Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1988-1988	1	9.0	3	54	13	3	3/13	4.33	1.44	18.00	-	-	-
LJ Barnard (NTHNS)	1988-1988	2	2.0	-	12	9	2	2/9	4.50	4.50	6.00	-	-	-
P McLaren (GriqW)	1988-1988	1	10.0	4	60	16	3	3/16	5.33	1.60	20.00	-	-	-
BA Reid (WA)	1989-1989	1	7.5	1	47	20	3	3/20	6.66	2.55	15.66	-	-	-
HR Fotheringham (Tvl)	1988-1989	6	1.4	-	10	7	1	1/7	7.00	4.20	10.00	-	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1989-1989	1	10.0	-	60	38	5	5/38	7.60	3.80	12.00	-	1	-
ST Clarke (NTHNS)	1988-1988	1	11.0	3	66	30	3	3/30	10.00	2.72	22.00	-	-	-
SJ Base (BOL)	1988-1988	2	21.0	3	126	67	6	4/36	11.16	3.19	21.00	1	-	-
S Srinivasan (CEZ)	1989-1989	1	10.0	-	60	48	4	4/48	12.00	4.80	15.00	1	-	-
KH MacLeay (WA)	1989-1989	3	24.0	3	144	76	6	2/20	12.66	3.16	24.00	-	-	-
CG Rackemann (QLD)	1988-1989	6	53.2	10	320	204	16	7/34	12.75	3.82	20.00	-	1	-
RR Kulkarni (WEZ)	1989-1989	1	5.0	-	30	13	1	1/13	13.00	2.60	30.00	-	-	-
WP Radloff (BOR)	1988-1988	1	6.2	2	38	13	1	1/13	13.00	2.05	38.00	-	-	-
MW Pringle (EPR)	1988-1988	2	20.0	4	120	66	5	3/29	13.20	3.30	24.00	-	-	-
S Botha (BOL)	1988-1988	2	20.3	1	123	80	6	4/31	13.33	3.90	20.50	1	-	-
GS le Roux (WPR)	1988-1988	1	10.0	2	60	40	3	3/40	13.33	4.00	20.00	-	-	-
CD Matthews (WA)	1989-1989	2	12.0	1	72	54	4	2/22	13.50	4.50	18.00	-	-	-
M Prabhakar (NOZ)	1989-1989	2	18.0	1	108	87	6	3/28	14.50	4.83	18.00	-	-	-
HL Alleyne (Natal)	1988-1988	2	19.2	-	116	79	5	4/35	15.80	4.08	23.20	1	-	-
AP Kuiper (WPR)	1988-1989	6	56.0	6	336	238	15	5/47	15.86	4.25	22.40	1	1	-
DK Morrison (AUCK/NZ)	1988-1989	6	57.0	6	342	270	17	4/18	15.88	4.73	20.11	2	-	-
EJ Gray (NZ)	1988-1988	2	11.0	-	66	50	3	2/26	16.66	4.54	22.00	-	-	-
K Srikkanth (IND/SOZ)	1988-1989	17	65.0	1	390	338	20	5/27	16.90	5.20	19.50	-	2	-
MA Polzin (QLD)	1988-1988	2	20.0	3	120	70	4	2/34	17.50	3.50	30.00	-	-	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1989	19	168.2	23	1010	628	35	5/17	17.94	3.73	28.85	1	2	-
AW Schoeman (BOR)	1988-1988	1	8.5	1	53	36	2	2/36	18.00	4.07	26.50	-	-	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1988-1989	15	130.1	6	781	527	29	5/27	18.17	4.04	26.93	3	1	-
KE Lilly (WA)	1989-1989	1	5.0	-	30	19	1	1/19	19.00	3.80	30.00	-	-	-
KIW Wijegunawardene (SL)	1988-1989	5	36.0	2	216	153	8	4/49	19.12	4.25	27.00	1	-	-
MC Snedden (AUCK/NZ)	1988-1989	10	80.0	9	480	269	14	4/7	19.21	3.36	34.28	1	-	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1988-1989	6	53.0	3	318	198	10	4/23	19.80	3.73	31.80	1	-	-
TM Moody (WA)	1989-1989	3	27.0	-	162	100	5	3/24	20.00	3.70	32.40	-	-	-
PA Capes (WA)	1989-1989	3	23.0	6	138	81	4	2/49	20.25	3.52	34.50	-	-	-
CR Matthews (WPR)	1988-1988	2	19.0	-	114	81	4	3/45	20.25	4.26	28.50	-	-	-
