Worst career bowling average (without qualification)

Worst career bowling average (without qualification) in Tests

Worst career bowling average (without qualification)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Naeem Islam (BAN)	2008-2012	8	14	574	95.4	8	303	1	1/11	303.00	3.16	574.00	0	0	0
RGCE Wijesuriya (SL)	1982-1985	4	5	586	97.4	23	294	1	1/68	294.00	3.01	586.00	0	0	0
RS Bopara (ENG)	2007-2012	13	10	434	72.2	10	290	1	1/39	290.00	4.00	434.00	0	0	0
JJ Warr (ENG)	1951-1951	2	3	584	73.0	6	281	1	1/76	281.00	2.88	584.00	0	0	0
Tareq Aziz (BAN)	2004-2004	3	4	360	60.0	7	261	1	1/76	261.00	4.35	360.00	0	0	0
M Shumba (ZIM)	2021-2023	4	5	370	61.4	8	250	1	1/64	250.00	4.05	370.00	0	0	0
K Pierre (WI)	2025-2025	2	3	402	67.0	3	246	1	1/91	246.00	3.67	402.00	0	0	0
CR Brathwaite (WI)	2015-2016	3	4	408	68.0	9	242	1	1/30	242.00	3.55	408.00	0	0	0
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1987	125	29	380	-	15	206	1	1/34	206.00	3.25	380.00	0	0	0
NR Chowdhury (IND)	1949-1951	2	3	516	86.0	21	205	1	1/130	205.00	2.38	516.00	0	0	0
M Vijay (IND)	2008-2018	61	18	384	64.0	6	198	1	1/12	198.00	3.09	384.00	0	0	0
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1995	39	14	328	54.4	8	194	1	1/40	194.00	3.54	328.00	0	0	0
MS Crane (ENG)	2018-2018	1	1	288	48.0	3	193	1	1/193	193.00	4.02	288.00	0	0	0
MG Waite (AUS)	1938-1938	2	3	552	92.0	23	190	1	1/150	190.00	2.06	552.00	0	0	0
G Gladstone (WI)	1930-1930	1	2	300	50.0	5	189	1	1/139	189.00	3.78	300.00	0	0	0
KE Palmer (ENG)	1965-1965	1	2	378	63.0	7	189	1	1/113	189.00	3.00	378.00	0	0	0
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1988-1995	33	19	473	78.5	14	183	1	1/17	183.00	2.32	473.00	0	0	0
MM Patel (ENG)	1996-1996	2	4	276	46.0	8	180	1	1/101	180.00	3.91	276.00	0	0	0
ASA Perera (SL)	1998-2001	3	5	408	68.0	12	180	1	1/104	180.00	2.64	408.00	0	0	0
CS Nayudu (IND)	1934-1952	11	12	522	-	6	359	2	1/19	179.50	4.12	261.00	0	0	0
VR Brown (NZ)	1985-1985	2	4	342	57.0	13	176	1	1/17	176.00	3.08	342.00	0	0	0
S Matsikenyeri (ZIM)	2003-2005	8	8	483	80.3	6	345	2	1/58	172.50	4.28	241.50	0	0	0
DL Freeman (NZ)	1933-1933	2	2	240	40.0	3	169	1	1/91	169.00	4.22	240.00	0	0	0
S Shivnarine (WI)	1978-1979	8	10	336	56.0	10	167	1	1/13	167.00	2.98	336.00	0	0	0
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	79	9	260	-	6	167	1	1/34	167.00	3.85	260.00	0	0	0
NM Kulkarni (IND)	1997-2001	3	3	738	123.0	28	332	2	1/70	166.00	2.69	369.00	0	0	0
CA Davis (WI)	1968-1973	15	20	894	-	32	330	2	1/27	165.00	2.21	447.00	0	0	0
GE Tribe (AUS)	1946-1947	3	6	760	95.0	9	330	2	2/48	165.00	2.60	380.00	0	0	0
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1908-1930	61	11	376	-	15	165	1	1/19	165.00	2.63	376.00	0	0	0
J Layne (WI)	2025-2025	2	3	234	39.0	1	165	1	1/47	165.00	4.23	234.00	0	0	0
CJ Chibhabha (ZIM)	2016-2023	5	4	246	41.0	4	162	1	1/44	162.00	3.95	246.00	0	0	0
Iftikhar Ahmed (PAK)	2016-2022	4	5	206	34.2	1	161	1	1/1	161.00	4.68	206.00	0	0	0
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1985-1995	56	11	256	42.4	3	161	1	1/38	161.00	3.77	256.00	0	0	0
J Neill (IRE)	2025-2025	2	3	186	31.0	2	155	1	1/48	155.00	5.00	186.00	0	0	0
