Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DL Underwood (ENG)	1969-1969	5	203.0	99	1218	321	30	7/32	10.70	1.58	40.60	2	3	2
BR Taylor (NZ)	1969-1969	2	63.5	17	383	155	10	4/47	15.50	2.42	38.30	1	0	0
RS Cunis (NZ)	1969-1969	1	30.0	6	180	85	5	3/49	17.00	2.83	36.00	0	0	0
A Ward (ENG)	1969-1969	3	73.5	15	443	210	10	4/61	21.00	2.84	44.30	1	0	0
JN Shepherd (WI)	1969-1969	3	137.5	44	827	266	12	5/104	22.16	1.92	68.91	0	1	0
DJ Brown (ENG)	1969-1969	4	127.3	33	765	311	14	4/39	22.21	2.43	54.64	1	0	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1969-1969	6	194.3	75	1167	372	15	4/37	24.80	1.91	77.80	1	0	0
GC Shillingford (WI)	1969-1969	2	59.4	12	358	160	6	2/30	26.66	2.68	59.66	0	0	0
BR Knight (ENG)	1969-1969	5	156.0	37	936	362	13	4/63	27.84	2.32	72.00	1	0	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1969-1969	3	145.0	47	870	318	11	5/42	28.90	2.19	79.09	0	1	0
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1969-1969	2	55.0	10	330	179	6	4/88	29.83	3.25	55.00	1	0	0
JA Snow (ENG)	1969-1969	5	200.3	40	1203	560	18	5/114	31.11	2.79	66.83	1	1	0
CA Davis (WI)	1969-1969	3	20.0	8	120	32	1	1/27	32.00	1.60	120.00	0	0	0
VA Holder (WI)	1969-1969	3	148.5	52	893	335	9	4/48	37.22	2.25	99.22	1	0	0
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1969	3	166.0	67	996	313	8	3/102	39.12	1.88	124.50	0	0	0
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1969-1969	6	128.0	46	768	246	6	2/45	41.00	1.92	128.00	0	0	0
RC Motz (NZ)	1969-1969	3	123.1	34	739	310	7	2/46	44.28	2.51	105.57	0	0	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1969-1969	3	168.4	57	1012	317	6	2/96	52.83	1.87	168.66	0	0	0
V Pollard (NZ)	1969-1969	3	37.0	7	222	113	2	1/20	56.50	3.05	111.00	0	0	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1969-1969	1	29.0	6	174	88	1	1/88	88.00	3.03	174.00	0	0	0
GG Arnold (ENG)	1969-1969	1	18.0	5	108	30	0	-	-	1.66	0.00	0	0	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1969-1969	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MG Burgess (NZ)	1969-1969	2	17.0	4	102	51	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
BF Butcher (WI)	1969-1969	3	3.0	1	18	6	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
GS Camacho (WI)	1969-1969	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MC Carew (WI)	1969-1969	1	11.0	3	66	19	0	-	-	1.72	0.00	0	0	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1969-1969	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MH Denness (ENG)	1969-1969	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GT Dowling (NZ)	1969-1969	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JH Edrich (ENG)	1969-1969	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TM Findlay (WI)	1969-1969	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1969-1969	2	3.0	1	18	14	0	-	-	4.66	0.00	0	0	0
MLC Foster (WI)	1969-1969	1	2.0	0	12	7	0	-	-	3.50	0.00	0	0	0
RC Fredericks (WI)	1969-1969	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TW Graveney (ENG)	1969-1969	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JH Hampshire (ENG)	1969-1969	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BF Hastings (NZ)	1969-1969	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JL Hendriks (WI)	1969-1969	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
APE Knott (ENG)	1969-1969	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CH Lloyd (WI)	1969-1969	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BAG Murray (NZ)	1969-1969	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1969-1969	1	1.0	0	6	8	0	-	-	8.00	0.00	0	0	0
PJ Sharpe (ENG)	1969-1969	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GM Turner (NZ)	1969-1969	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KJ Wadsworth (NZ)	1969-1969	3	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]