Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Minor Counties vs other countries FC Bowling Records - Best Bowling Average in Career

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GE Gomez (WI)	1939-1950	2	-	2	18	2	1	1/2	2.00	0.66	18.00	-	-	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1953	1	7.0	2	42	13	5	5/13	2.60	1.85	8.40	-	1	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1953-1953	1	10.4	2	64	20	7	7/20	2.85	1.87	9.14	-	1	-
RJ Inverarity (AUS)	1972-1972	1	9.4	4	58	9	2	2/5	4.50	0.93	29.00	-	-	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1953-1953	1	11.0	6	66	20	3	3/20	6.66	1.81	22.00	-	-	-
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1953	1	14.0	5	84	30	4	4/25	7.50	2.14	21.00	1	-	-
AV Mankad (INDIA)	1971-1971	1	1.0	-	6	8	1	1/8	8.00	8.00	6.00	-	-	-
JR Hammond (AUS)	1972-1972	1	24.2	11	146	58	7	6/15	8.28	2.38	20.85	-	1	-
M Jahangir Khan (CambU)	1935-1935	1	32.0	12	192	51	6	6/51	8.50	1.59	32.00	-	1	-
AA Mallett (AUS)	1972-1972	1	22.0	11	132	38	4	4/13	9.50	1.72	33.00	1	-	-
Intikhab Alam (Pak)	1967-1967	1	45.0	9	270	119	12	8/61	9.91	2.64	22.50	1	1	1
LN Constantine (WI)	1939-1939	1	20.0	7	160	52	5	5/52	10.40	1.95	32.00	-	1	-
EAV Williams (WI)	1939-1939	1	14.0	3	112	33	3	3/33	11.00	1.76	37.33	-	-	-
Arif Butt (Pak)	1967-1967	1	8.0	4	48	11	1	1/11	11.00	1.37	48.00	-	-	-
GD Watson (AUS)	1972-1972	1	19.0	9	114	36	3	3/36	12.00	1.89	38.00	-	-	-
CH Lloyd (WI)	1973-1976	2	9.0	1	54	24	2	1/1	12.00	2.66	27.00	-	-	-
JWT Grimshaw (CambU)	1935-1935	1	52.2	28	314	61	5	3/39	12.20	1.16	62.80	-	-	-
PEW Jones (WI)	1950-1950	1	29.0	7	174	55	4	3/37	13.75	1.89	43.50	-	-	-
BS Chandrasekhar (INDIA)	1971-1971	1	34.0	5	204	69	5	3/39	13.80	2.02	40.80	-	-	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1973-1973	1	37.0	16	222	70	5	3/36	14.00	1.89	44.40	-	-	-
ML Jaisimha (INDIA)	1959-1959	1	13.0	1	78	29	2	1/7	14.50	2.23	39.00	-	-	-
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1950	1	61.0	19	366	146	9	7/33	16.22	2.39	40.66	-	1	-
RS Grant (WI)	1939-1939	1	10.2	1	82	34	2	2/34	17.00	2.48	41.00	-	-	-
CL King (WI)	1976-1976	1	12.0	6	72	17	1	1/17	17.00	1.41	72.00	-	-	-
A Kumble (INDIA)	1990-1990	1	34.0	7	204	103	6	6/49	17.16	3.02	34.00	-	1	-
VA Holder (WI)	1973-1976	2	74.0	16	444	199	11	5/35	18.09	2.68	40.36	-	1	-
BD Julien (WI)	1976-1976	1	25.0	7	150	80	4	4/58	20.00	3.20	37.50	1	-	-
Niaz Ahmed (Pak)	1967-1967	1	19.0	6	114	42	2	2/29	21.00	2.21	57.00	-	-	-
EA Barlow (OxUni)	1933-1933	1	56.0	19	336	134	6	6/75	22.33	2.39	56.00	-	1	-
CB Williams (WI)	1950-1950	1	31.1	7	187	98	4	3/65	24.50	3.14	46.75	-	-	-
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1972-1972	1	24.0	8	144	74	3	3/61	24.66	3.08	48.00	-	-	-
LR Pierre (WI)	1950-1950	1	22.0	6	132	50	2	1/19	25.00	2.27	66.00	-	-	-
DD Govindraj (INDIA)	1971-1971	1	16.0	4	96	57	2	1/14	28.50	3.56	48.00	-	-	-
JH Cameron (CambU/WI)	1935-1939	2	-	13	494	201	7	5/80	28.71	2.44	70.57	-	1	-
Asif Iqbal (Pak)	1967-1967	1	20.0	5	120	58	2	1/28	29.00	2.90	60.00	-	-	-
AL Padmore (WI)	1976-1976	1	33.2	10	200	97	3	3/97	32.33	2.91	66.66	-	-	-
VM Muddiah (INDIA)	1959-1959	1	42.0	10	252	130	4	2/56	32.50	3.09	63.00	-	-	-
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1976-1976	1	38.0	5	228	132	4	4/132	33.00	3.47	57.00	1	-	-
Saleem Altaf (Pak)	1967-1967	1	19.1	2	115	67	2	2/45	33.50	3.49	57.50	-	-	-
AR Legard (OxUni)	1933-1935	2	45.0	10	270	170	5	3/74	34.00	3.77	54.00	-	-	-
Surendranath (INDIA)	1959-1959	1	31.0	9	186	104	3	2/42	34.66	3.35	62.00	-	-	-
S Venkataraghavan (INDIA)	1971-1971	1	30.0	4	180	70	2	1/29	35.00	2.33	90.00	-	-	-
AG Kripal Singh (INDIA)	1959-1959	1	31.0	4	186	107	3	3/54	35.66	3.45	62.00	-	-	-
RJ Shastri (INDIA)	1990-1990	1	20.0	4	120	43	1	1/43	43.00	2.15	120.00	-	-	-
SK Sharma (INDIA)	1990-1990	1	30.0	8	180	90	2	1/43	45.00	3.00	90.00	-	-	-
DJ Colley (AUS)	1972-1972	1	13.0	4	78	45	1	1/27	45.00	3.46	78.00	-	-	-
JM Ghorpade (INDIA)	1959-1959	1	10.0	-	60	47	1	1/14	47.00	4.70	60.00	-	-	-
N Kapil Dev (INDIA)	1990-1990	1	30.0	15	180	47	1	1/27	47.00	1.56	180.00	-	-	-
ET Willett (WI)	1973-1973	1	29.0	6	174	103	2	2/72	51.50	3.55	87.00	-	-	-
ED Solkar (INDIA)	1971-1971	1	17.0	3	102	59	1	1/43	59.00	3.47	102.00	-	-	-
DCH Townsend (OxUni)	1933-1933	1	28.0	9	168	68	1	1/44	68.00	2.42	168.00	-	-	-
JA Darwall-Smith (OxUni)	1933-1933	1	34.0	11	204	76	1	1/24	76.00	2.23	204.00	-	-	-
GC Shillingford (WI)	1973-1973	1	27.0	7	162	78	1	1/33	78.00	2.88	162.00	-	-	-
SLV Raju (INDIA)	1990-1990	1	39.0	8	234	125	1	1/58	125.00	3.20	234.00	-	-	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

Leicestershire vs Derbyshire at Derby, County Championship Division Two 39th Match, Jul 22-25, 2025 [First-class]

Sussex vs Essex at Hove, County Championship Division One 48th Match, Jul 22-25, 2025 [First-class]