Bowling Best Career Bowling Average IN England

Best averages for Australia vs England in Tests IN England

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
R Peel (ENG)	1888-1896	6	-	108	1047	357	38	7/31	9.39	2.04	27.55	4	2	1
J Briggs (ENG)	1886-1899	10	-	194	1915	695	51	6/45	13.62	2.17	37.54	1	5	2
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1888-1890	5	-	109	1043	338	24	5/26	14.08	1.94	43.45	1	2	-
WH Lockwood (ENG)	1893-1902	7	-	69	1230	544	38	7/71	14.31	2.65	32.36	2	5	1
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	9	-	173	1527	524	36	7/36	14.55	2.05	42.41	1	2	1
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1882-1886	7	425.3	185	1703	651	38	7/44	17.13	2.29	44.81	4	2	1
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1896	4	243.0	78	1215	595	34	7/168	17.50	2.93	35.73	-	6	3
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1956	11	498.0	180	2988	1126	64	10/53	17.59	2.26	46.68	4	4	2
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1972	4	199.1	58	1195	409	23	8/53	17.78	2.05	51.95	1	2	1
JT Hearne (ENG)	1896-1899	6	326.4	143	1634	532	28	6/41	19.00	1.95	58.35	3	2	1
RG Barlow (ENG)	1882-1886	7	263.0	146	1052	306	16	7/44	19.12	1.74	65.75	-	2	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1989	12	594.2	144	3566	1605	83	6/128	19.33	2.70	42.96	2	10	1
CTB Turner (AUS)	1888-1893	8	-	184	2051	735	38	6/67	19.34	2.15	53.97	-	5	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-2005	14	578.1	145	3469	1683	87	8/38	19.34	2.91	39.87	3	8	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1902-1912	7	249.3	91	1497	561	29	6/49	19.34	2.24	51.62	-	4	-
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1902	16	-	229	3487	1364	67	8/65	20.35	2.34	52.04	3	5	3
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1981	16	802.3	245	4815	1974	96	7/89	20.56	2.45	50.15	7	6	2
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1948-1956	14	563.4	148	3382	1258	60	6/20	20.96	2.23	56.36	2	5	-
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	21	-	138	3190	1405	67	7/17	20.97	2.64	47.61	4	3	-
E Peate (ENG)	1882-1886	5	292.0	133	1168	426	20	6/85	21.30	2.18	58.40	2	1	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1977-1981	11	419.2	92	2516	1200	56	8/43	21.42	2.86	44.92	2	4	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1968-1977	15	635.0	264	3810	1196	55	7/50	21.74	1.88	69.27	3	3	1
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	22	1125.1	325	6751	2831	129	7/165	21.94	2.51	52.33	11	8	3
FJ Laver (AUS)	1899-1909	13	-	99	1941	769	34	8/31	22.61	2.37	57.08	-	2	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1993-1997	7	252.5	59	1517	689	30	6/71	22.96	2.72	50.56	-	3	-
WE Bowes (ENG)	1934-1938	5	220.1	39	1321	671	29	6/142	23.13	3.04	45.55	1	3	-
AV Bedser (ENG)	1948-1953	10	539.4	133	3238	1370	57	7/44	24.03	2.53	56.80	2	5	1
FS Trueman (ENG)	1953-1964	11	399.4	63	2398	1202	50	6/30	24.04	3.00	47.96	3	4	1
KR Miller (AUS)	1948-1956	15	529.2	159	3176	1071	44	5/72	24.34	2.02	72.18	4	2	1
H Verity (ENG)	1934-1938	9	425.3	146	2553	930	38	8/43	24.47	2.18	67.18	2	2	1
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	5	205.5	32	1235	668	27	5/32	24.74	3.24	45.74	3	2	-
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1956	8	277.1	94	1663	546	22	5/53	24.81	1.96	75.59	1	1	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1961	12	425.0	130	2550	840	33	5/42	25.45	1.97	77.27	1	2	-
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	7	369.1	140	1477	588	23	6/111	25.56	2.38	64.21	2	1	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1968-1968	5	267.1	75	1603	591	23	5/72	25.69	2.21	69.69	1	1	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2023	8	232.2	46	1394	772	30	5/62	25.73	3.32	46.46	1	1	-
GH Hirst (ENG)	1899-1909	12	-	71	1859	830	32	5/58	25.93	2.67	58.09	1	2	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1980	4	172.4	41	1036	495	19	5/59	26.05	2.86	54.52	2	1	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2023	12	384.2	66	2306	1356	52	5/30	26.07	3.52	44.34	2	2	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1934-1938	9	596.4	206	3580	1308	50	7/54	26.16	2.19	71.60	2	4	2
