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Best career bowling average

Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 4 5
J Garner (WI) 1977-1987 98 5330 2752 146 5/31 18.84 3.09 36.5 2 3
AH Gray (WI) 1985-1991 25 1270 835 44 6/50 18.97 3.94 28.8 2 1
SE Bond (NZ) 2002-2007 67 3446 2416 125 6/19 19.32 4.20 27.5 6 4
M Hendrick (Eng) 1973-1981 22 1248 681 35 5/31 19.45 3.27 35.6 2 1
HA Varaiya (Kenya) 2006-2008 26 1126 659 33 4/25 19.96 3.51 34.1 1 0
LS Pascoe (Aus) 1977-1982 29 1568 1066 53 5/30 20.11 4.07 29.5 4 1
AME Roberts (WI) 1975-1983 56 3123 1771 87 5/22 20.35 3.40 35.8 2 1
CEH Croft (WI) 1977-1981 19 1070 620 30 6/15 20.66 3.47 35.6 0 1
DK Lillee (Aus) 1972-1983 63 3593 2145 103 5/34 20.82 3.58 34.8 5 1
AIC Dodemaide (Aus) 1988-1993 24 1327 753 36 5/21 20.91 3.40 36.8 1 1
MA Holding (WI) 1976-1987 102 5473 3034 142 5/26 21.36 3.32 38.5 5 1
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 115 6182 3407 158 5/25 21.56 3.30 39.1 1 5
AA Donald (SA) 1991-2003 164 8561 5926 272 6/23 21.78 4.15 31.4 11 2
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) 1995-2003 169 8770 6275 288 5/20 21.78 4.29 30.4 11 6
NW Bracken (Aus) 2001-2008 90 4415 3203 146 5/47 21.93 4.35 30.2 5 2
GD McGrath (Aus/ICC) 1993-2007 250 12970 8391 381 7/15 22.02 3.88 34.0 9 7
CM Old (Eng) 1973-1981 32 1755 999 45 4/8 22.20 3.41 39.0 2 0
CG Rackemann (Aus) 1983-1991 52 2791 1833 82 5/16 22.35 3.94 34.0 3 1
DL Underwood (Eng) 1973-1982 26 1278 734 32 4/44 22.93 3.44 39.9 1 0
B Lee (Aus) 2000-2008 173 8853 6955 303 5/22 22.95 4.71 29.2 11 8
M Muralitharan (Asia/ICC/SL) 1993-2008 314 17048 11030 479 7/30 23.02 3.88 35.5 13 9
Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/Pak) 1998-2007 138 6558 5081 219 6/16 23.20 4.64 29.9 6 4
GI Allott (NZ) 1997-2000 31 1528 1207 52 4/35 23.21 4.73 29.3 4 0
Sarfraz Nawaz (Pak) 1973-1984 45 2412 1463 63 4/27 23.22 3.63 38.2 4 0
BA Williams (Aus) 2002-2004 25 1203 814 35 5/22 23.25 4.05 34.3 1 2
TM Alderman (Aus) 1981-1991 65 3371 2056 88 5/17 23.36 3.65 38.3 1 2
KS Lokuarachchi (SL) 2003-2007 21 1011 725 31 4/44 23.38 4.30 32.6 1 0
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1984-2003 356 18186 11812 502 5/15 23.52 3.89 36.2 17 6
RD King (WI) 1998-2005 50 2603 1807 76 4/25 23.77 4.16 34.2 2 0
Waqar Younis (Pak) 1989-2003 262 12698 9919 416 7/36 23.84 4.68 30.5 14 13
C Pringle (NZ) 1990-1995 64 3314 2459 103 5/45 23.87 4.45 32.1 2 1
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 176 9353 5429 225 5/17 24.12 3.48 41.5 6 4
MG Johnson (Aus) 2005-2008 40 1877 1472 61 5/26 24.13 4.70 30.7 2 2
A Flintoff (Eng/ICC) 1999-2008 131 5216 3794 156 5/56 24.32 4.36 33.4 6 1
AC Botha (Ire) 2006-2008 27 1128 805 33 4/19 24.39 4.28 34.1 2 0
MF Maharoof (SL) 2004-2008 79 3268 2537 104 6/14 24.39 4.65 31.4 4 1
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) 1996-2008 303 15712 9631 393 6/35 24.50 3.67 39.9 12 5
BP Patterson (WI) 1986-1993 59 3050 2206 90 6/29 24.51 4.33 33.8 1 1
M Ntini (ICC/SA) 1998-2008 168 8429 6307 257 6/22 24.54 4.48 32.7 8 4
EO Simons (SA) 1994-1995 23 1212 810 33 4/42 24.54 4.00 36.7 1 0
RGD Willis (Eng) 1973-1984 64 3595 1968 80 4/11 24.60 3.28 44.9 4 0
PJ Ongondo (Afr/Kenya) 1999-2008 59 2255 1605 65 5/51 24.69 4.27 34.6 1 1
GB Troup (NZ) 1976-1985 22 1180 791 32 4/19 24.71 4.02 36.8 3 0
CJ McDermott (Aus) 1985-1996 138 7461 5018 203 5/44 24.71 4.03 36.7 4 1
S Dhaniram (Can) 2006-2008 30 1409 971 39 5/32 24.89 4.13 36.1 1 1
MS Kasprowicz (Aus) 1995-2005 43 2225 1674 67 5/45 24.98 4.51 33.2 1 2
CR Matthews (SA) 1991-1997 56 3003 1975 79 4/10 25.00 3.94 38.0 3 0

Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia v Bangladesh at Darwin, 1st ODI, Aug 30, 2008 [ODI # 2758 - Live]
    » Bangladesh 74 (27.4 ov, Mashrafe Mortaza 5*, CL White 3/5) - Match over
England v South Africa at The Oval, 3rd ODI, Aug 29, 2008 [ODI # 2757]
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), 5th ODI, Aug 29, 2008 [ODI # 2756]


 
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