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
DK Lillee (AUS)	1975-1983	44	-	62	2394	1386	76	4/12	18.23	3.47	31.50	4	-	-
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1988-1993	20	183.1	28	1099	584	32	5/21	18.25	3.18	34.34	1	1	-
J Garner (WI)	1979-1987	58	525.5	85	3155	1624	88	5/31	18.45	3.08	35.85	1	2	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1979-1982	25	218.0	19	1308	859	46	5/30	18.67	3.94	28.43	3	1	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1982	24	-	29	1262	713	38	5/22	18.76	3.38	33.21	-	1	-
CJ McKay (AUS)	2010-2014	31	257.1	21	1543	1175	62	5/28	18.95	4.56	24.88	3	2	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2002-2010	37	328.3	38	1971	1401	72	5/23	19.45	4.26	27.37	5	2	-
M Morkel (SA)	2009-2015	20	170.4	8	1024	853	42	5/21	20.30	4.99	24.38	-	2	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1997	53	470.0	70	2820	1543	75	5/17	20.57	3.28	37.60	-	3	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2014-2025	43	362.2	35	2174	1701	82	5/40	20.74	4.69	26.51	9	1	-
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC)	1993-2007	111	985.1	125	5911	3777	182	5/27	20.75	3.83	32.47	8	3	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2010-2024	58	477.1	28	2863	2330	112	6/28	20.80	4.88	25.56	7	4	-
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1983-1991	39	350.0	42	2100	1332	64	5/16	20.81	3.80	32.81	2	1	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2013-2022	64	590.4	55	3544	2852	133	7/34	21.44	4.82	26.64	6	5	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	83	-	128	4280	2378	110	5/26	21.61	3.33	38.90	1	4	-
J Srinath (IND)	1991-2003	45	386.2	35	2318	1615	74	4/23	21.82	4.18	31.32	4	-	-
C Pringle (NZ)	1990-1995	43	371.4	25	2230	1575	72	4/35	21.87	4.23	30.97	2	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	40	348.4	25	2092	1402	64	4/29	21.90	4.02	32.68	3	-	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	46	401.5	51	2411	1392	63	5/17	22.09	3.46	38.26	-	2	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	84	738.2	57	4430	2744	124	5/19	22.12	3.71	35.72	5	2	-
SP Davis (AUS)	1986-1988	29	252.1	35	1513	820	37	3/10	22.16	3.25	40.89	-	-	-
MA Holding (WI)	1979-1987	57	529.2	51	3176	1797	81	5/26	22.18	3.39	39.20	3	1	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1980-1989	77	692.2	116	4154	2360	106	5/34	22.26	3.40	39.18	3	1	-
D Gough (ENG/ICC)	1994-2005	27	233.0	17	1398	1066	46	5/44	23.17	4.57	30.39	2	1	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1998	49	412.4	59	2476	1463	63	4/13	23.22	3.54	39.30	4	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2012	107	933.0	59	5598	4374	188	5/22	23.26	4.68	29.77	6	5	-
M Ntini (ICC/SA)	1998-2009	21	185.2	12	1112	871	37	5/31	23.54	4.69	30.05	-	1	-
SK Warne (AUS/ICC)	1993-2005	96	890.5	51	5345	3671	152	5/33	24.15	4.12	35.16	5	1	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1997	26	234.1	15	1405	946	39	5/25	24.25	4.03	36.02	2	2	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1980-1994	55	487.2	64	2924	1699	70	4/30	24.27	3.48	41.77	2	-	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2005-2008	25	210.0	11	1260	973	40	4/54	24.32	4.63	31.50	2	-	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2014-2020	26	213.0	12	1278	1192	49	4/35	24.32	5.59	26.08	2	-	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1988-1996	66	552.1	43	3313	2393	97	5/46	24.67	4.33	34.15	1	1	-
S Lee (AUS)	1995-2000	30	198.0	9	1188	840	34	5/33	24.70	4.24	34.94	1	1	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1996	93	830.1	73	4981	3237	130	4/38	24.90	3.89	38.31	2	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1992	55	-	41	2739	1818	73	4/31	24.90	3.98	37.52	1	-	-
MR Whitney (AUS)	1983-1993	30	282.0	39	1692	969	38	4/34	25.50	3.43	44.52	2	-	-
