First-class matches Cricket – Worst career bowling average (without qualification)
First-class matches
Averages, strike rates and economy
Worst career bowling average (without qualification)
| Rank | Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | M Ashwin | 2012-2024 | 7 | 861 | 582 | 1 | 1/176 | 582.00 | 4.05 | 861.0 | 0 | 0 |
🥈 2 | SE Grant | 2014-2016 | 4 | 469 | 401 | 1 | 1/42 | 401.00 | 5.13 | 469.0 | 0 | 0 |
🥈 2 | AD Tillcock | 2017-2019 | 6 | 710 | 401 | 1 | 1/53 | 401.00 | 3.38 | 710.0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | SM Krishnakumar | 1976-1983 | 7 | - | 375 | 1 | 1/31 | 375.00 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
5 | MD Stoneman | 2007-2025 | 257 | 467 | 354 | 1 | 1/34 | 354.00 | 4.54 | 467.0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | AO Malhotra | 1973-1995 | 156 | 509 | 347 | 1 | 1/37 | 347.00 | 4.09 | 509.0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | SJ Wheeler | 2007-2007 | 3 | 412 | 312 | 1 | 1/72 | 312.00 | 4.54 | 412.0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | M Michau | 1981-1995 | 76 | 498 | 296 | 1 | 1/30 | 296.00 | 3.56 | 498.0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | DP Ostler | 1990-2003 | 205 | 251 | 295 | 1 | 1/46 | 295.00 | 7.05 | 251.0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Mohammad Ali | 1997-2000 | 4 | 318 | 293 | 1 | 1/28 | 293.00 | 5.52 | 318.0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | CW Emmanuel | 2003-2015 | 26 | 384 | 285 | 1 | 1/37 | 285.00 | 4.45 | 384.0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | DJ Hone | 1970-1970 | 3 | 416 | 284 | 1 | 1/82 | 284.00 | 4.09 | 416.0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | MM Yusuf | 1983-1984 | 5 | 444 | 282 | 1 | 1/25 | 282.00 | 3.81 | 444.0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Inayatullah | 1964-1965 | 1 | - | 279 | 1 | 1/279 | 279.00 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
14 | GJ Wright | 1996-1997 | 4 | 330 | 279 | 1 | 1/60 | 279.00 | 5.07 | 330.0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | JOI Campbell | 2019-2022 | 4 | 501 | 278 | 1 | 1/43 | 278.00 | 3.32 | 501.0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | HM Amla | 1999-2022 | 265 | 393 | 277 | 1 | 1/10 | 277.00 | 4.22 | 393.0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | WR Perkins | 1952-1954 | 6 | - | 277 | 1 | 1/45 | 277.00 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
19 | Sibtain Raza | 2007-2009 | 7 | 319 | 276 | 1 | 1/71 | 276.00 | 5.19 | 319.0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | NV Knight | 1991-2006 | 240 | 249 | 271 | 1 | 1/61 | 271.00 | 6.53 | 249.0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MW Staziker | 1970-1970 | 2 | 342 | 269 | 1 | 1/114 | 269.00 | 4.71 | 342.0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | AC MacLaren | 1890-1923 | 424 | 321 | 267 | 1 | 1/44 | 267.00 | 4.99 | 321.0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Abdul Mazid | 2011-2024 | 108 | 457 | 266 | 1 | 1/47 | 266.00 | 3.49 | 457.0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Mazhar Qayyum | 1987-2002 | 52 | 444 | 266 | 1 | 1/32 | 266.00 | 3.59 | 444.0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Gohar Shah | 2016-2016 | 2 | 376 | 265 | 1 | 1/90 | 265.00 | 4.22 | 376.0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | HA Newman | 1927-1932 | 3 | - | 265 | 1 | 1/81 | 265.00 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
