Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RJ Peterson (SA)	2008-2008	1	29.0	4	174	94	6	5/33	15.66	3.24	29.00	0	1	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2008	12	376.5	67	2261	1267	78	6/49	16.24	3.36	28.98	6	6	2
SM Pollock (SA)	2008-2008	1	28.0	6	168	85	5	4/35	17.00	3.03	33.60	1	0	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2007-2008	5	141.4	50	850	266	15	3/23	17.73	1.87	56.66	0	0	0
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2007-2007	1	22.0	2	132	76	4	2/17	19.00	3.45	33.00	0	0	0
V Sehwag (IND)	2008-2008	5	74.5	10	449	197	10	3/12	19.70	2.63	44.90	0	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2007-2008	6	281.3	56	1689	823	40	5/119	20.57	2.92	42.22	5	1	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	2007-2008	10	11.0	2	66	21	1	1/2	21.00	1.90	66.00	0	0	0
KD Mills (NZ)	2008-2008	4	126.2	28	758	353	16	4/16	22.06	2.79	47.37	1	0	0
RN Lewis (WI)	2008-2008	1	20.4	3	124	68	3	2/42	22.66	3.29	41.33	0	0	0
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2008-2008	4	105.3	13	633	388	17	6/27	22.82	3.67	37.23	0	1	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2007-2008	6	60.4	11	364	188	8	3/23	23.50	3.09	45.50	0	0	0
Aftab Ahmed (BAN)	2008-2008	4	17.2	4	104	49	2	2/31	24.50	2.82	52.00	0	0	0
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2007-2008	6	251.0	52	1506	728	29	7/47	25.10	2.90	51.93	1	3	1
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2007-2008	2	65.0	10	390	278	11	5/136	25.27	4.27	35.45	1	1	0
A Symonds (AUS)	2007-2008	6	102.0	23	612	278	11	3/51	25.27	2.72	55.63	0	0	0
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2007-2008	4	23.0	3	138	77	3	2/9	25.66	3.34	46.00	0	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	2007-2008	12	186.0	46	1116	444	17	5/30	26.11	2.38	65.64	0	1	0
SE Bond (NZ)	2007-2007	1	33.0	2	198	133	5	4/73	26.60	4.03	39.60	1	0	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2007-2008	7	259.2	58	1556	807	30	5/65	26.90	3.11	51.86	1	1	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2007-2008	6	226.2	48	1358	660	24	5/61	27.50	2.91	56.58	1	1	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2008	1	47.1	13	283	139	5	5/55	27.80	2.94	56.60	0	1	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2007-2008	5	156.3	30	939	559	20	4/52	27.95	3.57	46.95	2	0	0
DJ Bravo (WI)	2007-2008	5	146.4	24	880	448	15	4/24	29.86	3.05	58.66	2	0	0
Yasir Arafat (PAK)	2007-2007	1	52.3	8	315	210	7	5/161	30.00	4.00	45.00	0	1	0
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2007-2008	4	102.3	28	615	308	10	3/34	30.80	3.00	61.50	0	0	0
SR Clark (AUS)	2007-2008	6	224.2	55	1346	651	21	4/28	31.00	2.90	64.09	2	0	0
M Ntini (SA)	2007-2008	12	339.3	76	2037	1118	36	4/35	31.05	3.29	56.58	1	0	0
T Thushara (SL)	2008-2008	2	61.5	8	371	250	8	3/59	31.25	4.04	46.37	0	0	0
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2008	5	118.5	14	713	439	14	5/50	31.35	3.69	50.92	0	1	0
A Nel (SA)	2007-2008	7	221.1	47	1327	693	22	3/45	31.50	3.13	60.31	0	0	0
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2008	9	325.4	79	1954	855	27	5/73	31.66	2.62	72.37	1	1	0
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2007-2007	2	125.0	21	750	352	11	4/105	32.00	2.81	68.18	2	0	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2008	6	250.1	45	1501	771	24	4/86	32.12	3.08	62.54	2	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2007-2007	3	97.5	17	587	298	9	4/58	33.11	3.04	65.22	1	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	2007-2008	9	458.0	77	2748	1407	42	5/60	33.50	3.07	65.42	3	2	0
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2007-2008	6	44.5	5	269	136	4	3/5	34.00	3.03	67.25	0	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2007-2008	10	57.0	14	342	136	4	2/20	34.00	2.38	85.50	0	0	0
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2008-2008	4	17.1	0	103	103	3	2/46	34.33	6.00	34.33	0	0	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	2007-2008	7	442.1	79	2653	1206	35	6/55	34.45	2.72	75.80	0	3	0
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2008	5	162.4	27	976	571	16	5/118	35.68	3.51	61.00	0	1	0
JS Patel (NZ)	2008-2008	2	102.5	23	617	287	8	3/107	35.87	2.79	77.12	0	0	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2007-2008	4	56.0	7	336	150	4	2/66	37.50	2.67	84.00	0	0	0
J Botha (SA)	2008-2008	1	18.0	0	108	75	2	2/57	37.50	4.16	54.00	0	0	0
Z Khan (IND)	2007-2007	3	115.0	20	690	378	10	4/94	37.80	3.28	69.00	1	0	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2008	3	120.0	24	720	345	9	3/54	38.33	2.87	80.00	0	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2007-2008	9	479.4	70	2878	1427	37	5/122	38.56	2.97	77.78	2	2	0
