Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DA Smith (TAS)	1983-1983	3	0.4	0	4	5	1	1/5	5.00	7.50	4.00	0	0	0
Naved Anjum (PAK)	1984-1984	1	2.0	0	12	9	1	1/9	9.00	4.50	12.00	0	0	0
MW Gatting (ENG)	1984-1984	5	8.0	1	48	32	3	3/32	10.66	4.00	16.00	0	0	0
GA Spring (NSW)	1983-1983	1	10.0	3	60	24	2	2/24	12.00	2.40	30.00	0	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1984-1984	6	52.3	8	315	182	15	5/32	12.13	3.46	21.00	0	1	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1984-1984	6	51.0	13	306	131	10	3/29	13.10	2.56	30.60	0	0	0
CL Smith (ENG)	1984-1984	4	6.0	0	36	28	2	2/8	14.00	4.66	18.00	0	0	0
J Garner (WI)	1984-1984	11	105.1	16	631	330	23	5/31	14.34	3.13	27.43	0	1	0
VJ Marks (ENG)	1984-1984	5	46.0	7	276	134	9	5/20	14.88	2.91	30.66	0	1	0
SHU Karnain (SL)	1984-1984	4	26.0	2	156	90	6	5/26	15.00	3.46	26.00	0	1	0
P McLaren (GriqW)	1983-1983	1	11.0	0	66	60	4	4/60	15.00	5.45	16.50	1	0	0
ST Clarke (Tvl/WIXI)	1983-1984	7	64.2	11	386	196	13	4/9	15.07	3.04	29.69	1	0	0
MR Whitney (NSW)	1983-1983	2	19.4	4	118	64	4	3/27	16.00	3.25	29.50	0	0	0
IW Callen (VIC)	1983-1983	1	9.0	0	54	48	3	3/48	16.00	5.33	18.00	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1984-1984	5	36.0	1	216	164	10	3/23	16.40	4.55	21.60	0	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1984-1984	2	17.0	3	102	33	2	2/16	16.50	1.94	51.00	0	0	0
IR Carmichael (SOA)	1983-1984	4	38.0	5	228	135	8	4/50	16.87	3.55	28.50	1	0	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1984-1984	3	28.0	1	168	90	5	3/28	18.00	3.21	33.60	0	0	0
PF Brinsley (SOA)	1983-1984	3	26.0	0	156	109	6	4/45	18.16	4.19	26.00	1	0	0
RW Hanley (SA/Tvl)	1983-1984	5	49.0	2	294	186	10	6/22	18.60	3.79	29.40	0	1	0
SC Wundke (SOA)	1983-1984	2	18.0	0	108	94	5	3/47	18.80	5.22	21.60	0	0	0
NF Williams (TAS)	1983-1983	1	10.0	0	60	38	2	2/38	19.00	3.80	30.00	0	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1984-1984	4	28.1	5	169	97	5	2/7	19.40	3.44	33.80	0	0	0
PM Clough (TAS)	1983-1983	2	20.0	4	120	59	3	2/36	19.66	2.95	40.00	0	0	0
WG Whiteside (VIC)	1983-1983	1	4.0	0	24	20	1	1/20	20.00	5.00	24.00	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1983-1983	6	51.1	9	307	184	9	3/44	20.44	3.59	34.11	0	0	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1984-1984	11	103.0	14	618	383	18	5/53	21.27	3.71	34.33	0	1	0
C Sharma (IND)	1983-1984	4	33.0	1	198	131	6	3/22	21.83	3.96	33.00	0	0	0
CG Rackemann (AUS/QLD)	1983-1984	19	170.2	24	1022	661	30	5/16	22.03	3.88	34.06	1	1	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1983-1984	19	160.2	22	962	509	23	4/34	22.13	3.17	41.82	1	0	0
MA Holding (WI)	1983-1984	18	158.3	12	951	606	27	4/26	22.44	3.82	35.22	1	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1984-1984	9	71.4	11	430	248	11	4/27	22.54	3.46	39.09	1	0	0
DK Lillee (WA)	1983-1984	4	37.2	10	224	117	5	2/14	23.40	3.13	44.80	0	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1984-1984	4	32.5	7	197	96	4	2/18	24.00	2.92	49.25	0	0	0
FB Woolley (TAS)	1983-1983	2	20.0	1	120	97	4	3/48	24.25	4.85	30.00	0	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1983-1984	6	51.0	6	306	225	9	3/40	25.00	4.41	34.00	0	0	0
Jalal-ud-Din (PAK)	1983-1983	2	18.0	2	108	75	3	2/41	25.00	4.16	36.00	0	0	0
