When averaging 300 isn't good
Bowlers with the worst averages in their last few innings. Like RP Singh, who hasn't taken a Test wicket since 2008

RP Singh hasn't taken a Test wicket in four years • Getty Images
Player | Career | Mat | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Ave | List | ||
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RP Singh (India) | 2006-2011 | 14 | 40 | 5/59 | 42.05 | 1 | 546 | 367 | 0 | - | 0/14, 0/111, 0/43, 0/81, 0/118 | ||
MF Maharoof (SL) | 2004-2011 | 22 | 25 | 4/52 | 65.24 | 0 | 654 | 362 | 1 | 362.00 | 0/107, 0/82, 1/92, 0/57, 0/24 | ||
Shahadat Hossain (Ban) | 2005-2011 | 33 | 68 | 6/27 | 49.79 | 4 | 444 | 354 | 1 | 354.00 | 0/76, 0/57, 1/113, 0/82, 0/26 | ||
RGCE Wijesuriya (SL) | 1982-1985 | 4 | 1 | 1/68 | 294.00 | 0 | 586 | 294 | 1 | 294.00 | 0/105, 0/102, 0/10, 1/68, 0/9 | ||
AH Kardar (India/Pak) | 1946-1958 | 26 | 21 | 3/35 | 45.42 | 0 | 516 | 265 | 1 | 265.00 | 1/71, 0/19, 0/141, 0/24, 0/10 | ||
Rubel Hossain (Ban) | 2009-2011 | 12 | 17 | 5/166 | 83.23 | 1 | 468 | 259 | 1 | 259.00 | 0/52, 0/3, 1/71, 0/36, 0/97 | ||
AL Mann (Aus) | 1977-1978 | 4 | 4 | 3/12 | 79.00 | 0 | 384 | 252 | 1 | 252.00 | 0/63, 0/49, 0/15, 1/24, 0/101 | ||
AR Whittall (Zim) | 1996-1999 | 10 | 7 | 3/73 | 105.14 | 0 | 396 | 229 | 1 | 229.00 | 0/37, 0/29, 0/28, 0/30, 1/105 | ||
CN McCarthy (SA) | 1948-1951 | 15 | 36 | 6/43 | 41.94 | 2 | 588 | 225 | 1 | 225.00 | 0/36, 0/46, 0/81, 1/45, 0/17 | ||
Arshad Ayub (India) | 1987-1989 | 13 | 41 | 5/50 | 35.07 | 3 | 863 | 449 | 2 | 224.50 | 0/50, 2/99, 0/81, 0/37, 0/182 | ||
TE Bailey (Eng) | 1949-1959 | 61 | 132 | 7/34 | 29.21 | 5 | 496 | 224 | 1 | 224.00 | 0/21, 0/50, 0/19, 1/91, 0/43 | ||
GJ Whittall (Zim) | 1993-2002 | 46 | 51 | 4/18 | 40.94 | 0 | 472 | 222 | 1 | 222.00 | 0/2, 0/34, 0/80, 1/44, 0/62 | ||
W Voce (Eng) | 1930-1947 | 27 | 98 | 7/70 | 27.88 | 3 | 508 | 207 | 1 | 207.00 | 1/44, 0/2, 0/92, 0/40, 0/29 | ||
TR Veivers (Aus) | 1963-1967 | 21 | 33 | 4/68 | 41.66 | 0 | 373 | 203 | 1 | 203.00 | 0/78, 0/13, 0/59, 1/32, 0/21 | ||
BE Congdon (NZ) | 1965-1978 | 61 | 59 | 5/65 | 36.50 | 1 | 610 | 194 | 0 | - | 0/68, 0/38, 0/5, 0/71, 0/12 | ||
SP O'Donnell (Aus) | 1985-1985 | 6 | 6 | 3/37 | 84.00 | 0 | 348 | 194 | 0 | - | 0/26, 0/82, 0/69, 0/13, 0/4 | ||
BM McMillan (SA) | 1992-1998 | 38 | 75 | 4/65 | 33.82 | 0 | 444 | 194 | 1 | 194.00 | 1/55, 0/60, 0/33, 0/24, 0/22 | ||
JEC Franklin (NZ) | 2001-2011 | 27 | 80 | 6/119 | 33.10 | 3 | 390 | 194 | 1 | 194.00 | 0/48, 1/38, 0/72, 0/30, 0/6 | ||
IDK Salisbury (Eng) | 1992-2000 | 15 | 20 | 4/163 | 76.95 | 0 | 414 | 193 | 1 | 193.00 | 0/71, 0/29, 1/32, 0/49, 0/12 | ||
SB Doull (NZ) | 1992-2000 | 32 | 98 | 7/65 | 29.30 | 6 | 330 | 190 | 1 | 190.00 | 0/48, 0/21, 0/8, 1/78, 0/35 |
