Highest bowling average leading up to a five-for
- Worst bowling average in the previous 4 innings before taking a five-wicket haul - Tests
- Worst bowling average in the previous 10 innings before taking a five-wicket haul - Tests
- Worst bowling average in the previous 20 innings before taking a five-wicket haul - Tests
- Worst bowling average in the previous 4 innings before taking a four-wicket haul - ODIs
- Worst bowling average in the previous 10 innings before taking a four-wicket haul - ODIs
- Worst bowling average in the previous 20 innings before taking a four-wicket haul - ODIs
Player | Figs | Opp | Start Date | Scorecard | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Ave | List | ||
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RG Holland (Aus) | 6/106 | v NZ | Nov 22, 1985 | 0/69, 0/101, 0/95, 0/106 | |||||||
AM Moir (NZ) | 5/62 | v Eng | 319.00 | 1/49, 0/69, 0/159, 0/42 | |||||||
Rubel Hossain (Ban) | 5/166 | 1 | 283.00 | 0/34, 0/40, 1/94, 0/115 | |||||||
ALF de Mel (SL) | 278 | 1 | 278.00 | 0/66, 0/106, 0/63, 1/43 | |||||||
348 | 260 | 0 | - | 0/136, 0/32, 0/73, 0/19 | |||||||
P Lever (Eng) | 6/38 | v Aus | Feb 8, 1975 | Test 755 | 542 | 248 | 1 | 248.00 | 1/61, 0/76, 0/53, 0/58 | ||
PM Siddle (Aus) | 6/75 | v Eng | Dec 26, 2010 | Test 1986 | 402 | 244 | 1 | 244.00 | 0/90, 0/121, 1/25, 0/8 | ||
Abdul Qadir (Pak) | 7/96 | v Eng | Aug 6, 1987 | Test 1079 | 468 | 239 | 1 | 239.00 | 1/100, 0/14, 0/60, 0/65 | ||
CS Martin (NZ) | 5/63 | v India | Nov 4, 2010 | Test 1974 | 336 | 220 | 1 | 220.00 | 0/43, 0/42, 0/60, 1/75 | ||
JR Thomson (Aus) | 5/73 | v Eng | Nov 26, 1982 | Test 939 | 330 | 219 | 1 | 219.00 | 0/79, 1/73, 0/24, 0/43 | ||
RO Collinge (NZ) | 6/63 | v India | Feb 5, 1976 | Test 771 | 512 | 213 | 1 | 213.00 | 0/75, 0/63, 1/61, 0/14 | ||
CEW Silverwood (Eng) | 5/91 | v SA | Jan 2, 2000 | Test 1482 | 420 | 208 | 1 | 208.00 | 1/57, 0/24, 0/38, 0/89 | ||
Mohammad Sami (Pak) | 5/44 | v NZ | Dec 19, 2003 | Test 1676 | 525 | 393 | 2 | 196.50 | 1/124, 1/66, 0/77, 0/126 | ||
Abdul Razzaq (Pak) | 5/35 | v SL | Oct 28, 2004 | Test 1719 | 342 | 191 | 0 | - | 0/19, 0/61, 0/33, 0/78 | ||
MA Holding (WI) | 6/67 | v Eng | Jun 19, 1980 | Test 881 | 461 | 191 | 1 | 191.00 | 0/54, 0/11, 1/61, 0/65 | ||
DVP Wright (Eng) | 5/141 | v WI | Aug 12, 1950 | Test 326 | 256 | 190 | 1 | 190.00 | 0/58, 0/18, 1/93, 0/21 | ||
KR Pushpakumara (SL) | 5/56 | v Zim | Dec 4, 1999 | Test 1474 | 306 | 187 | 1 | 187.00 | 0/81, 0/24, 1/55, 0/27 | ||
Mohammad Rafique (Ban) | 5/114 | v SL | Sep 12, 2005 | Test 1764 | 726 | 370 | 2 | 185.00 | 0/57, 1/56, 1/150, 0/107 | ||
DL Underwood (Eng) | 5/28 | v SL | Feb 17, 1982 | Test 921 | 558 | 182 | 1 | 182.00 | 0/38, 0/59, 1/30, 0/55 | ||
RW Price (Zim) | 6/121 | v Aus | Oct 17, 2003 | Test 1663 | 600 | 357 | 2 | 178.50 | 0/21, 1/44, 1/105, 0/187 |
Player | Figs | Opp | Start Date | Scorecard | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | 4 | |
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PA Strang (Zim) | 5/106 | v SL | Sep 11, 1996 | Test 1333 | 1020 | 483 | 4 | 1/1 | 120.75 | 0 | 0 | |
AR Border (Aus) | 7/46 | v WI | 1/25 | 117.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
JW Hearne (Eng) | 232 | 2 | 1/5 | 116.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
JC Adams (WI) | 5/17 | v NZ | Apr 19, 1996 | Test 1325 | 414 | 220 | 2 | 2/74 | 110.00 | 0 | 0 | |
ME Waugh (Aus) | 5/40 | v Eng | 2/63 | 103.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 203 | 2 | 1/34 | 101.50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
