Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages Held in England for ODIs

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1984	19	192.4	24	1156	568	33	4/33	17.21	2.94	35.03	1	-	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1983	21	216.1	38	1297	692	36	4/27	19.22	3.20	36.02	2	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	17	180.0	21	1080	544	27	3/28	20.14	3.02	40.00	-	-	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2008	56	349.2	24	2096	1514	71	5/56	21.32	4.33	29.52	2	1	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	21	229.3	51	1377	714	33	5/25	21.63	3.11	41.72	-	1	-
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1980	24	235.1	36	1411	782	36	4/8	21.72	3.32	39.19	1	-	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	32	324.5	58	1949	1005	46	4/11	21.84	3.09	42.36	3	-	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	40	328.0	11	1968	1419	62	5/28	22.88	4.32	31.74	2	1	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1997-2001	18	168.2	16	1010	722	31	4/29	23.29	4.28	32.58	2	-	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2003-2008	32	272.4	21	1636	1256	52	5/33	24.15	4.60	31.46	2	1	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-2005	30	271.3	42	1629	1010	41	5/14	24.63	3.72	39.73	-	1	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2010	26	216.4	15	1300	1062	43	4/28	24.69	4.90	30.23	2	-	-
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2024	19	166.5	12	1001	833	33	3/27	25.24	4.99	30.33	-	-	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1983	17	181.5	18	1091	704	27	5/34	26.07	3.87	40.40	1	1	-
AD Mullally (ENG)	1996-2001	24	212.2	22	1274	812	31	4/37	26.19	3.82	41.09	1	-	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2014	88	714.5	55	4289	3470	131	4/18	26.48	4.85	32.74	6	-	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2006	76	668.2	59	4010	2945	108	5/44	27.26	4.40	37.12	4	1	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2024	25	227.1	10	1363	1312	48	5/26	27.33	5.77	28.39	3	2	-
DJ Willey (ENG)	2015-2023	42	313.0	20	1878	1783	65	5/30	27.43	5.69	28.89	3	1	-
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2012	25	215.0	17	1290	1128	41	5/41	27.51	5.24	31.46	-	2	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2012-2023	48	369.3	30	2217	1926	69	5/54	27.91	5.21	32.13	5	1	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2011-2022	22	171.0	5	1026	841	30	5/36	28.03	4.91	34.20	1	1	-
B Kumar (IND)	2013-2019	21	167.1	12	1003	786	28	3/43	28.07	4.70	35.82	-	-	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2001	19	166.4	5	1000	759	27	5/35	28.11	4.55	37.03	-	1	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1974-1983	16	169.0	26	1014	600	21	4/44	28.57	3.55	48.28	1	-	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2006-2019	29	249.2	16	1496	1412	49	4/34	28.81	5.66	30.53	3	-	-
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2006-2019	51	401.1	3	2407	2305	79	5/52	29.17	5.74	30.46	4	1	-
CC Lewis (ENG)	1990-1998	20	192.1	14	1153	893	30	4/40	29.76	4.64	38.43	1	-	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2006-2013	63	532.1	28	3193	2716	90	5/23	30.17	5.10	35.47	5	1	-
MA Ealham (ENG)	1996-2001	23	198.3	17	1191	768	25	3/44	30.72	3.86	47.64	-	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-2001	23	216.4	16	1300	877	28	4/40	31.32	4.04	46.42	1	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1990	17	180.0	26	1080	604	19	5/43	31.78	3.35	56.84	-	1	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1999-2010	30	215.2	10	1292	931	29	3/25	32.10	4.32	44.55	-	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1976-1992	47	473.5	55	2843	1824	56	4/45	32.57	3.84	50.76	2	-	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2012-2020	22	195.1	13	1171	1043	32	4/49	32.59	5.34	36.59	2	-	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-2004	22	193.4	24	1162	721	22	5/36	32.77	3.72	52.81	-	1	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2009-2025	79	668.5	8	4013	3774	112	5/27	33.69	5.64	35.83	5	1	-
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2016-2021	21	176.2	3	1058	1102	32	5/51	34.43	6.24	33.06	1	1	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2011-2017	29	237.5	12	1427	1259	36	4/35	34.97	5.29	39.63	2	-	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1982-1993	24	237.5	29	1427	977	27	4/42	36.18	4.10	52.85	1	-	-
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2001-2010	77	317.1	5	1903	1593	44	6/31	36.20	5.02	43.25	2	1	-
RS Bopara (ENG)	2007-2014	54	168.2	3	1010	812	22	4/38	36.90	4.82	45.90	1	-	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1988	17	173.0	17	1038	702	19	4/45	36.94	4.05	54.63	1	-	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2021	40	350.5	14	2105	1845	49	4/33	37.65	5.25	42.95	1	-	-
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2006-2013	48	387.0	14	2322	2163	53	4/34	40.81	5.58	43.81	1	-	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2011-2023	64	266.0	2	1596	1594	37	5/61	43.08	5.99	43.13	-	1	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1997	27	279.2	39	1676	1084	25	3/33	43.36	3.88	67.04	-	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2004	20	181.4	6	1090	797	18	2/29	44.27	4.38	60.55	-	-	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	58	413.1	6	2479	2229	49	4/46	45.48	5.39	50.59	2	-	-
AF Giles (ENG)	1997-2005	31	237.0	8	1422	1013	22	3/26	46.04	4.27	64.63	-	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Worcester, India Under-19s in England 5th Youth ODI, Jul 7, 2025 [Youth ODI # 1566]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Worcester, India Under-19s in England 4th Youth ODI, Jul 5, 2025 [Youth ODI # 1565]

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Northampton, India Under-19s in England 3rd Youth ODI, Jul 2, 2025 [Youth ODI # 1564]