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	-	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2003	44	371.5	17	2231	1930	93	7/36	20.75	5.19	23.98	5	3	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2008	61	398.0	33	2388	1654	78	5/56	21.20	4.15	30.61	2	1	-
SM Pollock (Afr/SA)	1996-2008	152	1328.3	178	7971	4701	219	6/35	21.46	3.53	36.39	9	5	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	21	229.3	51	1377	714	33	5/25	21.63	3.11	41.72	-	1	-
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2025	24	210.0	17	1260	1042	48	6/40	21.70	4.96	26.25	2	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	-	-
R Telemachus (SA)	1998-2006	22	192.4	15	1156	927	42	4/43	22.07	4.81	27.52	1	-	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2017-2022	25	215.2	16	1292	953	43	6/19	22.16	4.42	30.04	1	1	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2013	20	175.1	4	1051	781	34	4/58	22.97	4.45	30.91	1	-	-
C White (ENG)	1996-2003	23	182.0	13	1092	759	33	3/33	23.00	4.17	33.09	-	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2005	57	500.1	78	3001	1827	78	7/15	23.42	3.65	38.47	-	2	-
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2009	90	758.0	74	4548	3374	142	6/22	23.76	4.45	32.02	4	2	-
Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/PAK)	1999-2010	36	303.1	21	1819	1505	63	4/28	23.88	4.96	28.87	3	-	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	24	220.0	32	1320	771	32	4/19	24.09	3.50	41.25	2	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-2003	47	430.2	27	2582	1711	71	5/16	24.09	3.97	36.36	2	2	-
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2012	51	434.1	34	2605	2222	92	5/41	24.15	5.11	28.31	3	3	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1988-1999	19	186.2	29	1118	537	22	4/16	24.40	2.88	50.81	1	-	-
R McLaren (SA)	2009-2013	25	174.5	8	1049	909	37	4/19	24.56	5.19	28.35	3	-	-
KD Mills (NZ)	2003-2013	29	249.0	21	1494	1136	46	5/25	24.69	4.56	32.47	2	1	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2003	77	673.5	60	4043	2842	115	4/17	24.71	4.21	35.15	5	-	-
AJ Hall (SA)	1999-2007	42	262.0	18	1572	1138	46	4/23	24.73	4.34	34.17	2	-	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2006	94	844.3	75	5067	3589	144	5/44	24.92	4.24	35.18	6	1	-
Z Khan (Asia/IND)	2002-2011	35	301.5	21	1811	1457	58	4/42	25.12	4.82	31.22	1	-	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2000-2013	47	359.0	11	2154	1589	63	5/28	25.22	4.42	34.19	2	1	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2003-2008	34	292.4	21	1756	1376	54	5/33	25.48	4.70	32.51	2	1	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2002	38	344.3	24	2067	1531	60	4/29	25.51	4.44	34.45	3	-	-
A Nehra (Asia/IND)	2002-2011	28	211.3	18	1269	945	37	6/23	25.54	4.46	34.29	2	1	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1997	30	266.2	31	1598	1048	41	4/10	25.56	3.93	38.97	2	-	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2014	100	827.1	63	4963	3996	156	5/23	25.61	4.83	31.81	8	1	-
DW Steyn (Afr/SA)	2005-2019	66	546.1	34	3277	2613	101	6/39	25.87	4.78	32.44	3	1	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2013-2019	54	460.4	15	2764	2184	84	6/24	26.00	4.74	32.90	3	1	-
AD Mullally (ENG)	1996-2001	26	231.2	26	1388	858	33	4/37	26.00	3.70	42.06	1	-	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1983	17	181.5	18	1091	704	27	5/34	26.07	3.87	40.40	1	1	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2019-2024	22	184.4	8	1108	1112	42	6/35	26.47	6.02	26.38	3	1	-
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2019	23	190.1	14	1141	907	34	5/30	26.67	4.76	33.55	-	1	-
LL Tsotsobe (SA)	2009-2013	38	294.2	21	1766	1465	54	4/22	27.12	4.97	32.70	4	-	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2003	27	229.2	9	1376	1033	38	5/35	27.18	4.50	36.21	1	1	-
M Muralidaran (Asia/SL)	1994-2009	40	365.1	19	2191	1471	54	5/23	27.24	4.02	40.57	-	2	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2006	49	421.3	34	2529	1894	69	6/25	27.44	4.49	36.65	1	1	-
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2018	52	405.2	19	2432	1981	72	4/10	27.51	4.88	33.77	4	-	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2006-2013	28	226.5	9	1361	1106	40	4/34	27.65	4.87	34.02	1	-	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2009-2023	43	320.0	14	1920	1744	63	5/48	27.68	5.45	30.47	3	2	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2024	27	246.4	10	1480	1424	51	5/26	27.92	5.77	29.01	3	2	-
