Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JDF Larter (ENG)	1962-1962	1	46.1	4	277	145	9	5/57	16.11	3.14	30.77	1	1	0
LJ Coldwell (ENG)	1962-1962	2	106.0	30	636	223	13	6/85	17.15	2.10	48.92	0	1	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1962-1962	3	120.1	40	721	278	16	4/50	17.37	2.31	45.06	2	0	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1962-1962	4	164.5	37	989	439	22	6/31	19.95	2.66	44.95	1	1	0
BR Knight (ENG)	1962-1962	2	58.0	15	348	130	6	4/38	21.66	2.24	58.00	1	0	0
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1962-1962	2	44.0	12	264	74	3	2/3	24.66	1.68	88.00	0	0	0
ER Dexter (ENG)	1962-1962	5	76.1	20	457	199	7	4/10	28.42	2.61	65.28	1	0	0
DA Allen (ENG)	1962-1962	4	165.0	78	990	322	11	3/47	29.27	1.95	90.00	0	0	0
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1962-1962	5	12.0	1	72	61	2	2/21	30.50	5.08	36.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Farooq (PAK)	1962-1962	2	54.0	13	324	181	5	4/70	36.20	3.35	64.80	1	0	0
GAR Lock (ENG)	1962-1962	3	98.0	32	588	241	6	3/80	40.16	2.45	98.00	0	0	0
Munir Malik (PAK)	1962-1962	2	83.0	15	498	258	6	5/128	43.00	3.10	83.00	0	1	0
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1962-1962	3	108.0	28	648	323	6	2/87	53.83	2.99	108.00	0	0	0
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1962-1962	2	113.0	25	678	332	5	3/130	66.40	2.93	135.60	0	0	0
A D'Souza (PAK)	1962-1962	3	133.4	22	802	461	6	2/116	76.83	3.44	133.66	0	0	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1962-1962	1	34.0	14	204	81	1	1/54	81.00	2.38	204.00	0	0	0
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1962-1962	3	77.0	10	462	275	3	2/117	91.66	3.57	154.00	0	0	0
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1962-1962	5	75.2	11	452	307	3	2/68	102.33	4.07	150.66	0	0	0
Alimuddin (PAK)	1962-1962	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KF Barrington (ENG)	1962-1962	4	6.0	2	36	22	0	-	-	3.66	0.00	0	0	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1962-1962	4	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
TW Graveney (ENG)	1962-1962	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1962-1962	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Ijaz Butt (PAK)	1962-1962	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Imtiaz Ahmed (PAK)	1962-1962	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Javed Akhtar (PAK)	1962-1962	1	16.0	5	96	52	0	-	-	3.25	0.00	0	0	0
Javed Burki (PAK)	1962-1962	5	2.0	0	12	14	0	-	-	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
W Mathias (PAK)	1962-1962	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
G Millman (ENG)	1962-1962	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JT Murray (ENG)	1962-1962	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1962-1962	5	1.3	0	9	11	0	-	-	7.33	0.00	0	0	0
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1962-1962	5	3.0	1	18	7	0	-	-	2.33	0.00	0	0	0
G Pullar (ENG)	1962-1962	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Shahid Mahmood (PAK)	1962-1962	1	6.0	1	36	23	0	-	-	3.83	0.00	0	0	0
Rev.DS Sheppard (ENG)	1962-1962	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Stewart (ENG)	1962-1962	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]