Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RG Pollock (SA)	1965-1965	3	15.0	7	90	27	2	1/0	13.50	1.80	45.00	0	0	0
TW Cartwright (ENG)	1965-1965	2	50.3	18	303	120	8	6/94	15.00	2.37	37.87	0	1	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1965-1965	1	35.0	14	210	70	4	4/42	17.50	2.00	52.50	1	0	0
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1965	1	65.1	14	391	143	8	4/47	17.87	2.19	48.87	2	0	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1965-1965	3	164.2	55	986	366	20	5/34	18.30	2.22	49.30	0	3	1
JB Statham (ENG)	1965-1965	1	53.2	12	320	145	7	5/40	20.71	2.71	45.71	0	1	0
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1965-1965	6	320.4	136	1924	550	23	5/19	23.91	1.71	83.65	1	1	0
FE Rumsey (ENG)	1965-1965	4	155.0	49	930	362	15	4/25	24.13	2.33	62.00	1	0	0
DJ Brown (ENG)	1965-1965	2	90.0	27	540	200	8	3/30	25.00	2.22	67.50	0	0	0
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1965-1965	4	6.0	2	36	25	1	1/25	25.00	4.16	36.00	0	0	0
JDF Larter (ENG)	1965-1965	3	139.1	41	835	327	13	5/68	25.15	2.34	64.23	1	1	0
R Dumbrill (SA)	1965-1965	3	91.0	29	546	202	8	4/30	25.25	2.21	68.25	1	0	0
AH McKinnon (SA)	1965-1965	2	113.0	41	678	224	8	3/50	28.00	1.98	84.75	0	0	0
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1965	2	90.0	18	540	226	8	3/83	28.25	2.51	67.50	0	0	0
RC Motz (NZ)	1965-1965	3	136.0	31	816	389	11	5/108	35.36	2.86	74.18	0	1	0
RW Barber (ENG)	1965-1965	6	160.3	48	963	429	12	4/132	35.75	2.67	80.25	1	0	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1965	3	110.0	21	660	292	8	4/85	36.50	2.65	82.50	1	0	0
HD Bromfield (SA)	1965-1965	1	30.2	9	182	75	2	2/71	37.50	2.47	91.00	0	0	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1965-1965	2	96.3	23	579	237	6	3/79	39.50	2.45	96.50	0	0	0
JT Botten (SA)	1965-1965	3	138.0	37	828	337	8	2/56	42.12	2.44	103.50	0	0	0
ER Dexter (ENG)	1965-1965	2	13.0	3	78	45	1	1/18	45.00	3.46	78.00	0	0	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1965-1965	3	21.5	7	131	54	1	1/43	54.00	2.47	131.00	0	0	0
BR Taylor (NZ)	1965-1965	2	75.0	12	450	259	4	2/66	64.75	3.45	112.50	0	0	0
RW Morgan (NZ)	1965-1965	3	18.5	1	113	90	1	1/18	90.00	4.77	113.00	0	0	0
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1965-1965	2	78.0	16	468	207	2	1/40	103.50	2.65	234.00	0	0	0
A Bacher (SA)	1965-1965	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
EJ Barlow (SA)	1965-1965	3	52.0	10	312	125	0	-	-	2.40	0.00	0	0	0
KF Barrington (ENG)	1965-1965	5	5.0	0	30	25	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
KC Bland (SA)	1965-1965	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1965-1965	4	26.0	10	156	60	0	-	-	2.30	0.00	0	0	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1965	3	13.0	3	78	35	0	-	-	2.69	0.00	0	0	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1965-1965	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AE Dick (NZ)	1965-1965	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GT Dowling (NZ)	1965-1965	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JH Edrich (ENG)	1965-1965	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
HR Lance (SA)	1965-1965	3	9.0	0	54	35	0	-	-	3.88	0.00	0	0	0
DT Lindsay (SA)	1965-1965	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JM Parks (ENG)	1965-1965	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
V Pollard (NZ)	1965-1965	3	30.0	6	180	111	0	-	-	3.70	0.00	0	0	0
WE Russell (ENG)	1965-1965	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BW Sinclair (NZ)	1965-1965	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MJK Smith (ENG)	1965-1965	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1965-1965	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PL van der Merwe (SA)	1965-1965	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JT Ward (NZ)	1965-1965	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BW Yuile (NZ)	1965-1965	1	17.0	5	102	80	0	-	-	4.70	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]