Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
MR Bynoe (WI)	1966-1967	3	5.0	4	30	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.00	30.00	0	0	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1966-1967	5	255.3	101	1533	422	26	6/53	16.23	1.65	58.96	0	1	0
JH du Preez (SA)	1967-1967	2	24.0	12	144	51	3	2/22	17.00	2.12	48.00	0	0	0
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1967	3	109.2	30	656	263	15	4/32	17.53	2.40	43.73	2	0	0
ML Jaisimha (IND)	1966-1967	2	9.0	2	54	19	1	1/11	19.00	2.11	54.00	0	0	0
EJ Barlow (SA)	1966-1967	5	129.3	37	777	324	15	5/85	21.60	2.50	51.80	0	1	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1966-1967	3	204.1	59	1225	397	18	5/51	22.05	1.94	68.05	2	1	0
PHJ Trimborn (SA)	1967-1967	3	87.1	26	523	166	7	3/12	23.71	1.90	74.71	0	0	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1966-1967	3	155.1	51	931	350	14	4/56	25.00	2.25	66.50	1	0	0
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1966-1967	5	275.2	70	1652	624	24	5/46	26.00	2.26	68.83	0	3	0
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1966-1967	3	196.5	52	1181	513	18	7/157	28.50	2.60	65.61	2	1	1
CC Hunte (WI)	1966-1967	3	11.0	2	66	30	1	1/25	30.00	2.72	66.00	0	0	0
RM Cowper (AUS)	1966-1967	5	138.3	47	831	301	10	3/27	30.10	2.17	83.10	0	0	0
RB Simpson (AUS)	1966-1967	5	106.1	27	637	311	10	2/10	31.10	2.92	63.70	0	0	0
CC Griffith (WI)	1966-1967	3	80.0	23	480	291	9	4/61	32.33	3.63	53.33	1	0	0
DAJ Holford (WI)	1966-1966	1	58.4	9	352	162	5	3/94	32.40	2.76	70.40	0	0	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1966-1967	2	83.0	21	498	228	7	4/81	32.57	2.74	71.14	1	0	0
WW Hall (WI)	1966-1967	3	73.0	10	438	266	8	2/54	33.25	3.64	54.75	0	0	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1966-1967	5	167.1	35	1003	470	12	2/42	39.16	2.81	83.58	0	0	0
RF Surti (IND)	1966-1967	2	58.0	6	348	201	5	3/68	40.20	3.46	69.60	0	0	0
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1966-1967	2	54.2	9	326	162	4	2/69	40.50	2.98	81.50	0	0	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1967-1967	1	78.0	20	468	224	5	3/106	44.80	2.87	93.60	0	0	0
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1967	3	43.0	12	258	90	2	2/23	45.00	2.09	129.00	0	0	0
DA Renneberg (AUS)	1966-1967	5	178.0	34	1068	528	11	5/97	48.00	2.96	97.09	0	1	0
HR Lance (SA)	1966-1967	5	71.0	18	426	201	4	2/39	50.25	2.83	106.50	0	0	0
GD Watson (AUS)	1966-1967	3	52.0	9	312	162	3	2/67	54.00	3.11	104.00	0	0	0
AH McKinnon (SA)	1966-1967	2	117.2	44	704	292	5	2/73	58.40	2.48	140.80	0	0	0
IM Chappell (AUS)	1966-1967	5	89.1	26	535	296	5	2/91	59.20	3.31	107.00	0	0	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1966-1967	2	85.0	22	510	228	2	2/120	114.00	2.68	255.00	0	0	0
SA Durani (IND)	1966-1966	1	43.0	10	258	125	1	1/83	125.00	2.90	258.00	0	0	0
TR Veivers (AUS)	1966-1967	4	42.1	8	253	125	1	1/32	125.00	2.96	253.00	0	0	0
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1966-1967	5	45.0	12	270	130	1	1/75	130.00	2.88	270.00	0	0	0
R Dumbrill (SA)	1966-1967	2	45.0	11	270	134	1	1/43	134.00	2.97	270.00	0	0	0
A Bacher (SA)	1966-1967	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AA Baig (IND)	1966-1967	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KC Bland (SA)	1966-1966	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CG Borde (IND)	1966-1967	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BF Butcher (WI)	1966-1967	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
FM Engineer (IND)	1967-1967	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Hanumant Singh (IND)	1966-1967	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JL Hendriks (WI)	1966-1967	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RB Kanhai (WI)	1966-1967	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BK Kunderan (IND)	1966-1967	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WM Lawry (AUS)	1966-1967	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DT Lindsay (SA)	1966-1967	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JW Martin (AUS)	1967-1967	1	22.0	1	132	89	0	-	-	4.04	0.00	0	0	0
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1966-1966	1	15.0	5	90	47	0	-	-	3.13	0.00	0	0	0
SM Nurse (WI)	1966-1967	2	4.0	1	24	7	0	-	-	1.75	0.00	0	0	0
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1966-1967	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DB Pithey (SA)	1966-1967	2	50.0	17	300	114	0	-	-	2.28	0.00	0	0	0
RG Pollock (SA)	1966-1967	5	3.0	1	18	5	0	-	-	1.66	0.00	0	0	0
IR Redpath (AUS)	1966-1967	5	4.0	0	24	13	0	-	-	3.25	0.00	0	0	0
DN Sardesai (IND)	1966-1967	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
V Subramanya (IND)	1966-1967	2	20.0	5	120	44	0	-	-	2.20	0.00	0	0	0
HB Taber (AUS)	1966-1967	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PL van der Merwe (SA)	1966-1967	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AL Wadekar (IND)	1966-1967	2	1.1	0	7	9	0	-	-	7.71	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]