Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Ameer Akbar (NBP)	1985-1985	1	3.0	0	18	7	4	4/7	1.75	2.33	4.50	1	0	0
Tahir Shah (NBP)	1985-1985	1	3.0	0	18	8	2	2/8	4.00	2.66	9.00	0	0	0
Barkatullah Khan (NBP)	1985-1985	1	4.0	1	24	11	2	2/11	5.50	2.75	12.00	0	0	0
Iqbal Qasim (NBP)	1985-1985	1	4.0	0	24	14	2	2/14	7.00	3.50	12.00	0	0	0
J Dyson (AUSXI)	1985-1986	10	0.4	0	4	7	1	1/7	7.00	10.50	4.00	0	0	0
W Watson (NZ)	1986-1986	2	16.0	2	96	30	3	3/15	10.00	1.87	32.00	0	0	0
MA Hill (TAS)	1985-1985	2	20.0	2	120	72	7	5/29	10.28	3.60	17.14	0	1	0
PW Jackson (VIC)	1986-1986	1	10.0	2	60	33	3	3/33	11.00	3.30	20.00	0	0	0
SC Wundke (SOA)	1985-1985	2	12.1	0	73	51	4	4/36	12.75	4.19	18.25	1	0	0
DJ Hickey (VIC)	1985-1986	4	33.0	4	198	129	10	5/26	12.90	3.90	19.80	0	1	0
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1985-1985	4	7.0	0	42	26	2	2/26	13.00	3.71	21.00	0	0	0
PW Twible (QLD)	1985-1986	2	20.0	3	120	53	4	2/21	13.25	2.65	30.00	0	0	0
Rafat Alam ()	1985-1985	1	2.0	0	12	14	1	1/14	14.00	7.00	12.00	0	0	0
Gazi Ashraf (BAN)	1986-1986	2	8.0	0	48	29	2	1/7	14.50	3.62	24.00	0	0	0
NV Radford (Tvl)	1985-1985	1	10.0	0	60	44	3	3/44	14.66	4.40	20.00	0	0	0
AM Ferreira (NTHNS/SAfXI)	1985-1986	3	29.2	3	176	119	8	3/31	14.87	4.05	22.00	0	0	0
KM Curran (ZIM)	1985-1985	5	48.0	11	288	153	10	4/38	15.30	3.18	28.80	1	0	0
KH MacLeay (WA)	1985-1986	5	34.5	6	209	108	7	3/29	15.42	3.10	29.85	0	0	0
JK Pyke (SOA)	1985-1985	1	10.0	0	60	31	2	2/31	15.50	3.10	30.00	0	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1986-1986	3	29.0	2	174	78	5	3/23	15.60	2.68	34.80	0	0	0
GD Porter (WA)	1986-1986	3	18.0	2	108	47	3	3/28	15.66	2.61	36.00	0	0	0
WK Watson (EPR)	1985-1985	1	10.0	1	60	32	2	2/32	16.00	3.20	30.00	0	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1986-1986	14	119.3	26	717	394	24	4/15	16.41	3.29	29.87	1	0	0
RP Done (NSW)	1986-1986	4	40.0	3	240	99	6	5/21	16.50	2.47	40.00	0	1	0
ST Jefferies (WPR)	1985-1985	1	10.0	1	60	34	2	2/34	17.00	3.40	30.00	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-1986	17	118.1	16	709	429	25	4/19	17.16	3.63	28.36	2	0	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1986-1986	7	48.4	4	292	194	11	3/23	17.63	3.98	26.54	0	0	0
CM Lister-James (Natal)	1985-1985	1	10.0	0	60	54	3	3/54	18.00	5.40	20.00	0	0	0
PM Clough (WA)	1985-1985	1	9.0	0	54	36	2	2/36	18.00	4.00	27.00	0	0	0
TM Alderman (AUSXI)	1986-1986	6	51.0	9	306	164	9	3/28	18.22	3.21	34.00	0	0	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1986-1986	17	141.0	38	846	438	24	4/28	18.25	3.10	35.25	1	0	0
KN Amalean (SL)	1986-1986	6	46.0	6	276	166	9	4/46	18.44	3.60	30.66	1	0	0
