Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AJL Hill (ENG)	1896-1896	3	8.0	4	40	8	4	4/8	2.00	1.20	10.00	1	-	-
RM Poore (SA)	1896-1896	3	1.4	-	9	4	1	1/4	4.00	2.66	9.00	-	-	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1896-1896	3	104.0	38	520	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	-	4	2
TW Hayward (ENG)	1896-1896	3	9.0	4	45	28	2	1/0	14.00	3.73	22.50	-	-	-
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1896	2	85.3	24	428	180	12	5/64	15.00	2.52	35.66	1	1	-
EJ Tyler (ENG)	1896-1896	1	29.0	6	145	65	4	3/49	16.25	2.68	36.25	-	-	-
C Heseltine (ENG)	1896-1896	2	31.2	3	157	84	5	5/38	16.80	3.21	31.40	-	1	-
AW Seccull (SA)	1896-1896	1	12.0	2	60	37	2	2/37	18.50	3.70	30.00	-	-	-
HR Bromley-Davenport (ENG)	1896-1896	3	31.0	6	155	98	4	2/46	24.50	3.79	38.75	-	-	-
SMJ Woods (ENG)	1896-1896	3	39.0	8	195	129	5	3/28	25.80	3.96	39.00	-	-	-
JT Willoughby (SA)	1896-1896	2	55.0	12	275	159	6	2/37	26.50	3.46	45.83	-	-	-
GA Rowe (SA)	1896-1896	2	81.0	18	405	187	7	5/115	26.71	2.77	57.85	-	1	-
GK Glover (SA)	1896-1896	1	13.0	4	65	28	1	1/28	28.00	2.58	65.00	-	-	-
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1896	3	78.0	14	390	243	8	4/118	30.37	3.73	48.75	1	-	-
CFW Hime (SA)	1896-1896	1	11.0	4	55	31	1	1/20	31.00	3.38	55.00	-	-	-
WHB Frank (SA)	1896-1896	1	11.3	3	58	52	1	1/52	52.00	5.37	58.00	-	-	-
HR Butt (ENG)	1896-1896	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FJ Cook (SA)	1896-1896	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CG Fichardt (SA)	1896-1896	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CB Fry (ENG)	1896-1896	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RA Gleeson (SA)	1896-1896	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EA Halliwell (SA)	1896-1896	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lord Hawke (ENG)	1896-1896	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
F Hearne (SA)	1896-1896	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CL Johnson (SA)	1896-1896	1	28.0	12	140	57	-	-	-	2.44	-	-	-	-
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1896	1	14.0	3	70	71	-	-	-	6.08	-	-	-	-
AM Miller (ENG)	1896-1896	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sir TC O'Brien (ENG)	1896-1896	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AR Richards (SA)	1896-1896	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TW Routledge (SA)	1896-1896	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GH Shepstone (SA)	1896-1896	1	20.0	8	100	39	-	-	-	2.34	-	-	-	-
FW Smith (SA)	1896-1896	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CW Wright (ENG)	1896-1896	3	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]