Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs Australia

Players - vs Australia

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JK Lever (ENG)	1978-1978	1	15.1	2	121	48	5	4/28	9.60	2.38	24.20	1	0	0
G Miller (ENG)	1978-1979	6	177.1	54	1417	346	23	5/44	15.04	1.46	61.60	0	1	0
M Hendrick (ENG)	1978-1979	5	145.0	30	1160	299	19	3/19	15.73	1.54	61.05	0	0	0
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1979-1979	1	8.0	0	64	34	2	2/23	17.00	3.18	32.00	0	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1979	4	144.4	49	1156	306	16	4/46	19.12	1.58	72.25	2	0	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1979-1979	2	4.0	0	32	20	1	1/8	20.00	3.75	32.00	0	0	0
CM Old (ENG)	1978-1978	1	26.7	2	215	84	4	2/24	21.00	2.34	53.75	0	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1978-1979	6	140.3	23	1123	461	20	5/44	23.05	2.46	56.15	1	1	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1979	6	158.4	25	1268	567	23	4/42	24.65	2.68	55.13	2	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1979-1979	2	111.3	21	891	322	13	9/86	24.76	2.16	68.53	0	1	1
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1979-1979	1	26.1	4	209	83	3	3/48	27.66	2.38	69.66	0	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1979-1979	2	94.0	23	752	285	7	4/26	40.71	2.27	107.42	1	0	0
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1979-1979	2	27.5	2	221	91	1	1/33	91.00	2.47	221.00	0	0	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1979-1979	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1978-1979	6	1.0	0	8	6	0	-	-	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
JM Brearley (ENG)	1978-1979	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1978	1	13.0	2	104	27	0	-	-	1.55	0.00	0	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1978-1979	6	6.0	1	48	15	0	-	-	1.87	0.00	0	0	0
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1979	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1979-1979	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Majid Khan (PAK)	1979-1979	2	9.0	1	72	34	0	-	-	2.83	0.00	0	0	0
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1979-1979	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1979-1979	2	18.0	0	144	77	0	-	-	3.20	0.00	0	0	0
DW Randall (ENG)	1978-1979	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RW Taylor (ENG)	1978-1979	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1979-1979	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1979-1979	2	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]