Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
WV Raman (IND)	1988-1988	1	1.0	0	6	7	1	1/7	7.00	7.00	6.00	0	0	0
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1988	1	33.5	6	203	136	16	8/61	8.50	4.01	12.68	0	2	1
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1987-1988	4	9.0	2	54	22	2	2/8	11.00	2.44	27.00	0	0	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1987-1987	2	57.0	16	342	114	7	4/53	16.28	2.00	48.85	1	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1988-1988	3	129.5	16	779	416	23	7/80	18.08	3.20	33.86	2	2	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1988-1988	2	91.4	14	550	284	15	5/65	18.93	3.09	36.66	2	1	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1987-1988	3	78.0	22	468	158	8	4/42	19.75	2.02	58.50	1	0	0
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1987-1988	3	126.1	37	757	302	15	6/58	20.13	2.39	50.46	1	1	0
PL Taylor (AUS)	1988-1988	2	36.0	11	216	87	4	4/84	21.75	2.41	54.00	1	0	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1987-1988	5	158.0	40	948	414	19	6/38	21.78	2.62	49.89	0	2	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1987-1988	6	397.2	89	2384	975	44	9/56	22.15	2.45	54.18	4	3	2
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1988	7	223.1	38	1339	667	30	5/54	22.23	2.98	44.63	3	2	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1987-1988	4	174.0	47	1044	403	18	5/67	22.38	2.31	58.00	0	3	1
MG Hughes (AUS)	1987-1988	2	74.0	21	444	225	10	5/67	22.50	3.04	44.40	0	1	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1987-1988	6	42.0	14	252	92	4	2/24	23.00	2.19	63.00	0	0	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1987-1988	5	211.1	78	1267	352	15	4/36	23.46	1.66	84.46	3	0	0
KN Amalean (SL)	1988-1988	1	22.2	1	134	97	4	4/97	24.25	4.34	33.50	1	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1987-1988	6	67.0	15	402	147	6	2/17	24.50	2.19	67.00	0	0	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1988-1988	1	40.0	6	240	98	4	4/98	24.50	2.45	60.00	1	0	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1987	2	71.2	25	428	128	5	3/28	25.60	1.79	85.60	0	0	0
BP Patterson (WI)	1987-1988	5	143.1	15	859	557	21	5/24	26.52	3.89	40.90	0	2	0
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1987-1987	3	114.2	33	686	268	10	5/83	26.80	2.34	68.60	0	1	0
C Sharma (IND)	1987-1987	3	57.2	4	344	268	10	5/55	26.80	4.67	34.40	0	1	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1987-1988	5	203.1	45	1219	549	20	5/97	27.45	2.70	60.95	2	1	0
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1987-1988	4	130.0	19	780	386	14	3/32	27.57	2.96	55.71	0	0	0
NGB Cook (ENG)	1987-1987	3	93.3	35	561	195	7	3/87	27.85	2.08	80.14	0	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1987-1988	4	87.3	24	525	228	8	4/71	28.50	2.60	65.62	1	0	0
DM Jones (AUS)	1987-1988	5	14.0	6	84	29	1	1/5	29.00	2.07	84.00	0	0	0
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1987-1988	6	13.0	4	78	29	1	1/9	29.00	2.23	78.00	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1987-1988	5	125.5	42	755	267	9	4/33	29.66	2.12	83.88	1	0	0
WW Davis (WI)	1987-1988	4	112.1	10	673	390	13	4/76	30.00	3.47	51.76	1	0	0
MW Gatting (ENG)	1987-1988	7	23.0	5	138	61	2	1/21	30.50	2.65	69.00	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1988	5	157.1	29	943	421	13	4/73	32.38	2.67	72.53	1	0	0
PW Jarvis (ENG)	1988-1988	2	98.0	31	588	201	6	2/43	33.50	2.05	98.00	0	0	0
MR Whitney (AUS)	1987-1987	1	53.3	11	321	137	4	4/92	34.25	2.56	80.25	1	0	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1988	4	144.0	43	864	345	10	5/86	34.50	2.39	86.40	0	1	0
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1987-1988	2	77.5	16	467	213	6	3/79	35.50	2.73	77.83	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1987-1988	4	113.0	35	678	309	8	3/41	38.62	2.73	84.75	0	0	0
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1988	6	182.0	28	1092	623	16	5/69	38.93	3.42	68.25	1	1	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1987-1988	3	122.0	37	732	291	7	4/45	41.57	2.38	104.57	1	0	0
DJ Capel (ENG)	1987-1988	7	145.2	30	872	384	9	2/13	42.66	2.64	96.88	0	0	0
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1987-1988	6	209.5	45	1259	487	11	3/88	44.27	2.32	114.45	0	0	0
TBA May (AUS)	1987-1987	1	84.0	23	504	202	4	3/68	50.50	2.40	126.00	0	0	0
PR Sleep (AUS)	1987-1988	4	169.0	39	1014	456	9	3/61	50.66	2.69	112.66	0	0	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1988	3	114.2	18	686	365	7	2/64	52.14	3.19	98.00	0	0	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1988-1988	1	26.0	9	156	53	1	1/53	53.00	2.03	156.00	0	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1988	6	85.1	15	511	266	5	2/42	53.20	3.12	102.20	0	0	0
GF Labrooy (SL)	1988-1988	1	36.0	5	216	108	2	2/108	54.00	3.00	108.00	0	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1987-1988	7	325.5	111	1955	642	11	3/49	58.36	1.97	177.72	0	0	0
