Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages for England vs New Zealand in Tests

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GAR Lock (ENG)	1958-1959	7	250.5	133	1505	367	47	7/35	7.80	1.46	32.02	2	5	2
DL Underwood (ENG)	1969-1975	8	-	122	2118	586	48	7/32	12.20	1.66	44.12	1	6	3
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1963-1965	6	302.0	138	1812	461	28	5/19	16.46	1.52	64.71	3	1	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1983-1988	6	199.2	55	1196	441	24	6/38	18.37	2.21	49.83	2	2	0
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2008-2008	6	271.0	72	1626	758	41	7/47	18.48	2.79	39.65	2	4	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	14	-	129	3018	1132	60	5/32	18.86	2.25	50.30	5	3	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1958-1965	11	361.1	113	2167	762	40	7/75	19.05	2.10	54.17	1	2	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1997-2002	9	386.3	125	2319	963	47	6/63	20.48	2.49	49.34	2	3	0
D Gough (ENG)	1994-1997	4	175.2	38	1052	513	25	5/40	20.52	2.92	42.08	3	1	0
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1978	6	-	45	1141	448	21	6/54	21.33	2.35	54.33	1	2	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	1994-1999	7	264.1	80	1585	726	34	6/76	21.35	2.74	46.61	2	2	1
NGB Cook (ENG)	1983-1984	3	224.5	93	1349	471	21	5/35	22.42	2.09	64.23	1	2	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1992	15	-	120	3284	1500	64	6/34	23.43	2.74	51.31	2	6	1
RS Cunis (NZ)	1966-1971	6	-	49	1446	522	22	6/76	23.72	2.16	65.72	0	1	0
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	8	317.0	57	1902	929	39	6/67	23.82	2.93	48.76	3	3	1
BR Knight (ENG)	1963-1969	7	183.3	60	1101	340	14	3/32	24.28	1.85	78.64	0	0	0
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1951-1958	9	261.5	76	1571	583	24	5/64	24.29	2.22	65.45	2	1	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1978-1988	9	-	116	1792	511	21	5/67	24.33	1.71	85.33	0	1	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	21	-	232	5853	2399	97	6/26	24.73	2.45	60.34	6	8	2
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1992-1999	10	450.3	152	2703	926	37	7/47	25.02	2.05	73.05	1	1	1
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1986	11	-	141	2593	779	31	4/20	25.12	1.80	83.64	4	0	0
TA Boult (NZ)	2013-2022	14	608.0	147	3648	1767	70	6/32	25.24	2.90	52.11	4	5	0
MJ Potts (ENG)	2022-2024	4	170.0	46	1020	480	19	4/13	25.26	2.82	53.68	2	0	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2008-2023	20	706.4	180	4240	2189	84	7/43	26.05	3.09	50.47	5	3	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1988-1994	10	401.0	105	2406	1036	39	5/53	26.56	2.58	61.69	2	2	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004-2008	4	196.2	47	1178	585	22	4/74	26.59	2.97	53.54	3	0	0
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1958	12	312.4	70	1876	866	32	6/84	27.06	2.76	58.62	0	2	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	13	-	128	2101	597	22	4/34	27.13	1.70	95.50	3	0	0
DA Allen (ENG)	1966-1966	3	191.0	74	1146	359	13	5/123	27.61	1.87	88.15	1	1	0
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1973	6	231.1	47	1387	554	20	3/21	27.70	2.39	69.35	0	0	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1978	15	-	120	3495	1335	48	5/74	27.81	2.29	72.81	3	1	0
GG Arnold (ENG)	1969-1975	6	-	63	1482	561	20	5/27	28.05	2.27	74.10	0	2	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	23	835.2	173	5012	2652	94	7/44	28.21	3.17	53.31	4	4	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1992-2004	14	424.3	85	2547	1424	47	6/52	30.29	3.35	54.19	1	4	0
AM Moir (NZ)	1951-1959	8	213.4	42	1282	609	20	6/155	30.45	2.85	64.10	0	2	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1975-1984	11	-	126	2660	990	32	7/74	30.93	2.23	83.12	0	2	1
BR Taylor (NZ)	1965-1973	8	307.5	63	1847	875	28	4/47	31.25	2.84	65.96	2	0	0
