Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages in 1997 in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Mujahid Jamshed (PAK)	1997-1997	4	4.0	1	24	6	1	1/6	6.00	1.50	24.00	-	-	-
P Wilson (AUS)	1997-1997	1	10.0	-	60	39	3	3/39	13.00	3.90	20.00	-	-	-
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1997-1997	30	10.0	-	60	40	3	2/31	13.33	4.00	20.00	-	-	-
AM Stuart (AUS)	1997-1997	3	30.0	2	180	109	8	5/26	13.62	3.63	22.50	-	1	-
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1997-1997	5	189.4	70	1138	357	22	7/66	16.22	1.88	51.72	2	1	1
MV Fleming (ENG)	1997-1997	4	31.3	1	189	150	9	4/45	16.66	4.76	21.00	1	-	-
Kabir Khan (PAK)	1997-1997	4	13.3	2	81	72	4	2/23	18.00	5.33	20.25	-	-	-
LR Williams (WI)	1997-1997	1	8.0	-	48	56	3	3/56	18.66	7.00	16.00	-	-	-
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	14.3	3	87	39	2	2/24	19.50	2.68	43.50	-	-	-
Manzoor Akhtar (PAK)	1997-1997	2	20.0	-	120	100	5	4/50	20.00	5.00	24.00	1	-	-
SH Cook (AUS)	1997-1997	2	37.2	10	224	142	7	5/39	20.28	3.80	32.00	-	1	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1997-1997	24	308.4	52	1852	1001	49	4/25	20.42	3.24	37.79	6	-	-
Harvinder Singh (IND)	1997-1997	6	37.2	2	224	184	9	3/44	20.44	4.92	24.88	-	-	-
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1997-1997	24	4.0	-	24	21	1	1/8	21.00	5.25	24.00	-	-	-
BC Strang (ZIM)	1997-1997	8	132.0	41	792	379	18	6/20	21.05	2.87	44.00	-	1	-
BN Schultz (SA)	1997-1997	2	52.0	12	312	149	7	4/52	21.28	2.86	44.57	1	-	-
OD Gibson (WI)	1997-1997	2	18.0	-	108	109	5	4/61	21.80	6.05	21.60	1	-	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-1997	42	671.3	99	4029	2207	101	5/38	21.85	3.28	39.89	6	5	-
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1997-1997	15	120.5	12	725	539	24	5/28	22.45	4.46	30.20	-	2	-
GR Larsen (NZ)	1997-1997	17	135.4	9	814	528	23	3/20	22.95	3.89	35.39	-	-	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	1997-1997	11	301.4	56	1810	948	41	5/42	23.12	3.14	44.14	2	2	-
AY Karim (KENYA)	1997-1997	6	45.0	3	270	185	8	5/33	23.12	4.11	33.75	-	1	-
Aminul Islam (BAN)	1997-1997	5	12.0	-	72	71	3	3/57	23.66	5.91	24.00	-	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-1997	22	604.5	160	3629	1704	71	8/38	24.00	2.81	51.11	3	4	-
D Gough (ENG)	1997-1997	17	364.1	66	2185	1297	53	5/40	24.47	3.56	41.22	3	3	-
AA Donald (SA)	1997-1997	30	538.5	97	3233	1788	73	6/59	24.49	3.31	44.28	2	2	-
CD McMillan (NZ)	1997-1997	11	28.0	4	168	98	4	2/17	24.50	3.50	42.00	-	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1997-1997	20	229.0	26	1374	908	37	4/43	24.54	3.96	37.13	1	-	-
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1997-1997	2	5.0	-	30	25	1	1/9	25.00	5.00	30.00	-	-	-
AD Mullally (ENG)	1997-1997	5	84.0	28	504	227	9	3/29	25.22	2.70	56.00	-	-	-
MA Ealham (ENG)	1997-1997	11	125.4	19	754	435	17	3/60	25.58	3.46	44.35	-	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-1997	16	276.3	63	1659	1002	39	7/37	25.69	3.62	42.53	-	2	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-1997	31	457.2	70	2744	1502	58	5/37	25.89	3.28	47.31	2	1	-