MK van Vuuren (EPR)	1985-1985	1	10.0	0	60	37	2	2/37	18.50	3.70	30.00	0	0	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1985-1986	21	157.5	17	947	582	31	4/9	18.77	3.68	30.54	2	0	0
Ali Ahmed ()	1985-1985	1	3.0	1	18	19	1	1/19	19.00	6.33	18.00	0	0	0
J Garner (WI)	1985-1986	9	74.0	12	444	257	13	3/22	19.76	3.47	34.15	0	0	0
AJ Traicos (ZIM)	1985-1986	9	90.0	15	540	238	12	2/17	19.83	2.64	45.00	0	0	0
MA Holding (WI)	1985-1986	9	68.4	7	412	259	13	4/17	19.92	3.77	31.69	1	0	0
GS le Roux (SAfXI/WPR)	1985-1986	7	68.1	8	409	260	13	5/13	20.00	3.81	31.46	0	1	0
CEB Rice (SAfXI/Tvl)	1985-1986	7	65.3	1	393	264	13	4/45	20.30	4.03	30.23	1	0	0
AH Gray (WI)	1985-1985	4	22.0	5	132	82	4	2/36	20.50	3.72	33.00	0	0	0
Jahangir Shah (BAN)	1986-1986	2	15.0	1	90	41	2	2/23	20.50	2.73	45.00	0	0	0
IP Butchart (ZIM)	1985-1986	10	88.4	2	532	443	21	5/56	21.09	4.99	25.33	0	1	0
RM Hogg (AUSXI)	1985-1986	8	78.0	11	468	275	13	4/36	21.15	3.52	36.00	1	0	0
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1986	3	22.0	1	132	85	4	2/17	21.25	3.86	33.00	0	0	0
PL Taylor (NSW)	1986-1986	5	50.0	5	300	193	9	2/30	21.44	3.86	33.33	0	0	0
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1986-1986	3	12.0	0	72	65	3	3/25	21.66	5.41	24.00	0	0	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1985-1986	11	91.3	11	549	371	17	4/23	21.82	4.05	32.29	2	0	0
MD Clare (NTHNS)	1985-1985	1	10.0	3	60	22	1	1/22	22.00	2.20	60.00	0	0	0
SP Davis (/AUS/VIC)	1985-1986	23	197.4	39	1186	621	28	3/10	22.17	3.14	42.35	0	0	0
TM Moody (WA)	1985-1986	5	24.0	1	144	112	5	2/35	22.40	4.66	28.80	0	0	0
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1985-1985	4	25.2	0	152	135	6	3/59	22.50	5.32	25.33	0	0	0
PA Blizzard (NSW)	1985-1985	1	10.0	1	60	46	2	2/46	23.00	4.60	30.00	0	0	0
DM Jones (/AUS/VIC)	1985-1986	15	4.0	0	24	23	1	1/23	23.00	5.75	24.00	0	0	0
RJ Tucker (NSW)	1986-1986	5	38.0	2	228	185	8	3/26	23.12	4.86	28.50	0	0	0
Zakir Khan (PAK)	1985-1986	9	52.0	2	312	236	10	3/34	23.60	4.53	31.20	0	0	0
SB Smith (AUSXI)	1985-1986	8	26.1	1	157	119	5	2/38	23.80	4.54	31.40	0	0	0
GC Small (SOA)	1985-1985	2	19.0	1	114	72	3	3/42	24.00	3.78	38.00	0	0	0
KC Wessels (QLD)	1985-1986	3	11.0	0	66	48	2	1/21	24.00	4.36	33.00	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1985-1986	17	154.0	24	924	537	22	4/30	24.40	3.48	42.00	1	0	0
AH Omarshah (ZIM)	1985-1986	9	43.4	0	262	148	6	2/25	24.66	3.38	43.66	0	0	0
AR Border (AUS/QLD)	1985-1986	17	16.0	0	96	74	3	3/23	24.66	4.62	32.00	0	0	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1986-1986	8	58.0	6	348	174	7	3/40	24.85	3.00	49.71	0	0	0
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1986-1986	4	31.3	3	189	151	6	2/21	25.16	4.79	31.50	0	0	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1986-1986	4	35.0	3	210	152	6	3/39	25.33	4.34	35.00	0	0	0
