Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Rizwan-uz-Zaman (PAK)	1986-1987	6	5.0	2	30	7	1	1/7	7.00	1.40	30.00	-	-	-
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1987-1987	2	3.0	2	18	8	1	1/8	8.00	2.66	18.00	-	-	-
GC Small (ENG)	1986-1987	2	78.4	23	472	180	12	5/48	15.00	2.28	39.33	-	2	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1986-1986	2	4.0	-	24	15	1	1/15	15.00	3.75	24.00	-	-	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1987-1987	3	49.1	12	295	126	8	6/56	15.75	2.56	36.87	-	1	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1987-1987	1	24.3	3	147	82	5	5/68	16.40	3.34	29.40	-	1	-
J Garner (WI)	1987-1987	2	77.0	16	462	205	12	5/51	17.08	2.66	38.50	1	1	-
AH Gray (WI)	1986-1987	5	148.0	37	888	377	22	4/39	17.13	2.54	40.36	1	-	-
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1987-1987	1	26.0	3	156	71	4	4/71	17.75	2.73	39.00	1	-	-
PL Taylor (AUS)	1987-1987	1	55.0	17	330	154	8	6/78	19.25	2.80	41.25	-	1	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1987-1987	3	113.1	20	679	354	17	6/50	20.82	3.12	39.94	-	2	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-1987	6	217.5	55	1307	501	24	5/73	20.87	2.29	54.45	1	1	-
M Amarnath (IND)	1986-1987	10	22.0	8	132	42	2	1/14	21.00	1.90	66.00	-	-	-
CG Butts (WI)	1986-1987	3	98.0	34	588	177	8	4/73	22.12	1.80	73.50	1	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1986-1987	6	233.0	48	1398	555	25	5/33	22.20	2.38	55.92	1	1	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1986-1987	8	229.3	44	1377	591	26	6/46	22.73	2.57	52.96	1	2	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1987-1987	2	67.0	24	402	180	7	3/76	25.71	2.68	57.42	-	-	-
Maninder Singh (IND)	1986-1987	10	494.1	159	2965	1109	43	7/27	25.79	2.24	68.95	1	3	2
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1986-1987	6	200.2	27	1202	603	22	6/16	27.40	3.00	54.63	2	1	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-1987	7	196.2	36	1178	525	19	6/91	27.63	2.67	62.00	1	2	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1987-1987	3	114.3	39	687	282	10	4/30	28.20	2.46	68.70	2	-	-
B Arun (IND)	1986-1987	2	42.0	12	252	116	4	3/76	29.00	2.76	63.00	-	-	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1987-1987	3	154.0	46	924	367	12	5/48	30.58	2.38	77.00	1	1	-
G Sharma (IND)	1987-1987	2	94.5	19	569	186	6	4/88	31.00	1.96	94.83	1	-	-
HA Gomes (WI)	1986-1987	6	30.0	8	180	63	2	1/9	31.50	2.10	90.00	-	-	-
PR Sleep (AUS)	1986-1987	3	136.0	43	816	316	10	5/72	31.60	2.32	81.60	1	1	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1986-1987	4	176.1	38	1057	511	16	5/68	31.93	2.90	66.06	1	1	-
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1987-1987	3	9.0	1	54	32	1	1/19	32.00	3.55	54.00	-	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1986-1987	4	106.2	24	638	296	9	5/41	32.88	2.78	70.88	-	1	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1986-1987	7	288.5	56	1733	701	21	5/54	33.38	2.42	82.52	1	1	-
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1986-1987	3	8.5	-	53	67	2	2/25	33.50	7.58	26.50	-	-	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1986	1	31.0	4	186	101	3	2/38	33.66	3.25	62.00	-	-	-
NS Yadav (IND)	1986-1987	9	359.1	78	2155	910	27	5/76	33.70	2.53	79.81	3	1	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1986-1987	3	92.4	9	556	306	9	5/85	34.00	3.30	61.77	1	1	-
RA Harper (WI)	1986-1986	3	36.5	9	221	69	2	2/36	34.50	1.87	110.50	-	-	-
MD Crowe (NZ)	1987-1987	3	14.0	2	84	35	1	1/13	35.00	2.50	84.00	-	-	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1986-1987	7	258.4	55	1552	749	21	4/64	35.66	2.89	73.90	3	-	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1986-1987	5	261.4	78	1570	538	15	3/45	35.86	2.05	104.66	-	-	-
RJ Bright (AUS)	1986-1986	3	86.0	12	516	291	8	5/94	36.37	3.38	64.50	-	1	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1986-1987	5	315.5	86	1895	663	18	7/78	36.83	2.09	105.27	-	2	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-1987	8	143.3	31	861	466	12	5/69	38.83	3.24	71.75	-	1	-
CD Matthews (AUS)	1986-1986	2	70.1	14	421	233	6	3/95	38.83	3.32	70.16	-	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1986-1987	11	295.0	71	1770	785	20	4/69	39.25	2.66	88.50	1	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1986-1987	11	399.3	103	2397	919	21	4/11	43.76	2.30	114.14	2	-	-
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1986-1986	7	203.1	29	1219	702	16	5/103	43.87	3.45	76.18	1	2	1
MG Hughes (AUS)	1986-1987	4	136.3	26	819	444	10	3/134	44.40	3.25	81.90	-	-	-
RR Kulkarni (IND)	1986-1987	3	61.0	5	366	227	5	3/85	45.40	3.72	73.20	-	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1986-1986	3	51.5	7	311	193	4	4/83	48.25	3.72	77.75	1	-	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1986-1986	4	141.4	24	850	446	9	3/62	49.55	3.14	94.44	-	-	-
