Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages Held in Australia for ODIs

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1979-1982	22	195.0	18	1170	772	43	5/30	17.95	3.95	27.20	3	1	-
J Garner (WI)	1979-1987	54	485.5	75	2915	1513	83	5/31	18.22	3.11	35.12	1	2	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	36	317.1	24	1903	1247	67	6/23	18.61	3.93	28.40	3	1	-
CJ McKay (AUS)	2010-2014	30	247.1	20	1483	1118	60	5/28	18.63	4.52	24.71	3	2	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1975-1983	41	-	56	2214	1292	69	4/12	18.72	3.50	32.08	4	-	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1982	24	-	29	1262	713	38	5/22	18.76	3.38	33.21	-	1	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1997	47	417.0	64	2502	1366	69	5/17	19.79	3.27	36.26	-	3	-
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC)	1993-2007	101	902.2	124	5414	3397	170	5/27	19.98	3.76	31.84	7	3	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2010-2024	55	448.1	27	2689	2181	102	6/43	21.38	4.86	26.36	7	3	-
SP Davis (AUS)	1986-1988	25	214.1	29	1285	692	32	3/10	21.62	3.23	40.15	-	-	-
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1983-1991	35	315.0	38	1890	1219	56	5/16	21.76	3.86	33.75	2	1	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1980-1992	42	372.3	57	2235	1245	57	4/30	21.84	3.34	39.21	2	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1980-1988	49	430.4	71	2584	1490	68	5/34	21.91	3.45	38.00	3	1	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2000	25	226.4	12	1360	881	40	5/29	22.02	3.88	34.00	2	1	-
MA Holding (WI)	1979-1987	56	519.4	50	3118	1774	80	5/26	22.17	3.41	38.97	3	1	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1980-1988	48	410.4	74	2464	1365	61	5/26	22.37	3.32	40.39	-	2	-
HA Varaiya (KENYA)	2006-2012	27	221.0	23	1326	878	39	4/33	22.51	3.97	34.00	1	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2012	100	883.0	56	5298	4092	179	5/22	22.86	4.63	29.59	7	5	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1981-1988	29	204.2	10	1226	809	35	5/28	23.11	3.95	35.02	-	1	-
S Lee (AUS)	1995-2000	26	186.0	7	1116	762	32	5/33	23.81	4.09	34.87	1	1	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1997	26	234.1	15	1405	946	39	5/25	24.25	4.03	36.02	2	2	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1996	88	781.1	69	4687	3040	125	4/38	24.32	3.89	37.49	2	-	-
SK Warne (AUS/ICC)	1993-2005	90	830.5	44	4985	3447	140	5/33	24.62	4.14	35.60	5	1	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	71	628.0	48	3768	2469	100	5/21	24.69	3.93	37.68	3	1	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	34	321.5	31	1931	1334	54	5/22	24.70	4.14	35.75	-	2	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1979-1983	20	-	22	1032	594	24	4/23	24.75	3.45	43.00	1	-	-
NW Bracken (AUS)	2001-2009	52	423.2	42	2540	1911	77	5/47	24.81	4.51	32.98	2	1	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1995	31	281.2	29	1688	1011	40	4/35	25.27	3.59	42.20	1	-	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1988-2002	120	274.0	4	1644	1193	47	5/24	25.38	4.35	34.97	1	1	-
MR Whitney (AUS)	1983-1993	30	282.0	39	1692	969	38	4/34	25.50	3.43	44.52	2	-	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	39	337.5	38	2027	1199	47	3/25	25.51	3.54	43.12	-	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1992	46	-	33	2390	1579	61	4/31	25.88	3.96	39.18	1	-	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1980-1986	24	170.0	14	1020	727	28	4/35	25.96	4.27	36.42	2	-	-
SM Pollock (ICC/SA)	1997-2006	40	358.2	40	2150	1353	52	3/10	26.01	3.77	41.34	-	-	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2025	41	361.1	28	2167	1647	63	5/31	26.14	4.56	34.39	1	1	-
PL Taylor (AUS)	1987-1992	61	503.5	24	3023	2024	77	4/38	26.28	4.01	39.25	1	-	-
