Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages in 1978 in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
D Lloyd (ENG)	1978-1978	1	2.0	1	12	3	1	1/3	3.00	1.50	12.00	-	-	-
S Amarnath (IND)	1978-1978	6	1.5	-	11	5	1	1/5	5.00	2.72	11.00	-	-	-
B Wood (ENG)	1978-1978	3	18.0	5	108	41	4	2/14	10.25	2.27	27.00	-	-	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1979	3	122.2	33	978	297	27	6/74	11.00	1.82	36.22	-	5	2
J Garner (WI)	1978-1978	3	70.1	16	421	224	16	4/56	14.00	3.19	26.31	2	-	-
Hasan Jamil (PAK)	1978-1978	4	-	3	184	115	8	3/18	14.37	3.75	23.00	-	-	-
CM Old (ENG)	1978-1978	10	-	84	1695	548	31	7/50	17.67	1.93	54.67	1	2	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1978-1978	3	65.1	14	391	214	12	4/15	17.83	3.28	32.58	2	-	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1978-1979	18	-	106	3217	1163	63	5/32	18.46	2.16	51.06	4	4	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1978	15	-	126	2790	788	42	7/66	18.76	1.69	66.42	5	1	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1979	17	-	99	3155	1362	71	8/34	19.18	2.59	44.43	1	6	1
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1978-1978	2	99.1	24	793	223	11	6/44	20.27	1.68	72.09	1	1	-
M Hendrick (ENG)	1978-1979	6	-	46	1132	309	15	3/50	20.60	1.63	75.46	-	-	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1978-1978	3	71.2	14	428	249	12	5/56	20.75	3.49	35.66	1	1	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1978-1978	12	-	60	1682	684	31	5/39	22.06	2.43	54.25	2	2	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1979	2	-	27	457	114	5	3/30	22.80	1.49	91.40	-	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1978-1978	8	-	61	1830	733	31	6/26	23.64	2.40	59.03	3	2	1
G Miller (ENG)	1978-1979	17	-	94	1912	610	25	3/21	24.40	1.91	76.48	-	-	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1978-1978	9	-	13	510	220	9	3/23	24.44	2.58	56.66	-	-	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1978-1979	9	-	38	1434	712	29	5/51	24.55	2.97	49.44	2	1	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1978-1978	9	-	35	1253	758	30	6/77	25.26	3.62	41.76	3	1	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1978-1978	11	-	15	454	230	9	2/4	25.55	3.03	50.44	-	-	-
IW Callen (AUS)	1978-1978	3	-	6	524	257	10	3/24	25.70	2.94	52.40	-	-	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1978-1978	7	-	74	1207	375	14	5/67	26.78	1.86	86.21	-	1	-
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1978-1979	9	-	1	59	54	2	1/10	27.00	5.49	29.50	-	-	-
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1979	6	-	47	1260	497	18	4/91	27.61	2.36	70.00	1	-	-
RO Collinge (NZ)	1978-1978	6	-	37	1185	471	17	4/98	27.70	2.38	69.70	1	-	-
WM Clark (AUS)	1978-1978	8	-	44	1571	729	26	4/62	28.03	2.78	60.42	3	-	-
G Dymock (AUS)	1978-1979	2	84.1	14	673	200	7	3/38	28.57	1.78	96.14	-	-	-
AG Hurst (AUS)	1978-1979	3	103.4	25	828	286	10	4/93	28.60	2.07	82.80	1	-	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1978	9	-	69	1961	765	26	4/35	29.42	2.34	75.42	3	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1978-1979	10	-	1	128	59	2	2/29	29.50	2.76	64.00	-	-	-
VA Holder (WI)	1978-1979	7	216.0	37	1296	547	18	6/28	30.38	2.53	72.00	1	1	-
