Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
NCL O'Neill (AUS)	1960-1961	5	6.0	1	48	12	1	1/10	12.00	1.50	48.00	0	0	0
AK Davidson (AUS)	1960-1961	4	173.7	25	1391	612	33	6/53	18.54	2.63	42.15	0	5	1
VV Kumar (IND)	1961-1961	1	73.5	38	443	132	7	5/64	18.85	1.78	63.28	0	1	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1961-1961	3	192.2	65	1538	395	19	5/66	20.78	1.54	80.94	1	2	0
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1960-1961	4	191.2	119	1148	220	9	4/43	24.44	1.14	127.55	1	0	0
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1960-1961	5	160.3	60	963	239	9	5/26	26.55	1.48	107.00	0	1	0
WW Hall (WI)	1960-1961	5	144.6	14	1158	616	21	5/63	29.33	3.19	55.14	2	1	0
RB Desai (IND)	1960-1961	5	215.5	34	1295	625	21	4/66	29.76	2.89	61.66	3	0	0
SP Gupte (IND)	1960-1961	3	134.4	51	808	243	8	4/43	30.37	1.80	101.00	1	0	0
Haseeb Ahsan (PAK)	1960-1961	5	209.0	56	1254	490	15	6/202	32.66	2.34	83.60	0	2	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1960-1961	5	268.1	56	2145	779	23	5/96	33.86	2.17	93.26	2	1	0
VM Muddiah (IND)	1960-1960	1	40.0	13	240	102	3	2/40	34.00	2.55	80.00	0	0	0
FMM Worrell (WI)	1960-1961	5	134.0	34	1072	357	10	3/27	35.70	1.99	107.20	0	0	0
RB Simpson (AUS)	1960-1961	5	71.0	10	568	217	6	2/18	36.16	2.29	94.66	0	0	0
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1960-1961	3	90.0	24	540	184	5	2/33	36.80	2.04	108.00	0	0	0
AL Valentine (WI)	1960-1961	5	170.4	42	1364	533	14	4/67	38.07	2.34	97.42	2	0	0
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1960-1961	5	213.3	59	1281	503	13	5/129	38.69	2.35	98.53	0	1	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1960-1961	5	191.0	27	1528	588	15	5/120	39.20	2.30	101.86	0	1	0
PR Umrigar (IND)	1960-1961	5	149.0	56	894	242	6	4/71	40.33	1.62	149.00	1	0	0
Mohammad Farooq (PAK)	1960-1961	2	76.0	9	456	248	6	4/139	41.33	3.26	76.00	1	0	0
FM Misson (AUS)	1960-1961	3	92.5	12	741	373	9	4/58	41.44	3.02	82.33	1	0	0
Surendranath (IND)	1960-1961	2	105.0	33	630	251	6	4/93	41.83	2.39	105.00	1	0	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1960-1961	2	37.0	4	296	138	3	1/21	46.00	2.79	98.66	0	0	0
KD Mackay (AUS)	1960-1961	5	94.4	15	756	287	6	3/75	47.83	2.27	126.00	0	0	0
JW Martin (AUS)	1960-1961	3	64.0	6	512	255	5	3/56	51.00	2.98	102.40	0	0	0
CG Borde (IND)	1960-1961	5	99.2	21	596	261	5	4/21	52.20	2.62	119.20	1	0	0
CD Watson (WI)	1960-1961	1	21.0	2	168	105	2	1/32	52.50	3.75	84.00	0	0	0
LF Kline (AUS)	1960-1961	2	54.6	11	438	223	3	3/52	74.33	3.05	146.00	0	0	0
DE Hoare (AUS)	1961-1961	1	29.0	0	232	156	2	2/68	78.00	4.03	116.00	0	0	0
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1960-1961	4	156.0	54	936	343	3	2/123	114.33	2.19	312.00	0	0	0
I Meckiff (AUS)	1960-1961	2	40.0	4	320	234	2	1/74	117.00	4.38	160.00	0	0	0
FCM Alexander (WI)	1960-1961	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Alimuddin (PAK)	1960-1960	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AA Baig (IND)	1960-1961	3	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
PJP Burge (AUS)	1961-1961	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
NJ Contractor (IND)	1960-1961	5	10.0	3	60	23	0	-	-	2.30	0.00	0	0	0
LE Favell (AUS)	1960-1961	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DK Gaekwad (IND)	1961-1961	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ATW Grout (AUS)	1960-1961	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BP Gupte (IND)	1961-1961	1	35.0	9	210	116	0	-	-	3.31	0.00	0	0	0
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1960-1961	5	1.0	0	6	6	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
RN Harvey (AUS)	1960-1961	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CC Hunte (WI)	1960-1961	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Imtiaz Ahmed (PAK)	1960-1961	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ML Jaisimha (IND)	1960-1961	4	6.0	0	36	13	0	-	-	2.16	0.00	0	0	0
Javed Burki (PAK)	1960-1961	5	1.0	0	6	3	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
PG Joshi (IND)	1960-1960	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RB Kanhai (WI)	1960-1961	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BK Kunderan (IND)	1961-1961	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PD Lashley (WI)	1960-1961	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CC McDonald (AUS)	1960-1961	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1960-1961	5	3.0	0	18	8	0	-	-	2.66	0.00	0	0	0
W Mathias (PAK)	1960-1961	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AG Milkha Singh (IND)	1961-1961	2	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1960-1961	5	6.0	3	36	12	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
SM Nurse (WI)	1960-1961	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
P Roy (IND)	1960-1960	1	1.0	0	6	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1960-1961	5	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
CW Smith (WI)	1960-1961	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JS Solomon (WI)	1960-1961	5	3.0	2	24	1	0	-	-	0.25	0.00	0	0	0
RF Surti (IND)	1960-1961	2	35.0	2	210	130	0	-	-	3.71	0.00	0	0	0
NS Tamhane (IND)	1960-1961	2	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]