Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs South Africa

Best averages in 2018 in Tests - vs South Africa

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
C Green (AUS)	2022-2022	2	13.4	3	82	47	5	5/27	9.40	3.43	16.40	-	1	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2018-2018	1	8.5	1	53	19	2	1/1	9.50	2.15	26.50	-	-	-
S Nadeem (IND)	2019-2019	1	17.2	5	104	40	4	2/18	10.00	2.30	26.00	-	-	-
Shan Masood (PAK)	2018-2019	3	8.0	2	48	25	2	1/6	12.50	3.12	24.00	-	-	-
DM de Silva (SL)	2018-2020	5	20.0	1	120	64	5	3/36	12.80	3.20	24.00	-	-	-
MDK Perera (SL)	2018-2018	2	79.5	17	479	208	16	6/32	13.00	2.60	29.93	2	1	1
MA Wood (ENG)	2020-2020	2	58.3	15	351	163	12	5/46	13.58	2.78	29.25	1	1	-
KR Mayers (WI)	2021-2023	4	68.0	17	408	181	13	3/24	13.92	2.66	31.38	-	-	-
OE Robinson (ENG)	2022-2022	2	58.1	11	349	180	12	5/49	15.00	3.09	29.08	1	1	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2022-2022	2	85.0	26	510	226	14	7/23	16.14	2.65	36.42	-	1	-
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2018	1	32.0	4	192	119	7	5/52	17.00	3.71	27.42	-	1	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2018-2018	2	74.5	15	449	207	12	6/98	17.25	2.76	37.41	-	1	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2019-2022	7	186.4	47	1120	490	28	4/41	17.50	2.62	40.00	2	-	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2018-2022	9	260.2	60	1562	742	42	5/28	17.66	2.85	37.19	1	3	-
SM Boland (AUS)	2022-2022	2	48.0	8	288	125	7	2/14	17.85	2.60	41.14	-	-	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2019-2022	3	64.0	10	384	234	13	3/22	18.00	3.65	29.53	-	-	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2019-2022	5	141.2	37	848	345	19	5/40	18.15	2.44	44.63	-	1	-
AS Joseph (WI)	2023-2023	2	58.5	4	353	220	12	5/81	18.33	3.73	29.41	-	1	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2019-2022	7	129.4	25	778	377	20	3/35	18.85	2.90	38.90	-	-	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2018-2023	7	241.4	58	1450	675	34	5/42	19.85	2.79	42.64	2	2	-
Shadab Khan (PAK)	2019-2019	1	21.3	2	129	80	4	3/41	20.00	3.72	32.25	-	-	-
B Kumar (IND)	2018-2018	2	67.0	22	402	203	10	4/87	20.30	3.02	40.20	1	-	-
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2021	2	79.3	26	477	172	8	5/35	21.50	2.16	59.62	-	1	-
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2022-2022	1	65.0	12	390	202	9	6/135	22.44	3.10	43.33	-	1	-
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2018-2019	4	70.0	13	420	182	8	4/39	22.75	2.60	52.50	1	-	-
JO Holder (WI)	2021-2023	4	109.3	21	657	304	13	4/75	23.38	2.77	50.53	1	-	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2023	7	243.4	47	1462	703	30	5/42	23.43	2.88	48.73	1	2	-
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2018-2019	3	105.4	26	634	283	12	4/62	23.58	2.67	52.83	2	-	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2022-2022	2	70.2	17	422	213	9	4/102	23.66	3.02	46.88	1	-	-
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2019	2	41.3	4	249	143	6	5/66	23.83	3.44	41.50	-	1	-
MVT Fernando (SL)	2019-2021	4	121.2	9	728	480	20	5/101	24.00	3.95	36.40	2	1	-
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2021-2023	4	8.0	-	48	24	1	1/10	24.00	3.00	48.00	-	-	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2021-2023	4	111.4	16	670	388	16	5/47	24.25	3.47	41.87	1	1	-
CAK Rajitha (SL)	2019-2020	3	51.5	4	311	225	9	3/67	25.00	4.34	34.55	-	-	-
TM Head (AUS)	2022-2023	3	9.0	1	54	25	1	1/21	25.00	2.77	54.00	-	-	-
Faheem Ashraf (PAK)	2019-2021	3	61.0	15	366	176	7	3/42	25.14	2.88	52.28	-	-	-
SN Thakur (IND)	2021-2023	4	91.5	13	551	330	13	7/61	25.38	3.59	42.38	-	1	-
DM Bess (ENG)	2020-2020	2	113.0	40	678	206	8	5/51	25.75	1.82	84.75	-	1	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2022-2022	2	87.4	24	526	233	9	5/35	25.88	2.65	58.44	-	1	-
SPD Smith (AUS)	2018-2023	6	11.5	5	71	26	1	1/9	26.00	2.19	71.00	-	-	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2021	4	122.3	14	735	438	16	4/51	27.37	3.57	45.93	3	-	-
I Sharma (IND)	2018-2019	4	107.0	19	642	275	10	3/46	27.50	2.57	64.20	-	-	-
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2019	1	36.0	5	216	167	6	5/102	27.83	4.63	36.00	-	1	-
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2018-2021	4	126.4	24	760	503	18	5/54	27.94	3.97	42.22	-	2	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2020-2020	1	31.0	10	186	85	3	2/38	28.33	2.74	62.00	-	-	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2018-2022	5	165.2	28	992	581	20	5/34	29.05	3.51	49.60	1	1	-
