Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
S Amarnath (IND)	1978-1978	3	1.5	-	11	5	1	1/5	5.00	2.72	11.00	-	-	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1978-1978	1	15.1	2	121	48	5	4/28	9.60	2.38	24.20	1	-	-
G Miller (ENG)	1978-1979	6	177.1	54	1417	346	23	5/44	15.04	1.46	61.60	-	1	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1979	8	292.4	73	2340	784	51	6/74	15.37	2.01	45.88	3	5	2
M Hendrick (ENG)	1978-1979	5	145.0	30	1160	299	19	3/19	15.73	1.54	61.05	-	-	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1979-1979	4	41.4	9	332	130	8	4/68	16.25	2.34	41.50	1	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1979	4	144.4	49	1156	306	16	4/46	19.12	1.58	72.25	2	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1978-1979	4	-	10	319	126	6	3/48	21.00	2.36	53.16	-	-	-
CM Old (ENG)	1978-1978	1	26.7	2	215	84	4	2/24	21.00	2.34	53.75	-	-	-
AG Hurst (AUS)	1978-1979	8	291.6	55	2334	902	40	5/28	22.55	2.31	58.35	3	2	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1979-1979	3	117.6	13	942	414	18	5/62	23.00	2.63	52.33	1	2	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1978-1979	8	-	2	92	46	2	1/7	23.00	3.00	46.00	-	-	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1978-1979	6	140.3	23	1123	461	20	5/44	23.05	2.46	56.15	1	1	-
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1979	5	196.6	47	1574	468	19	5/148	24.63	1.78	82.84	1	1	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1979	6	158.4	25	1268	567	23	4/42	24.65	2.68	55.13	2	-	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1978-1979	6	262.3	99	1575	495	20	4/43	24.75	1.88	78.75	2	-	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1978-1979	7	234.0	47	1404	736	29	5/51	25.37	3.14	48.41	2	1	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1978-1979	8	-	75	2591	1043	38	9/86	27.44	2.41	68.18	3	2	1
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1978-1979	7	-	1	72	29	1	1/24	29.00	2.41	72.00	-	-	-
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1979	5	49.0	18	392	94	3	2/35	31.33	1.43	130.66	-	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1978-1979	7	-	82	2388	981	31	5/106	31.64	2.46	77.03	2	1	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1978-1979	8	-	27	1197	540	17	5/59	31.76	2.70	70.41	2	1	-
ST Clarke (WI)	1978-1979	5	233.5	39	1403	711	21	5/126	33.85	3.04	66.80	2	1	-
N Phillip (WI)	1978-1979	6	193.2	38	1160	650	19	4/48	34.21	3.36	61.05	2	-	-
G Dymock (AUS)	1978-1979	4	158.7	28	1271	406	11	3/38	36.90	1.91	115.54	-	-	-
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1978-1979	7	-	23	1181	596	16	4/67	37.25	3.02	73.81	1	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1979-1979	3	112.0	20	896	345	9	3/86	38.33	2.31	99.55	-	-	-
PR Sleep (AUS)	1979-1979	1	15.7	2	127	78	2	1/16	39.00	3.68	63.50	-	-	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1978-1979	7	256.0	46	1536	816	20	5/116	40.80	3.18	76.80	1	1	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1979	9	272.4	38	1636	987	24	4/38	41.12	3.61	68.16	1	-	-
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1978-1979	9	9.0	1	54	44	1	1/34	44.00	4.88	54.00	-	-	-
PH Carlson (AUS)	1979-1979	2	46.0	10	368	99	2	2/41	49.50	1.61	184.00	-	-	-
DD Parsana (IND)	1979-1979	2	20.0	6	120	50	1	1/32	50.00	2.50	120.00	-	-	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1979-1979	3	73.0	19	584	153	3	2/33	51.00	1.57	194.66	-	-	-
DR Parry (WI)	1978-1979	6	171.3	39	1029	513	9	3/51	57.00	2.99	114.33	-	-	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1978-1979	6	268.0	64	1608	773	13	3/98	59.46	2.88	123.69	-	-	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1979-1979	3	81.6	18	654	238	4	2/22	59.50	2.18	163.50	-	-	-
GB Troup (NZ)	1979-1979	2	60.5	7	485	181	3	2/70	60.33	2.23	161.66	-	-	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1979	5	141.2	17	1130	483	8	3/41	60.37	2.56	141.25	-	-	-
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1979	6	16.0	3	96	65	1	1/54	65.00	4.06	96.00	-	-	-
VA Holder (WI)	1978-1979	6	203.0	34	1218	548	8	4/94	68.50	2.69	152.25	1	-	-
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1978-1979	2	83.4	13	502	208	3	3/137	69.33	2.48	167.33	-	-	-
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1978-1978	1	29.0	7	174	70	1	1/34	70.00	2.41	174.00	-	-	-
