Bowling Averages for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka in Tests IN Sri Lanka
Bowling averages
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 | Ct | St |
| AMJG Amerasinghe | 1984-1984 | 2 | 3 | 300 | 9 | 150 | 3 | 2/73 | 50.00 | 3.00 | 100.0 | - | - | 3 | - |
| SD Anurasiri | 1987-1992 | 3 | 5 | 744 | 40 | 221 | 7 | 2/32 | 31.57 | 1.78 | 106.2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| NJ Astle | 1998-1998 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 22 | - | - | - | 2.20 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| TD Astle | 2012-2012 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 6 | 97 | 1 | 1/56 | 97.00 | 3.12 | 186.0 | - | - | - | - |
| MS Atapattu | 1998-2003 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| HMCM Bandara | 1998-1998 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 3 | 79 | - | - | - | 3.76 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| MRCN Bandaratilleke | 1998-1998 | 3 | 6 | 960 | 45 | 339 | 16 | 5/36 | 21.18 | 2.11 | 60.0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| TA Blundell | 2024-2024 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| SE Bond | 2003-2003 | 2 | 3 | 354 | 13 | 194 | 5 | 3/97 | 38.80 | 3.28 | 70.8 | - | - | - | - |
| SL Boock | 1984-1984 | 3 | 6 | 729 | 40 | 257 | 11 | 5/28 | 23.36 | 2.11 | 66.2 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| TA Boult | 2012-2019 | 4 | 8 | 750 | 36 | 307 | 17 | 4/42 | 18.05 | 2.45 | 44.1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| DAJ Bracewell | 2012-2012 | 2 | 4 | 285 | 8 | 159 | 2 | 2/13 | 79.50 | 3.34 | 142.5 | - | - | 2 | - |
| JG Bracewell | 1984-1987 | 3 | 5 | 534 | 25 | 254 | 6 | 2/36 | 42.33 | 2.85 | 89.0 | - | - | 8 | - |
| GE Bradburn | 1992-1992 | 1 | 2 | 243 | 5 | 142 | 3 | 3/134 | 47.33 | 3.50 | 81.0 | - | - | 1 | - |
| BL Cairns | 1984-1984 | 2 | 4 | 413 | 13 | 203 | 6 | 4/47 | 33.83 | 2.94 | 68.8 | - | - | 1 | - |
| CL Cairns | 1998-1998 | 3 | 5 | 442 | 7 | 280 | 10 | 5/62 | 28.00 | 3.80 | 44.2 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| LD Chandimal | 2024-2024 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| EJ Chatfield | 1984-1987 | 3 | 5 | 708 | 34 | 307 | 12 | 5/63 | 25.58 | 2.60 | 59.0 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| JV Coney | 1984-1984 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 11 | - | - | - | 1.57 | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| DP Conway | 2024-2024 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| JJ Crowe | 1984-1987 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| MD Crowe | 1984-1992 | 6 | 6 | 216 | 14 | 83 | 1 | 1/21 | 83.00 | 2.30 | 216.0 | - | - | 3 | - |
| A Dananjaya | 2019-2019 | 1 | 2 | 372 | 7 | 164 | 6 | 5/80 | 27.33 | 2.64 | 62.0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| RG de Alwis | 1984-1984 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| C de Grandhomme | 2019-2019 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 1/8 | 21.50 | 2.04 | 63.0 | - | - | - | - |
| DM de Silva | 2019-2024 | 4 | 6 | 294 | 8 | 146 | 7 | 3/25 | 20.85 | 2.97 | 42.0 | - | - | 12 | - |
| DS de Silva | 1984-1984 | 3 | 5 | 753 | 28 | 293 | 8 | 3/59 | 36.62 | 2.33 | 94.1 | - | - | 2 | - |
| PA de Silva | 1992-1998 | 5 | 6 | 239 | 12 | 90 | 4 | 3/30 | 22.50 | 2.25 | 59.7 | - | - | 2 | - |
| HDPK Dharmasena | 1998-2003 | 4 | 8 | 847 | 31 | 362 | 12 | 6/72 | 30.16 | 2.56 | 70.5 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| RL Dias | 1984-1987 | 3 | 1 | 24 | - | 17 | - | - | - | 4.25 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| N Dickwella | 2019-2019 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| TM Dilshan | 2009-2012 | 3 | 3 | 108 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 1/12 | 15.33 | 2.55 | 36.0 | - | - | 2 | - |
| SB Doull | 1998-1998 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 2 | 58 | - | - | - | 3.78 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| L Embuldeniya | 2019-2019 | 2 | 3 | 576 | 9 | 336 | 6 | 4/99 | 56.00 | 3.50 | 96.0 | - | - | - | - |
