Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
H Masakadza (ZIM)	2001-2002	4	3.0	-	18	9	1	1/9	9.00	3.00	18.00	-	-	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	2001-2002	7	479.5	154	2879	957	62	9/51	15.43	1.99	46.43	7	5	3
AR Adams (NZ)	2002-2002	1	31.4	5	190	105	6	3/44	17.50	3.31	31.66	-	-	-
Sarandeep Singh (IND)	2001-2001	1	21.0	5	126	54	3	3/54	18.00	2.57	42.00	-	-	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2002-2002	5	99.1	17	595	294	16	4/25	18.37	2.96	37.18	1	-	-
MA Butcher (ENG)	2001-2002	6	21.0	6	126	59	3	2/34	19.66	2.80	42.00	-	-	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	2002-2002	3	124.3	38	747	377	19	6/63	19.84	3.02	39.31	1	2	-
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	2002-2002	1	20.0	3	120	82	4	2/21	20.50	4.10	30.00	-	-	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2002	7	287.0	67	1722	833	40	7/71	20.82	2.90	43.05	3	2	1
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2001-2002	2	50.0	10	300	190	9	6/54	21.11	3.80	33.33	-	1	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2002-2002	5	124.4	20	748	456	21	6/55	21.71	3.65	35.61	3	1	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2002	4	107.2	25	644	372	17	5/24	21.88	3.46	37.88	2	1	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2002	7	91.0	25	546	198	9	5/43	22.00	2.17	60.66	1	1	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2002-2002	4	127.3	38	765	315	14	5/35	22.50	2.47	54.64	-	1	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2002-2002	4	135.4	34	814	373	16	7/77	23.31	2.74	50.87	1	1	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2002	5	19.2	1	116	71	3	3/27	23.66	3.67	38.66	-	-	-
SM Pollock (SA)	2001-2002	7	286.1	84	1717	715	30	6/56	23.83	2.49	57.23	1	2	1
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2001-2001	1	32.0	6	192	96	4	3/44	24.00	3.00	48.00	-	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	2001-2002	7	392.3	106	2355	975	40	7/115	24.37	2.48	58.87	2	3	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2002-2002	1	65.2	19	392	174	7	4/123	24.85	2.66	56.00	1	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2002	6	307.0	70	1842	723	28	6/62	25.82	2.35	65.78	1	3	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	2001-2002	6	177.2	33	1064	680	26	7/53	26.15	3.83	40.92	-	2	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2002	6	221.1	63	1327	683	26	7/63	26.26	3.08	51.03	2	1	-
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2002	1	39.5	4	239	135	5	4/120	27.00	3.38	47.80	1	-	-
J Srinath (IND)	2001-2002	6	206.0	53	1236	612	22	6/76	27.81	2.97	56.18	1	2	-
PR Adams (SA)	2002-2002	2	63.1	1	379	290	10	4/102	29.00	4.59	37.90	1	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	2001-2002	9	366.3	116	2199	904	31	5/21	29.16	2.46	70.93	-	1	-
DA Marillier (ZIM)	2001-2002	4	102.4	21	616	322	11	4/57	29.27	3.13	56.00	2	-	-
CJ Drum (NZ)	2001-2002	4	126.2	26	758	461	15	3/36	30.73	3.64	50.53	-	-	-
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2001-2001	4	104.4	17	628	374	12	4/106	31.16	3.57	52.33	1	-	-
SK Warne (AUS)	2001-2002	9	459.5	92	2759	1345	43	6/161	31.27	2.92	64.16	2	2	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2001	4	123.1	20	739	439	14	4/47	31.35	3.56	52.78	2	-	-
IG Butler (NZ)	2002-2002	2	63.3	6	381	288	9	4/60	32.00	4.53	42.33	1	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2001-2002	7	237.4	66	1426	683	21	3/45	32.52	2.87	67.90	-	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2002	9	301.1	56	1807	1082	33	5/67	32.78	3.59	54.75	3	1	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	2001-2002	6	185.0	51	1110	502	15	4/50	33.46	2.71	74.00	1	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	2001-2002	8	279.2	53	1676	857	24	6/87	35.70	3.06	69.83	-	2	-
M Dillon (WI)	2001-2002	5	243.0	46	1458	685	19	3/55	36.05	2.81	76.73	-	-	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2002	3	85.3	20	513	289	8	4/53	36.12	3.38	64.12	1	-	-
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2002	5	208.3	66	1251	434	12	5/67	36.16	2.08	104.25	1	1	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2001-2002	5	136.0	30	816	362	10	2/24	36.20	2.66	81.60	-	-	-
WW Hinds (WI)	2002-2002	2	10.0	1	60	37	1	1/26	37.00	3.70	60.00	-	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	2001-2002	7	97.4	33	586	223	6	2/32	37.16	2.28	97.66	-	-	-
M Hayward (SA)	2001-2001	4	152.3	30	915	496	13	3/70	38.15	3.25	70.38	-	-	-
GW Flower (ZIM)	2001-2002	9	207.1	46	1243	584	15	4/41	38.93	2.81	82.86	2	-	-
TCB Fernando (SL)	2001-2002	5	104.5	13	629	401	10	4/27	40.10	3.82	62.90	1	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	2001-2002	10	249.2	38	1496	938	23	3/29	40.78	3.76	65.04	-	-	-
D Ramnarine (WI)	2001-2002	4	164.0	29	984	532	13	4/66	40.92	3.24	75.69	1	-	-
CE Cuffy (WI)	2002-2002	2	103.0	21	618	287	7	4/82	41.00	2.78	88.28	1	-	-
