Averages Bowling

Players

Bowling averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10	Ct	St
Aamer Sohail	1997-1998	7	4	66	2	40	0	-	-	3.63	-	0	0	3	0
HD Ackerman	1998-1998	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	1	0
JC Adams	1998-1998	4	5	90	7	19	1	1/0	19.00	1.26	90	0	0	2	0
PR Adams	1997-1998	6	9	960	38	435	11	3/36	39.54	2.71	87.2	0	0	5	0
Ali Hussain Rizvi	1997-1997	1	1	111	1	72	2	2/72	36.00	3.89	55.5	0	0	0	0
Ali Naqvi	1997-1998	5	1	12	0	11	0	-	-	5.50	-	0	0	1	0
GI Allott	1997-1997	2	3	437	10	261	2	1/60	130.50	3.58	218.5	0	0	0	0
CEL Ambrose	1997-1998	8	13	1499	68	567	31	5/25	18.29	2.26	48.3	2	0	2	0
SD Anurasiri	1998-1998	1	2	276	14	106	4	3/65	26.50	2.30	69	0	0	1	0
Arshad Khan	1997-1997	1	2	60	3	32	0	-	-	3.20	-	0	0	0	0
NJ Astle	1997-1998	7	9	605	30	263	4	2/86	65.75	2.60	151.2	0	0	6	0
MS Atapattu	1997-1998	7	3	18	0	12	0	-	-	4.00	-	0	0	2	0
MA Atherton	1998-1998	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	5	0
M Azharuddin	1997-1998	6	1	6	0	4	0	-	-	4.00	-	0	0	9	0
Azhar Mahmood	1997-1998	11	19	1804	75	774	24	4/53	32.25	2.57	75.1	0	0	6	0
AM Bacher	1997-1998	10	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	6	0
KCG Benjamin	1998-1998	2	4	378	14	166	3	3/68	55.33	2.63	126	0	0	0	0
MG Bevan	1998-1998	1	2	156	3	74	2	2/56	37.00	2.84	78	0	0	0	0
AJ Bichel	1998-1998	1	2	294	12	154	1	1/103	154.00	3.14	294	0	0	1	0
IR Bishop	1997-1998	6	7	708	17	387	7	3/76	55.28	3.27	101.1	0	0	1	0
GS Blewett	1997-1998	9	11	528	23	243	5	1/11	48.60	2.76	105.6	0	0	10	0
MV Boucher	1997-1998	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	30	1
MA Butcher	1998-1998	5	2	30	1	16	0	-	-	3.20	-	0	0	4	0
AR Caddick	1998-1998	5	7	720	31	388	13	5/67	29.84	3.23	55.3	1	0	2	0
CL Cairns	1997-1998	7	12	1642	71	808	33	5/50	24.48	2.95	49.7	1	0	0	0
ADR Campbell	1997-1998	8	1	12	0	13	0	-	-	6.50	-	0	0	12	0
SL Campbell	1997-1998	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
S Chanderpaul	1997-1998	9	4	102	3	69	1	1/34	69.00	4.05	102	0	0	4	0
RK Chauhan	1997-1998	5	8	1024	51	392	12	4/48	32.66	2.29	85.3	0	0	4	0
SH Cook	1997-1997	2	4	224	10	142	7	5/39	20.28	3.80	32	1	0	0	0
JP Crawley	1998-1998	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	1	0
RDB Croft	1998-1998	1	2	349	18	139	6	3/50	23.16	2.38	58.1	0	0	1	0
WJ Cronje	1997-1998	10	11	356	15	145	9	3/21	16.11	2.44	39.5	0	0	2	0
DJ Cullinan	1997-1998	7	1	6	0	2	0	-	-	2.00	-	0	0	5	0
AC Dale	1998-1998	1	2	168	7	92	3	3/71	30.66	3.28	56	0	0	0	0
HT Davis	1997-1997	1	2	198	3	102	5	3/57	20.40	3.09	39.6	0	0	1	0
KSC de Silva	1997-1997	1	1	168	5	81	1	1/81	81.00	2.89	168	0	0	0	0
PA de Silva	1997-1998	7	7	348	12	160	3	2/61	53.33	2.75	116	0	0	8	0
SKL de Silva	1997-1997	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	1	0
PS de Villiers	1998-1998	2	4	352	14	154	10	6/23	15.40	2.62	35.2	1	0	1	0
HDPK Dharmasena	1997-1997	2	3	568	23	266	8	5/57	33.25	2.80	71	1	0	3	0
M Dillon	1997-1997	1	1	178	4	111	5	5/111	22.20	3.74	35.6	1	0	0	0
AA Donald	1997-1998	9	16	1936	69	959	49	6/59	19.57	2.97	39.5	3	0	4	0
