Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - South Africa

Best averages for South Africa vs Zimbabwe in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - South Africa

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DJ Cullinan	1993-1999	8	1.0	-	6	7	1	1/7	7.00	7.00	6.00	-	-	-
M Shezi	2014-2014	1	6.0	2	36	8	1	1/8	8.00	1.33	36.00	-	-	-
RE van der Merwe	2009-2009	1	8.3	-	51	27	3	3/27	9.00	3.17	17.00	-	-	-
R Frylinck	2018-2018	1	4.0	-	24	20	2	2/20	10.00	5.00	12.00	-	-	-
A Nortje	2022-2022	1	2.0	-	12	10	1	1/10	10.00	5.00	12.00	-	-	-
M de Lange	2014-2014	1	7.5	-	47	31	3	3/31	10.33	3.95	15.66	-	-	-
PN Kirsten	1992-1992	1	5.0	-	30	31	3	3/31	10.33	6.20	10.00	-	-	-
Imran Tahir	2014-2018	8	62.1	5	373	252	24	6/24	10.50	4.05	15.54	-	2	-
AL Phehlukwayo	2017-2018	6	35.2	5	212	128	12	3/13	10.66	3.62	17.66	-	-	-
D Paterson	2018-2018	1	4.0	-	24	22	2	2/22	11.00	5.50	12.00	-	-	-
Codi Yusuf	2025-2025	2	47.0	9	282	122	10	3/22	12.20	2.59	28.20	-	-	-
CJ Dala	2018-2018	1	3.0	-	18	25	2	2/25	12.50	8.33	9.00	-	-	-
J Theron	2010-2010	5	32.2	-	194	184	14	5/44	13.14	5.69	13.85	-	1	-
HS Williams	2000-2000	2	20.0	1	120	68	5	3/38	13.60	3.40	24.00	-	-	-
M Zondeki	2005-2005	2	45.3	10	273	151	11	6/39	13.72	3.31	24.81	-	1	-
K Rabada	2017-2022	4	33.1	8	199	110	8	3/32	13.75	3.31	24.87	-	-	-
L Ngidi	2018-2025	7	32.1	3	193	152	11	3/19	13.81	4.72	17.54	-	-	-
GF Linde	2025-2025	2	6.0	-	36	43	3	3/10	14.33	7.16	12.00	-	-	-
PR Adams	1999-2003	5	52.4	7	316	175	12	4/31	14.58	3.32	26.33	1	-	-
WJ Cronje	1992-2000	15	71.4	4	430	263	18	4/33	14.61	3.66	23.88	1	-	-
PWA Mulder	2018-2025	3	43.0	7	258	126	8	4/50	15.75	2.93	32.25	1	-	-
AJ Hall	2003-2006	7	59.0	8	354	190	12	3/23	15.83	3.22	29.50	-	-	-
DW Steyn	2007-2018	9	109.0	25	654	381	24	5/46	15.87	3.49	27.25	-	1	-
C Bosch	2025-2025	4	55.0	12	330	191	12	5/43	15.91	3.47	27.50	1	1	-
R Telemachus	2006-2006	1	8.0	-	48	33	2	2/33	16.50	4.12	24.00	-	-	-
AA Donald	1992-1999	11	169.3	38	1017	473	28	8/71	16.89	2.79	36.32	2	1	1
RR Rossouw	2014-2022	4	3.0	-	18	17	1	1/17	17.00	5.66	18.00	-	-	-
JH Kallis	1999-2012	21	209.5	40	1259	675	38	4/13	17.76	3.21	33.13	4	-	-
BM McMillan	1992-1995	4	33.0	4	198	109	6	3/30	18.16	3.30	33.00	-	-	-
M Morkel	2007-2017	9	101.2	20	608	318	17	5/21	18.70	3.13	35.76	-	1	-
DL Piedt	2014-2014	1	49.0	4	294	152	8	4/62	19.00	3.10	36.75	2	-	-
P Subrayen	2025-2025	1	24.0	4	144	78	4	4/42	19.50	3.25	36.00	1	-	-
R McLaren	2009-2014	7	48.0	2	288	218	11	3/21	19.81	4.54	26.18	-	-	-
AM Phangiso	2014-2014	5	41.5	3	251	161	8	3/43	20.12	3.84	31.37	-	-	-
AC Dawson	1999-2003	2	17.0	1	102	83	4	3/36	20.75	4.88	25.50	-	-	-
N Burger	2025-2025	2	8.0	-	48	42	2	1/20	21.00	5.25	24.00	-	-	-
