Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GD McGrath (AUS)	2004-2004	2	81.0	30	486	171	10	5/37	17.10	2.11	48.60	-	1	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2004-2004	6	40.0	12	240	88	5	2/4	17.60	2.20	48.00	-	-	-
SM Pollock (SA)	2004-2004	2	73.0	15	438	194	10	4/48	19.40	2.65	43.80	2	-	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	2004-2004	3	150.2	34	902	386	19	6/45	20.31	2.56	47.47	2	1	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2004-2004	6	107.1	30	643	240	11	5/34	21.81	2.23	58.45	-	1	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2004-2004	6	196.3	61	1179	502	22	6/29	22.81	2.55	53.59	-	2	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2004-2004	6	89.3	17	537	229	10	5/34	22.90	2.55	53.70	-	1	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2004-2004	4	115.5	30	695	337	14	5/20	24.07	2.90	49.64	-	1	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2004-2004	1	33.0	11	198	73	3	3/60	24.33	2.21	66.00	-	-	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	2004-2004	7	193.2	41	1160	588	24	3/25	24.50	3.04	48.33	-	-	-
PT Collins (WI)	2004-2004	5	165.3	26	993	589	24	6/53	24.54	3.55	41.37	2	1	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2004-2004	2	67.4	13	406	201	8	7/39	25.12	2.97	50.75	-	1	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004-2004	7	301.0	64	1806	966	38	6/46	25.42	3.20	47.52	4	1	-
AF Giles (ENG)	2004-2004	7	300.1	62	1801	811	31	5/57	26.16	2.70	58.09	3	2	-
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2004	4	128.4	25	772	419	16	6/55	26.18	3.25	48.25	1	1	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2004	3	89.3	10	537	369	14	4/42	26.35	4.12	38.35	2	-	-
T Taibu (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	8.0	1	48	27	1	1/27	27.00	3.37	48.00	-	-	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2004-2004	1	43.1	6	259	163	6	4/104	27.16	3.77	43.16	1	-	-
SK Warne (AUS)	2004-2004	2	100.5	24	605	280	10	4/70	28.00	2.77	60.50	1	-	-
RR Sarwan (WI)	2004-2004	6	84.0	19	504	239	8	4/37	29.87	2.84	63.00	1	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2004-2004	2	81.4	18	490	210	7	3/116	30.00	2.57	70.00	-	-	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2004-2004	3	55.1	8	331	219	7	4/52	31.28	3.96	47.28	1	-	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	2004-2004	3	97.3	15	585	379	12	5/79	31.58	3.88	48.75	1	1	-
NB Mahwire (ZIM)	2004-2004	1	18.0	1	108	97	3	3/97	32.33	5.38	36.00	-	-	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	2004-2004	4	110.4	6	664	445	13	5/101	34.23	4.02	51.07	-	2	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2004-2004	7	235.0	52	1410	877	25	4/75	35.08	3.73	56.40	2	-	-
SB Styris (NZ)	2004-2004	3	69.3	12	417	224	6	3/88	37.33	3.22	69.50	-	-	-
N Boje (SA)	2004-2004	2	121.3	14	729	419	10	5/88	41.90	3.44	72.90	-	1	-
JJC Lawson (WI)	2004-2004	3	100.0	12	600	446	10	4/94	44.60	4.46	60.00	1	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	2004-2004	2	47.0	14	282	134	3	2/6	44.66	2.85	94.00	-	-	-
MJ Saggers (ENG)	2004-2004	2	63.0	16	378	185	4	2/80	46.25	2.93	94.50	-	-	-
M Hayward (SA)	2004-2004	2	42.4	6	256	192	4	3/81	48.00	4.50	64.00	-	-	-
SP Jones (ENG)	2004-2004	2	71.0	19	426	245	5	3/82	49.00	3.45	85.20	-	-	-
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2004	3	60.0	16	360	203	4	2/62	50.75	3.38	90.00	-	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	2004-2004	2	69.0	8	414	205	4	2/69	51.25	2.97	103.50	-	-	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2004-2004	3	80.5	18	485	314	6	3/94	52.33	3.88	80.83	-	-	-
CD Collymore (WI)	2004-2004	3	104.0	29	624	316	6	2/66	52.66	3.03	104.00	-	-	-
OAC Banks (WI)	2004-2004	3	124.0	15	744	478	9	4/87	53.11	3.85	82.66	1	-	-
JA Rudolph (SA)	2004-2004	2	20.0	4	120	54	1	1/22	54.00	2.70	120.00	-	-	-
Mushfiqur Rahman (BAN)	2004-2004	2	64.4	11	388	217	4	4/65	54.25	3.35	97.00	1	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	2004-2004	1	33.0	2	198	109	2	2/40	54.50	3.30	99.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2004-2004	2	79.0	15	474	221	4	3/90	55.25	2.79	118.50	-	-	-
T Panyangara (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	51.1	6	307	221	4	3/101	55.25	4.31	76.75	-	-	-
M Ntini (SA)	2004-2004	2	62.0	7	372	207	3	2/108	69.00	3.33	124.00	-	-	-
Tapash Baisya (BAN)	2004-2004	2	54.0	10	324	212	3	2/87	70.66	3.92	108.00	-	-	-
TL Best (WI)	2004-2004	3	87.0	11	522	300	4	1/32	75.00	3.44	130.50	-	-	-
E Chigumbura (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	33.0	4	198	152	2	1/44	76.00	4.60	99.00	-	-	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2004-2004	5	142.3	16	855	535	7	2/61	76.42	3.75	122.14	-	-	-
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2004-2004	6	40.0	3	240	161	2	1/43	80.50	4.02	120.00	-	-	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2004-2004	2	66.1	14	397	246	3	1/28	82.00	3.71	132.33	-	-	-