SB Doull	1997-1998	5	9	1084	46	457	19	4/35	24.05	2.52	57	0	0	1	0
R Dravid	1997-1998	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	8	0
MTG Elliott	1997-1998	6	2	12	1	4	0	-	-	2.00	-	0	0	4	0
Fazl-e-Akbar	1998-1998	1	2	78	4	32	3	2/16	10.66	2.46	26	0	0	1	0
SP Fleming	1997-1998	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	23	0
A Flower	1997-1998	8	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	21	1
GW Flower	1997-1998	8	3	84	3	32	0	-	-	2.28	-	0	0	4	0
ARC Fraser	1998-1998	6	9	1124	50	492	27	8/53	18.22	2.62	41.6	2	1	1	0
SC Ganguly	1997-1998	6	6	160	9	66	3	3/28	22.00	2.47	53.3	0	0	2	0
HH Gibbs	1998-1998	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
MW Goodwin	1998-1998	6	6	95	3	53	0	-	-	3.34	-	0	0	5	0
Harbhajan Singh	1998-1998	1	2	174	2	136	2	2/112	68.00	4.68	87	0	0	1	0
CZ Harris	1997-1997	3	6	372	19	139	1	1/41	139.00	2.24	372	0	0	6	0
Harvinder Singh	1998-1998	2	4	138	4	98	2	1/28	49.00	4.26	69	0	0	0	0
DW Headley	1998-1998	6	9	1029	29	546	19	4/77	28.73	3.18	54.1	0	0	4	0
IA Healy	1997-1998	9	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	21	3
RIC Holder	1997-1998	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
AJ Hollioake	1998-1998	2	1	30	0	12	0	-	-	2.40	-	0	0	0	0
CL Hooper	1997-1998	9	13	1559	79	540	17	5/80	31.76	2.07	91.7	1	0	9	0
MJ Horne	1997-1998	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	3	0
DL Houghton	1997-1997	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
AG Huckle	1997-1998	6	10	1400	46	769	22	6/109	34.95	3.29	63.6	2	1	2	0
AC Hudson	1998-1998	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	3	0
N Hussain	1998-1998	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
Ijaz Ahmed	1997-1998	10	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	8	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq	1997-1998	10	1	9	0	8	0	-	-	5.33	-	0	0	9	0
ST Jayasuriya	1997-1998	7	11	1092	42	440	15	4/53	29.33	2.41	72.8	0	0	3	0
JH Kallis	1997-1998	9	12	862	46	362	8	2/21	45.25	2.51	107.7	0	0	8	0
RS Kaluwitharana	1998-1998	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	9	4
MS Kasprowicz	1997-1998	8	15	1709	67	798	22	5/28	36.27	2.80	77.6	1	0	1	0
G Kirsten	1997-1998	11	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	10	0
L Klusener	1997-1998	6	10	936	34	496	15	4/67	33.06	3.17	62.4	0	0	2	0
NM Kulkarni	1997-1997	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
A Kumble	1997-1998	6	10	1878	97	695	29	6/98	23.96	2.22	64.7	2	0	5	0
A Kuruvilla	1997-1997	3	4	385	15	180	8	4/88	22.50	2.80	48.1	0	0	0	0
CB Lambert	1998-1998	2	1	6	0	1	0	-	-	1.00	-	0	0	3	0
BC Lara	1997-1998	9	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	16	0
VVS Laxman	1998-1998	2	2	12	0	2	0	-	-	1.00	-	0	0	4	0
DS Lehmann	1998-1998	1	1	42	1	27	1	1/27	27.00	3.85	42	0	0	2	0
RN Lewis	1997-1997	1	1	144	6	93	0	-	-	3.87	-	0	0	0	0
GFJ Liebenberg	1998-1998	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
SCG MacGill	1998-1998	1	2	216	8	134	5	3/22	26.80	3.72	43.2	0	0	1	0
