Bowling Best Career Bowling Average IN England

Best averages for England vs India in Tests IN England

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1952	7	308.1	90	1849	577	44	7/49	13.11	1.87	42.02	2	4	2
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1959	9	297.2	78	1784	787	53	8/31	14.84	2.64	33.66	5	2	-
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1979	7	214.2	65	1286	433	26	4/28	16.65	2.02	49.46	2	-	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1959-1971	8	358.0	144	2148	592	31	6/29	19.09	1.65	69.29	2	2	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2011-2022	16	538.0	145	3228	1493	64	6/25	23.32	2.77	50.43	3	2	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2007-2022	22	900.4	253	5404	2464	105	5/20	23.46	2.73	51.46	5	6	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1974-1982	7	226.0	42	1356	725	30	6/101	24.16	3.20	45.20	1	1	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	11	440.0	96	2640	1244	51	5/64	24.39	2.82	51.76	1	4	-
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1952-1952	4	185.0	57	1110	371	15	5/100	24.73	2.00	74.00	-	1	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1982-1986	6	208.3	53	1251	521	20	4/73	26.05	2.49	62.55	1	-	-
Surendranath (IND)	1959-1959	5	203.4	85	1222	426	16	5/75	26.62	2.09	76.37	-	2	-
B Kumar (IND)	2014-2014	5	172.5	45	1037	506	19	6/82	26.63	2.92	54.57	-	2	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2021	10	285.4	28	1714	988	37	6/67	26.70	3.45	46.32	2	2	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	11	369.0	51	2214	1149	43	5/72	26.72	3.11	51.48	3	1	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1967-1971	5	186.4	51	1120	433	16	3/49	27.06	2.31	70.00	-	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1982	7	272.3	65	1635	792	29	5/35	27.31	2.90	56.37	1	3	-
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2011	8	296.5	81	1781	867	31	5/75	27.96	2.92	57.45	2	1	-
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2007-2011	4	188.1	45	1129	510	17	3/12	30.00	2.71	66.41	-	-	-
CC Lewis (ENG)	1990-1996	5	196.4	41	1180	637	20	5/72	31.85	3.23	59.00	-	1	-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2025	10	338.5	50	2033	1340	41	6/70	32.68	3.95	49.58	4	2	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2014-2018	6	175.1	33	1051	461	14	4/62	32.92	2.63	75.07	1	-	-
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1952	6	312.5	108	1877	678	20	5/101	33.90	2.16	93.85	-	2	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1967-1979	9	386.3	80	2319	1053	31	6/38	33.96	2.72	74.80	-	2	-
I Sharma (IND)	2011-2021	14	495.3	98	2973	1632	48	7/74	34.00	3.29	61.93	2	2	-
L Amar Singh (IND)	1932-1936	4	199.5	56	1199	476	14	6/35	34.00	2.38	85.64	-	1	-
SP Gupte (IND)	1959-1959	5	199.4	51	1198	589	17	4/76	34.64	2.94	70.47	3	-	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2014-2025	11	357.0	82	2142	1096	31	4/55	35.35	3.07	69.09	1	-	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1967-1979	12	524.4	133	3148	1333	35	6/226	38.08	2.54	89.94	1	1	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1990	13	563.1	129	3379	1685	43	5/125	39.18	2.99	78.58	1	2	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1979-1986	9	348.2	118	2090	762	19	4/31	40.10	2.18	110.00	1	-	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1967-1979	10	317.3	66	1905	821	20	4/52	41.05	2.58	95.25	1	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2007	10	524.5	113	3149	1491	36	4/66	41.41	2.84	87.47	1	-	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2014-2022	12	402.3	65	2415	1433	34	4/57	42.14	3.56	71.02	2	-	-
S Abid Ali (IND)	1971-1974	6	179.1	26	1075	521	11	4/64	47.36	2.90	97.72	1	-	-
S Madan Lal (IND)	1974-1986	6	196.0	54	1176	527	11	3/18	47.90	2.68	106.90	-	-	-
S Sreesanth (IND)	2007-2011	6	224.0	41	1344	831	17	3/53	48.88	3.70	79.05	-	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2002-2011	5	205.2	28	1232	697	14	5/115	49.78	3.39	88.00	-	1	-
RB Desai (IND)	1959-1959	5	189.4	40	1138	602	12	5/89	50.16	3.17	94.83	-	1	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2014-2025	15	518.5	71	3113	1522	29	4/79	52.48	2.93	107.34	2	-	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1967-1974	5	242.3	42	1455	697	12	4/60	58.08	2.87	121.25	1	-	-
ND Hirwani (IND)	1990-1990	3	212.0	41	1272	586	9	4/174	65.11	2.76	141.33	1	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1982-1990	9	292.2	59	1754	777	11	3/109	70.63	2.65	159.45	-	-	-

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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 - Live]
>> 69/3 (16.4 ov, HC Brook 4*, JE Root 7*, SM Boland 1/18)

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]