MS Panesar (ENG)	2007-2008	6	257.3	50	1545	737	19	6/126	38.78	2.86	81.31	0	1	0
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2008-2008	2	97.0	17	582	241	6	2/54	40.16	2.48	97.00	0	0	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2007-2007	2	78.3	14	471	246	6	3/103	41.00	3.13	78.50	0	0	0
PP Chawla (IND)	2008-2008	1	20.0	3	120	84	2	2/66	42.00	4.20	60.00	0	0	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	2007-2008	7	265.3	56	1593	677	16	4/70	42.31	2.54	99.56	2	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2007-2007	3	31.0	7	186	85	2	1/24	42.50	2.74	93.00	0	0	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2007-2008	3	102.0	17	612	356	8	4/29	44.50	3.49	76.50	1	0	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2007-2008	3	97.4	16	586	450	10	5/73	45.00	4.60	58.60	0	1	0
IK Pathan (IND)	2007-2008	4	134.2	27	806	424	9	3/54	47.11	3.15	89.55	0	0	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2007-2008	4	87.5	12	527	380	8	4/84	47.50	4.32	65.87	1	0	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2007-2007	5	326.4	44	1960	1050	22	4/59	47.72	3.21	89.09	2	0	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2007-2008	3	102.5	16	617	336	7	3/104	48.00	3.26	88.14	0	0	0
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2008-2008	4	105.0	15	630	370	7	4/74	52.85	3.52	90.00	1	0	0
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2007-2007	1	19.0	0	114	53	1	1/40	53.00	2.78	114.00	0	0	0
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2008	3	61.0	17	366	166	3	2/44	55.33	2.72	122.00	0	0	0
RP Singh (IND)	2007-2008	6	170.5	19	1025	742	13	4/68	57.07	4.34	78.84	2	0	0
Sajedul Islam (BAN)	2008-2008	2	36.0	4	216	175	3	2/71	58.33	4.86	72.00	0	0	0
DBL Powell (WI)	2007-2008	5	171.0	25	1026	643	11	3/58	58.45	3.76	93.27	0	0	0
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2008	1	53.0	6	318	179	3	3/59	59.66	3.37	106.00	0	0	0
GB Hogg (AUS)	2007-2008	3	125.0	15	750	481	8	2/51	60.12	3.84	93.75	0	0	0
Sohail Tanvir (PAK)	2007-2007	2	84.0	15	504	316	5	3/83	63.20	3.76	100.80	0	0	0
LPC Silva (SL)	2007-2008	6	17.0	2	102	65	1	1/57	65.00	3.82	102.00	0	0	0
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2007-2007	2	95.0	14	570	326	5	2/81	65.20	3.43	114.00	0	0	0
SL Malinga (SL)	2007-2007	4	143.0	20	858	525	8	3/78	65.62	3.67	107.25	0	0	0
S Sreesanth (IND)	2008-2008	3	81.0	13	486	274	4	2/87	68.50	3.38	121.50	0	0	0
DJG Sammy (WI)	2007-2008	2	36.0	6	216	139	2	1/29	69.50	3.86	108.00	0	0	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2007-2008	5	39.0	4	234	139	2	1/14	69.50	3.56	117.00	0	0	0
MM Patel (IND)	2007-2007	2	65.0	14	390	215	3	1/21	71.66	3.30	130.00	0	0	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2007-2007	4	135.0	14	810	510	7	2/39	72.85	3.77	115.71	0	0	0
Salman Butt (PAK)	2007-2007	5	17.5	1	107	77	1	1/36	77.00	4.31	107.00	0	0	0
RS Bopara (ENG)	2007-2007	3	26.0	6	156	81	1	1/39	81.00	3.11	156.00	0	0	0
GD Elliott (NZ)	2008-2008	1	24.0	3	144	85	1	1/27	85.00	3.54	144.00	0	0	0
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2007-2008	6	24.0	1	144	96	1	1/11	96.00	4.00	144.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2007-2007	2	70.0	17	420	194	2	1/83	97.00	2.77	210.00	0	0	0
MKDI Amerasinghe (SL)	2008-2008	1	25.0	1	150	105	1	1/62	105.00	4.20	150.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2007-2007	3	122.0	12	732	475	4	2/63	118.75	3.89	183.00	0	0	0
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	2008-2008	1	31.0	1	186	129	1	1/129	129.00	4.16	186.00	0	0	0
TR Ambrose (ENG)	2008-2008	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
HM Amla (SA)	2007-2008	12	6.0	0	36	24	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	2007-2007	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
IR Bell (ENG)	2007-2008	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MD Bell (NZ)	2008-2008	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MV Boucher (SA)	2007-2008	12	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2007-2008	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
S Chattergoon (WI)	2008-2008	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AN Cook (ENG)	2007-2008	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CD Cumming (NZ)	2007-2008	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AB de Villiers (SA)	2007-2008	12	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MS Dhoni (IND)	2007-2008	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2007-2008	3	4.0	1	24	10	0	-	-	2.50	0.00	0	0	0
