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Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
TS Nahapiet (BENG)	1936-1936	1	2.3	0	15	4	1	1/0	4.00	1.60	15.00	0	0	0
GD Qureshi (HYD)	1937-1937	2	4.0	0	24	4	1	1/4	4.00	1.00	24.00	0	0	0
Firasat Hussain (UP)	1937-1937	2	47.3	17	285	74	17	8/15	4.35	1.55	16.76	0	2	1
EG Hans (GUJ)	1936-1936	1	35.0	8	210	61	10	7/41	6.10	1.74	21.00	0	1	1
Idrees Baig (DELHI)	1937-1937	1	25.0	5	150	56	9	5/27	6.22	2.24	16.66	1	1	0
Musa Khan (DELHI)	1937-1937	1	21.4	3	130	47	6	4/27	7.83	2.16	21.66	1	0	0
PD Dutt (BENG)	1936-1936	1	30.0	7	180	72	9	5/33	8.00	2.40	20.00	1	1	0
CT Sarwate (CP-BR)	1936-1936	1	22.2	3	134	48	6	5/33	8.00	2.14	22.33	0	1	0
Barkat Ali (SPnjb)	1937-1937	1	10.0	1	60	26	3	2/9	8.66	2.60	20.00	0	0	0
L Amarnath (SPnjb)	1937-1937	1	42.1	9	253	92	10	7/37	9.20	2.18	25.30	0	1	1
MJ Gopalan (MADRS)	1936-1937	2	55.0	17	330	111	12	5/15	9.25	2.01	27.50	1	1	0
Keshav Lal (NAW)	1936-1936	1	17.0	2	102	37	4	2/12	9.25	2.17	25.50	0	0	0
Narayan Raju (UP)	1937-1937	1	6.0	1	36	19	2	2/8	9.50	3.16	18.00	0	0	0
J Das Gupta (BIHAR)	1936-1936	1	30.0	7	180	67	7	6/18	9.57	2.23	25.71	0	1	0
ND Marshall (NAW)	1937-1937	3	7.0	1	42	21	2	2/21	10.50	3.00	21.00	0	0	0
S Ishtiaq Ali (C-IND)	1936-1937	2	4.0	0	24	23	2	2/12	11.50	5.75	12.00	0	0	0
PE Palia (UP)	1937-1937	2	51.1	9	307	140	12	4/26	11.66	2.73	25.58	3	0	0
TH Tulpule (MAHA)	1937-1937	1	5.0	2	30	12	1	1/12	12.00	2.40	30.00	0	0	0
G Parthasarathi (MADRS)	1936-1937	2	46.1	7	277	109	9	4/37	12.11	2.36	30.77	1	0	0
Hyder Ali (HYD)	1937-1937	2	99.4	41	598	173	14	5/35	12.35	1.73	42.71	1	1	0
SR Mehta (HYD)	1936-1937	3	54.3	11	327	150	12	5/31	12.50	2.75	27.25	0	1	0
BV Ramakrishnappa (MYS)	1936-1936	1	3.0	0	18	25	2	1/7	12.50	8.33	9.00	0	0	0
AG Ram Singh (MADRS)	1936-1937	2	65.1	16	391	182	14	6/81	13.00	2.79	27.92	1	1	1
KB Murad (RAJPT)	1936-1936	1	16.0	1	96	52	4	3/20	13.00	3.25	24.00	0	0	0
Asadullah Qureshi (HYD)	1936-1937	3	60.4	9	364	217	16	6/51	13.56	3.57	22.75	0	2	0
Vajubha (HYD)	1936-1937	3	43.0	10	258	96	7	2/22	13.71	2.23	36.85	0	0	0
TC Longfield (BENG)	1937-1937	2	64.3	15	387	170	12	6/57	14.16	2.63	32.25	1	1	0
SV Datar (MAHA)	1937-1937	1	35.1	6	211	85	6	6/85	14.16	2.41	35.16	0	1	0
Zahoor Ahmed (CP-BR)	1936-1936	1	17.0	3	102	44	3	2/21	14.66	2.58	34.00	0	0	0
Naoomal Jaoomal (SIND)	1936-1936	1	13.3	0	81	60	4	3/14	15.00	4.44	20.25	0	0	0
