Worst career bowling average

Worst career bowling average in FC

Worst career bowling average

Player	Span	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
MP Lawrence	1982-1986	30	5364	2979	42	3/79	70.92	3.33	127.7	0	0
CP Simpson	2002-2010	51	6085	3263	47	5/68	69.42	3.21	129.4	1	0
GH Worker	2007-2024	126	6786	3905	58	4/58	67.32	3.45	117.0	0	0
SR Tendulkar	1988-2013	310	7605	4384	71	3/10	61.74	3.45	107.1	0	0
TM Head	2012-2025	169	6479	4095	69	4/10	59.34	3.79	93.8	0	0
SL Saunders	1979-1989	60	7186	4016	70	5/114	57.37	3.35	102.6	1	0
AW O'Brien	2001-2011	49	5619	2862	51	4/74	56.11	3.05	110.1	0	0
Asif Din	1981-1997	211	6573	4393	79	5/61	55.60	4.01	83.2	2	0
RM Pearson	1991-1997	51	10356	5516	100	5/108	55.16	3.19	103.5	2	0
MN Samuels	1996-2016	122	7432	3909	71	5/87	55.05	3.15	104.6	1	0
BL D'Oliveira	2012-2025	122	7934	4550	83	7/92	54.81	3.44	95.5	2	0
IG Swallow	1983-1991	88	11215	5798	106	7/95	54.69	3.10	105.8	1	0
GB Poddar	2010-2025	91	6360	3643	67	7/102	54.37	3.43	94.9	2	0
S Singh	1996-2010	28	5728	2434	45	4/47	54.08	2.54	127.2	0	0
Rubel Hossain	2007-2020	60	8141	5241	97	7/51	54.03	3.86	83.9	4	0
TG Johnston	2012-2018	32	5535	2979	56	5/78	53.19	3.22	98.8	2	0
JD Fitton	1987-1992	52	8391	4359	82	6/59	53.15	3.11	102.3	3	0
S Mahadevan	1985-1996	44	5774	3162	60	6/60	52.70	3.28	96.2	2	0
U Afzaal	1995-2010	235	9089	5078	98	4/101	51.81	3.35	92.7	0	0
Naeem Islam	2003-2024	179	5777	2849	55	5/50	51.80	2.95	105.0	1	0
SPD Smith	2008-2025	179	5365	3719	72	7/64	51.65	4.15	74.5	1	0
KP Pietersen	1997-2015	217	6443	3760	73	4/31	51.50	3.50	88.2	0	0
SG Law	1988-2009	367	8433	4236	83	5/39	51.03	3.01	101.6	1	0
TMJ Smith	2007-2021	55	7469	4171	82	4/35	50.86	3.35	91.0	0	0
BH Mistry	1981-1994	52	7316	3862	76	5/77	50.81	3.16	96.2	1	0
CT Peploe	2003-2008	30	5283	2839	56	4/31	50.69	3.22	94.3	0	0
J Abrahams	1973-1988	252	5695	2811	56	3/27	50.19	2.96	101.6	0	0
FT Prentice	1934-1951	241	11929	5847	117	5/46	49.97	2.94	101.9	2	0
CJ Boyce	2010-2017	48	7580	4793	96	7/68	49.92	3.79	78.9	3	0
IJL Trott	2000-2018	281	6206	3487	70	7/39	49.81	3.37	88.6	1	0
G Lavis	1928-1949	206	16446	7768	156	4/55	49.79	2.83	105.4	0	0
JJ Krejza	2004-2013	54	8959	5654	114	8/215	49.59	3.78	78.5	1	1
CB Bailey	2004-2011	31	6247	3908	79	5/90	49.46	3.75	79.0	2	0
JN Snape	1992-2006	121	10728	5583	113	5/65	49.40	3.12	94.9	1	0
AR Whittall	1993-2000	62	12400	6614	134	6/46	49.35	3.20	92.5	5	1
C Walker	1947-1954	131	6119	2615	53	5/40	49.33	2.56	115.4	2	0
PM Roebuck	1974-1991	335	7606	3540	72	6/50	49.16	2.79	105.6	1	0
R Ravindra	2018-2024	59	5236	3011	62	6/89	48.56	3.45	84.4	1	0
Shoaib Bashir	2023-2025	31	6024	3698	77	6/81	48.02	3.68	78.2	4	0
L Wright	1925-1933	193	7738	3649	76	3/6	48.01	2.82	101.8	0	0
AI Kallicharran	1966-1990	505	7133	4030	84	5/45	47.97	3.38	84.9	1	0
S Sharma	1988-2001	39	6713	2925	61	6/66	47.95	2.61	110.0	1	0
