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
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	73	646.3	101	3879	2005	115	5/31	17.43	3.10	33.73	2	2	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1979-1982	22	195.0	18	1170	772	43	5/30	17.95	3.95	27.20	3	1	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1975-1983	41	-	56	2214	1292	69	4/12	18.72	3.50	32.08	4	-	-
CJ McKay (AUS)	2010-2014	35	290.3	25	1743	1331	67	5/28	19.86	4.58	26.01	3	2	-
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC)	1993-2007	118	1032.0	124	6192	3995	197	5/27	20.27	3.87	31.43	8	3	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1983	31	-	35	1610	934	46	5/22	20.30	3.48	35.00	-	1	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2010-2025	66	534.2	31	3206	2584	124	6/43	20.83	4.83	25.85	7	4	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2002-2007	27	233.5	25	1403	990	47	5/25	21.06	4.23	29.85	4	1	-
SP Davis (AUS)	1986-1988	25	214.1	29	1285	692	32	3/10	21.62	3.23	40.15	-	-	-
SP Narine (WI)	2012-2016	39	361.4	21	2170	1389	62	6/27	22.40	3.84	35.00	3	2	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	99	875.3	111	5253	3007	134	5/17	22.44	3.43	39.20	5	3	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	37	327.4	24	1966	1350	60	4/29	22.50	4.12	32.76	4	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1980-1992	50	434.2	65	2606	1454	64	4/30	22.71	3.34	40.71	2	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1980-1988	54	468.4	73	2812	1653	72	5/34	22.95	3.52	39.05	3	1	-
NW Bracken (AUS)	2001-2009	67	533.5	52	3203	2327	101	5/47	23.03	4.35	31.71	4	1	-
MA Holding (WI)	1979-1987	70	627.4	62	3766	2146	93	5/26	23.07	3.41	40.49	3	1	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1996	96	846.1	70	5077	3301	143	4/34	23.08	3.90	35.50	3	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1980-1988	53	445.4	77	2674	1484	64	5/26	23.18	3.32	41.78	-	2	-
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1983-1991	37	335.0	39	2010	1329	57	5/16	23.31	3.96	35.26	2	1	-
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK)	2000-2005	27	224.1	15	1345	1057	45	5/48	23.48	4.71	29.88	4	1	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1981-1988	31	215.2	11	1292	871	37	5/28	23.54	4.04	34.91	-	1	-
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2012	111	977.2	66	5864	4623	195	5/22	23.70	4.73	30.07	6	5	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2000	20	174.0	8	1044	688	29	5/29	23.72	3.95	36.00	1	1	-
SW Tait (AUS)	2007-2011	23	184.5	5	1109	974	41	4/39	23.75	5.26	27.04	1	-	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2025	53	449.3	42	2697	1969	82	5/31	24.01	4.38	32.89	1	2	-
M Ntini (ICC/SA)	1998-2009	30	266.2	20	1598	1163	48	5/31	24.22	4.36	33.29	1	1	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	2000-2007	21	185.3	13	1113	824	34	6/42	24.23	4.44	32.73	-	1	-
S Lee (AUS)	1995-2000	32	216.2	8	1298	948	39	5/33	24.30	4.38	33.28	1	1	-
SK Warne (AUS/ICC)	1993-2005	96	894.0	56	5364	3755	153	5/33	24.54	4.20	35.05	5	1	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1997	46	386.0	26	2316	1654	67	5/25	24.68	4.28	34.56	5	2	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1979-1983	20	-	22	1032	594	24	4/23	24.75	3.45	43.00	1	-	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1988-2002	135	340.1	5	2041	1518	60	5/24	25.30	4.46	34.01	1	1	-
AJ Hall (SA)	2000-2007	22	177.1	7	1063	837	33	5/18	25.36	4.72	32.21	1	1	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	20	167.0	13	1002	813	32	3/35	25.40	4.86	31.31	-	-	-