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2001-2002	5	141.0	28	846	458	11	3/99	41.63	3.24	76.90	-	-	-
CW Henderson (SA)	2001-2002	5	284.1	67	1705	833	19	4/116	43.84	2.93	89.73	2	-	-
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2001-2002	9	265.0	51	1590	900	20	5/31	45.00	3.39	79.50	-	1	-
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2002	3	75.4	15	454	273	6	3/45	45.50	3.60	75.66	-	-	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	2001-2002	9	52.5	8	317	184	4	2/43	46.00	3.48	79.25	-	-	-
RKJ Dawson (ENG)	2001-2001	3	90.0	15	540	279	6	4/134	46.50	3.10	90.00	1	-	-
RW Price (ZIM)	2001-2002	4	261.2	64	1568	706	15	5/181	47.06	2.70	104.53	-	2	-
Mohammad Sharif (BAN)	2001-2002	4	120.0	28	720	425	9	4/98	47.22	3.54	80.00	1	-	-
IR Siddiqui (IND)	2001-2001	1	19.0	5	114	48	1	1/32	48.00	2.52	114.00	-	-	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	2001-2002	9	309.0	81	1854	837	17	4/92	49.23	2.70	109.05	1	-	-
Enamul Haque (BAN)	2001-2002	4	170.4	40	1024	459	9	4/136	51.00	2.68	113.77	1	-	-
CD McMillan (NZ)	2001-2002	8	62.0	5	372	319	6	3/65	53.16	5.14	62.00	-	-	-
T Yohannan (IND)	2001-2001	2	56.0	8	336	213	4	2/56	53.25	3.80	84.00	-	-	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	2001-2001	3	71.0	18	426	215	4	2/29	53.75	3.02	106.50	-	-	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2001-2002	3	74.0	13	444	281	5	2/58	56.20	3.79	88.80	-	-	-
N Boje (SA)	2001-2002	4	85.3	17	513	293	5	4/63	58.60	3.42	102.60	1	-	-
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2002	8	258.3	65	1551	907	15	4/93	60.46	3.50	103.40	1	-	-
PT Collins (WI)	2001-2002	4	179.1	22	1075	608	10	4/78	60.80	3.39	107.50	1	-	-
C White (ENG)	2001-2001	3	54.0	17	324	122	2	1/33	61.00	2.25	162.00	-	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	2001-2001	6	120.0	35	720	306	5	2/44	61.20	2.55	144.00	-	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	2001-2002	3	80.2	13	482	310	5	3/103	62.00	3.85	96.40	-	-	-
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2001-2002	7	39.0	5	234	126	2	1/22	63.00	3.23	117.00	-	-	-
DR Martyn (AUS)	2001-2002	9	19.0	2	114	63	1	1/3	63.00	3.31	114.00	-	-	-
A Nehra (IND)	2001-2001	1	25.0	3	150	130	2	2/121	65.00	5.20	75.00	-	-	-
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2002	7	73.0	15	438	202	3	1/7	67.33	2.76	146.00	-	-	-
J Ormond (ENG)	2001-2001	1	28.0	8	168	70	1	1/70	70.00	2.50	168.00	-	-	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2002-2002	2	20.0	-	120	74	1	1/34	74.00	3.70	120.00	-	-	-
HK Olonga (ZIM)	2001-2002	5	110.2	17	662	448	6	3/18	74.66	4.06	110.33	-	-	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	2001-2001	1	45.0	5	270	156	2	1/71	78.00	3.46	135.00	-	-	-
Fahim Muntasir (BAN)	2002-2002	2	59.0	9	354	240	3	3/131	80.00	4.06	118.00	-	-	-
CEL Stuart (WI)	2001-2001	2	46.3	8	279	167	2	2/138	83.50	3.59	139.50	-	-	-
GB Brent (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	75.0	20	450	170	2	1/30	85.00	2.26	225.00	-	-	-
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	19.0	1	114	87	1	1/87	87.00	4.57	114.00	-	-	-
Hasibul Hossain (BAN)	2001-2001	1	21.0	3	126	88	1	1/88	88.00	4.19	126.00	-	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2002	5	145.0	27	870	380	4	2/85	95.00	2.62	217.50	-	-	-
TR Gripper (ZIM)	2001-2002	7	56.0	9	336	215	2	2/91	107.50	3.83	168.00	-	-	-
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2002	2	27.1	4	163	108	1	1/35	108.00	3.97	163.00	-	-	-
MI Black (WI)	2001-2001	1	32.0	6	192	123	1	1/123	123.00	3.84	192.00	-	-	-
Aminul Islam (BAN)	2001-2002	6	29.0	1	174	132	1	1/66	132.00	4.55	174.00	-	-	-
D Pretorius (SA)	2002-2002	1	25.0	6	150	132	1	1/60	132.00	5.28	150.00	-	-	-
BT Watambwa (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	43.5	11	263	134	1	1/87	134.00	3.05	263.00	-	-	-
Khaled Mahmud (BAN)	2001-2001	3	36.0	4	216	141	1	1/40	141.00	3.91	216.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2001-2002	5	39.0	3	234	160	1	1/62	160.00	4.10	234.00	-	-	-
Akram Khan (BAN)	2001-2001	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Al Sahariar (BAN)	2001-2002	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP Arnold (SL)	2001-2002	7	5.0	1	30	12	-	-	-	2.40	-	-	-	-
MS Atapattu (SL)	2001-2002	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SB Bangar (IND)	2001-2002	3	20.0	6	120	62	-	-	-	3.10	-	-	-	-
MD Bell (NZ)	2001-2001	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MV Boucher (SA)	2001-2002	10	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	2001-2002	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SL Campbell (WI)	2002-2002	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	2001-2002	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	2002-2002	1	12.0	4	72	24	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2002-2002	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SS Das (IND)	2001-2002	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D Dasgupta (IND)	2001-2002	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HH Dippenaar (SA)	2001-2002	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
