Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	1998-1998	1	13.0	4	78	32	3	2/16	10.66	2.46	26.00	0	0	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	1998-1998	2	51.0	22	306	75	7	3/41	10.71	1.47	43.71	0	0	0
DP Viljoen (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	3.3	0	21	14	1	1/14	14.00	4.00	21.00	0	0	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1998-1998	2	58.4	14	352	154	10	6/23	15.40	2.62	35.20	0	1	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1997-1998	10	59.2	15	356	145	9	3/21	16.11	2.44	39.55	0	0	0
D Ramnarine (WI)	1998-1998	2	91.0	37	546	148	9	4/29	16.44	1.62	60.66	1	0	0
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1998-1998	6	187.2	50	1124	492	27	8/53	18.22	2.62	41.62	1	2	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1997-1998	8	249.5	68	1499	567	31	5/25	18.29	2.26	48.35	1	2	0
JC Adams (WI)	1998-1998	4	15.0	7	90	19	1	1/0	19.00	1.26	90.00	0	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	1997-1998	9	322.4	69	1936	959	49	6/59	19.57	2.97	39.51	2	3	0
SH Cook (AUS)	1997-1997	2	37.2	10	224	142	7	5/39	20.28	3.80	32.00	0	1	0
HT Davis (NZ)	1997-1997	1	33.0	3	198	102	5	3/57	20.40	3.09	39.60	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1997-1998	7	243.0	64	1458	652	30	4/42	21.73	2.68	48.60	4	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1997-1998	6	26.4	9	160	66	3	3/28	22.00	2.47	53.33	0	0	0
M Dillon (WI)	1997-1997	1	29.4	4	178	111	5	5/111	22.20	3.74	35.60	0	1	0
A Kuruvilla (IND)	1997-1997	3	64.1	15	385	180	8	4/88	22.50	2.80	48.12	1	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1997-1998	9	287.5	56	1727	904	40	6/78	22.60	3.14	43.17	2	2	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-1998	11	390.5	100	2345	991	43	7/87	23.04	2.53	54.53	1	3	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	1998-1998	1	58.1	18	349	139	6	3/50	23.16	2.38	58.16	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1997-1998	8	58.0	17	348	142	6	3/20	23.66	2.44	58.00	0	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	1997-1998	6	313.0	97	1878	695	29	6/98	23.96	2.22	64.75	2	2	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-1998	3	119.2	40	716	264	11	5/32	24.00	2.21	65.09	0	1	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1997-1998	5	180.4	46	1084	457	19	4/35	24.05	2.52	57.05	3	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1997-1998	9	362.3	81	2175	870	36	5/78	24.16	2.40	60.41	2	2	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1997-1998	7	273.4	71	1642	808	33	5/50	24.48	2.95	49.75	3	1	0
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	1998-1998	5	154.0	63	924	336	13	3/56	25.84	2.18	71.07	0	0	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1997-1998	10	395.2	94	2372	1117	43	6/78	25.97	2.82	55.16	2	3	1
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1998-1998	1	46.0	14	276	106	4	3/65	26.50	2.30	69.00	0	0	0
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-1998	1	36.0	8	216	134	5	3/22	26.80	3.72	43.20	0	0	0
DS Lehmann (AUS)	1998-1998	1	7.0	1	42	27	1	1/27	27.00	3.85	42.00	0	0	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1997-1998	6	402.3	119	2415	973	36	7/94	27.02	2.41	67.08	2	3	1
J Srinath (IND)	1997-1998	5	152.1	29	913	478	17	4/92	28.11	3.14	53.70	1	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-1998	6	208.5	44	1253	572	20	5/54	28.60	2.73	62.65	1	2	0
DW Headley (ENG)	1998-1998	6	171.3	29	1029	546	19	4/77	28.73	3.18	54.15	1	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1997-1998	9	524.5	124	3149	1433	49	6/34	29.24	2.73	64.26	3	3	1
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1997-1998	7	182.0	42	1092	440	15	4/53	29.33	2.41	72.80	1	0	0
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1997-1997	1	17.5	2	107	59	2	2/32	29.50	3.30	53.50	0	0	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1998-1998	5	120.0	31	720	388	13	5/67	29.84	3.23	55.38	0	1	0
AC Dale (AUS)	1998-1998	1	28.0	7	168	92	3	3/71	30.66	3.28	56.00	0	0	0
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1997-1998	6	185.0	57	1110	403	13	3/14	31.00	2.17	85.38	0	0	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	1997-1998	8	275.0	69	1650	784	25	4/84	31.36	2.85	66.00	1	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1997-1998	9	259.5	79	1559	540	17	5/80	31.76	2.07	91.70	0	1	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-1998	11	300.4	75	1804	774	24	4/53	32.25	2.57	75.16	1	0	0
RK Chauhan (IND)	1997-1998	5	170.4	51	1024	392	12	4/48	32.66	2.29	85.33	1	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	1997-1998	6	156.0	34	936	496	15	4/67	33.06	3.17	62.40	2	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-1997	2	94.4	23	568	266	8	5/57	33.25	2.80	71.00	0	1	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1997-1998	3	93.5	21	563	238	7	3/75	34.00	2.53	80.42	0	0	0
GR Robertson (AUS)	1998-1998	3	111.4	13	670	413	12	4/72	34.41	3.69	55.83	1	0	0
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-1998	5	191.1	40	1147	624	18	4/52	34.66	3.26	63.72	1	0	0
