Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RO Collinge (NZ)	1971-1971	1	8.0	3	64	10	2	2/10	5.00	0.93	32.00	0	0	0
RJ Inverarity (WA)	1970-1971	3	2.0	0	16	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.87	16.00	0	0	0
JB Gannon (WA)	1971-1971	1	8.0	0	64	21	4	4/21	5.25	1.96	16.00	1	0	0
GD McKenzie (AUS/WA)	1970-1971	4	30.1	4	241	75	10	4/13	7.50	1.86	24.10	1	0	0
IJ Brayshaw (WA)	1971-1971	1	2.0	0	16	10	1	1/10	10.00	3.75	16.00	0	0	0
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1971-1971	1	8.0	1	64	28	2	2/28	14.00	2.62	32.00	0	0	0
AR Jones (QLD)	1971-1971	1	8.0	1	64	28	2	2/28	14.00	2.62	32.00	0	0	0
Khalid Ibadulla (TAS)	1970-1970	1	8.0	1	64	28	2	2/28	14.00	2.62	32.00	0	0	0
KJ McCarthy (SOA)	1970-1970	1	8.0	1	64	28	2	2/28	14.00	2.62	32.00	0	0	0
GD Watson (VIC)	1970-1970	1	7.0	0	56	28	2	2/28	14.00	3.00	28.00	0	0	0
BA Richards (SOA)	1970-1970	2	2.0	0	16	15	1	1/15	15.00	5.62	16.00	0	0	0
AJ Sieler (VIC)	1970-1970	1	5.0	0	40	31	2	2/31	15.50	4.65	20.00	0	0	0
RF Surti (QLD)	1970-1971	3	16.2	0	130	98	6	4/29	16.33	4.52	21.66	1	0	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1971-1971	1	8.0	1	64	50	3	3/50	16.66	4.68	21.33	0	0	0
AR Dell (QLD)	1970-1971	3	22.2	4	178	85	5	2/18	17.00	2.86	35.60	0	0	0
L Varis (WA)	1971-1971	2	13.0	1	104	51	3	2/26	17.00	2.94	34.66	0	0	0
GAR Lock (WA)	1970-1971	3	12.1	0	97	87	5	2/14	17.40	5.38	19.40	0	0	0
DK Lillee (WA)	1970-1971	2	11.0	2	88	38	2	2/29	19.00	2.59	44.00	0	0	0
LJF Appleton (TAS)	1970-1970	1	8.0	0	64	41	2	2/41	20.50	3.84	32.00	0	0	0
KD Walters (AUS/NSW)	1970-1971	2	8.0	1	64	41	2	2/41	20.50	3.84	32.00	0	0	0
EW Freeman (SOA)	1970-1970	1	5.3	1	43	21	1	1/21	21.00	2.93	43.00	0	0	0
BR Taylor (NZ)	1971-1971	1	8.0	0	64	21	1	1/21	21.00	1.96	64.00	0	0	0
RAL Massie (WA)	1971-1971	2	14.0	2	112	43	2	2/12	21.50	2.30	56.00	0	0	0
JRF Duncan (QLD)	1970-1970	2	16.0	2	128	66	3	2/32	22.00	3.09	42.66	0	0	0
KR Stackpole (AUS/VIC)	1970-1971	2	12.0	0	96	68	3	3/40	22.66	4.25	32.00	0	0	0
AA Mallett (AUS/SOA)	1970-1971	3	18.0	2	144	116	5	3/34	23.20	4.83	28.80	0	0	0
WD Albury (QLD)	1970-1971	3	23.0	0	184	105	4	2/23	26.25	3.42	46.00	0	0	0
AL Mann (WA)	1970-1970	1	6.0	1	48	28	1	1/28	28.00	3.50	48.00	0	0	0
KG Cunningham (SOA)	1970-1970	1	5.5	0	45	58	2	2/58	29.00	7.73	22.50	0	0	0
K Shuttleworth (ENG)	1971-1971	1	7.0	0	56	29	1	1/29	29.00	3.10	56.00	0	0	0
DA Renneberg (NSW)	1970-1970	1	6.0	0	48	31	1	1/31	31.00	3.87	48.00	0	0	0
RK Rowan (VIC)	1970-1970	1	8.0	0	64	33	1	1/33	33.00	3.09	64.00	0	0	0
BC Patterson (TAS)	1970-1970	1	8.0	0	64	35	1	1/35	35.00	3.28	64.00	0	0	0
JR Hammond (SOA)	1970-1970	2	16.0	1	128	71	2	2/44	35.50	3.32	64.00	0	0	0
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1971-1971	1	6.0	1	48	38	1	1/38	38.00	4.75	48.00	0	0	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1971-1971	1	7.0	0	56	39	1	1/39	39.00	4.17	56.00	0	0	0
RG Paulsen (QLD)	1970-1970	1	8.0	0	64	39	1	1/39	39.00	3.65	64.00	0	0	0
TJ Jenner (SOA)	1970-1970	2	16.0	0	128	84	2	2/35	42.00	3.93	64.00	0	0	0
TJ Prindiville (WA)	1970-1970	1	7.0	0	56	46	1	1/46	46.00	4.92	56.00	0	0	0
HH Allen (TAS)	1970-1970	1	8.0	0	64	51	1	1/51	51.00	4.78	64.00	0	0	0
AL Thomson (AUS/VIC)	1970-1971	2	14.5	2	117	61	1	1/22	61.00	3.12	117.00	0	0	0
PH Carlson (QLD)	1970-1971	3	10.0	0	80	62	1	1/45	62.00	4.65	80.00	0	0	0
KE Dudgeon (QLD)	1970-1971	2	12.0	0	96	81	1	1/54	81.00	5.06	96.00	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]