GL Smith (NSW)	1986-1986	4	33.5	1	203	127	5	2/13	25.40	3.75	40.60	0	0	0
AK Zesers (SOA)	1985-1985	2	16.5	3	101	51	2	2/29	25.50	3.02	50.50	0	0	0
BA Reid (/AUS/WA)	1985-1986	24	222.1	13	1333	879	34	5/53	25.85	3.95	39.20	1	1	0
ME Waugh (NSW)	1986-1986	6	46.2	3	278	259	10	4/52	25.90	5.58	27.80	1	0	0
TV Hohns (AUSXI)	1985-1986	4	10.0	0	60	52	2	2/52	26.00	5.20	30.00	0	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1986-1986	3	25.0	1	150	105	4	2/53	26.25	4.20	37.50	0	0	0
AIC Dodemaide (/VIC)	1985-1986	10	89.0	11	534	342	13	4/28	26.30	3.84	41.07	1	0	0
C Sharma (IND)	1985-1986	15	123.2	3	740	616	23	3/26	26.78	4.99	32.17	0	0	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1985-1986	8	59.5	3	359	297	11	3/32	27.00	4.96	32.63	0	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1985-1986	18	108.1	13	649	407	15	3/39	27.13	3.76	43.26	0	0	0
PWE Rawson (ZIM)	1985-1986	10	92.2	19	554	299	11	3/13	27.18	3.23	50.36	0	0	0
SR Gillespie (NZ)	1986-1986	12	104.1	11	625	455	16	4/30	28.43	4.36	39.06	1	0	0
CG Rackemann (AUSXI)	1985-1986	8	80.0	8	480	347	12	3/39	28.91	4.33	40.00	0	0	0
PR Sleep (SOA)	1985-1985	2	5.0	1	30	29	1	1/29	29.00	5.80	30.00	0	0	0
TG Hogan (AUSXI)	1985-1986	7	63.5	6	383	262	9	3/25	29.11	4.10	42.55	0	0	0
RL Brown (/TAS)	1985-1985	4	39.0	3	234	207	7	3/52	29.57	5.30	33.42	0	0	0
MR Whitney (NSW)	1986-1986	6	54.1	7	325	237	8	2/26	29.62	4.37	40.62	0	0	0
KBJ Azad (IND)	1986-1986	3	13.0	0	78	60	2	1/19	30.00	4.61	39.00	0	0	0
Mohsin Kamal (PAK)	1985-1986	10	69.3	3	417	365	12	4/47	30.41	5.25	34.75	1	0	0
GRJ Matthews (AUS/NSW)	1985-1986	18	128.0	3	768	518	17	3/27	30.47	4.04	45.17	0	0	0
PD King (VIC)	1985-1985	2	17.0	2	102	61	2	2/35	30.50	3.58	51.00	0	0	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1985-1986	14	98.0	9	588	400	13	3/26	30.76	4.08	45.23	0	0	0
TG Breman (WA)	1986-1986	3	17.0	1	102	94	3	2/64	31.33	5.52	34.00	0	0	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1986	6	40.4	2	244	221	7	3/51	31.57	5.43	34.85	0	0	0
SK Ranasinghe (SL)	1986-1986	4	21.0	0	126	96	3	1/28	32.00	4.57	42.00	0	0	0
RGCE Wijesuriya (SL)	1985-1985	4	27.0	1	162	129	4	2/25	32.25	4.77	40.50	0	0	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1985-1986	19	78.0	0	468	389	12	2/23	32.41	4.98	39.00	0	0	0
MD Crowe (NZ)	1986-1986	18	75.0	10	450	294	9	2/23	32.66	3.92	50.00	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1985-1986	12	58.0	3	348	230	7	2/17	32.85	3.96	49.71	0	0	0
GN Yallop (AUSXI)	1985-1986	7	3.0	0	18	33	1	1/33	33.00	11.00	18.00	0	0	0
SR Waugh (/AUS/NSW)	1985-1986	23	147.0	9	882	638	19	3/37	33.57	4.34	46.42	0	0	0
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1986-1986	7	48.5	2	293	202	6	3/22	33.66	4.13	48.83	0	0	0