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1986-1987	3	72.0	11	432	205	4	2/115	51.25	2.84	108.00	-	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1986-1987	6	72.0	21	432	156	3	1/9	52.00	2.16	144.00	-	-	-
C Sharma (IND)	1986-1986	4	71.0	6	426	285	5	2/122	57.00	4.01	85.20	-	-	-
BR Jurangpathy (SL)	1986-1986	1	21.0	3	126	69	1	1/69	69.00	3.28	126.00	-	-	-
AR Border (AUS)	1986-1987	8	29.0	9	174	73	1	1/25	73.00	2.51	174.00	-	-	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1986-1987	2	65.0	9	390	237	3	2/139	79.00	3.64	130.00	-	-	-
Ijaz Faqih (PAK)	1987-1987	1	27.0	3	162	81	1	1/81	81.00	3.00	162.00	-	-	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1986-1986	1	31.0	4	186	119	1	1/119	119.00	3.83	186.00	-	-	-
DR Gilbert (AUS)	1986-1986	2	35.0	4	210	119	1	1/44	119.00	3.40	210.00	-	-	-
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1987-1987	3	45.0	9	270	147	1	1/47	147.00	3.26	270.00	-	-	-
GF Labrooy (SL)	1986-1986	1	35.0	4	210	164	1	1/164	164.00	4.68	210.00	-	-	-
EAR de Silva (SL)	1986-1987	3	118.0	18	708	338	1	1/91	338.00	2.86	708.00	-	-	-
J Arun Lal (IND)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asif Mujtaba (PAK)	1986-1986	2	3.0	2	18	2	-	-	-	0.66	-	-	-	-
CWJ Athey (ENG)	1986-1987	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
M Azharuddin (IND)	1986-1987	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DC Boon (AUS)	1986-1986	7	2.0	1	12	5	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
BC Broad (ENG)	1986-1987	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1987-1987	3	14.0	2	84	30	-	-	-	2.14	-	-	-	-
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1987-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RG de Alwis (SL)	1986-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1986-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RL Dias (SL)	1986-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PJL Dujon (WI)	1986-1987	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GC Dyer (AUS)	1986-1986	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1987	5	23.0	7	138	39	-	-	-	1.69	-	-	-	-
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1986-1987	10	5.0	1	30	19	-	-	-	3.80	-	-	-	-
DI Gower (ENG)	1986-1987	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CG Greenidge (WI)	1986-1987	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DL Haynes (WI)	1986-1987	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MA Holding (WI)	1987-1987	1	37.0	8	222	99	-	-	-	2.67	-	-	-	-
PA Horne (NZ)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1986-1987	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DM Jones (AUS)	1986-1987	8	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1986-1987	5	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
R Lamba (IND)	1986-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1986-1986	1	50.0	9	300	170	-	-	-	3.40	-	-	-	-
AL Logie (WI)	1987-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GR Marsh (AUS)	1986-1987	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LRD Mendis (SL)	1986-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1986-1986	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KS More (IND)	1986-1987	10	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CS Pandit (IND)	1986-1986	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1987	3	9.0	-	54	51	-	-	-	5.66	-	-	-	-
Qasim Umar (PAK)	1986-1986	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1986-1987	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1986-1987	3	25.0	7	150	97	-	-	-	3.88	-	-	-	-
CJ Richards (ENG)	1986-1987	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RB Richardson (WI)	1986-1987	6	4.0	1	24	4	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
GM Ritchie (AUS)	1986-1987	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1987-1987	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1986-1987	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saleem Yousuf (PAK)	1986-1987	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IDS Smith (NZ)	1987-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
K Srikkanth (IND)	1986-1987	11	14.0	-	84	40	-	-	-	2.85	-	-	-	-
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1986-1987	10	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DM Wellham (AUS)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S Wettimuny (SL)	1986-1987	3	2.0	-	12	16	-	-	-	8.00	-	-	-	-
JJ Whitaker (ENG)	1986-1986	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JG Wright (NZ)	1987-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Younis Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1987	2	1.0	-	6	6	-	-	-	6.00	-	-	-	-
TJ Zoehrer (AUS)	1986-1987	7	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]