Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GO Rabone	1953-1954	3	59.7	16	479	131	8	6/68	16.37	1.64	59.87	-	1	-
AR MacGibbon	1953-1954	5	171.1	36	1369	454	22	4/62	20.63	1.98	62.22	2	-	-
GWF Overton	1953-1954	3	91.1	23	729	258	9	3/65	28.66	2.12	81.00	-	-	-
RW Blair	1953-1954	4	89.0	14	712	270	9	3/42	30.00	2.27	79.11	-	-	-
JR Reid	1953-1954	5	142.0	39	1136	384	12	4/34	32.00	2.02	94.66	2	-	-
MB Poore	1953-1954	5	19.0	1	152	75	1	1/39	75.00	2.96	152.00	-	-	-
EW Dempster	1953-1954	4	29.0	4	232	106	1	1/24	106.00	2.74	232.00	-	-	-
W Bell	1954-1954	2	61.3	13	491	235	2	1/54	117.50	2.87	245.50	-	-	-

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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:

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613 - Live]
>> 194/5 (50.0 ov, JP Inglis 5*, AT Carey 48*, WG Jacks 1/46) - Tea

Wellington vs Northern Districts at Whangarei, Plunket Shield 10th Match, Dec 13-16, 2025 [First-class]

Otago vs Central Districts at Dunedin, Plunket Shield 12th Match, Dec 13-16, 2025 [First-class]