Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages for Australia in Tests

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JJ Ferris	1887-1890	8	-	224	2030	684	48	5/26	14.25	2.02	42.29	4	4	-
CTB Turner	1887-1895	17	-	457	5179	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11	2
H Ironmonger	1928-1933	14	782.3	328	4695	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.44	4	4	2
FR Spofforth	1877-1887	18	1046.1	416	4185	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
AK Davidson	1953-1963	44	-	431	11587	3819	186	7/93	20.53	1.97	62.29	6	14	2
ERH Toshack	1946-1948	12	-	155	3140	989	47	6/29	21.04	1.88	66.80	2	4	1
WJ Whitty	1909-1912	14	559.3	163	3357	1373	65	6/17	21.12	2.45	51.64	7	3	-
GE Palmer	1880-1886	17	1129.1	452	4517	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6	2
GD McGrath	1993-2007	124	4874.4	1470	29248	12186	563	8/24	21.64	2.49	51.95	28	29	3
H Trumble	1890-1904	32	-	452	8099	3072	141	8/65	21.78	2.27	57.43	8	9	3
PJ Cummins	2011-2024	62	2102.2	464	12614	6063	269	6/23	22.53	2.88	46.89	16	12	2
WJ O'Reilly	1932-1946	27	-	585	10024	3254	144	7/54	22.59	1.94	69.61	8	11	3
JV Saunders	1902-1908	14	594.1	116	3565	1796	79	7/34	22.73	3.02	45.12	6	6	-
LF Kline	1957-1961	13	-	113	2373	776	34	7/75	22.82	1.96	69.79	2	1	-
KR Miller	1946-1956	55	-	337	10461	3906	170	7/60	22.97	2.24	61.53	8	7	1
RR Lindwall	1946-1960	61	-	419	13650	5251	228	7/38	23.03	2.30	59.86	8	12	-
HV Hordern	1911-1912	7	358.0	49	2148	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5	2
RJ Harris	2010-2015	27	956.0	258	5736	2658	113	7/117	23.52	2.78	50.76	4	5	-
SR Clark	2006-2009	24	857.4	230	5146	2243	94	5/32	23.86	2.61	54.74	6	2	-
WA Johnston	1947-1955	40	-	372	11048	3826	160	6/44	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7	-
DK Lillee	1971-1984	70	-	652	18467	8493	355	7/83	23.92	2.75	52.01	23	23	7
CV Grimmett	1925-1936	37	-	736	14513	5231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21	7
BA Reid	1985-1992	27	1040.4	244	6244	2784	113	7/51	24.63	2.67	55.25	11	5	2
JR Hazlewood	2014-2024	70	2429.3	618	14577	6778	273	6/67	24.82	2.78	53.39	10	12	-
MA Noble	1898-1909	42	-	361	7159	3025	121	7/17	25.00	2.53	59.16	1	9	2
SK Warne	1992-2007	145	6784.1	1761	40705	17995	708	8/71	25.41	2.65	57.49	48	37	10
DW Fleming	1994-2001	20	688.1	153	4129	1942	75	5/30	25.89	2.82	55.05	3	3	-
DE Bollinger	2009-2010	12	400.1	78	2401	1296	50	5/28	25.92	3.23	48.02	1	2	-
GJ Gilmour	1973-1977	15	-	51	2661	1406	54	6/85	26.03	3.17	49.27	2	3	-
FJ Laver	1899-1909	15	-	121	2361	964	37	8/31	26.05	2.44	63.81	-	2	-
LS Pascoe	1977-1982	14	567.1	112	3403	1668	64	5/59	26.06	2.94	53.17	4	1	-
JN Gillespie	1996-2006	71	2372.2	630	14234	6770	259	7/37	26.13	2.85	54.95	8	8	-
CR Miller	1998-2001	18	681.5	163	4091	1805	69	5/32	26.15	2.64	59.28	2	3	1
JL Pattinson	2011-2020	21	660.3	142	3963	2133	81	5/27	26.33	3.22	48.92	4	4	-
CL McCool	1946-1950	14	-	44	2504	958	36	5/41	26.61	2.29	69.55	-	3	-
TW Garrett	1877-1888	19	682.0	296	2728	970	36	6/78	26.94	2.13	75.77	1	2	-