JDP Oram (NZ)	2004-2004	3	74.3	13	447	212	2	2/76	106.00	2.84	223.50	-	-	-
ML Nkala (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	39.0	4	234	152	1	1/111	152.00	3.89	234.00	-	-	-
S Matsikenyeri (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	38.3	3	231	170	1	1/58	170.00	4.41	231.00	-	-	-
Tareq Aziz (BAN)	2004-2004	2	48.0	6	288	202	1	1/76	202.00	4.20	288.00	-	-	-
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	56.0	11	336	219	1	1/103	219.00	3.91	336.00	-	-	-
RP Arnold (SL)	2004-2004	1	1.0	-	6	9	-	-	-	9.00	-	-	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	2004-2004	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MS Atapattu (SL)	2004-2004	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CS Baugh (WI)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2004	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MV Boucher (SA)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MA Butcher (ENG)	2004-2004	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2004-2004	6	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HH Dippenaar (SA)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DD Ebrahim (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MTG Elliott (AUS)	2004-2004	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Faisal Hossain (BAN)	2004-2004	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SP Fleming (NZ)	2004-2004	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HH Gibbs (SA)	2004-2004	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hannan Sarkar (BAN)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ML Hayden (AUS)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
N Hussain (ENG)	2004-2004	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RD Jacobs (WI)	2004-2004	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Javed Omar (BAN)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2004-2004	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HAPW Jayawardene (SL)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GO Jones (ENG)	2004-2004	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SC Joseph (WI)	2004-2004	2	2.0	-	12	8	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	2004-2004	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SM Katich (AUS)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RWT Key (ENG)	2004-2004	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khaled Mashud (BAN)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JL Langer (AUS)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BC Lara (WI)	2004-2004	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2004-2004	2	6.0	2	36	6	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2004	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CD McMillan (NZ)	2004-2004	2	2.0	1	12	5	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
Manjural Islam Rana (BAN)	2004-2004	1	28.0	2	168	100	-	-	-	3.57	-	-	-	-
A Maregwede (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DR Martyn (AUS)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KD Mills (NZ)	2004-2004	1	6.0	2	36	31	-	-	-	5.16	-	-	-	-
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2004-2004	2	4.0	1	24	19	-	-	-	4.75	-	-	-	-
D Mohammed (WI)	2004-2004	1	32.0	2	192	102	-	-	-	3.18	-	-	-	-
T Mupariwa (ZIM)	2004-2004	1	34.0	1	204	136	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
MHW Papps (NZ)	2004-2004	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RT Ponting (AUS)	2004-2004	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rajin Saleh (BAN)	2004-2004	2	13.0	1	78	36	-	-	-	2.76	-	-	-	-
MH Richardson (NZ)	2004-2004	3	1.0	-	6	4	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2004-2004	6	1.0	-	6	4	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
DR Smith (WI)	2004-2004	3	26.0	7	156	77	-	-	-	2.96	-	-	-	-
DS Smith (WI)	2004-2004	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2004	2	4.0	-	24	15	-	-	-	3.75	-	-	-	-
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2004	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BRM Taylor (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GP Thorpe (ENG)	2004-2004	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2004-2004	7	4.0	-	24	10	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
P Utseya (ZIM)	2004-2004	1	12.0	2	72	55	-	-	-	4.58	-	-	-	-
M van Jaarsveld (SA)	2004-2004	2	7.0	-	42	28	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2004-2004	6	7.0	-	42	25	-	-	-	3.57	-	-	-	-
MA Vermeulen (ZIM)	2004-2004	1	1.0	-	6	5	-	-	-	5.00	-	-	-	-

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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]