Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages for New Zealand in Tests

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2024	19	593.0	187	3558	1579	80	6/48	19.73	2.66	44.47	4	5	1
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	-	218	6391	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	-
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	9	338.0	65	2028	969	45	6/40	21.53	2.86	45.06	3	4	1
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	71	2183.2	433	13100	7306	336	7/112	21.74	3.34	38.98	15	17	4
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	18	488.1	86	2929	1696	77	7/13	22.02	3.47	38.03	5	3	1
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2009	18	562.0	113	3372	1922	87	6/51	22.09	3.41	38.75	7	5	1
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
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	86	-	809	21918	9611	431	9/52	22.29	2.63	50.85	25	36	9
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	1898.3	507	11391	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	11	346.5	95	2081	886	39	7/29	22.71	2.55	53.35	-	3	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	460.4	96	2764	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	3101.2	660	18608	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26	5
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	4058.5	1222	24353	9733	421	7/87	23.11	2.39	57.84	23	16	1
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	20	429.4	100	2578	1356	58	6/39	23.37	3.15	44.44	1	3	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	-	270	6522	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9	1
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
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1962	14	-	106	3890	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4	-
RO Schwarz (SA)	1906-1912	20	439.5	66	2639	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	37	-	602	13568	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	5	14	2
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	-	706	11736	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	2	5	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	704.3	124	4227	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	-
BR Taylor (NZ)	1965-1973	30	-	206	6334	2953	111	7/74	26.60	2.79	57.06	5	4	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	509.3	81	3057	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2025	32	1183.3	244	7101	3727	136	7/23	27.40	3.14	52.21	6	6	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2011-2022	78	2902.5	656	17417	8717	317	6/30	27.49	3.00	54.94	18	10	1
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2023	10	350.5	68	2105	1075	39	4/61	27.56	3.06	53.97	4	-	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2012-2024	64	2287.3	473	13725	7169	260	7/39	27.57	3.13	52.78	13	9	-
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	2749.4	605	16498	8550	309	6/23	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8	-
JC Watkins (SA)	1949-1957	15	-	134	2805	816	29	4/22	28.13	1.74	96.72	3	-	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	1992-2001	32	1032.4	311	6196	2649	93	6/27	28.48	2.56	66.62	5	3	1
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	-
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1978	35	-	228	7689	3393	116	6/63	29.25	2.64	66.28	5	3	-
AY Patel (NZ)	2018-2024	21	763.4	134	4582	2487	85	10/119	29.25	3.25	53.90	2	7	2
SB Doull (NZ)	1992-2000	32	1008.5	251	6053	2872	98	7/65	29.30	2.84	61.76	4	6	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2004	62	1949.4	414	11698	6410	218	7/27	29.40	3.28	53.66	11	13	1
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1912	15	-	55	2292	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2004	16	470.1	90	2821	1609	54	5/56	29.79	3.42	52.24	1	1	-
