Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
LA King (WI)	1962-1962	1	32.0	7	192	64	7	5/46	9.14	2.00	27.42	0	1	0
MJK Smith (ENG)	1961-1962	7	8.0	3	48	10	1	1/10	10.00	1.25	48.00	0	0	0
WW Hall (WI)	1962-1962	5	167.4	37	1006	425	27	6/49	15.74	2.53	37.25	0	2	0
PE Richardson (ENG)	1961-1962	8	20.0	9	120	48	3	2/10	16.00	2.40	40.00	0	0	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1962-1962	2	82.0	38	492	148	9	3/40	16.44	1.80	54.66	0	0	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1962	3	128.4	35	772	299	17	6/38	17.58	2.32	45.41	0	1	0
SF Burke (SA)	1962-1962	1	81.0	29	486	196	11	6/128	17.81	2.41	44.18	0	2	1
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	222.2	62	1334	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1961-1962	5	109.2	47	656	217	11	4/44	19.72	1.98	59.63	1	0	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1962-1962	5	264.5	93	1589	490	24	8/38	20.41	1.85	66.20	1	1	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1962-1962	5	223.3	61	1341	473	23	5/63	20.56	2.11	58.30	2	1	0
A D'Souza (PAK)	1962-1962	2	103.5	29	623	206	9	5/112	22.88	1.98	69.22	1	1	0
HR Lance (SA)	1962-1962	2	48.0	10	288	166	7	3/30	23.71	3.45	41.14	0	0	0
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1962	5	201.2	54	1208	493	20	5/48	24.65	2.44	60.40	0	2	0
AH McKinnon (SA)	1962-1962	1	36.0	13	216	74	3	2/32	24.66	2.05	72.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Munaf (PAK)	1961-1962	2	76.1	21	457	151	6	4/42	25.16	1.98	76.16	1	0	0
CD Watson (WI)	1962-1962	1	16.0	6	96	26	1	1/20	26.00	1.62	96.00	0	0	0
RC Motz (NZ)	1961-1962	5	182.2	41	1094	505	19	4/68	26.57	2.76	57.57	1	0	0
DA Allen (ENG)	1961-1962	8	482.3	205	2895	918	34	5/30	27.00	1.90	85.14	2	2	0
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1961-1962	5	224.3	60	1347	617	22	4/59	28.04	2.74	61.22	3	0	0
DW White (ENG)	1961-1962	2	36.4	5	220	119	4	3/65	29.75	3.24	55.00	0	0	0
GAR Lock (ENG)	1961-1962	7	472.3	195	2835	964	32	6/65	30.12	2.04	88.59	4	1	0
SA Durani (IND)	1961-1962	10	479.0	133	2874	1222	40	6/105	30.55	2.55	71.85	2	2	1
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1962-1962	6	202.5	81	1217	341	11	3/50	31.00	1.68	110.63	0	0	0
VB Ranjane (IND)	1961-1962	4	155.5	24	935	471	15	4/72	31.40	3.02	62.33	2	0	0
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1961-1962	4	33.0	10	198	64	2	1/22	32.00	1.93	99.00	0	0	0
KA Walter (SA)	1961-1961	2	82.3	20	495	197	6	4/63	32.83	2.38	82.50	1	0	0
JT Sparling (NZ)	1961-1962	3	13.0	5	78	34	1	1/12	34.00	2.61	78.00	0	0	0
BR Knight (ENG)	1961-1962	6	182.3	49	1095	485	14	4/66	34.64	2.65	78.21	1	0	0
PR Umrigar (IND)	1961-1962	9	233.0	92	1398	385	11	5/107	35.00	1.65	127.09	0	1	0
SP Gupte (IND)	1961-1961	2	109.0	34	654	257	7	5/90	36.71	2.35	93.42	0	1	0
CG Borde (IND)	1961-1962	10	332.0	81	1992	873	22	4/65	39.68	2.62	90.54	1	0	0
HD Bromfield (SA)	1961-1962	5	151.0	40	906	321	8	3/37	40.12	2.12	113.25	0	0	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1962-1962	2	70.0	19	420	161	4	3/122	40.25	2.30	105.00	0	0	0
SC Stayers (WI)	1962-1962	4	106.0	20	636	364	9	3/65	40.44	3.43	70.66	0	0	0
GA Bartlett (NZ)	1961-1962	5	114.0	26	684	326	8	2/10	40.75	2.85	85.50	0	0	0
ER Dexter (ENG)	1961-1962	8	180.2	48	1082	445	10	3/86	44.50	2.46	108.20	0	0	0
Shujauddin (PAK)	1962-1962	2	61.0	15	366	136	3	3/73	45.33	2.22	122.00	0	0	0
RW Barber (ENG)	1961-1962	8	205.5	36	1235	666	14	3/54	47.57	3.23	88.21	0	0	0
WV Rodriguez (WI)	1962-1962	2	36.3	3	219	143	3	3/51	47.66	3.91	73.00	0	0	0
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1962-1962	2	98.0	32	588	244	5	3/125	48.80	2.48	117.60	0	0	0
A Brown (ENG)	1961-1961	2	53.5	9	323	150	3	3/27	50.00	2.78	107.66	0	0	0
Haseeb Ahsan (PAK)	1961-1962	2	81.0	14	486	205	4	2/68	51.25	2.53	121.50	0	0	0
RB Desai (IND)	1961-1962	7	169.0	33	1014	479	9	2/32	53.22	2.83	112.66	0	0	0
AL Valentine (WI)	1962-1962	2	72.0	39	432	114	2	1/28	57.00	1.58	216.00	0	0	0
DR Smith (ENG)	1961-1962	5	162.0	47	972	359	6	2/60	59.83	2.21	162.00	0	0	0
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1961-1962	3	32.0	8	192	60	1	1/19	60.00	1.87	192.00	0	0	0
