Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1982	3	2.0	-	12	9	2	2/9	4.50	4.50	6.00	-	-	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1981-1981	1	7.5	3	47	35	3	3/35	11.66	4.46	15.66	-	-	-
Jalal-ud-Din (PAK)	1982-1982	1	5.0	1	30	14	1	1/14	14.00	2.80	30.00	-	-	-
J Garner (WI)	1981-1982	14	121.0	13	726	373	24	4/45	15.54	3.08	30.25	1	-	-
HA Gomes (WI)	1981-1982	12	29.4	2	178	140	9	4/31	15.55	4.71	19.77	1	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1981-1982	11	59.0	5	354	258	16	3/20	16.12	4.37	22.12	-	-	-
GB Troup (NZ)	1982-1982	2	16.0	2	96	67	4	4/44	16.75	4.18	24.00	1	-	-
ST Clarke (WI)	1982-1982	7	64.2	11	386	177	10	3/22	17.70	2.75	38.60	-	-	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1982-1982	8	68.5	5	413	270	15	4/39	18.00	3.92	27.53	1	-	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1981-1982	5	43.0	4	258	163	9	3/48	18.11	3.79	28.66	-	-	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1982	9	88.0	11	528	280	15	5/17	18.66	3.18	35.20	-	1	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1981-1982	12	108.4	11	652	335	17	3/19	19.70	3.08	38.35	-	-	-
PJW Allott (ENG)	1982-1982	1	9.0	-	54	40	2	2/40	20.00	4.44	27.00	-	-	-
GRA de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	3	26.0	1	156	141	7	3/41	20.14	5.42	22.28	-	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1981-1982	8	73.4	2	442	242	12	3/31	20.16	3.28	36.83	-	-	-
MA Holding (WI)	1981-1982	13	118.0	15	708	390	19	4/32	20.52	3.30	37.26	1	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1982-1982	3	25.3	8	153	64	3	2/24	21.33	2.50	51.00	-	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1981-1982	5	43.0	8	258	175	8	2/20	21.87	4.06	32.25	-	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1982-1982	3	22.0	3	132	67	3	1/12	22.33	3.04	44.00	-	-	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1981-1982	14	119.0	14	714	411	18	3/15	22.83	3.45	39.66	-	-	-
SM Patil (IND)	1981-1982	2	17.0	-	102	69	3	2/53	23.00	4.05	34.00	-	-	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1982	5	38.3	4	231	142	6	4/34	23.66	3.68	38.50	1	-	-
S Madan Lal (IND)	1981-1982	3	25.0	2	150	119	5	2/33	23.80	4.76	30.00	-	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1981-1982	2	16.0	4	96	49	2	2/26	24.50	3.06	48.00	-	-	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1981-1982	9	81.0	4	486	326	13	4/37	25.07	4.02	37.38	1	-	-
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1981-1982	12	87.2	3	524	389	15	4/34	25.93	4.45	34.93	1	-	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1981-1982	15	140.3	23	843	500	19	3/14	26.31	3.55	44.36	-	-	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1981-1982	12	37.1	1	223	162	6	4/25	27.00	4.35	37.16	1	-	-
MF Malone (AUS)	1982-1982	8	80.0	13	480	251	9	2/9	27.88	3.13	53.33	-	-	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1981-1982	16	139.2	10	836	598	21	3/55	28.47	4.29	39.80	-	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1982-1982	1	10.0	1	60	30	1	1/30	30.00	3.00	60.00	-	-	-
LWS Kaluperuma (SL)	1982-1982	1	7.0	-	42	35	1	1/35	35.00	5.00	42.00	-	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1981-1982	14	92.0	3	552	419	11	3/52	38.09	4.55	50.18	-	-	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1981-1982	17	141.2	7	848	615	16	3/31	38.43	4.35	53.00	-	-	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1982	9	75.5	4	455	350	9	2/28	38.88	4.61	50.55	-	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1981-1982	5	37.0	1	222	160	4	2/25	40.00	4.32	55.50	-	-	-
DR Doshi (IND)	1981-1981	1	10.0	1	60	40	1	1/40	40.00	4.00	60.00	-	-	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1982-1982	1	8.0	-	48	41	1	1/41	41.00	5.12	48.00	-	-	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1981-1982	2	9.0	-	54	46	1	1/25	46.00	5.11	54.00	-	-	-
RGCE Wijesuriya (SL)	1982-1982	1	8.0	-	48	48	1	1/48	48.00	6.00	48.00	-	-	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1981-1982	5	40.3	8	243	145	3	2/32	48.33	3.58	81.00	-	-	-
Ijaz Faqih (PAK)	1981-1982	7	52.0	1	312	218	4	2/34	54.50	4.19	78.00	-	-	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1982-1982	3	18.3	1	111	116	2	1/40	58.00	6.27	55.50	-	-	-
B Warnapura (SL)	1982-1982	4	11.0	-	66	63	1	1/42	63.00	5.72	66.00	-	-	-
DS de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	5	36.0	-	216	198	3	1/31	66.00	5.50	72.00	-	-	-
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1981-1982	9	62.0	2	372	303	4	1/19	75.75	4.88	93.00	-	-	-
SV Nayak (IND)	1981-1982	2	17.0	3	102	76	1	1/51	76.00	4.47	102.00	-	-	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1982-1982	3	16.0	1	96	77	1	1/45	77.00	4.81	96.00	-	-	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1982-1982	3	18.5	3	113	79	1	1/35	79.00	4.19	113.00	-	-	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1981-1982	3	15.0	-	90	81	1	1/32	81.00	5.40	90.00	-	-	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1981-1982	4	36.0	-	216	183	2	2/51	91.50	5.08	108.00	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1982	4	18.0	-	108	104	1	1/36	104.00	5.77	108.00	-	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1982	3	27.0	2	162	111	1	1/34	111.00	4.11	162.00	-	-	-