| RMS Eranga | 2012-2012 | 2 | 4 | 312 | 8 | 191 | 5 | 3/51 | 38.20 | 3.67 | 62.4 | - | - | - | - |
| AM Fernando | 2024-2024 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 3 | 52 | 2 | 1/5 | 26.00 | 2.88 | 54.0 | - | - | - | - |
| ERNS Fernando | 1984-1984 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SP Fleming | 1998-2003 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| DR Flynn | 2009-2012 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| JEC Franklin | 2012-2012 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 1/16 | 31.00 | 3.10 | 60.0 | - | - | - | - |
| EJ Gray | 1987-1987 | 1 | 1 | 162 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 1/35 | 35.00 | 1.29 | 162.0 | - | - | - | - |
| MJ Guptill | 2009-2012 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| AP Gurusinha | 1987-1992 | 3 | 4 | 132 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 1/19 | 57.00 | 2.59 | 132.0 | - | - | 2 | - |
| Sir RJ Hadlee | 1984-1987 | 4 | 7 | 940 | 58 | 332 | 27 | 5/29 | 12.29 | 2.11 | 34.8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - |
| CZ Harris | 1992-1998 | 4 | 5 | 328 | 13 | 180 | 1 | 1/56 | 180.00 | 3.29 | 328.0 | - | - | 3 | - |
| RG Hart | 2003-2003 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| BR Hartland | 1992-1992 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| UC Hathurusingha | 1992-1992 | 2 | 4 | 168 | 15 | 50 | 1 | 1/12 | 50.00 | 1.78 | 168.0 | - | - | - | - |
| HMRKB Herath | 2009-2012 | 3 | 6 | 1200 | 41 | 487 | 28 | 6/43 | 17.39 | 2.43 | 42.8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - |
| MJ Horne | 1998-2003 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| PA Horne | 1987-1987 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| GP Howarth | 1984-1984 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| NGRP Jayasuriya | 2024-2024 | 2 | 4 | 736 | 20 | 385 | 18 | 6/42 | 21.38 | 3.13 | 40.8 | 2 | - | - | - |
| ST Jayasuriya | 1998-2003 | 5 | 5 | 246 | 1 | 144 | 1 | 1/63 | 144.00 | 3.51 | 246.0 | - | - | 9 | - |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 1998-2012 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1/10 | 20.00 | 2.85 | 42.0 | - | - | 13 | - |
| HAPW Jayawardene | 2009-2012 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 5 |
| VB John | 1984-1984 | 3 | 5 | 774 | 28 | 373 | 16 | 5/86 | 23.31 | 2.89 | 48.3 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| AH Jones | 1987-1992 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 11 | - | - | - | 4.12 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| RS Kalpage | 1998-1998 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 6 | 100 | 2 | 2/49 | 50.00 | 3.33 | 90.0 | - | - | 3 | - |
| S Randiv | 2012-2012 | 2 | 4 | 487 | 5 | 230 | 5 | 2/37 | 46.00 | 2.83 | 97.4 | - | - | - | - |
| SMS Kaluperuma | 1984-1984 | 3 | 5 | 162 | 8 | 62 | 2 | 2/17 | 31.00 | 2.29 | 81.0 | - | - | 6 | - |
| RS Kaluwitharana | 1998-2003 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 4 |
| CK Kapugedera | 2009-2009 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | 9 | - | - | - | 4.50 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| FDM Karunaratne | 2012-2024 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| KMDN Kulasekara | 2009-2012 | 3 | 6 | 473 | 17 | 243 | 9 | 2/28 | 27.00 | 3.08 | 52.5 | - | - | 2 | - |
| CBRLS Kumara | 2019-2024 | 3 | 5 | 354 | 6 | 226 | 3 | 2/31 | 75.33 | 3.83 | 118.0 | - | - | 1 | - |
| DSBP Kuruppu | 1987-1987 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| AK Kuruppuarachchi | 1987-1987 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 3 | 64 | 1 | 1/64 | 64.00 | 3.20 | 120.0 | - | - | - | - |
| RAS Lakmal | 2019-2019 | 2 | 3 | 248 | 9 | 98 | 4 | 4/29 | 24.50 | 2.37 | 62.0 | - | - | 1 | - |