JN Maguire (AUSXI)	1985-1986	7	63.3	1	381	338	10	4/41	33.80	5.32	38.10	1	0	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1985-1986	14	91.1	13	547	339	10	3/30	33.90	3.71	54.70	0	0	0
BR Blair (NZ)	1986-1986	12	5.0	0	30	34	1	1/7	34.00	6.80	30.00	0	0	0
JR Thomson (QLD)	1985-1986	3	18.3	0	111	105	3	3/42	35.00	5.67	37.00	0	0	0
Golam Faruq (BAN)	1986-1986	2	14.3	2	87	35	1	1/22	35.00	2.41	87.00	0	0	0
M Ray (TAS)	1985-1985	2	10.0	1	60	35	1	1/35	35.00	3.50	60.00	0	0	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1985-1986	11	86.3	10	519	351	10	3/40	35.10	4.05	51.90	0	0	0
GA Hick (ZIM)	1985-1986	10	55.0	2	330	295	8	3/28	36.87	5.36	41.25	0	0	0
RLS Armitage (EPR)	1985-1985	1	10.0	1	60	37	1	1/37	37.00	3.70	60.00	0	0	0
DR Gilbert (/AUS/NSW)	1985-1986	16	138.1	11	829	639	17	5/46	37.58	4.62	48.76	0	1	0
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1986-1986	14	106.3	7	639	459	12	2/3	38.25	4.30	53.25	0	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1985-1986	17	160.0	9	960	560	14	2/25	40.00	3.50	68.57	0	0	0
RR Kulkarni (IND)	1986-1986	3	28.0	2	168	121	3	2/28	40.33	4.32	56.00	0	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1986-1986	3	22.0	3	132	122	3	2/39	40.66	5.54	44.00	0	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1986-1986	4	8.0	3	48	41	1	1/0	41.00	5.12	48.00	0	0	0
RC Ontong (NTHNS)	1985-1985	1	10.0	1	60	41	1	1/41	41.00	4.10	60.00	0	0	0
HA Page (SAfXI/Tvl)	1985-1986	7	66.0	2	396	247	6	2/27	41.16	3.74	66.00	0	0	0
RJ McCurdy (AUSXI)	1985-1986	9	84.1	7	505	335	8	2/27	41.87	3.98	63.12	0	0	0
GF Lawson (NSW)	1985-1985	1	10.0	2	60	42	1	1/42	42.00	4.20	60.00	0	0	0
CJ Cox (ZIM)	1986-1986	1	9.0	0	54	44	1	1/44	44.00	4.88	54.00	0	0	0
CJ McDermott (AUS/QLD)	1985-1986	18	154.1	16	925	575	13	3/20	44.23	3.72	71.15	0	0	0
TG Shaw (EPR/SAfXI)	1985-1986	3	28.0	2	168	133	3	1/40	44.33	4.75	56.00	0	0	0
RK McGlashan (Natal)	1985-1985	1	10.0	1	60	45	1	1/45	45.00	4.50	60.00	0	0	0
CD Matthews (WA)	1985-1986	5	37.4	4	226	136	3	2/32	45.33	3.61	75.33	0	0	0
RG Holland (NSW)	1985-1986	2	20.0	2	120	91	2	1/38	45.50	4.55	60.00	0	0	0
PS de Villiers (NTHNS)	1985-1985	1	8.0	0	48	46	1	1/46	46.00	5.75	48.00	0	0	0
EJ Gray (NZ)	1986-1986	5	38.2	4	230	142	3	1/28	47.33	3.70	76.66	0	0	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1985-1986	13	43.0	1	258	190	4	1/21	47.50	4.41	64.50	0	0	0
GS Cowley (Natal)	1985-1985	1	10.0	0	60	48	1	1/48	48.00	4.80	60.00	0	0	0
H Frei (QLD)	1985-1986	3	25.0	3	150	98	2	2/34	49.00	3.92	75.00	0	0	0
DW Hookes (AUS/SOA)	1985-1986	4	9.0	1	54	49	1	1/27	49.00	5.44	54.00	0	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1986-1986	4	37.0	7	222	153	3	2/55	51.00	4.13	74.00	0	0	0
