Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GA Bishop (AUS/SOA)	1986-1987	6	1.0	-	6	5	1	1/5	5.00	5.00	6.00	-	-	-
HA Gomes (WI)	1986-1987	12	1.2	-	8	6	1	1/1	6.00	4.50	8.00	-	-	-
N Jelich (TAS)	1987-1987	2	4.0	-	24	15	2	2/15	7.50	3.75	12.00	-	-	-
RB Richardson (WI)	1986-1987	23	2.0	-	12	8	1	1/4	8.00	4.00	12.00	-	-	-
MA Polzin (QLD)	1987-1987	1	10.0	1	60	25	3	3/25	8.33	2.50	20.00	-	-	-
DM Jones (AUS/VIC)	1986-1987	21	8.3	-	51	38	3	2/30	12.66	4.47	17.00	-	-	-
K Srikkanth (IND)	1986-1987	20	3.3	-	21	27	2	1/6	13.50	7.71	10.50	-	-	-
NS Yadav (IND)	1987-1987	3	21.0	2	126	75	5	2/18	15.00	3.57	25.20	-	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1986-1987	17	140.2	19	842	423	27	3/30	15.66	3.01	31.18	-	-	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1987-1987	10	94.3	11	567	317	20	4/23	15.85	3.35	28.35	2	-	-
TBA May (SOA)	1986-1987	4	37.0	5	222	131	8	4/9	16.37	3.54	27.75	1	-	-
DB Scott (SOA)	1987-1987	2	18.0	1	108	84	5	3/40	16.80	4.66	21.60	-	-	-
D Tazelaar (QLD)	1986-1987	3	27.3	5	165	105	6	3/27	17.50	3.81	27.50	-	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1986-1987	24	81.3	4	489	304	17	5/41	17.88	3.73	28.76	-	1	-
MG Hughes (VIC)	1986-1987	3	30.0	1	180	126	7	4/34	18.00	4.20	25.71	1	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-1987	21	174.3	21	1047	615	33	5/1	18.63	3.52	31.72	1	1	-
RF Pienaar (SABP/SAfXI)	1986-1987	5	24.0	2	144	95	5	3/25	19.00	3.95	28.80	-	-	-
CG Rackemann (AUSXI)	1986-1986	2	20.0	1	120	76	4	3/30	19.00	3.80	30.00	-	-	-
AH Gray (WI)	1986-1987	17	150.4	11	904	565	27	4/36	20.92	3.75	33.48	2	-	-
GF Lawson (NSW)	1986-1986	1	10.0	1	60	42	2	2/42	21.00	4.20	30.00	-	-	-
CM Lister-James (SABP)	1986-1986	1	4.0	-	24	21	1	1/21	21.00	5.25	24.00	-	-	-
MR Whitney (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	3	29.0	-	174	148	7	4/34	21.14	5.10	24.85	1	-	-
CEB Rice (SAfXI)	1986-1987	8	50.4	1	304	233	11	5/50	21.18	4.59	27.63	-	1	-
GS le Roux (SAfXI)	1986-1987	8	68.5	9	413	276	13	6/21	21.23	4.00	31.76	-	1	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1987	16	151.1	18	907	511	24	4/35	21.29	3.38	37.79	1	-	-
WS Andrews (WA)	1986-1987	3	5.0	-	30	22	1	1/22	22.00	4.40	30.00	-	-	-
MA Holding (WI)	1986-1987	6	54.3	4	327	162	7	3/32	23.14	2.97	46.71	-	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1987	4	14.0	-	84	73	3	3/27	24.33	5.21	28.00	-	-	-
BM McMillan (SABP/SAfXI)	1986-1987	7	55.0	1	330	249	10	4/35	24.90	4.52	33.00	1	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1987-1987	17	157.4	5	946	698	28	4/37	24.92	4.42	33.78	1	-	-
CJPG van Zyl (SAfXI)	1986-1987	6	57.0	10	342	175	7	2/17	25.00	3.07	48.85	-	-	-
RJ McCurdy (AUSXI)	1986-1987	6	42.0	4	252	226	9	4/61	25.11	5.38	28.00	1	-	-
GD Porter (WA)	1986-1987	3	30.0	4	180	76	3	1/8	25.33	2.53	60.00	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1986-1987	8	44.0	1	264	229	9	4/14	25.44	5.20	29.33	1	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-1987	19	174.4	23	1048	613	24	3/26	25.54	3.50	43.66	-	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1986-1987	19	166.3	19	999	657	25	4/27	26.28	3.94	39.96	1	-	-
J Garner (WI)	1987-1987	15	137.0	17	822	479	18	5/47	26.61	3.49	45.66	-	1	-
GF Labrooy (SL)	1986-1987	6	53.0	2	318	270	10	5/57	27.00	5.09	31.80	-	1	-
MW Gatting (ENG)	1987-1987	14	20.0	-	120	108	4	3/59	27.00	5.40	30.00	-	-	-
DJ Capel (ENG)	1987-1987	3	25.0	-	150	111	4	3/38	27.75	4.44	37.50	-	-	-
AJ de Winter (TAS)	1987-1987	1	10.0	-	60	84	3	3/84	28.00	8.40	20.00	-	-	-
