Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1987-1988	12	3.0	0	18	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.66	18.00	0	0	0
GL Smith (NSW)	1988-1988	4	6.4	1	40	21	3	2/19	7.00	3.15	13.33	0	0	0
DK Walker (VIC)	1987-1987	2	15.1	5	91	41	5	3/30	8.20	2.70	18.20	0	0	0
AB Henschell (QLD)	1988-1988	1	10.0	1	60	25	3	3/25	8.33	2.50	20.00	0	0	0
NGB Cook (ENG)	1987-1987	1	6.0	1	36	18	2	2/18	9.00	3.00	18.00	0	0	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1988	3	28.3	3	171	103	10	4/35	10.30	3.61	17.10	2	0	0
DG Scott (AUCK)	1987-1987	2	10.0	1	60	24	2	2/24	12.00	2.40	30.00	0	0	0
ME Waugh (NSW)	1988-1988	4	19.0	3	114	62	5	3/23	12.40	3.26	22.80	0	0	0
PW Jackson (VIC)	1987-1988	5	48.0	8	288	158	10	4/26	15.80	3.29	28.80	1	0	0
BP Patterson (WI)	1987-1988	17	153.4	9	922	689	42	6/29	16.40	4.48	21.95	1	1	0
CD Matthews (WA)	1988-1988	2	20.0	0	120	84	5	3/54	16.80	4.20	24.00	0	0	0
AJ de Winter (TAS)	1988-1988	3	27.5	5	167	86	5	2/18	17.20	3.08	33.40	0	0	0
K Srikkanth (IND)	1987-1988	18	18.1	1	109	70	4	3/25	17.50	3.85	27.25	0	0	0
AH Gray (WI)	1988-1988	2	20.0	0	120	89	5	3/44	17.80	4.45	24.00	0	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1987-1988	12	88.5	8	533	479	25	4/37	19.16	5.39	21.32	2	0	0
CM Killen (SOA)	1988-1988	3	30.0	2	180	118	6	4/33	19.66	3.93	30.00	1	0	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1987-1988	17	153.5	7	923	662	33	5/44	20.06	4.30	27.96	1	1	0
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1988	5	49.0	1	294	203	10	4/43	20.30	4.14	29.40	2	0	0
Zahid Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1987	2	16.0	1	96	61	3	2/24	20.33	3.81	32.00	0	0	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1987-1988	16	27.5	0	167	124	6	3/19	20.66	4.45	27.83	0	0	0
AIC Dodemaide (AUS/VIC)	1987-1988	15	138.0	11	828	480	23	5/21	20.86	3.47	36.00	0	1	0
DB Scott (SOA)	1988-1988	3	30.0	2	180	107	5	3/41	21.40	3.56	36.00	0	0	0
PW Gladigau (SOA)	1988-1988	4	40.0	0	240	194	9	4/46	21.55	4.85	26.66	1	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1987-1988	12	114.1	4	685	455	21	3/21	21.66	3.98	32.61	0	0	0
D Tazelaar (QLD)	1988-1988	2	16.0	2	96	67	3	2/39	22.33	4.18	32.00	0	0	0
DJ Hickey (VIC)	1987-1987	2	20.0	1	120	69	3	2/39	23.00	3.45	40.00	0	0	0
Mansoor Akhtar (PAK)	1987-1987	6	4.0	0	24	23	1	1/7	23.00	5.75	24.00	0	0	0
SP Davis (AUS/VIC)	1987-1988	10	98.0	12	588	327	14	3/27	23.35	3.33	42.00	0	0	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1987-1988	13	120.3	5	723	482	20	4/31	24.10	4.00	36.15	1	0	0
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1987-1987	8	77.3	5	465	363	15	4/52	24.20	4.68	31.00	1	0	0
RJ Tucker (TAS)	1988-1988	3	22.1	1	133	97	4	4/31	24.25	4.37	33.25	1	0	0
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1988-1988	9	72.0	7	432	316	13	3/35	24.30	4.38	33.23	0	0	0
K Bradshaw (TAS)	1988-1988	2	13.0	1	78	49	2	1/15	24.50	3.76	39.00	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1987-1988	23	197.0	10	1182	843	34	4/33	24.79	4.27	34.76	1	0	0
KH MacLeay (WA)	1988-1988	2	20.0	4	120	76	3	2/36	25.33	3.80	40.00	0	0	0
PL Taylor (AUS/NSW)	1987-1988	16	132.0	9	792	512	20	4/38	25.60	3.87	39.60	1	0	0
GF Lawson (NSW)	1988-1988	4	35.0	5	210	129	5	3/19	25.80	3.68	42.00	0	0	0
TG Hogan (WA)	1988-1988	2	20.0	3	120	78	3	2/35	26.00	3.90	40.00	0	0	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1987-1987	10	93.5	2	563	417	16	3/20	26.06	4.44	35.18	0	0	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1987-1988	24	211.2	29	1268	834	31	4/32	26.90	3.94	40.90	1	0	0
MC Snedden (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	21	184.1	20	1105	782	28	4/34	27.92	4.24	39.46	1	0	0
DS Chyer (SOA)	1988-1988	1	7.0	1	42	28	1	1/28	28.00	4.00	42.00	0	0	0