FMM Worrell (WI)	1962-1962	5	69.1	25	415	121	2	2/12	60.50	1.74	207.50	0	0	0
Afaq Hussain (PAK)	1961-1961	1	28.0	6	168	61	1	1/40	61.00	2.17	168.00	0	0	0
PS Heine (SA)	1962-1962	1	36.0	7	216	123	2	2/78	61.50	3.41	108.00	0	0	0
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1961-1961	1	37.0	11	222	65	1	1/30	65.00	1.75	222.00	0	0	0
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1961-1962	2	78.0	9	468	214	3	2/37	71.33	2.74	156.00	0	0	0
RF Surti (IND)	1962-1962	5	121.4	22	730	383	4	3/56	95.75	3.14	182.50	0	0	0
ML Jaisimha (IND)	1961-1962	9	49.0	8	294	133	1	1/61	133.00	2.71	294.00	0	0	0
AG Kripal Singh (IND)	1961-1961	3	96.0	23	576	207	1	1/27	207.00	2.15	576.00	0	0	0
Alimuddin (PAK)	1962-1962	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DW Allan (WI)	1962-1962	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1962	5	43.0	7	258	130	0	-	-	3.02	0.00	0	0	0
KF Barrington (ENG)	1961-1962	7	50.0	15	300	138	0	-	-	2.76	0.00	0	0	0
PT Barton (NZ)	1961-1962	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KC Bland (SA)	1961-1962	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ME Chapple (NZ)	1962-1962	2	4.0	0	24	18	0	-	-	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
NJ Contractor (IND)	1961-1962	7	4.0	0	24	15	0	-	-	3.75	0.00	0	0	0
AE Dick (NZ)	1961-1962	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GT Dowling (NZ)	1961-1962	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MK Elgie (SA)	1961-1962	3	11.0	2	66	46	0	-	-	4.18	0.00	0	0	0
FM Engineer (IND)	1961-1962	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WS Farrer (SA)	1962-1962	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1962-1962	1	63.0	23	378	98	0	-	-	1.55	0.00	0	0	0
JW Guy (NZ)	1961-1961	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1961-1962	3	2.0	0	12	8	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
PGZ Harris (NZ)	1961-1962	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JL Hendriks (WI)	1962-1962	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CC Hunte (WI)	1962-1962	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Imtiaz Ahmed (PAK)	1961-1962	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Javed Burki (PAK)	1961-1962	3	2.0	1	12	3	0	-	-	1.50	0.00	0	0	0
RB Kanhai (WI)	1962-1962	5	2.0	1	12	5	0	-	-	2.50	0.00	0	0	0
VV Kumar (IND)	1961-1961	1	27.0	8	162	70	0	-	-	2.59	0.00	0	0	0
BK Kunderan (IND)	1961-1962	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DJ McGlew (SA)	1961-1962	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SN McGregor (NZ)	1961-1962	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RA McLean (SA)	1961-1962	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
EDAS McMorris (WI)	1962-1962	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1961-1962	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
W Mathias (PAK)	1961-1961	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
VL Mehra (IND)	1961-1962	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
IL Mendonca (WI)	1962-1962	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AG Milkha Singh (IND)	1961-1961	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
G Millman (ENG)	1961-1962	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JT Murray (ENG)	1961-1961	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1961-1962	3	2.0	0	12	10	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
SM Nurse (WI)	1962-1962	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
S O'Linn (SA)	1961-1961	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1961-1962	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
G Pullar (ENG)	1961-1962	6	9.0	3	54	30	0	-	-	3.33	0.00	0	0	0
WE Russell (ENG)	1961-1962	2	24.0	9	144	44	0	-	-	1.83	0.00	0	0	0
DN Sardesai (IND)	1961-1962	4	1.0	0	6	3	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
CW Smith (WI)	1962-1962	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JS Solomon (WI)	1962-1962	4	31.0	17	186	36	0	-	-	1.16	0.00	0	0	0
JHB Waite (SA)	1961-1962	5	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]