FD Stephenson (WIXI)	1983-1984	5	46.0	3	276	202	8	2/22	25.25	4.39	34.50	0	0	0
GS Chappell (QLD)	1983-1983	2	20.0	0	120	76	3	2/35	25.33	3.80	40.00	0	0	0
ST Jefferies (SA)	1984-1984	4	35.0	4	210	178	7	4/79	25.42	5.08	30.00	1	0	0
PI Faulkner (TAS)	1983-1983	3	30.0	4	180	78	3	2/29	26.00	2.60	60.00	0	0	0
CJ McDermott (QLD)	1984-1984	1	10.0	3	60	26	1	1/26	26.00	2.60	60.00	0	0	0
AJ Kourie (SA/Tvl)	1983-1984	5	51.0	1	306	160	6	2/32	26.66	3.13	51.00	0	0	0
WW Daniel (WI)	1983-1984	15	128.0	10	768	508	19	3/27	26.73	3.96	40.42	0	0	0
EA Moseley (WIXI)	1983-1984	6	59.5	3	359	270	10	4/38	27.00	4.51	35.90	2	0	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1984-1984	6	53.1	8	319	165	6	2/14	27.50	3.10	53.16	0	0	0
GF Lawson (AUS/NSW)	1983-1984	20	172.0	31	1032	555	20	3/30	27.75	3.22	51.60	0	0	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1983-1984	16	137.4	13	826	501	18	3/17	27.83	3.63	45.88	0	0	0
EL Wilson (JAM)	1984-1984	1	7.0	1	42	28	1	1/28	28.00	4.00	42.00	0	0	0
RM Hogg (AUS/SOA)	1983-1984	20	170.3	13	1023	677	24	4/33	28.20	3.97	42.62	2	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1983-1984	8	67.4	6	406	254	9	3/11	28.22	3.75	45.11	0	0	0
SF Graf (WA)	1983-1984	3	25.0	2	150	113	4	2/26	28.25	4.52	37.50	0	0	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1983-1983	4	36.0	3	216	145	5	3/54	29.00	4.02	43.20	0	0	0
Ijaz Faqih (PAK)	1984-1984	5	40.0	2	240	176	6	4/43	29.33	4.40	40.00	1	0	0
KBJ Azad (IND)	1983-1984	6	11.0	1	66	30	1	1/29	30.00	2.72	66.00	0	0	0
Randhir Singh (IND)	1983-1983	1	6.0	0	36	30	1	1/30	30.00	5.00	36.00	0	0	0
HL Alleyne (WIXI)	1984-1984	4	37.0	2	222	151	5	2/26	30.20	4.08	44.40	0	0	0
WM Clark (WA)	1983-1983	2	19.0	3	114	63	2	1/31	31.50	3.31	57.00	0	0	0
MD Crowe (NZ)	1984-1984	6	6.0	0	36	32	1	1/19	32.00	5.33	36.00	0	0	0
GS le Roux (SA)	1983-1984	4	33.0	0	198	165	5	3/39	33.00	5.00	39.60	0	0	0
CEH Croft (WIXI)	1983-1984	2	20.0	1	120	99	3	3/48	33.00	4.95	40.00	0	0	0
TM Alderman (AUS/WA)	1983-1984	6	48.0	7	288	169	5	2/19	33.80	3.52	57.60	0	0	0
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1983-1984	21	181.0	14	1086	712	21	2/10	33.90	3.93	51.71	0	0	0
NGB Cook (ENG)	1984-1984	1	8.0	0	48	34	1	1/34	34.00	4.25	48.00	0	0	0
DA Stirling (NZ)	1984-1984	1	5.0	1	30	34	1	1/34	34.00	6.80	30.00	0	0	0
KC Wessels (AUS/QLD)	1983-1984	17	67.0	2	402	341	10	2/29	34.10	5.08	40.20	0	0	0
H Frei (QLD)	1983-1984	3	28.0	3	168	104	3	2/34	34.66	3.71	56.00	0	0	0
RA Harper (WI)	1983-1984	10	85.0	2	510	383	11	3/34	34.81	4.50	46.36	0	0	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1983-1984	15	47.0	1	282	245	7	3/34	35.00	5.21	40.28	0	0	0
DS de Silva (SL)	1984-1984	5	39.0	0	234	175	5	2/50	35.00	4.48	46.80	0	0	0
TM Chappell (NSW)	1983-1983	3	30.0	1	180	105	3	2/39	35.00	3.50	60.00	0	0	0
PA Blizzard (TAS)	1983-1983	2	20.0	3	120	70	2	2/35	35.00	3.50	60.00	0	0	0
WK Watson (SA)	1984-1984	2	11.3	1	69	70	2	1/3	35.00	6.08	34.50	0	0	0
JR Thomson (QLD)	1983-1984	3	29.0	1	174	141	4	2/49	35.25	4.86	43.50	0	0	0
RJ Bright (VIC)	1983-1983	2	20.0	0	120	71	2	1/35	35.50	3.55	60.00	0	0	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1984-1984	5	35.0	0	210	143	4	2/37	35.75	4.08	52.50	0	0	0
CEB Rice (SA/Tvl)	1983-1984	7	31.2	3	188	144	4	2/31	36.00	4.59	47.00	0	0	0