Player | Career | Mat | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Ave | List | ||
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ALF de Mel (SL) | 1982-1987 | 57 | 59 | 5/32 | 37.91 | 2 | 212 | 265 | 1 | 265.00 | 0/36, 0/45, 1/97, 0/53, 0/34 | ||
BE Young (Aus) | 1998-1999 | 6 | 1 | 1/26 | 251.00 | 0 | 234 | 251 | 1 | 251.00 | 0/49, 0/64, 0/66, 1/26, 0/46 | ||
S Venkataraghavan (India) | 1974-1983 | 15 | 5 | 2/34 | 108.40 | 0 | 306 | 213 | 1 | 213.00 | 0/34, 0/44, 0/48, 0/63, 1/24 | ||
GB Brent (Zim) | 1996-2008 | 70 | 75 | 4/22 | 37.01 | 0 | 270 | 213 | 1 | 213.00 | 0/46, 0/46, 1/33, 0/53, 0/35 | ||
Syed Rasel (Ban) | 2005-2010 | 52 | 61 | 4/22 | 33.62 | 0 | 210 | 213 | 1 | 213.00 | 0/37, 0/37, 0/25, 0/61, 1/53 | ||
SV Bahutule (India) | 1997-2003 | 8 | 2 | 1/31 | 141.50 | 0 | 180 | 204 | 1 | 204.00 | 0/43, 0/53, 1/31, 0/53, 0/24 | ||
AJ Penn (NZ) | 1997-2001 | 5 | 1 | 1/50 | 201.00 | 0 | 159 | 201 | 1 | 201.00 | 0/14, 1/50, 0/59, 0/49, 0/29 | ||
Adeel Raja (Neth) | 2002-2011 | 21 | 17 | 4/42 | 40.58 | 0 | 192 | 198 | 0 | - | 0/46, 0/51, 0/26, 0/31, 0/44 | ||
MI Black (WI) | 2001-2001 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 228 | 196 | 0 | - | 0/55, 0/49, 0/30, 0/19, 0/43 | ||
JS Patel (NZ) | 2005-2009 | 39 | 42 | 3/11 | 36.02 | 0 | 188 | 191 | 1 | 191.00 | 1/47, 0/38, 0/25, 0/37, 0/44 | ||
VB John (SL) | 1982-1987 | 45 | 34 | 3/28 | 48.67 | 0 | 234 | 189 | 1 | 189.00 | 0/48, 0/44, 0/25, 1/53, 0/19 | ||
Zakir Khan (Pak) | 1984-1990 | 17 | 16 | 4/19 | 30.87 | 0 | 214 | 189 | 1 | 189.00 | 0/54, 0/49, 1/41, 0/19, 0/26 | ||
SJ Harmison (Eng) | 2002-2009 | 58 | 76 | 5/33 | 32.64 | 1 | 210 | 189 | 1 | 189.00 | 1/50, 0/51, 0/29, 0/42, 0/17 | ||
Shahadat Hossain (Ban) | 2006-2010 | 46 | 42 | 3/34 | 43.42 | 0 | 185 | 186 | 1 | 186.00 | 0/41, 0/12, 1/56, 0/38, 0/39 | ||
EAE Baptiste (WI) | 1983-1990 | 43 | 36 | 2/10 | 41.97 | 0 | 288 | 185 | 0 | - | 0/49, 0/36, 0/48, 0/21, 0/31 | ||
MAWR Madurasinghe (SL) | 1988-1992 | 12 | 5 | 1/11 | 71.60 | 0 | 222 | 185 | 1 | 185.00 | 1/32, 0/29, 0/34, 0/36, 0/54 | ||
PJC Hoffmann (Scot) | 2006-2007 | 18 | 16 | 3/22 | 34.68 | 0 | 216 | 184 | 1 | 184.00 | 1/57, 0/21, 0/26, 0/37, 0/43 | ||
VD Philander (SA) | 2007-2012 | 8 | 7 | 4/12 | 35.42 | 0 | 180 | 184 | 1 | 184.00 | 0/18, 0/47, 0/50, 0/30, 1/39 | ||
EJ Chatfield (NZ) | 1979-1989 | 114 | 140 | 5/34 | 25.84 | 1 | 264 | 181 | 0 | - | 0/38, 0/23, 0/23, 0/61, 0/36 | ||
PL Symcox (SA) | 1993-1999 | 80 | 72 | 4/28 | 38.36 | 0 | 235 | 180 | 1 | 180.00 | 1/20, 0/20, 0/38, 0/38, 0/64 |
Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for ESPNcricinfo and other ESPN sports websites. George Binoy is an Assistant Editor at ESPNcricinfo