GS Chappell (Aus) | 5/61 | v Pak | Jan 6, 1973 | Test 707 | 490 | 194 | 2 | 1/28 | 97.00 | 0 | 0 | |
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) | 6/32 | v Eng | 0/1 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
FMM Worrell (WI) | 558 | 6 | 2/114 | 93.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
FH Edwards (WI) | 5/38 | v Pak | May 26, 2005 | Test 1752 | 1052 | 647 | 7 | 2/61 | 92.42 | 0 | 0 | |
Abdul Razzaq (Pak) | 5/35 | v SL | 3/70 | 88.16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
SK Warne (Aus) | 833 | 10 | 3/106 | 83.30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Mohammad Rafique (Ban) | 5/62 | v Aus | Apr 9, 2006 | Test 1797 | 1554 | 796 | 10 | 5/114 | 79.60 | 1 | 0 | |
DCS Compton (Eng) | 5/70 | v SA | 1/11 | 79.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Iqbal Qasim (Pak) | 542 | 7 | 4/135 | 77.42 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
SR Waugh (Aus) | 5/92 | v WI | Dec 24, 1988 | Test 1112 | 1044 | 528 | 7 | 3/77 | 75.42 | 0 | 0 | |
BKV Prasad (India) | 6/33 | v Pak | 2/61 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Harbhajan Singh (India) | 818 | 11 | 3/79 | 74.36 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Mohammad Amir (Pak) | 5/79 | v Aus | Dec 26, 2009 | Test 1943 | 954 | 520 | 7 | 2/29 | 74.28 | 0 | 0 | |
CS Martin (NZ) | 6/54 | v SL | 5/152 | 73.72 | 1 | 1 |
Player | Figs | Opp | Start Date | Scorecard | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | 4 | |
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AR Border (Aus) | 233 | 1 | 1/25 | 233.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
FMM Worrell (WI) | 7/70 | v Eng | Jul 25, 1957 | Test 442 | 1788 | 822 | 8 | 2/114 | 102.75 | 0 | 0 | |
JC Adams (WI) | 5/17 | v NZ | 2/74 | 87.60 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
CH Gayle (WI) | 613 | 8 | 2/20 | 76.62 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
CL Hooper (WI) | 5/26 | v SL | Jun 20, 1997 | Test 1371 | 2112 | 831 | 11 | 3/34 | 75.54 | 0 | 0 | |
Shahadat Hossain (Ban) | 5/98 | v Eng | 5/71 | 67.50 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
DL Vettori (NZ) | 1480 | 22 | 4/158 | 67.27 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
TE Bailey (Eng) | 7/34 | v WI | Mar 30, 1954 | Test 386 | 2094 | 926 | 14 | 3/71 | 66.14 | 0 | 0 | |
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) | 6/32 | v Eng | 3/48 | 63.66 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
FH Edwards (WI) | 1458 | 23 | 4/70 | 63.39 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
DCS Compton (Eng) | 5/70 | v SA | Jan 1, 1949 | Test 309 | 1168 | 500 | 8 | 2/32 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 | |
HK Olonga (Zim) | 5/93 | v Pak | 3/18 | 59.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
TM Alderman (Aus) | 1286 | 22 | 2/23 | 58.45 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ME Waugh (Aus) | 5/40 | v Eng | Jan 26, 1995 | Test 1284 | 786 | 343 | 6 | 2/63 | 57.16 | 0 | 0 | |
EP Nupen (SA) | 5/83 | v Eng | 5/53 | 56.20 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
CL Hooper (WI) | 882 | 16 | 4/75 | 55.12 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
RF Surti (India) | 5/74 | v Aus | Dec 23, 1967 | Test 624 | 2034 | 990 | 18 | 3/38 | 55.00 | 0 | 0 | |
M Ntini (SA) | 5/19 | v Ban | 4/93 | 55.00 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
RJ Shastri (India) | 1308 | 24 | 4/43 | 54.50 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
