Worst career bowling average

Worst career bowling average in Tests

Worst career bowling average

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
EAR de Silva (SL)	1985-1991	10	15	2328	388.0	87	1032	8	2/67	129.00	2.65	291.00	0	0	0
ML Jaisimha (IND)	1959-1971	39	51	2097	-	109	829	9	2/54	92.11	2.37	233.00	0	0	0
IDK Salisbury (ENG)	1992-2000	15	25	2492	415.2	50	1539	20	4/163	76.95	3.70	124.60	1	0	0
Rubel Hossain (BAN)	2009-2020	27	44	4223	703.5	73	2764	36	5/166	76.77	3.92	117.30	0	1	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1992-2002	23	29	2560	426.4	106	1170	16	2/16	73.12	2.74	160.00	0	0	0
DR O'Sullivan (NZ)	1973-1976	11	15	2744	-	75	1224	18	5/148	68.00	2.67	152.44	0	1	0
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1966-1974	43	40	2321	-	86	1001	15	2/33	66.73	2.58	154.73	0	0	0
IM Chappell (AUS)	1964-1980	75	60	2873	-	87	1316	20	2/21	65.80	2.74	143.65	0	0	0
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2011	22	35	2940	490.0	107	1631	25	4/52	65.24	3.32	117.60	1	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	93	56	2373	395.3	114	1040	16	2/17	65.00	2.62	148.31	0	0	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1976-1987	60	51	2401	400.1	79	930	15	2/20	62.00	2.32	160.06	0	0	0
BA Murphy (ZIM)	2000-2001	11	19	2153	358.5	67	1113	18	3/32	61.83	3.10	119.61	0	0	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	1992-2004	67	60	3378	563.0	122	1537	25	4/41	61.48	2.73	135.12	2	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	121	103	5170	-	203	1964	32	2/17	61.37	2.27	161.56	0	0	0
VS Hazare (IND)	1946-1953	30	43	2840	-	99	1220	20	4/29	61.00	2.57	142.00	1	0	0
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	2006-2018	13	20	3015	502.3	69	1673	28	4/63	59.75	3.32	107.67	1	0	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2016	71	69	4392	732.0	79	2445	41	4/13	59.63	3.34	107.12	1	0	0
ED Solkar (IND)	1969-1977	27	44	2265	377.3	82	1070	18	3/28	59.44	2.83	125.83	0	0	0
Tapash Baisya (BAN)	2002-2005	21	29	3370	561.4	93	2137	36	4/72	59.36	3.80	93.61	1	0	0
GI Allott (NZ)	1996-1999	10	16	2023	337.1	62	1111	19	4/74	58.47	3.29	106.47	1	0	0
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2001-2004	17	22	2970	495.0	103	1605	28	6/81	57.32	3.24	106.07	0	1	0
Enamul Haque (BAN)	2001-2003	10	12	2230	371.4	88	1027	18	4/136	57.05	2.76	123.88	2	0	0
GA Hick (ENG)	1991-2001	65	58	3057	509.3	128	1306	23	4/126	56.78	2.56	132.91	1	0	0
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1957	78	66	2710	-	71	1410	25	5/70	56.40	3.12	108.40	0	1	0
JB Mortimore (ENG)	1959-1964	9	15	2162	-	133	733	13	3/36	56.38	2.03	166.30	0	0	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1969-1988	69	71	3676	-	101	1782	32	4/63	55.68	2.90	114.87	1	0	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2025	119	86	3978	663.0	161	1798	33	4/44	54.48	2.71	120.54	1	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2013	200	145	4240	706.4	83	2492	46	3/10	54.17	3.52	92.17	0	0	0
Majid Khan (PAK)	1964-1983	63	60	3584	-	124	1456	27	4/45	53.92	2.43	132.74	1	0	0
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2011-2025	100	76	2809	468.1	35	1558	29	6/29	53.72	3.32	96.86	0	1	0
DM de Silva (SL)	2016-2025	65	95	4149	691.3	84	2301	43	3/25	53.51	3.32	96.48	0	0	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2001-2012	36	66	7499	1249.5	193	4483	85	5/36	52.74	3.58	88.22	3	2	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	113	99	3117	519.3	110	1681	32	3/28	52.53	3.23	97.40	0	0	0
EJ Gray (NZ)	1983-1988	10	16	2076	346.0	87	886	17	3/73	52.11	2.56	122.11	0	0	0
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2005-2015	38	60	5380	896.4	92	3731	72	6/27	51.81	4.16	74.72	2	4	0