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2021	2	51.0	13	306	153	5	3/75	30.60	3.00	61.20	-	-	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2019-2019	3	149.2	38	896	399	13	4/87	30.69	2.67	68.92	1	-	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2018-2023	5	188.0	39	1128	528	17	4/48	31.05	2.80	66.35	1	-	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2018-2023	9	297.4	69	1786	817	26	7/145	31.42	2.74	68.69	2	1	-
SM Curran (ENG)	2019-2020	4	101.4	23	610	326	10	4/58	32.60	3.20	61.00	1	-	-
Khaled Ahmed (BAN)	2022-2022	2	77.0	10	462	263	8	4/92	32.87	3.41	57.75	1	-	-
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2022-2022	2	65.0	16	390	198	6	2/74	33.00	3.04	65.00	-	-	-
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2022-2022	2	16.0	6	96	33	1	1/16	33.00	2.06	96.00	-	-	-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2022-2022	2	111.1	21	667	298	9	3/85	33.11	2.68	74.11	-	-	-
RA Reifer (WI)	2023-2023	2	11.0	-	66	36	1	1/36	36.00	3.27	66.00	-	-	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2018-2023	7	313.5	66	1883	943	26	3/14	36.26	3.00	72.42	-	-	-
MD Shanaka (SL)	2020-2021	2	46.5	6	281	148	4	2/42	37.00	3.16	70.25	-	-	-
JL Denly (ENG)	2019-2020	4	28.0	5	168	75	2	2/42	37.50	2.67	84.00	-	-	-
G Motie (WI)	2023-2023	1	29.0	4	174	115	3	3/75	38.33	3.96	58.00	-	-	-
MJ Potts (ENG)	2022-2022	1	20.0	2	120	79	2	2/79	39.50	3.95	60.00	-	-	-
AM Fernando (SL)	2021-2021	1	23.0	6	138	81	2	2/61	40.50	3.52	69.00	-	-	-
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2018-2021	4	123.2	22	740	366	9	4/79	40.66	2.96	82.22	1	-	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2021-2023	2	37.0	5	222	168	4	2/65	42.00	4.54	55.50	-	-	-
MR Marsh (AUS)	2018-2018	4	42.0	6	252	169	4	2/26	42.25	4.02	63.00	-	-	-
MJ Leach (ENG)	2022-2022	3	45.2	18	272	89	2	1/11	44.50	1.96	136.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)	2019-2019	2	74.0	17	444	231	5	2/44	46.20	3.12	88.80	-	-	-
Taskin Ahmed (BAN)	2022-2022	1	34.0	5	204	93	2	2/24	46.50	2.73	102.00	-	-	-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2023	3	73.0	11	438	244	5	2/47	48.80	3.34	87.60	-	-	-
JE Root (ENG)	2019-2022	7	65.0	21	390	206	4	4/87	51.50	3.16	97.50	1	-	-
PW Hasaranga (SL)	2020-2021	2	51.2	5	308	210	4	4/171	52.50	4.09	77.00	1	-	-
PVD Chameera (SL)	2021-2021	1	14.0	1	84	53	1	1/53	53.00	3.78	84.00	-	-	-
HH Pandya (IND)	2018-2018	3	51.0	7	306	162	3	2/27	54.00	3.17	102.00	-	-	-
Ebadot Hossain (BAN)	2022-2022	2	75.0	14	450	276	5	3/40	55.20	3.68	90.00	-	-	-
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2018-2021	6	14.2	1	86	57	1	1/12	57.00	3.97	86.00	-	-	-
RRS Cornwall (WI)	2021-2021	1	18.0	1	108	61	1	1/61	61.00	3.38	108.00	-	-	-
CJ Sayers (AUS)	2018-2018	1	49.0	11	294	146	2	2/78	73.00	2.97	147.00	-	-	-
M Prasidh Krishna (IND)	2023-2023	1	20.0	2	120	93	1	1/93	93.00	4.65	120.00	-	-	-
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2020-2020	1	21.1	-	127	103	1	1/103	103.00	4.86	127.00	-	-	-
Abid Ali (PAK)	2021-2021	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AC Agar (AUS)	2023-2023	1	22.0	5	132	58	-	-	-	2.63	-	-	-	-
MA Agarwal (IND)	2019-2022	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asad Shafiq (PAK)	2018-2019	3	6.0	-	36	25	-	-	-	4.16	-	-	-	-
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2018-2021	5	0.5	-	5	8	-	-	-	9.60	-	-	-	-
Babar Azam (PAK)	2018-2021	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2019-2022	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CT Bancroft (AUS)	2018-2018	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
M Bhanuka (SL)	2021-2021	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J Blackwood (WI)	2021-2023	4	2.0	-	12	7	-	-	-	3.50	-	-	-	-
TA Blundell (NZ)	2022-2022	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NE Bonner (WI)	2021-2021	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HC Brook (ENG)	2022-2022	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JA Burns (AUS)	2018-2018	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RJ Burns (ENG)	2019-2019	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JC Buttler (ENG)	2019-2020	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AT Carey (AUS)	2022-2023	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T Chanderpaul (WI)	2023-2023	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LD Chandimal (SL)	2020-2020	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RL Chase (WI)	2021-2023	4	66.0	12	396	172	-	-	-	2.60	-	-	-	-
DP Conway (NZ)	2022-2022	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Z Crawley (ENG)	2020-2022	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J Da Silva (WI)	2021-2023	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S Dhawan (IND)	2018-2018	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