AM Bacher	1999-2005	5	18.0	-	108	64	3	2/36	21.33	3.55	36.00	-	-	-
D Brevis	2025-2025	4	4.2	-	26	22	1	1/22	22.00	5.07	26.00	-	-	-
WD Parnell	2010-2022	10	68.0	3	408	360	16	3/28	22.50	5.29	25.50	-	-	-
KA Maharaj	2017-2025	3	59.1	13	355	210	9	5/59	23.33	3.54	39.44	-	1	-
SM Pollock	1997-2007	24	349.2	81	2096	971	41	5/39	23.68	2.77	51.12	1	1	-
CR Matthews	1993-1997	5	51.1	15	307	147	6	2/19	24.50	2.87	51.16	-	-	-
N Peter	2025-2025	2	6.0	-	36	49	2	1/22	24.50	8.16	18.00	-	-	-
A Nel	2001-2006	8	123.5	32	743	396	16	4/53	24.75	3.19	46.43	1	-	-
CW Henderson	2001-2001	5	193.1	58	1159	448	18	4/17	24.88	2.31	64.38	2	-	-
MW Pringle	1992-1992	1	9.0	-	54	25	1	1/25	25.00	2.77	54.00	-	-	-
BN Schultz	1995-1995	1	45.0	14	270	126	5	4/54	25.20	2.80	54.00	1	-	-
JA Morkel	2005-2012	10	58.0	5	348	310	12	3/20	25.83	5.34	29.00	-	-	-
VD Philander	2007-2017	6	72.0	17	432	217	7	2/15	31.00	3.01	61.71	-	-	-
S Elworthy	1999-1999	1	6.0	-	36	32	1	1/32	32.00	5.33	36.00	-	-	-
CK Langeveldt	2003-2010	11	97.3	10	585	422	13	3/36	32.46	4.32	45.00	-	-	-
M Ntini	2001-2007	14	188.0	33	1128	685	21	4/45	32.61	3.64	53.71	1	-	-
JL Ontong	2001-2001	1	8.0	1	48	33	1	1/33	33.00	4.12	48.00	-	-	-
S Muthusamy	2025-2025	1	32.3	3	195	136	4	3/77	34.00	4.18	48.75	-	-	-
DN Crookes	1999-1999	1	5.0	-	30	37	1	1/37	37.00	7.40	30.00	-	-	-
RJ Peterson	2006-2012	5	30.0	-	180	149	4	2/27	37.25	4.96	45.00	-	-	-
J Botha	2009-2012	6	37.0	1	222	190	5	2/32	38.00	5.13	44.40	-	-	-
LL Tsotsobe	2009-2010	5	32.0	2	192	158	4	1/12	39.50	4.93	48.00	-	-	-
L Klusener	1997-2001	15	215.0	38	1290	683	17	3/39	40.17	3.17	75.88	-	-	-
N Boje	1995-2005	9	118.2	18	710	401	9	4/106	44.55	3.38	78.88	1	-	-
PL Symcox	1995-1997	5	54.0	9	324	186	4	1/16	46.50	3.44	81.00	-	-	-
M Hayward	2000-2000	2	20.0	-	120	97	2	2/42	48.50	4.85	60.00	-	-	-
JP Duminy	2006-2018	24	60.2	3	362	346	7	3/35	49.42	5.73	51.71	-	-	-
JJ van der Wath	2006-2007	3	25.0	-	150	152	3	2/50	50.66	6.08	50.00	-	-	-
KJ Abbott	2014-2014	4	28.0	5	168	103	2	2/21	51.50	3.67	84.00	-	-	-
PS de Villiers	1993-1995	3	18.5	4	113	64	1	1/30	64.00	3.39	113.00	-	-	-
MS Tshabalala	2007-2007	2	13.0	-	78	79	1	1/50	79.00	6.07	78.00	-	-	-
RE Bryson	1997-1997	2	18.0	1	108	85	1	1/41	85.00	4.72	108.00	-	-	-
JM Kemp	2001-2006	6	32.0	6	192	105	1	1/30	105.00	3.28	192.00	-	-	-
T Shamsi	2018-2018	3	18.0	-	108	152	1	1/37	152.00	8.44	108.00	-	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Pakistan vs South Africa at Lahore, South Africa in Pakistan 1st Test, Oct 12-14, 2025 [Test # 2602]

South Africa vs Namibia at Windhoek, South Africa in Namibia Only T20I, Oct 11, 2025 [T20I # 3514]

Namibia vs Zimbabwe at Harare, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final Final, Oct 4, 2025 [T20I # 3503]