Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs England

Players - vs England

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1982	1	30.1	6	181	103	5	4/70	20.60	3.41	36.20	1	0	0
DR Doshi (IND)	1981-1982	6	267.5	103	1607	468	22	5/39	21.27	1.74	73.04	2	1	0
GRA de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	1	47.0	18	282	98	4	2/46	24.50	2.08	70.50	0	0	0
DS de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	1	42.5	16	257	92	3	3/54	30.66	2.14	85.66	0	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1981-1982	6	159.0	34	954	432	14	5/23	30.85	2.71	68.14	0	2	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1981-1982	6	243.5	40	1463	835	22	6/91	37.95	3.42	66.50	0	2	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1982	6	233.0	73	1398	462	12	4/83	38.50	1.98	116.50	1	0	0
SM Patil (IND)	1981-1982	4	17.0	2	102	60	1	1/28	60.00	3.52	102.00	0	0	0
KBJ Azad (IND)	1981-1981	3	48.0	10	288	153	1	1/35	153.00	3.18	288.00	0	0	0
RL Dias (SL)	1982-1982	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1981-1982	6	4.0	0	24	14	0	-	-	3.50	0.00	0	0	0
HM Goonatilleke (SL)	1982-1982	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
LWS Kaluperuma (SL)	1982-1982	1	21.0	4	126	69	0	-	-	3.28	0.00	0	0	0
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1981-1982	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RS Madugalle (SL)	1982-1982	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AO Malhotra (IND)	1982-1982	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
LRD Mendis (SL)	1982-1982	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1982	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
P Roy (IND)	1982-1982	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
K Srikkanth (IND)	1981-1982	4	6.0	1	36	10	0	-	-	1.66	0.00	0	0	0
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1981-1982	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GR Viswanath (IND)	1981-1982	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
B Warnapura (SL)	1982-1982	1	4.0	1	24	10	0	-	-	2.50	0.00	0	0	0
S Wettimuny (SL)	1982-1982	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
NS Yadav (IND)	1982-1982	1	20.0	7	120	53	0	-	-	2.65	0.00	0	0	0
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1982-1982	2	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 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]