Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Azhar Khan (PAK)	1980-1980	1	3.0	1	18	2	1	1/1	2.00	0.66	18.00	-	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1980	4	222.0	76	1332	477	32	7/48	14.90	2.14	41.62	1	4	2
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1979-1980	6	28.4	5	172	48	3	2/16	16.00	1.67	57.33	-	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1980-1980	3	161.3	50	969	361	19	6/68	19.00	2.23	51.00	1	2	1
J Garner (WI)	1979-1980	6	249.5	68	1499	536	28	6/56	19.14	2.14	53.53	2	1	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1980-1980	3	23.0	8	138	39	2	2/16	19.50	1.69	69.00	-	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1980	13	472.0	116	2832	1276	63	7/56	20.25	2.70	44.95	4	5	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1979-1980	7	208.2	52	1250	509	25	5/63	20.36	2.44	50.00	2	2	-
GB Troup (NZ)	1980-1980	3	162.1	50	973	371	18	6/95	20.61	2.28	54.05	1	1	1
GS Chappell (AUS)	1979-1980	9	93.0	34	558	168	8	3/49	21.00	1.80	69.75	-	-	-
GR Viswanath (IND)	1979-1980	13	7.0	1	42	21	1	1/11	21.00	3.00	42.00	-	-	-
Ehteshamuddin (PAK)	1979-1980	4	142.4	36	856	329	15	5/47	21.93	2.30	57.06	1	1	-
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1979-1980	12	9.0	1	54	22	1	1/11	22.00	2.44	54.00	-	-	-
G Dymock (AUS)	1979-1980	13	487.0	115	2922	1258	53	7/67	23.73	2.58	55.13	4	4	1
CEH Croft (WI)	1979-1980	6	224.3	37	1347	643	26	4/57	24.73	2.86	51.80	2	-	-
DR Doshi (IND)	1979-1980	13	585.5	172	3515	1203	46	6/103	26.15	2.05	76.41	1	2	-
MA Holding (WI)	1979-1980	6	205.0	45	1230	555	21	4/40	26.42	2.70	58.57	2	-	-
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1979-1980	5	211.3	47	1269	641	24	8/69	26.70	3.03	52.87	-	3	1
JR Thomson (AUS)	1979-1979	2	59.0	12	354	193	7	3/90	27.57	3.27	50.57	-	-	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1979-1980	9	377.2	84	2264	1056	38	6/60	27.78	2.79	59.57	3	3	1
Taslim Arif (PAK)	1980-1980	4	5.0	-	30	28	1	1/28	28.00	5.60	30.00	-	-	-
RJ Bright (AUS)	1979-1980	5	207.5	68	1247	495	17	7/87	29.11	2.38	73.35	-	2	1
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1980-1980	3	144.2	29	866	356	12	4/64	29.66	2.46	72.16	1	-	-
NS Yadav (IND)	1979-1980	11	355.1	82	2131	972	32	4/35	30.37	2.73	66.59	3	-	-
DR Parry (WI)	1980-1980	1	22.0	6	132	63	2	2/63	31.50	2.86	66.00	-	-	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1979-1980	9	442.5	143	2657	1043	33	7/49	31.60	2.35	80.51	3	2	2
GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1980	3	5.0	-	30	32	1	1/32	32.00	6.40	30.00	-	-	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1980-1980	3	134.2	21	806	424	13	4/80	32.61	3.15	62.00	1	-	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1979-1980	4	167.2	49	1004	433	13	3/71	33.30	2.58	77.23	-	-	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1980-1980	2	103.5	23	623	276	8	4/111	34.50	2.65	77.87	1	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1980-1980	3	154.5	46	929	419	12	6/85	34.91	2.70	77.41	-	1	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1979-1980	5	184.0	34	1104	492	14	3/43	35.14	2.67	78.85	-	-	-
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1979-1980	6	36.2	15	218	72	2	1/3	36.00	1.98	109.00	-	-	-
GB Stevenson (ENG)	1980-1980	1	19.0	2	114	72	2	2/59	36.00	3.78	57.00	-	-	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1979-1979	3	159.0	49	954	381	10	4/91	38.10	2.39	95.40	2	-	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1979-1980	7	139.5	24	839	469	12	3/53	39.08	3.35	69.91	-	-	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1979-1980	13	408.2	86	2450	1236	31	5/52	39.87	3.02	79.03	1	1	-
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1980	15	70.0	21	420	165	4	2/60	41.25	2.35	105.00	-	-	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1980	2	53.0	5	318	143	3	2/47	47.66	2.69	106.00	-	-	-
JD Higgs (AUS)	1979-1980	8	263.1	66	1579	827	17	7/143	48.64	3.14	92.88	-	1	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1979-1979	3	146.0	44	876	308	6	3/77	51.33	2.10	146.00	-	-	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1979-1980	8	230.2	47	1382	716	13	4/66	55.07	3.10	106.30	1	-	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1979-1980	9	82.0	16	492	286	5	3/100	57.20	3.48	98.40	-	-	-
MV Narasimha Rao (IND)	1979-1979	2	39.0	4	234	120	2	2/46	60.00	3.07	117.00	-	-	-
