Worst career bowling average

First-class matches Cricket – Worst career bowling average

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Averages, strike rates and economy

Worst career bowling average

Rank	Player	Span	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
🥇 1	MP Lawrence	1982-1986	30	5364	2979	42	3/79	70.92	3.33	127.7	0	0
🥈 2	CP Simpson	2002-2010	51	6085	3263	47	5/68	69.42	3.21	129.4	1	0
🥉 3	GH Worker	2007-2024	126	6786	3905	58	4/58	67.32	3.45	117.0	0	0
4	SR Tendulkar	1988-2013	310	7605	4384	71	3/10	61.74	3.45	107.1	0	0
5	TM Head	2012-2025	173	6499	4106	70	4/10	58.65	3.79	92.8	0	0
6	SL Saunders	1979-1989	60	7186	4016	70	5/114	57.37	3.35	102.6	1	0
7	AW O'Brien	2001-2011	49	5619	2862	51	4/74	56.11	3.05	110.1	0	0
8	Asif Din	1981-1997	211	6573	4393	79	5/61	55.60	4.01	83.2	2	0
9	RM Pearson	1991-1997	51	10356	5516	100	5/108	55.16	3.19	103.5	2	0
10	MN Samuels	1996-2016	122	7432	3909	71	5/87	55.05	3.15	104.6	1	0
11	BL D'Oliveira	2012-2025	123	7934	4550	83	7/92	54.81	3.44	95.5	2	0
12	IG Swallow	1983-1991	88	11215	5798	106	7/95	54.69	3.10	105.8	1	0
13	GB Poddar	2010-2025	91	6360	3643	67	7/102	54.37	3.43	94.9	2	0
14	S Singh	1996-2010	28	5728	2434	45	4/47	54.08	2.54	127.2	0	0
15	Rubel Hossain	2007-2020	60	8141	5241	97	7/51	54.03	3.86	83.9	4	0
16	TG Johnston	2012-2018	32	5535	2979	56	5/78	53.19	3.22	98.8	2	0
17	JD Fitton	1987-1992	52	8391	4359	82	6/59	53.15	3.11	102.3	3	0
18	S Mahadevan	1985-1996	44	5774	3162	60	6/60	52.70	3.28	96.2	2	0
19	U Afzaal	1995-2010	235	9089	5078	98	4/101	51.81	3.35	92.7	0	0
20	Naeem Islam	2003-2024	179	5777	2849	55	5/50	51.80	2.95	105.0	1	0
21	SPD Smith	2008-2025	182	5365	3719	72	7/64	51.65	4.15	74.5	1	0
22	KP Pietersen	1997-2015	217	6443	3760	73	4/31	51.50	3.50	88.2	0	0
23	SG Law	1988-2009	367	8433	4236	83	5/39	51.03	3.01	101.6	1	0
24	TMJ Smith	2007-2021	55	7469	4171	82	4/35	50.86	3.35	91.0	0	0
25	BH Mistry	1981-1994	52	7316	3862	76	5/77	50.81	3.16	96.2	1	0
26	CT Peploe	2003-2008	30	5283	2839	56	4/31	50.69	3.22	94.3	0	0
27	J Abrahams	1973-1988	252	5695	2811	56	3/27	50.19	2.96	101.6	0	0
28	FT Prentice	1934-1951	241	11929	5847	117	5/46	49.97	2.94	101.9	2	0
29	CJ Boyce	2010-2017	48	7580	4793	96	7/68	49.92	3.79	78.9	3	0
30	IJL Trott	2000-2018	281	6206	3487	70	7/39	49.81	3.37	88.6	1	0
31	G Lavis	1928-1949	206	16446	7768	156	4/55	49.79	2.83	105.4	0	0
32	JJ Krejza	2004-2013	54	8959	5654	114	8/215	49.59	3.78	78.5	1	1
33	CB Bailey	2004-2011	31	6247	3908	79	5/90	49.46	3.75	79.0	2	0
34	JN Snape	1992-2006	121	10728	5583	113	5/65	49.40	3.12	94.9	1	0
35	AR Whittall	1993-2000	62	12400	6614	134	6/46	49.35	3.20	92.5	5	1
36	C Walker	1947-1954	131	6119	2615	53	5/40	49.33	2.56	115.4	2	0
37	PM Roebuck	1974-1991	335	7606	3540	72	6/50	49.16	2.79	105.6	1	0
38	JE Root	2010-2025	231	8887	4841	99	5/8	48.89	3.26	89.7	1	0
39	Shoaib Bashir	2023-2025	34	6868	4239	87	6/81	48.72	3.70	78.9	4	0
40	R Ravindra	2018-2024	59	5236	3011	62	6/89	48.56	3.45	84.4	1	0
41	L Wright	1925-1933	193	7738	3649	76	3/6	48.01	2.82	101.8	0	0
42	AI Kallicharran	1966-1990	505	7133	4030	84	5/45	47.97	3.38	84.9	1	0
43	S Sharma	1988-2001	39	6713	2925	61	6/66	47.95	2.61	110.0	1	0
44	HH Kanitkar	1994-2013	146	7753	3546	74	3/21	47.91	2.74	104.7	0	0
45	M Labuschagne	2014-2025	166	6697	4211	88	4/81	47.85	3.77	76.1	0	0
46	J Fox	1922-1933	140	5743	2193	46	4/27	47.67	2.29	124.8	0	0
47	CN Ackermann	2010-2025	187	8017	4408	93	5/69	47.39	3.29	86.2	1	0
48	J Boiling	1988-1997	88	14806	6633	140	6/84	47.37	2.68	105.7	4	1
49	BA Murphy	1995-2003	28	5124	2784	59	4/71	47.18	3.25	86.8	0	0
50	B Constable	1939-1964	446	5508	3017	64	5/131	47.14	3.28	86.0	1	0
51	VS Solanki	1995-2015	325	7238	4230	90	5/40	47.00	3.50	80.4	4	1
52	RR Garsondia	1987-2000	38	6529	3045	65	5/90	46.84	2.79	100.4	1	0
53	DJ Marsh	1993-2010	150	16265	8144	174	7/57	46.80	3.00	93.4	1	0
54	MI Gidley	1989-2004	104	13241	6036	129	6/45	46.79	2.73	102.6	3	0
55	AD Mathews	2006-2025	181	6738	3081	66	5/47	46.68	2.74	102.0	1	0
56	SC Gudge	1979-1997	55	9274	5133	110	5/46	46.66	3.32	84.3	5	0
57	MA Crawley	1987-1994	80	6144	2985	64	6/92	46.64	2.91	96.0	1	0
58	A Zampa	2012-2024	41	8257	5355	115	6/62	46.56	3.89	71.8	2	1
59	JA Freeman	2018-2024	32	5230	2969	64	4/72	46.39	3.40	81.7	0	0
60	J Rai	1986-2001	70	14246	6816	147	6/80	46.36	2.87	96.9	6	0
61	V Banerjee	2004-2011	43	7911	4491	97	5/74	46.29	3.40	81.5	2	0
62	MA Wagh	1996-2011	212	8697	4611	100	7/222	46.11	3.18	86.9	2	0
63	ME Allbrook	1975-1980	47	7111	3504	76	7/79	46.10	2.95	93.5	2	0
64	CA Milton	1948-1974	620	8414	3640	79	5/64	46.07	2.59	106.5	1	0
64	S Sriram	1993-2011	133	8299	3916	85	4/26	46.07	2.83	97.6	0	0
66	MP Vaughan	1993-2009	268	9342	5245	114	4/39	46.00	3.36	81.9	0	0
67	JMR Taylor	2010-2023	91	5878	3492	76	4/16	45.94	3.56	77.3	0	0
68	AA Barnett	1988-1994	50	9808	5191	113	5/36	45.93	3.17	86.7	5	0
69	AG Salter	2012-2023	82	11241	6153	134	7/45	45.91	3.28	83.8	2	0
70	RS Ferley	2001-2010	34	5083	3018	66	6/136	45.72	3.56	77.0	1	0
71	D Bundela	1995-2017	164	5580	2648	58	6/37	45.65	2.84	96.2	2	1
72	JM Davison	1995-2007	51	10014	5063	111	9/76	45.61	3.03	90.2	5	1
73	TJ Phillips	1999-2014	78	10024	6015	132	5/41	45.56	3.60	75.9	1	0
74	AV Mankad	1963-1983	218	6491	3276	72	5/21	45.50	3.02	90.1	2	0
75	WE Fantham	1935-1948	63	5258	2907	64	5/55	45.42	3.31	82.1	2	0
76	AN Hayhurst	1985-1997	166	8961	4991	110	4/27	45.37	3.34	81.4	0	0
77	LS Rajput	1981-1999	110	5696	2668	59	5/32	45.22	2.81	96.5	1	0
78	IVA Richards	1971-1993	507	23220	10070	223	5/88	45.15	2.60	104.1	1	0
79	AR Roberts	1989-1996	61	9203	4829	107	6/72	45.13	3.14	86.0	1	0
80	MCJ Nicholas	1978-1995	377	5855	3245	72	6/37	45.06	3.32	81.3	2	0
81	T Westley	2007-2025	250	5371	2792	62	4/55	45.03	3.11	86.6	0	0
82	PI Faulkner	1982-1990	54	10058	4548	101	5/49	45.02	2.71	99.5	1	0

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