W Watson (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	19	157.1	17	943	673	24	3/36	28.04	4.28	39.29	0	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1987-1988	16	145.1	7	871	620	22	4/39	28.18	4.27	39.59	1	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1988-1988	13	120.4	11	724	428	15	3/35	28.53	3.54	48.26	0	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1987-1987	8	63.0	4	378	257	9	4/19	28.55	4.07	42.00	1	0	0
AR Border (AUS/QLD)	1987-1988	21	32.4	0	196	172	6	2/27	28.66	5.26	32.66	0	0	0
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1987-1987	7	60.4	6	364	261	9	4/39	29.00	4.30	40.44	1	0	0
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1987-1988	17	41.5	0	251	203	7	2/39	29.00	4.85	35.85	0	0	0
TM Alderman (WA)	1988-1988	2	19.5	1	119	58	2	2/25	29.00	2.92	59.50	0	0	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1987-1988	17	154.4	4	928	704	24	3/33	29.33	4.55	38.66	0	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1988	17	152.0	17	912	594	20	4/16	29.70	3.90	45.60	2	0	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1988	16	141.1	18	847	565	19	3/28	29.73	4.00	44.57	0	0	0
KM Curran (ZIM)	1987-1987	5	26.0	0	156	124	4	2/29	31.00	4.76	39.00	0	0	0
PA Blizzard (TAS)	1988-1988	3	29.0	4	174	62	2	1/17	31.00	2.13	87.00	0	0	0
PW Jarvis (ENG)	1988-1988	5	47.5	4	287	187	6	4/33	31.16	3.90	47.83	1	0	0
MG Hughes (VIC)	1988-1988	3	27.0	4	162	94	3	3/31	31.33	3.48	54.00	0	0	0
Haafiz Shahid (PAK)	1988-1988	2	18.1	1	109	95	3	2/56	31.66	5.22	36.33	0	0	0
S Jeganathan (SL)	1987-1988	4	36.0	2	216	159	5	2/45	31.80	4.41	43.20	0	0	0
VR Brown (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	5	26.0	0	156	129	4	2/22	32.25	4.96	39.00	0	0	0
MR Whitney (AUS/NSW)	1988-1988	10	99.0	5	594	389	12	4/34	32.41	3.92	49.50	1	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1987-1988	18	148.2	5	890	622	19	3/30	32.73	4.19	46.84	0	0	0
DN Patel (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	18	92.5	4	557	428	13	3/14	32.92	4.61	42.84	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1987-1988	18	144.2	16	866	553	16	2/20	34.56	3.83	54.12	0	0	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1987-1988	9	57.0	2	342	213	6	2/21	35.50	3.73	57.00	0	0	0
C Sharma (IND)	1987-1988	9	68.1	5	409	322	9	3/51	35.77	4.72	45.44	0	0	0
AH Omarshah (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	40.0	0	240	179	5	2/34	35.80	4.47	48.00	0	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1987-1988	15	105.0	4	630	470	13	3/42	36.15	4.47	48.46	0	0	0
AJ Traicos (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	58.0	2	348	218	6	2/27	36.33	3.75	58.00	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1988	11	92.2	3	554	413	11	3/25	37.54	4.47	50.36	0	0	0
PR Reiffel (VIC)	1988-1988	1	6.0	0	36	38	1	1/38	38.00	6.33	36.00	0	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1988	19	96.0	1	576	497	13	3/42	38.23	5.17	44.30	0	0	0
SR Gillespie (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	8	66.2	3	398	306	8	3/40	38.25	4.61	49.75	0	0	0
IT Botham (QLD)	1988-1988	2	20.0	5	120	77	2	1/17	38.50	3.85	60.00	0	0	0
CM Kuggeleijn (NZ)	1988-1988	8	61.0	2	366	270	7	2/32	38.57	4.42	52.28	0	0	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1987-1987	4	32.4	2	196	156	4	2/42	39.00	4.77	49.00	0	0	0
PI Faulkner (TAS)	1988-1988	2	19.0	1	114	78	2	2/37	39.00	4.10	57.00	0	0	0
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1987-1987	2	8.0	0	48	39	1	1/39	39.00	4.87	48.00	0	0	0
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1987-1988	18	157.0	9	942	708	18	3/27	39.33	4.50	52.33	0	0	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1987-1987	3	25.0	0	150	163	4	2/64	40.75	6.52	37.50	0	0	0
DA Johnston (SOA)	1988-1988	3	30.0	3	180	83	2	1/27	41.50	2.76	90.00	0	0	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1988-1988	1	10.0	2	60	42	1	1/42	42.00	4.20	60.00	0	0	0
DK Morrison (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	11	85.2	5	512	427	10	2/39	42.70	5.00	51.20	0	0	0
EAR de Silva (SL)	1988-1988	6	47.0	4	282	180	4	3/38	45.00	3.82	70.50	0	0	0
WV Raman (IND)	1988-1988	8	10.0	0	60	91	2	1/23	45.50	9.10	30.00	0	0	0