SO Tikolo (KENYA)	1996-2010	51	273.5	14	1643	1219	46	4/41	26.50	4.45	35.71	2	-	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2005-2008	22	183.0	9	1098	850	32	4/54	26.56	4.64	34.31	1	-	-
PJ Ongondo (KENYA)	1999-2009	31	224.0	30	1344	909	34	5/51	26.73	4.05	39.52	-	1	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	59	466.2	33	2798	2229	83	4/22	26.85	4.77	33.71	2	-	-
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK)	2000-2005	24	183.3	8	1101	915	34	5/48	26.91	4.98	32.38	3	1	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1994-2004	21	186.1	21	1117	835	31	4/8	26.93	4.48	36.03	1	-	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1980-1988	38	320.3	24	1923	1429	53	3/23	26.96	4.45	36.28	-	-	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1998	41	335.2	44	2012	1216	45	4/13	27.02	3.62	44.71	2	-	-
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1985-1991	58	485.0	27	2910	2112	78	4/19	27.07	4.35	37.30	4	-	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1985	49	442.4	65	2656	1544	57	3/11	27.08	3.48	46.59	-	-	-
TM Odoyo (KENYA)	1996-2010	47	322.0	28	1932	1357	50	4/25	27.14	4.21	38.64	3	-	-
M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL)	1995-2010	47	440.0	21	2640	1956	72	4/18	27.16	4.44	36.66	4	-	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1979-1985	51	-	41	2756	1821	67	4/33	27.17	3.96	41.13	4	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1981-1992	64	566.0	57	3396	1987	73	4/18	27.21	3.51	46.52	2	-	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2014-2024	27	240.3	17	1443	1253	46	4/24	27.23	5.20	31.36	2	-	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1971-1983	52	-	29	2400	1613	59	5/15	27.33	4.03	40.67	-	1	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2002-2015	24	214.5	24	1289	1042	38	4/18	27.42	4.85	33.92	2	-	-
A Zampa (AUS)	2016-2025	32	272.0	4	1632	1469	53	5/35	27.71	5.40	30.79	3	1	-
J Srinath (IND)	1991-2000	23	194.1	14	1165	865	31	4/30	27.90	4.45	37.58	2	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2002	41	323.4	26	1942	1451	51	5/52	28.45	4.48	38.07	2	1	-
JP Faulkner (AUS)	2013-2017	34	276.5	8	1661	1539	54	4/32	28.50	5.55	30.75	3	-	-
GB Hogg (AUS)	2002-2008	43	357.0	9	2142	1631	57	5/32	28.61	4.56	37.57	-	1	-
IJ Harvey (AUS)	1997-2004	34	256.1	16	1537	1156	40	4/16	28.90	4.51	38.42	2	-	-
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1994	177	-	3	1406	1070	37	3/23	28.91	4.56	38.00	-	-	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2008-2015	31	275.5	13	1655	1458	50	4/47	29.16	5.28	33.10	2	-	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	25	199.0	14	1194	911	31	3/17	29.38	4.57	38.51	-	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1985-1992	28	235.5	14	1415	853	29	5/15	29.41	3.61	48.79	-	1	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1981-1992	50	377.4	29	2266	1425	48	3/19	29.68	3.77	47.20	-	-	-
CL Cairns (ICC/NZ)	1993-2005	29	236.4	19	1420	1046	35	4/40	29.88	4.41	40.57	1	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1988	19	177.2	4	1064	782	26	4/37	30.07	4.40	40.92	1	-	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1983	28	-	13	1497	1102	36	3/27	30.61	4.41	41.58	-	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-2002	154	738.2	28	4430	3175	102	4/33	31.12	4.30	43.43	2	-	-
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2006-2015	31	257.5	13	1547	1226	39	5/22	31.43	4.75	39.66	-	1	-
TM Moody (AUS)	1990-1998	35	190.5	10	1145	789	25	3/56	31.56	4.13	45.80	-	-	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2012	24	192.2	8	1154	1054	33	4/24	31.93	5.48	34.96	2	-	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-1997	24	207.2	6	1244	959	30	3/41	31.96	4.62	41.46	-	-	-