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2023	14	526.3	102	3159	1788	57	5/44	31.36	3.39	55.42	3	2	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	2002-2004	6	197.5	44	1187	604	19	3/49	31.78	3.05	62.47	0	0	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1975-1988	12	-	138	2879	1110	34	5/95	32.64	2.31	84.67	3	1	0
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2024	9	328.5	54	1973	1260	38	4/48	33.15	3.83	51.92	4	0	0
AV Bedser (ENG)	1947-1951	5	208.0	50	1248	448	13	4/74	34.46	2.15	96.00	2	0	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2002-2008	7	266.2	67	1598	938	27	7/63	34.74	3.52	59.18	2	1	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2004-2008	8	210.3	60	1263	452	13	3/44	34.76	2.14	97.15	0	0	0
TB Burtt (NZ)	1947-1951	7	306.5	98	1841	804	23	6/162	34.95	2.62	80.04	1	2	0
FT Badcock (NZ)	1930-1933	5	195.0	50	1170	421	12	4/80	35.08	2.15	97.50	1	0	0
NG Cowans (ENG)	1983-1984	6	177.0	39	1062	601	17	3/52	35.35	3.39	62.47	0	0	0
JA Hayes (NZ)	1951-1958	7	175.0	38	1050	425	12	4/36	35.41	2.42	87.50	1	0	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2002-2004	6	214.0	41	1284	538	15	4/46	35.86	2.51	85.60	2	0	0
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1983-1990	13	414.4	109	2488	1125	31	4/38	36.29	2.71	80.25	2	0	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	22	869.0	167	5214	2833	78	6/43	36.32	3.26	66.84	5	4	1
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2021	5	175.5	35	1055	618	17	3/81	36.35	3.51	62.05	0	0	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1949-1965	19	264.2	92	1586	584	16	4/36	36.50	2.20	99.12	1	0	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2008	17	665.5	155	3995	1648	45	5/66	36.62	2.47	88.77	2	2	0
FR Brown (ENG)	1931-1951	9	170.0	44	1020	440	12	3/81	36.66	2.58	85.00	0	0	0
MS Panesar (ENG)	2008-2013	9	337.5	97	2027	927	25	6/37	37.08	2.74	81.08	0	2	0
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2023	7	335.2	76	2012	1004	27	5/66	37.18	2.99	74.51	0	3	1
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1969-1978	8	-	36	1455	729	19	4/42	38.36	3.00	76.57	2	0	0
WE Hollies (ENG)	1949-1949	4	175.0	54	1050	385	10	5/133	38.50	2.20	105.00	0	1	0
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1975	9	-	132	2594	872	22	4/46	39.63	2.01	117.90	2	0	0
DN Patel (NZ)	1992-1997	5	211.3	50	1269	525	13	4/87	40.38	2.48	97.61	1	0	0
DK Morrison (NZ)	1988-1997	10	307.3	57	1845	1085	26	5/69	41.73	3.52	70.96	1	1	0
RC Motz (NZ)	1963-1969	11	455.0	113	2730	1169	28	5/108	41.75	2.56	97.50	0	1	0
HG Vivian (NZ)	1931-1937	6	191.3	37	1149	560	13	2/54	43.07	2.92	88.38	0	0	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1983-1990	7	255.0	74	1530	704	16	4/45	44.00	2.76	95.62	1	0	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2002-2008	10	315.3	71	1893	1031	23	3/33	44.82	3.26	82.30	0	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1988	6	242.5	95	1457	417	9	2/39	46.33	1.71	161.88	0	0	0
BP Martin (NZ)	2013-2013	4	210.0	70	1260	471	10	4/43	47.10	2.24	126.00	2	0	0
GC Small (ENG)	1986-1990	5	168.0	47	1008	424	9	3/88	47.11	2.52	112.00	0	0	0
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1963-1965	5	200.0	48	1200	508	10	4/118	50.80	2.54	120.00	1	0	0
RW Blair (NZ)	1955-1963	8	217.0	54	1302	574	11	2/42	52.18	2.64	118.36	0	0	0
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2024	14	252.5	40	1517	998	17	3/5	58.70	3.94	89.23	0	0	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1978	22	-	77	1688	569	8	2/14	71.12	2.02	211.00	0	0	0
HB Cave (NZ)	1949-1958	8	242.2	59	1454	658	9	3/103	73.11	2.71	161.55	0	0	0
CFW Allcott (NZ)	1930-1931	5	167.0	37	1002	434	5	2/102	86.80	2.59	200.40	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]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]