Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
G Miller (ENGXI)	1979-1979	1	3.4	1	28	3	3	3/3	1.00	0.64	9.33	0	0	0
JR Thomson (QLD)	1978-1978	1	10.0	5	60	18	6	6/18	3.00	1.80	10.00	0	1	0
RJ Sherriff (TAS)	1979-1979	1	10.0	3	60	16	3	3/16	5.33	1.60	20.00	0	0	0
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1978-1978	1	8.0	2	48	11	2	2/11	5.50	1.37	24.00	0	0	0
LF Balcam (QLD)	1978-1978	1	9.0	0	54	49	5	5/49	9.80	5.44	10.80	0	1	0
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1978-1978	1	0.5	0	5	10	1	1/10	10.00	12.00	5.00	0	0	0
GJ Winter (SOA)	1978-1978	1	3.0	1	18	10	1	1/10	10.00	3.33	18.00	0	0	0
DW Hourn (NSW)	1978-1978	1	8.0	1	48	31	3	3/31	10.33	3.87	16.00	0	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG/ENGXI)	1979-1979	5	-	11	270	80	7	2/16	11.42	1.77	38.57	0	0	0
DC Schuller (QLD)	1978-1978	1	9.0	1	54	26	2	2/26	13.00	2.88	27.00	0	0	0
CM Old (ENG/ENGXI)	1979-1979	3	-	6	150	53	4	2/17	13.25	2.12	37.50	0	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1978-1978	3	20.0	3	120	56	4	3/34	14.00	2.80	30.00	0	0	0
PA Hibbert (VIC)	1978-1978	1	3.0	0	18	14	1	1/14	14.00	4.66	18.00	0	0	0
AG Hurst (AUS/VIC)	1978-1979	6	-	6	254	128	9	5/36	14.22	3.02	28.22	0	1	0
PH Edmonds (ENG/ENGXI)	1979-1979	5	-	7	180	60	4	2/16	15.00	2.00	45.00	0	0	0
Hasan Jamil (PAK)	1978-1978	3	24.0	3	144	95	6	3/18	15.83	3.95	24.00	0	0	0
GD Porter (WA)	1978-1979	2	20.0	3	120	66	4	2/29	16.50	3.30	30.00	0	0	0
GJ Cowmeadow (TAS)	1978-1979	4	-	5	232	134	8	2/21	16.75	3.46	29.00	0	0	0
G Dymock (AUS/QLD)	1978-1979	6	-	5	266	118	7	2/21	16.85	2.66	38.00	0	0	0
AL Mann (WA)	1979-1979	1	10.0	0	60	34	2	2/34	17.00	3.40	30.00	0	0	0
AT Sincock (SOA)	1978-1978	1	7.0	2	42	17	1	1/17	17.00	2.42	42.00	0	0	0
GJ Wilson (TAS)	1979-1979	2	-	4	124	55	3	2/36	18.33	2.66	41.33	0	0	0
AJ Benneworth (TAS)	1978-1979	2	18.2	2	110	74	4	3/14	18.50	4.03	27.50	0	0	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1978-1978	3	18.0	0	108	77	4	2/35	19.25	4.27	27.00	0	0	0
M Hendrick (ENG/ENGXI)	1979-1979	5	31.0	4	248	121	6	4/25	20.16	2.92	41.33	1	0	0
B Yardley (WA)	1978-1979	2	20.0	3	120	64	3	2/33	21.33	3.20	40.00	0	0	0
J Simmons (TAS)	1978-1979	4	-	4	238	111	5	4/17	22.20	2.79	47.60	1	0	0
GJ Cosier (AUS/QLD)	1978-1979	5	-	2	186	114	5	3/22	22.80	3.67	37.20	0	0	0
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1978-1978	2	13.0	2	78	48	2	2/7	24.00	3.69	39.00	0	0	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1978-1978	3	16.0	0	96	48	2	2/34	24.00	3.00	48.00	0	0	0
IT Botham (ENG/ENGXI)	1979-1979	5	24.0	2	192	122	5	3/16	24.40	3.81	38.40	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1978	3	22.0	0	132	107	4	2/49	26.75	4.86	33.00	0	0	0
ML Clews (NSW)	1978-1978	1	8.0	2	48	28	1	1/28	28.00	3.50	48.00	0	0	0
JK Lever (ENG/ENGXI)	1979-1979	6	-	5	238	115	4	3/51	28.75	2.89	59.50	0	0	0
IW Callen (VIC)	1978-1978	1	8.0	0	48	29	1	1/29	29.00	3.62	48.00	0	0	0
GG Watson (NSW)	1978-1978	1	7.0	0	42	33	1	1/33	33.00	4.71	42.00	0	0	0
JE Emburey (ENGXI)	1979-1979	1	10.0	1	60	37	1	1/37	37.00	3.70	60.00	0	0	0
RM Hogg (AUS/SOA)	1978-1979	2	-	2	98	37	1	1/20	37.00	2.26	98.00	0	0	0
JN Maguire (QLD)	1978-1978	1	10.0	2	60	39	1	1/39	39.00	3.90	60.00	0	0	0
TJ Laughlin (AUS/VIC)	1978-1979	5	-	3	259	161	4	2/17	40.25	3.72	64.75	0	0	0
TM Alderman (WA)	1978-1978	1	8.0	1	48	41	1	1/41	41.00	5.12	48.00	0	0	0
KD Ghavri (IND)	1978-1978	3	22.0	0	132	86	2	1/33	43.00	3.90	66.00	0	0	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1978-1978	1	8.0	0	48	44	1	1/44	44.00	5.50	48.00	0	0	0
MB Scholes (TAS)	1978-1979	3	-	1	184	135	3	2/53	45.00	4.40	61.33	0	0	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1978-1978	3	18.0	0	108	100	2	2/44	50.00	5.55	54.00	0	0	0
PH Carlson (AUS/QLD)	1978-1979	6	-	5	263	143	2	1/21	71.50	3.26	131.50	0	0	0
JR Douglas (VIC)	1978-1978	2	16.0	3	96	73	1	1/14	73.00	4.56	96.00	0	0	0
WM Clark (WA)	1978-1979	2	20.0	3	120	74	1	1/42	74.00	3.70	120.00	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 Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]