B Zahiruddin (UP)	1937-1937	1	20.0	4	120	46	3	3/36	15.33	2.30	40.00	0	0	0
Ghulam Mohammad (SIND)	1936-1936	1	50.0	10	300	127	8	4/52	15.87	2.54	37.50	2	0	0
VS Hazare (C-IND)	1936-1937	2	50.2	8	302	133	8	3/25	16.62	2.64	37.75	0	0	0
SM Palsetia (SIND)	1936-1936	1	46.0	21	276	50	3	2/46	16.66	1.08	92.00	0	0	0
L Amar Singh (NAW)	1936-1937	4	209.1	61	1255	471	28	8/62	16.82	2.25	44.82	2	2	2
WE Pearson (VIC)	1936-1937	4	70.5	12	565	187	11	3/55	17.00	1.98	51.36	0	0	0
MW Sievers (AUS/VIC)	1936-1937	6	123.4	32	988	310	18	5/21	17.22	1.88	54.88	0	2	0
Saeed Ahmed (W-IND)	1936-1937	3	131.1	35	787	260	15	6/23	17.33	1.98	52.46	0	1	0
VM Merchant ()	1937-1937	1	25.0	2	150	87	5	4/45	17.40	3.48	30.00	1	0	0
PS Ramachandran (MADRS)	1936-1936	1	15.0	8	90	35	2	1/5	17.50	2.33	45.00	0	0	0
AF Wensley (NAW)	1937-1937	3	84.1	19	505	213	12	4/46	17.75	2.53	42.08	2	0	0
B Sen (BIHAR)	1936-1936	1	6.0	1	36	18	1	1/6	18.00	3.00	36.00	0	0	0
MG Waite (SOA)	1936-1937	5	77.0	16	616	199	11	4/35	18.09	1.93	56.00	2	0	0
SWE Behrend (BENG)	1936-1937	4	110.2	16	662	353	19	5/29	18.57	3.19	34.84	1	1	0
SN Banerjee (BENG)	1937-1937	2	44.3	6	267	168	9	5/33	18.66	3.77	29.66	0	1	0
E Godfrey (MYS)	1936-1936	1	33.0	4	198	112	6	3/53	18.66	3.39	33.00	0	0	0
Akbar Khan (W-IND)	1937-1937	2	89.4	28	538	131	7	3/36	18.71	1.46	76.85	0	0	0
K Bhattacharya (BENG)	1936-1937	4	116.5	29	701	282	15	3/19	18.80	2.41	46.73	0	0	0
RKM Saker (RAJPT)	1936-1936	1	12.0	0	72	39	2	1/15	19.50	3.25	36.00	0	0	0
BK Kalapesi ()	1937-1937	1	21.0	10	126	40	2	1/5	20.00	1.90	63.00	0	0	0
AE Baporia ()	1937-1937	1	2.5	0	17	20	1	1/6	20.00	7.05	17.00	0	0	0
RR Wadkar ()	1937-1937	1	14.0	6	84	20	1	1/20	20.00	1.42	84.00	0	0	0
Ziaul Hussain (C-IND)	1936-1937	2	88.0	17	528	263	13	5/45	20.23	2.98	40.61	0	2	1
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS/VIC)	1936-1937	8	295.5	38	2365	1073	53	8/79	20.24	2.72	44.62	1	7	2
Ibrahim Khan (HYD)	1936-1937	3	77.0	17	462	203	10	3/17	20.30	2.63	46.20	0	0	0
YS Ramaswami (MYS)	1936-1936	1	32.4	3	196	103	5	4/57	20.60	3.15	39.20	1	0	0
RG Williams (SOA)	1936-1937	5	93.1	7	745	415	20	5/29	20.75	3.34	37.25	1	1	0
LJ Nash (AUS)	1937-1937	1	24.5	2	197	104	5	4/70	20.80	3.16	39.40	1	0	0
WJ O'Reilly (AUS/NSW)	1936-1937	7	346.2	115	2770	809	38	5/51	21.28	1.75	72.89	3	2	0