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	76	10	300	50.0	6	155	1	1/34	155.00	3.10	300.00	0	0	0
HH Alexander (AUS)	1933-1933	1	2	276	46.0	3	154	1	1/129	154.00	3.34	276.00	0	0	0
JW Hastings (AUS)	2012-2012	1	2	234	39.0	3	153	1	1/51	153.00	3.92	234.00	0	0	0
Sunzamul Islam (BAN)	2018-2018	1	1	270	45.0	2	153	1	1/153	153.00	3.40	270.00	0	0	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	115	14	408	68.0	12	302	2	1/20	151.00	4.44	204.00	0	0	0
Aminul Islam (BAN)	2000-2002	13	5	198	33.0	1	149	1	1/66	149.00	4.51	198.00	0	0	0
C Karunaratne (SL)	2019-2019	1	2	156	26.0	1	148	1	1/130	148.00	5.69	156.00	0	0	0
LMP Simmons (WI)	2009-2011	8	5	192	32.0	1	147	1	1/60	147.00	4.59	192.00	0	0	0
Pankaj Singh (IND)	2014-2014	2	3	450	75.0	17	292	2	2/113	146.00	3.89	225.00	0	0	0
GPD Hartigan (SA)	1912-1914	5	4	252	42.0	7	141	1	1/72	141.00	3.35	252.00	0	0	0
A Ndlovu (ZIM)	2020-2020	2	2	420	70.0	7	277	2	2/170	138.50	3.95	210.00	0	0	0
AL Padmore (WI)	1976-1976	2	3	474	79.0	23	135	1	1/36	135.00	1.70	474.00	0	0	0
AEV Hartkopf (AUS)	1925-1925	1	2	240	30.0	2	134	1	1/120	134.00	3.35	240.00	0	0	0
Rajin Saleh (BAN)	2003-2008	24	16	438	73.0	5	268	2	1/9	134.00	3.67	219.00	0	0	0
JL Ontong (SA)	2002-2004	2	3	185	30.5	2	133	1	1/79	133.00	4.31	185.00	0	0	0
KDK Vithanage (SL)	2013-2015	10	5	174	29.0	1	133	1	1/73	133.00	4.58	174.00	0	0	0
JA Morkel (SA)	2009-2009	1	2	192	32.0	4	132	1	1/44	132.00	4.12	192.00	0	0	0
SV Nayak (IND)	1982-1982	2	3	231	38.3	6	132	1	1/16	132.00	3.42	231.00	0	0	0
DW Begbie (SA)	1948-1950	5	4	160	20.0	0	130	1	1/38	130.00	4.87	160.00	0	0	0
GM Ewing (ZIM)	2003-2005	3	5	426	71.0	11	260	2	1/27	130.00	3.66	213.00	0	0	0
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
FGJ Ford (ENG)	1894-1895	5	6	204	34.0	6	129	1	1/47	129.00	3.79	204.00	0	0	0
JW Martin (ENG)	1947-1947	1	2	270	45.0	6	129	1	1/111	129.00	2.86	270.00	0	0	0
MJK Smith (ENG)	1958-1972	50	5	214	-	4	128	1	1/10	128.00	3.58	214.00	0	0	0
J Newman (NZ)	1932-1933	3	3	425	70.5	11	254	2	2/76	127.00	3.58	212.50	0	0	0
J Worrall (AUS)	1885-1899	11	3	255	-	29	127	1	1/97	127.00	2.98	255.00	0	0	0
AH Omarshah (ZIM)	1992-1996	3	3	186	31.0	9	125	1	1/46	125.00	4.03	186.00	0	0	0
CM Willoughby (SA)	2003-2003	2	3	300	50.0	18	125	1	1/47	125.00	2.50	300.00	0	0	0
CT Sarwate (IND)	1946-1951	9	10	658	-	5	374	3	1/16	124.66	3.41	219.33	0	0	0
KBJ Azad (IND)	1981-1983	7	10	750	125.0	28	373	3	2/84	124.33	2.98	250.00	0	0	0
GA Stuurman (SA)	2022-2022	2	1	174	29.0	5	124	1	1/124	124.00	4.27	174.00	0	0	0
Abul Hasan (BAN)	2012-2013	3	5	528	88.0	8	371	3	2/80	123.66	4.21	176.00	0	0	0
BP Nash (WI)	2008-2011	21	14	492	82.0	13	247	2	1/21	123.50	3.01	246.00	0	0	0
MJ Haslam (NZ)	1992-1995	4	5	493	82.1	19	245	2	1/33	122.50	2.98	246.50	0	0	0
A Khan (ENG)	2009-2009	1	2	174	29.0	1	122	1	1/111	122.00	4.20	174.00	0	0	0
RW Morgan (NZ)	1965-1972	20	20	1114	-	38	609	5	1/16	121.80	3.28	222.80	0	0	0
N Ncube (ZIM)	2011-2011	1	2	210	35.0	4	121	1	1/80	121.00	3.45	210.00	0	0	0
AJ McKay (NZ)	2010-2010	1	1	186	31.0	5	120	1	1/120	120.00	3.87	186.00	0	0	0
IM Sinclair (NZ)	1956-1956	2	2	233	38.5	9	120	1	1/79	120.00	3.09	233.00	0	0	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]