27 | ML Pettini | 2001-2017 | 178 | 132 | 263 | 1 | 1/72 | 263.00 | 11.95 | 132.0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | RS Dutton | 1981-1982 | 6 | 270 | 261 | 1 | 1/45 | 261.00 | 5.80 | 270.0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | J Tringrove | 1932-1939 | 3 | - | 257 | 1 | 1/79 | 257.00 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
30 | PJ Blignaut | 1974-1979 | 4 | 438 | 253 | 1 | 1/54 | 253.00 | 3.46 | 438.0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | GAR Harris | 1986-1994 | 3 | 354 | 249 | 1 | 1/61 | 249.00 | 4.22 | 354.0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | WW Hogue | 1907-1913 | 8 | 378 | 249 | 1 | 1/15 | 249.00 | 3.95 | 378.0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | PJ Prichard | 1982-2001 | 330 | 289 | 497 | 2 | 1/28 | 248.50 | 10.31 | 144.5 | 0 | 0 |
34 | JR Eyre | 1963-1967 | 48 | 387 | 248 | 1 | 1/6 | 248.00 | 3.84 | 387.0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | Humayun Kaiser | 1984-1985 | 4 | 480 | 248 | 1 | 1/80 | 248.00 | 3.10 | 480.0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | C Gomez | 2024-2025 | 7 | 366 | 247 | 1 | 1/38 | 247.00 | 4.04 | 366.0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | MS Chapman | 2015-2024 | 46 | 366 | 246 | 1 | 1/60 | 246.00 | 4.03 | 366.0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | AA Pragasam | 2020-2025 | 4 | 330 | 245 | 1 | 1/112 | 245.00 | 4.45 | 330.0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | PV Ranganathan | 1982-1984 | 8 | - | 245 | 1 | 1/86 | 245.00 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
40 | AK Kaushik | 2017-2025 | 32 | 324 | 243 | 1 | 1/22 | 243.00 | 4.50 | 324.0 | 0 | 0 |
41 | WJ House | 1996-2001 | 37 | 1463 | 964 | 4 | 1/34 | 241.00 | 3.95 | 365.7 | 0 | 0 |
41 | J Chapman | 1909-1920 | 113 | 264 | 241 | 1 | 1/42 | 241.00 | 5.47 | 264.0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | B Bhushan | 1988-1991 | 5 | 306 | 240 | 1 | 1/51 | 240.00 | 4.70 | 306.0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | DRW Silk | 1952-1960 | 83 | - | 240 | 1 | 1/22 | 240.00 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
45 | Saeedullah | 1961-1965 | 5 | - | 239 | 1 | 1/46 | 239.00 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
45 | Zubair Ali | 2024-2025 | 5 | 410 | 239 | 1 | 1/8 | 239.00 | 3.49 | 410.0 | 0 | 0 |
47 | AW Gale | 2004-2016 | 156 | 115 | 238 | 1 | 1/33 | 238.00 | 12.41 | 115.0 | 0 | 0 |
47 | N Johnson Singh | 2022-2024 | 18 | 283 | 238 | 1 | 1/18 | 238.00 | 5.04 | 283.0 | 0 | 0 |
49 | BA Courtice | 1982-1988 | 49 | 510 | 237 | 1 | 1/42 | 237.00 | 2.78 | 510.0 | 0 | 0 |
49 | JS Ross | 1999-2000 | 4 | 474 | 237 | 1 | 1/46 | 237.00 | 3.00 | 474.0 | 0 | 0 |
51 | WA Dugmore | 2001-2005 | 13 | 330 | 236 | 1 | 1/35 | 236.00 | 4.29 | 330.0 | 0 | 0 |
51 | J Park-Johnson | 2019-2019 | 2 | 258 | 236 | 1 | 1/69 | 236.00 | 5.48 | 258.0 | 0 | 0 |
53 | Mushtaq Mirza | 1973-1977 | 4 | - | 235 | 1 | 1/67 | 235.00 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
