Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JL Langer (AUS-A/WA)	1997-1997	2	11.0	5	66	17	2	2/17	8.50	1.54	33.00	0	0	0
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	1998-1998	1	13.0	4	78	32	3	2/16	10.66	2.46	26.00	0	0	0
AC Dale (AUS-A)	1997-1997	1	20.0	5	120	45	3	3/45	15.00	2.25	40.00	0	0	0
SG Law (AUS-A)	1997-1997	1	7.0	2	42	15	1	1/15	15.00	2.14	42.00	0	0	0
MP Atkinson (WA)	1997-1997	1	13.0	2	78	40	2	2/40	20.00	3.07	39.00	0	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1997-1998	3	187.1	51	1123	417	20	6/34	20.85	2.22	56.15	0	2	1
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1998-1998	2	63.0	16	378	154	7	4/53	22.00	2.44	54.00	1	0	0
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1997-1998	2	68.0	22	408	118	5	3/14	23.60	1.73	81.60	0	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1997-1998	5	149.3	30	897	478	20	6/78	23.90	3.19	44.85	1	1	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1997-1998	3	82.0	20	492	221	9	4/42	24.55	2.69	54.66	1	0	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1997-1998	6	252.5	66	1517	666	27	6/78	24.66	2.63	56.18	2	1	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1998-1998	2	139.5	30	839	400	16	5/63	25.00	2.86	52.43	2	1	0
DJ Marsh (TAS)	1997-1997	1	20.0	6	120	57	2	2/54	28.50	2.85	60.00	0	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1998-1998	1	32.0	5	192	116	4	2/41	29.00	3.62	48.00	0	0	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	1997-1998	3	30.0	11	180	61	2	1/26	30.50	2.03	90.00	0	0	0
MW Ridgway (TAS)	1997-1997	1	35.0	7	210	126	4	4/105	31.50	3.60	52.50	1	0	0
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1997-1998	2	84.5	16	509	253	8	3/28	31.62	2.98	63.62	0	0	0
J Stewart (WA)	1997-1997	1	45.0	10	270	192	6	4/121	32.00	4.26	45.00	1	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-1998	4	131.2	28	788	369	11	5/129	33.54	2.80	71.63	0	1	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-1998	2	70.0	28	420	136	4	1/8	34.00	1.94	105.00	0	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1998-1998	2	57.4	11	346	142	4	3/75	35.50	2.46	86.50	0	0	0
CR Miller (TAS)	1997-1997	1	51.0	13	306	107	3	2/94	35.66	2.09	102.00	0	0	0
Ali Hussain Rizvi (PAK)	1997-1997	1	18.3	1	111	72	2	2/72	36.00	3.89	55.50	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1997-1998	3	31.0	10	186	74	2	1/12	37.00	2.38	93.00	0	0	0
SCG MacGill (AUS/AUS-A)	1997-1998	2	99.0	26	594	353	9	3/22	39.22	3.56	66.00	0	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1998-1998	1	14.0	2	84	40	1	1/29	40.00	2.85	84.00	0	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-1998	6	142.4	27	856	366	9	3/49	40.66	2.56	95.11	0	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-1998	3	78.0	9	468	257	6	5/43	42.83	3.29	78.00	0	1	0
MG Bevan (AUS/AUS-A)	1997-1998	2	63.0	7	378	218	4	2/56	54.50	3.46	94.50	0	0	0
P Wilson (AUS-A)	1997-1997	1	43.0	12	258	111	2	1/29	55.50	2.58	129.00	0	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1997-1998	3	47.0	12	282	114	2	2/28	57.00	2.42	141.00	0	0	0
B Lee (AUS-A)	1997-1997	1	41.0	9	246	115	2	1/42	57.50	2.80	123.00	0	0	0
MS Garnaut (WA)	1997-1997	1	40.0	10	240	134	2	2/101	67.00	3.35	120.00	0	0	0
KM Harvey (WA)	1997-1997	1	25.0	7	150	110	1	1/110	110.00	4.40	150.00	0	0	0
MS Mason (WA)	1997-1997	1	46.0	14	276	117	1	1/34	117.00	2.54	276.00	0	0	0
PJ Hutchison (TAS)	1997-1997	1	41.0	10	246	152	1	1/41	152.00	3.70	246.00	0	0	0
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1998-1998	1	49.0	12	294	154	1	1/103	154.00	3.14	294.00	0	0	0
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1998-1998	2	51.0	7	306	187	1	1/55	187.00	3.66	306.00	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:

Andhra vs Bengal at Kalyani, Ranji Trophy 3rd quarter final, Feb 6-10, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 453/6 (159.2 ov, S Habib Gandhi 48*, SK Gharami 247*, K Saiteja 0/65)

Water and Power Development Authority vs Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at Lahore, President's Trophy Grade-I Final, Feb 8-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>>

Jammu & Kashmir vs Madhya Pradesh at Indore, Ranji Trophy 2nd quarter final, Feb 6-10, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 103/5 (33.2 ov, SS Sharma 16*, VR Iyer 17*, SR Kumar 0/14)