Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RN Harvey (AUS)	1952-1953	5	8.0	3	64	9	1	1/9	9.00	0.84	64.00	0	0	0
Gul Mohammad (IND)	1952-1952	2	9.3	4	57	21	2	2/21	10.50	2.21	28.50	0	0	0
AR Morris (AUS)	1952-1953	5	5.0	0	40	11	1	1/11	11.00	1.65	40.00	0	0	0
MB Poore (NZ)	1953-1953	1	27.0	9	162	71	4	2/28	17.75	2.62	40.50	0	0	0
RV Divecha (IND)	1952-1952	1	19.0	4	114	36	2	2/36	18.00	1.89	57.00	0	0	0
KR Miller (AUS)	1952-1953	4	90.1	16	721	241	13	4/62	18.53	2.00	55.46	1	0	0
HT Dani (IND)	1952-1952	1	10.0	5	60	19	1	1/9	19.00	1.90	60.00	0	0	0
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1952-1953	4	134.7	18	1079	383	19	5/60	20.15	2.12	56.78	2	1	0
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1952-1952	1	42.0	10	336	83	4	3/52	20.75	1.48	84.00	0	0	0
L Amarnath (IND)	1952-1952	5	127.5	60	767	202	9	4/40	22.44	1.58	85.22	1	0	0
CL Walcott (WI)	1953-1953	5	35.0	14	210	48	2	2/12	24.00	1.37	105.00	0	0	0
DG Phadkar (IND)	1952-1953	6	185.1	54	1111	393	16	5/64	24.56	2.12	69.43	0	2	0
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1952-1953	7	-	104	2941	1005	40	7/81	25.12	2.05	73.52	2	3	1
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1952-1952	5	229.0	74	1374	512	20	7/42	25.60	2.23	68.70	1	2	1
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1952	1	20.0	5	120	52	2	2/52	26.00	2.60	60.00	0	0	0
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1952-1952	4	173.3	58	1041	324	12	4/35	27.00	1.86	86.75	1	0	0
GO Rabone (NZ)	1953-1953	1	41.0	8	246	108	4	3/62	27.00	2.63	61.50	0	0	0
FM King (WI)	1953-1953	5	238.1	78	1429	480	17	5/74	28.23	2.01	84.05	0	1	0
SP Gupte (IND)	1952-1953	7	376.5	100	2261	922	32	7/162	28.81	2.44	70.65	1	3	0
JC Watkins (SA)	1952-1953	7	-	92	1645	464	16	4/22	29.00	1.69	102.81	2	0	0
Anwar Hussain (PAK)	1952-1952	4	6.0	1	36	29	1	1/25	29.00	4.83	36.00	0	0	0
AL Valentine (WI)	1953-1953	5	430.0	178	2580	828	28	5/64	29.57	1.92	92.14	2	2	0
ERH Fuller (SA)	1953-1953	4	-	39	1168	417	14	5/66	29.78	2.14	83.42	0	1	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1953	4	105.6	23	846	306	10	4/118	30.60	2.17	84.60	1	0	0
RW Blair (NZ)	1953-1953	2	77.0	13	462	188	6	4/98	31.33	2.44	77.00	1	0	0
GE Gomez (WI)	1953-1953	4	219.1	91	1315	351	11	4/72	31.90	1.60	119.54	1	0	0
S Nyalchand (IND)	1952-1952	1	64.0	33	384	97	3	3/97	32.33	1.51	128.00	0	0	0
MH Mankad (IND)	1952-1953	9	610.2	202	3662	1310	40	8/52	32.75	2.14	91.55	0	4	1
AH Kardar (PAK)	1952-1952	5	102.0	32	612	206	6	2/37	34.33	2.01	102.00	0	0	0
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1952-1952	4	151.0	34	906	418	12	3/35	34.83	2.76	75.50	0	0	0
WA Johnston (AUS)	1952-1953	5	266.7	59	2135	737	21	6/152	35.09	2.07	101.66	0	2	0
Amir Elahi (PAK)	1952-1952	5	66.4	5	400	248	7	4/134	35.42	3.72	57.14	1	0	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1953-1953	4	232.4	96	1396	471	13	5/26	36.23	2.02	107.38	0	1	0
FMM Worrell (WI)	1953-1953	5	135.0	35	810	262	7	2/32	37.42	1.94	115.71	0	0	0
MG Melle (SA)	1952-1953	4	130.5	9	1045	531	14	6/71	37.92	3.04	74.64	0	1	0
ARA Murray (SA)	1952-1953	6	-	77	1526	477	12	4/169	39.75	1.87	127.16	1	0	0
GS Ramchand (IND)	1952-1953	8	220.0	56	1320	576	14	3/20	41.14	2.61	94.28	0	0	0
DT Ring (AUS)	1952-1953	5	184.1	30	1473	624	13	6/72	48.00	2.54	113.30	0	1	0
VS Hazare (IND)	1952-1953	8	83.0	18	498	197	4	2/13	49.25	2.37	124.50	0	0	0
Maqsood Ahmed (PAK)	1952-1952	5	35.0	7	210	100	2	2/12	50.00	2.85	105.00	0	0	0
G Noblet (AUS)	1953-1953	1	54.0	15	432	109	2	1/44	54.50	1.51	216.00	0	0	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1953	2	59.0	16	354	112	2	1/21	56.00	1.89	177.00	0	0	0
PNF Mansell (SA)	1952-1953	7	-	24	1194	595	10	3/58	59.50	2.98	119.40	0	0	0
GB Hole (AUS)	1952-1953	4	24.0	5	192	62	1	1/17	62.00	1.93	192.00	0	0	0
TB Burtt (NZ)	1953-1953	1	44.0	7	264	140	2	2/140	70.00	3.18	132.00	0	0	0
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1953-1953	5	71.0	13	426	231	3	2/56	77.00	3.25	142.00	0	0	0
FE Fisher (NZ)	1953-1953	1	34.0	6	204	78	1	1/78	78.00	2.29	204.00	0	0	0
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1953-1953	1	44.0	12	264	89	1	1/17	89.00	2.02	264.00	0	0	0
EW Dempster (NZ)	1953-1953	1	52.0	13	312	113	1	1/84	113.00	2.17	312.00	0	0	0