N Dickwella (SL)	2018-2021	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fakhar Zaman (PAK)	2018-2019	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fawad Alam (PAK)	2021-2021	2	1.0	-	6	5	-	-	-	5.00	-	-	-	-
BOP Fernando (SL)	2019-2019	2	2.0	-	12	16	-	-	-	8.00	-	-	-	-
BT Foakes (ENG)	2022-2022	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MD Gunathilaka (SL)	2018-2018	2	1.0	-	6	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
PSP Handscomb (AUS)	2018-2018	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SD Hope (WI)	2021-2021	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Imam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2018-2019	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Imran Butt (PAK)	2021-2021	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SS Iyer (IND)	2023-2023	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
YBK Jaiswal (IND)	2023-2023	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2018-2023	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
V Kohli (IND)	2018-2023	9	1.0	-	6	4	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2022-2023	3	2.5	1	17	9	-	-	-	3.17	-	-	-	-
TWM Latham (NZ)	2022-2022	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AZ Lees (ENG)	2022-2022	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Litton Das (BAN)	2022-2022	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mahmudul Hasan Joy (BAN)	2022-2022	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SE Marsh (AUS)	2018-2018	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AD Mathews (SL)	2018-2018	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BKG Mendis (SL)	2018-2021	6	7.0	-	42	41	-	-	-	5.85	-	-	-	-
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2022-2022	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)	2021-2021	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2022-2022	2	5.0	1	30	17	-	-	-	3.40	-	-	-	-
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2022-2022	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Najmul Hossain Shanto (BAN)	2022-2022	2	4.0	-	24	12	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
HM Nicholls (NZ)	2022-2022	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TD Paine (AUS)	2018-2018	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RR Pant (IND)	2021-2022	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PA Patel (IND)	2018-2018	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MDKJ Perera (SL)	2019-2021	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
OJ Pope (ENG)	2020-2022	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KOA Powell (WI)	2021-2021	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CA Pujara (IND)	2018-2022	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AM Rahane (IND)	2018-2022	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KL Rahul (IND)	2018-2023	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MT Renshaw (AUS)	2018-2023	2	4.0	-	24	13	-	-	-	3.25	-	-	-	-
WP Saha (IND)	2018-2019	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2018-2019	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shadman Islam (BAN)	2022-2022	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RG Sharma (IND)	2018-2023	6	6.0	2	36	14	-	-	-	2.33	-	-	-	-
Shubman Gill (IND)	2023-2023	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DP Sibley (ENG)	2019-2020	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ARS Silva (SL)	2018-2018	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2022-2022	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2019-2021	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GH Vihari (IND)	2019-2022	2	9.0	1	54	38	-	-	-	4.22	-	-	-	-
M Vijay (IND)	2018-2018	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DA Warner (AUS)	2018-2023	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yasir Ali (BAN)	2022-2022	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WA Young (NZ)	2022-2022	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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:

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Taunton, County Championship Division One 43rd Match, Jun 29-Jul 2, 2025 [First-class]

Warwickshire vs Sussex at Hove, County Championship Division One 45th Match, Jun 29-Jul 2, 2025 [First-class]

Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan at Cardiff, County Championship Division Two 36th Match, Jun 29-Jul 2, 2025 [First-class]