R Dravid (IND)	2001-2002	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DD Ebrahim (ZIM)	2001-2002	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP Fleming (NZ)	2001-2002	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A Flower (ZIM)	2001-2002	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JS Foster (ENG)	2001-2002	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D Ganga (WI)	2001-2002	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2002	7	23.0	3	138	89	-	-	-	3.86	-	-	-	-
HH Gibbs (SA)	2001-2002	10	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2001-2002	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2001-2002	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	2002-2002	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2002	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RO Hinds (WI)	2002-2002	2	21.0	4	126	70	-	-	-	3.33	-	-	-	-
MJ Horne (NZ)	2001-2002	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
N Hussain (ENG)	2001-2002	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2002-2002	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RD Jacobs (WI)	2001-2002	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Javed Omar (BAN)	2001-2002	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2001-2002	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khaled Mashud (BAN)	2001-2002	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
G Kirsten (SA)	2001-2002	10	2.0	1	12	6	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
JL Langer (AUS)	2001-2002	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BC Lara (WI)	2001-2001	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VVS Laxman (IND)	2001-2002	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NC McGarrell (WI)	2001-2001	1	31.0	3	186	95	-	-	-	3.06	-	-	-	-
ND McKenzie (SA)	2001-2002	10	9.0	-	54	54	-	-	-	6.00	-	-	-	-
Mehrab Hossain (BAN)	2002-2002	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BA Murphy (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	18.0	5	108	59	-	-	-	3.27	-	-	-	-
Naimur Rahman (BAN)	2001-2001	2	33.0	3	198	110	-	-	-	3.33	-	-	-	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	2001-2001	1	30.0	6	180	93	-	-	-	3.10	-	-	-	-
Naved Latif (PAK)	2002-2002	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SB O'Connor (NZ)	2001-2001	1	17.2	4	104	67	-	-	-	3.86	-	-	-	-
JL Ontong (SA)	2002-2002	1	2.0	-	12	10	-	-	-	5.00	-	-	-	-
AC Parore (NZ)	2001-2002	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RT Ponting (AUS)	2001-2002	9	8.0	3	48	20	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
AG Prince (SA)	2002-2002	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	2001-2002	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rashid Latif (PAK)	2002-2002	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GJ Rennie (ZIM)	2001-2002	4	1.0	-	6	9	-	-	-	9.00	-	-	-	-
MH Richardson (NZ)	2001-2002	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MN Samuels (WI)	2001-2001	3	4.0	-	24	23	-	-	-	5.75	-	-	-	-
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2001-2002	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sanuar Hossain (BAN)	2001-2002	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RR Sarwan (WI)	2001-2001	3	2.0	-	12	7	-	-	-	3.50	-	-	-	-
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2002	5	11.0	1	66	38	-	-	-	3.45	-	-	-	-
Shadab Kabir (PAK)	2002-2002	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2002-2002	1	14.0	3	84	55	-	-	-	3.92	-	-	-	-
MS Sinclair (NZ)	2001-2001	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2002	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	14.2	2	86	52	-	-	-	3.62	-	-	-	-
T Taibu (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Taufeeq Umar (PAK)	2002-2002	5	2.0	-	12	6	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
GP Thorpe (ENG)	2001-2002	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	2001-2002	7	4.0	1	24	10	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2002	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2002	5	5.0	1	30	15	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
L Vincent (NZ)	2001-2002	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2002-2002	1	2.4	1	16	5	-	-	-	1.87	-	-	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	2001-2002	9	3.0	-	18	16	-	-	-	5.33	-	-	-	-
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	41.4	8	250	114	-	-	-	2.73	-	-	-	-
CB Wishart (ZIM)	2001-2002	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Younis Khan (PAK)	2002-2002	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2002-2002	5	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]