A Cotter (AUS)	1905-1909	8	249.4	23	1498	792	30	7/148	26.40	3.17	49.93	1	3	-
CG Macartney (AUS)	1909-1926	18	305.4	99	1834	581	22	7/58	26.40	1.90	83.36	1	1	1
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2023	10	369.4	69	2218	1248	47	6/91	26.55	3.37	47.19	3	1	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2023	25	843.0	159	5058	2825	106	8/15	26.65	3.35	47.71	5	6	1
R Illingworth (ENG)	1961-1972	10	326.5	127	1961	614	23	6/87	26.69	1.87	85.26	-	1	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1993	4	190.1	39	1141	454	17	5/87	26.70	2.38	67.11	1	1	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1989	18	708.3	151	4251	2130	79	6/95	26.96	3.00	53.81	3	6	1
JA Snow (ENG)	1968-1975	14	544.4	121	3268	1418	52	5/57	27.26	2.60	62.84	4	2	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2009	5	180.5	40	1085	604	22	4/60	27.45	3.34	49.31	3	-	-
E Jones (AUS)	1896-1902	10	-	104	1880	972	35	7/88	27.77	3.10	53.71	1	2	1
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2023	7	206.2	46	1238	674	24	5/34	28.08	3.26	51.58	-	1	-
TBA May (AUS)	1993-1993	5	278.0	90	1668	592	21	5/89	28.19	2.12	79.42	2	1	-
TW Garrett (AUS)	1882-1886	4	256.0	136	1024	254	9	3/88	28.22	1.48	113.77	-	-	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1948-1953	8	483.2	158	2900	973	34	5/36	28.61	2.01	85.29	3	1	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1953-1956	4	182.3	66	1095	403	14	4/7	28.78	2.20	78.21	2	-	-
GAR Lock (ENG)	1953-1961	9	405.2	169	2432	752	26	5/45	28.92	1.85	93.53	1	1	-
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	20	591.5	206	3551	1166	40	6/35	29.15	1.97	88.77	-	3	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1989-1993	12	485.4	119	2914	1460	50	5/92	29.20	3.00	58.28	4	1	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2023	13	428.3	64	2571	1655	56	6/111	29.55	3.86	45.91	2	3	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1968	13	649.0	174	3894	1572	53	7/153	29.66	2.42	73.47	1	3	-
JB Statham (ENG)	1953-1961	8	350.4	87	2104	773	26	5/53	29.73	2.20	80.92	-	1	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1926-1934	13	940.1	285	5641	2007	67	6/167	29.95	2.13	84.19	2	7	1
K Farnes (ENG)	1934-1938	6	261.0	50	1566	809	27	5/77	29.96	3.09	58.00	3	2	1
M Hendrick (ENG)	1977-1981	6	274.0	71	1644	631	21	4/41	30.04	2.30	78.28	3	-	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1964-1964	5	202.0	92	1212	301	10	4/69	30.10	1.49	121.20	1	-	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	15	629.2	136	3776	1906	63	7/81	30.25	3.02	59.93	1	3	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2019	14	486.1	114	2917	1515	50	5/21	30.30	3.11	58.34	3	2	-
G Giffen (AUS)	1882-1896	13	-	187	2302	1008	33	7/128	30.54	2.62	69.75	1	2	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1981-1989	5	183.0	36	1098	593	19	4/24	31.21	3.24	57.78	1	-	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2013-2023	15	563.5	103	3383	1687	54	6/49	31.24	2.99	62.64	5	1	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1985	11	432.0	104	2592	1315	42	5/38	31.30	3.04	61.71	5	1	-
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1964-1968	7	300.1	98	1801	611	19	6/47	32.15	2.03	94.78	-	2	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2005-2009	7	204.1	32	1225	716	22	5/43	32.54	3.50	55.68	-	1	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	10	419.2	71	2516	1322	40	5/44	33.05	3.15	62.90	4	2	-
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1948-1948	4	173.1	70	1039	364	11	5/40	33.09	2.10	94.45	-	1	-
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	-	77	1587	799	24	5/52	33.29	3.02	66.12	1	1	-
KD Mackay (AUS)	1956-1961	8	297.0	93	1782	569	17	5/121	33.47	1.91	104.82	1	1	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	2005-2009	9	322.5	50	1937	1072	32	5/78	33.50	3.32	60.53	2	2	-
