Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RWV Robins (ENG)	1929-1929	1	43.0	9	258	79	5	3/32	15.80	1.83	51.60	-	-	-
F Barratt (ENG)	1929-1929	1	30.0	11	180	38	2	1/8	19.00	1.26	90.00	-	-	-
H Larwood (ENG)	1929-1929	3	102.4	34	616	186	8	5/57	23.25	1.81	77.00	-	1	-
AP Freeman (ENG)	1929-1929	3	188.1	47	1129	547	22	7/71	24.86	2.90	51.31	-	3	2
EW Clark (ENG)	1929-1929	1	36.0	8	216	79	3	3/79	26.33	2.19	72.00	-	-	-
FE Woolley (ENG)	1929-1929	3	53.1	15	319	133	5	3/35	26.60	2.50	63.80	-	-	-
G Geary (ENG)	1929-1929	2	108.3	46	651	189	7	3/121	27.00	1.74	93.00	-	-	-
AL Ochse (SA)	1929-1929	2	97.1	9	583	317	10	4/79	31.70	3.26	58.30	2	-	-
DPB Morkel (SA)	1929-1929	5	173.0	41	1038	458	14	4/93	32.71	2.64	74.14	1	-	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1929-1929	3	162.0	43	972	333	10	3/65	33.30	2.05	97.20	-	-	-
NA Quinn (SA)	1929-1929	4	164.2	27	986	441	13	6/92	33.92	2.68	75.84	-	1	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1929-1929	4	169.0	25	1014	475	13	5/105	36.53	2.81	78.00	-	1	-
JC White (ENG)	1929-1929	3	129.0	52	774	187	5	3/40	37.40	1.44	154.80	-	-	-
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1929-1929	2	22.0	5	132	75	2	1/13	37.50	3.40	66.00	-	-	-
PGH Fender (ENG)	1929-1929	1	47.4	13	286	119	3	2/64	39.66	2.49	95.33	-	-	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1929-1929	3	97.0	12	582	342	8	6/99	42.75	3.52	72.75	-	1	-
JAJ Christy (SA)	1929-1929	2	14.0	3	84	50	1	1/15	50.00	3.57	84.00	-	-	-
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1929	5	31.4	4	190	118	2	1/21	59.00	3.72	95.00	-	-	-
Q McMillan (SA)	1929-1929	2	58.0	8	348	182	3	3/78	60.66	3.13	116.00	-	-	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1929-1929	4	48.0	17	288	95	1	1/19	95.00	1.97	288.00	-	-	-
LEG Ames (ENG)	1929-1929	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EH Bowley (ENG)	1929-1929	2	4.0	1	24	7	-	-	-	1.75	-	-	-	-
HB Cameron (SA)	1929-1929	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AW Carr (ENG)	1929-1929	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RH Catterall (SA)	1929-1929	5	3.0	-	18	18	-	-	-	6.00	-	-	-	-
EL Dalton (SA)	1929-1929	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HG Deane (SA)	1929-1929	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
G Duckworth (ENG)	1929-1929	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KS Duleepsinhji (ENG)	1929-1929	1	1.0	-	6	7	-	-	-	7.00	-	-	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	1929-1929	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EH Hendren (ENG)	1929-1929	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1929-1929	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ET Killick (ENG)	1929-1929	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
M Leyland (ENG)	1929-1929	5	17.0	6	102	53	-	-	-	3.11	-	-	-	-
J O'Connor (ENG)	1929-1929	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HGO Owen-Smith (SA)	1929-1929	5	26.0	-	156	113	-	-	-	4.34	-	-	-	-
IJ Siedle (SA)	1929-1929	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1929-1929	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HW Taylor (SA)	1929-1929	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EA van der Merwe (SA)	1929-1929	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]