D Ramnarine (WI)	1997-1997	1	10.0	-	60	52	2	2/52	26.00	5.20	30.00	-	-	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1997-1997	22	378.5	74	2273	1127	43	5/37	26.20	2.97	52.86	1	3	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1997-1997	33	851.2	202	5108	2410	91	6/48	26.48	2.83	56.13	5	2	-
BP Julian (AUS)	1997-1997	1	8.0	-	48	53	2	2/53	26.50	6.62	24.00	-	-	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1997-1997	15	177.0	18	1062	638	24	5/32	26.58	3.60	44.25	1	1	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-1997	27	285.4	57	1714	877	31	4/43	28.29	3.07	55.29	1	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1997-1997	26	332.2	38	1994	1303	46	6/49	28.32	3.92	43.34	-	3	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1997-1997	10	229.4	46	1378	741	26	7/36	28.50	3.22	53.00	1	1	-
SB Doull (NZ)	1997-1997	14	326.2	77	1958	998	35	5/58	28.51	3.05	55.94	1	2	-
C White (ENG)	1997-1997	6	62.4	6	376	257	9	4/37	28.55	4.10	41.77	1	-	-
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1997-1997	7	146.4	26	880	517	18	6/109	28.72	3.52	48.88	-	2	1
SO Tikolo (KENYA)	1997-1997	6	35.2	-	212	173	6	3/41	28.83	4.89	35.33	-	-	-
MA Suji (KENYA)	1997-1997	5	36.0	3	216	145	5	4/24	29.00	4.02	43.20	1	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1997-1997	18	139.2	15	836	697	24	5/35	29.04	5.00	34.83	1	2	-
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1997	8	170.2	21	1022	614	21	4/72	29.23	3.60	48.66	3	-	-
HT Davis (NZ)	1997-1997	13	213.2	27	1280	791	27	5/63	29.29	3.70	47.40	1	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1997-1997	27	307.1	71	1843	1007	34	5/50	29.61	3.27	54.20	3	1	-
AJ Hollioake (ENG)	1997-1997	9	71.2	3	428	301	10	2/22	30.10	4.21	42.80	-	-	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1997-1997	35	738.5	150	4433	2307	76	6/98	30.35	3.12	58.32	1	3	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1997-1997	30	466.1	77	2797	1582	52	4/26	30.42	3.39	53.78	3	-	-
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1997-1997	27	104.4	14	628	339	11	3/18	30.81	3.23	57.09	-	-	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1997-1997	4	37.0	5	222	155	5	2/40	31.00	4.18	44.40	-	-	-
MG Bevan (AUS)	1997-1997	27	233.1	22	1399	902	29	6/82	31.10	3.86	48.24	2	1	1
J Srinath (IND)	1997-1997	19	317.5	50	1907	1163	37	5/104	31.43	3.65	51.54	1	1	-
KSC de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	30	370.5	41	2225	1509	48	5/85	31.43	4.06	46.35	-	1	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1997-1997	29	512.0	81	3072	1610	51	5/74	31.56	3.14	60.23	2	3	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	1997-1997	49	191.1	24	1147	791	25	5/16	31.64	4.13	45.88	-	1	-
GW Flower (ZIM)	1997-1997	24	67.0	3	402	285	9	2/6	31.66	4.25	44.66	-	-	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1997-1997	18	453.3	79	2721	1468	46	5/35	31.91	3.23	59.15	3	2	1
Mohammad Akram (PAK)	1997-1997	4	24.0	1	144	96	3	2/28	32.00	4.00	48.00	-	-	-
