Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages for South Africa in ODIs

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	98	888.2	141	5330	2752	146	5/31	18.84	3.09	36.50	2	3	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1983	56	-	76	3123	1771	87	5/22	20.35	3.40	35.89	2	1	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1987	102	912.1	99	5473	3034	142	5/26	21.36	3.32	38.54	5	1	-
AA Donald (SA)	1991-2003	164	1426.5	101	8561	5926	272	6/23	21.78	4.15	31.47	11	2	-
RD King (WI)	1998-2005	50	433.5	41	2603	1807	76	4/25	23.77	4.16	34.25	2	-	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	176	1558.5	192	9353	5429	225	5/17	24.12	3.48	41.56	6	4	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2008	294	2571.4	308	15430	9409	387	6/35	24.31	3.65	39.87	12	5	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1993	59	508.2	37	3050	2206	90	6/29	24.51	4.33	33.88	1	1	-
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	172	1440.5	123	8645	6501	265	6/22	24.53	4.51	32.62	8	4	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2019	107	923.3	38	5541	4297	173	7/45	24.83	4.65	32.02	7	3	-
LL Tsotsobe (SA)	2009-2013	61	494.0	44	2964	2347	94	4/22	24.96	4.75	31.53	7	-	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1991-1997	56	500.3	53	3003	1975	79	4/10	25.00	3.94	38.01	3	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2007-2018	114	930.0	45	5580	4595	180	5/21	25.52	4.94	31.00	7	2	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2019	123	1032.3	69	6195	5045	194	6/39	26.00	4.88	31.93	4	3	-
SP Narine (WI)	2011-2016	65	590.0	35	3540	2435	92	6/27	26.46	4.12	38.47	4	2	-
AJ Hall (SA)	1999-2007	88	556.5	30	3341	2515	95	5/18	26.47	4.51	35.16	3	1	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1988-1997	84	722.0	49	4332	3127	118	5/25	26.50	4.33	36.71	7	2	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1992	136	1195.5	122	7175	4233	157	4/18	26.96	3.53	45.70	6	-	-
R McLaren (SA)	2009-2014	54	400.3	13	2403	2102	77	4/19	27.29	5.24	31.20	5	-	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	106	907.2	63	5444	4613	168	6/16	27.45	5.08	32.40	6	2	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	79	633.3	58	3801	2935	106	5/45	27.68	4.63	35.85	3	1	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1992-1997	83	737.0	86	4422	2636	95	4/27	27.74	3.57	46.54	2	-	-
AS Joseph (WI)	2016-2025	81	675.3	28	4053	3709	133	5/56	27.88	5.49	30.47	5	1	-
AC Cummins (WI)	1991-1995	63	523.5	23	3143	2246	78	5/31	28.79	4.28	40.29	2	1	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	67	519.3	29	3117	3018	103	6/58	29.30	5.80	30.26	4	1	-
R Rampaul (WI)	2003-2015	92	672.1	33	4033	3434	117	5/49	29.35	5.10	34.47	8	2	-
IDR Bradshaw (WI)	2004-2007	62	528.4	38	3172	2299	78	3/15	29.47	4.34	40.66	-	-	-
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2014	164	1085.1	38	6511	5874	199	6/43	29.51	5.41	32.71	6	1	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2017	90	723.3	35	4341	3780	128	5/48	29.53	5.22	33.91	3	1	-
AJ Hosein (WI)	2021-2023	38	348.2	12	2090	1687	57	4/39	29.59	4.84	36.66	1	-	-
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2001-2010	72	581.3	29	3489	2962	100	5/39	29.62	5.09	34.89	1	2	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	171	1222.4	46	7336	5751	192	6/49	29.95	4.70	38.20	1	6	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2009	50	356.2	23	2138	1812	60	6/22	30.20	5.08	35.63	-	2	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2009-2023	73	537.2	23	3224	3010	99	5/48	30.40	5.60	32.56	3	2	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-2000	205	1803.4	185	10822	6918	227	5/1	30.47	3.83	47.67	6	1	-