MA Noble (AUS)	1899-1909	20	-	169	2911	1240	37	6/52	33.51	2.55	78.67	-	2	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2015	10	302.2	44	1814	1175	35	5/69	33.57	3.88	51.82	-	1	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2005	12	332.4	68	1996	1284	38	7/37	33.78	3.85	52.52	-	2	-
PM Such (ENG)	1993-1993	5	239.5	64	1439	541	16	6/67	33.81	2.25	89.93	-	1	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1993	8	282.2	32	1694	1027	30	8/141	34.23	3.63	56.46	2	2	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1926-1930	10	488.4	146	2932	962	28	5/124	34.35	1.96	104.71	1	1	-
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1993-2001	4	190.4	36	1144	586	17	7/66	34.47	3.07	67.29	1	1	1
CM Old (ENG)	1975-1981	8	307.0	78	1842	795	23	3/44	34.56	2.58	80.08	-	-	-
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1980	8	353.2	109	2120	905	26	5/114	34.80	2.56	81.53	-	1	-
D Gough (ENG)	1997-2001	9	297.1	51	1783	1168	33	5/103	35.39	3.93	54.03	-	2	-
PM Hornibrook (AUS)	1930-1930	5	196.1	50	1177	471	13	7/92	36.23	2.40	90.53	-	1	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1993	15	698.3	194	4191	1574	43	5/82	36.60	2.25	97.46	3	1	-
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	14	336.3	92	2019	916	25	4/53	36.64	2.72	80.76	1	-	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1985	7	307.0	79	1842	773	21	5/28	36.80	2.51	87.71	1	1	-
MHN Walker (AUS)	1975-1977	9	477.3	147	2865	1037	28	5/48	37.03	2.17	102.32	1	1	-
RJ Bright (AUS)	1977-1981	9	309.5	124	1859	631	17	5/68	37.11	2.03	109.35	-	1	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2023	15	229.1	45	1375	819	22	6/36	37.22	3.57	62.50	-	1	-
GE Corling (AUS)	1964-1964	5	193.1	50	1159	447	12	4/60	37.25	2.31	96.58	1	-	-
AA Mailey (AUS)	1921-1926	8	297.2	43	1784	990	26	6/138	38.07	3.32	68.61	1	1	-
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1968-1972	8	270.3	93	1623	574	15	3/44	38.26	2.12	108.20	-	-	-
JM Gregory (AUS)	1921-1926	10	287.2	55	1724	850	22	6/58	38.63	2.95	78.36	1	1	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2009-2023	18	608.4	141	3652	1896	49	6/47	38.69	3.11	74.53	2	4	1
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1961	12	436.3	143	2619	992	25	6/70	39.68	2.27	104.76	-	1	-
TR Veivers (AUS)	1964-1964	5	228.1	73	1369	444	11	3/39	40.36	1.94	124.45	-	-	-
H Larwood (ENG)	1926-1930	5	196.0	37	1176	544	13	3/34	41.84	2.77	90.46	-	-	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2001	14	510.3	79	3063	1870	44	5/42	42.50	3.66	69.61	1	3	-
TE Bailey (ENG)	1953-1956	9	251.5	72	1511	610	14	4/64	43.57	2.42	107.92	1	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2005	10	312.0	43	1872	1318	29	4/82	45.44	4.22	64.55	2	-	-
NA Foster (ENG)	1985-1993	5	220.0	47	1320	598	13	3/39	46.00	2.71	101.53	-	-	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2015-2023	10	291.4	32	1750	1181	24	3/59	49.20	4.04	72.91	-	-	-
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1989-1997	6	183.0	30	1098	643	13	3/84	49.46	3.51	84.46	-	-	-
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS)	1938-1938	4	217.5	34	1307	727	14	4/34	51.92	3.33	93.35	2	-	-
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	14	282.0	62	1692	733	14	4/41	52.35	2.59	120.85	1	-	-
TW Wall (AUS)	1930-1934	9	401.4	69	2410	1065	19	4/108	56.05	2.65	126.84	1	-	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1948-1956	9	302.0	92	1812	730	13	4/151	56.15	2.41	139.38	1	-	-
CE McLeod (AUS)	1899-1905	6	-	69	1452	656	11	5/125	59.63	2.71	132.00	-	1	-
G Geary (ENG)	1926-1934	5	197.3	42	1185	486	8	3/101	60.75	2.46	148.12	-	-	-
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2005	6	185.0	18	1110	686	11	3/78	62.36	3.70	100.90	-	-	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1930-1938	14	301.5	71	1811	733	10	3/111	73.30	2.42	181.10	-	-	-
RG Holland (AUS)	1985-1985	4	172.0	41	1032	465	6	5/68	77.50	2.70	172.00	-	1	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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]

England vs Australia at Brisbane, The Ashes 2nd Test, Dec 4-7, 2025 [Test # 2611]