GA Cope (ENG)	1978-1978	3	73.0	23	584	184	6	2/42	30.66	1.89	97.33	-	-	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1978-1979	6	170.0	60	1020	340	11	4/55	30.90	2.00	92.72	1	-	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1978-1978	8	-	28	1125	433	14	4/28	30.92	2.30	80.35	1	-	-
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1978-1978	3	138.4	24	832	350	11	4/72	31.81	2.52	75.63	1	-	-
ST Clarke (WI)	1978-1979	5	203.2	35	1220	607	19	5/126	31.94	2.98	64.21	1	1	-
BP Bracewell (NZ)	1978-1978	4	100.2	14	602	323	10	3/110	32.30	3.21	60.20	-	-	-
DR Parry (WI)	1978-1979	9	232.1	48	1393	687	20	5/15	34.35	2.95	69.65	-	1	-
WW Daniel (WI)	1978-1978	1	9.0	1	54	35	1	1/35	35.00	3.88	54.00	-	-	-
TJ Laughlin (AUS)	1978-1978	4	-	18	570	316	9	5/101	35.11	3.32	63.33	-	1	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1978-1978	5	177.1	43	1063	501	14	4/54	35.78	2.82	75.92	1	-	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1978-1978	7	-	32	1764	937	26	5/116	36.03	3.18	67.84	2	2	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1978-1978	5	-	35	906	346	9	5/28	38.44	2.29	100.66	-	1	-
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1978-1978	10	-	46	1502	733	19	4/132	38.57	2.92	79.05	1	-	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1978-1978	6	75.0	16	450	235	6	4/55	39.16	3.13	75.00	1	-	-
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1978-1978	3	42.0	9	252	118	3	2/7	39.33	2.80	84.00	-	-	-
N Phillip (WI)	1978-1979	7	208.0	26	1248	730	18	4/64	40.55	3.50	69.33	2	-	-
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1978-1978	4	8.0	-	48	44	1	1/44	44.00	5.50	48.00	-	-	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1978-1979	11	-	79	2476	1164	25	4/53	46.56	2.82	99.04	1	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1979	9	222.4	29	1336	821	17	3/132	48.29	3.68	78.58	-	-	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1978-1978	11	-	93	2000	677	14	3/56	48.35	2.03	142.85	-	-	-
M Amarnath (IND)	1978-1978	9	-	11	733	437	9	2/35	48.55	3.57	81.44	-	-	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1978-1978	14	-	2	214	102	2	1/7	51.00	2.85	107.00	-	-	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1978-1978	4	-	38	1130	432	8	4/51	54.00	2.29	141.25	1	-	-
Liaqat Ali (PAK)	1978-1978	5	-	15	572	287	5	3/80	57.40	3.01	114.40	-	-	-
RB Simpson (AUS)	1978-1978	9	-	24	994	598	10	3/45	59.80	3.60	99.40	-	-	-
GJ Cosier (AUS)	1978-1978	8	-	21	508	202	3	2/26	67.33	2.38	169.33	-	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1979	2	44.0	8	264	142	2	1/44	71.00	3.22	132.00	-	-	-
MV Narasimha Rao (IND)	1978-1979	1	28.1	6	169	76	1	1/43	76.00	2.69	169.00	-	-	-
MLC Foster (WI)	1978-1978	1	39.0	11	234	90	1	1/68	90.00	2.30	234.00	-	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1978-1978	1	42.0	8	336	116	1	1/94	116.00	2.07	336.00	-	-	-
BE Congdon (NZ)	1978-1978	8	-	56	1042	291	2	2/14	145.50	1.67	521.00	-	-	-
S Shivnarine (WI)	1978-1979	6	52.0	9	312	159	1	1/13	159.00	3.05	312.00	-	-	-

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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs West Indies at Eden Gardens, West Indies tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 29, 1978 - Jan 3, 1979 [Test # 839]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, England tour of Australia 3rd Test, Dec 29, 1978 - Jan 3, 1979 [Test # 838]

West Indies vs India at Bengaluru, West Indies tour of India 2nd Test, Dec 15-20, 1978 [Test # 837]