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	4	112.5	51	677	191	15	5/35	12.73	1.69	45.13	1	1	-
K Srikkanth (IND)	1988-1989	18	57.0	3	342	275	18	5/27	15.27	4.82	19.00	-	2	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1988-1989	6	192.5	49	1157	459	28	6/49	16.39	2.38	41.32	2	3	1
MR Whitney (AUS)	1989-1989	1	50.0	10	300	149	9	7/89	16.55	2.98	33.33	-	1	-
AR Border (AUS)	1988-1989	20	135.4	31	814	362	21	7/46	17.23	2.66	38.76	1	1	1
KIW Wijegunawardene (SL)	1988-1989	5	36.0	2	216	153	8	4/49	19.12	4.25	27.00	1	-	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1988-1989	6	53.0	3	318	198	10	4/23	19.80	3.73	31.80	1	-	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1988-1989	19	267.1	44	1603	897	45	6/87	19.93	3.35	35.62	4	2	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1988-1989	12	157.1	33	943	440	20	4/68	22.00	2.79	47.15	1	-	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1989	28	466.4	81	2800	1459	66	5/17	22.10	3.12	42.42	2	3	-
Aamer Malik (PAK)	1988-1989	16	25.0	4	150	89	4	2/35	22.25	3.56	37.50	-	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1988-1989	15	129.5	4	779	542	24	4/25	22.58	4.17	32.45	1	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1988-1989	22	348.2	68	2090	982	43	6/84	22.83	2.81	48.60	-	2	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1988-1989	18	391.2	67	2348	1104	48	6/55	23.00	2.82	48.91	2	4	1
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1988-1989	17	460.3	112	2763	1090	45	5/21	24.22	2.36	61.40	3	4	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1988-1989	10	93.2	10	560	344	14	4/69	24.57	3.68	40.00	1	-	-
Azhar Hossain (BAN)	1988-1988	3	17.5	-	107	74	3	1/20	24.66	4.14	35.66	-	-	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1988-1988	3	125.0	27	750	354	14	4/100	25.28	2.83	53.57	2	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1988-1989	27	466.1	74	2797	1384	51	6/62	27.13	2.96	54.84	3	1	1
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1988-1989	11	214.5	40	1289	685	25	5/40	27.40	3.18	51.56	-	1	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1988-1989	10	147.2	13	884	583	21	4/38	27.76	3.95	42.09	1	-	-
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1989-1989	7	47.0	1	282	196	7	3/31	28.00	4.17	40.28	-	-	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1988-1989	13	232.1	45	1393	812	28	8/87	29.00	3.49	49.75	1	2	1
EAR de Silva (SL)	1989-1989	2	12.0	-	72	58	2	2/47	29.00	4.83	36.00	-	-	-
Maninder Singh (IND)	1988-1988	10	90.0	10	540	324	11	3/47	29.45	3.60	49.09	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1988-1989	27	14.2	4	86	59	2	1/7	29.50	4.11	43.00	-	-	-
SK Sharma (IND)	1988-1989	14	107.3	7	645	447	15	5/26	29.80	4.15	43.00	-	1	-
Naved Anjum (PAK)	1988-1988	1	8.4	-	52	30	1	1/30	30.00	3.46	52.00	-	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1988-1989	17	238.0	45	1428	728	24	3/34	30.33	3.05	59.50	-	-	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1988-1989	7	108.0	16	648	433	14	4/33	30.92	4.00	46.28	1	-	-
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1988-1989	20	43.0	2	258	156	5	2/42	31.20	3.62	51.60	-	-	-
M Venkataramana (IND)	1988-1989	2	21.4	1	130	94	3	2/36	31.33	4.33	43.33	-	-	-
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1989	13	326.3	56	1959	1018	32	6/59	31.81	3.11	61.21	2	1	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-1989	19	138.3	20	831	447	14	3/22	31.92	3.22	59.35	-	-	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1988-1988	1	32.0	7	192	97	3	3/97	32.33	3.03	64.00	-	-	-
PL Taylor (AUS)	1988-1989	15	210.2	33	1262	788	24	4/78	32.83	3.74	52.58	1	-	-
