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Test matches
Best career bowling average
| Player |
Span |
Mat |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5 |
10 |
| GA Lohmann (Eng) |
1886-1896 |
18 |
3830 |
1205 |
112 |
9/28 |
15/45 |
10.75 |
1.88 |
34.1 |
9 |
5 |
| JJ Ferris (Aus/Eng) |
1887-1892 |
9 |
2302 |
775 |
61 |
7/37 |
13/91 |
12.70 |
2.01 |
37.7 |
6 |
1 |
| W Barnes (Eng) |
1880-1890 |
21 |
2289 |
793 |
51 |
6/28 |
9/81 |
15.54 |
2.07 |
44.8 |
3 |
0 |
| W Bates (Eng) |
1881-1887 |
15 |
2364 |
821 |
50 |
7/28 |
14/102 |
16.42 |
2.08 |
47.2 |
4 |
1 |
| SF Barnes (Eng) |
1901-1914 |
27 |
7873 |
3106 |
189 |
9/103 |
17/159 |
16.43 |
2.36 |
41.6 |
24 |
7 |
| CTB Turner (Aus) |
1887-1895 |
17 |
5179 |
1670 |
101 |
7/43 |
12/87 |
16.53 |
1.93 |
51.2 |
11 |
2 |
| R Peel (Eng) |
1884-1896 |
20 |
5216 |
1715 |
101 |
7/31 |
11/68 |
16.98 |
1.97 |
51.6 |
5 |
1 |
| J Briggs (Eng) |
1884-1899 |
33 |
5332 |
2095 |
118 |
8/11 |
15/28 |
17.75 |
2.35 |
45.1 |
9 |
4 |
| H Ironmonger (Aus) |
1928-1933 |
14 |
4695 |
1330 |
74 |
7/23 |
11/24 |
17.97 |
1.69 |
63.4 |
4 |
2 |
| FR Spofforth (Aus) |
1877-1887 |
18 |
4185 |
1731 |
94 |
7/44 |
14/90 |
18.41 |
2.48 |
44.5 |
7 |
4 |
| FH Tyson (Eng) |
1954-1959 |
17 |
3452 |
1411 |
76 |
7/27 |
10/130 |
18.56 |
2.45 |
45.4 |
4 |
1 |
| C Blythe (Eng) |
1901-1910 |
19 |
4546 |
1863 |
100 |
8/59 |
15/99 |
18.63 |
2.45 |
45.4 |
9 |
4 |
| JH Wardle (Eng) |
1948-1957 |
28 |
6597 |
2080 |
102 |
7/36 |
12/89 |
20.39 |
1.89 |
64.6 |
5 |
1 |
| G Ulyett (Eng) |
1877-1890 |
25 |
2627 |
1020 |
50 |
7/36 |
7/57 |
20.40 |
2.32 |
52.5 |
1 |
0 |
| AK Davidson (Aus) |
1953-1963 |
44 |
11587 |
3819 |
186 |
7/93 |
12/124 |
20.53 |
1.97 |
62.2 |
14 |
2 |
| FR Foster (Eng) |
1911-1912 |
11 |
2447 |
926 |
45 |
6/91 |
8/70 |
20.57 |
2.27 |
54.3 |
4 |
0 |
| K Higgs (Eng) |
1965-1968 |
15 |
4112 |
1473 |
71 |
6/91 |
8/119 |
20.74 |
2.14 |
57.9 |
2 |
0 |
| MD Marshall (WI) |
1978-1991 |
81 |
17584 |
7876 |
376 |
7/22 |
11/89 |
20.94 |
2.68 |
46.7 |
22 |
4 |
| J Garner (WI) |
1977-1987 |
58 |
13169 |
5433 |
259 |
6/56 |
9/108 |
20.97 |
2.47 |
50.8 |
7 |
0 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) |
1988-2000 |
98 |
22103 |
8501 |
405 |
8/45 |
11/84 |
20.99 |
2.30 |
54.5 |
22 |
3 |
| ERH Toshack (Aus) |
1946-1948 |
12 |
3140 |
989 |
47 |
6/29 |
11/31 |
21.04 |
1.88 |
66.8 |
4 |
1 |
| NAT Adcock (SA) |
1953-1962 |
26 |
6391 |
2195 |
104 |
6/43 |
8/87 |
21.10 |
2.06 |
61.4 |
5 |
0 |
| WJ Whitty (Aus) |
1909-1912 |
14 |
3357 |
1373 |
65 |
6/17 |
9/98 |
21.12 |
2.45 |
51.6 |
3 |
0 |
| JC Laker (Eng) |
1948-1959 |
46 |
12027 |
4101 |
193 |
10/53 |
19/90 |
21.24 |
2.04 |
62.3 |
9 |
3 |
| SR Clark (Aus) |
2006-2008 |
18 |
4054 |
1739 |
