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	-	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2017-2023	25	203.4	21	1222	889	49	6/19	18.14	4.36	24.93	2	2	-
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2002	19	167.0	11	1002	684	36	4/17	19.00	4.09	27.83	2	-	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1983	21	216.1	38	1297	692	36	4/27	19.22	3.20	36.02	2	-	-
PW Hasaranga (SL)	2017-2025	38	278.3	19	1671	1387	71	7/19	19.53	4.98	23.53	4	1	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	24	252.0	53	1512	782	40	5/25	19.55	3.10	37.80	-	1	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	17	180.0	21	1080	544	27	3/28	20.14	3.02	40.00	-	-	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1986	24	204.3	32	1227	801	37	5/32	21.64	3.91	33.16	1	2	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2008	60	353.1	24	2119	1541	71	5/56	21.70	4.36	29.84	2	1	-
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1980	24	235.1	36	1411	782	36	4/8	21.72	3.32	39.19	1	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2002	24	198.2	15	1190	957	44	7/36	21.75	4.82	27.04	1	2	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	34	342.5	60	2057	1063	48	4/11	22.14	3.10	42.85	3	-	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2011	46	349.5	22	2099	1616	70	6/27	23.08	4.61	29.98	1	1	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2005	42	372.2	53	2234	1450	62	5/14	23.38	3.89	36.03	-	2	-
A Dananjaya (SL)	2012-2024	25	211.1	2	1267	1126	48	6/29	23.45	5.33	26.39	2	2	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2002	29	256.4	22	1540	1105	47	4/29	23.51	4.30	32.76	2	-	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2007-2013	45	377.0	16	2262	1636	69	5/28	23.71	4.33	32.78	3	1	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2003-2008	32	272.4	21	1636	1256	52	5/33	24.15	4.60	31.46	2	1	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2015	44	356.1	20	2137	1725	71	4/10	24.29	4.84	30.09	3	-	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2012	27	220.1	10	1321	1051	43	5/61	24.44	4.77	30.72	-	1	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2002	37	327.1	31	1963	1233	50	4/19	24.66	3.76	39.26	3	-	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2023	21	182.1	6	1093	917	37	5/51	24.78	5.03	29.54	3	1	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2011	119	1074.1	64	6445	4167	168	5/23	24.80	3.87	38.36	3	3	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2013	37	277.1	23	1663	1017	41	5/30	24.80	3.66	40.56	1	1	-
JDP Oram (NZ)	2001-2012	25	199.5	21	1199	796	32	5/36	24.87	3.98	37.46	-	1	-
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2024	19	166.5	12	1001	833	33	3/27	25.24	4.99	30.33	-	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2010	43	392.2	16	2354	1541	61	5/56	25.26	3.92	38.59	1	1	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2001	22	186.1	6	1117	835	33	5/35	25.30	4.48	33.84	-	2	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2011	42	358.5	28	2153	1625	64	4/28	25.39	4.52	33.64	2	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2012	37	304.5	22	1829	1550	61	5/41	25.40	5.08	29.98	2	2	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2024	30	276.0	12	1656	1530	60	5/26	25.50	5.54	27.60	3	2	-
KD Mills (NZ)	2001-2013	35	249.2	20	1496	1203	46	4/30	26.15	4.82	32.52	2	-	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2024	22	193.1	7	1159	864	33	6/25	26.18	4.47	35.12	1	2	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2016	24	186.4	11	1120	949	36	6/42	26.36	5.08	31.11	1	1	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	1994-2007	71	515.0	10	3090	2320	88	5/61	26.36	4.50	35.11	4	1	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2013	21	172.0	8	1032	799	30	6/31	26.63	4.64	34.40	-	1	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2023	28	214.2	17	1286	1227	46	4/38	26.67	5.72	27.95	2	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1975-1984	17	168.0	24	1008	645	24	5/28	26.87	3.83	42.00	-	1	-
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2019	24	206.1	15	1237	999	37	5/30	27.00	4.84	33.43	1	1	-
AD Mullally (ENG)	1996-2001	27	238.2	24	1430	923	34	4/37	27.14	3.87	42.05	1	-	-
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2008	22	167.0	13	1002	816	30	4/45	27.20	4.88	33.40	1	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	32	254.3	25	1527	1090	40	4/15	27.25	4.28	38.17	2	-	-