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1986-1995	85	740.2	58	4442	3079	100	5/22	30.79	4.15	44.42	-	1	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2008-2022	95	763.1	53	4579	3885	125	6/27	31.08	5.09	36.63	3	3	-
AL Phehlukwayo (SA)	2016-2024	85	529.1	17	3175	3041	97	4/22	31.35	5.74	32.73	3	-	-
DBL Powell (WI)	2002-2009	55	475.0	35	2850	2239	71	4/27	31.53	4.71	40.14	2	-	-
AD Russell (WI)	2011-2019	56	381.4	14	2290	2229	70	4/35	31.84	5.84	32.71	5	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1996-2014	323	1773.0	77	10638	8568	269	5/30	31.85	4.83	39.54	2	2	-
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2005	108	913.2	70	5480	4218	130	5/29	32.44	4.61	42.15	3	3	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2025	48	409.2	14	2456	1886	58	4/33	32.51	4.60	42.34	2	-	-
RA Harper (WI)	1983-1996	105	862.3	47	5175	3431	100	4/40	34.31	3.97	51.75	3	-	-
T Shamsi (SA)	2016-2025	55	449.3	8	2697	2510	73	5/49	34.38	5.58	36.94	3	1	-
PV Simmons (WI)	1987-1999	143	646.4	38	3880	2876	83	4/3	34.65	4.44	46.74	2	-	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	188	892.5	33	5357	3966	114	5/32	34.78	4.44	46.99	1	1	-
CE Cuffy (WI)	1994-2002	41	358.5	41	2153	1436	41	4/24	35.02	4.00	52.51	1	-	-
CH Gayle (WI)	1999-2019	298	1229.3	38	7377	5868	167	5/46	35.13	4.77	44.17	3	1	-
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-2007	84	679.0	45	4074	2924	83	5/51	35.22	4.30	49.08	1	1	-
N Boje (SA)	1995-2005	113	742.5	21	4457	3351	95	5/21	35.27	4.51	46.91	2	1	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2002-2014	79	546.2	15	3278	2680	75	4/12	35.73	4.90	43.70	3	-	-
RP Snell (SA)	1991-1996	42	349.1	25	2095	1574	44	5/40	35.77	4.50	47.61	2	1	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1991	187	-	26	5644	4228	118	6/41	35.83	4.49	47.83	1	2	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2003	227	1595.3	53	9573	6958	193	4/34	36.05	4.36	49.60	3	-	-
NO Miller (WI)	2008-2018	50	354.1	16	2125	1660	45	4/43	36.88	4.68	47.22	2	-	-
JO Holder (WI)	2013-2023	138	1067.0	64	6402	5878	159	5/27	36.96	5.50	40.26	5	2	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1991-1998	78	603.5	33	3623	2589	70	4/32	36.98	4.28	51.75	1	-	-
DR Smith (WI)	2004-2015	105	454.2	18	2726	2285	61	5/45	37.45	5.02	44.68	3	1	-
NAM McLean (WI)	1996-2003	45	353.2	18	2120	1729	46	3/21	37.58	4.89	46.08	-	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1999	80	665.1	25	3991	2762	72	4/28	38.36	4.15	55.43	1	-	-
J Botha (SA)	2005-2012	76	617.1	11	3703	2816	72	4/19	39.11	4.56	51.43	1	-	-
KA Pollard (WI)	2007-2022	123	379.1	4	2275	2161	55	3/27	39.29	5.69	41.36	-	-	-
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1983-1990	43	369.0	30	2214	1511	36	2/10	41.97	4.09	61.50	-	-	-
AR Nurse (WI)	2016-2019	54	397.2	6	2384	2125	49	4/51	43.36	5.34	48.65	2	-	-
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2019	42	337.0	8	2022	1668	38	3/30	43.89	4.94	53.21	-	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2004-2019	199	585.3	9	3513	3143	69	4/16	45.55	5.36	50.91	1	-	-
RL Chase (WI)	2017-2025	63	365.1	9	2191	1804	39	3/30	46.25	4.94	56.17	-	-	-
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2018	207	848.3	23	5091	4127	89	3/12	46.37	4.86	57.20	-	-	-
DJG Sammy (WI)	2004-2015	126	826.0	41	4956	3851	81	4/26	47.54	4.66	61.18	1	-	-
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2016	47	397.5	15	2387	1913	39	4/18	49.05	4.80	61.20	3	-	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls