Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2003-2004	5	186.4	58	1120	421	32	7/12	13.15	2.25	35.00	1	3	0
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	49.4	13	298	98	7	3/49	14.00	1.97	42.57	0	0	0
R Clarke (ENG)	2003-2003	2	29.0	11	174	60	4	2/7	15.00	2.06	43.50	0	0	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2004-2004	2	92.2	20	554	300	18	6/76	16.66	3.24	30.77	0	3	1
RL Johnson (ENG)	2003-2003	2	57.1	14	343	175	10	5/49	17.50	3.06	34.30	1	1	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	2003-2004	6	440.5	146	2645	969	54	7/46	17.94	2.19	48.98	5	5	2
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2003-2004	4	71.2	20	428	165	9	3/42	18.33	2.31	47.55	0	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2003-2004	5	153.2	27	920	473	24	6/30	19.70	3.08	38.33	1	2	1
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2004-2004	1	9.0	2	54	20	1	1/20	20.00	2.22	54.00	0	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	2004-2004	3	168.0	37	1008	521	26	5/43	20.03	3.10	38.76	1	4	2
CRD Fernando (SL)	2003-2003	1	24.0	7	144	82	4	3/27	20.50	3.41	36.00	0	0	0
MJ Saggers (ENG)	2003-2003	1	19.1	4	115	62	3	2/29	20.66	3.23	38.33	0	0	0
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2003-2003	2	66.0	19	396	170	8	4/60	21.25	2.57	49.50	1	0	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2004	2	64.1	10	385	239	10	5/31	23.90	3.72	38.50	0	1	0
TL Best (WI)	2004-2004	4	96.0	14	576	301	12	3/37	25.08	3.13	48.00	0	0	0
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2004-2004	3	107.5	20	647	302	12	4/83	25.16	2.80	53.91	1	0	0
PT Collins (WI)	2004-2004	3	94.0	20	564	282	11	4/71	25.63	3.00	51.27	2	0	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	2003-2004	7	199.2	41	1196	518	20	5/58	25.90	2.59	59.80	0	1	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2003-2004	7	217.4	53	1306	612	23	4/35	26.60	2.81	56.78	2	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2003-2004	6	233.4	46	1402	650	24	4/77	27.08	2.78	58.41	1	0	0
N Boje (SA)	2004-2004	2	75.4	11	454	248	9	4/65	27.55	3.27	50.44	2	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	2003-2004	9	385.1	105	2311	1020	37	6/78	27.56	2.64	62.45	4	1	0
RW Price (ZIM)	2003-2004	6	283.4	52	1702	927	33	6/73	28.09	3.26	51.57	3	3	1
OAC Banks (WI)	2003-2003	1	56.1	15	337	141	5	3/35	28.20	2.51	67.40	0	0	0
M Ntini (SA)	2003-2004	9	384.5	93	2309	1184	40	5/49	29.60	3.07	57.72	1	3	0
A Nel (SA)	2003-2004	7	270.4	70	1624	831	28	5/87	29.67	3.07	58.00	0	1	0
A Kumble (IND)	2003-2004	8	476.5	100	2861	1433	48	8/141	29.85	3.00	59.60	3	4	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2003-2004	7	277.4	75	1666	751	25	4/65	30.04	2.70	66.64	2	0	0
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2004	4	198.5	53	1193	500	16	5/117	31.25	2.51	74.56	1	1	0
SM Katich (AUS)	2003-2004	6	95.5	9	575	349	11	6/65	31.72	3.64	52.27	0	1	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2003	1	9.4	4	58	32	1	1/32	32.00	3.31	58.00	0	0	0
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2003-2004	5	141.2	28	848	551	17	4/86	32.41	3.89	49.88	1	0	0
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2003-2004	4	10.0	1	60	33	1	1/25	33.00	3.30	60.00	0	0	0
Imran Farhat (PAK)	2003-2004	7	19.1	1	115	100	3	2/69	33.33	5.21	38.33	0	0	0
SP Jones (ENG)	2004-2004	4	94.0	8	564	374	11	5/57	34.00	3.97	51.27	0	1	0
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2003-2004	4	211.5	48	1271	546	16	4/121	34.12	2.57	79.43	1	0	0
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2003-2004	6	223.0	61	1338	549	16	5/87	34.31	2.46	83.62	1	1	0
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2003-2003	4	163.2	39	980	550	16	4/63	34.37	3.36	61.25	3	0	0
Tapash Baisya (BAN)	2004-2004	2	67.0	10	402	241	7	3/133	34.42	3.59	57.42	0	0	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2003-2004	6	278.3	48	1671	749	21	5/46	35.66	2.68	79.57	0	1	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2003-2004	6	125.3	25	753	254	7	2/5	36.28	2.02	107.57	0	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2003-2003	2	62.0	9	372	183	5	4/42	36.60	2.95	74.40	1	0	0
