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 (AUS)	1887-1890	8	-	224	2030	684	48	5/26	14.25	2.02	42.29	4	4	-
SM Boland (AUS)	2021-2025	14	372.0	95	2232	1025	62	6/7	16.53	2.75	36.00	2	2	1
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	-	457	5179	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11	2
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1933	14	782.3	328	4695	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.44	4	4	2
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	1046.1	416	4185	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	44	-	431	11587	3819	186	7/93	20.53	1.97	62.29	6	14	2
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	12	-	155	3140	989	47	6/29	21.04	1.88	66.80	2	4	1
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	-	218	6391	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	-
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1909-1912	14	559.3	163	3357	1373	65	6/17	21.12	2.45	51.64	7	3	-
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	1129.1	452	4517	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	124	4874.4	1470	29248	12186	563	8/24	21.64	2.49	51.95	28	29	3
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	71	2183.2	433	13100	7306	336	7/112	21.74	3.34	38.98	15	17	4
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	32	-	452	8099	3072	141	8/65	21.78	2.27	57.43	8	9	3
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	18	488.1	86	2929	1696	77	7/13	22.02	3.47	38.03	5	3	1
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2025	71	2364.3	514	14187	6829	309	6/23	22.10	2.88	45.91	17	14	2
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	393.3	107	2361	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	2586.3	661	15519	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20	3
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	1898.3	507	11391	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1946	27	-	585	10024	3254	144	7/54	22.59	1.94	69.61	8	11	3
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	11	346.5	95	2081	886	39	7/29	22.71	2.55	53.35	-	3	-
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	14	594.1	116	3565	1796	79	7/34	22.73	3.02	45.12	6	6	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	460.4	96	2764	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1
LF Kline (AUS)	1957-1961	13	-	113	2373	776	34	7/75	22.82	1.96	69.79	2	1	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	3101.2	660	18608	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26	5
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	55	-	337	10461	3906	170	7/60	22.97	2.24	61.53	8	7	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1960	61	-	419	13650	5251	228	7/38	23.03	2.30	59.86	8	12	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	4058.5	1222	24353	9733	421	7/87	23.11	2.39	57.84	23	16	1
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	7	358.0	49	2148	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5	2
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	20	429.4	100	2578	1356	58	6/39	23.37	3.15	44.44	1	3	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	27	956.0	258	5736	2658	113	7/117	23.52	2.78	50.76	4	5	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2009	24	857.4	230	5146	2243	94	5/32	23.86	2.61	54.74	6	2	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1955	40	-	372	11048	3826	160	6/44	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	70	-	652	18467	8493	355	7/83	23.92	2.75	52.01	23	23	7
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	-	270	6522	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2025	76	2570.3	657	15423	7144	295	6/67	24.21	2.77	52.28	11	13	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1936	37	-	736	14513	5231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21	7
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1998	18	800.5	221	4805	2063	85	6/23	24.27	2.57	56.52	6	5	2
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2024	16	382.0	64	2292	1432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	1	3	1
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	27	1040.4	244	6244	2784	113	7/51	24.63	2.67	55.25	11	5	2
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	42	-	361	7159	3025	121	7/17	25.00	2.53	59.16	1	9	2
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1962	14	-	106	3890	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	145	6784.1	1761	40705	17995	708	8/71	25.41	2.65	57.49	48	37	10
