Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
PL van der Merwe (SA)	1963-1964	5	-	7	79	22	1	1/6	22.00	1.67	79.00	0	0	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1964-1964	3	128.4	49	772	278	12	6/60	23.16	2.16	64.33	0	1	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1963-1964	8	-	55	2056	968	40	6/47	24.20	2.82	51.40	0	3	0
RB Desai (IND)	1964-1964	2	36.5	5	221	97	4	4/62	24.25	2.63	55.25	1	0	0
RW Blair (NZ)	1964-1964	3	125.0	23	750	327	12	4/85	27.25	2.61	62.50	1	0	0
JSE Price (ENG)	1964-1964	4	124.1	18	745	383	14	5/73	27.35	3.08	53.21	0	1	0
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1964-1964	5	398.5	156	2393	747	27	6/73	27.66	1.87	88.62	1	2	0
JT Partridge (SA)	1963-1964	8	-	102	2952	1080	38	7/91	28.42	2.19	77.68	3	3	0
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1964-1964	5	212.0	120	1272	278	9	3/97	30.88	1.31	141.33	0	0	0
JT Sparling (NZ)	1964-1964	2	13.0	3	78	31	1	1/9	31.00	2.38	78.00	0	0	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1963-1964	8	-	112	2125	562	18	5/60	31.22	1.58	118.05	1	1	0
JW Martin (AUS)	1964-1964	1	43.0	7	344	127	4	2/44	31.75	2.21	86.00	0	0	0
NCL O'Neill (AUS)	1963-1964	4	28.0	1	224	97	3	1/2	32.33	2.59	74.66	0	0	0
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1964-1964	4	147.0	18	1176	473	14	6/139	33.78	2.41	84.00	0	1	0
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1964	4	161.3	46	969	339	10	4/67	33.90	2.09	96.90	1	0	0
AG Kripal Singh (IND)	1964-1964	2	87.0	30	522	208	6	3/90	34.66	2.39	87.00	0	0	0
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1964-1964	3	122.2	31	734	326	9	3/58	36.22	2.66	81.55	0	0	0
EJ Barlow (SA)	1963-1964	8	-	17	630	331	9	3/6	36.77	3.15	70.00	0	0	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1963-1964	4	169.1	37	1353	449	12	5/68	37.41	1.99	112.75	1	1	0
DB Pithey (SA)	1963-1964	6	-	50	1124	463	12	6/58	38.58	2.47	93.66	0	1	0
SA Durani (IND)	1964-1964	5	219.0	71	1314	471	11	3/59	42.81	2.15	119.45	0	0	0
JM Parks (ENG)	1964-1964	5	6.0	0	36	43	1	1/43	43.00	7.16	36.00	0	0	0
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1963-1964	5	178.4	14	1428	689	16	4/82	43.06	2.89	89.25	1	0	0
CG Halse (SA)	1964-1964	3	73.3	7	587	260	6	3/50	43.33	2.65	97.83	0	0	0
D Wilson (ENG)	1964-1964	5	212.0	85	1272	398	9	2/17	44.22	1.87	141.33	0	0	0
AN Connolly (AUS)	1963-1964	3	88.0	10	704	266	6	2/49	44.33	2.26	117.33	0	0	0
JDF Larter (ENG)	1964-1964	3	71.3	11	429	231	5	2/27	46.20	3.23	85.80	0	0	0
CG Borde (IND)	1964-1964	5	241.4	86	1450	418	9	5/88	46.44	1.72	161.11	0	1	0
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1964-1964	5	10.0	2	60	50	1	1/10	50.00	5.00	60.00	0	0	0
KC Bland (SA)	1964-1964	7	-	17	340	101	2	2/16	50.50	1.78	170.00	0	0	0
MA Seymour (SA)	1963-1964	4	99.0	14	792	267	5	3/80	53.40	2.02	158.40	0	0	0
TR Veivers (AUS)	1963-1964	3	82.0	21	656	170	3	2/97	56.66	1.55	218.66	0	0	0
JB Mortimore (ENG)	1964-1964	3	194.0	79	1164	344	6	3/74	57.33	1.77	194.00	0	0	0
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1964-1964	3	115.0	40	690	288	5	2/71	57.60	2.50	138.00	0	0	0
BR Knight (ENG)	1964-1964	5	106.2	19	638	357	6	2/28	59.50	3.35	106.33	0	0	0
ML Jaisimha (IND)	1964-1964	5	76.0	25	456	179	3	2/54	59.66	2.35	152.00	0	0	0
VB Ranjane (IND)	1964-1964	1	18.0	2	108	60	1	1/46	60.00	3.33	108.00	0	0	0
