Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1902	2	49.3	8	297	176	15	7/34	11.73	3.55	19.80	1	1	-
WP Howell (AUS)	1902-1902	2	64.0	16	384	174	14	5/81	12.42	2.71	27.42	1	1	-
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1902-1902	3	132.4	23	796	448	25	6/92	17.92	3.37	31.84	-	4	1
G Thornton (SA)	1902-1902	1	4.0	-	24	20	1	1/20	20.00	5.00	24.00	-	-	-
AJY Hopkins (AUS)	1902-1902	3	24.0	2	144	115	5	3/59	23.00	4.79	28.80	-	-	-
E Jones (AUS)	1902-1902	1	28.0	8	168	100	4	3/78	25.00	3.57	42.00	-	-	-
MA Noble (AUS)	1902-1902	3	44.0	8	264	165	6	3/75	27.50	3.75	44.00	-	-	-
VT Trumper (AUS)	1902-1902	3	33.0	2	198	175	6	3/60	29.16	5.30	33.00	-	-	-
JJ Kotze (SA)	1902-1902	2	56.5	6	341	200	6	3/64	33.33	3.51	56.83	-	-	-
AW Nourse (SA)	1902-1902	3	14.0	2	84	47	1	1/19	47.00	3.35	84.00	-	-	-
HM Taberer (SA)	1902-1902	1	10.0	2	60	48	1	1/25	48.00	4.80	60.00	-	-	-
JH Sinclair (SA)	1902-1902	3	87.0	3	522	469	9	4/129	52.11	5.39	58.00	1	-	-
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1902	3	22.0	5	132	128	2	2/24	64.00	5.81	66.00	-	-	-
J Middleton (SA)	1902-1902	2	26.0	4	156	71	1	1/27	71.00	2.73	156.00	-	-	-
GA Rowe (SA)	1902-1902	1	16.0	2	96	83	1	1/55	83.00	5.18	96.00	-	-	-
JH Anderson (SA)	1902-1902	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J Darling (AUS)	1902-1902	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RA Duff (AUS)	1902-1902	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SE Gregory (AUS)	1902-1902	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EA Halliwell (SA)	1902-1902	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CMH Hathorn (SA)	1902-1902	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
C Hill (AUS)	1902-1902	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JJ Kelly (AUS)	1902-1902	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WA Shalders (SA)	1902-1902	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CJE Smith (SA)	1902-1902	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LJ Tancred (SA)	1902-1902	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
H Trumble (AUS)	1902-1902	1	34.0	4	204	127	-	-	-	3.73	-	-	-	-
PS Twentyman-Jones (SA)	1902-1902	1	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]