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

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]