M Prabhakar (IND)	1990-1995	25	204.1	20	1225	823	32	3/31	25.71	4.03	38.28	-	-	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2001	23	199.4	9	1198	803	31	5/29	25.90	4.02	38.64	1	1	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2002	49	397.1	32	2383	1713	66	6/30	25.95	4.31	36.10	2	1	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2025	46	411.1	29	2467	1913	73	5/31	26.20	4.65	33.79	1	1	-
NW Bracken (AUS)	2001-2009	58	473.5	45	2843	2181	83	5/47	26.27	4.60	34.25	2	1	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1979-1984	26	-	30	1357	793	30	4/23	26.43	3.50	45.23	1	-	-
PL Taylor (AUS)	1987-1992	67	547.1	28	3283	2207	83	4/38	26.59	4.03	39.55	1	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (ICC/PAK)	2000-2011	25	185.0	13	1110	933	35	5/19	26.65	5.04	31.71	-	2	-
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1985-1991	63	522.0	31	3132	2270	85	5/13	26.70	4.34	36.84	4	1	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1985	49	442.4	65	2656	1544	57	3/11	27.08	3.48	46.59	-	-	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1979-1985	51	-	41	2756	1821	67	4/33	27.17	3.96	41.13	4	-	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1980-1986	26	186.0	18	1116	791	29	4/35	27.27	4.25	38.48	2	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1981-1992	66	585.0	59	3510	2048	75	4/18	27.30	3.50	46.80	2	-	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	26	221.0	21	1326	1073	39	3/30	27.51	4.85	34.00	-	-	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2014-2024	30	265.4	17	1594	1405	51	4/24	27.54	5.28	31.25	2	-	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1988-2002	139	314.0	5	1884	1407	51	5/24	27.58	4.48	36.94	1	1	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1995	40	368.5	39	2213	1353	49	4/35	27.61	3.66	45.16	1	-	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2005-2015	68	545.5	37	3275	2711	98	4/22	27.66	4.96	33.41	3	-	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1971-1983	57	-	30	2576	1751	63	5/15	27.79	4.07	40.88	-	1	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2001	24	208.0	13	1248	946	34	4/41	27.82	4.54	36.70	1	-	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1980-1990	67	564.2	56	3386	2315	83	4/34	27.89	4.10	40.79	1	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1988	23	213.0	5	1278	950	34	4/37	27.94	4.46	37.58	2	-	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1988-1993	23	181.2	15	1088	758	27	4/44	28.07	4.18	40.29	1	-	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1994-2004	31	264.1	23	1585	1182	42	4/8	28.14	4.47	37.73	1	-	-
M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL)	1995-2010	60	546.2	21	3278	2394	85	5/30	28.16	4.38	38.56	1	1	-
JP Faulkner (AUS)	2013-2017	37	301.5	8	1811	1694	60	4/32	28.23	5.61	30.18	3	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1981-1989	38	261.2	12	1568	1078	38	5/28	28.36	4.12	41.26	-	1	-
SM Pollock (ICC/SA)	1997-2006	47	407.3	40	2445	1594	56	4/45	28.46	3.91	43.66	1	-	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2001-2010	41	352.3	32	2115	1668	58	4/24	28.75	4.73	36.46	1	-	-
A Zampa (AUS)	2016-2025	35	299.0	4	1794	1612	56	5/35	28.78	5.39	32.03	3	1	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1985-1992	28	235.5	14	1415	853	29	5/15	29.41	3.61	48.79	-	1	-
IS Sodhi (NZ)	2015-2023	23	171.3	3	1029	942	32	4/58	29.43	5.49	32.15	1	-	-
W Watson (NZ)	1988-1994	40	373.2	36	2240	1484	50	4/27	29.68	3.97	44.80	1	-	-
IJ Harvey (AUS)	1997-2004	35	267.1	15	1603	1189	40	4/16	29.72	4.45	40.07	2	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1974-1985	51	-	52	2609	1677	56	4/16	29.94	3.85	46.58	2	-	-
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1994	192	-	3	1532	1169	39	3/23	29.97	4.57	39.28	-	-	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2002-2015	35	297.4	29	1786	1531	51	5/34	30.01	5.14	35.01	2	1	-
