Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - England

Players - England

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RO Jenkins	1948-1949	5	132.7	21	1063	495	16	4/48	30.93	2.79	66.43	1	-	-
C Gladwin	1948-1949	5	171.5	47	1373	346	11	3/21	31.45	1.51	124.81	-	-	-
AV Bedser	1948-1949	5	206.5	37	1653	554	16	4/39	34.62	2.01	103.31	2	-	-
DVP Wright	1948-1949	3	86.0	11	688	316	9	4/72	35.11	2.75	76.44	1	-	-
AJ Watkins	1948-1949	5	40.0	4	320	149	4	2/16	37.25	2.79	80.00	-	-	-
DCS Compton	1948-1949	5	98.2	20	786	308	7	5/70	44.00	2.35	112.28	-	1	-
JA Young	1949-1949	2	105.0	30	840	222	4	2/34	55.50	1.58	210.00	-	-	-

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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:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 9/1 (4.4 ov, TJ van Rensburg 6*, L Alder 1/3) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 89/4 (25.0 ov, KPNM Karunanayake 0*, T Harshana 23*, RPN Priyadarshana 1/21) - Lunch

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 354/4 (98.0 ov, J Niemand 107*, JH Coetzer 6*, T Maupa 0/66) - Stumps