WW Hinds (WI)	2003-2004	5	78.4	17	472	293	8	3/79	36.62	3.72	59.00	0	0	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	2003-2004	6	179.2	52	1076	551	15	4/44	36.73	3.07	71.73	1	0	0
RO Hinds (WI)	2004-2004	3	72.2	18	434	148	4	2/83	37.00	2.04	108.50	0	0	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2003-2004	8	267.3	58	1605	788	21	5/116	37.52	2.94	76.42	2	1	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2003-2004	6	214.3	57	1287	528	14	2/49	37.71	2.46	91.92	0	0	0
IK Pathan (IND)	2003-2004	5	202.0	51	1212	608	16	4/100	38.00	3.00	75.75	1	0	0
DR Smith (WI)	2004-2004	3	24.0	1	144	76	2	1/30	38.00	3.16	72.00	0	0	0
IG Butler (NZ)	2003-2003	3	102.3	21	615	387	10	6/46	38.70	3.77	61.50	0	1	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2004-2004	2	64.3	15	387	233	6	4/54	38.83	3.61	64.50	1	0	0
SM Ervine (ZIM)	2003-2004	3	70.0	13	420	276	7	4/146	39.42	3.94	60.00	1	0	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	2003-2004	4	111.2	16	668	356	9	4/60	39.55	3.19	74.22	1	0	0
GB Hogg (AUS)	2003-2003	1	54.0	17	324	119	3	2/49	39.66	2.20	108.00	0	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	2003-2004	5	177.5	28	1067	676	17	6/41	39.76	3.80	62.76	0	1	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2004-2004	1	47.2	6	284	167	4	4/92	41.75	3.52	71.00	1	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2003-2004	9	93.0	9	558	339	8	2/36	42.37	3.64	69.75	0	0	0
L Balaji (IND)	2003-2004	5	173.0	45	1038	552	13	4/63	42.46	3.19	79.84	1	0	0
RR Sarwan (WI)	2003-2004	10	116.0	7	696	403	9	2/26	44.77	3.47	77.33	0	0	0
BA Williams (AUS)	2003-2004	4	142.0	43	852	406	9	4/53	45.11	2.85	94.66	1	0	0
Mushfiqur Rahman (BAN)	2003-2004	4	86.5	22	521	322	7	3/75	46.00	3.70	74.42	0	0	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2004	9	283.4	32	1702	1206	26	5/133	46.38	4.25	65.46	1	1	0
D Mohammed (WI)	2004-2004	1	39.0	5	234	142	3	3/112	47.33	3.64	78.00	0	0	0
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2003-2004	7	274.4	41	1648	1007	21	4/74	47.95	3.66	78.47	2	0	0
CD Collymore (WI)	2003-2004	8	257.0	58	1542	772	16	4/70	48.25	3.00	96.37	1	0	0
Z Khan (IND)	2003-2004	5	133.0	24	798	488	10	5/95	48.80	3.66	79.80	1	1	0
Manjural Islam Rana (BAN)	2004-2004	2	26.2	4	158	99	2	2/40	49.50	3.75	79.00	0	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2003-2004	4	173.5	34	1043	698	14	4/201	49.85	4.01	74.50	1	0	0
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2003-2003	2	67.0	17	402	201	4	2/53	50.25	3.00	100.50	0	0	0
RJ Kirtley (ENG)	2003-2003	2	81.0	18	486	302	6	2/62	50.33	3.72	81.00	0	0	0
A Sanford (WI)	2003-2004	4	135.2	17	812	522	10	4/132	52.20	3.85	81.20	1	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	2003-2004	4	190.0	35	1140	635	12	7/128	52.91	3.34	95.00	0	1	0
M Dillon (WI)	2003-2004	4	154.0	32	924	433	8	2/17	54.12	2.81	115.50	0	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	2003-2004	6	25.1	5	151	55	1	1/3	55.00	2.18	151.00	0	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	2003-2004	9	227.0	55	1362	679	12	3/71	56.58	2.99	113.50	0	0	0
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2003-2004	3	112.5	18	677	398	7	4/64	56.85	3.52	96.71	1	0	0
NW Bracken (AUS)	2003-2004	3	128.0	38	768	351	6	2/12	58.50	2.74	128.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2003-2004	6	232.3	43	1395	824	14	5/44	58.85	3.54	99.64	0	1	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2003-2004	4	104.0	20	624	361	6	3/70	60.16	3.47	104.00	0	0	0
VC Drakes (WI)	2003-2004	5	202.0	28	1212	611	10	4/67	61.10	3.02	121.20	1	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	2003-2004	3	131.0	24	786	380	6	2/52	63.33	2.90	131.00	0	0	0
A Nehra (IND)	2003-2004	4	128.0	22	768	462	7	2/60	66.00	3.60	109.71	0	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2003-2003	3	157.0	26	942	469	7	2/65	67.00	2.98	134.57	0	0	0