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1953	1	38.0	4	304	120	1	1/97	120.00	2.36	304.00	0	0	0
HR Adhikari (IND)	1952-1952	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ML Apte (IND)	1952-1953	7	1.0	0	6	3	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
AP Binns (WI)	1953-1953	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ME Chapple (NZ)	1953-1953	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JE Cheetham (SA)	1952-1953	7	-	0	6	2	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
RJ Christiani (WI)	1953-1953	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ID Craig (AUS)	1953-1953	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WR Endean (SA)	1952-1953	7	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KJ Funston (SA)	1952-1953	7	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CV Gadkari (IND)	1953-1953	3	17.0	4	102	45	0	-	-	2.64	0.00	0	0	0
DK Gaekwad (IND)	1952-1953	4	1.0	0	6	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
HG Gaekwad (IND)	1952-1952	1	37.0	21	222	47	0	-	-	1.27	0.00	0	0	0
JM Ghorpade (IND)	1953-1953	2	22.0	1	132	92	0	-	-	4.18	0.00	0	0	0
CD Gopinath (IND)	1952-1952	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1952	5	2.0	0	12	10	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
AL Hassett (AUS)	1952-1953	5	1.5	0	13	13	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
Imtiaz Ahmed (PAK)	1952-1952	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Israr Ali (PAK)	1952-1952	2	3.0	1	18	11	0	-	-	3.66	0.00	0	0	0
PG Joshi (IND)	1952-1953	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
HJ Keith (SA)	1953-1953	1	9.0	0	72	44	0	-	-	3.66	0.00	0	0	0
G Kishenchand (IND)	1952-1952	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GRA Langley (AUS)	1952-1953	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RA Legall (WI)	1953-1953	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JG Leggat (NZ)	1953-1953	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CC McDonald (AUS)	1952-1953	5	1.0	0	8	3	0	-	-	2.25	0.00	0	0	0
DJ McGlew (SA)	1952-1953	6	-	0	24	16	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
RA McLean (SA)	1952-1953	7	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ES Maka (IND)	1952-1953	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1952-1953	7	2.0	0	12	6	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
EM Meuli (NZ)	1953-1953	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
LSM Miller (NZ)	1953-1953	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RC Miller (WI)	1953-1953	1	16.0	8	96	28	0	-	-	1.75	0.00	0	0	0
RS Modi (IND)	1952-1952	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AM Moir (NZ)	1953-1953	1	35.0	4	210	159	0	-	-	4.54	0.00	0	0	0
FLH Mooney (NZ)	1953-1953	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Nazar Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1952	5	2.0	1	12	4	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
BH Pairaudeau (WI)	1953-1953	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AF Rae (WI)	1953-1953	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
V Rajindernath (IND)	1952-1952	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
P Roy (IND)	1952-1953	7	8.0	1	48	39	0	-	-	4.87	0.00	0	0	0
AHP Scott (WI)	1953-1953	1	44.0	9	264	140	0	-	-	3.18	0.00	0	0	0
PK Sen (IND)	1952-1952	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RH Shodhan (IND)	1952-1953	3	10.0	3	60	26	0	-	-	2.60	0.00	0	0	0
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1953-1953	2	1.0	0	6	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
PR Umrigar (IND)	1952-1953	10	3.0	0	18	15	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
JHB Waite (SA)	1952-1953	7	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WM Wallace (NZ)	1953-1953	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Waqar Hasan (PAK)	1952-1952	5	1.0	0	6	10	0	-	-	10.00	0.00	0	0	0
Wazir Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1952	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ED Weekes (WI)	1953-1953	5	3.0	0	18	11	0	-	-	3.66	0.00	0	0	0
GL Wight (WI)	1953-1953	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK)	1952-1952	3	5.0	1	30	17	0	-	-	3.40	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]