G Motie (WI)	2022-2025	22	194.1	6	1165	848	33	4/23	25.69	4.36	35.30	2	-	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1980-1986	24	170.0	14	1020	727	28	4/35	25.96	4.27	36.42	2	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	76	677.5	58	4067	2626	101	5/21	26.00	3.87	40.26	4	1	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	64	503.1	35	3019	2395	91	5/29	26.31	4.75	33.17	2	1	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2005-2008	23	191.0	10	1146	869	33	4/54	26.33	4.54	34.72	1	-	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2007-2015	44	370.0	23	2220	1923	73	4/47	26.34	5.19	30.41	3	-	-
R Rampaul (WI)	2004-2014	39	307.1	15	1843	1530	58	4/29	26.37	4.98	31.77	5	-	-
M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL)	1995-2010	56	510.4	17	3064	2296	87	4/19	26.39	4.49	35.21	3	-	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	41	356.5	40	2141	1300	49	3/25	26.53	3.64	43.69	-	-	-
A Zampa (AUS)	2016-2025	42	356.5	7	2141	1914	72	5/35	26.58	5.36	29.73	4	1	-
PL Taylor (AUS)	1987-1992	66	532.5	25	3197	2184	82	4/38	26.63	4.09	38.98	1	-	-
IDR Bradshaw (WI)	2004-2007	31	256.0	14	1536	1154	43	3/15	26.83	4.50	35.72	-	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1981-1992	82	708.0	71	4248	2579	96	4/18	26.86	3.64	44.25	5	-	-
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2001	63	167.0	8	1002	780	29	5/37	26.89	4.67	34.55	-	1	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1980-1988	38	320.3	24	1923	1429	53	3/23	26.96	4.45	36.28	-	-	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1995	34	306.5	32	1841	1135	42	4/35	27.02	3.69	43.83	1	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1992	51	-	38	2612	1757	65	4/31	27.03	4.03	40.18	1	-	-
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1985-1991	58	485.0	27	2910	2112	78	4/19	27.07	4.35	37.30	4	-	-
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	-
MR Whitney (AUS)	1983-1993	35	324.0	41	1944	1149	42	4/34	27.35	3.54	46.28	2	-	-
GB Hogg (AUS)	2002-2008	60	488.5	20	2933	2166	79	5/32	27.41	4.43	37.12	2	1	-
D Gough (ENG/ICC)	1994-2005	22	180.5	16	1085	857	31	5/44	27.64	4.73	35.00	1	1	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2016	24	172.5	4	1037	946	34	4/38	27.82	5.47	30.50	3	-	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1993	23	191.3	14	1149	835	30	3/37	27.83	4.36	38.30	-	-	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1994-2004	24	211.1	20	1267	948	34	4/8	27.88	4.48	37.26	1	-	-
J Srinath (IND)	1991-2000	23	194.1	14	1165	865	31	4/30	27.90	4.45	37.58	2	-	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1999	49	404.2	50	2426	1520	54	4/13	28.14	3.75	44.92	2	-	-
Shahid Afridi (ICC/PAK)	1996-2015	58	430.4	14	2584	1923	68	7/12	28.27	4.46	38.00	1	1	-
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2014	103	717.4	29	4306	3829	135	6/43	28.36	5.33	31.89	4	1	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1998	22	202.1	27	1213	742	26	4/22	28.53	3.67	46.65	1	-	-
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2003-2009	30	235.3	16	1413	1115	39	5/19	28.58	4.73	36.23	2	1	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1985	53	479.4	71	2878	1692	59	3/11	28.67	3.52	48.77	-	-	-
IJ Harvey (AUS)	1997-2004	37	278.4	16	1672	1274	44	4/16	28.95	4.57	38.00	2	-	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2002-2015	42	350.5	30	2105	1709	59	4/18	28.96	4.87	35.67	2	-	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2001	29	250.4	18	1504	1105	38	3/32	29.07	4.40	39.57	-	-	-
JP Faulkner (AUS)	2013-2017	38	299.5	8	1799	1658	57	4/32	29.08	5.52	31.56	3	-	-
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2002-2010	22	176.4	5	1060	993	34	5/39	29.20	5.62	31.17	-	2	-
CL Cairns (ICC/NZ)	1993-2005	32	252.2	18	1514	1141	39	4/40	29.25	4.52	38.82	1	-	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1979-1985	54	-	41	2892	1961	67	4/33	29.26	4.06	43.16	4	-	-
AS Joseph (WI)	2017-2024	42	350.4	14	2104	1916	65	4/32	29.47	5.46	32.36	3	-	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1983	30	-	14	1599	1189	40	4/67	29.72	4.46	39.97	1	-	-