FA Rose (WI)	1997-1997	20	312.1	44	1873	1121	35	6/100	32.02	3.59	53.51	1	1	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	1997-1997	24	315.1	51	1891	966	30	3/24	32.20	3.06	63.03	-	-	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1997-1997	16	328.4	83	1972	903	28	5/49	32.25	2.74	70.42	-	2	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1997-1997	6	117.4	18	706	389	12	3/47	32.41	3.30	58.83	-	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1997-1997	37	317.3	30	1905	1301	40	5/58	32.52	4.09	47.62	1	1	-
NA David (IND)	1997-1997	4	32.0	1	192	133	4	3/21	33.25	4.15	48.00	-	-	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1997-1997	20	356.0	56	2136	1211	36	4/22	33.63	3.40	59.33	2	-	-
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1997-1997	23	144.0	5	864	642	19	3/43	33.78	4.45	45.47	-	-	-
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-1997	12	214.4	33	1288	811	24	3/44	33.79	3.77	53.66	-	-	-
AC Dale (AUS)	1997-1997	9	81.0	10	486	338	10	3/18	33.80	4.17	48.60	-	-	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	1997-1997	10	54.0	-	324	271	8	3/32	33.87	5.01	40.50	-	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-1997	1	22.0	4	132	68	2	2/47	34.00	3.09	66.00	-	-	-
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1997-1997	8	185.1	19	1111	787	23	5/41	34.21	4.25	48.30	-	2	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1997-1997	21	321.5	48	1931	1136	33	4/28	34.42	3.52	58.51	2	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-1997	17	434.0	101	2604	1248	36	5/84	34.66	2.87	72.33	3	1	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1997-1997	1	24.4	4	148	104	3	3/104	34.66	4.21	49.33	-	-	-
M Sheikh (KENYA)	1997-1997	6	39.4	1	238	174	5	1/3	34.80	4.38	47.60	-	-	-
JA Rennie (ZIM)	1997-1997	12	94.0	10	564	419	12	2/28	34.91	4.45	47.00	-	-	-
SG Law (AUS)	1997-1997	12	18.3	-	111	105	3	2/22	35.00	5.67	37.00	-	-	-
SB Joshi (IND)	1997-1997	12	170.0	29	1020	596	17	3/40	35.05	3.50	60.00	-	-	-
RR Singh (IND)	1997-1997	37	198.4	10	1192	956	27	5/22	35.40	4.81	44.14	-	1	-
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1997-1997	14	144.5	13	869	639	18	3/17	35.50	4.41	48.27	-	-	-
DS Mohanty (IND)	1997-1997	13	144.4	14	868	639	18	4/78	35.50	4.41	48.22	1	-	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-1997	23	249.1	29	1495	924	26	4/53	35.53	3.70	57.50	1	-	-
A Kuruvilla (IND)	1997-1997	35	482.4	77	2896	1782	50	5/68	35.64	3.69	57.92	2	1	-
EZ Matambanadzo (ZIM)	1997-1997	7	58.3	5	351	251	7	2/25	35.85	4.29	50.14	-	-	-
Ali Hussain Rizvi (PAK)	1997-1997	1	18.3	1	111	72	2	2/72	36.00	3.89	55.50	-	-	-
CN Evans (ZIM)	1997-1997	16	69.0	3	414	328	9	2/27	36.44	4.75	46.00	-	-	-
Shafiuddin Ahmed (BAN)	1997-1997	3	23.0	1	138	110	3	3/42	36.66	4.78	46.00	-	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	39	118.0	6	708	551	15	3/55	36.73	4.66	47.20	-	-	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1997-1997	32	233.2	40	1400	888	24	2/6	37.00	3.80	58.33	-	-	-
MO Odumbe (KENYA)	1997-1997	6	36.5	2	221	185	5	2/48	37.00	5.02	44.20	-	-	-
CE Cuffy (WI)	1997-1997	2	42.0	5	252	149	4	2/33	37.25	3.54	63.00	-	-	-
