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)	1974-1974	6	180.5	73	1085	364	21	8/51	17.33	2.01	51.66	0	2	1
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1974	5	153.0	30	918	410	20	4/28	20.50	2.67	45.90	1	0	0
CM Old (ENG)	1974-1974	6	177.3	27	1065	573	25	5/21	22.92	3.22	42.60	2	1	0
GG Arnold (ENG)	1974-1974	5	186.5	41	1121	504	20	4/19	25.20	2.69	56.05	1	0	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1974-1974	6	150.0	39	900	398	14	3/23	28.42	2.65	64.28	0	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1974-1974	3	121.0	34	726	259	9	4/56	28.77	2.14	80.66	1	0	0
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1974-1974	3	98.4	25	592	235	8	5/116	29.37	2.38	74.00	0	1	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1974-1974	2	71.0	12	426	226	7	4/64	32.28	3.18	60.85	1	0	0
Asif Masood (PAK)	1974-1974	3	104.0	28	624	235	7	3/47	33.57	2.25	89.14	0	0	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1974-1974	3	16.0	4	96	34	1	1/3	34.00	2.12	96.00	0	0	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1974-1974	3	41.0	17	246	75	2	1/16	37.50	1.82	123.00	0	0	0
S Abid Ali (IND)	1974-1974	3	81.3	12	489	252	6	3/79	42.00	3.09	81.50	0	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1974-1974	3	112.0	26	672	258	5	2/48	51.60	2.30	134.40	0	0	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1974-1974	3	172.2	28	1034	523	10	6/226	52.30	3.03	103.40	0	1	0
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1974-1974	2	41.3	7	249	126	2	2/55	63.00	3.03	124.50	0	0	0
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1974-1974	2	25.0	6	150	76	1	1/68	76.00	3.04	150.00	0	0	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1974-1974	2	86.0	10	516	267	3	2/166	89.00	3.10	172.00	0	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1974-1974	2	73.0	19	438	188	2	2/56	94.00	2.57	219.00	0	0	0
ED Solkar (IND)	1974-1974	3	44.0	11	264	125	1	1/24	125.00	2.84	264.00	0	0	0
DL Amiss (ENG)	1974-1974	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1974-1974	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1974	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JH Edrich (ENG)	1974-1974	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
FM Engineer (IND)	1974-1974	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1974-1974	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1974-1974	3	1.0	0	6	5	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
APE Knott (ENG)	1974-1974	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
D Lloyd (ENG)	1974-1974	5	4.0	0	24	17	0	-	-	4.25	0.00	0	0	0
Majid Khan (PAK)	1974-1974	3	2.0	0	12	10	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
AV Mankad (IND)	1974-1974	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SS Naik (IND)	1974-1974	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BP Patel (IND)	1974-1974	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Sadiq Mohammad (PAK)	1974-1974	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Shafiq Ahmed (PAK)	1974-1974	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1974-1974	2	37.0	3	222	96	0	-	-	2.59	0.00	0	0	0
GR Viswanath (IND)	1974-1974	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AL Wadekar (IND)	1974-1974	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1974-1974	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1974-1974	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]