Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs Australia

Players - vs Australia

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AMB Rowan (Tvl)	1949-1949	1	36.4	13	292	68	15	9/19	4.53	1.39	19.46	0	2	1
AE Cresswell (WELL)	1950-1950	1	19.0	3	114	35	3	3/35	11.66	1.84	38.00	0	0	0
GF Cresswell (NZ)	1950-1950	1	48.3	18	291	100	8	8/100	12.50	2.06	36.37	0	1	0
AW Keightley-Smith (Tvl)	1950-1950	1	27.3	6	219	86	6	6/66	14.33	2.35	36.50	0	1	0
JD Alderson (CANT)	1950-1950	1	22.4	6	136	57	3	3/46	19.00	2.51	45.33	0	0	0
A Tayfield (/Natal)	1950-1950	2	45.4	9	364	195	10	6/105	19.50	3.21	36.40	1	1	0
LJ Heaney (Tvl)	1949-1950	2	59.0	18	472	137	7	4/46	19.57	1.74	67.42	1	0	0
PNF Mansell (/Rhod)	1949-1950	2	17.7	0	143	118	6	6/89	19.66	4.95	23.83	0	1	0
CLW Randall (WELL)	1950-1950	1	16.5	1	101	42	2	2/42	21.00	2.49	50.50	0	0	0
CG Snook (CANT)	1950-1950	1	7.0	2	42	22	1	1/22	22.00	3.14	42.00	0	0	0
LE McNamara (GriqW)	1950-1950	1	18.0	0	144	113	5	4/73	22.60	4.70	28.80	1	0	0
HB Birrell (EPR)	1950-1950	1	13.5	1	109	71	3	3/71	23.66	3.90	36.33	0	0	0
SA Thwaits (WPR)	1949-1950	2	78.1	17	625	235	9	4/45	26.11	2.25	69.44	1	0	0
HB Cave (WELL)	1950-1950	1	22.0	2	132	82	3	3/82	27.33	3.72	44.00	0	0	0
AR MacGibbon (CANT/NZ)	1950-1950	2	49.0	6	294	114	4	4/65	28.50	2.32	73.50	1	0	0
MA Hanley (WPR)	1949-1950	2	55.0	6	440	236	8	3/90	29.50	3.21	55.00	0	0	0
J Cowie (AUCK)	1950-1950	1	44.0	15	264	59	2	1/29	29.50	1.34	132.00	0	0	0
LA Markham (Natal)	1949-1949	1	9.0	0	72	61	2	2/30	30.50	5.08	36.00	0	0	0
JR Reid (NZ/WELL)	1950-1950	2	44.0	16	264	62	2	2/39	31.00	1.40	132.00	0	0	0
DW Begbie (/SA/Tvl)	1949-1950	6	22.0	0	176	125	4	3/33	31.25	4.26	44.00	0	0	0
FE Hemmingson (AUCK)	1950-1950	1	27.0	6	162	63	2	2/33	31.50	2.33	81.00	0	0	0
AP Singleton (Rhod)	1949-1949	1	12.0	0	96	63	2	2/63	31.50	3.93	48.00	0	0	0
JR Liddle (EPR)	1950-1950	1	20.0	0	160	97	3	3/97	32.33	3.63	53.33	0	0	0
GRM Bolus (WPR)	1949-1950	2	55.0	18	440	163	5	3/48	32.60	2.22	88.00	0	0	0
HJ Tayfield (/Natal/SA)	1949-1950	9	290.6	34	2326	1096	30	7/23	36.53	2.82	77.53	0	2	0
MG Melle (/SA/Tvl)	1949-1950	6	118.6	8	950	517	14	5/113	36.92	3.26	67.85	1	1	0
EA Watson (OTAGO)	1950-1950	1	32.0	8	192	80	2	2/80	40.00	2.50	96.00	0	0	0
NBF Mann (EPR/SA)	1949-1950	6	221.2	31	1770	728	18	4/105	40.44	2.46	98.33	1	0	0
SD du Toit (EPR)	1950-1950	1	13.0	0	104	82	2	2/82	41.00	4.73	52.00	0	0	0
RM Murray (WELL)	1950-1950	1	19.0	4	114	42	1	1/42	42.00	2.21	114.00	0	0	0
C Burke (AUCK)	1950-1950	1	30.1	2	181	127	3	3/79	42.33	4.20	60.33	0	0	0
