Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1952	2	15.3	7	93	37	4	4/36	9.25	2.38	23.25	1	0	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1952	4	119.4	25	718	386	29	8/31	13.31	3.22	24.75	3	2	0
AV Bedser (ENG)	1952-1952	4	163.5	57	983	279	20	5/27	13.95	1.70	49.15	0	2	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1952-1952	4	90.3	33	543	189	8	4/39	23.62	2.08	67.87	2	0	0
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1952-1952	4	185.0	57	1110	371	15	5/100	24.73	2.00	74.00	0	1	0
RO Jenkins (ENG)	1952-1952	2	57.3	10	345	194	6	4/50	32.33	3.37	57.50	1	0	0
VS Hazare (IND)	1952-1952	4	58.0	20	348	109	3	2/53	36.33	1.87	116.00	0	0	0
AJ Watkins (ENG)	1952-1952	3	51.0	13	306	111	3	3/37	37.00	2.17	102.00	0	0	0
RV Divecha (IND)	1952-1952	2	78.0	21	468	162	4	3/102	40.50	2.07	117.00	0	0	0
MH Mankad (IND)	1952-1952	3	173.0	68	1038	386	9	5/196	42.88	2.23	115.33	0	1	0
DG Phadkar (IND)	1952-1952	4	116.0	35	696	210	3	1/21	70.00	1.81	232.00	0	0	0
GS Ramchand (IND)	1952-1952	4	130.2	31	782	304	4	2/61	76.00	2.33	195.50	0	0	0
SG Shinde (IND)	1952-1952	2	30.0	5	180	122	1	1/71	122.00	4.06	180.00	0	0	0
HR Adhikari (IND)	1952-1952	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DCS Compton (ENG)	1952-1952	2	9.0	1	54	30	0	-	-	3.33	0.00	0	0	0
TG Evans (ENG)	1952-1952	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DK Gaekwad (IND)	1952-1952	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CD Gopinath (IND)	1952-1952	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TW Graveney (ENG)	1952-1952	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
L Hutton (ENG)	1952-1952	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JT Ikin (ENG)	1952-1952	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1952-1952	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MK Mantri (IND)	1952-1952	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PBH May (ENG)	1952-1952	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
P Roy (IND)	1952-1952	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PK Sen (IND)	1952-1952	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Rev.DS Sheppard (ENG)	1952-1952	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RT Simpson (ENG)	1952-1952	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PR Umrigar (IND)	1952-1952	4	4.0	0	24	15	0	-	-	3.75	0.00	0	0	0
W Watson (ENG)	1952-1952	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]