Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages for England in ODIs

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2009	138	916.0	66	5496	3968	168	5/19	23.61	4.33	32.71	6	2	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	64	-	97	3595	1968	80	4/11	24.60	3.28	44.93	4	-	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2006	158	1403.4	120	8422	6154	234	5/44	26.29	4.38	35.99	10	2	-
C White (ENG)	1994-2003	51	394.0	25	2364	1726	65	5/21	26.55	4.38	36.36	1	1	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1988	36	340.3	33	2043	1291	48	4/23	26.89	3.79	42.56	3	-	-
AD Mullally (ENG)	1996-2001	50	449.5	48	2699	1728	63	4/18	27.42	3.84	42.84	2	-	-
JC Tredwell (ENG)	2010-2015	45	350.4	18	2104	1666	60	4/41	27.76	4.75	35.06	3	-	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2000-2013	79	634.5	25	3809	2888	104	5/28	27.76	4.54	36.62	3	1	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	54	489.3	66	2937	1965	69	4/19	28.47	4.01	42.56	3	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1976-1992	116	-	109	6271	4139	145	4/31	28.54	3.96	43.24	3	-	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2002-2015	194	1597.2	125	9584	7861	269	5/23	29.22	4.92	35.62	11	2	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2011-2017	69	591.4	38	3550	2996	102	5/33	29.37	5.06	34.80	4	2	-
CC Lewis (ENG)	1990-1998	53	437.3	29	2625	1942	66	4/30	29.42	4.43	39.77	4	-	-
T Mupariwa (ZIM)	2004-2016	40	336.3	23	2019	1690	57	4/39	29.64	5.02	35.42	3	-	-
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2005-2019	89	689.3	14	4137	4010	135	5/52	29.70	5.81	30.64	6	1	-
DJ Willey (ENG)	2015-2023	73	538.2	34	3230	2975	100	5/30	29.75	5.52	32.30	4	1	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-2005	187	1569.0	114	9414	7065	237	5/32	29.81	4.50	39.72	7	1	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2011-2023	122	956.1	52	5737	5193	173	6/45	30.01	5.43	33.16	11	3	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1999	42	398.4	57	2392	1412	47	4/22	30.04	3.54	50.89	1	-	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2006-2016	121	1018.1	56	6109	5364	178	5/23	30.13	5.26	34.32	9	1	-
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2009-2018	96	780.0	28	4680	3597	119	6/46	30.22	4.61	39.32	4	3	-
R Ngarava (ZIM)	2017-2025	55	405.5	26	2435	2148	70	5/32	30.68	5.29	34.78	1	1	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1993	61	570.5	39	3425	2346	76	4/37	30.86	4.10	45.06	2	-	-
NA Foster (ENG)	1984-1989	48	437.5	25	2627	1836	59	3/20	31.11	4.19	44.52	-	-	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2009-2025	155	1293.5	15	7763	7283	232	5/27	31.39	5.62	33.46	10	2	-
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1987-1999	59	471.2	38	2828	2266	70	5/28	32.37	4.80	40.40	1	2	-
TL Chatara (ZIM)	2013-2023	87	709.0	55	4254	3752	115	4/33	32.62	5.29	36.99	1	-	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	58	483.1	29	2899	2481	76	5/33	32.64	5.13	38.14	2	1	-
MA Ealham (ENG)	1996-2001	64	537.5	33	3227	2197	67	5/15	32.79	4.08	48.16	1	2	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1997	103	952.0	113	5712	3775	115	4/35	32.82	3.96	49.66	1	-	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	1994-2001	95	725.1	35	4351	3173	96	5/21	33.05	4.37	45.32	2	2	-
B Muzarabani (ZIM)	2018-2025	57	452.5	27	2717	2335	70	5/49	33.35	5.15	38.81	4	1	-
GC Small (ENG)	1987-1992	53	465.3	34	2793	1942	58	4/31	33.48	4.17	48.15	1	-	-
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1995-2003	50	343.1	13	2059	1977	58	6/19	34.08	5.76	35.50	2	2	-
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2006-2015	85	703.3	35	4221	3813	109	5/48	34.98	5.42	38.72	3	1	-
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2001-2005	56	396.5	21	2381	2171	61	4/37	35.59	5.47	39.03	3	-	-
RW Price (ZIM)	2002-2012	102	895.4	75	5374	3575	100	4/22	35.75	3.99	53.74	1	-	-
KM Jarvis (ZIM)	2009-2019	49	393.4	23	2362	2088	58	4/17	36.00	5.30	40.72	2	-	-
GB Brent (ZIM)	1996-2008	70	565.0	40	3390	2776	75	4/22	37.01	4.91	45.20	3	-	-
DP Viljoen (ZIM)	1997-2001	53	345.5	7	2075	1639	44	3/20	37.25	4.73	47.15	-	-	-
BC Strang (ZIM)	1995-2001	49	415.4	40	2494	1718	46	6/20	37.34	4.13	54.21	1	1	-
AF Giles (ENG)	1997-2005	62	476.0	17	2856	2069	55	5/57	37.61	4.34	51.92	-	1	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1982-1993	44	396.3	53	2379	1677	44	4/42	38.11	4.22	54.06	1	-	-
CB Mpofu (ZIM)	2004-2020	84	660.0	41	3960	3581	93	6/52	38.50	5.42	42.58	2	1	-
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2001-2011	197	864.2	14	5186	4294	111	6/31	38.68	4.96	46.72	3	1	-
RDB Croft (ENG)	1996-2001	50	411.0	25	2466	1743	45	3/51	38.73	4.24	54.80	-	-	-
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1993-2003	147	676.4	18	4060	3481	88	4/35	39.55	5.14	46.13	1	-	-
GW Flower (ZIM)	1992-2010	221	910.2	11	5462	4225	104	4/32	40.62	4.64	52.51	2	-	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2025	70	584.2	19	3506	3266	80	4/33	40.82	5.58	43.82	2	-	-
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	1999-2010	54	391.2	12	2348	2063	50	4/43	41.26	5.27	46.96	2	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1976-1995	125	-	26	2066	1516	36	3/19	42.11	4.40	57.38	-	-	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2011-2023	114	518.2	8	3110	3137	74	5/61	42.39	6.05	42.02	1	1	-
E Chigumbura (ZIM)	2004-2018	210	694.1	23	4165	4057	95	4/28	42.70	5.84	43.84	1	-	-
Sikandar Raza (ZIM)	2013-2025	153	846.2	25	5078	4103	94	4/55	43.64	4.84	54.02	1	-	-
T Panyangara (ZIM)	2004-2016	65	540.2	41	3242	3024	65	3/28	46.52	5.59	49.87	-	-	-
P Utseya (ZIM)	2004-2015	164	1428.3	65	8571	6239	133	5/36	46.90	4.36	64.44	2	1	-
SC Williams (ZIM)	2005-2025	164	835.4	35	5014	4097	86	4/43	47.63	4.90	58.30	1	-	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	138	998.0	13	5988	5311	111	4/46	47.84	5.32	53.94	2	-	-
AR Whittall (ZIM)	1996-2000	63	514.1	17	3085	2251	45	3/23	50.02	4.37	68.55	-	-	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs South Africa at Southampton, South Africa in England 3rd ODI, Sep 7, 2025 [ODI # 4906]

South Africa vs England at Lord's, South Africa in England 2nd ODI, Sep 4, 2025 [ODI # 4904]

England vs South Africa at Leeds, South Africa in England 1st ODI, Sep 2, 2025 [ODI # 4902]