AR Border (AUS/QLD)	1983-1984	19	52.2	1	314	220	6	2/24	36.66	4.20	52.33	0	0	0
VB John (SL)	1984-1984	5	44.0	6	264	150	4	1/12	37.50	3.40	66.00	0	0	0
K Sharp (GriqW)	1983-1983	1	11.0	0	66	75	2	2/75	37.50	6.81	33.00	0	0	0
Rashid Khan (PAK)	1984-1984	13	106.3	19	639	342	9	2/10	38.00	3.21	71.00	0	0	0
SDH Parkinson (SOA)	1983-1983	3	26.0	1	156	114	3	2/43	38.00	4.38	52.00	0	0	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1984-1984	1	8.0	0	48	38	1	1/38	38.00	4.75	48.00	0	0	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1984-1984	5	42.0	7	252	155	4	2/19	38.75	3.69	63.00	0	0	0
Azeem Hafeez (PAK)	1983-1984	10	79.0	2	474	396	10	4/22	39.60	5.01	47.40	1	0	0
GRJ Matthews (AUS/NSW)	1983-1984	7	60.0	5	360	278	7	3/47	39.71	4.63	51.42	0	0	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1984-1984	1	7.0	1	42	40	1	1/40	40.00	5.71	42.00	0	0	0
Shahid Mahboob (PAK)	1984-1984	3	27.0	4	162	81	2	1/23	40.50	3.00	81.00	0	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1983-1984	21	112.0	1	672	491	12	2/28	40.91	4.38	56.00	0	0	0
PN Kirsten (SA)	1983-1984	5	13.0	1	78	41	1	1/12	41.00	3.15	78.00	0	0	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1983-1984	9	51.3	2	309	250	6	3/33	41.66	4.85	51.50	0	0	0
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1983-1984	5	26.0	5	156	126	3	2/56	42.00	4.84	52.00	0	0	0
AP Beukes (GriqW)	1983-1983	1	10.0	0	60	87	2	2/87	43.50	8.70	30.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Nazir (PAK)	1983-1984	3	29.0	2	174	131	3	2/37	43.66	4.51	58.00	0	0	0
MJ Procter (SA)	1983-1983	1	10.0	1	60	44	1	1/44	44.00	4.40	60.00	0	0	0
GJ Winter (SOA)	1984-1984	1	10.0	0	60	46	1	1/46	46.00	4.60	60.00	0	0	0
DA Johnston (SOA)	1983-1984	2	20.0	0	120	98	2	2/42	49.00	4.90	60.00	0	0	0
BS Sandhu (IND)	1983-1983	5	41.0	3	246	152	3	3/27	50.66	3.70	82.00	0	0	0
CL King (WIXI)	1983-1984	6	60.0	5	360	254	5	2/62	50.80	4.23	72.00	0	0	0
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1983-1984	7	38.0	3	228	156	3	3/33	52.00	4.10	76.00	0	0	0
JN Maguire (AUS/QLD)	1983-1984	14	123.0	9	738	523	10	2/57	52.30	4.25	73.80	0	0	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1984-1984	6	49.1	5	295	157	3	1/15	52.33	3.19	98.33	0	0	0
MJD Doherty (GriqW)	1983-1983	1	11.0	0	66	53	1	1/53	53.00	4.81	66.00	0	0	0
AP Kuiper (SA)	1984-1984	5	21.5	2	131	107	2	1/23	53.50	4.90	65.50	0	0	0
MA Small (WI)	1984-1984	2	14.0	0	84	54	1	1/40	54.00	3.85	84.00	0	0	0
KH MacLeay (AUS/WA)	1983-1984	6	53.0	2	318	223	4	2/25	55.75	4.20	79.50	0	0	0
SC Clements (WA)	1984-1984	1	10.0	0	60	61	1	1/61	61.00	6.10	60.00	0	0	0
TG Hogan (AUS/WA)	1983-1984	8	70.0	7	420	249	4	2/41	62.25	3.55	105.00	0	0	0
AL Padmore (WIXI)	1984-1984	1	9.4	0	58	75	1	1/75	75.00	7.75	58.00	0	0	0
LF Balcam (VIC)	1983-1983	2	19.0	3	114	77	1	1/39	77.00	4.05	114.00	0	0	0
RJ McCurdy (VIC)	1983-1983	2	18.0	1	108	87	1	1/51	87.00	4.83	108.00	0	0	0
GP Astley (TAS)	1983-1983	2	20.0	1	120	90	1	1/54	90.00	4.50	120.00	0	0	0
WW Davis (WI)	1984-1984	7	69.0	8	414	280	3	2/34	93.33	4.05	138.00	0	0	0
IR Beven (TAS)	1983-1983	3	19.4	0	118	102	1	1/32	102.00	5.18	118.00	0	0	0
DL Boyd (WA)	1983-1984	3	28.0	1	168	128	1	1/47	128.00	4.57	168.00	0	0	0
NG Cowans (ENG)	1984-1984	4	34.3	3	207	149	1	1/20	149.00	4.31	207.00	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]