SM Pollock (ICC/SA)	1997-2007	56	497.0	58	2982	1856	62	3/23	29.93	3.73	48.09	-	-	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	21	171.0	14	1026	752	25	3/30	30.08	4.39	41.04	-	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1977-1992	56	425.4	32	2554	1723	57	3/19	30.22	4.04	44.80	-	-	-
GC Small (ENG)	1987-1992	26	228.5	20	1373	907	30	3/28	30.23	3.96	45.76	-	-	-
PV Simmons (WI)	1988-1999	64	327.1	25	1963	1427	47	4/3	30.36	4.36	41.76	2	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	34	321.5	29	1931	1310	43	3/23	30.46	4.07	44.90	-	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1988	25	234.2	19	1406	977	32	4/37	30.53	4.16	43.93	1	-	-
KA Pollard (WI)	2007-2022	74	243.1	4	1459	1314	43	3/27	30.55	5.40	33.93	-	-	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-2000	33	290.2	11	1742	1253	41	4/22	30.56	4.31	42.48	1	-	-
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1994	186	-	4	1490	1135	37	3/23	30.67	4.57	40.27	-	-	-
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2006-2015	39	308.4	18	1852	1444	47	5/22	30.72	4.67	39.40	-	1	-
RA Harper (WI)	1984-1996	54	430.3	20	2583	1754	57	4/40	30.77	4.07	45.31	2	-	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2019	43	359.1	31	2155	1786	58	5/44	30.79	4.97	37.15	2	1	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2012-2017	28	225.4	12	1354	1309	42	4/31	31.16	5.80	32.23	2	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-2002	170	805.2	30	4832	3489	111	4/33	31.43	4.33	43.53	2	-	-
M Dillon (WI)	1998-2005	38	311.3	22	1869	1542	49	5/52	31.46	4.95	38.14	1	1	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2012	28	224.2	11	1346	1233	39	4/24	31.61	5.49	34.51	2	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1983-1992	35	288.5	17	1733	1112	35	5/15	31.77	3.84	49.51	-	1	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2016	36	291.1	17	1747	1438	45	4/24	31.95	4.93	38.82	1	-	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2002-2015	81	474.0	21	2844	2304	71	4/36	32.45	4.86	40.05	2	-	-
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1997-2004	39	319.5	18	1919	1454	44	5/19	33.04	4.54	43.61	1	1	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2002-2007	23	175.2	13	1052	895	27	3/17	33.14	5.10	38.96	-	-	-
WW Davis (WI)	1983-1985	27	237.0	23	1422	933	28	3/7	33.32	3.93	50.78	-	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2002	43	355.2	30	2132	1533	46	4/39	33.32	4.31	46.34	2	-	-
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL)	1995-2008	64	552.4	62	3316	2439	73	4/56	33.41	4.41	45.42	1	-	-
MR Marsh (AUS)	2014-2025	41	173.2	4	1040	873	26	5/33	33.57	5.03	40.00	-	1	-
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1984-1993	36	283.1	12	1699	1181	35	3/27	33.74	4.17	48.54	-	-	-
AC Cummins (CAN/WI)	1991-2007	34	296.1	16	1777	1256	37	5/31	33.94	4.24	48.02	-	1	-
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2003-2018	25	222.2	18	1334	1026	30	4/37	34.20	4.61	44.46	2	-	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2017	26	226.0	10	1356	1065	31	4/25	34.35	4.71	43.74	1	-	-
NAM McLean (WI)	1996-2001	25	192.0	13	1152	860	25	3/21	34.40	4.47	46.08	-	-	-
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1997-2010	56	312.1	10	1873	1446	42	4/22	34.42	4.63	44.59	1	-	-
CE Cuffy (WI)	1997-2002	23	201.4	22	1210	864	25	4/24	34.56	4.28	48.40	1	-	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2011-2022	23	197.2	5	1184	1141	33	6/45	34.57	5.78	35.87	2	1	-
L Klusener (SA)	1997-2002	25	188.0	3	1128	969	28	5/24	34.60	5.15	40.28	-	1	-
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1986-1995	33	284.3	22	1707	1215	35	3/27	34.71	4.27	48.77	-	-	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1986-1992	39	348.5	37	2093	1365	39	5/53	35.00	3.91	53.66	-	1	-