Ijaz Faqih (PAK)	1988-1988	2	36.0	4	216	133	2	1/38	66.50	3.69	108.00	0	0	0
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1987-1988	4	156.0	34	936	400	6	4/72	66.66	2.56	156.00	1	0	0
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1987-1988	3	144.0	41	864	318	4	3/53	79.50	2.20	216.00	0	0	0
NV Radford (ENG)	1988-1988	1	50.0	8	300	132	1	1/53	132.00	2.64	300.00	0	0	0
CG Butts (WI)	1987-1988	3	114.0	24	684	305	2	2/59	152.50	2.67	342.00	0	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1987-1987	3	96.5	19	581	310	2	1/68	155.00	3.20	290.50	0	0	0
Aamer Malik (PAK)	1987-1988	3	10.0	0	60	46	0	-	-	4.60	0.00	0	0	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1987-1988	3	12.5	0	77	42	0	-	-	3.27	0.00	0	0	0
J Arun Lal (IND)	1987-1988	4	1.3	1	9	1	0	-	-	0.66	0.00	0	0	0
Ashraf Ali (PAK)	1987-1987	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Asif Mujtaba (PAK)	1987-1987	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CWJ Athey (ENG)	1987-1988	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1987-1988	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DC Boon (AUS)	1987-1988	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AR Border (AUS)	1987-1988	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BC Broad (ENG)	1987-1988	7	1.0	0	6	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1987-1988	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MD Crowe (NZ)	1987-1988	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RG de Alwis (SL)	1988-1988	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1988-1988	1	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
PJL Dujon (WI)	1987-1988	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GC Dyer (AUS)	1987-1988	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
NH Fairbrother (ENG)	1987-1988	3	2.0	0	12	9	0	-	-	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
TJ Franklin (NZ)	1988-1988	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BN French (ENG)	1987-1988	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1987-1987	3	2.0	1	12	4	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
EJ Gray (NZ)	1987-1987	1	44.0	10	264	102	0	-	-	2.31	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Greatbatch (NZ)	1988-1988	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CG Greenidge (WI)	1987-1988	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RA Harper (WI)	1987-1987	1	12.0	3	72	13	0	-	-	1.08	0.00	0	0	0
DL Haynes (WI)	1987-1988	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PA Horne (NZ)	1987-1987	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1988	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1987-1988	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1988	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SMS Kaluperuma (SL)	1988-1988	1	13.0	0	78	62	0	-	-	4.76	0.00	0	0	0
DSBP Kuruppu (SL)	1988-1988	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
R Lamba (IND)	1987-1987	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AL Logie (WI)	1987-1988	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RS Madugalle (SL)	1988-1988	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RS Mahanama (SL)	1988-1988	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SV Manjrekar (IND)	1987-1987	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GR Marsh (AUS)	1987-1988	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KS More (IND)	1987-1988	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MD Moxon (ENG)	1988-1988	4	2.0	0	12	3	0	-	-	1.50	0.00	0	0	0
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1987	3	22.1	9	133	52	0	-	-	2.34	0.00	0	0	0
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1988-1988	1	17.0	2	102	58	0	-	-	3.41	0.00	0	0	0
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1987-1988	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1988-1988	1	8.0	2	48	18	0	-	-	2.25	0.00	0	0	0
RB Richardson (WI)	1987-1988	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RT Robinson (ENG)	1987-1988	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1987-1988	3	6.0	1	36	9	0	-	-	1.50	0.00	0	0	0
Saleem Yousuf (PAK)	1988-1988	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AK Sharma (IND)	1988-1988	1	4.0	0	24	9	0	-	-	2.25	0.00	0	0	0
PV Simmons (WI)	1988-1988	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
IDS Smith (NZ)	1987-1988	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
K Srikkanth (IND)	1987-1988	4	3.0	0	18	7	0	-	-	2.33	0.00	0	0	0
RH Vance (NZ)	1988-1988	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MRJ Veletta (AUS)	1987-1988	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1987-1987	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JG Wright (NZ)	1987-1988	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	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:

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]