Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Imran Khan (PAK)	1987-1987	5	168.2	33	1010	455	21	7/40	21.66	2.70	48.09	-	2	1
NA Foster (ENG)	1987-1987	5	137.2	36	824	339	15	8/107	22.60	2.46	54.93	1	1	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1987-1987	1	38.5	10	233	102	4	4/102	25.50	2.62	58.25	1	-	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1987-1987	4	133.3	26	801	388	14	6/154	27.71	2.90	57.21	-	2	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1987	5	180.4	38	1084	464	16	4/111	29.00	2.56	67.75	1	-	-
EJ Gray (NZ)	1987-1987	1	27.0	12	162	35	1	1/35	35.00	1.29	162.00	-	-	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1987	1	12.0	4	72	36	1	1/36	36.00	3.00	72.00	-	-	-
Mohsin Kamal (PAK)	1987-1987	4	94.4	14	568	332	9	4/127	36.88	3.50	63.11	1	-	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1987	2	91.1	28	547	203	5	2/52	40.60	2.22	109.40	-	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1987-1987	4	175.4	46	1054	450	11	7/96	40.90	2.56	95.81	-	1	1
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1987-1987	1	47.0	14	282	98	2	2/98	49.00	2.08	141.00	-	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1987-1987	1	38.0	11	228	104	2	2/104	52.00	2.73	114.00	-	-	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1987-1987	5	92.3	36	555	219	4	1/2	54.75	2.36	138.75	-	-	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1987-1987	1	37.0	6	222	111	2	2/111	55.50	3.00	111.00	-	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1987-1987	5	134.3	30	807	433	7	3/217	61.85	3.21	115.28	-	-	-
AK Kuruppuarachchi (SL)	1987-1987	1	20.0	3	120	64	1	1/64	64.00	3.20	120.00	-	-	-
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1987-1987	1	36.0	13	216	67	1	1/67	67.00	1.86	216.00	-	-	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1987-1987	1	32.0	7	192	79	1	1/79	79.00	2.46	192.00	-	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1987-1987	5	110.0	26	660	303	3	2/26	101.00	2.75	220.00	-	-	-
CWJ Athey (ENG)	1987-1987	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BC Broad (ENG)	1987-1987	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DJ Capel (ENG)	1987-1987	1	18.0	1	108	64	-	-	-	3.55	-	-	-	-
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MD Crowe (NZ)	1987-1987	1	7.0	4	42	13	-	-	-	1.85	-	-	-	-
RL Dias (SL)	1987-1987	1	4.0	-	24	17	-	-	-	4.25	-	-	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1987-1987	4	107.0	21	642	222	-	-	-	2.07	-	-	-	-
NH Fairbrother (ENG)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BN French (ENG)	1987-1987	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MW Gatting (ENG)	1987-1987	5	22.0	5	132	40	-	-	-	1.81	-	-	-	-
DI Gower (ENG)	1987-1987	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1987-1987	1	9.0	1	54	17	-	-	-	1.88	-	-	-	-
PA Horne (NZ)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1987	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1987-1987	5	4.0	2	24	10	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DSBP Kuruppu (SL)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RS Madugalle (SL)	1987-1987	1	2.0	-	12	6	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
RS Mahanama (SL)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mansoor Akhtar (PAK)	1987-1987	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LRD Mendis (SL)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MD Moxon (ENG)	1987-1987	1	6.0	2	36	27	-	-	-	4.50	-	-	-	-
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1987-1987	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1987-1987	1	23.0	10	138	43	-	-	-	1.86	-	-	-	-
CJ Richards (ENG)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RT Robinson (ENG)	1987-1987	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1987-1987	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saleem Yousuf (PAK)	1987-1987	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1987-1987	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IDS Smith (NZ)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1987-1987	1	16.0	4	96	41	-	-	-	2.56	-	-	-	-

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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]