AA Mallett (AUS)	1980-1980	2	114.0	22	684	360	5	2/77	72.00	3.15	136.80	-	-	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1979-1980	3	98.0	26	588	224	3	1/26	74.66	2.28	196.00	-	-	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1980-1980	3	50.0	11	300	150	2	1/31	75.00	3.00	150.00	-	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1979-1980	8	90.0	21	540	251	3	1/18	83.66	2.78	180.00	-	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1979-1979	3	60.0	17	360	173	2	1/27	86.50	2.88	180.00	-	-	-
GN Yallop (AUS)	1979-1980	9	21.0	2	126	91	1	1/21	91.00	4.33	126.00	-	-	-
Majid Khan (PAK)	1979-1980	9	107.0	27	642	286	3	3/55	95.33	2.67	214.00	-	-	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1980-1980	3	32.0	4	192	104	1	1/71	104.00	3.25	192.00	-	-	-
GR Beard (AUS)	1980-1980	3	43.1	17	259	109	1	1/26	109.00	2.52	259.00	-	-	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1980-1980	3	111.0	30	666	255	2	2/119	127.50	2.29	333.00	-	-	-
CL King (WI)	1979-1980	4	39.0	8	234	137	1	1/50	137.00	3.51	234.00	-	-	-
M Amarnath (IND)	1979-1979	1	7.0	2	42	12	-	-	-	1.71	-	-	-	-
Azmat Rana (PAK)	1980-1980	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
G Boycott (ENG)	1979-1980	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JM Brearley (ENG)	1979-1980	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IM Chappell (AUS)	1980-1980	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WM Darling (AUS)	1979-1979	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BA Edgar (NZ)	1980-1980	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1980	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1979-1980	13	6.0	1	36	22	-	-	-	3.66	-	-	-	-
DI Gower (ENG)	1979-1980	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CG Greenidge (WI)	1979-1980	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1980-1980	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DL Haynes (WI)	1979-1980	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AMJ Hilditch (AUS)	1979-1979	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DW Hookes (AUS)	1979-1980	2	5.0	2	30	15	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1979-1980	15	9.0	2	54	19	-	-	-	2.11	-	-	-	-
AG Hurst (AUS)	1979-1979	2	52.0	11	312	144	-	-	-	2.76	-	-	-	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1979-1980	9	9.0	-	54	35	-	-	-	3.88	-	-	-	-
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1979-1980	13	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BM Laird (AUS)	1979-1980	8	2.0	1	12	3	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
W Larkins (ENG)	1980-1980	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WK Lees (NZ)	1980-1980	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CH Lloyd (WI)	1979-1980	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RB McCosker (AUS)	1979-1980	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PE McEwan (NZ)	1980-1980	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RW Marsh (AUS)	1979-1980	9	10.0	1	60	51	-	-	-	5.10	-	-	-	-
G Miller (ENG)	1979-1979	1	21.0	2	126	66	-	-	-	3.14	-	-	-	-
DL Murray (WI)	1979-1980	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JM Parker (NZ)	1980-1980	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SM Patil (IND)	1980-1980	3	3.0	-	18	8	-	-	-	2.66	-	-	-	-
DW Randall (ENG)	1979-1980	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1979-1980	3	2.0	-	12	7	-	-	-	3.50	-	-	-	-
LG Rowe (WI)	1979-1980	6	5.0	2	30	4	-	-	-	0.80	-	-	-	-
Sadiq Mohammad (PAK)	1979-1980	3	1.0	-	6	4	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
PR Sleep (AUS)	1979-1979	2	41.0	8	246	145	-	-	-	3.53	-	-	-	-
RW Taylor (ENG)	1979-1980	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PM Toohey (AUS)	1979-1980	2	0.2	-	2	4	-	-	-	12.00	-	-	-	-
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1979-1980	12	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1979-1980	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PN Webb (NZ)	1980-1980	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DF Whatmore (AUS)	1979-1979	5	5.0	2	30	11	-	-	-	2.20	-	-	-	-
JM Wiener (AUS)	1979-1980	6	13.0	4	78	41	-	-	-	3.15	-	-	-	-
P Willey (ENG)	1979-1980	3	19.0	2	114	56	-	-	-	2.94	-	-	-	-
GM Wood (AUS)	1979-1979	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JG Wright (NZ)	1980-1980	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KJ Wright (AUS)	1979-1979	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yajurvindra Singh (IND)	1979-1979	1	9.0	1	54	29	-	-	-	3.22	-	-	-	-
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1979-1980	13	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1979-1980	7	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]