Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
FA Rose (WI)	1998-1998	1	37.0	6	222	115	7	7/84	16.42	3.10	31.71	-	1	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-1999	8	320.5	91	1925	699	42	5/33	16.64	2.17	45.83	2	4	-
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	89.0	21	534	262	15	5/70	17.46	2.94	35.60	1	1	-
RT Ponting (AUS)	1998-1999	6	13.0	3	78	35	2	1/12	17.50	2.69	39.00	-	-	-
DS Lehmann (AUS)	1998-1999	4	10.0	3	60	18	1	1/6	18.00	1.80	60.00	-	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	1998-1999	7	171.1	47	1027	509	28	5/49	18.17	2.97	36.67	-	2	-
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1998-1999	7	39.0	4	234	147	8	2/7	18.37	3.76	29.25	-	-	-
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	80.2	25	482	173	9	3/23	19.22	2.15	53.55	-	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1998-1999	4	130.4	38	784	352	18	5/88	19.55	2.69	43.55	1	1	-
S Elworthy (SA)	1999-1999	1	55.0	15	330	159	8	4/66	19.87	2.89	41.25	2	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1998-1999	8	367.0	74	2202	959	48	6/80	19.97	2.61	45.87	5	2	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1998-1999	12	517.1	145	3103	1344	66	6/85	20.36	2.59	47.01	2	6	1
DW Headley (ENG)	1998-1999	3	121.3	20	729	423	19	6/60	22.26	3.48	38.36	3	1	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1998-1999	8	309.1	87	1855	732	32	6/51	22.87	2.36	57.96	-	2	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-1999	11	432.3	86	2595	1242	54	7/50	23.00	2.87	48.05	3	3	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1998-1999	7	348.3	95	2091	909	39	5/32	23.30	2.60	53.61	1	5	2
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1998-1999	9	312.2	56	1874	868	37	5/52	23.45	2.77	50.64	1	1	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	111.4	24	670	298	12	4/93	24.83	2.66	55.83	1	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	1998-1999	7	393.3	96	2361	1055	42	10/74	25.11	2.68	56.21	4	2	1
J Srinath (IND)	1998-1999	6	260.2	50	1562	809	32	8/86	25.28	3.10	48.81	-	3	1
AJ Tudor (ENG)	1998-1999	2	42.2	8	254	180	7	4/89	25.71	4.25	36.28	1	-	-
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1998-1999	2	129.0	36	774	292	11	5/38	26.54	2.26	70.36	-	1	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-1999	8	200.3	56	1203	532	20	5/90	26.60	2.65	60.15	-	1	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1998-1999	8	47.2	21	284	109	4	3/19	27.25	2.30	71.00	-	-	-
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	1998-1999	4	100.0	33	600	253	9	3/27	28.11	2.53	66.66	-	-	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1998-1998	6	205.0	42	1230	572	20	5/46	28.60	2.79	61.50	1	1	-
MJ Nicholson (AUS)	1998-1998	1	25.0	4	150	115	4	3/56	28.75	4.60	37.50	-	-	-
GS Blewett (AUS)	1999-1999	3	19.0	4	114	58	2	2/9	29.00	3.05	57.00	-	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1998-1999	12	36.0	9	216	88	3	2/8	29.33	2.44	72.00	-	-	-
PM Such (ENG)	1998-1999	2	116.5	24	701	323	11	5/81	29.36	2.76	63.72	-	1	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1998-1999	6	111.4	24	670	327	11	5/52	29.72	2.92	60.90	-	1	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	1999-1999	1	47.5	7	287	179	6	6/179	29.83	3.74	47.83	-	1	-
AD Mullally (ENG)	1998-1998	4	157.3	44	945	364	12	5/105	30.33	2.31	78.75	-	1	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1999-1999	2	58.1	11	349	183	6	6/103	30.50	3.14	58.16	-	1	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-1999	5	161.3	28	969	494	16	4/47	30.87	3.05	60.56	2	-	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1998-1999	6	220.2	55	1322	533	17	6/33	31.35	2.41	77.76	-	1	-
SB Doull (NZ)	1998-1999	5	171.5	52	1031	410	13	7/65	31.53	2.38	79.30	-	1	-
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-1999	7	258.0	64	1548	633	20	3/57	31.65	2.45	77.40	-	-	-
AC Dale (AUS)	1999-1999	1	30.0	12	180	95	3	2/67	31.66	3.16	60.00	-	-	-
PR Adams (SA)	1999-1999	5	186.3	52	1119	540	17	4/63	31.76	2.89	65.82	2	-	-
NO Perry (WI)	1999-1999	3	102.0	19	612	326	10	5/70	32.60	3.19	61.20	-	1	-
D Gough (ENG)	1998-1999	5	201.3	40	1209	687	21	5/96	32.71	3.40	57.57	-	1	-
Mohammad Hussain (PAK)	1998-1998	1	20.0	3	120	66	2	2/66	33.00	3.30	60.00	-	-	-
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1999	8	14.0	1	84	33	1	1/33	33.00	2.35	84.00	-	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1998-1999	4	98.3	21	591	336	10	4/54	33.60	3.41	59.10	2	-	-
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1998-1998	2	28.0	2	168	103	3	2/40	34.33	3.67	56.00	-	-	-
Shakeel Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1998	1	54.1	12	325	139	4	4/91	34.75	2.56	81.25	1	-	-
JC Adams (WI)	1999-1999	4	37.2	6	224	107	3	2/29	35.66	2.86	74.66	-	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-1999	5	168.0	36	1008	478	13	3/30	36.76	2.84	77.53	-	-	-
NC Johnson (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	80.4	16	484	265	7	3/41	37.85	3.28	69.14	-	-	-
NAM McLean (WI)	1998-1999	4	129.2	17	776	457	12	3/53	38.08	3.53	64.66	-	-	-
