Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AJ Andre ()	1970-1970	1	2.2	2	14	4	2	2/4	2.00	1.71	7.00	0	0	0
PLA Bedford (VIC)	1969-1970	3	0.4	0	4	2	1	1/2	2.00	3.00	4.00	0	0	0
MA Seymour ()	1970-1970	1	8.0	2	48	15	3	3/15	5.00	1.87	16.00	0	0	0
AL Biggs ()	1970-1970	2	4.1	0	25	21	4	4/21	5.25	5.04	6.25	1	0	0
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1970	2	13.7	1	111	48	8	5/22	6.00	2.59	13.87	0	1	0
IH King (QLD)	1969-1969	1	8.0	1	64	33	5	5/33	6.60	3.09	12.80	0	1	0
VAP van der Bijl ()	1970-1970	3	26.4	8	160	50	7	5/32	7.14	1.87	22.85	0	1	0
GD Watson (VIC)	1969-1970	3	16.3	3	131	58	8	5/20	7.25	2.65	16.37	0	1	0
NE Cronje ()	1970-1970	1	8.0	1	48	15	2	2/15	7.50	1.87	24.00	0	0	0
BF Bath ()	1970-1970	2	12.0	6	72	17	2	2/17	8.50	1.41	36.00	0	0	0
RM Cowper (VIC)	1969-1970	3	8.0	2	64	17	2	2/17	8.50	1.59	32.00	0	0	0
BJ Versfeld ()	1970-1970	2	6.0	0	36	26	3	2/13	8.66	4.33	12.00	0	0	0
CP Sullivan ()	1970-1970	3	10.0	4	60	30	3	3/14	10.00	3.00	20.00	0	0	0
KG Cunningham (SOA)	1969-1969	1	8.0	0	64	32	3	3/32	10.66	3.00	21.33	0	0	0
RG Keague ()	1970-1970	1	8.0	1	48	23	2	2/23	11.50	2.87	24.00	0	0	0
J Bruce ()	1970-1970	1	8.0	3	48	12	1	1/12	12.00	1.50	48.00	0	0	0
IJ Brayshaw (WA)	1969-1969	2	16.0	1	128	75	6	3/28	12.50	3.51	21.33	0	0	0
DJ Colley (NSW)	1969-1969	2	13.0	0	104	53	4	2/24	13.25	3.05	26.00	0	0	0
DP Aldworth ()	1970-1970	2	19.3	4	117	68	5	3/28	13.60	3.48	23.40	0	0	0
RG Hector ()	1970-1970	1	2.0	0	12	14	1	1/14	14.00	7.00	12.00	0	0	0
MG Burgess (NZ)	1969-1970	2	9.0	0	72	43	3	2/28	14.33	3.58	24.00	0	0	0
SG Hugo ()	1970-1970	3	12.0	3	72	58	4	2/14	14.50	4.83	18.00	0	0	0
RAL Massie (WA)	1969-1969	2	14.2	2	114	44	3	2/28	14.66	2.31	38.00	0	0	0
AL Thomson (VIC)	1969-1970	3	23.0	1	184	90	6	3/20	15.00	2.93	30.66	0	0	0
MJ Procter ()	1970-1970	2	24.0	7	144	60	4	2/28	15.00	2.50	36.00	0	0	0
DK Lillee (WA)	1969-1969	1	8.0	1	64	30	2	2/30	15.00	2.81	32.00	0	0	0
J Benaud (NSW)	1969-1969	2	3.0	0	24	15	1	1/15	15.00	3.75	24.00	0	0	0
RP Collins (NSW)	1969-1969	2	14.4	0	116	77	5	3/48	15.40	3.98	23.20	0	0	0
DL Orchard ()	1970-1970	3	23.0	3	138	93	6	3/24	15.50	4.04	23.00	0	0	0
AA During ()	1970-1970	1	5.0	0	30	31	2	2/31	15.50	6.20	15.00	0	0	0
RS Cunis (NZ)	1969-1970	2	13.0	2	104	48	3	3/25	16.00	2.76	34.66	0	0	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1969-1970	2	11.6	1	94	33	2	2/17	16.50	2.10	47.00	0	0	0
JD Swanson (VIC)	1969-1970	3	20.0	4	160	67	4	2/23	16.75	2.51	40.00	0	0	0
D Mackay-Coghill ()	1970-1970	2	19.0	5	114	52	3	3/8	17.33	2.73	38.00	0	0	0
JL Fetting ()	1970-1970	1	12.0	0	72	54	3	3/54	18.00	4.50	24.00	0	0	0
MJ Smithyman ()	1970-1970	1	8.0	1	48	18	1	1/18	18.00	2.25	48.00	0	0	0
HH Allen (TAS)	1969-1969	1	7.0	0	56	37	2	2/37	18.50	3.96	28.00	0	0	0
DJ Morgan ()	1970-1970	2	14.0	1	84	56	3	2/30	18.66	4.00	28.00	0	0	0
