Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DI Gower (ENG)	1981-1982	7	2.0	-	12	2	1	1/1	2.00	1.00	12.00	-	-	-
Rizwan-uz-Zaman (PAK)	1981-1982	3	17.0	5	102	39	3	3/26	13.00	2.29	34.00	-	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1981-1982	4	202.4	50	1216	428	30	8/58	14.26	2.11	40.53	2	2	1
MA Holding (WI)	1981-1982	3	140.3	37	843	344	24	6/62	14.33	2.44	35.12	-	4	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1982-1982	3	91.5	25	551	226	14	6/100	16.14	2.46	39.35	-	2	-
AR Border (AUS)	1981-1982	9	26.3	7	159	70	4	3/20	17.50	2.64	39.75	-	-	-
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1981-1982	7	6.0	2	36	20	1	1/6	20.00	3.33	36.00	-	-	-
DR Doshi (IND)	1981-1982	6	267.5	103	1607	468	22	5/39	21.27	1.74	73.04	2	1	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1981-1982	9	305.0	71	1830	832	38	7/83	21.89	2.72	48.15	2	3	1
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1981-1982	5	259.1	79	1555	564	25	6/141	22.56	2.17	62.20	2	1	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1981-1982	9	387.2	95	2324	1156	51	7/98	22.66	2.98	45.56	4	4	1
J Garner (WI)	1981-1982	3	122.0	37	732	275	12	5/56	22.91	2.25	61.00	-	1	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1982-1982	3	13.0	3	78	23	1	1/15	23.00	1.76	78.00	-	-	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1982-1982	3	96.4	22	580	264	11	4/58	24.00	2.73	52.72	1	-	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1981-1982	9	45.0	14	270	74	3	1/6	24.66	1.64	90.00	-	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1981-1982	4	143.0	43	858	310	12	6/33	25.83	2.16	71.50	-	1	-
HA Gomes (WI)	1981-1982	3	45.0	12	270	87	3	2/20	29.00	1.93	90.00	-	-	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1981-1981	2	73.0	16	438	204	7	5/100	29.14	2.79	62.57	-	1	-
DS de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	4	195.5	36	1175	584	20	5/59	29.20	2.98	58.75	2	1	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1981-1982	7	283.5	120	1703	533	18	5/28	29.61	1.87	94.61	-	1	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1981-1982	2	76.0	24	456	178	6	4/43	29.66	2.34	76.00	1	-	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1981-1982	6	157.1	39	943	451	15	3/75	30.06	2.86	62.86	-	-	-
S Madan Lal (IND)	1981-1982	6	159.0	34	954	432	14	5/23	30.85	2.71	68.14	-	2	-
JFM Morrison (NZ)	1982-1982	3	40.0	17	240	62	2	2/52	31.00	1.55	120.00	-	-	-
GB Troup (NZ)	1982-1982	2	44.3	8	267	166	5	4/82	33.20	3.73	53.40	1	-	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1981-1981	3	118.0	32	708	306	9	3/11	34.00	2.59	78.66	-	-	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1982	8	280.1	73	1681	759	21	4/36	36.14	2.70	80.04	1	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1981-1982	7	265.2	54	1592	725	20	5/61	36.25	2.73	79.60	1	1	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1981-1982	8	241.1	53	1447	728	20	4/51	36.40	3.01	72.35	2	-	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1982	4	149.3	20	897	591	16	4/70	36.93	3.95	56.06	1	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1981-1982	6	243.5	40	1463	835	22	6/91	37.95	3.42	66.50	-	2	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1982	6	233.0	73	1398	462	12	4/83	38.50	1.98	116.50	1	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1981-1982	7	33.1	6	199	77	2	2/12	38.50	2.32	99.50	-	-	-
AN Ranasinghe (SL)	1982-1982	1	12.0	1	72	40	1	1/23	40.00	3.33	72.00	-	-	-
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1981-1981	3	71.0	9	426	217	5	2/47	43.40	3.05	85.20	-	-	-
GRA de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	3	142.2	39	854	307	7	2/38	43.85	2.15	122.00	-	-	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1982-1982	3	50.0	10	300	176	4	2/89	44.00	3.52	75.00	-	-	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1982-1982	1	52.0	6	312	178	4	3/84	44.50	3.42	78.00	-	-	-
Rashid Khan (PAK)	1982-1982	2	48.0	13	288	134	3	2/53	44.66	2.79	96.00	-	-	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1982-1982	2	49.4	11	298	190	4	3/121	47.50	3.82	74.50	-	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1982-1982	3	102.0	25	612	245	5	3/85	49.00	2.40	122.40	-	-	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1981-1982	4	105.0	17	630	350	7	4/47	50.00	3.33	90.00	1	-	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1981-1982	6	133.0	27	798	350	7	2/1	50.00	2.63	114.00	-	-	-