YS Chahal (IND)	2018-2022	23	207.0	1	1242	1103	39	5/22	28.28	5.32	31.84	3	1	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1974-1983	16	169.0	26	1014	600	21	4/44	28.57	3.55	48.28	1	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2005	35	294.5	25	1769	1343	47	4/15	28.57	4.55	37.63	2	-	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2006-2016	70	596.1	30	3577	3061	107	5/23	28.60	5.13	33.42	7	1	-
MA Ealham (ENG)	1996-2001	29	248.1	21	1489	950	33	5/15	28.78	3.82	45.12	-	1	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	40	310.3	15	1863	1789	62	6/58	28.85	5.76	30.04	3	1	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1992-2001	22	205.5	15	1235	925	32	3/27	28.90	4.49	38.59	-	-	-
DJ Willey (ENG)	2015-2023	46	336.0	22	2016	1924	66	5/30	29.15	5.72	30.54	3	1	-
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	-	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2006-2019	42	360.0	18	2160	2035	68	5/54	29.92	5.65	31.76	3	1	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	2003-2013	35	267.2	15	1604	1018	34	5/30	29.94	3.80	47.17	-	1	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1999	24	223.0	29	1338	750	25	3/31	30.00	3.36	53.52	-	-	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2025	27	216.5	9	1301	1082	36	4/22	30.05	4.99	36.13	2	-	-
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2003	40	354.2	30	2126	1473	49	4/30	30.06	4.15	43.38	2	-	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2012-2023	54	409.4	32	2458	2168	72	5/54	30.11	5.29	34.13	5	1	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1992-1996	33	300.1	37	1801	1025	34	4/27	30.14	3.41	52.97	2	-	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	62	546.0	35	3276	2814	93	5/39	30.25	5.15	35.22	3	1	-
M Dillon (WI)	1999-2004	21	177.5	17	1067	708	23	5/29	30.78	3.98	46.39	1	1	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-2001	20	181.1	16	1087	833	27	5/27	30.85	4.59	40.25	-	1	-
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2001-2010	34	268.0	16	1608	1288	41	4/21	31.41	4.80	39.21	1	-	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	87	477.4	17	2866	2081	66	5/32	31.53	4.35	43.42	-	1	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2011-2022	25	195.0	5	1170	980	31	5/36	31.61	5.02	37.74	1	1	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2020	27	238.1	15	1429	1297	41	4/49	31.63	5.44	34.85	2	-	-
HH Streak (Afr/ZIM)	1997-2005	36	297.1	18	1783	1329	42	4/21	31.64	4.47	42.45	1	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	86	619.4	27	3718	2884	91	5/25	31.69	4.65	40.85	1	2	-
JH Kallis (Afr/SA)	1996-2013	169	905.2	44	5432	4476	140	5/41	31.97	4.94	38.80	1	1	-
A Zampa (AUS)	2016-2024	26	222.1	7	1333	1343	42	4/48	31.97	6.04	31.73	2	-	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	43	325.3	25	1953	1615	50	4/13	32.30	4.96	39.06	1	-	-
TM Odoyo (Afr/KENYA)	1999-2009	25	181.2	8	1088	937	29	4/28	32.31	5.16	37.51	1	-	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2009-2025	92	770.5	9	4625	4346	134	5/27	32.43	5.63	34.51	5	1	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1976-1992	47	473.5	55	2843	1824	56	4/45	32.57	3.84	50.76	2	-	-
AL Phehlukwayo (SA)	2016-2024	62	399.1	15	2395	2256	69	4/22	32.69	5.65	34.71	3	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2011	33	299.2	19	1796	1243	38	4/46	32.71	4.15	47.26	1	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1992	24	242.0	39	1452	793	24	5/43	33.04	3.27	60.50	-	1	-
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2002-2010	23	173.0	2	1038	798	24	4/29	33.25	4.61	43.25	1	-	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1994-2002	24	168.5	8	1013	772	23	3/20	33.56	4.57	44.04	-	-	-
CH Morris (SA)	2013-2019	29	222.1	10	1333	1203	35	4/31	34.37	5.41	38.08	1	-	-
J Botha (SA)	2007-2011	34	272.5	9	1637	1173	34	4/19	34.50	4.29	48.14	1	-	-
N Boje (Afr/SA)	1996-2005	59	364.2	12	2186	1713	49	5/21	34.95	4.70	44.61	-	1	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2011-2017	29	237.5	12	1427	1259	36	4/35	34.97	5.29	39.63	2	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2003	29	184.4	3	1108	876	25	4/52	35.04	4.74	44.32	1	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1992-1995	20	176.1	13	1057	746	21	3/25	35.52	4.23	50.33	-	-	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1982-1993	24	237.5	29	1427	977	27	4/42	36.18	4.10	52.85	1	-	-
