Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2001-2001	6	46.0	2	276	219	17	7/36	12.88	4.76	16.23	0	2	0
MG Bevan (AUS)	2001-2001	5	3.2	0	20	16	1	1/4	16.00	4.80	20.00	0	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	2001-2001	5	47.5	12	287	141	8	2/19	17.62	2.94	35.87	0	0	0
IJ Harvey (AUS)	2001-2001	5	38.1	4	229	153	7	2/18	21.85	4.00	32.71	0	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2001-2001	4	26.2	3	158	112	5	3/15	22.40	4.25	31.60	0	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	2001-2001	5	45.0	3	270	232	10	3/52	23.20	5.15	27.00	0	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2001-2001	3	26.0	6	156	103	4	3/20	25.75	3.96	39.00	0	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2001	5	48.0	4	288	264	10	3/63	26.40	5.50	28.80	0	0	0
D Gough (ENG)	2001-2001	6	54.0	5	324	244	9	2/31	27.11	4.51	36.00	0	0	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	2001-2001	4	38.0	4	228	161	5	2/37	32.20	4.23	45.60	0	0	0
A Symonds (AUS)	2001-2001	5	23.0	0	138	129	4	2/24	32.25	5.60	34.50	0	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2001-2001	6	53.0	0	318	232	7	2/20	33.14	4.37	45.42	0	0	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	2001-2001	6	54.0	5	324	248	7	3/50	35.42	4.59	46.28	0	0	0
DG Cork (ENG)	2001-2001	5	41.5	0	251	215	6	2/32	35.83	5.13	41.83	0	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2001-2001	6	46.3	3	279	187	5	2/41	37.40	4.02	55.80	0	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2001-2001	1	5.0	0	30	41	1	1/41	41.00	8.20	30.00	0	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	2001-2001	6	46.3	1	279	231	4	2/46	57.75	4.96	69.75	0	0	0
DR Martyn (AUS)	2001-2001	5	9.0	0	54	66	1	1/45	66.00	7.33	54.00	0	0	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	2001-2001	2	14.0	2	84	67	1	1/21	67.00	4.78	84.00	0	0	0
DW Fleming (AUS)	2001-2001	2	20.0	3	120	75	1	1/37	75.00	3.75	120.00	0	0	0
MA Ealham (ENG)	2001-2001	3	25.3	0	153	127	1	1/32	127.00	4.98	153.00	0	0	0
AD Brown (ENG)	2001-2001	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2001-2001	4	7.1	0	43	49	0	-	-	6.83	0.00	0	0	0
Faisal Iqbal (PAK)	2001-2001	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	2001-2001	1	10.0	2	60	29	0	-	-	2.90	0.00	0	0	0
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2001-2001	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2001	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BC Hollioake (ENG)	2001-2001	6	31.0	0	186	179	0	-	-	5.77	0.00	0	0	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2001-2001	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
NV Knight (ENG)	2001-2001	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	2001-2001	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Rashid Latif (PAK)	2001-2001	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	2001-2001	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Saleem Elahi (PAK)	2001-2001	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
OA Shah (ENG)	2001-2001	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2001	1	4.0	0	24	39	0	-	-	9.75	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Stewart (ENG)	2001-2001	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2001	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2001	4	2.0	0	12	17	0	-	-	8.50	0.00	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2001-2001	3	24.0	2	144	103	0	-	-	4.29	0.00	0	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	2001-2001	5	8.0	0	48	27	0	-	-	3.37	0.00	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	2001-2001	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2001-2001	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2001-2001	6	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 Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]