RO Schwarz (SA)	1906-1912	20	439.5	66	2639	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2001	20	688.1	153	4129	1942	75	5/30	25.89	2.82	55.05	3	3	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	37	-	602	13568	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	5	14	2
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2010	12	400.1	78	2401	1296	50	5/28	25.92	3.23	48.02	1	2	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	15	-	51	2661	1406	54	6/85	26.03	3.17	49.27	2	3	-
FJ Laver (AUS)	1899-1909	15	-	121	2361	964	37	8/31	26.05	2.44	63.81	-	2	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1982	14	567.1	112	3403	1668	64	5/59	26.06	2.94	53.17	4	1	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2006	71	2372.2	630	14234	6770	259	7/37	26.13	2.85	54.95	8	8	-
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-2001	18	681.5	163	4091	1805	69	5/32	26.15	2.64	59.28	2	3	1
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	-	706	11736	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	2	5	-
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	21	660.3	142	3963	2133	81	5/27	26.33	3.22	48.92	4	4	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	704.3	124	4227	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	-
CL McCool (AUS)	1946-1950	14	-	44	2504	958	36	5/41	26.61	2.29	69.55	-	3	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	509.3	81	3057	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	-
TW Garrett (AUS)	1877-1888	19	682.0	296	2728	970	36	6/78	26.94	2.13	75.77	1	2	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1998	35	1067.1	279	6403	2804	104	6/71	26.96	2.62	61.56	3	5	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2025	100	3182.2	606	19094	10863	402	6/9	27.02	3.41	47.49	20	16	2
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	63	-	805	19108	6704	248	7/72	27.03	2.10	77.04	16	16	1
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	-	434	6391	2791	103	7/117	27.09	2.62	62.04	7	7	1
G Dymock (AUS)	1974-1980	21	-	179	5545	2116	78	7/67	27.12	2.28	71.08	4	5	1
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	41	1696.5	432	10181	4616	170	6/47	27.15	2.72	59.88	5	14	1
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1956	19	-	160	3576	1318	48	5/53	27.45	2.21	74.50	2	1	-
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1977	34	-	380	10094	3792	138	8/143	27.47	2.25	73.14	9	6	-
CG Macartney (AUS)	1907-1926	35	593.3	177	3561	1240	45	7/58	27.55	2.08	79.13	1	2	1
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2023	10	350.5	68	2105	1075	39	4/61	27.56	3.06	53.97	4	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	2749.4	605	16498	8550	309	6/23	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8	-
AG Hurst (AUS)	1974-1979	12	-	74	3054	1200	43	5/28	27.90	2.35	71.02	3	2	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1985	51	-	301	10535	5601	200	6/46	28.00	3.18	52.67	16	8	-
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1987-1992	10	364.0	92	2184	953	34	6/58	28.02	2.61	64.23	3	1	-
JC Watkins (SA)	1949-1957	15	-	134	2805	816	29	4/22	28.13	1.74	96.72	3	-	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1994	53	2047.3	499	12285	6017	212	8/87	28.38	2.93	57.94	14	7	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	73	2666.5	514	16001	8891	313	8/61	28.40	3.33	51.12	16	12	3
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	38	-	230	7633	3503	123	6/74	28.47	2.75	62.05	7	6	2
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	27	1013.0	258	6078	2822	99	5/75	28.50	2.78	61.39	7	2	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	71	2764.2	579	16586	8332	291	8/97	28.63	3.01	56.99	17	14	2
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	21	772.1	86	4633	2549	89	7/148	28.64	3.30	52.05	4	7	-
WP Howell (AUS)	1898-1904	18	-	245	3892	1407	49	5/81	28.71	2.16	79.42	3	1	-
WM Clark (AUS)	1977-1979	10	-	63	2793	1265	44	4/46	28.75	2.71	63.47	7	-	-
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	3472.2	759	20834	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18	4
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1995	18	663.2	231	3980	1502	52	5/42	28.88	2.26	76.53	1	2	-
E Jones (AUS)	1894-1902	19	-	161	3754	1857	64	7/88	29.01	2.96	58.65	2	3	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2008	44	1872.5	365	11237	6038	208	8/108	29.02	3.22	54.02	9	12	2
KD Walters (AUS)	1965-1981	74	-	79	3295	1425	49	5/66	29.08	2.59	67.24	3	1	-
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1982-1991	12	453.1	131	2719	1137	39	6/86	29.15	2.50	69.71	1	3	1