A Nehra (IND)	2001-2010	38	310.0	13	1860	1420	52	6/59	27.30	4.58	35.76	2	1	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2014	94	761.5	58	4571	3688	135	4/18	27.31	4.84	33.85	6	-	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1996-2003	32	257.2	19	1544	1176	43	4/21	27.34	4.56	35.90	1	-	-
DJ Willey (ENG)	2015-2023	42	313.0	20	1878	1783	65	5/30	27.43	5.69	28.89	3	1	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2012-2023	59	446.3	31	2679	2388	87	6/47	27.44	5.34	30.79	5	2	-
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2016	43	321.1	28	1927	1461	53	5/42	27.56	4.54	36.35	1	1	-
RS Kalpage (SL)	1992-1998	33	258.0	9	1548	1077	39	4/36	27.61	4.17	39.69	2	-	-
M Theekshana (SL)	2021-2025	34	262.0	11	1572	1160	42	4/31	27.61	4.42	37.42	3	-	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2006	79	695.2	61	4172	3051	110	5/44	27.73	4.38	37.92	4	1	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1997-2014	57	366.0	15	2196	1639	59	5/11	27.77	4.47	37.22	1	3	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1983	19	199.5	18	1199	759	27	5/34	28.11	3.79	44.40	1	1	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2019	121	935.1	54	5611	5000	176	6/38	28.40	5.34	31.88	5	4	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1974-1983	16	169.0	26	1014	600	21	4/44	28.57	3.55	48.28	1	-	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2006-2013	68	577.5	28	3467	2928	101	5/23	28.99	5.06	34.32	5	1	-
NLTC Perera (SL)	2010-2020	76	409.5	16	2459	2292	79	6/44	29.01	5.59	31.12	3	2	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1999-2011	61	417.2	25	2504	1784	61	3/25	29.24	4.27	41.04	-	-	-
JC Tredwell (ENG)	2010-2014	28	204.2	10	1226	1025	35	3/19	29.28	5.01	35.02	-	-	-
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2006-2019	52	406.1	3	2437	2349	80	5/52	29.36	5.78	30.46	4	1	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2008	95	733.0	80	4398	3009	102	8/19	29.50	4.10	43.11	1	1	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2012-2022	26	227.0	16	1362	1185	40	4/35	29.62	5.22	34.05	3	-	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2009-2023	37	265.1	8	1591	1279	43	5/36	29.74	4.82	37.00	1	1	-
B Kumar (IND)	2013-2021	27	220.5	14	1325	1072	36	5/42	29.77	4.85	36.80	-	1	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2011	150	895.1	20	5371	4093	137	6/29	29.87	4.57	39.20	5	2	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1994-1999	31	242.4	12	1456	1150	38	5/27	30.26	4.73	38.31	1	1	-
CC Lewis (ENG)	1990-1998	22	208.1	15	1249	946	31	4/40	30.51	4.54	40.29	1	-	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-2004	35	306.5	34	1841	1162	38	5/36	30.57	3.78	48.44	-	1	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2004-2014	42	299.3	9	1797	1346	44	3/25	30.59	4.49	40.84	-	-	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2001	20	166.4	14	1000	706	23	3/26	30.69	4.23	43.47	-	-	-
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)	2017-2025	23	190.2	4	1142	1201	39	5/59	30.79	6.30	29.28	1	2	-
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2011-2019	35	232.4	5	1396	1327	42	4/30	31.59	5.70	33.23	1	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1976-1992	49	491.5	59	2951	1898	60	4/45	31.63	3.85	49.18	2	-	-
YS Chahal (IND)	2017-2022	20	185.5	2	1115	984	31	4/47	31.74	5.29	35.96	2	-	-
MA Ealham (ENG)	1996-2001	24	205.2	18	1232	794	25	3/44	31.76	3.86	49.28	-	-	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1992-2002	45	315.0	19	1890	1367	43	3/20	31.79	4.33	43.95	-	-	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1999-2005	37	286.3	31	1719	1307	41	5/26	31.87	4.56	41.92	1	1	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2017	22	181.1	9	1087	870	27	3/39	32.22	4.80	40.25	-	-	-
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2012	50	438.0	39	2628	2096	65	4/21	32.24	4.78	40.43	2	-	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-2007	24	181.3	8	1089	1065	33	4/53	32.27	5.86	33.00	2	-	-
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2023	130	489.4	23	2938	2232	69	6/20	32.34	4.55	42.57	1	1	-
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2003-2017	75	535.2	48	3212	2567	79	4/34	32.49	4.79	40.65	3	-	-
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2001-2017	64	193.0	2	1158	978	30	3/31	32.60	5.06	38.60	-	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1994	27	241.0	33	1446	860	26	5/43	33.07	3.56	55.61	-	1	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2009-2025	84	695.5	8	4175	3913	118	5/27	33.16	5.62	35.38	6	1	-
