Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Randall (ENG)	1979-1980	7	0.2	0	2	2	1	1/2	2.00	6.00	2.00	0	0	0
DK Lillee (AUS)	1979-1980	8	74.5	13	449	254	20	4/12	12.70	3.39	22.45	3	0	0
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1979-1980	5	49.3	4	297	167	12	4/29	13.91	3.37	24.75	1	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1980-1980	1	10.0	3	60	28	2	2/28	14.00	2.80	30.00	0	0	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1979-1980	9	86.0	15	516	280	19	5/22	14.73	3.25	27.15	0	1	0
GB Stevenson (ENG)	1980-1980	2	17.4	1	106	86	5	4/33	17.20	4.86	21.20	1	0	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1980-1980	1	10.0	1	60	37	2	2/37	18.50	3.70	30.00	0	0	0
DR Parry (WI)	1979-1980	4	40.0	0	240	199	9	3/47	22.11	4.97	26.66	0	0	0
MA Holding (WI)	1979-1980	10	93.2	11	560	314	13	4/17	24.15	3.36	43.07	1	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1980	9	82.0	9	492	290	12	3/33	24.16	3.53	41.00	0	0	0
J Garner (WI)	1979-1980	9	87.5	11	527	292	11	3/31	26.54	3.32	47.90	0	0	0
G Dymock (AUS)	1979-1980	4	39.0	5	234	114	4	2/28	28.50	2.92	58.50	0	0	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1980	7	60.0	5	360	213	7	2/30	30.42	3.55	51.42	0	0	0
RM Hogg (AUS)	1979-1979	5	50.0	6	300	218	7	4/46	31.14	4.36	42.85	1	0	0
GS Chappell (AUS)	1979-1980	8	52.2	3	314	226	7	2/14	32.28	4.31	44.85	0	0	0
JK Lever (ENG)	1980-1980	2	19.0	2	114	65	2	2/11	32.50	3.42	57.00	0	0	0
CL King (WI)	1979-1980	9	69.0	5	414	296	9	4/23	32.88	4.28	46.00	1	0	0
G Miller (ENG)	1979-1979	1	10.0	0	60	33	1	1/33	33.00	3.30	60.00	0	0	0
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1980	7	21.0	0	126	100	3	3/36	33.33	4.76	42.00	0	0	0
P Willey (ENG)	1979-1980	9	67.0	3	402	274	8	3/33	34.25	4.08	50.25	0	0	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1979-1979	5	45.0	3	270	201	5	4/44	40.20	4.46	54.00	1	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1979-1980	7	63.0	5	378	246	6	2/32	41.00	3.90	63.00	0	0	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1980-1980	1	8.0	0	48	41	1	1/41	41.00	5.12	48.00	0	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1979-1980	9	30.5	0	185	181	4	2/32	45.25	5.87	46.25	0	0	0
CEH Croft (WI)	1979-1980	6	60.0	6	360	184	4	2/30	46.00	3.06	90.00	0	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1979-1980	7	44.0	1	264	225	3	2/47	75.00	5.11	88.00	0	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1980	4	39.3	1	237	151	2	2/33	75.50	3.82	118.50	0	0	0
MHN Walker (AUS)	1979-1980	2	20.0	3	120	76	1	1/46	76.00	3.80	120.00	0	0	0
RJ Bright (AUS)	1979-1979	3	20.0	1	120	95	1	1/40	95.00	4.75	120.00	0	0	0
JR Thomson (AUS)	1979-1980	4	36.5	1	221	191	2	1/43	95.50	5.18	110.50	0	0	0
DL Bairstow (ENG)	1979-1980	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1979-1980	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JM Brearley (ENG)	1979-1980	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
IM Chappell (AUS)	1979-1980	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WM Darling (AUS)	1979-1979	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BA Edgar (NZ)	1980-1980	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1980-1980	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DI Gower (ENG)	1979-1980	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CG Greenidge (WI)	1979-1980	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DL Haynes (WI)	1979-1980	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DW Hookes (AUS)	1979-1979	2	1.0	0	6	10	0	-	-	10.00	0.00	0	0	0
GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1980	1	2.0	0	12	9	0	-	-	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1979-1980	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1979-1980	10	4.0	0	24	29	0	-	-	7.25	0.00	0	0	0
BM Laird (AUS)	1979-1979	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
W Larkins (ENG)	1980-1980	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TJ Laughlin (AUS)	1979-1979	1	8.0	0	48	39	0	-	-	4.87	0.00	0	0	0
WK Lees (NZ)	1980-1980	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CH Lloyd (WI)	1979-1980	9	2.0	0	12	2	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
RB McCosker (AUS)	1979-1980	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PE McEwan (NZ)	1980-1980	1	10.0	0	60	40	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
RW Marsh (AUS)	1979-1980	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DA Murray (WI)	1980-1980	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DL Murray (WI)	1979-1980	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JM Parker (NZ)	1980-1980	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JF Reid (NZ)	1980-1980	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
LG Rowe (WI)	1979-1980	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GB Troup (NZ)	1980-1980	1	10.0	0	60	30	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
KD Walters (AUS)	1979-1979	2	5.0	0	30	36	0	-	-	7.20	0.00	0	0	0
DF Whatmore (AUS)	1980-1980	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JM Wiener (AUS)	1979-1980	7	4.0	0	24	34	0	-	-	8.50	0.00	0	0	0
JG Wright (NZ)	1980-1980	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GN Yallop (AUS)	1980-1980	1	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 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]