PR Reiffel	1992-1998	35	1067.1	279	6403	2804	104	6/71	26.96	2.62	61.56	3	5	-
R Benaud	1952-1964	63	-	805	19108	6704	248	7/72	27.03	2.10	77.04	16	16	1
G Giffen	1881-1896	31	-	434	6391	2791	103	7/117	27.09	2.62	62.04	7	7	1
G Dymock	1974-1980	21	-	179	5545	2116	78	7/67	27.12	2.28	71.08	4	5	1
TM Alderman	1981-1991	41	1696.5	432	10181	4616	170	6/47	27.15	2.72	59.88	5	14	1
RG Archer	1953-1956	19	-	160	3576	1318	48	5/53	27.45	2.21	74.50	2	1	-
MHN Walker	1972-1977	34	-	380	10094	3792	138	8/143	27.47	2.25	73.14	9	6	-
CG Macartney	1907-1926	35	593.3	177	3561	1240	45	7/58	27.55	2.08	79.13	1	2	1
MA Starc	2011-2024	89	2902.5	559	17417	9932	358	6/50	27.74	3.42	48.65	20	14	2
AG Hurst	1974-1979	12	-	74	3054	1200	43	5/28	27.90	2.35	71.02	3	2	-
JR Thomson	1972-1985	51	-	301	10535	5601	200	6/46	28.00	3.18	52.67	16	8	-
AIC Dodemaide	1987-1992	10	364.0	92	2184	953	34	6/58	28.02	2.61	64.23	3	1	-
MG Hughes	1985-1994	53	2047.3	499	12285	6017	212	8/87	28.38	2.93	57.94	14	7	1
MG Johnson	2007-2015	73	2666.5	514	16001	8891	313	8/61	28.40	3.33	51.12	16	12	3
RM Hogg	1978-1984	38	-	230	7633	3503	123	6/74	28.47	2.75	62.05	7	6	2
BW Hilfenhaus	2009-2012	27	1013.0	258	6078	2822	99	5/75	28.50	2.78	61.39	7	2	-
CJ McDermott	1984-1996	71	2764.2	579	16586	8332	291	8/97	28.63	3.01	56.99	17	14	2
A Cotter	1904-1912	21	772.1	86	4633	2549	89	7/148	28.64	3.30	52.05	4	7	-
WP Howell	1898-1904	18	-	245	3892	1407	49	5/81	28.71	2.16	79.42	3	1	-
WM Clark	1977-1979	10	-	63	2793	1265	44	4/46	28.75	2.71	63.47	7	-	-
E Jones	1894-1902	19	-	161	3754	1857	64	7/88	29.01	2.96	58.65	2	3	1
SCG MacGill	1998-2008	44	1872.5	365	11237	6038	208	8/108	29.02	3.22	54.02	9	12	2
KD Walters	1965-1981	74	-	79	3295	1425	49	5/66	29.08	2.59	67.24	3	1	-
CG Rackemann	1982-1991	12	453.1	131	2719	1137	39	6/86	29.15	2.50	69.71	1	3	1
IWG Johnson	1946-1956	45	-	330	8780	3182	109	7/44	29.19	2.17	80.55	5	3	-
AN Connolly	1963-1971	29	-	289	7818	2981	102	6/47	29.22	2.28	76.64	6	4	-
SNJ O'Keefe	2014-2017	9	371.2	68	2228	1029	35	6/35	29.40	2.77	63.65	-	2	1
NJN Hawke	1963-1968	27	-	238	6974	2677	91	7/105	29.41	2.30	76.63	2	6	1
GD McKenzie	1961-1971	60	-	547	17681	7328	246	8/71	29.78	2.48	71.87	7	16	3
AA Mallett	1968-1980	38	-	419	9990	3940	132	8/59	29.84	2.36	75.68	5	6	1
EL McCormick	1935-1938	12	-	50	2107	1079	36	4/101	29.97	3.07	58.52	1	-	-
NM Lyon	2011-2024	129	5460.1	1044	32761	16052	530	8/50	30.28	2.93	61.81	24	24	5
GF Lawson	1980-1989	46	1853.0	386	11118	5501	180	8/112	30.56	2.96	61.76	6	11	2
PM Siddle	2008-2019	67	2317.5	615	13907	6777	221	6/54	30.66	2.92	62.92	8	8	-
B Lee	1999-2008	76	2755.1	547	16531	9554	310	5/30	30.81	3.46	53.32	17	10	-
JM Gregory	1920-1928	24	-	138	5582	2648	85	7/69	31.15	2.84	65.67	3	4	-
JD Higgs	1978-1981	22	-	176	4752	2057	66	7/143	31.16	2.59	72.00	5	2	-
I Meckiff	1957-1963	18	-	120	3734	1423	45	6/38	31.62	2.28	82.97	1	2	-
B Yardley	1978-1983	33	-	379	8909	3986	126	7/98	31.63	2.68	70.70	11	6	1
RM Cowper	1964-1968	27	-	138	3005	1139	36	4/48	31.63	2.27	83.47	3	-	-
AJ Bichel	1997-2003	19	556.1	111	3337	1870	58	5/60	32.24	3.36	57.53	3	1	-