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1986-1987	12	98.1	11	589	337	12	3/21	28.08	3.43	49.08	-	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	24	196.5	8	1181	902	32	4/48	28.18	4.58	36.90	1	-	-
RR Kulkarni (IND)	1987-1987	6	37.0	1	222	198	7	3/42	28.28	5.35	31.71	-	-	-
MS Mainhardt (QLD)	1986-1986	2	17.0	-	102	88	3	2/45	29.33	5.17	34.00	-	-	-
WR Broad (QLD)	1986-1986	2	16.0	-	96	89	3	2/46	29.66	5.56	32.00	-	-	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1986-1987	7	44.4	-	268	269	9	3/12	29.88	6.02	29.77	-	-	-
O Henry (SAfXI)	1987-1987	1	6.0	1	36	30	1	1/30	30.00	5.00	36.00	-	-	-
AA Donald (SABP/SAfXI)	1986-1987	4	36.0	5	216	151	5	3/21	30.20	4.19	43.20	-	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1986-1987	22	183.2	9	1100	819	27	4/38	30.33	4.46	40.74	1	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1986-1987	22	180.5	18	1085	763	25	2/10	30.52	4.21	43.40	-	-	-
SP O'Donnell (AUS/VIC)	1986-1987	18	154.0	9	924	672	22	4/19	30.54	4.36	42.00	2	-	-
AIC Dodemaide (VIC)	1986-1987	3	28.0	1	168	126	4	2/61	31.50	4.50	42.00	-	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1986-1987	14	120.2	5	722	509	16	3/47	31.81	4.22	45.12	-	-	-
PL Taylor (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	14	114.1	7	685	479	15	3/29	31.93	4.19	45.66	-	-	-
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1986-1987	19	161.0	13	966	649	20	3/25	32.45	4.03	48.30	-	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1986-1987	13	93.1	3	559	396	12	3/36	33.00	4.25	46.58	-	-	-
SP Davis (AUS/VIC)	1986-1987	19	159.5	18	959	596	18	3/33	33.11	3.72	53.27	-	-	-
CD Matthews (WA)	1986-1987	3	26.0	-	156	133	4	3/32	33.25	5.11	39.00	-	-	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1987-1987	3	14.0	1	84	67	2	2/34	33.50	4.78	42.00	-	-	-
SB Smith (AUSXI)	1986-1987	8	12.0	-	72	67	2	2/16	33.50	5.58	36.00	-	-	-
TM Alderman (AUSXI)	1986-1987	8	65.1	9	391	235	7	2/19	33.57	3.60	55.85	-	-	-
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1986-1987	10	42.0	1	252	202	6	2/43	33.66	4.80	42.00	-	-	-
PW Twible (QLD)	1986-1986	1	10.0	1	60	34	1	1/34	34.00	3.40	60.00	-	-	-
RM Hogg (AUSXI)	1986-1987	9	71.4	4	430	308	9	3/28	34.22	4.29	47.77	-	-	-
M Azharuddin (IND)	1986-1987	22	22.1	1	133	138	4	2/41	34.50	6.22	33.25	-	-	-
C Sharma (IND)	1986-1987	6	45.0	1	270	257	7	3/40	36.71	5.71	38.57	-	-	-
GRJ Matthews (AUS/NSW)	1986-1987	22	178.1	14	1069	703	19	3/27	37.00	3.94	56.26	-	-	-
BA Reid (AUS/WA)	1986-1987	18	162.5	16	977	704	19	3/43	37.05	4.32	51.42	-	-	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1987-1987	3	29.0	1	174	149	4	2/48	37.25	5.13	43.50	-	-	-
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1986-1987	3	15.0	-	90	75	2	2/45	37.50	5.00	45.00	-	-	-
Maninder Singh (IND)	1986-1987	23	215.0	15	1290	841	22	4/22	38.22	3.91	58.63	1	-	-
G Sharma (IND)	1986-1987	8	66.0	-	396	312	8	3/29	39.00	4.72	49.50	-	-	-
PI Faulkner (AUSXI)	1986-1987	9	64.4	3	388	313	8	3/42	39.12	4.84	48.50	-	-	-
HA Page (SAfXI)	1986-1987	6	54.0	2	324	235	6	3/28	39.16	4.35	54.00	-	-	-
TM Moody (WA)	1986-1987	3	17.0	-	102	79	2	2/30	39.50	4.64	51.00	-	-	-
RA Harper (WI)	1986-1987	20	187.0	8	1122	720	18	3/49	40.00	3.85	62.33	-	-	-
MP Tame (TAS)	1986-1987	4	31.0	2	186	163	4	2/11	40.75	5.25	46.50	-	-	-
GC Small (ENG)	1987-1987	13	128.0	9	768	490	12	3/28	40.83	3.82	64.00	-	-	-
BA Matthews (SAfXI)	1986-1986	4	30.0	1	180	123	3	1/21	41.00	4.10	60.00	-	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1987-1987	14	139.0	10	834	534	13	3/26	41.07	3.84	64.15	-	-	-