AN Ranasinghe (SL)	1982-1982	4	31.0	3	186	117	1	1/27	117.00	3.77	186.00	-	-	-
J Arun Lal (IND)	1982-1982	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ashraf Ali (PAK)	1981-1982	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KBJ Azad (IND)	1981-1981	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	1981-1982	12	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BR Blair (NZ)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AR Border (AUS)	1981-1982	17	6.0	-	36	34	-	-	-	5.66	-	-	-	-
G Boycott (ENG)	1981-1981	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
G Cook (ENG)	1981-1982	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1981-1981	2	19.0	1	114	105	-	-	-	5.52	-	-	-	-
WM Darling (AUS)	1981-1982	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RL Dias (SL)	1982-1982	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PJL Dujon (WI)	1981-1982	12	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J Dyson (AUS)	1982-1982	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BA Edgar (NZ)	1982-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1982-1982	1	5.0	-	30	18	-	-	-	3.60	-	-	-	-
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1981-1982	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MW Gatting (ENG)	1981-1982	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1981-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HM Goonatilleke (SL)	1982-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DI Gower (ENG)	1981-1982	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SF Graf (AUS)	1981-1981	2	19.0	-	114	90	-	-	-	4.73	-	-	-	-
CG Greenidge (WI)	1981-1982	12	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1982-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DL Haynes (WI)	1981-1982	14	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DW Hookes (AUS)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GP Howarth (NZ)	1982-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1981-1982	14	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1981-1982	12	5.0	-	30	23	-	-	-	4.60	-	-	-	-
RSA Jayasekera (SL)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1981-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BM Laird (AUS)	1981-1982	14	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CH Lloyd (WI)	1981-1982	13	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AL Logie (WI)	1981-1982	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RB McCosker (AUS)	1982-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RS Madugalle (SL)	1982-1982	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Majid Khan (PAK)	1981-1982	4	15.0	-	90	69	-	-	-	4.60	-	-	-	-
AO Malhotra (IND)	1982-1982	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mansoor Akhtar (PAK)	1981-1982	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RW Marsh (AUS)	1981-1982	17	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LRD Mendis (SL)	1982-1982	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1981-1982	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DA Murray (WI)	1981-1981	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Randhir Singh (IND)	1981-1981	1	6.0	-	36	18	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
Rashid Khan (PAK)	1982-1982	3	19.0	-	114	132	-	-	-	6.94	-	-	-	-
JF Reid (NZ)	1982-1982	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CJ Richards (ENG)	1981-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rizwan-uz-Zaman (PAK)	1981-1981	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saleem Yousuf (PAK)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IDS Smith (NZ)	1982-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
K Srikkanth (IND)	1981-1981	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CJ Tavare (ENG)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RW Taylor (ENG)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1981-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GR Viswanath (IND)	1981-1981	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1981-1982	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DM Wellham (AUS)	1981-1981	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S Wettimuny (SL)	1982-1982	5	3.0	-	18	15	-	-	-	5.00	-	-	-	-
GM Wood (AUS)	1981-1982	17	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JG Wright (NZ)	1982-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1981-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1981-1982	11	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:

New Zealand vs India at Vadodara, New Zealand in India 1st ODI, Jan 11, 2026 [ODI # 4937 - Live]
>> 296/6 (48.4 ov, KL Rahul 19*, Washington Sundar 7*, KDC Clarke 1/63)

South Africa vs India at Visakhapatnam, South Africa in India 3rd ODI, Dec 6, 2025 [ODI # 4936]

India vs South Africa at Raipur, South Africa in India 2nd ODI, Dec 3, 2025 [ODI # 4935]