81 |
5/32 |
9/89 |
21.46 |
2.57 |
50.0 |
2 |
0 |
| GE Palmer (Aus) |
1880-1886 |
17 |
4517 |
1678 |
78 |
7/65 |
11/165 |
21.51 |
2.22 |
57.9 |
6 |
2 |
| J Cowie (NZ) |
1937-1949 |
9 |
2028 |
969 |
45 |
6/40 |
10/140 |
21.53 |
2.86 |
45.0 |
4 |
1 |
| FS Trueman (Eng) |
1952-1965 |
67 |
15178 |
6625 |
307 |
8/31 |
12/119 |
21.57 |
2.61 |
49.4 |
17 |
3 |
| GD McGrath (Aus) |
1993-2007 |
124 |
29248 |
12186 |
563 |
8/24 |
10/27 |
21.64 |
2.49 |
51.9 |
29 |
3 |
| H Trumble (Aus) |
1890-1904 |
32 |
8099 |
3072 |
141 |
8/65 |
12/89 |
21.78 |
2.27 |
57.4 |
9 |
3 |
| M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) |
1992-2008 |
123 |
41000 |
16604 |
756 |
9/51 |
16/220 |
21.96 |
2.42 |
54.2 |
65 |
21 |
| E Peate (Eng) |
1881-1886 |
9 |
2096 |
683 |
31 |
6/85 |
8/58 |
22.03 |
1.95 |
67.6 |
2 |
0 |
| JT Hearne (Eng) |
1892-1899 |
12 |
2976 |
1082 |
49 |
6/41 |
10/60 |
22.08 |
2.18 |
60.7 |
4 |
1 |
| AE Hall (SA) |
1923-1931 |
7 |
2361 |
886 |
40 |
7/63 |
11/112 |
22.15 |
2.25 |
59.0 |
3 |
1 |
| AA Donald (SA) |
1992-2002 |
72 |
15519 |
7344 |
330 |
8/71 |
12/139 |
22.25 |
2.83 |
47.0 |
20 |
3 |
| Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) |
1973-1990 |
86 |
21918 |
9611 |
431 |
9/52 |
15/123 |
22.29 |
2.63 |
50.8 |
36 |
9 |
| WE Bowes (Eng) |
1932-1946 |
15 |
3655 |
1519 |
68 |
6/33 |
9/219 |
22.33 |
2.49 |
53.7 |
6 |
0 |
| W Attewell (Eng) |
1884-1892 |
10 |
2850 |
626 |
28 |
4/42 |
6/107 |
22.35 |
1.31 |
101.7 |
0 |
0 |
| SE Bond (NZ) |
2001-2007 |
17 |
3079 |
1769 |
79 |
6/51 |
10/99 |
22.39 |
3.44 |
38.9 |
4 |
1 |
| PJ Loader (Eng) |
1954-1959 |
13 |
2662 |
878 |
39 |
6/36 |
9/86 |
22.51 |
1.97 |
68.2 |
1 |
0 |
| DW Steyn (SA) |
2004-2008 |
25 |
4790 |
2882 |
128 |
6/49 |
10/91 |
22.51 |
3.61 |
37.4 |
8 |
2 |
| RG Barlow (Eng) |
1881-1887 |
17 |
2456 |
767 |
34 |
7/40 |
8/63 |
22.55 |
1.87 |
72.2 |
3 |
0 |
| WJ O'Reilly (Aus) |
1932-1946 |
27 |
10024 |
3254 |
144 |
7/54 |
11/129 |
22.59 |
1.94 |
69.6 |
11 |
3 |
| JV Saunders (Aus) |
1902-1908 |
14 |
3565 |
1796 |
79 |
7/34 |
9/66 |
22.73 |
3.02 |
45.1 |
6 |
0 |
| AEE Vogler (SA) |
1906-1911 |
15 |
2764 |
1455 |
64 |
7/94 |
12/181 |
22.73 |
3.15 |
43.1 |
5 |
1 |
| Imran Khan (Pak) |
1971-1992 |
88 |
19458 |
8258 |
362 |
8/58 |
14/116 |
22.81 |
2.54 |
53.7 |
23 |
6 |
| LF Kline (Aus) |
1957-1961 |
13 |
2373 |
776 |
34 |
7/75 |
8/90 |
22.82 |
1.96 |
69.7 |
1 |
0 |
| KR Miller (Aus) |
1946-1956 |
55 |
10461 |
3906 |
170 |
7/60 |
10/152 |
22.97 |
2.24 |
61.5 |
7 |
1 |
| RR Lindwall (Aus) |
1946-1960 |
61 |
13650 |
5251 |
228 |
7/38 |
9/70 |
23.03 |
2.30 |
59.8 |
12 |
0 |
| Shabbir Ahmed (Pak) |
2003-2005 |
10 |
2576 |
1175 |
51 |
5/48 |
8/109 |
23.03 |
2.73 |
50.5 |
2 |
0 |
| SM Pollock (SA) |