EL McCormick (AUS/VIC)	1936-1937	7	143.0	10	1144	577	27	9/40	21.37	3.02	42.37	0	1	1
AG Cheetham (NSW)	1936-1937	4	46.0	6	368	150	7	3/43	21.42	2.44	52.57	0	0	0
W Voce (ENG)	1936-1937	5	162.1	20	1297	560	26	6/41	21.53	2.59	49.88	2	1	1
Odhavji (SIND)	1936-1936	1	7.0	2	42	22	1	1/21	22.00	3.14	42.00	0	0	0
Shahabuddin (C-IND)	1936-1937	2	45.0	15	270	135	6	3/36	22.50	3.00	45.00	0	0	0
DR Havewala ()	1937-1937	1	46.0	13	276	91	4	3/29	22.75	1.97	69.00	0	0	0
Hari Mali (W-IND)	1936-1937	3	64.0	17	384	139	6	3/28	23.16	2.17	64.00	0	0	0
BK Garudachar (MYS)	1936-1936	1	35.0	6	210	116	5	3/41	23.20	3.31	42.00	0	0	0
K Farnes (ENG)	1937-1937	2	73.3	8	587	256	11	6/96	23.27	2.61	53.36	0	1	0
Hansraj Mohla (SPnjb)	1937-1937	1	20.0	3	120	70	3	2/42	23.33	3.50	40.00	0	0	0
GW Baker (QLD)	1936-1937	5	13.0	2	104	47	2	1/1	23.50	2.71	52.00	0	0	0
NH Oswald (SOA)	1936-1936	2	20.0	2	160	95	4	2/5	23.75	3.56	40.00	0	0	0
WH Bradshaw (RAJPT)	1936-1936	1	46.0	7	276	120	5	4/68	24.00	2.60	55.20	1	0	0
MH Mankad (NAW)	1936-1937	4	36.0	3	216	96	4	3/23	24.00	2.66	54.00	0	0	0
RC Brookes (BIHAR)	1936-1936	1	27.0	5	162	72	3	3/31	24.00	2.66	54.00	0	0	0
RK Yadvendrasinhji (NAW)	1936-1937	4	12.0	0	72	48	2	1/16	24.00	4.00	36.00	0	0	0
PL Dixon (QLD)	1936-1937	5	140.4	19	1124	529	22	5/66	24.04	2.82	51.09	2	1	0
RK Oxenham (QLD)	1936-1937	6	162.7	49	1303	316	13	4/33	24.30	1.45	100.23	1	0	0
HNJ Cotton (SOA)	1936-1937	5	129.6	9	1038	498	20	4/61	24.90	2.87	51.90	1	0	0
GS Richards ()	1937-1937	1	36.0	8	216	100	4	2/46	25.00	2.77	54.00	0	0	0
WR Hammond (ENG)	1936-1937	5	88.4	8	708	301	12	5/57	25.08	2.55	59.00	0	1	0
CV Grimmett (SOA)	1936-1937	6	231.7	40	1855	755	30	6/64	25.16	2.44	61.83	2	1	0
SB Gandhi (W-IND)	1936-1937	3	100.0	19	600	255	10	3/39	25.50	2.55	60.00	0	0	0
JG Lush (NSW)	1936-1937	4	81.2	4	650	368	14	5/74	26.28	3.39	46.42	0	1	0
VE Jackson (NSW)	1936-1937	6	91.0	28	728	214	8	3/44	26.75	1.76	91.00	0	0	0
GR Naidoo (RAJPT)	1936-1936	1	19.0	0	114	81	3	2/63	27.00	4.26	38.00	0	0	0
TH Dixon (DELHI)	1937-1937	1	7.0	1	42	27	1	1/27	27.00	3.85	42.00	0	0	0
C Ramaswami (MADRS)	1936-1937	2	9.0	1	54	27	1	1/27	27.00	3.00	54.00	0	0	0
GG Cook (QLD)	1936-1937	6	146.0	20	1168	523	19	4/45	27.52	2.68	61.47	2	0	0
NP Kesari (W-IND)	1936-1937	3	94.4	24	568	224	8	4/27	28.00	2.36	71.00	1	0	0
Hardy (RAJPT)	1936-1936	1	5.0	0	30	28	1	1/18	28.00	5.60	30.00	0	0	0