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1997-2004	36	291.5	17	1751	1281	40	5/19	32.02	4.38	43.77	1	1	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2001	21	184.0	13	1104	805	25	3/32	32.20	4.37	44.16	-	-	-
NN Odhiambo (KENYA)	2006-2012	30	201.0	16	1206	1097	34	3/16	32.26	5.45	35.47	-	-	-
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1984-1993	35	273.1	11	1639	1139	35	3/27	32.54	4.16	46.82	-	-	-
GC Small (ENG)	1987-1992	20	181.3	15	1089	718	22	3/28	32.63	3.95	49.50	-	-	-
Shahid Afridi (ICC/PAK)	1996-2015	46	358.2	7	2150	1613	49	3/28	32.91	4.50	43.87	-	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1997-2002	27	199.5	2	1199	1022	31	5/24	32.96	5.11	38.67	-	1	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2001	53	337.2	11	2024	1352	41	3/22	32.97	4.00	49.36	-	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1998	20	168.0	8	1008	663	20	4/28	33.15	3.94	50.40	1	-	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2002-2015	68	393.0	16	2358	1895	57	4/36	33.24	4.82	41.36	2	-	-
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1997-2009	36	204.1	7	1225	1007	30	3/23	33.56	4.93	40.83	-	-	-
JR Hopes (AUS)	2006-2010	37	248.0	18	1488	1051	31	3/30	33.90	4.23	48.00	-	-	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1986-1992	35	322.5	35	1937	1227	36	5/53	34.08	3.80	53.80	-	1	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-1997	43	396.1	33	2377	1545	45	3/40	34.33	3.89	52.82	-	-	-
RA Harper (WI)	1984-1996	30	230.0	8	1380	958	27	4/46	35.48	4.16	51.11	1	-	-
JK Kamande (KENYA)	1999-2010	36	193.1	11	1159	900	25	3/32	36.00	4.65	46.36	-	-	-
A Symonds (AUS)	2000-2008	84	454.1	12	2725	2276	62	4/11	36.70	5.01	43.95	2	-	-
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL)	1995-2008	53	474.0	40	2844	2189	59	4/56	37.10	4.61	48.20	1	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1988-1993	30	256.4	17	1540	1123	30	3/21	37.43	4.37	51.33	-	-	-
WW Davis (WI)	1984-1985	20	184.4	16	1108	725	19	3/21	38.15	3.92	58.31	-	-	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1990-2004	31	227.1	3	1363	983	25	3/37	39.32	4.32	54.52	-	-	-
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2015	41	336.1	7	2017	1461	35	4/24	41.74	4.34	57.62	2	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1989	73	-	10	2707	2059	49	3/27	42.02	4.56	55.24	-	-	-
GJ Maxwell (AUS)	2013-2024	56	234.1	2	1405	1269	30	4/46	42.30	5.41	46.83	3	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1980-1985	30	245.5	21	1475	1025	24	4/16	42.70	4.16	61.45	1	-	-
AC Cummins (CAN/WI)	1991-2007	28	236.3	11	1419	1077	25	5/31	43.08	4.55	56.76	-	1	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1980-1986	37	187.2	7	1124	837	19	4/46	44.05	4.46	59.15	1	-	-
XJ Doherty (AUS)	2010-2015	29	216.3	6	1299	972	22	4/46	44.18	4.48	59.04	1	-	-
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2003-2015	107	180.1	-	1081	884	20	3/52	44.20	4.90	54.05	-	-	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1990	20	179.1	10	1075	815	18	4/37	45.27	4.54	59.72	1	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-2003	52	185.1	4	1111	920	20	4/30	46.00	4.96	55.55	1	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989-2008	57	276.3	5	1659	1408	26	4/39	54.15	5.09	63.80	1	-	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2020	27	228.1	1	1369	1222	17	2/23	71.88	5.35	80.52	-	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs South Africa at Mackay, South Africa in Australia 3rd ODI, Aug 24, 2025 [ODI # 4897]

South Africa vs Australia at Mackay, South Africa in Australia 2nd ODI, Aug 22, 2025 [ODI # 4896]

South Africa vs Australia at Cairns, South Africa in Australia 1st ODI, Aug 19, 2025 [ODI # 4895]