L Tuckett (SA)	1947-1949	9	17	2104	-	47	980	19	5/68	51.57	2.79	110.73	1	2	0
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	42	39	2525	-	26	1380	27	5/87	51.11	3.27	93.51	1	1	0
DJ Capel (ENG)	1987-1990	15	23	2000	333.2	52	1064	21	3/88	50.66	3.19	95.23	0	0	0
AM Moir (NZ)	1951-1959	17	19	2650	441.4	82	1418	28	6/155	50.64	3.21	94.64	1	2	0
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2011	87	56	2022	337.0	33	1163	23	4/37	50.56	3.45	87.91	1	0	0
SC Williams (ZIM)	2013-2025	24	28	2488	414.4	44	1309	26	3/20	50.34	3.15	95.69	0	0	0
MN Hart (NZ)	1994-1995	14	22	3086	514.2	127	1438	29	5/77	49.58	2.79	106.41	0	1	0
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2001	54	60	2853	475.3	96	1336	27	5/17	49.48	2.80	105.66	1	1	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	102	145	13794	2299.0	531	5635	114	5/26	49.42	2.45	121.00	1	4	0
Haseeb Ahsan (PAK)	1958-1962	12	17	2835	472.3	100	1330	27	6/202	49.25	2.81	105.00	0	2	0
Ebadot Hossain (BAN)	2019-2025	22	34	3539	589.5	108	2111	43	6/46	49.09	3.57	82.30	2	1	0
DT Tiripano (ZIM)	2014-2023	16	25	2693	448.5	99	1273	26	3/23	48.96	2.83	103.57	0	0	0
OAC Banks (WI)	2003-2005	10	20	2401	400.1	62	1367	28	4/87	48.82	3.41	85.75	1	0	0
JW Hearne (ENG)	1911-1926	24	31	2926	-	56	1462	30	5/49	48.73	2.99	97.53	1	1	0
RL Chase (WI)	2016-2025	57	85	7719	1286.3	139	4546	94	8/60	48.36	3.53	82.11	4	4	0
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1983-1993	33	47	6271	1045.1	256	2942	61	5/103	48.22	2.81	102.80	3	2	1
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2026	163	168	6272	1045.2	165	3515	73	5/8	48.15	3.36	85.91	2	1	0
Khaled Ahmed (BAN)	2018-2025	17	30	2592	432.0	66	1538	32	5/106	48.06	3.56	81.00	1	1	0
CB Mpofu (ZIM)	2005-2017	15	23	2489	414.5	86	1392	29	4/92	48.00	3.35	85.82	2	0	0
DBL Powell (WI)	2002-2009	37	66	7077	1179.3	219	4068	85	5/25	47.85	3.44	83.25	1	1	0
Inshan Ali (WI)	1971-1977	12	23	3718	-	137	1621	34	5/59	47.67	2.61	109.35	0	1	0
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-2005	25	45	5660	943.2	209	2903	61	5/82	47.59	3.07	92.78	2	2	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2015	35	43	2712	452.0	61	1519	32	4/33	47.46	3.36	84.75	2	0	0
JS Patel (NZ)	2006-2017	24	42	5833	972.1	202	3078	65	5/110	47.35	3.16	89.73	2	1	0
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	2001-2013	104	91	3731	621.5	74	1894	40	5/104	47.35	3.04	93.27	0	1	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-2006	26	46	4857	809.3	168	2745	58	6/41	47.32	3.39	83.74	0	1	0
RF Surti (IND)	1960-1969	26	45	3870	-	115	1962	42	5/74	46.71	3.04	92.14	0	1	0
MD Craig (NZ)	2014-2016	15	29	3669	611.3	100	2326	50	7/94	46.52	3.80	73.38	3	1	1
CG Borde (IND)	1958-1969	55	54	5695	-	236	2417	52	5/88	46.48	2.54	109.51	2	1	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1995	118	66	2655	-	122	1069	23	3/39	46.47	2.41	115.43	0	0	0
V Pollard (NZ)	1965-1973	32	49	4421	-	207	1853	40	3/3	46.32	2.51	110.52	0	0	0
GS Ramchand (IND)	1952-1960	33	56	4976	829.2	256	1899	41	6/49	46.31	2.28	121.36	0	1	0
C Pringle (NZ)	1990-1995	14	22	2985	497.3	113	1389	30	7/52	46.30	2.79	99.50	1	1	1
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2005-2017	19	27	4214	702.2	71	2604	57	5/125	45.68	3.70	73.92	6	1	0
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1939	15	23	4199	-	104	1827	40	5/58	45.67	2.61	104.97	4	1	0
Mahmudullah (BAN)	2009-2021	50	66	3423	570.3	56	1958	43	5/51	45.53	3.43	79.60	0	1	0
AH Kardar (IND/PAK)	1946-1958	26	26	2712	452.0	139	954	21	3/35	45.42	2.11	129.14	0	0	0
PR Sleep (AUS)	1979-1990	14	23	2982	-	132	1397	31	5/72	45.06	2.81	96.19	1	1	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]