NS Yadav (IND)	1986-1986	4	34.0	1	204	153	3	2/51	51.00	4.50	68.00	0	0	0
MG Hughes (VIC)	1985-1986	4	31.0	2	186	155	3	1/24	51.66	5.00	62.00	0	0	0
RA Harper (WI)	1985-1986	11	87.0	6	522	366	7	2/24	52.28	4.20	74.57	0	0	0
RS Hyatt (TAS)	1985-1985	2	10.0	0	60	53	1	1/53	53.00	5.30	60.00	0	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-1986	9	77.0	1	462	323	6	2/25	53.83	4.19	77.00	0	0	0
RS Ghai (IND)	1985-1986	2	18.3	1	111	108	2	1/54	54.00	5.83	55.50	0	0	0
WS Andrews (WA)	1985-1986	5	21.0	1	126	112	2	1/35	56.00	5.33	63.00	0	0	0
PA Rayment (EPR)	1985-1985	1	10.0	0	60	56	1	1/56	56.00	5.60	60.00	0	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1985-1986	11	12.0	0	72	56	1	1/6	56.00	4.66	72.00	0	0	0
RJ Bright (AUS)	1986-1986	3	16.0	1	96	59	1	1/28	59.00	3.68	96.00	0	0	0
D Norman (WPR)	1985-1985	1	10.0	0	60	61	1	1/61	61.00	6.10	60.00	0	0	0
PI Faulkner (AUSXI)	1985-1986	7	68.0	2	408	309	5	2/38	61.80	4.54	81.60	0	0	0
P Willey (ENG)	1986-1986	4	15.5	0	95	65	1	1/25	65.00	4.10	95.00	0	0	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1985-1986	17	29.0	0	174	131	2	2/26	65.50	4.51	87.00	0	0	0
SDH Parkinson (SOA)	1985-1985	2	15.0	1	90	67	1	1/28	67.00	4.46	90.00	0	0	0
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1985-1985	5	15.0	0	90	70	1	1/30	70.00	4.66	90.00	0	0	0
Gholam Nousher (BAN)	1986-1986	2	16.0	1	96	77	1	1/45	77.00	4.81	96.00	0	0	0
SP O'Donnell (VIC)	1986-1986	2	16.0	1	96	79	1	1/38	79.00	4.93	96.00	0	0	0
MJ Bennett (NSW)	1985-1986	2	20.0	0	120	80	1	1/33	80.00	4.00	120.00	0	0	0
TM Chappell (NSW)	1985-1985	2	20.0	0	120	84	1	1/29	84.00	4.20	120.00	0	0	0
JG Thomas (ENG)	1986-1986	2	15.0	2	90	85	1	1/35	85.00	5.66	90.00	0	0	0
WW Davis (TAS)	1985-1985	2	20.0	2	120	90	1	1/42	90.00	4.50	120.00	0	0	0
MP Tame (TAS)	1985-1985	2	20.0	2	120	92	1	1/53	92.00	4.60	120.00	0	0	0
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1985-1986	6	41.0	1	246	199	2	1/37	99.50	4.85	123.00	0	0	0
GR Parker (VIC)	1985-1986	4	20.2	0	122	101	1	1/20	101.00	4.96	122.00	0	0	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1986-1986	3	18.0	0	108	106	1	1/55	106.00	5.88	108.00	0	0	0
VB John (SL)	1985-1985	4	29.0	2	174	124	1	1/34	124.00	4.27	174.00	0	0	0
EO Simons (SAfXI/WPR)	1985-1986	3	29.0	2	174	161	1	1/59	161.00	5.55	174.00	0	0	0
CJPG van Zyl (SAfXI)	1986-1986	6	56.0	5	336	202	1	1/56	202.00	3.60	336.00	0	0	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1986-1986	14	48.0	1	288	234	1	1/18	234.00	4.87	288.00	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:

Queensland vs Victoria at Melbourne, One-Day Cup (AUS) 16th Match, Feb 3, 2026 [List A]

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]