M Amarnath (IND)	1978-1979	5	76.5	5	461	323	4	1/35	80.75	4.20	115.25	-	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1979	3	78.0	11	468	265	3	1/44	88.33	3.39	156.00	-	-	-
BP Bracewell (NZ)	1979-1979	1	19.0	1	152	103	1	1/50	103.00	4.06	152.00	-	-	-
WM Clark (AUS)	1979-1979	1	38.0	10	304	103	1	1/56	103.00	2.03	304.00	-	-	-
MV Narasimha Rao (IND)	1978-1979	2	38.1	7	229	107	1	1/43	107.00	2.80	229.00	-	-	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1978-1978	3	87.0	26	522	227	2	1/65	113.50	2.60	261.00	-	-	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1978-1978	2	81.0	17	486	251	2	1/34	125.50	3.09	243.00	-	-	-
Anwar Khan (PAK)	1979-1979	1	4.0	-	32	12	-	-	-	2.25	-	-	-	-
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	1978-1979	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
G Boycott (ENG)	1978-1979	6	1.0	-	8	6	-	-	-	4.50	-	-	-	-
JM Brearley (ENG)	1978-1979	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MG Burgess (NZ)	1979-1979	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HS Chang (WI)	1979-1979	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1978-1979	9	7.0	-	42	31	-	-	-	4.42	-	-	-	-
GJ Cosier (AUS)	1978-1978	2	12.0	3	96	35	-	-	-	2.18	-	-	-	-
WM Darling (AUS)	1978-1979	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BA Edgar (NZ)	1979-1979	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1978	1	13.0	2	104	27	-	-	-	1.55	-	-	-	-
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1978-1979	5	2.0	-	12	15	-	-	-	7.50	-	-	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1978-1979	6	6.0	1	48	15	-	-	-	1.87	-	-	-	-
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1979	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AE Greenidge (WI)	1978-1979	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1979-1979	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AMJ Hilditch (AUS)	1979-1979	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GP Howarth (NZ)	1979-1979	3	16.0	3	128	58	-	-	-	2.71	-	-	-	-
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1978-1979	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1978-1979	6	5.5	2	35	9	-	-	-	1.54	-	-	-	-
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1978-1979	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TJ Laughlin (AUS)	1978-1978	1	25.0	6	200	60	-	-	-	1.80	-	-	-	-
WK Lees (NZ)	1979-1979	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JA Maclean (AUS)	1978-1979	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Majid Khan (PAK)	1978-1979	7	-	2	124	52	-	-	-	2.51	-	-	-	-
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1979-1979	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JK Moss (AUS)	1979-1979	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DA Murray (WI)	1978-1979	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JM Parker (NZ)	1979-1979	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DW Randall (ENG)	1978-1979	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JF Reid (NZ)	1979-1979	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sadiq Mohammad (PAK)	1978-1978	1	4.0	-	24	16	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
S Shivnarine (WI)	1978-1979	5	12.0	4	72	28	-	-	-	2.33	-	-	-	-
Talat Ali (PAK)	1979-1979	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RW Taylor (ENG)	1978-1979	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PM Toohey (AUS)	1978-1979	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1978-1979	9	1.0	-	6	3	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
GR Viswanath (IND)	1978-1979	9	0.4	-	4	7	-	-	-	10.50	-	-	-	-
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1978-1979	8	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DF Whatmore (AUS)	1979-1979	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AB Williams (WI)	1978-1979	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GM Wood (AUS)	1978-1979	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JG Wright (NZ)	1979-1979	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KJ Wright (AUS)	1979-1979	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GN Yallop (AUS)	1978-1979	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1978-1979	7	-	-	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]