Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs New Zealand

Players - vs New Zealand

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2007	2	56.0	10	336	184	20	6/49	9.20	3.28	16.80	1	3	2
Aftab Ahmed (BAN)	2008-2008	2	12.2	4	74	31	2	2/31	15.50	2.51	37.00	-	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	2007-2007	2	23.0	4	138	79	5	2/11	15.80	3.43	27.60	-	-	-
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2008-2008	3	141.0	34	846	410	24	7/47	17.08	2.90	35.25	1	3	1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2008	1	19.0	7	114	44	2	2/44	22.00	2.31	57.00	-	-	-
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2008-2008	3	41.5	8	251	125	5	3/23	25.00	2.98	50.20	-	-	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2007	2	9.0	2	54	26	1	1/11	26.00	2.88	54.00	-	-	-
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2008-2008	2	56.0	8	336	188	7	4/74	26.85	3.35	48.00	1	-	-
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2008-2008	3	6.0	1	36	28	1	1/11	28.00	4.66	36.00	-	-	-
M Ntini (SA)	2007-2007	2	54.4	11	328	180	6	3/47	30.00	3.29	54.66	-	-	-
A Nel (SA)	2007-2007	2	41.0	7	246	120	4	2/37	30.00	2.92	61.50	-	-	-
MS Panesar (ENG)	2008-2008	3	122.3	31	735	332	11	6/126	30.18	2.71	66.81	-	1	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2008	2	84.0	19	504	250	8	3/54	31.25	2.97	63.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2008-2008	2	11.1	-	67	68	2	2/46	34.00	6.08	33.50	-	-	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2008-2008	2	59.0	9	354	283	8	5/73	35.37	4.79	44.25	-	1	-
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2008-2008	2	46.0	4	276	184	5	3/83	36.80	4.00	55.20	-	-	-
Sajedul Islam (BAN)	2008-2008	2	36.0	4	216	175	3	2/71	58.33	4.86	72.00	-	-	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2008-2008	1	27.0	3	162	121	1	1/97	121.00	4.48	162.00	-	-	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2008-2008	1	38.0	5	228	151	1	1/122	151.00	3.97	228.00	-	-	-
TR Ambrose (ENG)	2008-2008	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HM Amla (SA)	2007-2007	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IR Bell (ENG)	2008-2008	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MV Boucher (SA)	2007-2007	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AN Cook (ENG)	2008-2008	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AB de Villiers (SA)	2007-2007	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2008-2008	1	22.0	4	132	57	-	-	-	2.59	-	-	-	-
HH Gibbs (SA)	2007-2007	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2008-2008	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Junaid Siddique (BAN)	2008-2008	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2008-2008	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AG Prince (SA)	2007-2007	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shahriar Nafees (BAN)	2008-2008	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GC Smith (SA)	2007-2007	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2008-2008	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2008-2008	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2008-2008	3	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]