Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1956-1956	1	75.0	28	450	114	13	7/80	8.76	1.52	34.61	-	2	1
TE Bailey (ENG)	1956-1957	5	142.3	43	1139	232	19	5/20	12.21	1.22	59.94	-	1	-
FH Tyson (ENG)	1956-1957	2	49.0	14	392	100	8	6/40	12.50	1.53	49.00	-	1	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1956-1957	4	139.6	37	1118	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	-	3	1
WPA Crawford (AUS)	1956-1956	3	68.0	25	408	103	7	3/28	14.71	1.51	58.28	-	-	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1956-1957	5	142.0	32	1136	313	21	4/20	14.90	1.65	54.09	3	-	-
JW Rutherford (AUS)	1956-1956	1	6.0	2	36	15	1	1/11	15.00	2.50	36.00	-	-	-
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1956-1956	1	67.0	22	402	112	7	4/43	16.00	1.67	57.42	1	-	-
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1956-1956	2	87.3	28	525	197	12	7/49	16.41	2.25	43.75	-	1	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1956-1957	5	285.0	105	2280	636	37	9/113	17.18	1.67	61.62	1	4	1
JW Burke (AUS)	1956-1956	4	29.0	7	174	70	4	4/37	17.50	2.41	43.50	1	-	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1956	4	186.5	57	1121	424	24	7/72	17.66	2.26	46.70	-	3	1
AK Davidson (AUS)	1956-1956	2	38.0	19	228	57	3	1/6	19.00	1.50	76.00	-	-	-
GAR Lock (ENG)	1957-1957	1	26.0	11	208	38	2	1/17	19.00	1.09	104.00	-	-	-
RG Archer (AUS)	1956-1956	1	7.5	3	47	19	1	1/18	19.00	2.42	47.00	-	-	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1956-1956	4	157.1	61	943	263	13	7/43	20.23	1.67	72.53	-	1	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1956-1956	3	78.2	27	470	144	7	4/50	20.57	1.83	67.14	1	-	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1956-1957	5	215.4	81	1724	370	15	3/51	24.66	1.28	114.93	-	-	-
KD Mackay (AUS)	1956-1956	3	51.2	20	308	74	3	3/27	24.66	1.44	102.66	-	-	-
JB Statham (ENG)	1956-1957	4	130.1	20	1041	349	14	3/37	24.92	2.01	74.35	-	-	-
MH Mankad (IND)	1956-1956	3	125.4	29	754	313	11	4/49	28.45	2.49	68.54	2	-	-
PS Heine (SA)	1956-1957	5	185.0	34	1480	517	18	4/22	28.72	2.09	82.22	1	-	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1956-1956	1	29.0	9	174	58	2	2/40	29.00	2.00	87.00	-	-	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1956-1957	5	145.1	46	1161	324	11	2/7	29.45	1.67	105.54	-	-	-
PJ Loader (ENG)	1957-1957	4	121.0	27	968	291	9	3/35	32.33	1.80	107.55	-	-	-
SP Gupte (IND)	1956-1956	3	96.3	31	579	263	8	3/89	32.87	2.72	72.37	-	-	-
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1956-1957	5	47.0	8	376	166	4	2/38	41.50	2.64	94.00	-	-	-
GS Ramchand (IND)	1956-1956	3	27.0	5	162	97	2	1/6	48.50	3.59	81.00	-	-	-
JM Patel (IND)	1956-1956	2	53.0	13	318	147	3	2/111	49.00	2.77	106.00	-	-	-
JW Wilson (AUS)	1956-1956	1	36.0	17	216	64	1	1/25	64.00	1.77	216.00	-	-	-
HR Adhikari (IND)	1956-1956	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alimuddin (PAK)	1956-1956	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P Bhandari (IND)	1956-1956	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PJP Burge (AUS)	1956-1956	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DCS Compton (ENG)	1956-1957	5	3.0	1	24	8	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
NJ Contractor (IND)	1956-1956	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1956-1957	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ID Craig (AUS)	1956-1956	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CAR Duckworth (SA)	1957-1957	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WR Endean (SA)	1956-1957	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TG Evans (ENG)	1956-1957	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KJ Funston (SA)	1957-1957	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JM Ghorpade (IND)	1956-1956	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gul Mohammad (PAK)	1956-1956	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1956-1956	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RN Harvey (AUS)	1956-1956	4	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Imtiaz Ahmed (PAK)	1956-1956	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DJ Insole (ENG)	1956-1957	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AH Kardar (PAK)	1956-1956	1	12.0	5	72	12	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
HJ Keith (SA)	1956-1957	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AG Kripal Singh (IND)	1956-1956	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GRA Langley (AUS)	1956-1956	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CC McDonald (AUS)	1956-1956	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DJ McGlew (SA)	1957-1957	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RA McLean (SA)	1956-1957	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LV Maddocks (AUS)	1956-1956	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1956-1956	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
W Mathias (PAK)	1956-1956	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PBH May (ENG)	1956-1957	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DG Phadkar (IND)	1956-1956	1	39.0	9	234	92	-	-	-	2.35	-	-	-	-
AJ Pithey (SA)	1957-1957	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PE Richardson (ENG)	1956-1957	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P Roy (IND)	1956-1956	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NS Tamhane (IND)	1956-1956	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AI Taylor (SA)	1956-1956	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PR Umrigar (IND)	1956-1956	3	40.0	12	240	68	-	-	-	1.70	-	-	-	-
JHB Waite (SA)	1956-1957	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Waqar Hasan (PAK)	1956-1956	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JC Watkins (SA)	1956-1957	2	24.0	5	192	79	-	-	-	2.46	-	-	-	-
Wazir Mohammad (PAK)	1956-1956	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK)	1956-1956	1	9.0	1	54	18	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-

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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 - Live]
>> 302/8 (75.0 ov, JG Bethell 142*, MJ Potts 0*, SM Boland 2/34) - Stumps

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]