M Dillon (WI)	1998-1999	4	151.2	18	908	483	12	3/99	40.25	3.19	75.66	-	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1998-1999	7	198.4	39	1192	525	13	3/69	40.38	2.64	91.69	-	-	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1998-1998	2	57.0	11	342	165	4	2/98	41.25	2.89	85.50	-	-	-
RS Kalpage (SL)	1999-1999	1	36.5	5	221	167	4	2/75	41.75	4.53	55.25	-	-	-
KEA Upashantha (SL)	1999-1999	1	43.0	5	258	135	3	2/41	45.00	3.13	86.00	-	-	-
PT Collins (WI)	1999-1999	3	113.0	19	678	362	8	3/79	45.25	3.20	84.75	-	-	-
RP Arnold (SL)	1999-1999	3	85.5	13	515	228	5	2/80	45.60	2.65	103.00	-	-	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1998-1999	2	67.3	9	405	274	6	4/107	45.66	4.05	67.50	1	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1999-1999	4	124.0	42	744	281	6	2/27	46.83	2.26	124.00	-	-	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	1998-1999	5	141.0	35	846	383	8	3/20	47.87	2.71	105.75	-	-	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	1999-1999	1	56.0	20	336	144	3	2/54	48.00	2.57	112.00	-	-	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1998-1999	12	39.0	2	234	146	3	2/55	48.66	3.74	78.00	-	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1998-1998	3	59.0	18	354	149	3	3/43	49.66	2.52	118.00	-	-	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-1998	1	34.0	5	204	100	2	1/40	50.00	2.94	102.00	-	-	-
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1998-1999	8	13.0	3	78	50	1	1/32	50.00	3.84	78.00	-	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1999-1999	2	30.2	2	182	103	2	2/59	51.50	3.39	91.00	-	-	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1998-1998	1	37.0	10	222	110	2	2/82	55.00	2.97	111.00	-	-	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1999	4	168.0	22	1008	512	9	2/59	56.88	3.04	112.00	-	-	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1998-1998	2	69.0	8	414	229	4	2/78	57.25	3.31	103.50	-	-	-
R Singh (IND)	1999-1999	1	40.0	8	240	176	3	2/74	58.66	4.40	80.00	-	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-1999	5	167.0	39	1002	536	9	4/153	59.55	3.20	111.33	1	-	-
RDB Croft (ENG)	1998-1998	1	43.0	8	258	126	2	1/55	63.00	2.93	129.00	-	-	-
CD McMillan (NZ)	1998-1999	3	37.5	7	227	133	2	1/0	66.50	3.51	113.50	-	-	-
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1998-1998	4	75.0	12	450	200	3	1/35	66.66	2.66	150.00	-	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1998-1999	4	52.1	14	313	139	2	1/7	69.50	2.66	156.50	-	-	-
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-1999	2	44.0	3	264	216	3	2/90	72.00	4.90	88.00	-	-	-
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1999-1999	1	19.0	1	114	72	1	1/27	72.00	3.78	114.00	-	-	-
SB Joshi (IND)	1999-1999	1	35.0	11	210	78	1	1/42	78.00	2.22	210.00	-	-	-
KSC de Silva (SL)	1999-1999	2	68.4	8	412	253	3	2/90	84.33	3.68	137.33	-	-	-
A Nehra (IND)	1999-1999	1	28.0	5	168	94	1	1/94	94.00	3.35	168.00	-	-	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1999-1999	4	122.5	25	737	378	4	1/43	94.50	3.07	184.25	-	-	-
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1999-1999	1	28.1	4	169	98	1	1/89	98.00	3.47	169.00	-	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1999-1999	3	35.0	5	210	100	1	1/35	100.00	2.85	210.00	-	-	-
GR Robertson (AUS)	1998-1998	1	38.0	6	228	102	1	1/46	102.00	2.68	228.00	-	-	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	1998-1999	7	32.0	9	192	105	1	1/21	105.00	3.28	192.00	-	-	-
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-1999	1	41.0	7	246	109	1	1/49	109.00	2.65	246.00	-	-	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1998-1999	4	72.0	9	432	230	2	1/40	115.00	3.19	216.00	-	-	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1999-1999	3	95.0	19	570	237	2	2/94	118.50	2.49	285.00	-	-	-
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	1999-1999	1	27.0	5	162	119	1	1/92	119.00	4.40	162.00	-	-	-
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1999-1999	2	43.0	8	258	121	1	1/51	121.00	2.81	258.00	-	-	-
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1998-1999	5	44.0	3	264	136	1	1/12	136.00	3.09	264.00	-	-	-
OD Gibson (WI)	1999-1999	1	44.4	6	268	143	1	1/92	143.00	3.20	268.00	-	-	-
PDRL Perera (SL)	1999-1999	1	44.0	6	264	185	1	1/125	185.00	4.20	264.00	-	-	-
RN Lewis (WI)	1998-1998	2	73.3	10	441	225	1	1/67	225.00	3.06	441.00	-	-	-
GI Allott (NZ)	1999-1999	2	81.0	16	486	262	1	1/153	262.00	3.23	486.00	-	-	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1999-1999	2	81.0	12	486	267	1	1/108	267.00	3.29	486.00	-	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1998-1998	1	27.2	6	164	88	-	-	-	3.21	-	-	-	-
MS Atapattu (SL)	1999-1999	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MA Atherton (ENG)	1998-1998	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
M Azharuddin (IND)	1998-1999	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AM Bacher (SA)	1998-1998	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MD Bell (NZ)	1998-1999	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MV Boucher (SA)	1998-1999	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MA Butcher (ENG)	1998-1999	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SL Campbell (WI)	1999-1999	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1998-1999	5	31.0	3	186	95	-	-	-	3.06	-	-	-	-