C Kelleway	1910-1928	26	-	146	4363	1683	52	5/33	32.36	2.31	83.90	1	1	-
MS Kasprowicz	1996-2006	38	1190.0	245	7140	3716	113	7/36	32.88	3.12	63.18	4	4	-
EW Freeman	1968-1970	11	-	58	2183	1128	34	4/52	33.17	3.10	64.20	4	-	-
EA McDonald	1921-1921	11	480.5	90	2885	1431	43	5/32	33.27	2.97	67.09	3	2	-
WW Armstrong	1902-1921	50	1337.0	407	8022	2923	87	6/35	33.59	2.18	92.20	3	3	-
SR Watson	2005-2015	59	915.5	240	5495	2526	75	6/33	33.68	2.75	73.26	1	3	-
AA Mailey	1920-1926	21	-	115	6119	3358	99	9/121	33.91	3.29	61.80	5	6	2
MR Whitney	1981-1992	12	445.2	90	2672	1325	39	7/27	33.97	2.97	68.51	2	2	1
KD Mackay	1956-1963	37	-	267	5792	1721	50	6/42	34.42	1.78	115.84	1	2	-
TBA May	1987-1995	24	1096.1	321	6577	2606	75	5/9	34.74	2.37	87.69	3	3	-
NM Hauritz	2004-2010	17	700.0	143	4200	2204	63	5/53	34.98	3.14	66.66	-	2	-
C Green	2020-2024	28	365.0	63	2190	1236	35	5/27	35.31	3.38	62.57	-	1	-
TW Wall	1929-1934	18	802.0	154	4812	2010	56	5/14	35.89	2.50	85.92	2	3	-
JW Gleeson	1967-1972	29	-	378	8857	3367	93	5/61	36.20	2.28	95.23	4	3	-
DT Ring	1948-1953	13	-	69	3024	1305	35	6/72	37.28	2.58	86.40	-	2	-
A Symonds	2004-2008	26	349.0	81	2094	896	24	3/50	37.33	2.56	87.25	-	-	-
LO Fleetwood-Smith	1935-1938	10	-	78	3093	1570	42	6/110	37.38	3.04	73.64	4	2	1
SR Waugh	1985-2004	168	1300.5	332	7805	3445	92	5/28	37.44	2.64	84.83	4	3	-
KJ O'Keeffe	1971-1977	24	-	189	5384	2018	53	5/101	38.07	2.24	101.58	2	1	-
MJ Clarke	2004-2015	115	405.5	62	2435	1184	31	6/9	38.19	2.91	78.54	-	2	-
PI Philpott	1965-1966	8	-	67	2262	1000	26	5/90	38.46	2.65	87.00	2	1	-
AR Border	1978-1994	156	-	197	4009	1525	39	7/46	39.10	2.28	102.79	1	2	1
PL Taylor	1987-1991	13	371.1	101	2227	1068	27	6/78	39.55	2.87	82.48	2	1	-
RG Holland	1984-1986	11	481.3	124	2889	1352	34	6/54	39.76	2.80	84.97	2	3	2
MR Marsh	2014-2024	42	547.3	88	3285	1922	48	5/46	40.04	3.51	68.43	1	1	-
CE McLeod	1894-1905	17	-	171	3374	1325	33	5/65	40.15	2.35	102.24	1	2	-
GS Chappell	1970-1984	87	-	208	5327	1913	47	5/61	40.70	2.15	113.34	-	1	-
RJ Bright	1977-1986	25	923.3	298	5541	2180	53	7/87	41.13	2.36	104.54	-	4	1
ME Waugh	1991-2002	128	808.5	171	4853	2429	59	5/40	41.16	3.00	82.25	1	1	-
TR Veivers	1963-1967	21	-	195	4191	1375	33	4/68	41.66	1.96	127.00	1	-	-
RB Simpson	1957-1978	62	-	253	6881	3001	71	5/57	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2	-
SJ McCabe	1930-1938	39	-	127	3746	1543	36	4/13	42.86	2.47	104.05	2	-	-
PR Sleep	1979-1990	14	-	132	2982	1397	31	5/72	45.06	2.81	96.19	1	1	-
GRJ Matthews	1983-1993	33	1045.1	256	6271	2942	61	5/103	48.22	2.81	102.80	3	2	1
IM Chappell	1964-1980	75	-	87	2873	1316	20	2/21	65.80	2.74	143.65	-	-	-
KR Stackpole	1966-1974	43	-	86	2321	1001	15	2/33	66.73	2.58	154.73	-	-	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand vs Australia at Christchurch, Australia in New Zealand 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington, Australia in New Zealand 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]

West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane, West Indies in Australia 2nd Test, Jan 25-28, 2024 [Test # 2524]