Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DB Close (ENG)	1959-1959	1	16.0	1	96	53	5	4/35	10.60	3.31	19.20	1	0	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1959-1959	3	112.2	44	674	223	17	5/31	13.11	1.98	39.64	0	1	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1959-1959	5	177.4	53	1066	401	24	4/24	16.70	2.25	44.41	2	0	0
T Greenhough (ENG)	1959-1959	3	139.1	47	835	255	14	5/35	18.21	1.83	59.64	0	1	0
AE Moss (ENG)	1959-1959	3	101.0	47	606	147	7	2/30	21.00	1.45	86.57	0	0	0
ER Dexter (ENG)	1959-1959	2	38.0	10	228	71	3	2/24	23.66	1.86	76.00	0	0	0
Surendranath (IND)	1959-1959	5	203.4	85	1222	426	16	5/75	26.62	2.09	76.37	0	2	0
KF Barrington (ENG)	1959-1959	5	47.0	7	282	135	5	3/36	27.00	2.87	56.40	0	0	0
HJ Rhodes (ENG)	1959-1959	2	74.5	10	449	244	9	4/50	27.11	3.26	49.88	1	0	0
MJ Horton (ENG)	1959-1959	2	39.4	18	238	59	2	2/24	29.50	1.48	119.00	0	0	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1959-1959	2	85.0	33	510	124	4	2/16	31.00	1.45	127.50	0	0	0
JB Mortimore (ENG)	1959-1959	2	55.4	21	334	135	4	3/36	33.75	2.42	83.50	0	0	0
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1959-1959	4	133.1	48	799	304	9	2/48	33.77	2.28	88.77	0	0	0
SP Gupte (IND)	1959-1959	5	199.4	51	1198	589	17	4/76	34.64	2.94	70.47	3	0	0
RB Desai (IND)	1959-1959	5	189.4	40	1138	602	12	5/89	50.16	3.17	94.83	0	1	0
CG Borde (IND)	1959-1959	4	58.0	7	348	205	4	2/53	51.25	3.53	87.00	0	0	0
AL Apte (IND)	1959-1959	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AA Baig (IND)	1959-1959	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
NJ Contractor (IND)	1959-1959	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1959-1959	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TG Evans (ENG)	1959-1959	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DK Gaekwad (IND)	1959-1959	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JM Ghorpade (IND)	1959-1959	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ML Jaisimha (IND)	1959-1959	1	1.0	0	6	8	0	-	-	8.00	0.00	0	0	0
PG Joshi (IND)	1959-1959	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AG Kripal Singh (IND)	1959-1959	1	4.0	1	24	19	0	-	-	4.75	0.00	0	0	0
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1959-1959	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PBH May (ENG)	1959-1959	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CA Milton (ENG)	1959-1959	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WGA Parkhouse (ENG)	1959-1959	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
G Pullar (ENG)	1959-1959	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
P Roy (IND)	1959-1959	5	0.2	0	2	4	0	-	-	12.00	0.00	0	0	0
MJK Smith (ENG)	1959-1959	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
R Subba Row (ENG)	1959-1959	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
R Swetman (ENG)	1959-1959	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
NS Tamhane (IND)	1959-1959	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
K Taylor (ENG)	1959-1959	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PR Umrigar (IND)	1959-1959	4	52.0	15	312	103	0	-	-	1.98	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]