DJ Capel (ENG)	1987-1988	8	72.0	6	432	322	7	1/27	46.00	4.47	61.71	0	0	0
CG Rackemann (QLD)	1988-1988	2	17.0	0	102	92	2	2/52	46.00	5.41	51.00	0	0	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1987-1987	1	7.0	0	42	46	1	1/46	46.00	6.57	42.00	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1987-1988	17	125.0	4	750	602	13	3/58	46.30	4.81	57.69	0	0	0
PWE Rawson (ZIM)	1987-1987	4	33.0	0	198	188	4	2/46	47.00	5.69	49.50	0	0	0
SK Sharma (IND)	1988-1988	6	35.4	1	214	194	4	1/21	48.50	5.43	53.50	0	0	0
Shakeel Khan (PAK)	1987-1987	1	9.0	0	54	50	1	1/50	50.00	5.55	54.00	0	0	0
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1987-1988	9	83.0	4	498	353	7	2/36	50.42	4.25	71.14	0	0	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1987-1987	8	68.0	7	408	303	6	2/38	50.50	4.45	68.00	0	0	0
JK Pyke (SOA)	1988-1988	4	14.5	0	89	102	2	1/15	51.00	6.87	44.50	0	0	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1988	8	74.0	4	444	317	6	1/35	52.83	4.28	74.00	0	0	0
WW Davis (WI)	1988-1988	3	29.0	2	174	163	3	1/35	54.33	5.62	58.00	0	0	0
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1987-1988	7	56.0	4	336	274	5	2/41	54.80	4.89	67.20	0	0	0
GC Small (ENG)	1987-1987	8	68.0	2	408	331	6	2/47	55.16	4.86	68.00	0	0	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1987-1988	6	48.0	2	288	224	4	2/30	56.00	4.66	72.00	0	0	0
GRJ Matthews (NSW)	1988-1988	4	19.0	1	114	56	1	1/29	56.00	2.94	114.00	0	0	0
RA Harper (WI)	1987-1987	8	69.0	4	414	227	4	1/28	56.75	3.28	103.50	0	0	0
GF Labrooy (SL)	1988-1988	11	102.3	6	615	462	8	4/39	57.75	4.50	76.87	1	0	0
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1987-1988	10	74.5	2	449	408	7	3/30	58.28	5.45	64.14	0	0	0
AK Zesers (AUS/SOA)	1987-1988	6	55.0	3	330	234	4	1/32	58.50	4.25	82.50	0	0	0
TBA May (AUS/SOA)	1987-1988	10	82.0	4	492	373	6	2/29	62.16	4.54	82.00	0	0	0
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1987-1987	4	14.4	0	88	63	1	1/32	63.00	4.29	88.00	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1987-1988	16	90.0	1	540	447	7	2/34	63.85	4.96	77.14	0	0	0
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1987-1988	15	7.0	0	42	66	1	1/43	66.00	9.42	42.00	0	0	0
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1987-1987	2	17.0	0	102	70	1	1/36	70.00	4.11	102.00	0	0	0
IP Butchart (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	35.0	1	210	222	3	2/59	74.00	6.34	70.00	0	0	0
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1987-1987	4	33.0	4	198	154	2	2/44	77.00	4.66	99.00	0	0	0
MP Jarvis (ZIM)	1987-1987	5	35.4	1	214	155	2	1/21	77.50	4.34	107.00	0	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1987-1987	11	15.0	1	90	79	1	1/42	79.00	5.26	90.00	0	0	0
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1987-1988	15	47.0	1	282	253	3	1/22	84.33	5.38	94.00	0	0	0
WG Whiteside (VIC)	1988-1988	3	22.0	1	132	85	1	1/37	85.00	3.86	132.00	0	0	0
Naved Anjum (PAK)	1988-1988	3	19.0	1	114	93	1	1/56	93.00	4.89	114.00	0	0	0
Mohsin Kamal (PAK)	1987-1987	2	18.0	0	108	94	1	1/57	94.00	5.22	108.00	0	0	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1987-1988	9	79.0	1	474	393	4	1/44	98.25	4.97	118.50	0	0	0
NV Radford (ENG)	1988-1988	5	47.0	2	282	201	2	1/32	100.50	4.27	141.00	0	0	0
JG Bracewell (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	13	99.2	3	596	476	4	2/27	119.00	4.79	149.00	0	0	0
DR Pringle (ENG)	1987-1987	3	24.0	0	144	148	1	1/11	148.00	6.16	144.00	0	0	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1987-1987	3	24.2	0	146	184	1	1/97	184.00	7.56	146.00	0	0	0
VB John (SL)	1987-1987	6	49.0	7	294	226	1	1/53	226.00	4.61	294.00	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:

Otago vs Northern Districts at Dunedin, The Ford Trophy 18th Match, Feb 4, 2026 [List A]

Canterbury vs Auckland at Auckland, The Ford Trophy 16th Match, Feb 4, 2026 [List A]

Central Districts vs Wellington at Wellington, The Ford Trophy 17th Match, Feb 4, 2026 [List A]