GD McGrath	1997-1998	3	6	716	40	264	11	5/32	24.00	2.21	65	1	0	0	0
NAM McLean	1998-1998	4	6	468	15	203	5	2/46	40.60	2.60	93.6	0	0	1	0
BM McMillan	1997-1998	6	8	588	22	253	2	1/19	126.50	2.58	294	0	0	6	0
CD McMillan	1997-1998	5	3	132	5	63	1	1/43	63.00	2.86	132	0	0	3	0
TN Madondo	1998-1998	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
RS Mahanama	1997-1998	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	10	0
EZ Matambanadzo	1997-1997	1	2	102	4	66	0	-	-	3.88	-	0	0	0	0
M Mbangwa	1998-1998	5	8	924	63	336	13	3/56	25.84	2.18	71	0	0	1	0
Mohammad Ramzan	1997-1997	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	1	0
Mohammad Wasim	1997-1998	8	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	9	2
DS Mohanty	1997-1997	1	2	210	5	89	0	-	-	2.54	-	0	0	0	0
Moin Khan	1997-1998	11	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	12	2
NR Mongia	1997-1998	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	9	0
M Muralidaran	1997-1998	6	10	2415	119	973	36	7/94	27.02	2.41	67	3	1	3	0
JR Murray	1998-1998	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	3	0
Mushtaq Ahmed	1997-1998	10	16	2372	94	1117	43	6/78	25.97	2.82	55.1	3	1	7	0
DJ Nash	1998-1998	2	4	306	22	75	7	3/41	10.71	1.47	43.7	0	0	0	0
M Ntini	1998-1998	2	4	266	10	148	4	2/61	37.00	3.33	66.5	0	0	0	0
SB O'Connor	1997-1998	5	9	1147	40	624	18	4/52	34.66	3.26	63.7	0	0	3	0
AC Parore	1997-1998	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	16	1
BA Pocock	1997-1997	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	0
SM Pollock	1997-1998	11	18	2345	100	991	43	7/87	23.04	2.53	54.5	3	0	5	0
RT Ponting	1997-1998	9	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	7	0
BKV Prasad	1997-1997	1	2	156	9	53	1	1/30	53.00	2.03	156	0	0	1	0
MW Priest	1998-1998	1	2	90	0	55	0	-	-	3.66	-	0	0	0	0
KR Pushpakumara	1997-1998	6	11	1070	25	640	14	5/122	45.71	3.58	76.4	1	0	4	0
SLV Raju	1998-1998	3	6	792	32	302	7	3/31	43.14	2.28	113.1	0	0	1	0
D Ramnarine	1998-1998	2	4	546	37	148	9	4/29	16.44	1.62	60.6	0	0	2	0
MR Ramprakash	1998-1998	3	4	246	9	118	3	1/2	39.33	2.87	82	0	0	2	0
A Ranatunga	1997-1998	7	3	126	10	43	1	1/35	43.00	2.04	126	0	0	2	0
Rashid Latif	1998-1998	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	14	0
PR Reiffel	1997-1998	6	12	1110	57	403	13	3/14	31.00	2.17	85.3	0	0	1	0
GJ Rennie	1997-1998	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	7	0
JA Rennie	1997-1997	1	2	66	2	37	0	-	-	3.36	-	0	0	1	0
JN Rhodes	1997-1998	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
DJ Richardson	1997-1998	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	16	1
GR Robertson	1998-1998	3	5	670	13	413	12	4/72	34.41	3.69	55.8	0	0	1	0
FA Rose	1997-1998	3	5	402	14	193	4	3/92	48.25	2.88	100.5	0	0	0	0
RC Russell	1998-1998	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	12	1
Saeed Anwar	1997-1998	11	2	30	1	19	0	-	-	3.80	-	0	0	1	0
Saqlain Mushtaq	1997-1998	6	9	1253	44	572	20	5/54	28.60	2.73	62.6	2	0	1	0