R Dravid (IND)	2007-2008	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2008-2008	1	22.0	4	132	57	0	-	-	2.59	0.00	0	0	0
Faisal Iqbal (PAK)	2007-2007	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SP Fleming (NZ)	2007-2008	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PG Fulton (NZ)	2008-2008	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
G Gambhir (IND)	2007-2007	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
D Ganga (WI)	2007-2008	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
HH Gibbs (SA)	2007-2008	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2007-2008	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2008-2008	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ML Hayden (AUS)	2007-2008	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2008-2008	1	47.0	13	282	99	0	-	-	2.10	0.00	0	0	0
RO Hinds (WI)	2008-2008	1	3.0	0	18	10	0	-	-	3.33	0.00	0	0	0
JM How (NZ)	2008-2008	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2007-2008	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2007-2007	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
W Jaffer (IND)	2007-2008	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PA Jaques (AUS)	2007-2008	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2007-2008	7	2.0	1	12	4	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
HAPW Jayawardene (SL)	2007-2008	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Junaid Siddique (BAN)	2008-2008	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Kamran Akmal (PAK)	2007-2007	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KD Karthik (IND)	2007-2007	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BB McCullum (NZ)	2007-2008	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ND McKenzie (SA)	2008-2008	6	2.0	0	12	4	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
MF Maharoof (SL)	2007-2007	2	57.0	10	342	189	0	-	-	3.31	0.00	0	0	0
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2007-2007	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2007-2007	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RS Morton (WI)	2007-2008	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
J Mubarak (SL)	2007-2007	2	1.0	0	6	8	0	-	-	8.00	0.00	0	0	0
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2008-2008	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MHW Papps (NZ)	2007-2007	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BA Parchment (WI)	2008-2008	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	2007-2008	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AG Prince (SA)	2007-2008	12	3.0	0	18	16	0	-	-	5.33	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Prior (ENG)	2007-2007	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
D Ramdin (WI)	2007-2008	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CJL Rogers (AUS)	2008-2008	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2007-2008	3	1.0	0	6	8	0	-	-	8.00	0.00	0	0	0
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2007-2008	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RR Sarwan (WI)	2008-2008	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Shahriar Nafees (BAN)	2008-2008	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2007-2007	3	13.0	2	78	51	0	-	-	3.92	0.00	0	0	0
MS Sinclair (NZ)	2008-2008	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DS Smith (WI)	2008-2008	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GC Smith (SA)	2007-2008	12	9.0	1	54	51	0	-	-	5.66	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2008-2008	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SB Styris (NZ)	2007-2007	2	10.0	2	60	42	0	-	-	4.20	0.00	0	0	0
SW Tait (AUS)	2008-2008	1	21.0	1	126	92	0	-	-	4.38	0.00	0	0	0
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2008-2008	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2007-2008	5	3.2	0	20	10	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2007-2008	7	24.0	1	144	77	0	-	-	3.20	0.00	0	0	0
WU Tharanga (SL)	2007-2007	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MG Vandort (SL)	2007-2008	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2007-2008	6	3.0	0	18	6	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
L Vincent (NZ)	2007-2007	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SM Warnapura (SL)	2008-2008	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Yasir Hameed (PAK)	2007-2007	3	11.0	0	66	67	0	-	-	6.09	0.00	0	0	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2007-2007	5	6.0	0	36	34	0	-	-	5.66	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]