Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
ADG Roberts (NZ)	1976-1976	2	5.0	1	40	12	1	1/12	12.00	1.80	40.00	0	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1976-1976	2	48.3	4	387	197	12	7/23	16.41	3.05	32.25	1	1	1
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1975-1976	5	97.6	17	782	406	20	5/34	20.30	3.11	39.10	1	1	0
DAJ Holford (WI)	1976-1976	2	45.1	7	271	126	6	5/23	21.00	2.78	45.16	0	1	0
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1975-1976	10	-	1	25	21	1	1/7	21.00	5.04	25.00	0	0	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1976-1976	3	68.6	5	550	228	10	6/63	22.80	2.48	55.00	0	1	0
GS Chappell (AUS)	1975-1976	6	21.2	1	170	69	3	2/10	23.00	2.43	56.66	0	0	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1976-1976	3	56.7	9	455	139	6	5/65	23.16	1.83	75.83	0	1	0
JM Parker (NZ)	1976-1976	3	5.0	2	40	24	1	1/24	24.00	3.60	40.00	0	0	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1976-1976	6	-	74	1685	578	22	5/82	26.27	2.05	76.59	1	1	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1976-1976	4	-	15	712	289	11	8/76	26.27	2.43	64.72	0	1	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1975-1976	5	129.3	7	1035	712	27	5/63	26.37	4.12	38.33	1	1	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1976	7	-	27	1452	756	28	7/54	27.00	3.12	51.85	1	1	0
IM Chappell (AUS)	1975-1976	6	12.6	4	102	54	2	1/7	27.00	3.17	51.00	0	0	0
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1976	6	150.5	15	1205	831	29	6/50	28.65	4.13	41.55	2	2	0
MHN Walker (AUS)	1975-1976	3	79.3	14	635	320	11	4/70	29.09	3.02	57.72	1	0	0
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1976-1976	7	-	55	1927	950	32	6/94	29.68	2.95	60.21	1	3	0
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1976-1976	4	138.0	44	828	278	9	3/57	30.88	2.01	92.00	0	0	0
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1976-1976	3	76.0	7	608	284	9	3/76	31.55	2.80	67.55	0	0	0
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1976-1976	2	56.2	16	450	160	5	2/15	32.00	2.13	90.00	0	0	0
WW Daniel (WI)	1976-1976	1	23.2	7	140	64	2	2/52	32.00	2.74	70.00	0	0	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1976-1976	1	24.7	3	199	66	2	2/57	33.00	1.98	99.50	0	0	0
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1976	9	-	50	1953	992	29	6/65	34.20	3.04	67.34	2	1	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1976-1976	7	-	15	659	297	8	4/63	37.12	2.70	82.37	1	0	0
KD Boyce (WI)	1975-1976	4	82.2	6	658	361	9	3/75	40.11	3.29	73.11	0	0	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1975-1976	6	232.5	48	1861	652	16	5/102	40.75	2.10	116.31	0	1	0
BD Julien (WI)	1975-1976	7	-	39	1154	573	13	3/32	44.07	2.97	88.76	0	0	0
Imtiaz Ali (WI)	1976-1976	1	34.0	10	204	89	2	2/37	44.50	2.61	102.00	0	0	0
VA Holder (WI)	1975-1976	4	-	13	1070	583	13	5/108	44.84	3.26	82.30	0	1	0
TJ Jenner (AUS)	1975-1975	1	24.0	3	192	90	2	2/75	45.00	2.81	96.00	0	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1976-1976	7	-	27	1044	409	9	5/134	45.44	2.35	116.00	0	1	0
AA Mallett (AUS)	1975-1976	6	119.1	19	953	506	11	3/73	46.00	3.18	86.63	0	0	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1976-1976	4	-	60	1412	461	8	3/65	57.62	1.95	176.50	0	0	0
RC Fredericks (WI)	1975-1976	10	-	3	140	72	1	1/29	72.00	3.08	140.00	0	0	0
Inshan Ali (WI)	1975-1975	1	27.0	1	216	124	1	1/67	124.00	3.44	216.00	0	0	0
AL Padmore (WI)	1976-1976	1	76.0	21	456	134	1	1/36	134.00	1.76	456.00	0	0	0
S Amarnath (IND)	1976-1976	5	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
L Baichan (WI)	1976-1976	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MG Burgess (NZ)	1976-1976	3	2.0	1	16	2	0	-	-	0.75	0.00	0	0	0
GJ Cosier (AUS)	1975-1976	3	12.0	1	96	51	0	-	-	3.18	0.00	0	0	0
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1976-1976	3	4.0	0	24	14	0	-	-	3.50	0.00	0	0	0
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1976-1976	7	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CG Greenidge (WI)	1975-1975	2	1.0	1	8	0	0	-	-	0.00	0.00	0	0	0
BF Hastings (NZ)	1976-1976	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1976-1976	7	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CH Lloyd (WI)	1975-1976	10	-	5	196	89	0	-	-	2.72	0.00	0	0	0
RB McCosker (AUS)	1975-1976	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RW Marsh (AUS)	1975-1976	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JFM Morrison (NZ)	1976-1976	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DL Murray (WI)	1975-1976	10	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DR O'Sullivan (NZ)	1976-1976	1	33.0	5	264	111	0	-	-	2.52	0.00	0	0	0
BP Patel (IND)	1976-1976	6	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
IR Redpath (AUS)	1975-1976	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1976	10	-	0	101	61	0	-	-	3.62	0.00	0	0	0
LG Rowe (WI)	1975-1976	10	-	0	8	6	0	-	-	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
PH Sharma (IND)	1976-1976	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ED Solkar (IND)	1976-1976	1	9.0	2	54	40	0	-	-	4.44	0.00	0	0	0
A Turner (AUS)	1975-1976	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GM Turner (NZ)	1976-1976	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1976-1976	5	-	0	5	7	0	-	-	8.40	0.00	0	0	0
GR Viswanath (IND)	1976-1976	7	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KJ Wadsworth (NZ)	1976-1976	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GN Yallop (AUS)	1976-1976	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]