1995-2008 |
108 |
24353 |
9733 |
421 |
7/87 |
10/147 |
23.11 |
2.39 |
57.8 |
16 |
1 |
| Mohammad Asif (Pak) |
2005-2007 |
11 |
2334 |
1180 |
51 |
6/44 |
11/71 |
23.13 |
3.03 |
45.7 |
4 |
1 |
| CEH Croft (WI) |
1977-1982 |
27 |
6165 |
2913 |
125 |
8/29 |
9/95 |
23.30 |
2.83 |
49.3 |
3 |
0 |
| HV Hordern (Aus) |
1911-1912 |
7 |
2148 |
1075 |
46 |
7/90 |
12/175 |
23.36 |
3.00 |
46.6 |
5 |
2 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) |
1989-2003 |
87 |
16224 |
8788 |
373 |
7/76 |
13/135 |
23.56 |
3.25 |
43.4 |
22 |
5 |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) |
1985-2002 |
104 |
22627 |
9779 |
414 |
7/119 |
11/110 |
23.62 |
2.59 |
54.6 |
25 |
5 |
| MA Holding (WI) |
1975-1987 |
60 |
12680 |
5898 |
249 |
8/92 |
14/149 |
23.68 |
2.79 |
50.9 |
13 |
2 |
| Pervez Sajjad (Pak) |
1964-1973 |
19 |
4145 |
1410 |
59 |
7/74 |
9/112 |
23.89 |
2.04 |
70.2 |
3 |
0 |
| WA Johnston (Aus) |
1947-1955 |
40 |
11048 |
3826 |
160 |
6/44 |
9/183 |
23.91 |
2.07 |
69.0 |
7 |
0 |
| DK Lillee (Aus) |
1971-1984 |
70 |
18467 |
8493 |
355 |
7/83 |
11/123 |
23.92 |
2.75 |
52.0 |
23 |
7 |
| Khan Mohammad (Pak) |
1952-1958 |
13 |
3157 |
1292 |
54 |
6/21 |
8/41 |
23.92 |
2.45 |
58.4 |
4 |
0 |
| PM Pollock (SA) |
1961-1970 |
28 |
6522 |
2806 |
116 |
6/38 |
10/87 |
24.18 |
2.58 |
56.2 |
9 |
1 |
| CV Grimmett (Aus) |
1925-1936 |
37 |
14513 |
5231 |
216 |
7/40 |
14/199 |
24.21 |
2.16 |
67.1 |
21 |
7 |
| PS de Villiers (SA) |
1993-1998 |
18 |
4805 |
2063 |
85 |
6/23 |
10/108 |
24.27 |
2.57 |
56.5 |
5 |
2 |
| IR Bishop (WI) |
1989-1998 |
43 |
8407 |
3909 |
161 |
6/40 |
8/57 |
24.27 |
2.78 |
52.2 |
6 |
0 |
| H Verity (Eng) |
1931-1939 |
40 |
11173 |
3510 |
144 |
8/43 |
15/104 |
24.37 |
1.88 |
77.5 |
5 |
2 |
| CA Walsh (WI) |
1984-2001 |
132 |
30019 |
12688 |
519 |
7/37 |
13/55 |
24.44 |
2.53 |
57.8 |
22 |
3 |
| BA Reid (Aus) |
1985-1992 |
27 |
6244 |
2784 |
113 |
7/51 |
13/148 |
24.63 |
2.67 |
55.2 |
5 |
2 |
| Fazal Mahmood (Pak) |
1952-1962 |
34 |
9834 |
3434 |
139 |
7/42 |
13/114 |
24.70 |
2.09 |
70.7 |
13 |
4 |
| JB Statham (Eng) |
1951-1965 |
70 |
16056 |
6261 |
252 |
7/39 |
11/97 |
24.84 |
2.33 |
63.7 |
9 |
1 |
| AV Bedser (Eng) |
1946-1955 |
51 |
15918 |
5876 |
236 |
7/44 |
14/99 |
24.89 |
2.21 |
67.4 |
15 |
5 |
| MA Noble (Aus) |
1898-1909 |
42 |
7159 |
3025 |
121 |
7/17 |
13/77 |
25.00 |
2.53 |
59.1 |
9 |
2 |
Minimum of 2000 balls
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), 3rd Test, Aug 8-11, 2008
[Test # 1886]
England v South Africa at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 7-11, 2008
[Test # 1885]
Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 2nd Test, Jul 31-Aug 3, 2008
[Test # 1884]
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