Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DS Atkinson (WI)	1956-1956	4	148.2	62	890	233	16	7/53	14.56	1.57	55.62	0	2	0
AH Kardar (PAK)	1955-1955	3	138.0	62	828	151	10	3/35	15.10	1.09	82.80	0	0	0
Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK)	1955-1955	3	181.1	72	1087	288	19	6/42	15.15	1.58	57.21	1	2	1
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1955-1955	3	134.2	53	806	205	13	6/21	15.76	1.52	62.00	1	1	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1956-1956	4	184.4	76	1108	316	20	6/23	15.80	1.71	55.40	0	2	0
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1955-1956	5	20.0	13	120	16	1	1/16	16.00	0.80	120.00	0	0	0
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1955-1955	2	57.0	22	342	92	5	3/34	18.40	1.61	68.40	0	0	0
OG Smith (WI)	1956-1956	4	115.5	53	695	241	13	4/75	18.53	2.08	53.46	1	0	0
AL Valentine (WI)	1956-1956	4	201.4	99	1210	283	15	5/32	18.86	1.40	80.66	0	1	0
SP Gupte (IND)	1955-1956	5	356.4	152	2140	669	34	7/128	19.67	1.87	62.94	1	4	0
DT Dewdney (WI)	1956-1956	3	83.5	29	503	174	8	5/21	21.75	2.07	62.87	0	1	0
JM Patel (IND)	1956-1956	1	63.0	30	378	91	4	3/63	22.75	1.44	94.50	0	0	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1956-1956	4	46.5	26	281	49	2	1/3	24.50	1.04	140.50	0	0	0
SR Patil (IND)	1955-1955	1	23.0	7	138	51	2	1/15	25.50	2.21	69.00	0	0	0
MH Mankad (IND)	1955-1956	4	167.1	66	1003	329	12	4/65	27.41	1.96	83.58	1	0	0
DD Beard (NZ)	1956-1956	2	60.2	20	362	139	5	3/22	27.80	2.30	72.40	0	0	0
FM King (WI)	1956-1956	2	16.4	5	100	29	1	1/18	29.00	1.74	100.00	0	0	0
RW Blair (NZ)	1956-1956	2	49.5	10	299	156	5	4/90	31.20	3.13	59.80	1	0	0
HB Cave (NZ)	1955-1956	11	436.4	183	2620	809	25	4/21	32.36	1.85	104.80	2	0	0
Shujauddin (PAK)	1955-1955	3	123.0	50	738	199	6	3/22	33.16	1.61	123.00	0	0	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1955-1956	12	328.5	117	1973	750	20	4/38	37.50	2.28	98.65	1	0	0
AF Lissette (NZ)	1956-1956	2	48.0	16	288	124	3	2/73	41.33	2.58	96.00	0	0	0
DG Phadkar (IND)	1955-1956	4	153.0	57	918	261	6	2/11	43.50	1.70	153.00	0	0	0
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1955-1956	11	409.1	104	2455	1034	23	4/44	44.95	2.52	106.73	2	0	0
JA Hayes (NZ)	1955-1956	6	216.5	41	1301	606	13	3/91	46.61	2.79	100.07	0	0	0
GS Ramchand (IND)	1955-1956	5	162.0	72	972	276	5	2/48	55.20	1.70	194.40	0	0	0
MB Poore (NZ)	1955-1956	7	79.0	14	474	221	4	2/49	55.25	2.79	118.50	0	0	0
GR Sunderam (IND)	1955-1956	2	66.0	12	396	166	3	2/46	55.33	2.51	132.00	0	0	0
AM Moir (NZ)	1955-1956	6	139.0	29	834	462	6	4/114	77.00	3.32	139.00	1	0	0
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1955-1956	6	122.3	30	735	339	4	2/4	84.75	2.76	183.75	0	0	0
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1955-1955	1	52.0	17	312	92	1	1/56	92.00	1.76	312.00	0	0	0
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1955-1956	10	24.3	1	147	101	1	1/4	101.00	4.12	147.00	0	0	0
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1955-1955	1	52.5	10	317	114	1	1/67	114.00	2.15	317.00	0	0	0
IM Sinclair (NZ)	1956-1956	2	38.5	9	233	120	1	1/79	120.00	3.09	233.00	0	0	0
Agha Saadat Ali (PAK)	1955-1955	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Alimuddin (PAK)	1955-1955	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RT Barber (NZ)	1956-1956	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JEF Beck (NZ)	1956-1956	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
P Bhandari (IND)	1955-1955	1	13.0	2	78	39	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
AP Binns (WI)	1956-1956	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ME Chapple (NZ)	1956-1956	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
NJ Contractor (IND)	1955-1956	4	6.0	1	36	17	0	-	-	2.83	0.00	0	0	0
CC Depeiaza (WI)	1956-1956	2	5.0	0	30	15	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
HA Furlonge (WI)	1956-1956	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JM Ghorpade (IND)	1955-1956	1	1.0	0	6	17	0	-	-	17.00	0.00	0	0	0
JDC Goddard (WI)	1956-1956	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SC Guillen (NZ)	1956-1956	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JW Guy (NZ)	1955-1956	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1955-1955	3	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
NS Harford (NZ)	1955-1956	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PGZ Harris (NZ)	1955-1955	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Imtiaz Ahmed (PAK)	1955-1955	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AG Kripal Singh (IND)	1955-1956	4	8.0	3	48	15	0	-	-	1.87	0.00	0	0	0
JG Leggat (NZ)	1955-1956	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SN McGregor (NZ)	1955-1956	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TG McMahon (NZ)	1955-1956	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Maqsood Ahmed (PAK)	1955-1955	2	3.0	1	18	4	0	-	-	1.33	0.00	0	0	0
W Mathias (PAK)	1955-1955	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
VL Mehra (IND)	1955-1955	2	3.0	0	18	3	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
LSM Miller (NZ)	1956-1956	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1955-1955	1	57.0	14	342	142	0	-	-	2.49	0.00	0	0	0
BH Pairaudeau (WI)	1956-1956	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CT Patankar (IND)	1955-1956	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
EC Petrie (NZ)	1955-1955	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AT Roberts (WI)	1956-1956	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
P Roy (IND)	1955-1956	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
VN Swamy (IND)	1955-1955	1	18.0	5	108	45	0	-	-	2.50	0.00	0	0	0
NS Tamhane (IND)	1955-1956	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DD Taylor (NZ)	1956-1956	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PR Umrigar (IND)	1955-1956	5	21.0	11	126	21	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
Waqar Hasan (PAK)	1955-1955	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Wazir Mohammad (PAK)	1955-1955	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ED Weekes (WI)	1956-1956	4	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]