PVD Chameera (SL)	2015-2025	30	199.2	6	1196	1129	34	4/63	33.20	5.66	35.17	1	-	-
K Rabada (SA)	2017-2021	22	188.0	10	1128	963	29	4/39	33.20	5.12	38.89	2	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2014	41	222.0	14	1332	1085	32	3/20	33.90	4.88	41.62	-	-	-
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2016-2021	21	176.2	3	1058	1102	32	5/51	34.43	6.24	33.06	1	1	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2002-2015	41	217.2	5	1304	1068	31	3/36	34.45	4.91	42.06	-	-	-
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2000-2019	56	253.1	8	1519	1073	31	4/19	34.61	4.23	49.00	1	-	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1994-2004	58	479.3	18	2877	2046	59	3/40	34.67	4.26	48.76	-	-	-
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2001-2010	83	348.1	6	2089	1734	49	6/31	35.38	4.98	42.63	2	1	-
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2019	56	287.3	11	1725	1257	35	4/41	35.91	4.37	49.28	1	-	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2002-2016	145	491.1	11	2947	2341	65	4/4	36.01	4.76	45.33	3	-	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2011-2017	34	275.3	14	1653	1478	41	4/35	36.04	5.36	40.31	2	-	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1982-1993	24	237.5	29	1427	977	27	4/42	36.18	4.10	52.85	1	-	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2019	49	170.2	3	1022	800	22	3/50	36.36	4.69	46.45	-	-	-
N Pradeep (SL)	2012-2022	30	225.5	8	1355	1316	36	4/31	36.55	5.82	37.63	1	-	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1988	17	173.0	17	1038	702	19	4/45	36.94	4.05	54.63	1	-	-
HH Pandya (IND)	2017-2023	32	219.1	8	1315	1226	33	4/24	37.15	5.59	39.84	1	-	-
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2012	51	220.3	5	1323	1068	28	4/6	38.14	4.84	47.25	1	-	-
A Symonds (AUS)	1999-2005	27	172.1	10	1033	733	19	5/18	38.57	4.25	54.36	-	1	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2021	41	358.5	14	2153	1900	49	4/33	38.77	5.29	43.93	1	-	-
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2011-2019	21	167.1	3	1003	1025	26	4/65	39.42	6.13	38.57	1	-	-
J Srinath (IND)	1993-2002	24	199.5	22	1199	875	22	3/37	39.77	4.37	54.50	-	-	-
DM de Silva (SL)	2016-2023	49	238.0	-	1428	1122	28	3/32	40.07	4.71	51.00	-	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1998-2004	26	199.2	7	1196	964	24	3/21	40.16	4.83	49.83	-	-	-
RS Bopara (ENG)	2007-2014	66	200.2	5	1202	967	24	4/38	40.29	4.82	50.08	1	-	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1992-2004	34	219.0	12	1314	979	24	3/23	40.79	4.47	54.75	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1999	83	267.5	11	1607	1199	29	3/23	41.34	4.47	55.41	-	-	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1999-2003	23	177.5	6	1067	831	20	3/24	41.55	4.67	53.35	-	-	-
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2006-2013	49	395.0	15	2370	2203	53	4/34	41.56	5.57	44.71	1	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2005	55	466.4	19	2800	2108	50	4/33	42.16	4.51	56.00	1	-	-
DS de Silva (SL)	1975-1984	21	191.0	14	1146	815	19	3/29	42.89	4.26	60.31	-	-	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1997	28	282.2	39	1694	1109	25	3/33	44.36	3.92	67.76	-	-	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	70	504.1	6	3025	2713	58	4/46	46.77	5.38	52.15	2	-	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2011-2023	72	287.0	2	1722	1761	37	5/61	47.59	6.13	46.54	-	1	-
AF Giles (ENG)	1997-2005	34	246.0	8	1476	1065	22	3/26	48.40	4.32	67.09	-	-	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2007	67	185.1	4	1111	909	18	3/27	50.50	4.90	61.72	-	-	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2023	29	242.0	5	1452	1287	25	5/29	51.48	5.31	58.08	-	1	-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2017-2025	23	181.0	2	1086	905	17	2/43	53.23	5.00	63.88	-	-	-
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	1999-2005	22	173.2	7	1040	817	15	2/21	54.46	4.71	69.33	-	-	-
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2005-2019	28	221.4	11	1330	1225	21	3/31	58.33	5.52	63.33	-	-	-
GJ Maxwell (AUS)	2013-2025	36	174.0	4	1044	953	16	2/15	59.56	5.47	65.25	-	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Chelmsford, India Under-19s in England 2nd Youth test, Jul 20-23, 2025 [Youth Test # 305]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]

South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]