LC Hynes (NSW)	1936-1937	6	203.7	19	1631	657	23	4/35	28.56	2.41	70.91	3	0	0
RFK Rushbrook (QLD)	1937-1937	1	39.0	4	312	144	5	3/109	28.80	2.76	62.40	0	0	0
Habibullah (UP)	1937-1937	1	21.0	3	126	58	2	1/25	29.00	2.76	63.00	0	0	0
B Schultz (SOA)	1936-1936	2	12.0	1	96	59	2	2/29	29.50	3.68	48.00	0	0	0
KM Jadhav (MAHA)	1937-1937	1	32.0	9	192	61	2	2/61	30.50	1.90	96.00	0	0	0
GOB Allen (ENG)	1936-1937	5	128.7	12	1031	526	17	5/36	30.94	3.06	60.64	0	1	0
Murawwat Hussain (SPnjb)	1937-1937	1	22.2	3	134	62	2	2/27	31.00	2.77	67.00	0	0	0
RH Robinson (AUS/NSW)	1936-1937	5	27.0	2	216	126	4	2/37	31.50	3.50	54.00	0	0	0
SJ McCabe (AUS/NSW)	1936-1937	6	42.0	5	336	128	4	1/7	32.00	2.28	84.00	0	0	0
Attique Hussain (RAJPT)	1936-1936	1	18.0	3	108	65	2	2/43	32.50	3.61	54.00	0	0	0
HI Ebeling (VIC)	1936-1937	6	149.1	29	1193	359	11	4/74	32.63	1.80	108.45	1	0	0
Mubarak Ali (NAW)	1936-1937	4	130.3	20	783	364	11	4/41	33.09	2.78	71.18	1	0	0
ECS White (NSW)	1936-1937	6	227.1	69	1817	431	13	4/51	33.15	1.42	139.76	1	0	0
ERH Wyeth (QLD)	1936-1937	5	110.0	21	880	303	9	4/52	33.66	2.06	97.77	1	0	0
FA Ward (AUS/SOA)	1936-1937	7	250.7	39	2007	890	26	6/102	34.23	2.66	77.19	2	2	0
GS Amos (QLD)	1936-1937	6	121.1	9	969	518	15	5/83	34.53	3.20	64.60	0	1	0
RA Gourlay (BENG)	1937-1937	2	111.0	27	666	311	9	4/126	34.55	2.80	74.00	1	0	0
SS Joshi (GUJ)	1936-1936	1	37.0	5	222	107	3	2/43	35.66	2.89	74.00	0	0	0
WN Ghorpade (GUJ)	1936-1936	1	25.0	5	150	79	2	2/45	39.50	3.16	75.00	0	0	0
JJ Yelwande (GUJ)	1936-1936	1	31.0	4	186	122	3	3/40	40.66	3.93	62.00	0	0	0
RG Gregory (AUS/VIC)	1936-1937	8	109.0	15	872	408	10	3/45	40.80	2.80	87.20	0	0	0
MS Ranvirsinhji (NAW)	1936-1937	4	40.0	6	240	123	3	2/10	41.00	3.07	80.00	0	0	0
SHM Colah (NAW)	1936-1937	4	11.0	0	66	41	1	1/41	41.00	3.72	66.00	0	0	0
S Mushtaq Ali (C-IND)	1936-1937	2	36.0	2	216	126	3	2/61	42.00	3.50	72.00	0	0	0
H Mudge (NSW)	1936-1936	3	102.3	14	819	337	8	6/97	42.12	2.46	102.37	0	1	0
Chitnavis (CP-BR)	1936-1936	1	30.0	5	180	85	2	2/68	42.50	2.83	90.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Ibrahim (SIND)	1936-1936	1	49.0	8	294	128	3	2/86	42.66	2.61	98.00	0	0	0
KC Gulliver (NSW)	1936-1937	2	23.4	3	188	89	2	1/4	44.50	2.84	94.00	0	0	0
H Desai (GUJ)	1936-1936	1	22.0	5	132	45	1	1/27	45.00	2.04	132.00	0	0	0
Lakshman (DELHI)	1937-1937	1	11.0	0	66	45	1	1/30	45.00	4.09	66.00	0	0	0
