Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JR Thomson (AUS)	1976-1976	1	8.5	2	69	34	2	2/34	17.00	2.95	34.50	-	-	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1977	6	-	31	1162	511	30	7/46	17.03	2.63	38.73	-	2	1
DL Underwood (ENG)	1976-1977	6	-	99	1707	563	33	5/84	17.06	1.97	51.72	4	1	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1976-1977	8	501.1	197	3007	864	47	6/71	18.38	1.72	63.97	4	4	-
MG Burgess (NZ)	1976-1977	8	-	1	32	20	1	1/20	20.00	3.75	32.00	-	-	-
CM Old (ENG)	1976-1977	5	-	26	851	344	17	4/104	20.23	2.42	50.05	1	-	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1977	5	217.5	45	1307	676	33	8/29	20.48	3.10	39.60	2	1	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1976-1977	6	-	25	1050	459	22	6/53	20.86	2.62	47.72	-	2	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1977-1977	4	232.4	79	1396	389	18	4/55	21.61	1.67	77.55	3	-	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1976-1977	6	260.5	38	2085	1017	47	6/26	21.63	2.92	44.36	1	6	3
DAJ Holford (WI)	1977-1977	1	34.0	6	204	109	5	3/69	21.80	3.20	40.80	-	-	-
Majid Khan (PAK)	1976-1977	11	-	28	440	115	5	4/45	23.00	1.56	88.00	1	-	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1976-1977	6	-	9	301	162	7	3/22	23.14	3.22	43.00	-	-	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1976-1977	5	97.0	27	582	246	10	5/33	24.60	2.53	58.20	-	1	-
MLC Foster (WI)	1977-1977	1	35.0	15	210	75	3	2/41	25.00	2.14	70.00	-	-	-
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1976-1977	4	-	41	1149	429	17	4/35	25.23	2.24	67.58	2	-	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1976-1977	8	363.1	87	2179	928	36	6/76	25.77	2.55	60.52	1	2	-
RC Fredericks (WI)	1977-1977	5	19.3	4	117	52	2	1/14	26.00	2.66	58.50	-	-	-
J Garner (WI)	1977-1977	5	219.3	41	1317	688	25	4/48	27.52	3.13	52.68	3	-	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1976-1977	11	-	48	1360	585	21	5/28	27.85	2.58	64.76	2	1	-
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1976-1977	2	-	8	360	232	8	3/55	29.00	3.86	45.00	-	-	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1976-1977	9	-	78	2324	1081	37	4/79	29.21	2.79	62.81	1	-	-
MHN Walker (AUS)	1977-1977	5	192.2	36	1538	643	22	4/54	29.22	2.50	69.90	3	-	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1976-1977	6	67.0	20	536	150	5	2/14	30.00	1.67	107.20	-	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1977	11	-	82	3289	1730	57	6/63	30.35	3.15	57.70	2	4	1
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1976-1977	6	205.1	44	1641	610	20	5/101	30.50	2.23	82.05	1	1	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1976-1976	4	188.0	63	1128	402	13	3/79	30.92	2.13	86.76	-	-	-
S Madan Lal (IND)	1976-1977	3	63.0	13	378	126	4	2/43	31.50	2.00	94.50	-	-	-
Inshan Ali (WI)	1977-1977	1	52.0	11	312	159	5	3/86	31.80	3.05	62.40	-	-	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1977	7	-	27	1056	460	14	3/74	32.85	2.61	75.42	-	-	-
AW Greig (ENG)	1976-1977	6	-	31	898	402	12	3/64	33.50	2.68	74.83	-	-	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1977	5	-	37	1104	506	13	4/84	38.92	2.75	84.92	2	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1977-1977	2	70.6	8	566	274	7	4/100	39.14	2.90	80.85	1	-	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1977-1977	5	236.3	37	1419	763	19	4/85	40.15	3.22	74.68	1	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1976-1977	5	-	39	1155	493	12	5/55	41.08	2.56	96.25	-	1	-
PJ Petherick (NZ)	1976-1977	6	-	37	1305	681	16	3/90	42.56	3.13	81.56	-	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1976-1977	8	-	27	1940	1238	29	5/121	42.68	3.82	66.89	2	1	-
GP Howarth (NZ)	1976-1977	6	-	1	72	43	1	1/13	43.00	3.58	72.00	-	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1977-1977	5	40.3	11	243	91	2	2/34	45.50	2.24	121.50	-	-	-
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1976-1977	11	-	10	318	144	3	3/52	48.00	2.71	106.00	-	-	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1976-1977	6	100.3	8	803	496	10	3/81	49.60	3.70	80.30	-	-	-
KD Walters (AUS)	1976-1977	6	16.0	5	128	51	1	1/20	51.00	2.39	128.00	-	-	-
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1977-1977	1	32.5	1	261	158	3	2/130	52.66	3.63	87.00	-	-	-
ADG Roberts (NZ)	1976-1976	5	-	14	400	170	3	1/18	56.66	2.55	133.33	-	-	-
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1976-1977	5	-	25	964	492	8	3/33	61.50	3.06	120.50	-	-	-
DR O'Sullivan (NZ)	1976-1976	6	-	61	1875	804	13	3/125	61.84	2.57	144.23	-	-	-