NA Foster (ENG)	1987-1987	9	78.0	3	468	333	8	2/25	41.62	4.26	58.50	-	-	-
JG Bracewell (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1987	4	25.0	1	150	125	3	2/40	41.66	5.00	50.00	-	-	-
KC Wessels (AUSXI)	1986-1987	8	16.0	1	96	84	2	2/32	42.00	5.25	48.00	-	-	-
K Bradshaw (TAS)	1986-1987	4	12.0	1	72	85	2	1/31	42.50	7.08	36.00	-	-	-
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1986-1987	19	78.0	6	468	390	9	2/20	43.33	5.00	52.00	-	-	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1987	6	50.5	7	305	218	5	2/52	43.60	4.28	61.00	-	-	-
JN Maguire (AUSXI)	1986-1987	3	29.0	-	174	131	3	2/23	43.66	4.51	58.00	-	-	-
KH MacLeay (AUS/WA)	1986-1987	10	85.3	4	513	359	8	2/36	44.87	4.19	64.12	-	-	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1987-1987	1	10.0	-	60	45	1	1/45	45.00	4.50	60.00	-	-	-
TG Breman (WA)	1986-1986	1	10.0	2	60	46	1	1/46	46.00	4.60	60.00	-	-	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1986-1987	8	65.3	5	393	288	6	2/16	48.00	4.39	65.50	-	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1987-1987	3	23.0	1	138	96	2	2/46	48.00	4.17	69.00	-	-	-
MC Snedden (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1987	4	30.0	3	180	147	3	2/38	49.00	4.90	60.00	-	-	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1986-1987	11	80.3	10	483	297	6	2/18	49.50	3.68	80.50	-	-	-
W Watson (AUCK)	1987-1987	1	9.0	-	54	50	1	1/50	50.00	5.55	54.00	-	-	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1986-1987	8	57.3	1	345	304	6	2/25	50.66	5.28	57.50	-	-	-
DK Morrison (AUCK)	1987-1987	1	9.5	-	59	52	1	1/52	52.00	5.28	59.00	-	-	-
DN Patel (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1987	4	19.0	1	114	108	2	1/23	54.00	5.68	57.00	-	-	-
DR Gilbert (AUS/NSW)	1986-1986	5	39.0	1	234	217	4	2/52	54.25	5.56	58.50	-	-	-
TV Hohns (AUSXI)	1987-1987	1	9.0	-	54	62	1	1/62	62.00	6.88	54.00	-	-	-
Ijaz Faqih (PAK)	1987-1987	3	11.0	-	66	64	1	1/31	64.00	5.81	66.00	-	-	-
H Frei (QLD)	1986-1986	2	15.0	1	90	65	1	1/43	65.00	4.33	90.00	-	-	-
S Madan Lal (IND)	1986-1987	14	99.3	6	597	456	7	1/3	65.14	4.58	85.28	-	-	-
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1986-1987	8	27.3	1	165	131	2	1/27	65.50	4.76	82.50	-	-	-
MD Crowe (NZ)	1987-1987	3	17.0	-	102	71	1	1/26	71.00	4.17	102.00	-	-	-
AK Zesers (SOA)	1986-1987	4	35.1	-	211	146	2	1/29	73.00	4.15	105.50	-	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS/QLD)	1986-1987	6	55.0	3	330	303	4	2/39	75.75	5.50	82.50	-	-	-
RP Singh (IND)	1986-1986	2	13.4	1	82	77	1	1/58	77.00	5.63	82.00	-	-	-
PA Blizzard (TAS)	1986-1987	3	29.0	4	174	80	1	1/18	80.00	2.75	174.00	-	-	-
PW Gladigau (SOA)	1986-1987	4	37.0	6	222	167	2	1/38	83.50	4.51	111.00	-	-	-
RL Brown (TAS)	1986-1987	4	31.2	1	188	181	2	2/50	90.50	5.77	94.00	-	-	-
GA Hughes (TAS)	1986-1987	4	20.0	-	120	94	1	1/47	94.00	4.70	120.00	-	-	-
B Arun (IND)	1986-1987	4	17.0	-	102	103	1	1/43	103.00	6.05	102.00	-	-	-
RM Ellison (TAS)	1986-1987	3	26.0	2	156	120	1	1/17	120.00	4.61	156.00	-	-	-
SC Wundke (SOA)	1986-1987	4	20.0	-	120	120	1	1/22	120.00	6.00	120.00	-	-	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1986-1987	7	52.0	3	312	255	2	1/29	127.50	4.90	156.00	-	-	-
JK Pyke (SOA)	1986-1987	4	30.0	1	180	129	1	1/31	129.00	4.30	180.00	-	-	-
M Prabhakar (IND)	1987-1987	7	40.0	5	240	157	1	1/18	157.00	3.92	240.00	-	-	-

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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]