V Venkatram (EAZ)	1989-1989	1	10.0	1	60	41	2	2/41	20.50	4.10	30.00	-	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-1989	14	59.0	3	354	249	12	3/22	20.75	4.22	29.50	-	-	-
RO Estwick (Tvl)	1988-1989	6	57.1	7	343	168	8	3/49	21.00	2.93	42.87	-	-	-
Wasim Akram (Pak)	1988-1989	17	148.5	5	893	601	28	4/25	21.46	4.03	31.89	1	-	-
GF Lawson (NSW)	1989-1989	3	26.0	2	156	86	4	4/31	21.50	3.30	39.00	1	-	-
DA Johnston (SOA)	1989-1989	2	20.0	2	120	43	2	1/19	21.50	2.15	60.00	-	-	-
WS Andrews (WA)	1989-1989	3	20.0	4	120	66	3	2/26	22.00	3.30	40.00	-	-	-
CW Symcox (GriqW)	1988-1988	2	21.3	-	129	113	5	4/35	22.60	5.25	25.80	1	-	-
IL Howell (BOR)	1988-1988	4	37.0	7	222	136	6	3/31	22.66	3.67	37.00	-	-	-
NV Radford (Tvl)	1988-1989	6	61.4	19	370	160	7	2/23	22.85	2.59	52.85	-	-	-
J Hendricks (BOL)	1988-1988	1	11.0	3	66	23	1	1/23	23.00	2.09	66.00	-	-	-
MG Hughes (AUS/VIC)	1988-1989	13	103.0	10	618	440	19	4/44	23.15	4.27	32.52	1	-	-
O Henry (BOL)	1988-1988	2	19.0	1	114	93	4	3/38	23.25	4.89	28.50	-	-	-
HC Lindenberg (BOR)	1988-1988	4	41.4	5	250	140	6	5/30	23.33	3.36	41.66	-	1	-
AR Border (AUS/QLD)	1988-1989	15	52.0	1	312	234	10	3/33	23.40	4.50	31.20	-	-	-
JN Maguire (QLD)	1988-1989	6	56.2	5	338	234	10	3/30	23.40	4.15	33.80	-	-	-
TM Alderman (AUS/WA)	1988-1989	11	87.0	12	522	311	13	3/27	23.92	3.57	40.15	-	-	-
BM Radia (WEZ)	1989-1989	1	10.0	-	60	48	2	2/48	24.00	4.80	30.00	-	-	-
DW Fleming (VIC)	1989-1989	4	40.0	2	240	145	6	3/33	24.16	3.62	40.00	-	-	-
RF Pienaar (Tvl)	1988-1989	6	40.0	2	240	170	7	2/31	24.28	4.25	34.28	-	-	-
Saleem Jaffar (Pak)	1988-1989	8	59.5	3	359	270	11	3/37	24.54	4.51	32.63	-	-	-
DB Rundle (WPR)	1988-1989	6	65.0	5	390	197	8	2/26	24.62	3.03	48.75	-	-	-
Aamer Malik (PAK)	1988-1989	13	17.0	1	102	74	3	2/35	24.66	4.35	34.00	-	-	-
Azhar Hossain (BAN)	1988-1988	3	17.5	-	107	74	3	1/20	24.66	4.14	35.66	-	-	-
LS Rajput (WEZ)	1989-1989	1	7.0	-	42	25	1	1/25	25.00	3.57	42.00	-	-	-
CJPG van Zyl (OFS)	1988-1989	4	33.0	4	198	126	5	3/37	25.20	3.81	39.60	-	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND/NOZ)	1988-1989	17	119.3	17	717	380	15	2/16	25.33	3.17	47.80	-	-	-
Maninder Singh (IND/NOZ)	1988-1989	12	106.2	11	638	382	15	3/47	25.46	3.59	42.53	-	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS/QLD)	1988-1989	12	104.2	5	626	461	18	4/38	25.61	4.41	34.77	1	-	-
CM Lister-James (Natal)	1988-1988	1	9.0	1	54	26	1	1/26	26.00	2.88	54.00	-	-	-
ST Jefferies (WPR)	1989-1989	4	43.0	3	258	159	6	3/45	26.50	3.69	43.00	-	-	-
EO Simons (WPR)	1988-1989	6	56.0	9	336	187	7	4/44	26.71	3.33	48.00	1	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1988-1989	10	88.0	7	528	326	12	4/34	27.16	3.70	44.00	1	-	-
SP O'Donnell (AUS/VIC)	1989-1989	11	80.4	4	484	330	12	3/31	27.50	4.09	40.33	-	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1988-1989	18	159.4	15	958	608	22	3/49	27.63	3.80	43.54	-	-	-
TAP Sekhar (CEZ)	1989-1989	2	19.0	1	114	83	3	2/46	27.66	4.36	38.00	-	-	-
RP Snell (Tvl)	1989-1989	2	18.0	4	108	56	2	2/25	28.00	3.11	54.00	-	-	-
AA Donald (OFS)	1988-1989	4	33.0	2	198	141	5	2/45	28.20	4.27	39.60	-	-	-
EAR de Silva (SL)	1989-1989	2	12.0	-	72	58	2	2/47	29.00	4.83	36.00	-	-	-
DJ Callaghan (EPR)	1988-1989	4	7.0	-	42	29	1	1/6	29.00	4.14	42.00	-	-	-
MR Whitney (NSW)	1989-1989	3	25.0	2	150	120	4	3/56	30.00	4.80	37.50	-	-	-
TBA May (AUS/SOA)	1988-1989	2	19.0	2	114	60	2	1/29	30.00	3.15	57.00	-	-	-
Naved Anjum (PAK)	1988-1988	1	8.4	-	52	30	1	1/30	30.00	3.46	52.00	-	-	-
BM Osborne (BOR)	1988-1988	4	6.0	-	36	30	1	1/30	30.00	5.00	36.00	-	-	-
PW Jackson (VIC)	1989-1989	4	38.0	5	228	151	5	3/16	30.20	3.97	45.60	-	-	-
D Tazelaar (QLD)	1988-1989	6	51.0	3	306	213	7	3/18	30.42	4.17	43.71	-	-	-
GJ Parsons (OFS)	1988-1989	4	33.0	4	198	122	4	2/28	30.50	3.69	49.50	-	-	-
B Arun (SOZ)	1989-1989	2	14.0	-	84	61	2	1/27	30.50	4.35	42.00	-	-	-
GE McMillan (Tvl)	1989-1989	2	18.0	1	108	61	2	2/31	30.50	3.38	54.00	-	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1988-1989	16	114.0	2	684	554	18	4/42	30.77	4.85	38.00	1	-	-
JG Thomas (EPR)	1988-1989	4	44.0	7	264	154	5	2/34	30.80	3.50	52.80	-	-	-
GRJ Matthews (AUS/NSW)	1989-1989	4	23.0	-	138	124	4	3/31	31.00	5.39	34.50	-	-	-
TJ Packer (Natal)	1988-1988	2	20.4	4	124	93	3	3/69	31.00	4.50	41.33	-	-	-
PL Taylor (AUS/NSW)	1988-1989	14	119.0	4	714	530	17	3/22	31.17	4.45	42.00	-	-	-
RJ McCurdy (EPR)	1988-1989	4	43.0	6	258	157	5	3/41	31.40	3.65	51.60	-	-	-
BM McMillan (Tvl)	1988-1989	5	41.0	6	246	161	5	3/31	32.20	3.92	49.20	-	-	-
SK Sharma (IND/NOZ)	1988-1989	15	99.3	3	597	456	14	5/26	32.57	4.58	42.64	-	1	-
WK Watson (BOR)	1988-1988	3	26.0	5	156	66	2	1/17	33.00	2.53	78.00	-	-	-
GA Hughes (TAS)	1989-1989	2	5.0	-	30	33	1	1/33	33.00	6.60	30.00	-	-	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1989-1989	2	15.3	1	93	68	2	2/33	34.00	4.38	46.50	-	-	-
GK Robertson (NZ)	1989-1989	4	39.0	5	234	140	4	2/56	35.00	3.58	58.50	-	-	-
M Amarnath (IND)	1988-1988	7	26.0	1	156	105	3	1/8	35.00	4.03	52.00	-	-	-
Aaqib Javed (Pak)	1988-1989	18	161.1	9	967	672	19	3/28	35.36	4.16	50.89	-	-	-
PS de Villiers (NTHNS)	1988-1988	2	22.0	2	132	107	3	2/42	35.66	4.86	44.00	-	-	-
M James (Tvl)	1988-1989	3	27.0	4	162	107	3	2/35	35.66	3.96	54.00	-	-	-
Shoaib Mohammad (Pak)	1988-1989	16	36.0	-	216	143	4	2/42	35.75	3.97	54.00	-	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1988-1989	15	106.0	2	636	512	14	3/29	36.57	4.83	45.42	-	-	-
AIC Dodemaide (AUS/VIC)	1988-1989	5	47.4	3	286	183	5	2/36	36.60	3.83	57.20	-	-	-
W Watson (AUCK/NZ)	1988-1989	9	78.3	9	471	296	8	2/33	37.00	3.77	58.87	-	-	-
BA Matthews (EPR)	1988-1989	4	44.0	4	264	148	4	2/21	37.00	3.36	66.00	-	-	-
DF Toppin (BOR)	1988-1988	4	33.0	6	198	111	3	2/24	37.00	3.36	66.00	-	-	-
Arshad Ayub (IND/SOZ)	1988-1989	12	112.0	4	672	446	12	5/21	37.16	3.98	56.00	-	1	-
GF Labrooy (SL)	1988-1989	4	27.0	1	162	149	4	3/36	37.25	5.51	40.50	-	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1988-1989	19	143.2	4	860	602	16	3/27	37.62	4.20	53.75	-	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1988-1989	18	166.0	7	996	616	16	2/19	38.50	3.71	62.25	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1988-1989	5	28.0	-	168	155	4	2/27	38.75	5.53	42.00	-	-	-
JD Mathur (CEZ)	1989-1989	2	14.0	-	84	78	2	1/38	39.00	5.57	42.00	-	-	-
AD Mullally (WA)	1989-1989	1	10.0	-	60	39	1	1/39	39.00	3.90	60.00	-	-	-
TG Shaw (EPR)	1988-1989	4	44.0	4	264	160	4	2/31	40.00	3.63	66.00	-	-	-
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1988-1988	2	13.0	2	78	40	1	1/18	40.00	3.07	78.00	-	-	-
NP Daniels (Natal)	1988-1988	2	20.0	-	120	82	2	1/32	41.00	4.10	60.00	-	-	-
MAWR Madurasinghe (SL)	1988-1988	3	24.0	1	144	82	2	1/11	41.00	3.41	72.00	-	-	-
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1988-1988	2	14.0	2	84	42	1	1/6	42.00	3.00	84.00	-	-	-
CR Miller (SOA)	1989-1989	1	8.0	-	48	43	1	1/43	43.00	5.37	48.00	-	-	-
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1989-1989	1	8.3	-	51	43	1	1/43	43.00	5.05	51.00	-	-	-
JE Morris (GriqW)	1988-1988	2	8.0	-	48	44	1	1/44	44.00	5.50	48.00	-	-	-
IM Kidson (GriqW)	1988-1988	2	20.0	-	120	134	3	2/49	44.66	6.70	40.00	-	-	-
KM Curran (Natal)	1988-1988	2	18.0	-	108	90	2	2/54	45.00	5.00	54.00	-	-	-
RMH Binny (SOZ)	1989-1989	2	13.0	1	78	45	1	1/26	45.00	3.46	78.00	-	-	-
RP Singh (CEZ)	1989-1989	1	10.0	1	60	45	1	1/45	45.00	4.50	60.00	-	-	-
BB Deyzel (GriqW)	1988-1988	1	10.0	-	60	46	1	1/46	46.00	4.60	60.00	-	-	-
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1988-1989	8	72.0	6	432	326	7	2/35	46.57	4.52	61.71	-	-	-
Ratan Singh (CEZ)	1989-1989	2	20.0	1	120	94	2	2/39	47.00	4.70	60.00	-	-	-
AJ de Winter (TAS)	1989-1989	2	9.1	1	55	48	1	1/16	48.00	5.23	55.00	-	-	-
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1989-1989	5	49.0	1	294	196	4	2/21	49.00	4.00	73.50	-	-	-
C Sharma (IND/NOZ)	1988-1989	8	59.1	2	355	295	6	2/32	49.16	4.98	59.16	-	-	-
Tauseef Ahmed (Pak)	1988-1989	21	162.0	7	972	652	13	3/27	50.15	4.02	74.76	-	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1988-1989	12	82.0	2	492	357	7	2/40	51.00	4.35	70.28	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1988-1989	23	8.2	-	50	52	1	1/22	52.00	6.24	50.00	-	-	-
CJ van Heerden (OFS)	1988-1989	4	27.0	-	162	106	2	2/46	53.00	3.92	81.00	-	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1988-1989	6	31.0	1	186	162	3	1/25	54.00	5.22	62.00	-	-	-
AM Ferreira (NTHNS)	1988-1988	2	13.0	1	78	56	1	1/42	56.00	4.30	78.00	-	-	-
NLK Ratnayake (SL)	1989-1989	1	9.5	-	59	59	1	1/59	59.00	6.00	59.00	-	-	-
M Venkataramana (IND/SOZ)	1988-1989	3	29.0	-	174	123	2	2/36	61.50	4.24	87.00	-	-	-
ND Hirwani (CEZ/IND)	1988-1989	9	77.0	1	462	371	6	4/50	61.83	4.81	77.00	1	-	-
PE Cantrell (QLD)	1988-1989	6	42.0	1	252	193	3	2/39	64.33	4.59	84.00	-	-	-
CEB Rice (Tvl)	1988-1989	5	41.0	2	246	198	3	1/35	66.00	4.82	82.00	-	-	-
CM Kuggeleijn (NZ)	1988-1989	8	75.1	3	451	334	5	2/31	66.80	4.44	90.20	-	-	-
MD Haysman (NTHNS)	1988-1988	2	16.0	-	96	67	1	1/50	67.00	4.18	96.00	-	-	-
RR Singh (IND/SOZ)	1989-1989	4	13.2	-	80	67	1	1/34	67.00	5.02	80.00	-	-	-
AK Sharma (IND/NOZ)	1988-1989	13	72.0	1	432	343	5	1/25	68.60	4.76	86.40	-	-	-
JE Nolte (WPR)	1989-1989	4	40.0	4	240	146	2	1/24	73.00	3.65	120.00	-	-	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1988-1989	5	43.0	2	258	238	3	1/37	79.33	5.53	86.00	-	-	-
JG Bracewell (AUCK/NZ)	1988-1989	5	33.0	1	198	162	2	1/36	81.00	4.90	99.00	-	-	-
Athar Ali Khan (BAN)	1988-1988	3	15.0	-	90	83	1	1/54	83.00	5.53	90.00	-	-	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1988-1989	15	11.0	-	66	83	1	1/28	83.00	7.54	66.00	-	-	-
PN Kirsten (WPR)	1988-1989	6	20.0	1	120	83	1	1/34	83.00	4.15	120.00	-	-	-
GL Smith (NSW)	1989-1989	3	21.0	3	126	83	1	1/49	83.00	3.95	126.00	-	-	-
Gholam Nousher (BAN)	1988-1988	3	18.0	3	108	85	1	1/55	85.00	4.72	108.00	-	-	-
PW Gladigau (SOA)	1989-1989	2	19.3	4	117	91	1	1/49	91.00	4.66	117.00	-	-	-
RE Bryson (EPR)	1989-1989	2	18.0	-	108	93	1	1/54	93.00	5.16	108.00	-	-	-
JC Scuderi (QLD/SOA)	1988-1989	3	25.0	-	150	119	1	1/49	119.00	4.76	150.00	-	-	-
RA Harper (WI)	1988-1989	9	56.0	1	336	279	2	1/28	139.50	4.98	168.00	-	-	-
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1988-1988	6	35.0	1	210	157	1	1/43	157.00	4.48	210.00	-	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND/WEZ)	1988-1989	9	72.0	2	432	343	2	1/39	171.50	4.76	216.00	-	-	-
Mohsin Kamal (PAK)	1988-1989	4	27.2	-	164	173	1	1/43	173.00	6.32	164.00	-	-	-

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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:

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941 - Live]
>> 5/0 (0.6 ov, P Nissanka 4*, K Mishara 0*, J Overton 0/5)

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]

Vidarbha vs Saurashtra (and Kathiawar) at CoE 1, Bengaluru, Vijay Hazare Trophy Final, Jan 18, 2026 [List A]