BN Schultz	1997-1997	1	1	90	4	58	1	1/58	58.00	3.86	90	0	0	0	0
DG Sewell	1997-1997	1	2	138	3	90	0	-	-	3.91	-	0	0	0	0
Shahid Nazir	1997-1997	1	2	107	2	59	2	2/32	29.50	3.30	53.5	0	0	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar	1997-1998	5	10	902	24	475	12	5/43	39.58	3.15	75.1	1	0	2	0
NS Sidhu	1997-1998	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
KJ Silva	1997-1998	2	3	352	17	143	3	3/27	47.66	2.43	117.3	0	0	0	0
PV Simmons	1997-1997	1	1	12	0	9	0	-	-	4.50	-	0	0	0	0
MJ Slater	1998-1998	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
CM Spearman	1997-1997	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	1	0
J Srinath	1997-1998	5	8	913	29	478	17	4/92	28.11	3.14	53.7	0	0	4	0
AJ Stewart	1998-1998	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	6	0
BC Strang	1997-1998	4	8	857	53	319	8	3/29	39.87	2.23	107.1	0	0	3	0
PA Strang	1997-1998	7	11	1961	81	876	25	4/54	35.04	2.68	78.4	0	0	6	0
HH Streak	1997-1998	8	14	1650	69	784	25	4/84	31.36	2.85	66	0	0	2	0
PL Symcox	1997-1998	7	11	1324	49	593	16	4/69	37.06	2.68	82.7	0	0	5	0
MA Taylor	1997-1998	9	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	21	0
SR Tendulkar	1997-1998	6	3	92	3	47	1	1/41	47.00	3.06	92	0	0	4	0
GP Thorpe	1998-1998	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	9	0
HP Tillakaratne	1997-1998	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	5	0
PCR Tufnell	1998-1998	6	9	1277	67	438	7	2/43	62.57	2.05	182.4	0	0	1	0
RG Twose	1997-1997	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
WPUJC Vaas	1997-1998	6	9	1103	33	544	12	2/35	45.33	2.95	91.9	0	0	1	0
DL Vettori	1997-1998	7	13	1728	76	785	17	4/165	46.17	2.72	101.6	0	0	3	0
DP Viljoen	1998-1998	1	1	21	0	14	1	1/14	14.00	4.00	21	0	0	1	0
PA Wallace	1997-1998	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	3	0
CA Walsh	1997-1998	9	15	2175	81	870	36	5/78	24.16	2.40	60.4	2	0	5	0
Waqar Younis	1997-1998	9	17	1727	56	904	40	6/78	22.60	3.14	43.1	2	1	1	0
SK Warne	1997-1998	9	17	3149	124	1433	49	6/34	29.24	2.73	64.2	3	1	5	0
Wasim Akram	1997-1998	7	13	1458	64	652	30	4/42	21.73	2.68	48.6	0	0	2	0
ME Waugh	1997-1998	9	12	600	18	317	4	2/28	79.25	3.17	150	0	0	2	0
SR Waugh	1997-1998	8	9	348	17	142	6	3/20	23.66	2.44	58	0	0	7	0
AR Whittall	1998-1998	5	7	786	25	340	4	3/73	85.00	2.59	196.5	0	0	5	0
GJ Whittall	1997-1998	7	11	827	30	395	9	4/63	43.88	2.86	91.8	0	0	5	0
GP Wickramasinghe	1997-1998	3	6	563	21	238	7	3/75	34.00	2.53	80.4	0	0	1	0
D Williams	1997-1998	8	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	25	1
SC Williams	1997-1998	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	4	0
P Wilson	1998-1998	1	1	72	2	50	0	-	-	4.16	-	0	0	0	0
CB Wishart	1998-1998	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
BA Young	1997-1998	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	9	0
Mohammad Yousuf	1998-1998	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	4	0
DNT Zoysa	1998-1998	1	2	84	2	40	1	1/29	40.00	2.85	84	0	0	0	0

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]