TBA May (AUS)	1988-1989	7	257.5	65	1547	724	22	4/97	32.90	2.80	70.31	1	-	-
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	-	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1988-1989	24	395.3	73	2373	1231	35	6/160	35.17	3.11	67.80	-	1	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1988-1989	15	159.0	23	954	498	14	2/13	35.57	3.13	68.14	-	-	-
EJ Gray (NZ)	1988-1988	3	62.0	8	372	217	6	2/26	36.16	3.50	62.00	-	-	-
GF Labrooy (SL)	1988-1989	4	27.0	1	162	149	4	3/36	37.25	5.51	40.50	-	-	-
PR Sleep (AUS)	1988-1988	1	18.5	5	113	75	2	2/24	37.50	3.98	56.50	-	-	-
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1988-1988	6	192.0	40	1152	537	14	4/87	38.35	2.79	82.28	1	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1988-1989	5	28.0	-	168	155	4	2/27	38.75	5.53	42.00	-	-	-
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1988-1988	2	13.0	2	78	40	1	1/18	40.00	3.07	78.00	-	-	-
W Watson (NZ)	1988-1989	8	71.3	7	429	283	7	2/33	40.42	3.95	61.28	-	-	-
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	-	-	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1988-1989	9	150.1	13	901	643	15	5/39	42.86	4.28	60.06	1	1	-
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1989-1989	1	8.3	-	51	43	1	1/43	43.00	5.05	51.00	-	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1988-1989	25	282.0	22	1692	981	22	4/42	44.59	3.47	76.90	1	-	-
TV Hohns (AUS)	1989-1989	2	120.4	31	724	280	6	3/69	46.66	2.32	120.66	-	-	-
WV Raman (IND)	1988-1989	3	24.0	9	144	47	1	1/26	47.00	1.95	144.00	-	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1988-1989	16	181.1	15	1087	711	15	3/28	47.40	3.92	72.46	-	-	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1988-1989	22	383.4	99	2302	1001	21	3/73	47.66	2.60	109.61	-	-	-
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1989-1989	5	49.0	1	294	196	4	2/21	49.00	4.00	73.50	-	-	-
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1988-1989	9	83.0	8	498	353	7	2/35	50.42	4.25	71.14	-	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1988-1989	20	303.0	34	1818	1103	21	5/92	52.52	3.64	86.57	-	1	-
C Sharma (IND)	1988-1989	10	136.1	7	817	592	11	3/54	53.81	4.34	74.27	-	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1988-1989	6	31.0	1	186	162	3	1/25	54.00	5.22	62.00	-	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1988-1989	15	261.3	45	1569	794	14	4/45	56.71	3.03	112.07	2	-	-
NLK Ratnayake (SL)	1989-1989	1	9.5	-	59	59	1	1/59	59.00	6.00	59.00	-	-	-
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1988-1989	9	198.4	24	1192	755	12	6/51	62.91	3.80	99.33	-	1	-
CM Kuggeleijn (NZ)	1988-1989	10	91.2	5	548	401	6	2/31	66.83	4.39	91.33	-	-	-
AK Sharma (IND)	1988-1989	11	67.0	1	402	307	4	1/25	76.75	4.58	100.50	-	-	-
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	19	11.0	-	66	83	1	1/28	83.00	7.54	66.00	-	-	-
Gholam Nousher (BAN)	1988-1988	3	18.0	3	108	85	1	1/55	85.00	4.72	108.00	-	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1988-1989	10	268.0	66	1608	682	8	3/82	85.25	2.54	201.00	-	-	-
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1988-1988	6	35.0	1	210	157	1	1/43	157.00	4.48	210.00	-	-	-
RA Harper (WI)	1988-1989	10	93.0	10	558	365	2	1/28	182.50	3.92	279.00	-	-	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1989-1989	1	70.0	10	420	229	1	1/229	229.00	3.27	420.00	-	-	-

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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:

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi, Sri Lanka in Pakistan 3rd ODI, Nov 16, 2025 [ODI # 4931]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Christchurch, West Indies in New Zealand 1st ODI, Nov 16, 2025 [ODI # 4930]