Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AL Thomson (VIC)	1971-1971	1	8.0	3	64	13	4	4/13	3.25	1.21	16.00	1	0	0
TJ Jenner (SOA)	1971-1971	1	8.0	3	64	18	3	3/18	6.00	1.68	21.33	0	0	0
MG Webb (NZ)	1972-1972	1	7.0	1	42	18	3	3/18	6.00	2.57	14.00	0	0	0
K Mackay (NSW)	1971-1971	1	2.0	1	16	7	1	1/7	7.00	2.62	16.00	0	0	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1972-1972	1	9.0	1	54	29	3	3/29	9.66	3.22	18.00	0	0	0
FM Francke (QLD)	1971-1971	1	8.0	0	64	21	2	2/21	10.50	1.96	32.00	0	0	0
IR Redpath (VIC)	1971-1972	3	4.6	0	38	23	2	2/11	11.50	3.63	19.00	0	0	0
WD Albury (QLD)	1971-1971	1	8.0	0	64	27	2	2/27	13.50	2.53	32.00	0	0	0
JD Higgs (VIC)	1971-1972	3	24.0	1	192	110	7	3/25	15.71	3.43	27.42	0	0	0
JW Gleeson (NSW)	1971-1971	1	8.0	0	64	33	2	2/33	16.50	3.09	32.00	0	0	0
Khalid Ibadulla (TAS)	1971-1971	1	4.0	0	32	17	1	1/17	17.00	3.18	32.00	0	0	0
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1972-1972	1	9.0	0	54	36	2	2/36	18.00	4.00	27.00	0	0	0
RK Rowan (VIC)	1972-1972	2	15.7	0	127	73	4	3/35	18.25	3.44	31.75	0	0	0
RAL Massie (WA)	1971-1971	2	16.0	2	128	62	3	2/40	20.66	2.90	42.66	0	0	0
GD Watson (WA)	1971-1971	2	15.0	2	120	90	4	2/31	22.50	4.50	30.00	0	0	0
GC Shillingford (WWD)	1972-1972	1	9.0	2	54	23	1	1/23	23.00	2.55	54.00	0	0	0
JRF Duncan (VIC)	1971-1972	3	23.0	3	184	93	4	3/34	23.25	3.03	46.00	0	0	0
AJ Sieler (VIC)	1972-1972	2	8.0	0	64	48	2	1/7	24.00	4.50	32.00	0	0	0
JB Gannon (WA)	1971-1971	2	15.1	1	121	78	3	2/28	26.00	3.86	40.33	0	0	0
KJ McCarthy (SOA)	1971-1972	2	13.0	2	104	79	3	3/56	26.33	4.55	34.66	0	0	0
JR Hammond (SOA)	1971-1972	3	23.5	1	189	107	4	2/32	26.75	3.39	47.25	0	0	0
V Bute (WWD)	1972-1972	1	8.0	0	48	27	1	1/27	27.00	3.37	48.00	0	0	0
GG Miller (TAS)	1971-1971	1	4.6	0	38	28	1	1/28	28.00	4.42	38.00	0	0	0
KR Stackpole (VIC)	1971-1972	3	5.0	0	40	29	1	1/7	29.00	4.35	40.00	0	0	0
RJ Inverarity (WA)	1971-1971	2	15.7	0	127	89	3	3/53	29.66	4.20	42.33	0	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1972-1972	1	8.0	1	64	31	1	1/31	31.00	2.90	64.00	0	0	0
G Gibbs (WWD)	1972-1972	1	7.0	1	42	32	1	1/32	32.00	4.57	42.00	0	0	0
WA Greenstreet (NZ)	1972-1972	1	8.0	2	64	33	1	1/33	33.00	3.09	64.00	0	0	0
EW Freeman (SOA)	1971-1972	3	19.0	6	152	68	2	1/12	34.00	2.68	76.00	0	0	0
N Phillip (WWD)	1972-1972	1	8.0	1	48	34	1	1/34	34.00	4.25	48.00	0	0	0
RW Morgan (NZ)	1972-1972	2	-	0	40	35	1	1/35	35.00	5.25	40.00	0	0	0
AR Dell (QLD)	1971-1971	1	8.0	1	64	36	1	1/36	36.00	3.37	64.00	0	0	0
PH Carlson (QLD)	1971-1971	1	7.0	0	56	37	1	1/37	37.00	3.96	56.00	0	0	0
AA Mallett (SOA)	1971-1972	3	23.0	1	184	112	3	2/38	37.33	3.65	61.33	0	0	0
DG Trist (NZ)	1972-1972	1	8.0	0	64	38	1	1/38	38.00	3.56	64.00	0	0	0
L Varis (WA)	1971-1971	2	8.0	0	64	42	1	1/42	42.00	3.93	64.00	0	0	0
GS Chappell (SOA)	1971-1972	2	13.4	2	108	47	1	1/16	47.00	2.61	108.00	0	0	0
B Andrews (NZ)	1972-1972	1	8.0	0	64	51	1	1/51	51.00	4.78	64.00	0	0	0
MHN Walker (VIC)	1971-1972	3	23.0	0	184	105	2	1/32	52.50	3.42	92.00	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]