| TWM Latham | 2019-2024 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| DK Liyanage | 1992-1992 | 2 | 4 | 389 | 15 | 174 | 7 | 4/82 | 24.85 | 2.68 | 55.5 | - | - | - | - |
| KS Lokuarachchi | 2003-2003 | 2 | 4 | 402 | 12 | 208 | 4 | 2/47 | 52.00 | 3.10 | 100.5 | - | - | 1 | - |
| BB McCullum | 2009-2012 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - |
| TG McIntosh | 2009-2009 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CD McMillan | 1998-1998 | 3 | 5 | 330 | 18 | 146 | 5 | 2/27 | 29.20 | 2.65 | 66.0 | - | - | - | - |
| RS Madugalle | 1984-1987 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 2.00 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| RS Mahanama | 1987-1992 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| CS Martin | 2009-2009 | 2 | 4 | 366 | 9 | 217 | 5 | 4/77 | 43.40 | 3.55 | 73.2 | - | - | - | - |
| AD Mathews | 2009-2024 | 7 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 36 | - | - | - | 2.76 | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| BAW Mendis | 2009-2009 | 1 | 2 | 347 | 12 | 135 | 3 | 2/50 | 45.00 | 2.33 | 115.6 | - | - | - | - |
| BKG Mendis | 2019-2024 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| LRD Mendis | 1984-1987 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| PHKD Mendis | 2024-2024 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| RTM Mendis | 2024-2024 | 1 | 2 | 293 | 4 | 184 | 6 | 3/83 | 30.66 | 3.76 | 48.8 | - | - | - | - |
| DJ Mitchell | 2024-2024 | 2 | 1 | 18 | - | 25 | - | - | - | 8.33 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| M Muralidaran | 1992-2009 | 8 | 16 | 2952 | 127 | 1167 | 52 | 5/30 | 22.44 | 2.37 | 56.7 | 3 | - | 5 | - |
| DJ Nash | 1992-1992 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 2 | 62 | 1 | 1/62 | 62.00 | 3.44 | 108.0 | - | - | 1 | - |
| HM Nicholls | 2019-2019 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P Nissanka | 2024-2024 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| RAP Nissanka | 2003-2003 | 2 | 4 | 335 | 19 | 130 | 4 | 2/41 | 32.50 | 2.32 | 83.7 | - | - | - | - |
| W O'Rourke | 2024-2024 | 2 | 3 | 317 | 7 | 185 | 8 | 5/55 | 23.12 | 3.50 | 39.6 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| IE O'Brien | 2009-2009 | 2 | 4 | 398 | 7 | 320 | 6 | 2/73 | 53.33 | 4.82 | 66.3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| SB O'Connor | 1998-1998 | 1 | 1 | 24 | - | 13 | - | - | - | 3.25 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| JDP Oram | 2003-2009 | 4 | 5 | 498 | 23 | 228 | 4 | 3/54 | 57.00 | 2.74 | 124.5 | - | - | 2 | - |
| MB Owens | 1992-1992 | 2 | 3 | 318 | 11 | 200 | 7 | 4/101 | 28.57 | 3.77 | 45.4 | - | - | - | - |
| NT Paranavitana | 2009-2012 | 4 | 2 | 18 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 3.33 | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| AC Parore | 1992-1998 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 |
| AY Patel | 2019-2024 | 4 | 7 | 1062 | 30 | 527 | 17 | 6/90 | 31.00 | 2.97 | 62.4 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| JS Patel | 2009-2012 | 4 | 8 | 936 | 26 | 533 | 11 | 4/78 | 48.45 | 3.41 | 85.0 | - | - | 4 | - |
| KN Peiris | 2024-2024 | 1 | 2 | 309 | 7 | 203 | 9 | 6/170 | 22.55 | 3.94 | 34.3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MDK Perera | 2019-2019 | 1 | 1 | 222 | 4 | 114 | 3 | 3/114 | 38.00 | 3.08 | 74.0 | - | - | - | - |
| MDKJ Perera | 2019-2019 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| GD Phillips | 2024-2024 | 2 | 3 | 408 | 5 | 243 | 5 | 3/141 | 48.60 | 3.57 | 81.6 | - | - | - | - |
| KTGD Prasad | 2009-2009 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 1 | 97 | 2 | 1/41 | 48.50 | 4.61 | 63.0 | - | - | - | - |
| MW Priest | 1998-1998 | 1 | 2 | 215 | 11 | 77 | 2 | 2/42 | 38.50 | 2.14 | 107.5 | - | - | - | - |
| C Pringle | 1992-1992 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 8 | 90 | 1 | 1/85 | 90.00 | 2.64 | 204.0 | - | - | - | - |
| CPH Ramanayake | 1992-1992 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 8 | 84 | 3 | 2/27 | 28.00 | 2.10 | 80.0 | - | - | - | - |