RJ Bright (Aus) | 5/94 | v India | Sep 18, 1986 | Test 1052 | 2901 | 1143 | 21 | 5/68 | 54.42 | 1 | 0 |
Player | Figs | Opp | Start Date | Scorecard | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Ave | List | ||
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216 | 210 | 1 | 210.00 | 0/42, 0/58, 0/59, 1/51 | |||||||
KD Mills (NZ) | 4/14 | v Ban | Nov 2, 2004 | ODI 2189 | 170 | 206 | 1 | 206.00 | 0/56, 1/53, 0/63, 0/34 | ||
RA Jadeja (India) | 4/32 | v SL | Dec 21, 2009 | ODI 2934 | 193 | 195 | 0 | - | 0/44, 0/36, 0/73, 0/42 | ||
AD Mullally (Eng) | 4/37 | v SL | May 14, 1999 | ODI 1443 | 222 | 191 | 1 | 191.00 | 0/42, 1/53, 0/64, 0/32 | ||
A Kumble (India) | 4/50 | v WI | Oct 19, 1991 | ODI 681 | 222 | 184 | 1 | 184.00 | 0/58, 0/35, 0/51, 1/40 | ||
A Mishra (India) | 4/31 | v WI | Jun 8, 2011 | ODI 3160 | 234 | 181 | 1 | 181.00 | 1/47, 0/40, 0/56, 0/38 | ||
PA Strang (Zim) | 5/22 | v Kenya | Mar 19, 1999 | ODI 1412 | 186 | 179 | 1 | 179.00 | 0/45, 0/46, 1/37, 0/51 | ||
MA Ealham (Eng) | 5/32 | v SL | Jan 29, 1999 | ODI 1396 | 240 | 178 | 1 | 178.00 | 0/52, 0/32, 0/48, 1/46 | ||
KD Mills (NZ) | 4/36 | v Eng | Feb 23, 2008 | ODI 2684 | 204 | 178 | 1 | 178.00 | 0/27, 1/45, 0/54, 0/52 | ||
Naved-ul-Hasan (Pak) | 4/44 | v SL | Aug 9, 2009 | ODI 2870 | 168 | 176 | 1 | 176.00 | 0/40, 0/49, 0/41, 1/46 | ||
RS Kalpage (SL) | 4/45 | v WI | Dec 16, 1993 | ODI 864 | 203 | 170 | 1 | 170.00 | 1/46, 0/40, 0/47, 0/37 | ||
PP Chawla (India) | 4/40 | v Pak | Jun 10, 2008 | ODI 2705 | 228 | 166 | 1 | 166.00 | 1/44, 0/44, 0/33, 0/45 | ||
RM Hogg (Aus) | 4/47 | v SL | Jan 8, 1985 | ODI 283 | 172 | 164 | 1 | 164.00 | 0/49, 0/51, 1/21, 0/43 | ||
Mohsin Kamal (Pak) | 4/47 | v NZ | Apr 7, 1986 | ODI 380 | 174 | 162 | 1 | 162.00 | 0/40, 0/31, 0/44, 1/47 | ||
HDPK Dharmasena (SL) | 4/37 | v SA | Dec 21, 1994 | ODI 967 | 197 | 162 | 1 | 162.00 | 0/39, 0/45, 0/22, 1/56 | ||
MV Nagamootoo (WI) | 4/32 | v Zim | Jan 25, 2001 | ODI 1676 | 216 | 157 | 1 | 157.00 | 0/50, 1/45, 0/43, 0/19 | ||
RJ Shastri (India) | 4/40 | v Eng | Jan 23, 1985 | ODI 295 | 216 | 156 | 1 | 156.00 | 0/30, 0/49, 0/48, 1/29 | ||
SM Pollock (SA) | 5/36 | v Aus | Jun 17, 1999 | ODI 1483 | 238 | 155 | 1 | 155.00 | 0/39, 0/42, 1/29, 0/45 | ||
DS Mohanty (India) | 4/56 | v Kenya | May 23, 1999 | ODI 1457 | 216 | 154 | 1 | 154.00 | 0/54, 0/18, 0/44, 1/38 | ||
TG Southee (NZ) | 5/33 | v Pak | Jan 22, 2011 | ODI 3085 | 150 | 154 | 1 | 154.00 | 0/37, 0/20, 0/33, 1/64 |
Player | Figs | Opp | Start Date | Scorecard | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | 4 | |
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TM Dilshan (SL) | 4/52 | v SA | Aug 22, 2004 | ODI 2158 | 303 | 244 | 1 | 1/12 | 244.00 | 0 | 0 | |
RT Latham (NZ) | 5/32 | v Aus | 1/27 | 155.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Ijaz Faqih (Pak) | 304 | 2 | 1/41 | 152.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
RR Singh (India) | 5/31 | v SL | May 26, 1999 | ODI 1463 | 354 | 287 | 2 | 2/45 | 143.50 | 0 | 0 | |
SR Tendulkar (India) | 4/56 | v SA | 1/39 | 120.50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
JK Kamande (Kenya) | 327 | 3 | 1/37 | 109.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
CZ Harris (NZ) | 4/40 | v India | Jan 19, 1999 | ODI 1387 | 471 | 375 | 4 | 2/44 | 93.75 | 0 | 0 | |
PV Simmons (WI) | 4/18 | v Aus | 1/22 | 93.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Khaled Mahmud (Ban) | 462 | 5 | 2/67 | 92.40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
