Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1997-1997	1	47.4	22	286	93	11	7/66	8.45	1.95	26.00	1	1	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1997-1997	2	46.1	5	277	163	11	5/37	14.81	3.53	25.18	0	1	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1997-1997	2	41.4	10	250	96	6	5/26	16.00	2.30	41.66	0	1	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1997-1997	6	7.0	3	42	16	1	1/16	16.00	2.28	42.00	0	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-1997	6	249.5	67	1499	701	36	8/38	19.47	2.80	41.63	2	2	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-1997	4	91.4	20	550	332	16	7/37	20.75	3.62	34.37	0	1	0
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1997-1997	3	93.3	19	561	310	14	7/36	22.14	3.31	40.07	1	1	0
MA Ealham (ENG)	1997-1997	4	58.4	11	352	191	8	3/60	23.87	3.25	44.00	0	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1997-1997	6	237.1	69	1423	577	24	6/48	24.04	2.43	59.29	1	1	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1997-1997	4	246.0	63	1476	616	25	5/34	24.64	2.50	59.04	1	2	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-1997	2	47.0	10	282	128	5	2/62	25.60	2.72	56.40	0	0	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1997-1997	5	179.5	27	1079	634	24	5/42	26.41	3.52	44.95	1	2	0
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1997-1997	4	112.1	28	673	293	11	5/49	26.63	2.61	61.18	0	1	0
AJ Hollioake (ENG)	1997-1997	2	19.0	2	114	55	2	2/31	27.50	2.89	57.00	0	0	0
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1997	3	131.2	20	788	444	16	4/72	27.75	3.38	49.25	3	0	0
FA Rose (WI)	1997-1997	2	37.0	4	222	143	5	3/43	28.60	3.86	44.40	0	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1997-1997	2	67.0	5	402	218	7	4/73	31.14	3.25	57.42	1	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1997-1997	2	16.0	0	96	94	3	2/53	31.33	5.87	32.00	0	0	0
D Gough (ENG)	1997-1997	4	142.0	27	852	511	16	5/149	31.93	3.59	53.25	0	1	0
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1997-1997	4	107.1	11	643	448	13	5/41	34.46	4.18	49.46	0	1	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1997-1997	4	43.0	13	258	109	3	3/45	36.33	2.53	86.00	0	0	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1997-1997	2	43.0	4	258	185	5	2/29	37.00	4.30	51.60	0	0	0
DS Mohanty (IND)	1997-1997	1	36.4	5	220	150	4	4/78	37.50	4.09	55.00	1	0	0
BC Hollioake (ENG)	1997-1997	1	15.0	2	90	83	2	1/26	41.50	5.53	45.00	0	0	0
KSC de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	3	99.1	16	595	332	7	3/101	47.42	3.34	85.00	0	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1997-1997	2	67.0	12	402	191	4	2/69	47.75	2.85	100.50	0	0	0
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1997-1997	4	93.0	20	558	307	6	3/100	51.16	3.30	93.00	0	0	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	1997-1997	5	161.5	41	971	439	8	3/125	54.87	2.71	121.37	0	0	0
A Kuruvilla (IND)	1997-1997	2	58.0	10	348	232	4	2/68	58.00	4.00	87.00	0	0	0
MG Bevan (AUS)	1997-1997	3	34.4	6	208	121	2	1/14	60.50	3.49	104.00	0	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	1997-1997	2	135.4	17	814	430	5	3/156	86.00	3.16	162.80	0	0	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	1997-1997	2	66.0	7	396	264	2	2/104	132.00	4.00	198.00	0	0	0
NM Kulkarni (IND)	1997-1997	1	70.0	12	420	195	1	1/195	195.00	2.78	420.00	0	0	0
RK Chauhan (IND)	1997-1997	1	78.0	8	468	276	1	1/276	276.00	3.53	468.00	0	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	1997-1997	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	1997-1997	3	1.0	0	6	3	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	1997-1997	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1997-1997	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	1997-1997	6	3.0	0	18	17	0	-	-	5.66	0.00	0	0	0
CO Browne (WI)	1997-1997	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-1997	5	2.0	0	12	14	0	-	-	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
SL Campbell (WI)	1997-1997	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JP Crawley (ENG)	1997-1997	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	4	5.0	2	30	7	0	-	-	1.40	0.00	0	0	0
R Dravid (IND)	1997-1997	2	3.0	0	18	6	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
MTG Elliott (AUS)	1997-1997	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
IA Healy (AUS)	1997-1997	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RIC Holder (WI)	1997-1997	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
N Hussain (ENG)	1997-1997	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
A Jadeja (IND)	1997-1997	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-1997	2	11.0	2	66	35	0	-	-	3.18	0.00	0	0	0
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1997-1997	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BC Lara (WI)	1997-1997	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RS Mahanama (SL)	1997-1997	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PJ Martin (ENG)	1997-1997	1	19.0	5	114	51	0	-	-	2.68	0.00	0	0	0
NR Mongia (IND)	1997-1997	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-1997	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1997-1997	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1997-1997	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
S Ranatunga (SL)	1997-1997	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
FL Reifer (WI)	1997-1997	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
NS Sidhu (IND)	1997-1997	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KJ Silva (SL)	1997-1997	1	39.0	3	234	122	0	-	-	3.12	0.00	0	0	0
AM Smith (ENG)	1997-1997	1	23.0	2	138	89	0	-	-	3.86	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1997-1997	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MA Taylor (AUS)	1997-1997	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1997-1997	2	2.0	1	12	2	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1997-1997	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1997-1997	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1997-1997	6	20.0	3	120	76	0	-	-	3.80	0.00	0	0	0
SC Williams (WI)	1997-1997	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
S Young (AUS)	1997-1997	1	8.0	3	48	13	0	-	-	1.62	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]