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Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs South Africa
Best averages For NatWest Series/Challenge - vs South Africa
Best averages
Player
Span
Mat
Overs
Mdns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
4
5
10
KP Pietersen (ENG)
2008-2008
5
5.0
-
30
22
2
2/22
11.00
4.40
15.00
-
-
-
A Flintoff (ENG)
2003-2008
9
65.2
5
392
273
17
3/21
16.05
4.17
23.05
-
-
-
SCJ Broad (ENG)
2008-2008
5
33.1
5
199
145
8
5/23
18.12
4.37
24.87
-
1
-
DT Hondo (ZIM)
2003-2003
3
21.1
5
127
76
4
2/25
19.00
3.59
31.75
-
-
-
SJ Harmison (ENG)
2008-2008
5
24.0
2
144
110
5
2/4
22.00
4.58
28.80
-
-
-
JC Tredwell (ENG)
2012-2012
3
24.0
-
144
114
5
3/35
22.80
4.75
28.80
-
-
-
GP Swann (ENG)
2012-2012
2
10.0
-
60
50
2
2/50
25.00
5.00
30.00
-
-
-
JM Anderson (ENG)
2003-2012
14
91.4
5
550
439
17
4/38
25.82
4.78
32.35
2
-
-
SM Ervine (ZIM)
2003-2003
3
7.2
-
44
52
2
1/13
26.00
7.09
22.00
-
-
-
SR Patel (ENG)
2008-2012
9
45.4
2
274
203
7
5/41
29.00
4.44
39.14
-
1
-
A McGrath (ENG)
2003-2003
4
5.0
-
30
30
1
1/15
30.00
6.00
30.00
-
-
-
JW Dernbach (ENG)
2012-2012
3
25.3
-
153
151
5
3/44
30.20
5.92
30.60
-
-
-
RS Bopara (ENG)
2008-2012
6
28.0
1
168
100
3
2/34
33.33
3.57
56.00
-
-
-
RL Johnson (ENG)
2003-2003
4
31.0
3
186
129
3
2/34
43.00
4.16
62.00
-
-
-
D Gough (ENG)
2003-2003
4
37.0
6
222
137
3
2/9
45.66
3.70
74.00
-
-
-
TJ Friend (ZIM)
2003-2003
3
9.0
-
54
60
1
1/33
60.00
6.66
54.00
-
-
-
AF Giles (ENG)
2003-2003
4
30.0
2
180
121
2
2/3
60.50
4.03
90.00
-
-
-
TT Bresnan (ENG)
2012-2012
2
8.0
-
48
61
1
1/61
61.00
7.62
48.00
-
-
-
ST Finn (ENG)
2012-2012
4
28.0
-
168
134
2
1/33
67.00
4.78
84.00
-
-
-
RW Price (ZIM)
2003-2003
3
24.2
2
146
103
1
1/37
103.00
4.23
146.00
-
-
-
AM Blignaut (ZIM)
2003-2003
3
19.5
1
119
137
1
1/66
137.00
6.90
119.00
-
-
-
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