Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RM Ellison (ENG)	1985-1985	2	75.5	20	455	185	17	6/77	10.88	2.43	26.76	1	2	1
FS Ahangama (SL)	1985-1985	3	133.3	32	801	348	18	5/52	19.33	2.60	44.50	0	1	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1985	3	162.5	35	977	459	20	6/85	22.95	2.81	48.85	1	2	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1985-1985	1	12.0	0	72	49	2	2/49	24.50	4.08	36.00	0	0	0
C Sharma (IND)	1985-1985	3	109.0	12	654	383	14	5/118	27.35	3.51	46.71	0	1	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1985-1985	6	251.4	36	1510	855	31	5/109	27.58	3.39	48.70	2	1	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1985-1985	6	248.4	75	1492	544	19	5/82	28.63	2.18	78.52	1	1	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1985	6	234.2	21	1406	901	30	8/141	30.03	3.84	46.86	2	2	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1985-1985	2	15.0	2	90	31	1	1/31	31.00	2.06	90.00	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1985-1985	3	129.4	30	778	372	11	3/74	33.81	2.86	70.72	0	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1985-1985	2	86.3	27	519	212	6	4/31	35.33	2.45	86.50	1	0	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1985-1985	3	150.3	30	903	438	12	5/64	36.50	2.91	75.25	0	1	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1985-1985	5	225.5	59	1355	549	15	4/40	36.60	2.43	90.33	1	0	0
GF Lawson (AUS)	1985-1985	6	246.0	38	1476	830	22	5/103	37.72	3.37	67.09	1	1	0
LB Taylor (ENG)	1985-1985	2	63.3	11	381	178	4	2/34	44.50	2.80	95.25	0	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1985-1985	3	122.3	31	735	270	6	3/74	45.00	2.20	122.50	0	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1985-1985	6	41.2	10	248	102	2	2/57	51.00	2.46	124.00	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1985-1985	3	49.0	20	294	102	2	1/8	51.00	2.08	147.00	0	0	0
PJW Allott (ENG)	1985-1985	4	113.0	22	678	297	5	2/74	59.40	2.62	135.60	0	0	0
NG Cowans (ENG)	1985-1985	1	33.0	6	198	128	2	1/50	64.00	3.87	99.00	0	0	0
A Sidebottom (ENG)	1985-1985	1	18.4	3	112	65	1	1/65	65.00	3.48	112.00	0	0	0
RG Holland (AUS)	1985-1985	4	172.0	41	1032	465	6	5/68	77.50	2.70	172.00	0	1	0
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1985-1985	5	145.4	31	874	487	6	3/37	81.16	3.34	145.66	0	0	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1985-1985	1	23.0	1	138	83	1	1/83	83.00	3.60	138.00	0	0	0
JR Thomson (AUS)	1985-1985	2	56.0	4	336	275	3	2/166	91.66	4.91	112.00	0	0	0
DR Gilbert (AUS)	1985-1985	1	21.0	2	126	96	1	1/96	96.00	4.57	126.00	0	0	0
MJ Bennett (AUS)	1985-1985	1	32.0	8	192	111	1	1/111	111.00	3.46	192.00	0	0	0
JP Agnew (ENG)	1985-1985	1	23.0	2	138	99	0	-	-	4.30	0.00	0	0	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1985-1985	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1985	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AR Border (AUS)	1985-1985	6	11.0	1	66	37	0	-	-	3.36	0.00	0	0	0
EAR de Silva (SL)	1985-1985	1	27.0	11	162	38	0	-	-	1.40	0.00	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-1985	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RL Dias (SL)	1985-1985	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PR Downton (ENG)	1985-1985	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MW Gatting (ENG)	1985-1985	6	5.0	0	30	16	0	-	-	3.20	0.00	0	0	0
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1985-1985	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DI Gower (ENG)	1985-1985	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AMJ Hilditch (AUS)	1985-1985	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BR Jurangpathy (SL)	1985-1985	1	4.0	0	24	24	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1985-1985	6	1.0	0	6	10	0	-	-	10.00	0.00	0	0	0
RS Madugalle (SL)	1985-1985	3	1.0	0	6	10	0	-	-	10.00	0.00	0	0	0
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1985-1985	1	9.0	2	54	21	0	-	-	2.33	0.00	0	0	0
LRD Mendis (SL)	1985-1985	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WB Phillips (AUS)	1985-1985	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
LS Rajput (IND)	1985-1985	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GM Ritchie (AUS)	1985-1985	6	1.0	0	6	10	0	-	-	10.00	0.00	0	0	0
RT Robinson (ENG)	1985-1985	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
G Sharma (IND)	1985-1985	1	15.0	6	90	35	0	-	-	2.33	0.00	0	0	0
SAR Silva (SL)	1985-1985	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1985-1985	1	38.0	5	228	117	0	-	-	3.07	0.00	0	0	0
K Srikkanth (IND)	1985-1985	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1985-1985	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
S Viswanath (IND)	1985-1985	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CDUS Weerasinghe (SL)	1985-1985	1	19.0	8	114	36	0	-	-	1.89	0.00	0	0	0
DM Wellham (AUS)	1985-1985	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KC Wessels (AUS)	1985-1985	6	6.0	2	36	18	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
S Wettimuny (SL)	1985-1985	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
P Willey (ENG)	1985-1985	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GM Wood (AUS)	1985-1985	5	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]