Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages in 1981 in Tests

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
MA Holding (WI)	1981-1981	5	170.5	46	1025	422	28	6/62	15.07	2.47	36.60	0	3	1
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1981-1981	1	83.3	36	501	136	9	5/75	15.11	1.62	55.66	1	1	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1981-1981	3	134.3	61	807	204	13	5/33	15.69	1.51	62.07	0	1	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1981-1981	3	87.0	22	522	196	12	5/23	16.33	2.25	43.50	0	2	0
GS Chappell (AUS)	1981-1981	7	34.0	15	204	50	3	1/4	16.66	1.47	68.00	0	0	0
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1981-1981	3	109.0	27	654	299	16	4/61	18.68	2.74	40.87	1	0	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1981-1981	3	26.0	7	156	38	2	2/12	19.00	1.46	78.00	0	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1981-1981	3	150.2	39	902	312	16	4/66	19.50	2.07	56.37	2	0	0
SM Patil (IND)	1981-1981	9	83.3	27	501	156	8	2/28	19.50	1.86	62.62	0	0	0
CEH Croft (WI)	1981-1981	5	194.0	39	1164	555	27	6/74	20.55	2.86	43.11	1	2	0
DK Lillee (AUS)	1981-1981	13	618.2	147	3710	1781	85	7/83	20.95	2.88	43.64	8	5	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1981-1981	1	21.0	2	126	64	3	2/49	21.33	3.04	42.00	0	0	0
PJW Allott (ENG)	1981-1981	1	23.0	4	138	88	4	2/17	22.00	3.82	34.50	0	0	0
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1981	10	445.2	105	2672	1222	54	6/135	22.62	2.74	49.48	3	4	0
B Yardley (AUS)	1981-1981	6	271.3	78	1629	685	30	7/187	22.83	2.52	54.30	2	2	0
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1981-1981	2	108.0	33	648	235	10	4/44	23.50	2.17	64.80	1	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1981	6	256.0	81	1536	527	21	5/125	25.09	2.05	73.14	1	1	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1981-1981	8	303.4	68	1822	829	33	8/43	25.12	2.72	55.21	2	1	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1981-1981	13	556.2	136	3338	1584	62	6/95	25.54	2.84	53.83	4	4	1
J Garner (WI)	1981-1981	5	189.2	59	1136	399	15	3/37	26.60	2.10	75.73	0	0	0
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1981	4	132.1	35	793	349	13	7/81	26.84	2.64	61.00	0	1	0
GB Troup (NZ)	1981-1981	2	56.0	15	336	137	5	3/43	27.40	2.44	67.20	0	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1981-1981	3	119.3	37	717	288	10	5/47	28.80	2.41	71.70	1	1	0
JK Lever (ENG)	1981-1981	2	73.0	16	438	204	7	5/100	29.14	2.79	62.57	0	1	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1981-1981	9	358.5	74	2153	1016	33	5/28	30.78	2.83	65.24	1	3	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1981-1981	9	282.4	59	1696	908	29	4/24	31.31	3.21	58.48	3	0	0
DR Doshi (IND)	1981-1981	8	449.1	157	2695	831	26	5/39	31.96	1.85	103.65	0	1	0
RJ Bright (AUS)	1981-1981	5	191.4	82	1150	390	12	5/68	32.50	2.03	95.83	0	1	0
RD Jackman (ENG)	1981-1981	2	73.2	15	440	198	6	3/65	33.00	2.70	73.33	0	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1981-1981	3	118.0	32	708	306	9	3/11	34.00	2.59	78.66	0	0	0
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1981-1981	6	10.0	1	60	34	1	1/4	34.00	3.40	60.00	0	0	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1981-1981	3	106.0	45	636	211	6	3/88	35.16	1.99	106.00	0	0	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1981-1981	3	95.0	30	570	250	7	2/39	35.71	2.63	81.42	0	0	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1981-1981	4	137.0	38	822	322	9	3/41	35.77	2.35	91.33	0	0	0
KD Ghavri (IND)	1981-1981	4	125.0	25	750	403	11	5/107	36.63	3.22	68.18	0	1	0
M Hendrick (ENG)	1981-1981	2	100.2	28	602	221	6	4/82	36.83	2.20	100.33	1	0	0
GB Stevenson (ENG)	1981-1981	1	33.0	5	198	111	3	3/111	37.00	3.36	66.00	0	0	0
CM Old (ENG)	1981-1981	3	100.0	31	600	224	6	3/44	37.33	2.24	100.00	0	0	0
JD Higgs (AUS)	1981-1981	2	52.0	13	312	151	4	4/45	37.75	2.90	78.00	1	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1981-1981	12	32.1	10	193	76	2	2/12	38.00	2.36	96.50	0	0	0
RM Hogg (AUS)	1981-1981	4	94.4	16	568	309	8	3/47	38.62	3.26	71.00	0	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1981-1981	9	391.5	122	2351	853	21	5/124	40.61	2.17	111.95	1	1	0
G Miller (ENG)	1981-1981	1	18.0	4	108	42	1	1/42	42.00	2.33	108.00	0	0	0
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1981-1981	3	71.0	9	426	217	5	2/47	43.40	3.05	85.20	0	0	0
JR Thomson (AUS)	1981-1981	3	69.0	12	414	219	5	2/43	43.80	3.17	82.80	0	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1981-1981	5	105.0	35	630	223	5	2/24	44.60	2.12	126.00	0	0	0
AR Border (AUS)	1981-1981	13	20.0	6	120	45	1	1/9	45.00	2.25	120.00	0	0	0
NS Yadav (IND)	1981-1981	3	147.4	30	886	424	9	4/143	47.11	2.87	98.44	1	0	0
MR Whitney (AUS)	1981-1981	2	78.0	16	468	246	5	2/50	49.20	3.15	93.60	0	0	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1981-1981	2	49.0	9	294	163	3	2/26	54.33	3.32	98.00	0	0	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1981-1981	5	37.0	13	222	57	1	1/4	57.00	1.54	222.00	0	0	0
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1981-1981	3	88.0	13	528	233	4	1/0	58.25	2.64	132.00	0	0	0