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1965	19	761.4	220	4570	1849	62	5/34	29.82	2.42	73.70	3	3	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	59	1944.2	367	11666	6055	203	9/129	29.82	3.11	57.46	6	11	1
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	68	633.2	243	3800	1288	43	3/14	29.95	2.03	88.37	-	-	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	107	3915.0	889	23490	11832	391	7/64	30.26	3.02	60.07	19	15	1
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	18	648.0	132	3888	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	4	-
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1951-1958	26	-	228	5659	2160	70	5/64	30.85	2.29	80.84	6	1	-
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	-
RC Motz (NZ)	1961-1969	32	-	279	7034	3148	100	6/63	31.48	2.68	70.34	3	5	-
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1911	25	-	110	3598	1996	63	6/26	31.68	3.32	57.11	4	1	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2010	26	812.5	209	4877	2445	77	6/54	31.75	3.00	63.33	7	2	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	36	1271.4	280	7630	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3	1
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1975-1989	43	-	489	10360	3958	123	6/73	32.17	2.29	84.22	9	3	1
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-2001	19	611.1	149	3667	1724	53	5/51	32.52	2.82	69.18	2	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
BL Cairns (NZ)	1974-1985	43	-	447	10628	4280	130	7/74	32.92	2.41	81.75	5	6	1
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2016-2022	29	675.4	163	4054	1615	49	6/41	32.95	2.39	82.73	1	1	-
KD Mills (NZ)	2004-2009	19	483.4	118	2902	1453	44	4/16	33.02	3.00	65.95	2	-	-
JDP Oram (NZ)	2002-2009	33	827.2	240	4964	1983	60	4/41	33.05	2.39	82.73	1	-	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1951	19	-	260	5796	1920	58	6/59	33.10	1.98	99.93	5	1	-
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2005-2009	22	732.2	158	4394	2429	73	6/75	33.27	3.31	60.19	3	1	-
JR Reid (NZ)	1949-1965	58	-	444	7725	2835	85	6/60	33.35	2.20	90.88	5	1	-
MJ Santner (NZ)	2015-2025	32	925.1	188	5551	2603	78	7/53	33.37	2.81	71.16	2	2	1
SJ Pegler (SA)	1910-1924	16	498.1	84	2989	1572	47	7/65	33.44	3.15	63.59	3	2	-
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1969-1978	26	-	114	4883	2389	71	4/30	33.64	2.93	68.77	5	-	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	71	2337.4	486	14026	7878	233	6/26	33.81	3.37	60.19	10	10	1
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	38	1008.0	255	6048	2537	75	4/65	33.82	2.51	80.64	2	-	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2013	31	794.3	143	4767	2786	82	6/119	33.97	3.50	58.13	6	3	-
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	30	-	115	3021	1362	40	5/85	34.05	2.70	75.52	-	1	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2014	112	4775.2	1194	28652	12330	361	7/87	34.15	2.58	79.36	19	20	3
Q McMillan (SA)	1929-1932	13	336.5	38	2021	1243	36	5/66	34.52	3.69	56.13	2	2	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1978-1989	30	-	327	6598	2564	74	7/87	34.64	2.33	89.16	1	4	-
W Watson (NZ)	1986-1993	15	581.0	182	3486	1387	40	6/78	34.67	2.38	87.15	1	1	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1997	48	1677.2	313	10064	5549	160	7/89	34.68	3.30	62.90	9	10	-
RW Blair (NZ)	1953-1964	19	-	114	3525	1515	43	4/85	35.23	2.57	81.97	3	-	-
TB Burtt (NZ)	1947-1953	10	432.1	119	2593	1170	33	6/162	35.45	2.70	78.57	1	3	-
AH McKinnon (SA)	1960-1967	8	424.2	153	2546	925	26	4/128	35.57	2.17	97.92	1	-	-
BW Yuile (NZ)	1963-1969	17	-	168	2897	1213	34	4/43	35.67	2.51	85.20	1	-	-
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	17	693.1	133	4159	1788	50	6/46	35.76	2.57	83.18	1	5	1
JV Coney (NZ)	1974-1987	52	-	135	2835	966	27	3/28	35.77	2.04	105.00	-	-	-