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL)	1995-2008	62	550.2	48	3302	2492	83	5/39	30.02	4.52	39.78	3	1	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	32	301.3	26	1809	1235	41	3/23	30.12	4.09	44.12	-	-	-
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK)	2000-2011	33	238.1	12	1429	1151	38	5/48	30.28	4.83	37.60	2	1	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-1997	33	282.0	11	1692	1213	40	3/41	30.32	4.30	42.30	-	-	-
CL Cairns (ICC/NZ)	1991-2006	120	804.4	43	4828	3915	129	5/42	30.34	4.86	37.42	3	1	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2011-2022	27	237.0	8	1422	1308	43	6/45	30.41	5.51	33.06	1	1	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2005-2019	42	369.3	18	2217	2039	67	4/47	30.43	5.51	33.08	2	-	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2014-2018	21	186.2	10	1118	854	28	5/45	30.50	4.58	39.92	1	1	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1981-1992	57	439.4	32	2638	1663	54	3/19	30.79	3.78	48.85	-	-	-
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1986-1995	20	181.1	20	1087	710	23	3/12	30.86	3.91	47.26	-	-	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1983	31	-	17	1647	1179	38	3/27	31.02	4.29	43.34	-	-	-
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1984-1993	39	297.1	12	1783	1243	40	3/27	31.07	4.18	44.57	-	-	-
KD Mills (NZ)	2002-2015	78	648.4	62	3892	3171	102	4/35	31.08	4.88	38.15	3	-	-
GB Hogg (AUS)	2002-2008	52	416.5	9	2501	1970	63	5/32	31.26	4.72	39.69	-	1	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1990-2004	122	891.4	40	5350	3673	117	4/40	31.39	4.11	45.72	1	-	-
CD McMillan (NZ)	1997-2007	96	176.4	3	1060	985	31	3/20	31.77	5.57	34.19	-	-	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2012	24	192.2	8	1154	1054	33	4/24	31.93	5.48	34.96	2	-	-
A Kumble (Asia/IND)	1994-2005	27	234.3	8	1407	1059	33	5/33	32.09	4.51	42.63	2	1	-
L Klusener (SA)	1997-2004	33	244.0	5	1464	1222	38	5/24	32.15	5.00	38.52	-	1	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2002-2015	72	419.3	14	2517	2143	66	4/36	32.46	5.10	38.13	2	-	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	24	194.0	19	1164	845	26	3/30	32.50	4.35	44.76	-	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-2002	182	844.3	31	5067	3665	111	4/33	33.01	4.33	45.64	2	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1997	56	377.2	11	2264	1521	46	3/22	33.06	4.03	49.21	-	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-2000	51	461.2	36	2768	1854	56	3/40	33.10	4.01	49.42	-	-	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2012-2016	21	176.1	8	1057	1062	32	4/31	33.18	6.02	33.03	2	-	-
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1997-2004	37	300.5	16	1805	1329	40	5/19	33.22	4.41	45.12	1	1	-
TM Moody (AUS)	1990-1998	39	225.5	14	1355	935	28	3/56	33.39	4.14	48.39	-	-	-
AC Cummins (WI)	1991-1995	26	226.3	11	1359	903	27	5/31	33.44	3.98	50.33	1	1	-
LH Ferguson (NZ)	2016-2022	30	254.5	4	1529	1477	44	4/40	33.56	5.79	34.75	1	-	-
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2004-2016	44	346.5	17	2081	1746	52	5/22	33.57	5.03	40.01	-	1	-
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2015	170	1339.0	52	8034	5534	164	5/7	33.74	4.13	48.98	6	1	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1986-1992	40	368.5	37	2213	1425	42	5/53	33.92	3.86	52.69	-	1	-
MG Bevan (AUS)	1994-2004	103	173.2	2	1040	821	24	3/36	34.20	4.73	43.33	-	-	-
JDP Oram (NZ)	2001-2012	67	466.0	30	2796	2080	60	5/26	34.66	4.46	46.60	-	1	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2010	27	183.3	4	1101	1046	30	4/48	34.86	5.70	36.70	1	-	-
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2006-2009	22	172.2	15	1034	945	27	4/58	35.00	5.48	38.29	1	-	-
A Symonds (AUS)	2000-2008	96	504.5	14	3029	2581	73	4/11	35.35	5.11	41.49	2	-	-