TM Moody (AUS)	1997-1997	4	22.5	3	137	112	3	2/46	37.33	4.90	45.66	-	-	-
RDB Croft (ENG)	1997-1997	21	384.0	78	2304	1125	30	5/95	37.50	2.92	76.80	-	1	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1997-1997	30	98.0	18	588	322	8	2/28	40.25	3.28	73.50	-	-	-
Enamul Haque (BAN)	1997-1997	2	9.0	-	54	81	2	1/34	40.50	9.00	27.00	-	-	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-1997	32	468.5	71	2813	1582	39	5/57	40.56	3.37	72.12	-	1	-
AR Whittall (ZIM)	1997-1997	12	102.0	5	612	409	10	3/23	40.90	4.00	61.20	-	-	-
NM Kulkarni (IND)	1997-1997	11	127.0	15	762	492	12	3/27	41.00	3.87	63.50	-	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	1997-1997	37	787.1	145	4723	2516	61	5/104	41.24	3.19	77.42	-	2	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1997-1997	20	212.5	33	1277	627	15	3/20	41.80	2.94	85.13	-	-	-
RW Ali (KENYA)	1997-1997	2	11.0	1	66	42	1	1/20	42.00	3.81	66.00	-	-	-
PR Adams (SA)	1997-1997	9	207.2	37	1244	673	16	3/45	42.06	3.24	77.75	-	-	-
TM Odoyo (KENYA)	1997-1997	6	38.0	2	228	213	5	2/44	42.60	5.60	45.60	-	-	-
M Dillon (WI)	1997-1997	9	130.4	16	784	513	12	5/111	42.75	3.92	65.33	-	1	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-1997	20	135.2	24	812	472	11	3/29	42.90	3.48	73.81	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1997-1997	21	83.0	3	498	430	10	2/42	43.00	5.18	49.80	-	-	-
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1997-1997	8	96.5	12	581	393	9	3/14	43.66	4.05	64.55	-	-	-
RC Irani (ENG)	1997-1997	5	34.0	-	204	131	3	1/23	43.66	3.85	68.00	-	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1997-1997	34	74.3	13	447	267	6	3/20	44.50	3.58	74.50	-	-	-
DR Brown (ENG)	1997-1997	4	24.0	1	144	136	3	2/28	45.33	5.66	48.00	-	-	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1997-1997	35	542.3	77	3255	2069	45	5/82	45.97	3.81	72.33	1	1	-
RE Bryson (SA)	1997-1997	7	63.0	1	378	323	7	2/34	46.14	5.12	54.00	-	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1997-1997	30	412.1	79	2473	1259	27	5/26	46.62	3.05	91.59	1	1	-
GI Allott (NZ)	1997-1997	7	156.3	24	939	568	12	4/74	47.33	3.62	78.25	1	-	-
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	1997-1997	4	34.0	-	204	199	4	2/65	49.75	5.85	51.00	-	-	-
AO Suji (KENYA)	1997-1997	4	23.0	-	138	100	2	1/19	50.00	4.34	69.00	-	-	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1997-1997	12	153.1	27	919	405	8	2/29	50.62	2.64	114.87	-	-	-
D Ganesh (IND)	1997-1997	5	81.5	15	491	307	6	2/28	51.16	3.75	81.83	-	-	-
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1997-1997	4	93.0	20	558	307	6	3/100	51.16	3.30	93.00	-	-	-
Minhajul Abedin (BAN)	1997-1997	7	29.0	-	174	156	3	2/43	52.00	5.37	58.00	-	-	-
Hasibul Hossain (BAN)	1997-1997	7	50.0	3	300	367	7	2/54	52.42	7.34	42.85	-	-	-
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1997-1997	5	37.0	3	222	158	3	2/54	52.66	4.27	74.00	-	-	-
MS Atapattu (SL)	1997-1997	34	14.0	-	84	53	1	1/9	53.00	3.78	84.00	-	-	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1997-1997	2	61.1	14	367	213	4	2/76	53.25	3.48	91.75	-	-	-