JP Crawley (ENG)	1998-1999	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
R Dravid (IND)	1998-1999	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MTG Elliott (AUS)	1999-1999	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CN Evans (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	3.0	-	18	8	-	-	-	2.66	-	-	-	-
SP Fleming (NZ)	1998-1999	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A Flower (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GW Flower (ZIM)	1998-1998	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D Ganga (WI)	1998-1999	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HH Gibbs (SA)	1998-1999	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MW Goodwin (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	2.0	-	12	5	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
AFG Griffith (WI)	1999-1999	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DA Gunawardene (SL)	1999-1999	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hasan Raza (PAK)	1998-1998	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IA Healy (AUS)	1998-1999	12	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WK Hegg (ENG)	1998-1999	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GA Hick (ENG)	1998-1999	4	1.0	-	6	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
RIC Holder (WI)	1999-1999	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MJ Horne (NZ)	1998-1999	5	1.0	-	6	4	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
N Hussain (ENG)	1998-1999	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Imran Nazir (PAK)	1999-1999	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1998-1999	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RD Jacobs (WI)	1998-1999	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A Jadeja (IND)	1998-1999	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DRE Joseph (WI)	1999-1999	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1999-1999	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RD King (WI)	1999-1999	1	28.0	2	168	130	-	-	-	4.64	-	-	-	-
G Kirsten (SA)	1998-1999	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CB Lambert (WI)	1998-1998	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JL Langer (AUS)	1998-1999	12	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BC Lara (WI)	1998-1999	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VVS Laxman (IND)	1999-1999	4	4.0	-	24	14	-	-	-	3.50	-	-	-	-
Mohammad Wasim (PAK)	1998-1998	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mohammad Zahid (PAK)	1998-1998	1	26.0	2	156	116	-	-	-	4.46	-	-	-	-
Moin Khan (PAK)	1998-1999	10	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NR Mongia (IND)	1998-1999	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JR Murray (WI)	1998-1999	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nadeem Khan (PAK)	1999-1999	1	20.0	5	120	35	-	-	-	1.75	-	-	-	-
Naved Ashraf (PAK)	1998-1998	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AC Parore (NZ)	1998-1999	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S Ragoonath (WI)	1999-1999	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S Ramesh (IND)	1999-1999	4	1.0	-	6	5	-	-	-	5.00	-	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1999-1999	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FL Reifer (WI)	1998-1999	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GJ Rennie (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JN Rhodes (SA)	1998-1999	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LA Roberts (WI)	1999-1999	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1998-1999	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1998-1999	7	31.0	1	186	93	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
NS Sidhu (IND)	1998-1999	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RR Singh (IND)	1998-1998	1	10.0	4	60	32	-	-	-	3.20	-	-	-	-
MJ Slater (AUS)	1998-1999	12	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GR Stead (NZ)	1999-1999	2	1.0	-	6	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1998-1999	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MA Taylor (AUS)	1998-1999	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1998-1998	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1999-1999	3	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RG Twose (NZ)	1999-1999	4	9.1	-	55	50	-	-	-	5.45	-	-	-	-
Wajahatullah Wasti (PAK)	1999-1999	3	1.0	-	6	8	-	-	-	8.00	-	-	-	-
PA Wallace (WI)	1998-1999	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AR Whittall (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	5.0	-	30	30	-	-	-	6.00	-	-	-	-
SC Williams (WI)	1998-1998	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CB Wishart (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BA Young (NZ)	1999-1999	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-1999	9	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:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]