GJ Batty (ENG)	2003-2004	5	217.2	32	1304	689	10	3/55	68.90	3.17	130.40	0	0	0
TR Gripper (ZIM)	2003-2004	6	55.3	9	333	213	3	2/142	71.00	3.83	111.00	0	0	0
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2004	9	40.5	5	245	145	2	1/13	72.50	3.55	122.50	0	0	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2003-2004	3	101.3	21	609	309	4	2/82	77.25	3.04	152.25	0	0	0
SB Styris (NZ)	2003-2004	7	144.0	43	864	402	5	2/46	80.40	2.79	172.80	0	0	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	2003-2004	7	366.2	81	2198	1010	12	4/158	84.16	2.75	183.16	1	0	0
A Symonds (AUS)	2004-2004	2	24.0	4	144	85	1	1/68	85.00	3.54	144.00	0	0	0
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2004-2004	1	40.0	12	240	93	1	1/24	93.00	2.32	240.00	0	0	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2003-2004	5	37.3	8	225	98	1	1/38	98.00	2.61	225.00	0	0	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2003	2	51.0	6	306	199	2	1/18	99.50	3.90	153.00	0	0	0
KADM Fernando (SL)	2003-2003	2	21.0	2	126	107	1	1/29	107.00	5.09	126.00	0	0	0
GM Ewing (ZIM)	2003-2004	2	29.0	6	174	119	1	1/27	119.00	4.10	174.00	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	2003-2004	6	48.0	8	288	125	1	1/35	125.00	2.60	288.00	0	0	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2003-2004	9	100.1	25	601	271	2	2/20	135.50	2.70	300.50	0	0	0
V Sehwag (IND)	2003-2004	9	39.3	6	237	137	1	1/17	137.00	3.46	237.00	0	0	0
NB Mahwire (ZIM)	2003-2004	4	64.0	13	384	277	2	2/75	138.50	4.32	192.00	0	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2003-2004	2	34.2	5	206	140	1	1/20	140.00	4.07	206.00	0	0	0
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2003	2	39.0	9	234	155	1	1/21	155.00	3.97	234.00	0	0	0
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	2004-2004	1	40.4	3	244	162	1	1/162	162.00	3.98	244.00	0	0	0
Khaled Mahmud (BAN)	2003-2003	2	57.0	19	342	169	1	1/46	169.00	2.96	342.00	0	0	0
JA Rudolph (SA)	2003-2004	7	45.0	4	270	187	1	1/91	187.00	4.15	270.00	0	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2004-2004	1	43.0	4	258	204	1	1/204	204.00	4.74	258.00	0	0	0
M Kartik (IND)	2004-2004	1	45.0	6	270	211	1	1/89	211.00	4.68	270.00	0	0	0
Alamgir Kabir (BAN)	2004-2004	1	8.0	1	48	39	0	-	-	4.87	0.00	0	0	0
Alok Kapali (BAN)	2003-2003	2	7.0	1	42	16	0	-	-	2.28	0.00	0	0	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2003	1	24.0	5	144	85	0	-	-	3.54	0.00	0	0	0
Asim Kamal (PAK)	2003-2004	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	2003-2003	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	2003-2004	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CS Baugh (WI)	2003-2003	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MV Boucher (SA)	2003-2004	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	2003-2004	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	2003-2004	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2003-2004	8	1.0	0	6	7	0	-	-	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
A Chopra (IND)	2003-2004	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2003-2003	2	16.0	3	96	37	0	-	-	2.31	0.00	0	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2003-2004	5	11.0	5	66	25	0	-	-	2.27	0.00	0	0	0
HH Dippenaar (SA)	2003-2003	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
R Dravid (IND)	2003-2004	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DD Ebrahim (ZIM)	2003-2004	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CN Evans (ZIM)	2003-2003	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SP Fleming (NZ)	2003-2004	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
D Ganga (WI)	2003-2004	8	21.0	2	126	72	0	-	-	3.42	0.00	0	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2003-2004	6	8.0	1	48	35	0	-	-	4.37	0.00	0	0	0