H Verity (ENG)	1936-1937	5	195.7	57	1567	455	10	3/79	45.50	1.74	156.70	0	0	0
MJ Mobed (SIND)	1936-1936	1	12.0	1	72	47	1	1/27	47.00	3.91	72.00	0	0	0
M Patel (RAJPT)	1936-1936	1	18.0	8	108	47	1	1/41	47.00	2.61	108.00	0	0	0
AD McGilvray (NSW)	1936-1937	5	55.0	6	440	190	4	3/35	47.50	2.59	110.00	0	0	0
WJM Adams (MADRS)	1937-1937	1	17.0	4	102	49	1	1/21	49.00	2.88	102.00	0	0	0
JSD Cockburn (QLD)	1937-1937	1	15.0	1	120	53	1	1/47	53.00	2.65	120.00	0	0	0
S Bose (BENG)	1936-1937	3	18.0	3	108	54	1	1/41	54.00	3.00	108.00	0	0	0
RWV Robins (ENG)	1936-1937	4	56.0	3	448	220	4	2/31	55.00	2.94	112.00	0	0	0
BJ Mohoni (MAHA)	1937-1937	1	23.0	4	138	57	1	1/57	57.00	2.47	138.00	0	0	0
S Darashah (MYS)	1936-1936	1	32.0	6	192	61	1	1/44	61.00	1.90	192.00	0	0	0
AJ Ryan (SOA)	1936-1937	6	97.0	22	776	206	3	1/5	68.66	1.59	258.66	0	0	0
ND Sane (CP-BR)	1936-1936	1	25.0	4	150	70	1	1/58	70.00	2.80	150.00	0	0	0
S Abbas (RAJPT)	1936-1936	1	18.0	1	108	72	1	1/15	72.00	4.00	108.00	0	0	0
S Chakravarty (BIHAR)	1936-1936	1	25.3	3	153	75	1	1/46	75.00	2.94	153.00	0	0	0
LPJ O'Brien (AUS/VIC)	1936-1937	4	11.0	1	88	75	1	1/20	75.00	5.11	88.00	0	0	0
AG Chipperfield (AUS/NSW)	1936-1937	5	81.0	9	648	321	4	4/72	80.25	2.97	162.00	1	0	0
JM Sims (ENG)	1936-1937	2	51.0	2	408	244	3	2/109	81.33	3.58	136.00	0	0	0
J Frederick (VIC)	1936-1936	1	15.0	2	120	90	1	1/90	90.00	4.50	120.00	0	0	0
TCJ Caldwell (NSW)	1936-1936	2	28.7	2	231	107	1	1/46	107.00	2.77	231.00	0	0	0
AG Skinner (BENG)	1937-1937	3	27.0	3	162	114	1	1/48	114.00	4.22	162.00	0	0	0
T Allen (QLD)	1936-1937	6	38.0	0	304	237	2	1/36	118.50	4.67	152.00	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:

Lions vs Warriors at Gqeberha, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 23rd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 297/8 (94.0 ov, BC Fortuin 107*, L Sipamla 22*, K Mungroo 1/45) - Stumps

KwaZulu-Natal Inland vs Titans at Pietermaritzburg, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 24th Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 240/5 (82.0 ov, SM Gilson 48*, MG Urquhart 22*, Tsepo Ndwandwa 1/50) - Stumps

Western Province vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 22nd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 401/5 (98.0 ov, K Verreynne 136*, KI Simmonds 85*, A Mnyaka 0/43) - Stumps