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1997-1998	6	233.2	46	1400	769	22	6/109	34.95	3.29	63.63	0	2	1
PA Strang (ZIM)	1997-1998	7	326.5	81	1961	876	25	4/54	35.04	2.68	78.44	2	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
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1997-1998	8	284.5	67	1709	798	22	5/28	36.27	2.80	77.68	0	1	0
M Ntini (SA)	1998-1998	2	44.2	10	266	148	4	2/61	37.00	3.33	66.50	0	0	0
MG Bevan (AUS)	1998-1998	1	26.0	3	156	74	2	2/56	37.00	2.84	78.00	0	0	0
PL Symcox (SA)	1997-1998	7	220.4	49	1324	593	16	4/69	37.06	2.68	82.75	1	0	0
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1998-1998	3	41.0	9	246	118	3	1/2	39.33	2.87	82.00	0	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	1997-1998	6	160.0	38	960	435	11	3/36	39.54	2.71	87.27	0	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-1998	5	150.2	24	902	475	12	5/43	39.58	3.15	75.16	0	1	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	1997-1998	4	142.5	53	857	319	8	3/29	39.87	2.23	107.12	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
NAM McLean (WI)	1998-1998	4	78.0	15	468	203	5	2/46	40.60	2.60	93.60	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1997-1998	7	21.0	10	126	43	1	1/35	43.00	2.04	126.00	0	0	0
SLV Raju (IND)	1998-1998	3	132.0	32	792	302	7	3/31	43.14	2.28	113.14	0	0	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1997-1998	7	137.5	30	827	395	9	4/63	43.88	2.86	91.88	1	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-1998	9	143.4	46	862	362	8	2/21	45.25	2.51	107.75	0	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1997-1998	6	183.5	33	1103	544	12	2/35	45.33	2.95	91.91	0	0	0
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1997-1998	6	178.2	25	1070	640	14	5/122	45.71	3.58	76.42	0	1	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-1998	7	288.0	76	1728	785	17	4/165	46.17	2.72	101.64	1	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1997-1998	6	15.2	3	92	47	1	1/41	47.00	3.06	92.00	0	0	0
KJ Silva (SL)	1997-1998	2	58.4	17	352	143	3	3/27	47.66	2.43	117.33	0	0	0
FA Rose (WI)	1997-1998	3	67.0	14	402	193	4	3/92	48.25	2.88	100.50	0	0	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	1997-1998	9	88.0	23	528	243	5	1/11	48.60	2.76	105.60	0	0	0
Harvinder Singh (IND)	1998-1998	2	23.0	4	138	98	2	1/28	49.00	4.26	69.00	0	0	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	1997-1997	1	26.0	9	156	53	1	1/30	53.00	2.03	156.00	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1997-1998	7	58.0	12	348	160	3	2/61	53.33	2.75	116.00	0	0	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1997-1998	6	118.0	17	708	387	7	3/76	55.28	3.27	101.14	0	0	0
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1998-1998	2	63.0	14	378	166	3	3/68	55.33	2.63	126.00	0	0	0
BN Schultz (SA)	1997-1997	1	15.0	4	90	58	1	1/58	58.00	3.86	90.00	0	0	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1998-1998	6	212.5	67	1277	438	7	2/43	62.57	2.05	182.42	0	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	1997-1998	5	22.0	5	132	63	1	1/43	63.00	2.86	132.00	0	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-1998	7	100.5	30	605	263	4	2/86	65.75	2.60	151.25	0	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-1998	1	29.0	2	174	136	2	2/112	68.00	4.68	87.00	0	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1997-1998	9	17.0	3	102	69	1	1/34	69.00	4.05	102.00	0	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1997-1998	9	100.0	18	600	317	4	2/28	79.25	3.17	150.00	0	0	0
KSC de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	1	28.0	5	168	81	1	1/81	81.00	2.89	168.00	0	0	0
AR Whittall (ZIM)	1998-1998	5	131.0	25	786	340	4	3/73	85.00	2.59	196.50	0	0	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1997-1998	6	98.0	22	588	253	2	1/19	126.50	2.58	294.00	0	0	0
GI Allott (NZ)	1997-1997	2	72.5	10	437	261	2	1/60	130.50	3.58	218.50	0	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1997-1997	3	62.0	19	372	139	1	1/41	139.00	2.24	372.00	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
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1997-1998	7	11.0	2	66	40	0	-	-	3.63	0.00	0	0	0
HD Ackerman (SA)	1998-1998	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Ali Naqvi (PAK)	1997-1998	5	2.0	0	12	11	0	-	-	5.50	0.00	0	0	0
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1997-1997	1	10.0	3	60	32	0	-	-	3.20	0.00	0	0	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	1997-1998	7	3.0	0	18	12	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	1998-1998	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1997-1998	6	1.0	0	6	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
AM Bacher (SA)	1997-1998	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MV Boucher (SA)	1997-1998	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	1998-1998	5	5.0	1	30	16	0	-	-	3.20	0.00	0	0	0
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1997-1998	8	2.0	0	12	13	0	-	-	6.50	0.00	0	0	0