RS Cunis (NZ)	1964-1964	1	38.4	2	232	127	2	2/47	63.50	3.28	116.00	0	0	0
RA Gaunt (AUS)	1964-1964	1	28.0	2	224	137	2	2/115	68.50	3.66	112.00	0	0	0
RC Motz (NZ)	1964-1964	2	46.0	6	276	144	2	2/68	72.00	3.13	138.00	0	0	0
RB Simpson (AUS)	1963-1964	5	72.5	18	581	222	3	1/48	74.00	2.29	193.66	0	0	0
BP Gupte (IND)	1964-1964	1	40.0	9	240	115	1	1/115	115.00	2.87	240.00	0	0	0
KF Barrington (ENG)	1964-1964	1	6.0	0	36	29	0	-	-	4.83	0.00	0	0	0
JG Binks (ENG)	1964-1964	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JB Bolus (ENG)	1964-1964	5	3.0	0	18	16	0	-	-	5.33	0.00	0	0	0
BC Booth (AUS)	1963-1964	4	1.0	0	8	3	0	-	-	2.25	0.00	0	0	0
WP Bradburn (NZ)	1964-1964	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PJP Burge (AUS)	1963-1964	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PR Carlstein (SA)	1963-1964	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ME Chapple (NZ)	1964-1964	3	27.0	14	162	41	0	-	-	1.51	0.00	0	0	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1964-1964	3	5.0	0	30	34	0	-	-	6.80	0.00	0	0	0
AE Dick (NZ)	1964-1964	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GT Dowling (NZ)	1964-1964	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JH Edrich (ENG)	1964-1964	2	4.0	1	24	17	0	-	-	4.25	0.00	0	0	0
WS Farrer (SA)	1964-1964	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SG Gedye (NZ)	1964-1964	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ATW Grout (AUS)	1963-1964	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Hanumant Singh (IND)	1964-1964	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
IJ Jones (ENG)	1964-1964	1	24.0	1	144	79	0	-	-	3.29	0.00	0	0	0
BK Kunderan (IND)	1964-1964	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WM Lawry (AUS)	1963-1964	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DT Lindsay (SA)	1963-1964	6	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SN McGregor (NZ)	1964-1964	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1964-1964	4	3.0	0	18	3	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
I Meckiff (AUS)	1963-1963	1	1.0	0	8	8	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
VL Mehra (IND)	1964-1964	2	3.0	1	18	3	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Pithey (SA)	1964-1964	7	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RG Pollock (SA)	1963-1964	6	-	0	18	16	0	-	-	5.33	0.00	0	0	0
Rajinder Pal (IND)	1964-1964	1	13.0	4	78	22	0	-	-	1.69	0.00	0	0	0
IR Redpath (AUS)	1964-1964	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DN Sardesai (IND)	1964-1964	5	7.0	2	42	30	0	-	-	4.28	0.00	0	0	0
PJ Sharpe (ENG)	1964-1964	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BK Shepherd (AUS)	1964-1964	4	1.0	0	8	3	0	-	-	2.25	0.00	0	0	0
MJF Shrimpton (NZ)	1964-1964	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BW Sinclair (NZ)	1964-1964	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MJK Smith (ENG)	1964-1964	5	13.0	0	78	52	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Stewart (ENG)	1964-1964	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RF Surti (IND)	1964-1964	1	6.0	2	36	8	0	-	-	1.33	0.00	0	0	0
JHB Waite (SA)	1963-1964	7	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JT Ward (NZ)	1964-1964	1	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]