Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs Australia

Players - vs Australia

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DJ Capel (ENG)	1988-1988	1	23.0	7	138	51	3	2/13	17.00	2.21	46.00	-	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1987-1987	3	156.0	44	936	353	18	5/67	19.61	2.26	52.00	-	3	1
KN Amalean (SL)	1988-1988	1	22.2	1	134	97	4	4/97	24.25	4.34	33.50	1	-	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1988-1988	1	40.0	6	240	98	4	4/98	24.50	2.45	60.00	1	-	-
NA Foster (ENG)	1988-1988	1	34.0	12	204	54	2	2/27	27.00	1.58	102.00	-	-	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1988-1988	1	32.1	5	193	102	3	3/54	34.00	3.17	64.33	-	-	-
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1987-1987	3	141.5	27	851	339	8	2/58	42.37	2.39	106.37	-	-	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1987	3	101.4	14	610	354	8	4/86	44.25	3.48	76.25	1	-	-
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1988-1988	1	74.0	18	444	160	3	3/53	53.33	2.16	148.00	-	-	-
GF Labrooy (SL)	1988-1988	1	36.0	5	216	108	2	2/108	54.00	3.00	108.00	-	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1987-1987	2	85.0	27	510	154	2	2/41	77.00	1.81	255.00	-	-	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1987-1987	1	32.0	6	192	89	1	1/89	89.00	2.78	192.00	-	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1988-1988	1	68.0	15	408	155	1	1/98	155.00	2.27	408.00	-	-	-
CWJ Athey (ENG)	1988-1988	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BC Broad (ENG)	1988-1988	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1987-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MD Crowe (NZ)	1987-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RG de Alwis (SL)	1988-1988	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1988-1988	1	1.0	-	6	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
BN French (ENG)	1988-1988	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MW Gatting (ENG)	1988-1988	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EJ Gray (NZ)	1987-1987	1	44.0	10	264	102	-	-	-	2.31	-	-	-	-
PA Horne (NZ)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SMS Kaluperuma (SL)	1988-1988	1	13.0	-	78	62	-	-	-	4.76	-	-	-	-
DSBP Kuruppu (SL)	1988-1988	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RS Madugalle (SL)	1988-1988	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RS Mahanama (SL)	1988-1988	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MD Moxon (ENG)	1988-1988	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1987	3	22.1	9	133	52	-	-	-	2.34	-	-	-	-
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1988-1988	1	17.0	2	102	58	-	-	-	3.41	-	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1988-1988	1	8.0	2	48	18	-	-	-	2.25	-	-	-	-
RT Robinson (ENG)	1988-1988	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IDS Smith (NZ)	1987-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JG Wright (NZ)	1987-1987	3	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]