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1982-1982	3	96.0	19	576	354	7	3/83	50.57	3.68	82.28	-	-	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1981-1982	3	138.1	25	829	361	7	2/39	51.57	2.61	118.42	-	-	-
SM Patil (IND)	1981-1982	4	17.0	2	102	60	1	1/28	60.00	3.52	102.00	-	-	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1981	1	26.0	5	156	64	1	1/36	64.00	2.46	156.00	-	-	-
ST Clarke (WI)	1982-1982	1	32.0	13	192	76	1	1/51	76.00	2.37	192.00	-	-	-
Ijaz Faqih (PAK)	1981-1981	1	22.0	1	132	76	1	1/76	76.00	3.45	132.00	-	-	-
KBJ Azad (IND)	1981-1981	3	48.0	10	288	153	1	1/35	153.00	3.18	288.00	-	-	-
PJW Allott (ENG)	1982-1982	2	44.0	8	264	179	-	-	-	4.06	-	-	-	-
Ashraf Ali (PAK)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	1981-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
G Boycott (ENG)	1981-1982	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1982-1982	1	8.0	5	48	7	-	-	-	0.87	-	-	-	-
G Cook (ENG)	1982-1982	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1982	3	4.3	1	27	14	-	-	-	3.11	-	-	-	-
RL Dias (SL)	1982-1982	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PJL Dujon (WI)	1981-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J Dyson (AUS)	1982-1982	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BA Edgar (NZ)	1982-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MW Gatting (ENG)	1981-1982	5	1.0	-	6	4	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1981-1982	6	4.0	-	24	14	-	-	-	3.50	-	-	-	-
HM Goonatilleke (SL)	1982-1982	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CG Greenidge (WI)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DL Haynes (WI)	1981-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GP Howarth (NZ)	1982-1982	3	5.0	2	30	12	-	-	-	2.40	-	-	-	-
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1981-1982	9	3.0	1	18	2	-	-	-	0.66	-	-	-	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1981-1982	6	7.0	-	42	30	-	-	-	4.28	-	-	-	-
RSA Jayasekera (SL)	1982-1982	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LWS Kaluperuma (SL)	1982-1982	2	27.0	4	162	93	-	-	-	3.44	-	-	-	-
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1981-1982	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BM Laird (AUS)	1981-1982	9	1.0	-	6	9	-	-	-	9.00	-	-	-	-
CH Lloyd (WI)	1981-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RS Madugalle (SL)	1982-1982	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Majid Khan (PAK)	1981-1982	4	16.0	3	96	36	-	-	-	2.25	-	-	-	-
AO Malhotra (IND)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mansoor Akhtar (PAK)	1981-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RW Marsh (AUS)	1981-1982	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LRD Mendis (SL)	1982-1982	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1981-1982	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1981-1982	4	12.0	2	72	34	-	-	-	2.83	-	-	-	-
DA Murray (WI)	1981-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1981-1982	3	49.0	13	294	109	-	-	-	2.22	-	-	-	-
P Roy (IND)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saleem Yousuf (PAK)	1982-1982	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IDS Smith (NZ)	1982-1982	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
K Srikkanth (IND)	1981-1982	4	6.0	1	36	10	-	-	-	1.66	-	-	-	-
CJ Tavare (ENG)	1981-1982	7	2.0	-	12	11	-	-	-	5.50	-	-	-	-
RW Taylor (ENG)	1981-1982	7	2.0	-	12	6	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1981-1982	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GR Viswanath (IND)	1981-1982	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
B Warnapura (SL)	1982-1982	3	6.0	1	36	19	-	-	-	3.16	-	-	-	-
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1981-1981	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DM Wellham (AUS)	1981-1981	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S Wettimuny (SL)	1982-1982	4	2.0	-	12	21	-	-	-	10.50	-	-	-	-
RGCE Wijesuriya (SL)	1982-1982	1	24.0	2	144	105	-	-	-	4.37	-	-	-	-
GM Wood (AUS)	1981-1982	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JG Wright (NZ)	1982-1982	3	1.0	-	6	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
NS Yadav (IND)	1982-1982	1	20.0	7	120	53	-	-	-	2.65	-	-	-	-
GN Yallop (AUS)	1981-1981	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1982-1982	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1981-1982	3	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:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]