JR Hopes (AUS)	2005-2010	43	294.0	19	1764	1273	36	3/30	35.36	4.32	49.00	-	-	-
RA Harper (WI)	1984-1996	30	230.0	8	1380	958	27	4/46	35.48	4.16	51.11	1	-	-
GR Larsen (NZ)	1990-1999	88	755.2	65	4532	2806	79	4/24	35.51	3.71	57.36	1	-	-
MJ Santner (NZ)	2015-2025	54	398.1	8	2389	1898	53	3/15	35.81	4.76	45.07	-	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1988-1995	43	372.1	26	2233	1612	45	3/21	35.82	4.33	49.62	-	-	-
GC Small (ENG)	1987-1992	23	203.3	17	1221	828	23	3/28	36.00	4.06	53.08	-	-	-
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1997-2012	45	239.5	6	1439	1238	34	3/23	36.41	5.16	42.32	-	-	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2015-2022	22	178.0	2	1068	838	23	3/36	36.43	4.70	46.43	-	-	-
JDS Neesham (NZ)	2013-2022	37	192.2	3	1154	1170	32	5/27	36.56	6.08	36.06	-	1	-
JS Patel (NZ)	2006-2017	25	189.5	2	1139	988	27	3/42	36.59	5.20	42.18	-	-	-
Shahid Afridi (ICC/PAK)	1996-2015	52	398.4	7	2392	1829	49	3/28	37.32	4.58	48.81	-	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1989	76	-	10	2875	2171	57	5/41	38.08	4.53	50.43	-	1	-
WW Davis (WI)	1984-1985	20	184.4	16	1108	725	19	3/21	38.15	3.92	58.31	-	-	-
TBA May (AUS)	1988-1995	22	208.2	10	1250	843	22	3/19	38.31	4.04	56.81	-	-	-
AF Milne (NZ)	2014-2023	26	190.0	2	1140	1078	28	3/49	38.50	5.67	40.71	-	-	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2013	56	367.0	17	2202	1903	49	3/17	38.83	5.18	44.93	-	-	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	1994-2002	37	258.4	11	1552	1217	31	3/29	39.25	4.70	50.06	-	-	-
SB Styris (NZ)	2000-2011	74	406.4	16	2440	2004	51	4/40	39.29	4.92	47.84	2	-	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2015	22	184.0	9	1104	1025	26	3/26	39.42	5.57	42.46	-	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1999	21	181.1	9	1087	713	18	4/28	39.61	3.93	60.38	1	-	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1991	26	234.2	12	1406	1036	26	4/37	39.84	4.42	54.07	1	-	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2022	87	744.1	40	4465	4240	106	7/33	40.00	5.69	42.12	2	3	-
NLTC Perera (SL)	2010-2019	33	208.1	2	1249	1363	34	5/46	40.08	6.54	36.73	1	1	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-2003	64	182.1	2	1093	900	21	4/30	42.85	4.94	52.04	1	-	-
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1992-1997	37	208.0	4	1248	866	20	2/26	43.30	4.16	62.40	-	-	-
GJ Maxwell (AUS)	2013-2024	62	245.1	2	1471	1347	31	4/46	43.45	5.49	47.45	3	-	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2012-2016	23	212.0	8	1272	1043	24	4/25	43.45	4.91	53.00	1	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1995-2007	106	374.1	10	2245	1807	41	3/4	44.07	4.82	54.75	-	-	-
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	118	191.1	-	1147	940	21	3/52	44.76	4.91	54.61	-	-	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1980-1987	62	322.2	13	1934	1385	30	4/46	46.16	4.29	64.46	1	-	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1992-1999	24	175.1	7	1051	821	17	3/48	48.29	4.68	61.82	-	-	-
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1985-1990	28	219.5	14	1319	984	20	2/3	49.20	4.47	65.95	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1985-1999	53	187.1	5	1123	897	18	3/41	49.83	4.79	62.38	-	-	-
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1997	45	293.0	19	1758	1165	22	2/14	52.95	3.97	79.90	-	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989-2008	74	315.5	5	1895	1551	28	4/39	55.39	4.91	67.67	1	-	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2004-2016	65	222.3	5	1335	1097	19	2/28	57.73	4.93	70.26	-	-	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2020	37	321.1	3	1927	1723	24	2/23	71.79	5.36	80.29	-	-	-
NL McCullum (NZ)	2010-2015	29	196.0	2	1176	920	12	2/21	76.66	4.69	98.00	-	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls