Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1988-1989	5	6.0	4	36	7	1	1/7	7.00	1.16	36.00	0	0	0
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1988-1989	5	7.0	2	42	13	1	1/2	13.00	1.85	42.00	0	0	0
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1988-1988	3	103.5	48	623	178	12	5/35	14.83	1.71	51.91	1	1	0
Aamer Malik (PAK)	1988-1989	3	8.0	3	48	15	1	1/0	15.00	1.87	48.00	0	0	0
AR Border (AUS)	1988-1989	8	89.4	30	538	169	11	7/46	15.36	1.88	48.90	1	1	1
MR Whitney (AUS)	1989-1989	1	50.0	10	300	149	9	7/89	16.55	2.98	33.33	0	1	0
SK Sharma (IND)	1988-1988	1	21.0	4	126	50	3	3/37	16.66	2.38	42.00	0	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1988-1989	5	182.5	49	1097	421	23	6/49	18.30	2.30	47.69	2	2	1
MC Snedden (NZ)	1988-1988	1	19.3	3	117	82	4	4/69	20.50	4.20	29.25	1	0	0
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1988-1989	7	368.3	108	2211	738	35	5/50	21.08	2.00	63.17	3	3	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1988-1989	8	303.2	60	1820	778	36	6/55	21.61	2.56	50.55	1	4	1
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1988-1989	5	83.0	21	498	174	8	2/13	21.75	2.09	62.25	0	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1988-1989	9	300.1	67	1801	768	35	6/62	21.94	2.55	51.45	3	1	1
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1988-1989	7	235.5	53	1415	617	28	6/84	22.03	2.61	50.53	0	2	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1989	4	137.0	38	822	370	16	6/87	23.12	2.70	51.37	1	1	0
TM Alderman (AUS)	1988-1989	2	80.1	23	481	169	7	4/68	24.14	2.10	68.71	1	0	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1988-1988	3	125.0	27	750	354	14	4/100	25.28	2.83	53.57	2	0	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1989	9	298.2	58	1790	831	31	5/72	26.80	2.78	57.74	1	1	0
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1989	6	269.3	55	1617	734	26	6/59	28.23	2.72	62.19	1	1	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1989-1989	2	103.2	36	620	198	7	3/34	28.28	1.91	88.57	0	0	0
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1988-1989	4	155.0	37	930	415	14	5/40	29.64	2.67	66.42	0	1	0
GF Lawson (AUS)	1988-1988	1	32.0	7	192	97	3	3/97	32.33	3.03	64.00	0	0	0
TBA May (AUS)	1988-1989	6	248.5	64	1493	693	21	4/97	33.00	2.78	71.09	1	0	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1988-1989	4	241.4	96	1450	396	12	3/73	33.00	1.63	120.83	0	0	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1988-1989	5	252.1	69	1513	629	19	6/160	33.10	2.49	79.63	0	1	0
BP Patterson (WI)	1988-1989	4	107.1	11	643	405	12	5/39	33.75	3.77	53.58	1	1	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1988-1988	2	77.0	9	462	251	7	3/62	35.85	3.25	66.00	0	0	0
MG Hughes (AUS)	1988-1989	4	163.1	41	979	503	14	8/87	35.92	3.08	69.92	0	2	1
WV Raman (IND)	1988-1989	2	23.0	9	138	36	1	1/26	36.00	1.56	138.00	0	0	0
PR Sleep (AUS)	1988-1988	1	18.5	5	113	75	2	2/24	37.50	3.98	56.50	0	0	0
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1988-1988	5	184.0	40	1104	501	13	4/87	38.53	2.72	84.92	1	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1988-1989	7	195.3	43	1173	476	12	4/45	39.66	2.43	97.75	2	0	0
C Sharma (IND)	1989-1989	4	90.0	6	540	366	8	3/54	45.75	4.06	67.50	0	0	0
TV Hohns (AUS)	1989-1989	2	120.4	31	724	280	6	3/69	46.66	2.32	120.66	0	0	0
PL Taylor (AUS)	1988-1989	4	118.2	29	710	375	7	4/78	53.57	3.16	101.42	1	0	0
EJ Gray (NZ)	1988-1988	1	51.0	8	306	167	3	2/128	55.66	3.27	102.00	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1988-1989	8	217.0	34	1302	688	12	5/92	57.33	3.17	108.50	0	1	0
M Venkataramana (IND)	1989-1989	1	11.4	1	70	58	1	1/10	58.00	4.97	70.00	0	0	0
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1988-1989	5	165.4	23	994	593	10	6/51	59.30	3.57	99.40	0	1	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1988-1989	5	224.0	60	1344	501	8	3/82	62.62	2.23	168.00	0	0	0
CM Kuggeleijn (NZ)	1988-1988	2	16.1	2	97	67	1	1/50	67.00	4.14	97.00	0	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-1989	5	79.3	17	477	198	2	1/5	99.00	2.49	238.50	0	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1988-1989	9	168.0	20	1008	427	4	1/12	106.75	2.54	252.00	0	0	0
DK Morrison (NZ)	1988-1989	2	58.0	12	348	181	1	1/96	181.00	3.12	348.00	0	0	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1989-1989	1	70.0	10	420	229	1	1/229	229.00	3.27	420.00	0	0	0
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1989-1989	1	47.0	6	282	160	0	-	-	3.40	0.00	0	0	0
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1989-1989	4	14.0	3	84	38	0	-	-	2.71	0.00	0	0	0
J Arun Lal (IND)	1988-1989	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1988-1989	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1989-1989	1	11.0	2	66	27	0	-	-	2.45	0.00	0	0	0
TE Blain (NZ)	1988-1988	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DC Boon (AUS)	1988-1989	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1989-1989	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MD Crowe (NZ)	1989-1989	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PJL Dujon (WI)	1988-1989	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TJ Franklin (NZ)	1988-1988	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Greatbatch (NZ)	1988-1989	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CG Greenidge (WI)	1988-1989	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RA Harper (WI)	1989-1989	1	37.0	9	222	86	0	-	-	2.32	0.00	0	0	0
DL Haynes (WI)	1988-1989	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
IA Healy (AUS)	1988-1989	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1988-1988	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1988-1989	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AH Jones (NZ)	1988-1989	5	3.0	0	18	16	0	-	-	5.33	0.00	0	0	0
DM Jones (AUS)	1988-1989	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AL Logie (WI)	1988-1989	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SV Manjrekar (IND)	1989-1989	4	1.0	0	6	7	0	-	-	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
GR Marsh (AUS)	1988-1989	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CD Matthews (AUS)	1988-1988	1	24.5	4	149	80	0	-	-	3.22	0.00	0	0	0
KS More (IND)	1988-1989	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DN Patel (NZ)	1989-1989	1	12.0	3	72	27	0	-	-	2.25	0.00	0	0	0
RGM Patel (IND)	1988-1988	1	14.0	0	84	51	0	-	-	3.64	0.00	0	0	0
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1988-1988	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RB Richardson (WI)	1988-1989	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Rizwan-uz-Zaman (PAK)	1989-1989	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1988-1988	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Saleem Yousuf (PAK)	1988-1989	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
NS Sidhu (IND)	1988-1989	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
IDS Smith (NZ)	1988-1989	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
K Srikkanth (IND)	1988-1988	3	4.0	2	24	7	0	-	-	1.75	0.00	0	0	0
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1989	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RH Vance (NZ)	1989-1989	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MRJ Veletta (AUS)	1988-1988	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1988-1989	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GM Wood (AUS)	1988-1988	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JG Wright (NZ)	1988-1989	5	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]