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2016-2021	25	210.2	5	1262	1284	35	5/51	36.68	6.10	36.05	1	1	-
RS Bopara (ENG)	2007-2014	56	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	-	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2019	55	189.4	5	1138	929	25	3/50	37.16	4.89	45.52	-	-	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2002-2015	45	263.0	5	1578	1315	35	3/36	37.57	5.00	45.08	-	-	-
A Kumble (Asia/IND)	1990-2006	49	446.4	17	2680	1807	48	4/32	37.64	4.04	55.83	1	-	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2021	40	350.5	14	2105	1845	49	4/33	37.65	5.25	42.95	1	-	-
Shahid Afridi (Asia/PAK)	1998-2013	53	334.4	8	2008	1621	43	5/11	37.69	4.84	46.69	-	1	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1998-2007	29	213.0	7	1278	992	26	3/24	38.15	4.65	49.15	-	-	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	1999-2007	25	202.0	11	1212	1146	30	4/27	38.20	5.67	40.40	2	-	-
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2001-2010	96	417.1	5	2503	2092	53	6/31	39.47	5.01	47.22	2	1	-
B Kumar (IND)	2013-2022	29	227.1	14	1363	1186	30	3/43	39.53	5.22	45.43	-	-	-
T Shamsi (SA)	2016-2024	36	277.3	5	1665	1582	40	4/61	39.55	5.70	41.62	1	-	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2022	22	185.1	7	1111	963	24	3/39	40.12	5.20	46.29	-	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2006-2019	105	264.3	4	1587	1413	35	4/16	40.37	5.34	45.34	1	-	-
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK)	1998-2010	55	331.3	12	1989	1583	39	3/25	40.58	4.77	51.00	-	-	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2012	25	173.3	3	1041	1074	26	3/47	41.30	6.19	40.03	-	-	-
JA Morkel (SA)	2005-2012	31	181.4	7	1090	994	24	3/20	41.41	5.47	45.41	-	-	-
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2006-2013	52	423.0	16	2538	2336	56	4/34	41.71	5.52	45.32	1	-	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1993-1999	20	188.0	11	1128	796	19	3/55	41.89	4.23	59.36	-	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1994-2011	57	322.4	5	1936	1676	40	3/30	41.90	5.19	48.40	-	-	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1997	31	312.2	39	1874	1236	29	3/33	42.62	3.95	64.62	-	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1994-1999	24	193.0	7	1158	902	21	2/31	42.95	4.67	55.14	-	-	-
AF Giles (ENG)	1997-2005	40	310.0	8	1860	1333	31	3/18	43.00	4.30	60.00	-	-	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2011-2023	69	303.2	2	1820	1812	41	5/61	44.19	5.97	44.39	-	1	-
SB Styris (NZ)	2000-2008	34	174.4	3	1048	841	19	2/12	44.26	4.81	55.15	-	-	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1996	22	187.5	3	1127	808	18	4/32	44.88	4.30	62.61	1	-	-
HH Pandya (IND)	2017-2022	26	201.3	5	1209	1126	25	4/24	45.04	5.58	48.36	1	-	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2002-2013	42	289.4	7	1738	1422	31	3/37	45.87	4.90	56.06	-	-	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	67	480.1	8	2881	2618	56	4/46	46.75	5.45	51.44	2	-	-
Shadab Khan (PAK)	2017-2021	21	174.0	2	1044	983	21	3/50	46.80	5.64	49.71	-	-	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2023	25	217.0	3	1302	1164	22	5/29	52.90	5.36	59.18	-	1	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1994-2004	32	218.2	9	1310	1012	19	2/39	53.26	4.63	68.94	-	-	-
Imad Wasim (PAK)	2016-2019	24	170.4	1	1024	851	15	3/53	56.73	4.98	68.26	-	-	-
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2019	46	232.3	2	1395	1170	19	3/31	61.57	5.03	73.42	-	-	-
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2009-2017	24	187.5	8	1127	1040	16	3/15	65.00	5.53	70.43	-	-	-
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2003-2019	28	225.5	8	1355	1268	15	3/31	84.53	5.61	90.33	-	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs South Africa at Southampton, South Africa in England 3rd ODI, Sep 7, 2025 [ODI # 4906]

South Africa vs England at Lord's, South Africa in England 2nd ODI, Sep 4, 2025 [ODI # 4904]

England vs South Africa at Leeds, South Africa in England 1st ODI, Sep 2, 2025 [ODI # 4902]