Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
H Verity (ENG)	1938-1939	5	283.2	89	2266	552	19	5/70	29.05	1.46	119.26	1	1	0
K Farnes (ENG)	1938-1939	5	186.3	35	1491	519	16	4/29	32.43	2.08	93.18	2	0	0
RTD Perks (ENG)	1939-1939	1	73.0	11	584	199	6	5/100	33.16	2.04	97.33	0	1	0
TWJ Goddard (ENG)	1938-1939	3	105.0	26	840	282	8	3/54	35.25	2.01	105.00	0	0	0
EL Dalton (SA)	1938-1939	4	77.5	5	621	347	9	4/59	38.55	3.35	69.00	1	0	0
LL Wilkinson (ENG)	1938-1939	3	71.5	9	573	271	7	2/12	38.71	2.83	81.85	0	0	0
N Gordon (SA)	1938-1939	5	245.6	28	1966	807	20	5/103	40.35	2.46	98.30	0	2	0
ACB Langton (SA)	1938-1939	5	219.6	37	1758	672	13	5/58	51.69	2.29	135.23	0	1	0
WR Hammond (ENG)	1938-1939	5	60.0	13	480	161	3	1/11	53.66	2.01	160.00	0	0	0
ES Newson (SA)	1939-1939	2	92.6	11	742	224	4	2/58	56.00	1.81	185.50	0	0	0
DVP Wright (ENG)	1938-1939	3	134.0	19	1072	526	9	3/146	58.44	2.94	119.11	0	0	0
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1939	5	50.0	7	400	154	2	1/9	77.00	2.31	200.00	0	0	0
B Mitchell (SA)	1938-1939	5	129.0	11	1032	491	6	3/75	81.83	2.85	172.00	0	0	0
EQ Davies (SA)	1938-1939	3	64.0	3	512	352	3	1/77	117.33	4.12	170.66	0	0	0
LEG Ames (ENG)	1938-1939	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
XC Balaskas (SA)	1938-1939	1	24.0	0	192	115	0	-	-	3.59	0.00	0	0	0
GE Bond (SA)	1938-1938	1	2.0	0	16	16	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
AW Briscoe (SA)	1938-1939	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PA Gibb (ENG)	1938-1939	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RE Grieveson (SA)	1939-1939	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
L Hutton (ENG)	1938-1939	4	1.0	0	8	10	0	-	-	7.50	0.00	0	0	0
A Melville (SA)	1938-1939	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AD Nourse (SA)	1938-1939	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
E Paynter (ENG)	1938-1939	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
EAB Rowan (SA)	1938-1939	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BH Valentine (ENG)	1938-1939	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PGV van der Bijl (SA)	1938-1939	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KG Viljoen (SA)	1938-1939	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WW Wade (SA)	1938-1939	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1938-1938	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	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:

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]