FJD Stokes-Waller (NTHNS)	1949-1950	2	23.0	0	184	177	4	3/100	44.25	5.77	46.00	0	0	0
AW Burnett (NTHNS)	1950-1950	1	16.0	0	128	89	2	2/89	44.50	4.17	64.00	0	0	0
JC Watkins (Natal/SA)	1949-1950	4	54.0	8	432	179	4	2/56	44.75	2.48	108.00	0	0	0
GM Henderson ()	1949-1949	2	23.0	2	184	92	2	2/81	46.00	3.00	92.00	0	0	0
JB Donaldson (AUCK)	1950-1950	1	16.0	5	96	46	1	1/30	46.00	2.87	96.00	0	0	0
BAL Wiles (NTHNS)	1949-1950	2	41.0	1	328	188	4	4/109	47.00	3.43	82.00	1	0	0
EH Hawkins (OFS)	1949-1949	1	16.0	0	128	97	2	2/97	48.50	4.54	64.00	0	0	0
JE Waddington (/GriqW)	1949-1950	3	86.0	14	688	353	7	3/104	50.42	3.07	98.28	0	0	0
RK Thorne (/BOR)	1949-1950	2	15.0	1	120	51	1	1/14	51.00	2.55	120.00	0	0	0
HE Penning (NTHNS)	1949-1949	1	6.4	0	52	52	1	1/42	52.00	6.00	52.00	0	0	0
OC Dawson (Natal)	1949-1950	2	13.0	1	104	53	1	1/29	53.00	3.05	104.00	0	0	0
LD Smith (OTAGO)	1950-1950	1	25.0	2	150	108	2	2/108	54.00	4.32	75.00	0	0	0
A Dunn (GriqW)	1950-1950	1	10.0	1	80	54	1	1/31	54.00	4.05	80.00	0	0	0
ES Newson (Rhod)	1949-1949	1	15.0	2	120	54	1	1/54	54.00	2.70	120.00	0	0	0
SH Martin (Rhod)	1949-1949	1	14.0	2	112	55	1	1/55	55.00	2.94	112.00	0	0	0
HV Paton (NTHNS)	1950-1950	1	8.0	1	64	57	1	1/57	57.00	5.34	64.00	0	0	0
R Beesly (BOR)	1950-1950	1	25.0	0	200	122	2	2/122	61.00	3.66	100.00	0	0	0
LW Payn (/Natal)	1949-1950	3	92.4	12	740	385	6	4/100	64.16	3.12	123.33	1	0	0
EV Witte (WPR)	1949-1949	1	21.0	5	168	70	1	1/47	70.00	2.50	168.00	0	0	0
DC Cleverley (AUCK)	1950-1950	1	39.0	6	234	142	2	2/100	71.00	3.64	117.00	0	0	0
CN McCarthy (Natal/SA)	1949-1950	6	172.7	19	1383	667	8	2/85	83.37	2.89	172.87	0	0	0
GWF Overton (OTAGO)	1950-1950	1	45.0	14	270	94	1	1/94	94.00	2.08	270.00	0	0	0
TA Freeman (OTAGO)	1950-1950	1	38.0	9	228	108	1	1/108	108.00	2.84	228.00	0	0	0
JP McNally (GriqW)	1950-1950	1	17.6	0	142	109	1	1/52	109.00	4.60	142.00	0	0	0
TB Burtt (CANT/NZ)	1950-1950	2	37.0	7	222	137	1	1/70	137.00	3.70	222.00	0	0	0
DAC Woods (BOR)	1950-1950	1	28.0	2	224	139	1	1/139	139.00	3.72	224.00	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:

Andhra vs Bengal at Kalyani, Ranji Trophy 3rd quarter final, Feb 6-10, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 64/3 (24.0 ov, RK Bhui 18*, K Nitish Kumar Reddy 1*, Shahbaz Ahmed 1/11) - Stumps

North West vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 25th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 284/5 (71.0 ov, D Forrester 44*, L Schuld 0*, GA Stuurman 0/24) - Stumps

Jammu & Kashmir vs Madhya Pradesh at Indore, Ranji Trophy 2nd quarter final, Feb 6-9, 2026 [First-class]