Bowling Best Career Bowling Average IN South Africa

Best averages for Australia vs South Africa in Tests IN South Africa

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1935-1936	5	346.1	140	2077	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.20	0	5	3
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	252.2	80	1514	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	0
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	201.5	47	1613	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	0
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1935-1936	5	250.2	112	1502	460	27	5/20	17.03	1.83	55.62	3	2	0
WA Johnston (AUS)	1949-1950	5	160.5	31	1285	392	23	6/44	17.04	1.83	55.86	2	1	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2018	5	199.4	40	1198	589	29	6/79	20.31	2.94	41.31	2	2	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1957-1958	5	242.1	56	1937	658	30	5/49	21.93	2.03	64.56	2	4	0
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2018	9	289.4	73	1738	826	37	6/21	22.32	2.85	46.97	0	3	0
EJ Barlow (SA)	1966-1970	9	223.3	64	1341	581	26	5/85	22.34	2.59	51.57	0	1	0
KR Miller (AUS)	1949-1950	5	135.0	18	1080	390	17	5/40	22.94	2.16	63.52	1	1	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2002	8	305.2	95	1832	685	29	6/86	23.62	2.24	63.17	1	2	0
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1949-1950	5	137.2	25	1098	436	18	5/34	24.22	2.38	61.00	0	1	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2006	12	613.3	173	3681	1483	61	6/86	24.31	2.41	60.34	5	2	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1957-1970	13	-	228	3804	1042	42	6/53	24.80	1.64	90.57	0	1	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2014	8	327.2	63	1964	1037	41	7/68	25.29	3.16	47.90	4	2	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2002	6	195.4	65	1174	574	22	5/54	26.09	2.93	53.36	0	1	0
AN Connolly (AUS)	1970-1970	4	214.2	57	1286	522	20	6/47	26.10	2.43	64.30	0	2	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2009-2014	8	286.3	49	1719	1031	39	4/55	26.43	3.59	44.07	6	0	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1966-1970	9	282.1	74	1693	728	27	5/39	26.96	2.58	62.70	1	1	0
B Lee (AUS)	2002-2006	6	211.2	39	1268	748	27	5/69	27.70	3.53	46.96	1	1	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1957-1958	5	131.0	15	1048	410	14	6/43	29.28	2.34	74.85	0	1	0
M Ntini (SA)	2002-2009	9	339.4	67	2038	1224	40	6/100	30.60	3.60	50.95	2	1	1
I Meckiff (AUS)	1957-1958	4	130.4	24	1044	353	11	5/125	32.09	2.02	94.90	0	1	0
M Morkel (SA)	2009-2018	10	331.1	65	1987	1170	35	5/23	33.42	3.53	56.77	1	1	0
AA Donald (SA)	1994-2002	7	265.2	59	1592	822	24	5/36	34.25	3.09	66.33	0	1	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-2011	14	299.5	54	1799	1035	30	3/22	34.50	3.45	59.96	0	0	0
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2014	7	262.5	75	1577	748	21	3/46	35.61	2.84	75.09	0	0	0
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1966-1970	8	386.1	91	2317	957	25	5/46	38.28	2.47	92.68	0	3	0
NBF Mann (SA)	1949-1950	5	195.2	29	1562	623	16	4/105	38.93	2.39	97.62	1	0	0
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1970-1970	4	255.0	68	1530	740	19	5/125	38.94	2.90	80.52	1	1	0
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2018	9	366.5	74	2201	1113	28	5/130	39.75	3.03	78.60	0	1	0
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	10	474.7	121	3799	1365	34	7/23	40.14	2.15	111.73	0	2	0
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1936	5	204.2	38	1226	532	12	4/85	44.33	2.60	102.16	2	0	0
DA Renneberg (AUS)	1966-1967	5	178.0	34	1068	528	11	5/97	48.00	2.96	97.09	0	1	0
CN McCarthy (SA)	1949-1950	5	144.0	18	1152	536	5	2/90	107.20	2.79	230.40	0	0	0

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Minimum of 1000 balls

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]