Mohammad Zahid (PAK)	1997-1997	5	70.0	7	420	271	5	2/53	54.20	3.87	84.00	-	-	-
RK Chauhan (IND)	1997-1997	18	276.2	46	1658	942	17	4/48	55.41	3.40	97.52	1	-	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1997-1997	6	126.5	22	761	445	8	3/96	55.62	3.50	95.12	-	-	-
DN Patel (NZ)	1997-1997	10	161.0	30	966	501	9	2/67	55.66	3.11	107.33	-	-	-
JTC Vaughan (NZ)	1997-1997	1	36.0	10	216	57	1	1/57	57.00	1.58	216.00	-	-	-
IJ Harvey (AUS)	1997-1997	4	27.3	1	165	116	2	1/33	58.00	4.21	82.50	-	-	-
JC Adams (WI)	1997-1997	13	61.0	4	366	293	5	1/8	58.60	4.80	73.20	-	-	-
BC Hollioake (ENG)	1997-1997	2	22.0	2	132	119	2	1/26	59.50	5.40	66.00	-	-	-
GS Blewett (AUS)	1997-1997	30	93.0	16	558	366	6	1/11	61.00	3.93	93.00	-	-	-
Sheikh Salahuddin (BAN)	1997-1997	6	41.0	-	246	249	4	2/48	62.25	6.07	61.50	-	-	-
PIC Thompson (WI)	1997-1997	3	35.0	2	210	190	3	1/46	63.33	5.42	70.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Hussain (PAK)	1997-1997	7	51.0	-	306	258	4	2/56	64.50	5.05	76.50	-	-	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1997-1997	35	233.2	3	1400	1130	17	3/33	66.47	4.84	82.35	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1997-1997	39	44.1	12	265	143	2	1/29	71.50	3.23	132.50	-	-	-
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1997-1997	19	62.3	2	375	288	4	2/33	72.00	4.60	93.75	-	-	-
NAM McLean (WI)	1997-1997	3	15.0	-	90	72	1	1/23	72.00	4.80	90.00	-	-	-
Asif Mujtaba (PAK)	1997-1997	2	60.0	10	360	145	2	1/23	72.50	2.41	180.00	-	-	-
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1997-1997	51	90.4	4	544	463	6	2/61	77.16	5.10	90.66	-	-	-
SV Bahutule (IND)	1997-1997	3	19.0	-	114	79	1	1/46	79.00	4.15	114.00	-	-	-
RN Lewis (WI)	1997-1997	7	70.1	7	421	326	4	1/31	81.50	4.64	105.25	-	-	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1997-1997	2	12.0	-	72	86	1	1/45	86.00	7.16	72.00	-	-	-
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1997-1997	39	26.4	-	160	86	1	1/28	86.00	3.22	160.00	-	-	-
PV Simmons (WI)	1997-1997	11	58.4	7	352	259	3	1/30	86.33	4.41	117.33	-	-	-
RS Kalpage (SL)	1997-1997	7	83.0	16	498	300	3	3/38	100.00	3.61	166.00	-	-	-
SA Ankola (IND)	1997-1997	5	40.0	1	240	201	2	1/32	100.50	5.02	120.00	-	-	-
DK Liyanage (SL)	1997-1997	6	39.0	2	234	205	2	1/26	102.50	5.25	117.00	-	-	-
Saiful Islam (BAN)	1997-1997	3	19.3	-	117	114	1	1/45	114.00	5.84	117.00	-	-	-
KJ Silva (SL)	1997-1997	3	120.0	24	720	365	3	2/71	121.66	3.04	240.00	-	-	-
AJ Penn (NZ)	1997-1997	3	16.3	-	99	123	1	1/50	123.00	7.45	99.00	-	-	-
DN Crookes (SA)	1997-1997	5	36.0	-	216	156	1	1/42	156.00	4.33	216.00	-	-	-
CEW Silverwood (ENG)	1997-1997	5	32.0	-	192	174	1	1/53	174.00	5.43	192.00	-	-	-

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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 Women vs England Women at Chester-le-Street, India Women in England 3rd ODI, Jul 22, 2025 [Women ODI # 1474]

India Women vs England Women at Lord's, India Women in England 2nd ODI, Jul 19, 2025 [Women ODI # 1473]

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