HK Olonga (Zim) | 6/28 | v Kenya | Dec 15, 2002 | ODI 1920 | 384 | 369 | 4 | 1/30 | 92.25 | 0 | 0 | |
PD Collingwood (Eng) | 4/38 | v NZ | 1/31 | 91.66 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Maninder Singh (India) | 366 | 4 | 2/30 | 91.50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
CJ McDermott (Aus) | 4/56 | v India | Oct 9, 1987 | ODI 453 | 570 | 447 | 5 | 1/24 | 89.40 | 0 | 0 | |
RS Kalpage (SL) | 4/45 | v WI | 3/64 | 83.60 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
S Lee (Aus) | 243 | 3 | 2/20 | 81.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
NO Miller (WI) | 4/43 | v Zim | Mar 6, 2010 | ODI 2970 | 493 | 401 | 5 | 2/24 | 80.20 | 0 | 0 | |
DL Vettori (NZ) | 4/14 | v SL | 2/18 | 78.50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
PA de Silva (SL) | 232 | 3 | 2/35 | 77.33 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
XJ Doherty (Aus) | 4/28 | v SL | Aug 20, 2011 | ODI 3182 | 492 | 383 | 5 | 2/37 | 76.60 | 0 | 0 | |
IR Bishop (WI) | 4/38 | v Pak | 2/35 | 76.40 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Figs | Opp | Start Date | Scorecard | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | 4 | |
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Ijaz Faqih (Pak) | 640 | 7 | 2/34 | 91.42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
RR Singh (India) | 5/31 | v SL | May 26, 1999 | ODI 1463 | 660 | 600 | 7 | 2/45 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 | |
HK Olonga (Zim) | 6/28 | v Kenya | 3/58 | 70.33 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 760 | 11 | 3/47 | 69.09 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
CL Hooper (WI) | 4/37 | v India | Dec 16, 1997 | ODI 1264 | 961 | 649 | 10 | 2/27 | 64.90 | 0 | 0 | |
CJ McDermott (Aus) | 4/56 | v India | 3/20 | 64.83 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
NO Miller (WI) | 759 | 12 | 2/24 | 63.25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Khaled Mahmud (Ban) | 4/19 | v Zim | Mar 14, 2004 | ODI 2113 | 862 | 815 | 13 | 3/46 | 62.69 | 0 | 0 | |
DR Smith (WI) | 4/8 | v Neth | 3/36 | 60.72 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
SC Ganguly (India) | 425 | 7 | 3/33 | 60.71 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
N Boje (SA) | 4/25 | v Pak | Jul 8, 2000 | ODI 1606 | 762 | 596 | 10 | 3/33 | 59.60 | 0 | 0 | |
MO Odumbe (Kenya) | 4/38 | v Ban | 3/51 | 58.50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
CZ Harris (NZ) | 753 | 13 | 2/30 | 57.92 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
JK Kamande (Kenya) | 4/36 | v Neth | Jul 3, 2010 | ODI 3010 | 736 | 678 | 12 | 3/32 | 56.50 | 0 | 0 | |
GB Brent (Zim) | 4/22 | v Ban | 2/25 | 56.42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
TG Southee (NZ) | 958 | 17 | 3/37 | 56.35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 5/17 | v Pak | Oct 16, 2004 | ODI 2188 | 840 | 612 | 11 | 3/47 | 55.63 | 0 | 0 | |
PA de Silva (SL) | 4/30 | v Eng | 2/31 | 54.22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
PJ Ongondo (Kenya) | 542 | 10 | 3/26 | 54.20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
P Utseya (Zim) | 4/38 | v Ban | Dec 6, 2010 | ODI 3075 | 1068 | 867 | 16 | 2/37 | 54.18 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 2004: England v India at The Oval, Pataudi Trophy 4th Test, Aug 18-22, 2011
• ODI # 3185: Ireland v England at Dublin, Only ODI, Aug 25, 2011
Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for Cricinfo and other ESPN sports websites