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1956	45	-	330	8780	3182	109	7/44	29.19	2.17	80.55	5	3	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1963-1971	29	-	289	7818	2981	102	6/47	29.22	2.28	76.64	6	4	-
SNJ O'Keefe (AUS)	2014-2017	9	371.2	68	2228	1029	35	6/35	29.40	2.77	63.65	-	2	1
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1963-1968	27	-	238	6974	2677	91	7/105	29.41	2.30	76.63	2	6	1
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1912	15	-	55	2292	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1971	60	-	547	17681	7328	246	8/71	29.78	2.48	71.87	7	16	3
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2004	16	470.1	90	2821	1609	54	5/56	29.79	3.42	52.24	1	1	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	59	1944.2	367	11666	6055	203	9/129	29.82	3.11	57.46	6	11	1
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1980	38	-	419	9990	3940	132	8/59	29.84	2.36	75.68	5	6	1
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	68	633.2	243	3800	1288	43	3/14	29.95	2.03	88.37	-	-	-
EL McCormick (AUS)	1935-1938	12	-	50	2107	1079	36	4/101	29.97	3.07	58.52	1	-	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	139	5750.2	1089	34502	16942	562	8/50	30.14	2.94	61.39	26	24	5
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	18	648.0	132	3888	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	4	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	46	1853.0	386	11118	5501	180	8/112	30.56	2.96	61.76	6	11	2
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2019	67	2317.5	615	13907	6777	221	6/54	30.66	2.92	62.92	8	8	-
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	76	2755.1	547	16531	9554	310	5/30	30.81	3.46	53.32	17	10	-
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	24	-	138	5582	2648	85	7/69	31.15	2.84	65.67	3	4	-
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1981	22	-	176	4752	2057	66	7/143	31.16	2.59	72.00	5	2	-
JT Partridge (SA)	1963-1965	11	-	136	3684	1373	44	7/91	31.20	2.23	83.72	3	3	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	25	975.1	194	5851	2631	84	6/51	31.32	2.69	69.65	5	3	-
I Meckiff (AUS)	1957-1963	18	-	120	3734	1423	45	6/38	31.62	2.28	82.97	1	2	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1983	33	-	379	8909	3986	126	7/98	31.63	2.68	70.70	11	6	1
RM Cowper (AUS)	1964-1968	27	-	138	3005	1139	36	4/48	31.63	2.27	83.47	3	-	-
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1911	25	-	110	3598	1996	63	6/26	31.68	3.32	57.11	4	1	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	36	1271.4	280	7630	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3	1
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1997-2003	19	556.1	111	3337	1870	58	5/60	32.24	3.36	57.53	3	1	-
C Kelleway (AUS)	1910-1928	26	-	146	4363	1683	52	5/33	32.36	2.31	83.90	1	1	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	165	3362.0	846	20172	9497	291	6/54	32.63	2.82	69.31	7	5	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1929-1935	16	557.0	89	3342	1567	48	6/99	32.64	2.81	69.62	1	4	-
NA Quinn (SA)	1929-1932	12	487.0	103	2922	1145	35	6/92	32.71	2.35	83.48	2	1	-
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	45	1475.0	339	8850	4405	134	7/128	32.87	2.98	66.04	5	4	1
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1996-2006	38	1190.0	245	7140	3716	113	7/36	32.88	3.12	63.18	4	4	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1951	19	-	260	5796	1920	58	6/59	33.10	1.98	99.93	5	1	-
EW Freeman (AUS)	1968-1970	11	-	58	2183	1128	34	4/52	33.17	3.10	64.20	4	-	-
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	11	480.5	90	2885	1431	43	5/32	33.27	2.97	67.09	3	2	-
SJ Pegler (SA)	1910-1924	16	498.1	84	2989	1572	47	7/65	33.44	3.15	63.59	3	2	-
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	50	1337.0	407	8022	2923	87	6/35	33.59	2.18	92.20	3	3	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2005-2015	59	915.5	240	5495	2526	75	6/33	33.68	2.75	73.26	1	3	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	38	1008.0	255	6048	2537	75	4/65	33.82	2.51	80.64	2	-	-
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	21	-	115	6119	3358	99	9/121	33.91	3.29	61.80	5	6	2
MR Whitney (AUS)	1981-1992	12	445.2	90	2672	1325	39	7/27	33.97	2.97	68.51	2	2	1
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	30	-	115	3021	1362	40	5/85	34.05	2.70	75.52	-	1	-
KD Mackay (AUS)	1956-1963	37	-	267	5792	1721	50	6/42	34.42	1.78	115.84	1	2	-
Q McMillan (SA)	1929-1932	13	336.5	38	2021	1243	36	5/66	34.52	3.69	56.13	2	2	-
TBA May (AUS)	1987-1995	24	1096.1	321	6577	2606	75	5/9	34.74	2.37	87.69	3	3	-