B Yograj Singh (IND)	1981-1981	1	15.0	3	90	63	1	1/63	63.00	4.20	90.00	0	0	0
P Willey (ENG)	1981-1981	8	63.0	15	378	146	2	1/31	73.00	2.31	189.00	0	0	0
Ijaz Faqih (PAK)	1981-1981	1	22.0	1	132	76	1	1/76	76.00	3.45	132.00	0	0	0
KBJ Azad (IND)	1981-1981	4	49.0	10	294	158	1	1/35	158.00	3.22	294.00	0	0	0
CWJ Athey (ENG)	1981-1981	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	1981-1981	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DL Bairstow (ENG)	1981-1981	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1981-1981	13	6.0	4	36	7	0	-	-	1.16	0.00	0	0	0
JM Brearley (ENG)	1981-1981	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RO Butcher (ENG)	1981-1981	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TM Chappell (AUS)	1981-1981	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PR Downton (ENG)	1981-1981	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PJL Dujon (WI)	1981-1981	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
J Dyson (AUS)	1981-1981	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BA Edgar (NZ)	1981-1981	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GN Edwards (NZ)	1981-1981	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1981-1981	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MW Gatting (ENG)	1981-1981	9	3.0	1	18	13	0	-	-	4.33	0.00	0	0	0
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1981-1981	9	6.0	1	36	23	0	-	-	3.83	0.00	0	0	0
DI Gower (ENG)	1981-1981	12	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CG Greenidge (WI)	1981-1981	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DL Haynes (WI)	1981-1981	5	1.0	0	6	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
GP Howarth (NZ)	1981-1981	3	12.0	5	72	24	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1981-1981	13	4.0	1	24	3	0	-	-	0.75	0.00	0	0	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1981-1981	3	6.0	0	36	29	0	-	-	4.83	0.00	0	0	0
MF Kent (AUS)	1981-1981	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1981-1981	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
APE Knott (ENG)	1981-1981	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BM Laird (AUS)	1981-1981	4	1.0	0	6	9	0	-	-	9.00	0.00	0	0	0
W Larkins (ENG)	1981-1981	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CH Lloyd (WI)	1981-1981	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Majid Khan (PAK)	1981-1981	3	15.0	2	90	36	0	-	-	2.40	0.00	0	0	0
Mansoor Akhtar (PAK)	1981-1981	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RW Marsh (AUS)	1981-1981	13	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
EH Mattis (WI)	1981-1981	4	6.0	1	36	14	0	-	-	2.33	0.00	0	0	0
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1981-1981	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1981-1981	3	4.0	1	24	11	0	-	-	2.75	0.00	0	0	0
DA Murray (WI)	1981-1981	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PWG Parker (ENG)	1981-1981	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JF Reid (NZ)	1981-1981	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Rizwan-uz-Zaman (PAK)	1981-1981	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BC Rose (ENG)	1981-1981	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
IDS Smith (NZ)	1981-1981	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
K Srikkanth (IND)	1981-1981	3	6.0	1	36	10	0	-	-	1.66	0.00	0	0	0
TE Srinivasan (IND)	1981-1981	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CJ Tavare (ENG)	1981-1981	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RW Taylor (ENG)	1981-1981	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1981-1981	9	2.0	1	12	3	0	-	-	1.50	0.00	0	0	0
GR Viswanath (IND)	1981-1981	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KD Walters (AUS)	1981-1981	3	9.0	3	54	33	0	-	-	3.66	0.00	0	0	0
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1981-1981	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DM Wellham (AUS)	1981-1981	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GM Wood (AUS)	1981-1981	13	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RA Woolmer (ENG)	1981-1981	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JG Wright (NZ)	1981-1981	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GN Yallop (AUS)	1981-1981	7	8.0	2	48	17	0	-	-	2.12	0.00	0	0	0
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1981-1981	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1981-1981	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0

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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:

Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne, West Indies tour of Australia 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 1981 [Test # 915]

England vs India at Delhi, England tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 23-28, 1981 [Test # 914]

Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne, Pakistan tour of Australia 3rd Test, Dec 11-15, 1981 [Test # 913]