SL Campbell (WI)	1997-1998	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JP Crawley (ENG)	1998-1998	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1997-1998	7	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
SKL de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
R Dravid (IND)	1997-1998	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MTG Elliott (AUS)	1997-1998	6	2.0	1	12	4	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-1998	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
A Flower (ZIM)	1997-1998	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	1997-1998	8	14.0	3	84	32	0	-	-	2.28	0.00	0	0	0
HH Gibbs (SA)	1998-1998	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MW Goodwin (ZIM)	1998-1998	6	15.5	3	95	53	0	-	-	3.34	0.00	0	0	0
IA Healy (AUS)	1997-1998	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RIC Holder (WI)	1997-1998	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Hollioake (ENG)	1998-1998	2	5.0	0	30	12	0	-	-	2.40	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Horne (NZ)	1997-1998	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DL Houghton (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AC Hudson (SA)	1998-1998	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
N Hussain (ENG)	1998-1998	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1997-1998	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1997-1998	10	1.3	0	9	8	0	-	-	5.33	0.00	0	0	0
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1998-1998	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
G Kirsten (SA)	1997-1998	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
NM Kulkarni (IND)	1997-1997	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CB Lambert (WI)	1998-1998	2	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
BC Lara (WI)	1997-1998	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	1998-1998	2	2.0	0	12	2	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
RN Lewis (WI)	1997-1997	1	24.0	6	144	93	0	-	-	3.87	0.00	0	0	0
GFJ Liebenberg (SA)	1998-1998	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TN Madondo (ZIM)	1998-1998	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RS Mahanama (SL)	1997-1998	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
EZ Matambanadzo (ZIM)	1997-1997	1	17.0	4	102	66	0	-	-	3.88	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Ramzan (PAK)	1997-1997	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Wasim (PAK)	1997-1998	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DS Mohanty (IND)	1997-1997	1	35.0	5	210	89	0	-	-	2.54	0.00	0	0	0
Moin Khan (PAK)	1997-1998	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
NR Mongia (IND)	1997-1998	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JR Murray (WI)	1998-1998	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AC Parore (NZ)	1997-1998	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BA Pocock (NZ)	1997-1997	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-1998	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MW Priest (NZ)	1998-1998	1	15.0	0	90	55	0	-	-	3.66	0.00	0	0	0
Rashid Latif (PAK)	1998-1998	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GJ Rennie (ZIM)	1997-1998	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JA Rennie (ZIM)	1997-1997	1	11.0	2	66	37	0	-	-	3.36	0.00	0	0	0
JN Rhodes (SA)	1997-1998	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DJ Richardson (SA)	1997-1998	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RC Russell (ENG)	1998-1998	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1997-1998	11	5.0	1	30	19	0	-	-	3.80	0.00	0	0	0
DG Sewell (NZ)	1997-1997	1	23.0	3	138	90	0	-	-	3.91	0.00	0	0	0
NS Sidhu (IND)	1997-1998	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PV Simmons (WI)	1997-1997	1	2.0	0	12	9	0	-	-	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Slater (AUS)	1998-1998	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CM Spearman (NZ)	1997-1997	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1998-1998	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MA Taylor (AUS)	1997-1998	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1998-1998	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1997-1998	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RG Twose (NZ)	1997-1997	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PA Wallace (WI)	1997-1998	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
D Williams (WI)	1997-1998	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SC Williams (WI)	1997-1998	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
P Wilson (AUS)	1998-1998	1	12.0	2	72	50	0	-	-	4.16	0.00	0	0	0
CB Wishart (ZIM)	1998-1998	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BA Young (NZ)	1997-1998	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-1998	3	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]