HH Gibbs (SA)	2003-2004	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2003-2004	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DA Gunawardene (SL)	2004-2004	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2003-2004	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Hannan Sarkar (BAN)	2003-2004	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RG Hart (NZ)	2003-2003	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ML Hayden (AUS)	2003-2004	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
N Hussain (ENG)	2003-2004	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2003-2004	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RD Jacobs (WI)	2003-2004	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Javed Omar (BAN)	2003-2003	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2003-2004	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GO Jones (ENG)	2004-2004	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RA Jones (NZ)	2003-2003	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Kamran Akmal (PAK)	2004-2004	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Khaled Mashud (BAN)	2003-2004	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
G Kirsten (SA)	2003-2004	8	2.0	1	12	1	0	-	-	0.50	0.00	0	0	0
JL Langer (AUS)	2003-2004	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BC Lara (WI)	2003-2004	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	2003-2004	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KS Lokuarachchi (SL)	2004-2004	1	12.0	2	72	33	0	-	-	2.75	0.00	0	0	0
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2004	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ND McKenzie (SA)	2003-2004	8	3.0	0	18	9	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
DR Martyn (AUS)	2003-2004	9	25.0	7	150	70	0	-	-	2.80	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Mason (NZ)	2004-2004	1	22.0	5	132	105	0	-	-	4.77	0.00	0	0	0
S Matsikenyeri (ZIM)	2003-2003	2	4.0	0	24	16	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2004-2004	2	3.2	1	20	15	0	-	-	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
Moin Khan (PAK)	2003-2004	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MHW Papps (NZ)	2004-2004	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PA Patel (IND)	2003-2004	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	2003-2004	9	6.0	1	36	19	0	-	-	3.16	0.00	0	0	0
RL Powell (WI)	2004-2004	1	8.0	0	48	36	0	-	-	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
Rajin Saleh (BAN)	2003-2004	4	7.0	1	42	27	0	-	-	3.85	0.00	0	0	0
CMW Read (ENG)	2003-2004	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MH Richardson (NZ)	2003-2004	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2003-2004	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Shahriar Hossain (BAN)	2004-2004	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
V Sibanda (ZIM)	2003-2003	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MS Sinclair (NZ)	2004-2004	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DS Smith (WI)	2004-2004	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
T Taibu (ZIM)	2003-2004	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Taufeeq Umar (PAK)	2003-2004	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	2004-2004	1	22.0	4	132	93	0	-	-	4.22	0.00	0	0	0
GP Thorpe (ENG)	2003-2004	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	2003-2004	6	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2003-2004	9	21.0	3	126	82	0	-	-	3.90	0.00	0	0	0
M van Jaarsveld (SA)	2003-2004	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2004	9	24.0	0	144	89	0	-	-	3.70	0.00	0	0	0
MA Vermeulen (ZIM)	2003-2003	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
L Vincent (NZ)	2003-2003	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CB Wishart (ZIM)	2003-2003	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Yasir Hameed (PAK)	2003-2004	7	1.0	0	6	5	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2003-2004	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 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]