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

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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 26-30, 2025 [Test # 2615 - Live]
>> 114/6 (28.2 ov, SPD Smith 17*, C Green 16*, BA Carse 2/21)

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]