JR Hopes (AUS)	2006-2010	42	274.0	21	1644	1170	33	3/30	35.45	4.27	49.81	-	-	-
A Symonds (AUS)	2000-2008	102	510.3	13	3063	2593	73	4/11	35.52	5.07	41.95	2	-	-
JO Holder (WI)	2013-2022	61	464.3	30	2787	2500	69	5/27	36.23	5.38	40.39	1	1	-
TM Moody (AUS)	1990-1999	40	222.5	12	1337	950	26	3/56	36.53	4.26	51.42	-	-	-
CH Gayle (ICC/WI)	2000-2019	140	576.1	14	3457	2759	75	5/46	36.78	4.78	46.09	1	1	-
XJ Doherty (AUS)	2010-2015	34	261.5	11	1571	1214	33	4/46	36.78	4.63	47.60	2	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-1999	93	819.4	64	4918	3386	91	3/30	37.20	4.13	54.04	-	-	-
NO Miller (WI)	2008-2015	25	197.3	8	1185	910	24	4/43	37.91	4.60	49.37	1	-	-
R Shepherd (WI)	2020-2025	27	175.5	11	1055	949	25	3/37	37.96	5.39	42.20	-	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1988-1993	31	262.4	18	1576	1141	30	3/21	38.03	4.34	52.53	-	-	-
AR Nurse (WI)	2017-2019	22	174.3	3	1047	840	22	4/62	38.18	4.81	47.59	1	-	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1990-2004	38	283.1	9	1699	1222	32	3/37	38.18	4.31	53.09	-	-	-
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2019	27	221.0	5	1326	1071	28	3/37	38.25	4.84	47.35	-	-	-
CD Collymore (WI)	2001-2007	40	315.2	20	1892	1400	36	3/14	38.88	4.43	52.55	-	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2002	107	759.4	23	4558	3202	82	3/22	39.04	4.21	55.58	-	-	-
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2015	55	453.5	9	2723	2035	52	4/23	39.13	4.48	52.36	3	-	-
GJ Maxwell (AUS)	2013-2024	61	241.1	3	1447	1297	33	4/46	39.30	5.37	43.84	3	-	-
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2003-2015	127	225.1	1	1351	1111	28	3/26	39.67	4.93	48.25	-	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1991	106	-	18	3553	2649	66	4/42	40.13	4.47	53.83	1	-	-
MN Samuels (WI)	2001-2016	91	453.0	12	2718	2139	53	3/25	40.35	4.72	51.28	-	-	-
DBL Powell (WI)	2003-2009	21	183.0	13	1098	857	21	3/38	40.80	4.68	52.28	-	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2002-2011	27	208.2	11	1250	894	21	3/32	42.57	4.29	59.52	-	-	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2018	24	198.0	7	1188	909	21	2/12	43.28	4.59	56.57	-	-	-
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1984-1990	28	233.0	16	1398	913	21	2/10	43.47	3.91	66.57	-	-	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1980-1986	42	214.2	8	1286	982	22	4/46	44.63	4.58	58.45	1	-	-
DJG Sammy (WI)	2008-2015	71	513.5	30	3083	2243	50	4/26	44.86	4.36	61.66	1	-	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1990	20	179.1	10	1075	815	18	4/37	45.27	4.54	59.72	1	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1980-1985	35	279.5	22	1679	1249	27	4/16	46.25	4.46	62.18	1	-	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2003-2015	59	173.3	7	1041	818	17	2/22	48.11	4.71	61.23	-	-	-
P Utseya (ZIM)	2006-2013	19	174.4	13	1048	725	15	3/35	48.33	4.15	69.86	-	-	-
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2005-2017	26	184.0	8	1104	779	16	2/23	48.68	4.23	69.00	-	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-2003	50	178.1	3	1069	878	18	4/30	48.77	4.92	59.38	1	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989-2008	67	326.5	3	1961	1657	32	5/58	51.78	5.06	61.28	1	1	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2009-2023	42	323.0	7	1938	1669	30	4/23	55.63	5.16	64.60	1	-	-
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2016	24	203.0	9	1218	923	15	2/23	61.53	4.54	81.20	-	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs India at Sydney, India in Australia 3rd ODI, Oct 25, 2025 [ODI # 4915]

India vs Australia at Adelaide, India in Australia 2nd ODI, Oct 23, 2025 [ODI # 4913]

India vs Australia at Perth, India in Australia 1st ODI, Oct 19, 2025 [ODI # 4911]