KJ O'Keeffe (NSW)	1969-1969	2	15.0	2	120	57	3	2/39	19.00	2.85	40.00	0	0	0
P Fox ()	1970-1970	1	8.0	1	48	39	2	2/39	19.50	4.87	24.00	0	0	0
GM Den ()	1970-1970	2	24.0	5	144	100	5	3/36	20.00	4.16	28.80	0	0	0
JB Gannon (WA)	1969-1969	1	8.0	0	64	40	2	2/40	20.00	3.75	32.00	0	0	0
RK Rowan (VIC)	1969-1970	3	20.0	5	160	40	2	1/2	20.00	1.50	80.00	0	0	0
MJD Doherty ()	1970-1970	1	7.0	0	42	61	3	3/61	20.33	8.71	14.00	0	0	0
PD Heger ()	1970-1970	1	11.0	0	66	103	5	5/103	20.60	9.36	13.20	0	1	0
PHJ Trimborn ()	1970-1970	3	29.0	8	174	62	3	2/22	20.66	2.13	58.00	0	0	0
EJ Barlow ()	1970-1970	3	32.0	1	192	126	6	3/30	21.00	3.93	32.00	0	0	0
DA Renneberg (NSW)	1969-1969	2	13.7	3	111	44	2	1/19	22.00	2.37	55.50	0	0	0
RJ Inverarity (WA)	1969-1969	2	14.0	1	112	48	2	2/16	24.00	2.57	56.00	0	0	0
GS Chappell (SOA)	1969-1969	1	8.0	0	64	26	1	1/26	26.00	2.43	64.00	0	0	0
A Bacher ()	1970-1970	2	2.5	0	17	27	1	1/27	27.00	9.52	17.00	0	0	0
BS Groves ()	1970-1970	1	8.0	2	48	27	1	1/27	27.00	3.37	48.00	0	0	0
DJ Schonegevel ()	1970-1970	1	8.0	0	48	28	1	1/28	28.00	3.50	48.00	0	0	0
DF Becker ()	1970-1970	1	11.0	1	66	61	2	2/61	30.50	5.54	33.00	0	0	0
GK Funston ()	1970-1970	1	6.0	1	36	32	1	1/32	32.00	5.33	36.00	0	0	0
RJ Falkson ()	1970-1970	1	12.0	0	72	66	2	2/66	33.00	5.50	36.00	0	0	0
WR Kerr ()	1970-1970	2	21.0	3	126	71	2	1/32	35.50	3.38	63.00	0	0	0
PD Swart ()	1970-1970	3	27.1	1	163	111	3	3/21	37.00	4.08	54.33	0	0	0
BW Burrow ()	1970-1970	1	8.0	1	48	37	1	1/37	37.00	4.62	48.00	0	0	0
GAR Lock (WA)	1969-1969	2	16.0	0	128	76	2	2/37	38.00	3.56	64.00	0	0	0
SJ McAdam ()	1970-1970	1	12.0	1	72	77	2	2/77	38.50	6.41	36.00	0	0	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1969-1970	2	11.0	0	88	40	1	1/24	40.00	2.72	88.00	0	0	0
AF Hagemann ()	1970-1970	1	12.0	0	72	40	1	1/40	40.00	3.33	72.00	0	0	0
FR Robinson ()	1970-1970	1	12.0	1	72	40	1	1/40	40.00	3.33	72.00	0	0	0
GA Chevalier ()	1970-1970	3	13.0	0	78	82	2	1/29	41.00	6.30	39.00	0	0	0
RG Paulsen (QLD)	1969-1969	1	6.0	0	48	41	1	1/41	41.00	5.12	48.00	0	0	0
KC Bland ()	1970-1970	2	18.0	2	108	90	2	1/38	45.00	5.00	54.00	0	0	0
KJ McCarthy (SOA)	1969-1969	1	8.0	1	64	45	1	1/45	45.00	4.21	64.00	0	0	0
AB Nieuwoudt ()	1970-1970	2	21.0	1	126	91	2	1/28	45.50	4.33	63.00	0	0	0
OJ Morgan (QLD)	1969-1969	1	8.0	0	64	47	1	1/47	47.00	4.40	64.00	0	0	0
JT Botten ()	1970-1970	1	12.0	1	72	54	1	1/54	54.00	4.50	72.00	0	0	0
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1969-1970	2	10.0	1	80	55	1	1/29	55.00	4.12	80.00	0	0	0
AL Wilmot ()	1970-1970	2	20.0	1	120	113	2	1/29	56.50	5.65	60.00	0	0	0
AP van Niekerk ()	1970-1970	3	26.0	4	156	134	2	2/93	67.00	5.15	78.00	0	0	0
A McLachlan ()	1970-1970	1	8.0	0	48	71	1	1/71	71.00	8.87	48.00	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 Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]