HH Kanitkar	1994-2013	146	7753	3546	74	3/21	47.91	2.74	104.7	0	0
M Labuschagne	2014-2025	165	6697	4211	88	4/81	47.85	3.77	76.1	0	0
J Fox	1922-1933	140	5743	2193	46	4/27	47.67	2.29	124.8	0	0
JE Root	2010-2025	227	8574	4612	97	5/8	47.54	3.22	88.3	1	0
J Boiling	1988-1997	88	14806	6633	140	6/84	47.37	2.68	105.7	4	1
BA Murphy	1995-2003	28	5124	2784	59	4/71	47.18	3.25	86.8	0	0
B Constable	1939-1964	446	5508	3017	64	5/131	47.14	3.28	86.0	1	0
CN Ackermann	2010-2025	184	7939	4330	92	5/69	47.06	3.27	86.2	1	0
VS Solanki	1995-2015	325	7238	4230	90	5/40	47.00	3.50	80.4	4	1
RR Garsondia	1987-2000	38	6529	3045	65	5/90	46.84	2.79	100.4	1	0
DJ Marsh	1993-2010	150	16265	8144	174	7/57	46.80	3.00	93.4	1	0
MI Gidley	1989-2004	104	13241	6036	129	6/45	46.79	2.73	102.6	3	0
AD Mathews	2006-2025	180	6738	3081	66	5/47	46.68	2.74	102.0	1	0
SC Gudge	1979-1997	55	9274	5133	110	5/46	46.66	3.32	84.3	5	0
MA Crawley	1987-1994	80	6144	2985	64	6/92	46.64	2.91	96.0	1	0
A Zampa	2012-2024	41	8257	5355	115	6/62	46.56	3.89	71.8	2	1
JA Freeman	2018-2024	32	5230	2969	64	4/72	46.39	3.40	81.7	0	0
J Rai	1986-2001	70	14246	6816	147	6/80	46.36	2.87	96.9	6	0
V Banerjee	2004-2011	43	7911	4491	97	5/74	46.29	3.40	81.5	2	0
MA Wagh	1996-2011	212	8697	4611	100	7/222	46.11	3.18	86.9	2	0
ME Allbrook	1975-1980	47	7111	3504	76	7/79	46.10	2.95	93.5	2	0
CA Milton	1948-1974	620	8414	3640	79	5/64	46.07	2.59	106.5	1	0
S Sriram	1993-2011	133	8299	3916	85	4/26	46.07	2.83	97.6	0	0
MP Vaughan	1993-2009	268	9342	5245	114	4/39	46.00	3.36	81.9	0	0
JMR Taylor	2010-2023	91	5878	3492	76	4/16	45.94	3.56	77.3	0	0
AA Barnett	1988-1994	50	9808	5191	113	5/36	45.93	3.17	86.7	5	0
AG Salter	2012-2023	82	11241	6153	134	7/45	45.91	3.28	83.8	2	0
RS Ferley	2001-2010	34	5083	3018	66	6/136	45.72	3.56	77.0	1	0
D Bundela	1995-2017	164	5580	2648	58	6/37	45.65	2.84	96.2	2	1
JM Davison	1995-2007	51	10014	5063	111	9/76	45.61	3.03	90.2	5	1
TJ Phillips	1999-2014	78	10024	6015	132	5/41	45.56	3.60	75.9	1	0
AV Mankad	1963-1983	218	6491	3276	72	5/21	45.50	3.02	90.1	2	0
WE Fantham	1935-1948	63	5258	2907	64	5/55	45.42	3.31	82.1	2	0
AN Hayhurst	1985-1997	166	8961	4991	110	4/27	45.37	3.34	81.4	0	0
LS Rajput	1981-1999	110	5696	2668	59	5/32	45.22	2.81	96.5	1	0
IVA Richards	1971-1993	507	23220	10070	223	5/88	45.15	2.60	104.1	1	0
AR Roberts	1989-1996	61	9203	4829	107	6/72	45.13	3.14	86.0	1	0
MCJ Nicholas	1978-1995	377	5855	3245	72	6/37	45.06	3.32	81.3	2	0
PI Faulkner	1982-1990	54	10058	4548	101	5/49	45.02	2.71	99.5	1	0

Minimum of 5000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies A v South Africa A at Gros Islet, 2nd unofficial Test, Jun 8-11, 2025 [First-class]

England Lions v India A at Northampton, 2nd unofficial Test, Jun 6-9, 2025 [First-class]

West Indies A v South Africa A at Gros Islet, 1st unofficial Test, Jun 1-4, 2025 [First-class]