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One-Day Internationals
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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