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1980-1990	41	1400.3	360	8403	3653	102	6/32	35.81	2.60	82.38	5	4	1
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2007	21	500.1	95	3001	1617	45	3/1	35.93	3.23	66.68	-	-	-
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1978	61	-	197	5620	2154	59	5/65	36.50	2.29	95.25	1	1	-
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1977	30	-	393	8833	3178	86	5/34	36.95	2.15	102.70	5	2	-
RS Cunis (NZ)	1964-1972	20	-	140	4250	1887	51	6/76	37.00	2.66	83.33	1	1	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2014	15	419.1	85	2515	1416	38	5/33	37.26	3.37	66.18	1	1	-
GB Troup (NZ)	1976-1986	15	-	105	3183	1454	39	6/95	37.28	2.74	81.61	2	1	1
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	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1981-1990	25	795.5	194	4775	2199	58	5/68	37.91	2.76	82.32	3	1	-
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1955-1972	21	665.2	178	3992	1863	49	4/46	38.02	2.80	81.46	4	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2008-2017	46	450.3	48	2703	1601	42	4/47	38.11	3.55	64.35	2	-	-
ML Su'a (NZ)	1992-1995	13	473.5	92	2843	1377	36	5/73	38.25	2.90	78.97	-	2	-
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	-	136	5193	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2011-2023	28	860.4	157	5164	2873	74	6/40	38.82	3.33	69.78	-	2	-
ARA Murray (SA)	1952-1954	10	-	111	2374	710	18	4/169	39.44	1.79	131.88	1	-	-
KS Williamson (NZ)	2010-2024	105	358.3	48	2151	1207	30	4/44	40.23	3.36	71.70	1	-	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2015	20	654.1	86	3925	2294	57	5/32	40.24	3.50	68.85	1	2	-
JA Hayes (NZ)	1951-1958	15	445.5	86	2675	1217	30	4/36	40.56	2.72	89.16	1	-	-
DL Piedt (SA)	2014-2024	12	404.3	57	2427	1521	37	5/89	41.10	3.76	65.59	3	2	-
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1951	15	-	64	3499	1510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-2006	81	948.0	317	5688	2143	51	3/27	42.01	2.26	111.52	-	-	-
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1997	37	1099.0	253	6594	3154	75	6/50	42.05	2.86	87.92	3	3	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	43	1436.4	293	8620	4265	100	5/62	42.65	2.96	86.20	9	3	-
IS Sodhi (NZ)	2013-2024	21	673.5	91	4043	2500	58	6/86	43.10	3.71	69.70	2	1	-
HB Cave (NZ)	1949-1958	19	679.0	242	4074	1467	34	4/21	43.14	2.16	119.82	2	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1998	20	593.3	135	3561	1603	37	4/69	43.32	2.70	96.24	1	-	-
CD McMillan (NZ)	1997-2005	55	417.0	101	2502	1257	28	3/48	44.89	3.01	89.35	-	-	-
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1939	15	-	104	4199	1827	40	5/58	45.67	2.61	104.97	4	1	-
C Pringle (NZ)	1990-1995	14	497.3	113	2985	1389	30	7/52	46.30	2.79	99.50	1	1	1
V Pollard (NZ)	1965-1973	32	-	207	4421	1853	40	3/3	46.32	2.51	110.52	-	-	-
MD Craig (NZ)	2014-2016	15	611.3	100	3669	2326	50	7/94	46.52	3.80	73.38	3	1	1
JS Patel (NZ)	2006-2017	24	972.1	202	5833	3078	65	5/110	47.35	3.16	89.73	2	1	-
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-2005	25	943.2	209	5660	2903	61	5/82	47.59	3.07	92.78	2	2	-
MN Hart (NZ)	1994-1995	14	514.2	127	3086	1438	29	5/77	49.58	2.79	106.41	-	1	-
AM Moir (NZ)	1951-1959	17	441.4	82	2650	1418	28	6/155	50.64	3.21	94.64	1	2	-
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	-
EJ Gray (NZ)	1983-1988	10	346.0	87	2076	886	17	3/73	52.11	2.56	122.11	-	-	-
GI Allott (NZ)	1996-1999	10	337.1	62	2023	1111	19	4/74	58.47	3.29	106.47	1	-	-
DR O'Sullivan (NZ)	1973-1976	11	-	75	2744	1224	18	5/148	68.00	2.67	152.44	-	1	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1992-2002	23	426.4	106	2560	1170	16	2/16	73.12	2.74	160.00	-	-	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]

South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, South Africa in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Jul 6-8, 2025 [Test # 2593]