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2004-2010	17	700.0	143	4200	2204	63	5/53	34.98	3.14	66.66	-	2	-
C Green (AUS)	2020-2025	32	365.0	63	2190	1236	35	5/27	35.31	3.38	62.57	-	1	-
AH McKinnon (SA)	1960-1967	8	424.2	153	2546	925	26	4/128	35.57	2.17	97.92	1	-	-
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	17	693.1	133	4159	1788	50	6/46	35.76	2.57	83.18	1	5	1
TW Wall (AUS)	1929-1934	18	802.0	154	4812	2010	56	5/14	35.89	2.50	85.92	2	3	-
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2007	21	500.1	95	3001	1617	45	3/1	35.93	3.23	66.68	-	-	-
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1967-1972	29	-	378	8857	3367	93	5/61	36.20	2.28	95.23	4	3	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2014	15	419.1	85	2515	1416	38	5/33	37.26	3.37	66.18	1	1	-
DT Ring (AUS)	1948-1953	13	-	69	3024	1305	35	6/72	37.28	2.58	86.40	-	2	-
A Symonds (AUS)	2004-2008	26	349.0	81	2094	896	24	3/50	37.33	2.56	87.25	-	-	-
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS)	1935-1938	10	-	78	3093	1570	42	6/110	37.38	3.04	73.64	4	2	1
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	168	1300.5	332	7805	3445	92	5/28	37.44	2.64	84.83	4	3	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	37	1468.1	336	8809	3901	103	6/127	37.87	2.65	85.52	3	3	-
AW Nourse (SA)	1902-1924	45	539.0	120	3234	1553	41	4/25	37.87	2.88	78.87	2	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	49	1147.5	318	6887	3033	80	8/64	37.91	2.64	86.08	2	1	-
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1971-1977	24	-	189	5384	2018	53	5/101	38.07	2.24	101.58	2	1	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2008-2017	46	450.3	48	2703	1601	42	4/47	38.11	3.55	64.35	2	-	-
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2015	115	405.5	62	2435	1184	31	6/9	38.19	2.91	78.54	-	2	-
PI Philpott (AUS)	1965-1966	8	-	67	2262	1000	26	5/90	38.46	2.65	87.00	2	1	-
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	-	136	5193	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1994	156	-	197	4009	1525	39	7/46	39.10	2.28	102.79	1	2	1
ARA Murray (SA)	1952-1954	10	-	111	2374	710	18	4/169	39.44	1.79	131.88	1	-	-
PL Taylor (AUS)	1987-1991	13	371.1	101	2227	1068	27	6/78	39.55	2.87	82.48	2	1	-
RG Holland (AUS)	1984-1986	11	481.3	124	2889	1352	34	6/54	39.76	2.80	84.97	2	3	2
CE McLeod (AUS)	1894-1905	17	-	171	3374	1325	33	5/65	40.15	2.35	102.24	1	2	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2015	20	654.1	86	3925	2294	57	5/32	40.24	3.50	68.85	1	2	-
MR Marsh (AUS)	2014-2024	46	580.3	92	3483	2061	51	5/46	40.41	3.55	68.29	1	1	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1984	87	-	208	5327	1913	47	5/61	40.70	2.15	113.34	-	1	-
DL Piedt (SA)	2014-2024	12	404.3	57	2427	1521	37	5/89	41.10	3.76	65.59	3	2	-
RJ Bright (AUS)	1977-1986	25	923.3	298	5541	2180	53	7/87	41.13	2.36	104.54	-	4	1
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2002	128	808.5	171	4853	2429	59	5/40	41.16	3.00	82.25	1	1	-
TR Veivers (AUS)	1963-1967	21	-	195	4191	1375	33	4/68	41.66	1.96	127.00	1	-	-
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1951	15	-	64	3499	1510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2	-
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1978	62	-	253	6881	3001	71	5/57	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	43	1436.4	293	8620	4265	100	5/62	42.65	2.96	86.20	9	3	-
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	39	-	127	3746	1543	36	4/13	42.86	2.47	104.05	2	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1998	20	593.3	135	3561	1603	37	4/69	43.32	2.70	96.24	1	-	-
PR Sleep (AUS)	1979-1990	14	-	132	2982	1397	31	5/72	45.06	2.81	96.19	1	1	-
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1939	15	-	104	4199	1827	40	5/58	45.67	2.61	104.97	4	1	-
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1983-1993	33	1045.1	256	6271	2942	61	5/103	48.22	2.81	102.80	3	2	1
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	42	-	26	2525	1380	27	5/87	51.11	3.27	93.51	1	1	-
L Tuckett (SA)	1947-1949	9	-	47	2104	980	19	5/68	51.57	2.79	110.73	1	2	-
IM Chappell (AUS)	1964-1980	75	-	87	2873	1316	20	2/21	65.80	2.74	143.65	-	-	-
KR Stackpole (AUS)	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:

Bangladesh Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Loughborough, Bangladesh Under-19s in England 1st Youth ODI, Sep 5, 2025 [Youth ODI # 1584]

Lancashire Women vs Somerset Women at Manchester, Women's One-Day Cup 42nd Match, Sep 4, 2025 [Other OD]

Hampshire Women vs Essex Women at Chelmsford, Women's One-Day Cup 41st Match, Sep 4, 2025 [Other OD]