| A Ranatunga | 1984-1998 | 9 | 8 | 504 | 30 | 163 | 4 | 2/17 | 40.75 | 1.94 | 126.0 | - | - | 5 | - |
| RMMP Rathnayake | 2024-2024 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | 7 | - | - | - | 3.50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| RJ Ratnayake | 1984-1987 | 2 | 2 | 282 | 11 | 124 | 2 | 1/45 | 62.00 | 2.63 | 141.0 | - | - | 1 | - |
| JR Ratnayeke | 1984-1987 | 3 | 4 | 714 | 34 | 298 | 10 | 5/42 | 29.80 | 2.50 | 71.4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| JA Raval | 2019-2019 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| R Ravindra | 2024-2024 | 2 | 3 | 118 | - | 77 | - | - | - | 3.91 | - | - | - | - | - |
| JF Reid | 1984-1984 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MH Richardson | 2003-2003 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| KR Rutherford | 1987-1992 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| JD Ryder | 2009-2009 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 2 | 56 | - | - | - | 5.09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| TT Samaraweera | 2009-2012 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| KC Sangakkara | 2003-2012 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| MJ Santner | 2019-2024 | 3 | 5 | 542 | 11 | 266 | 1 | 1/51 | 266.00 | 2.94 | 542.0 | - | - | 2 | - |
| MS Sinclair | 2003-2003 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| IDS Smith | 1984-1987 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| MC Snedden | 1987-1987 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 4 | 41 | - | - | - | 2.56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| WER Somerville | 2019-2019 | 2 | 4 | 482 | 18 | 225 | 7 | 3/83 | 32.14 | 2.80 | 68.8 | - | - | - | - |
| TG Southee | 2012-2024 | 6 | 10 | 1014 | 38 | 451 | 21 | 5/62 | 21.47 | 2.66 | 48.2 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| CM Spearman | 1998-1998 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| SB Styris | 2003-2003 | 2 | 1 | 18 | - | 28 | - | - | - | 9.33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| ML Su'a | 1992-1992 | 2 | 3 | 318 | 13 | 126 | 4 | 2/50 | 31.50 | 2.37 | 79.5 | - | - | 1 | - |
| LRPL Taylor | 2009-2019 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - |
| HDRL Thirimanne | 2019-2019 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| T Thushara | 2009-2009 | 2 | 4 | 417 | 8 | 233 | 8 | 4/81 | 29.12 | 3.35 | 52.1 | - | - | - | - |
| HP Tillakaratne | 1992-2003 | 6 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1.00 | - | - | - | 17 | - |
| DR Tuffey | 2003-2003 | 2 | 3 | 276 | 14 | 117 | 2 | 1/45 | 58.50 | 2.54 | 138.0 | - | - | 2 | - |
| WPUJC Vaas | 2003-2003 | 2 | 4 | 441 | 24 | 179 | 6 | 3/31 | 29.83 | 2.43 | 73.5 | - | - | 1 | - |
| CFK van Wyk | 2012-2012 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| JTC Vaughan | 1992-1992 | 1 | 1 | 84 | - | 56 | - | - | - | 4.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| DL Vettori | 1998-2009 | 7 | 11 | 1915 | 89 | 791 | 30 | 6/64 | 26.36 | 2.47 | 63.8 | 1 | - | 5 | - |
| KPJ Warnaweera | 1992-1992 | 2 | 4 | 642 | 37 | 209 | 9 | 4/25 | 23.22 | 1.95 | 71.3 | - | - | - | - |
| BJ Watling | 2019-2019 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 |
| S Wettimuny | 1984-1984 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| GP Wickramasinghe | 1998-1998 | 3 | 6 | 255 | 8 | 114 | 4 | 2/7 | 28.50 | 2.68 | 63.7 | - | - | 1 | - |
| AGD Wickremasinghe | 1992-1992 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| KS Williamson | 2012-2024 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 20 | - | - | - | 2.85 | - | - | - | 9 | - |
| PJ Wiseman | 1998-2003 | 5 | 8 | 1172 | 51 | 539 | 16 | 5/82 | 33.68 | 2.75 | 73.2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| JG Wright | 1984-1992 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| BA Young | 1998-1998 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Jun 25-28, 2025 [Test # 2588]