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1977-1977	1	51.0	16	306	127	2	1/55	63.50	2.49	153.00	-	-	-
RO Collinge (NZ)	1976-1976	3	-	8	586	426	6	2/45	71.00	4.36	97.66	-	-	-
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1977-1977	2	34.0	3	272	147	2	1/37	73.50	3.24	136.00	-	-	-
BD Julien (WI)	1977-1977	1	37.0	5	222	88	1	1/25	88.00	2.37	222.00	-	-	-
GB Troup (NZ)	1976-1976	1	30.0	3	180	116	1	1/69	116.00	3.86	180.00	-	-	-
M Amarnath (IND)	1976-1977	5	65.0	16	390	149	-	-	-	2.29	-	-	-	-
S Amarnath (IND)	1977-1977	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DL Amiss (ENG)	1976-1977	6	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RW Anderson (NZ)	1976-1976	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asif Masood (PAK)	1977-1977	1	13.0	1	104	79	-	-	-	4.55	-	-	-	-
GD Barlow (ENG)	1976-1977	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JM Brearley (ENG)	1976-1977	6	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BE Congdon (NZ)	1977-1977	2	13.0	1	104	36	-	-	-	2.07	-	-	-	-
GJ Cosier (AUS)	1976-1977	6	7.0	1	56	21	-	-	-	2.25	-	-	-	-
IC Davis (AUS)	1976-1977	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GN Edwards (NZ)	1977-1977	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Farrukh Zaman (PAK)	1976-1976	1	10.0	2	80	15	-	-	-	1.12	-	-	-	-
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1976-1977	4	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1976-1977	7	1.0	-	6	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1976-1977	8	5.0	3	30	2	-	-	-	0.40	-	-	-	-
CG Greenidge (WI)	1977-1977	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1977-1977	6	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VA Holder (WI)	1977-1977	1	4.0	-	24	13	-	-	-	3.25	-	-	-	-
DW Hookes (AUS)	1977-1977	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1977-1977	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CL King (WI)	1977-1977	1	7.0	2	42	18	-	-	-	2.57	-	-	-	-
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1976-1977	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
APE Knott (ENG)	1976-1977	6	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WK Lees (NZ)	1976-1977	7	-	-	5	4	-	-	-	4.80	-	-	-	-
CH Lloyd (WI)	1977-1977	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RB McCosker (AUS)	1976-1977	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AV Mankad (IND)	1976-1977	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RW Marsh (AUS)	1976-1977	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JFM Morrison (NZ)	1976-1976	3	-	-	24	9	-	-	-	2.25	-	-	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1976-1976	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DL Murray (WI)	1977-1977	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JM Parker (NZ)	1976-1977	8	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NM Parker (NZ)	1976-1976	3	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BP Patel (IND)	1976-1977	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DW Randall (ENG)	1977-1977	5	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sadiq Mohammad (PAK)	1976-1977	10	-	1	16	4	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
MWW Selvey (ENG)	1977-1977	1	15.0	1	90	80	-	-	-	5.33	-	-	-	-
Shahid Israr (PAK)	1976-1976	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PH Sharma (IND)	1976-1977	2	4.0	-	24	8	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
IT Shillingford (WI)	1977-1977	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ED Solkar (IND)	1977-1977	1	6.0	1	36	15	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
RW Tolchard (ENG)	1977-1977	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A Turner (AUS)	1976-1977	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GM Turner (NZ)	1976-1977	7	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1977-1977	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GR Viswanath (IND)	1976-1977	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1976-1977	10	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RA Woolmer (ENG)	1976-1977	3	-	-	6	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
Yajurvindra Singh (IND)	1977-1977	2	1.0	-	6	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1976-1977	9	-	-	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:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]