | 1 | 2 | 168 | 8 | 71 | - | - | - | 2.53 | - | - | - | - | - |
| EJG Morgan | 2011-2011 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| H Morris | 1991-1991 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| PJ Newport | 1988-1988 | 1 | 2 | 285 | 11 | 164 | 7 | 4/87 | 23.42 | 3.45 | 40.7 | - | - | - | - |
| MS Panesar | 2006-2012 | 7 | 11 | 1687 | 68 | 716 | 20 | 5/78 | 35.80 | 2.54 | 84.3 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| SR Patel | 2012-2012 | 2 | 4 | 354 | 15 | 122 | 3 | 2/27 | 40.66 | 2.06 | 118 | - | - | - | - |
| KP Pietersen | 2006-2012 | 11 | 9 | 234 | 1 | 149 | - | - | - | 3.82 | - | - | - | 9 | - |
| LE Plunkett | 2006-2014 | 5 | 10 | 1125 | 31 | 629 | 22 | 5/64 | 28.59 | 3.35 | 51.1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| PI Pocock | 1984-1984 | 1 | 2 | 420 | 27 | 153 | 3 | 2/75 | 51.00 | 2.18 | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| OJ Pope | 2024-2024 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| MJ Potts | 2024-2024 | 2 | 4 | 291 | 10 | 148 | 5 | 3/47 | 29.60 | 3.05 | 58.2 | - | - | 2 | - |
| DR Pringle | 1988-1988 | 1 | 2 | 107 | 3 | 47 | 3 | 2/17 | 15.66 | 2.63 | 35.6 | - | - | - | - |
| MJ Prior | 2007-2014 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 2 |
| MR Ramprakash | 1991-1998 | 2 | 1 | 30 | - | 24 | - | - | - | 4.80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| AU Rashid | 2018-2018 | 3 | 6 | 594 | 7 | 338 | 12 | 5/49 | 28.16 | 3.41 | 49.5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| CMW Read | 2003-2003 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 |
| RT Robinson | 1988-1988 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SD Robson | 2014-2014 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| JE Root | 2014-2024 | 13 | 16 | 341 | 9 | 154 | 4 | 2/0 | 38.50 | 2.70 | 85.2 | - | - | 21 | - |
| RC Russell | 1988-1991 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| IDK Salisbury | 1998-1998 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 7 | 86 | 1 | 1/86 | 86.00 | 3.32 | 155 | - | - | - | - |
| Shoaib Bashir | 2024-2024 | 3 | 6 | 527 | 6 | 296 | 6 | 3/55 | 49.33 | 3.37 | 87.8 | - | - | 2 | - |
| DP Sibley | 2021-2021 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| RJ Sidebottom | 2007-2007 | 3 | 4 | 660 | 18 | 318 | 5 | 3/100 | 63.60 | 2.89 | 132 | - | - | - | - |
| JL Smith | 2024-2024 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - |
| RA Smith | 1988-1993 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| AJ Stewart | 1991-2002 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 3 |
| BA Stokes | 2016-2018 | 4 | 6 | 228 | 6 | 127 | 6 | 3/30 | 21.16 | 3.34 | 38 | - | - | 10 | - |
| OP Stone | 2024-2024 | 2 | 4 | 252 | 3 | 206 | 7 | 3/35 | 29.42 | 4.90 | 36 | - | - | 1 | - |
| AJ Strauss | 2006-2012 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | - |
| GP Swann | 2011-2012 | 5 | 10 | 1347 | 29 | 638 | 28 | 6/82 | 22.78 | 2.84 | 48.1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - |
| CJ Tavare | 1982-1984 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| RW Taylor | 1982-1982 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| GP Thorpe | 2001-2003 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - |
| CT Tremlett | 2011-2011 | 3 | 6 | 696 | 30 | 351 | 15 | 6/48 | 23.40 | 3.02 | 46.4 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| ME Trescothick | 2001-2006 | 12 | 1 | 12 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 5.00 | - | - | - | 19 | - |
| IJL Trott | 2011-2012 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 1/5 | 58.00 | 4.46 | 78 | - | - | 1 | - |
| AJ Tudor | 2002-2002 | 2 | 4 | 389 | 18 | 159 | 9 | 4/65 | 17.66 | 2.45 | 43.2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| PCR Tufnell | 1991-1993 | 2 | 4 | 493 | 22 | 259 | 8 | 5/94 | 32.37 | 3.15 | 61.6 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| DL Underwood | 1982-1982 | 1 | 2 | 335 | 21 | 95 | 8 | 5/28 | 11.87 | 1.70 | 41.8 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MP Vaughan | 2001-2007 | 10 | 7 | 174 | 2 | 77 | - | - | - | 2.65 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| JM Vince | 2016-2016 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | 5.00 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| C White | 2001-2001 | 3 | 4 | 415 | 13 | 237 | 4 | 2/42 | 59.25 | 3.42 | 103.7 | - | - | 7 | - |
| RGD Willis | 1982-1982 | 1 | 2 | 168 | 10 | 70 | 3 | 2/46 | 23.33 | 2.50 | 56 | - | - | 2 | - |
| CR Woakes | 2016-2024 | 5 | 10 | 865 | 44 | 401 | 21 | 3/9 | 19.09 | 2.78 | 41.1 | - | - | 5 | - |
| MA Wood | 2021-2024 | 3 | 5 | 440 | 11 | 221 | 5 | 3/84 | 44.20 | 3.01 | 88 | - | - | - | - |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]
Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]
Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]