Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JC Watkins (SA)	1953-1954	3	78.0	29	624	129	10	4/34	12.90	1.24	62.40	1	0	0
ESM Kentish (WI)	1954-1954	1	43.0	16	258	72	5	5/49	14.40	1.67	51.60	0	1	0
CA McWatt (WI)	1954-1954	5	4.0	2	24	16	1	1/16	16.00	4.00	24.00	0	0	0
GO Rabone (NZ)	1953-1954	3	59.7	16	479	131	8	6/68	16.37	1.64	59.87	0	1	0
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1953-1954	5	192.6	80	1542	377	21	6/13	17.95	1.46	73.42	0	2	0
DEJ Ironside (SA)	1953-1954	3	123.2	41	986	275	15	5/51	18.33	1.67	65.73	1	1	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1954	5	170.3	27	1363	485	24	5/43	20.20	2.13	56.79	1	2	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1954	1	29.5	9	179	81	4	4/75	20.25	2.71	44.75	1	0	0
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1953-1954	5	171.1	36	1369	454	22	4/62	20.63	1.98	62.22	2	0	0
CL Walcott (WI)	1954-1954	5	53.0	24	318	94	4	3/52	23.50	1.77	79.50	0	0	0
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1954-1954	5	23.0	4	138	72	3	2/14	24.00	3.13	46.00	0	0	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1954-1954	5	304.3	133	1827	559	23	6/113	24.30	1.83	79.43	2	1	0
GWF Overton (NZ)	1953-1954	3	91.1	23	729	258	9	3/65	28.66	2.12	81.00	0	0	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1954-1954	4	153.0	24	918	460	16	4/64	28.75	3.00	57.37	2	0	0
RW Blair (NZ)	1953-1954	4	89.0	14	712	270	9	3/42	30.00	2.27	79.11	0	0	0
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1953-1954	5	102.4	18	820	305	10	4/67	30.50	2.23	82.00	1	0	0
FM King (WI)	1954-1954	3	110.2	41	662	247	8	3/97	30.87	2.23	82.75	0	0	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1954	5	142.0	39	1136	384	12	4/34	32.00	2.02	94.66	2	0	0
TE Bailey (ENG)	1954-1954	5	182.0	51	1092	459	14	7/34	32.78	2.52	78.00	0	1	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1954-1954	4	221.1	84	1327	469	14	4/71	33.50	2.12	94.78	2	0	0
GE Gomez (WI)	1954-1954	4	128.0	38	768	263	7	3/16	37.57	2.05	109.71	0	0	0
ARA Murray (SA)	1953-1954	4	106.0	34	848	233	6	1/8	38.83	1.64	141.33	0	0	0
DS Atkinson (WI)	1954-1954	4	177.0	71	1062	314	8	3/78	39.25	1.77	132.75	0	0	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1954-1954	3	133.2	27	800	420	9	3/88	46.66	3.15	88.88	0	0	0
JH Wardle (ENG)	1954-1954	2	83.3	23	501	187	4	3/24	46.75	2.23	125.25	0	0	0
GAR Lock (ENG)	1954-1954	5	296.5	88	1781	718	14	3/76	51.28	2.41	127.21	0	0	0
AL Valentine (WI)	1954-1954	3	190.5	82	1145	378	7	3/50	54.00	1.98	163.57	0	0	0
AE Moss (ENG)	1954-1954	1	36.0	5	216	114	2	1/30	57.00	3.16	108.00	0	0	0
DCS Compton (ENG)	1954-1954	5	26.4	3	160	144	2	2/40	72.00	5.40	80.00	0	0	0
MB Poore (NZ)	1953-1954	5	19.0	1	152	75	1	1/39	75.00	2.96	152.00	0	0	0
FMM Worrell (WI)	1954-1954	4	69.0	9	414	193	2	1/29	96.50	2.79	207.00	0	0	0
EW Dempster (NZ)	1953-1954	4	29.0	4	232	106	1	1/24	106.00	2.74	232.00	0	0	0
W Bell (NZ)	1954-1954	2	61.3	13	491	235	2	1/54	117.50	2.87	245.50	0	0	0
W Ferguson (WI)	1954-1954	1	47.0	7	282	155	1	1/155	155.00	3.29	282.00	0	0	0
JEF Beck (NZ)	1953-1954	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ME Chapple (NZ)	1953-1954	5	1.0	0	8	1	0	-	-	0.75	0.00	0	0	0
JE Cheetham (SA)	1953-1954	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RJ Christiani (WI)	1954-1954	1	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
WR Endean (SA)	1953-1954	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TG Evans (ENG)	1954-1954	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MC Frederick (WI)	1954-1954	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KJ Funston (SA)	1953-1954	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TW Graveney (ENG)	1954-1954	5	8.0	0	48	59	0	-	-	7.37	0.00	0	0	0
GA Headley (WI)	1954-1954	1	5.0	0	30	23	0	-	-	4.60	0.00	0	0	0
JKC Holt (WI)	1954-1954	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
L Hutton (ENG)	1954-1954	5	6.0	0	36	43	0	-	-	7.16	0.00	0	0	0
IB Leggat (NZ)	1954-1954	1	3.0	0	24	6	0	-	-	1.50	0.00	0	0	0
DJ McGlew (SA)	1953-1954	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RA McLean (SA)	1953-1954	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PBH May (ENG)	1954-1954	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
LSM Miller (NZ)	1953-1954	4	0.2	0	2	1	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
FLH Mooney (NZ)	1953-1954	5	1.0	1	8	0	0	-	-	0.00	0.00	0	0	0
BH Pairaudeau (WI)	1954-1954	2	1.0	0	6	3	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
CH Palmer (ENG)	1954-1954	1	5.0	1	30	15	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
RT Spooner (ENG)	1954-1954	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1953-1954	5	12.0	1	96	46	0	-	-	2.87	0.00	0	0	0
JHB Waite (SA)	1953-1954	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
W Watson (ENG)	1954-1954	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ED Weekes (WI)	1954-1954	4	7.0	1	42	39	0	-	-	5.57	0.00	0	0	0
RJ Westcott (SA)	1954-1954	3	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]