54 | Probir Hazarika | 1969-1984 | 34 | 333 | 232 | 1 | 1/1 | 232.00 | 4.18 | 333.0 | 0 | 0 |
55 | GJ Speak | 1981-1982 | 5 | 408 | 230 | 1 | 1/78 | 230.00 | 3.38 | 408.0 | 0 | 0 |
56 | LG Black | 1903-1919 | 4 | 276 | 229 | 1 | 1/27 | 229.00 | 4.97 | 276.0 | 0 | 0 |
57 | G Bose | 1962-1964 | 3 | 388 | 228 | 1 | 1/99 | 228.00 | 3.52 | 388.0 | 0 | 0 |
58 | RR Naik | 1995-2004 | 28 | 779 | 454 | 2 | 1/75 | 227.00 | 3.49 | 389.5 | 0 | 0 |
59 | TWT Baines | 1925-1937 | 20 | - | 453 | 2 | 1/8 | 226.50 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
60 | DDJ Robinson | 1993-2007 | 189 | 348 | 449 | 2 | 1/7 | 224.50 | 7.74 | 174.0 | 0 | 0 |
61 | Ahmed Ali | 1995-2000 | 7 | 300 | 224 | 1 | 1/30 | 224.00 | 4.48 | 300.0 | 0 | 0 |
61 | JC Dwyer | 1911-1913 | 3 | 324 | 224 | 1 | 1/53 | 224.00 | 4.14 | 324.0 | 0 | 0 |
63 | SD Desai | 1995-1996 | 2 | 396 | 222 | 1 | 1/158 | 222.00 | 3.36 | 396.0 | 0 | 0 |
63 | LCS Jerman | 1950-1951 | 3 | 492 | 222 | 1 | 1/39 | 222.00 | 2.70 | 492.0 | 0 | 0 |
65 | SS Tiwary | 2006-2024 | 116 | 417 | 221 | 1 | 1/0 | 221.00 | 3.17 | 417.0 | 0 | 0 |
66 | GD Lloyd | 1988-2002 | 203 | 339 | 440 | 2 | 1/4 | 220.00 | 7.78 | 169.5 | 0 | 0 |
66 | Md Saptulla | 2022-2024 | 6 | 282 | 220 | 1 | 1/40 | 220.00 | 4.68 | 282.0 | 0 | 0 |
68 | PG D'Auvergne | 1969-1979 | 5 | - | 219 | 1 | 1/42 | 219.00 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
68 | RH Tattersall | 1971-1971 | 2 | 294 | 219 | 1 | 1/44 | 219.00 | 4.46 | 294.0 | 0 | 0 |
70 | SAL Rose | 2010-2010 | 2 | 318 | 216 | 1 | 1/72 | 216.00 | 4.07 | 318.0 | 0 | 0 |
70 | HH Zhimomi | 2012-2025 | 37 | 330 | 216 | 1 | 1/10 | 216.00 | 3.92 | 330.0 | 0 | 0 |
72 | Jaskirat Singh | 2024-2025 | 12 | 233 | 215 | 1 | 1/34 | 215.00 | 5.53 | 233.0 | 0 | 0 |
73 | RM Evans | 1906-1925 | 11 | - | 214 | 1 | 1/33 | 214.00 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
73 | W Slabber | 2007-2010 | 7 | 347 | 214 | 1 | 1/57 | 214.00 | 3.70 | 347.0 | 0 | 0 |
75 | AD Methven | 1979-1988 | 32 | 811 | 421 | 2 | 1/18 | 210.50 | 3.11 | 405.5 | 0 | 0 |
76 | Abinasha Khatua | 1984-1991 | 17 | 402 | 209 | 1 | 1/8 | 209.00 | 3.11 | 402.0 | 0 | 0 |
76 | M Sajid | 1993-1997 | 2 | 276 | 209 | 1 | 1/70 | 209.00 | 4.54 | 276.0 | 0 | 0 |
78 | KD Aphale | 1999-2009 | 37 | 360 | 208 | 1 | 1/27 | 208.00 | 3.46 | 360.0 | 0 | 0 |
78 | J Baron | 2024-2024 | 3 | 318 | 208 | 1 | 1/42 | 208.00 | 3.92 | 318.0 | 0 | 0 |
80 | Azeem Ghumman | 2007-2024 | 110 | 234 | 207 | 1 | 1/15 | 207.00 | 5.30 | 234.0 | 0 | 0 |
81 | Inderjit Singh | 1985-1990 | 18 | 330 | 206 | 1 | 1/59 | 206.00 | 3.74 | 330.0 | 0 | 0 |
81 | Jewel Hossain | 1997-2005 | 4 | 342 | 206 | 1 | 1/33 | 206.00 | 3.61 | 342.0 | 0 | 0 |
83 | DS Richards | 1927-1935 | 18 | 378 | 205 | 1 | 1/8 | 205.00 | 3.25 | 378.0 | 0 | 0 |
84 | LG Wright | 1883-1909 | 325 | - | 204 | 1 | 1/4 | 204.00 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
85 | SDH Mosey | 1959-1959 | 2 | 306 | 203 | 1 | 1/42 | 203.00 | 3.98 | 306.0 | 0 | 0 |
85 | JW Wells | 2008-2018 | 56 | 328 | 203 | 1 | 1/28 | 203.00 | 3.71 | 328.0 | 0 | 0 |
87 | Fawad Khan | 2010-2014 | 2 | 330 | 202 | 1 | 1/56 | 202.00 | 3.67 | 330.0 | 0 | 0 |
87 | Y Valli | 2014-2025 | 71 | 348 | 202 | 1 | 1/9 | 202.00 | 3.48 | 348.0 | 0 | 0 |
89 | FPG Holtzhausen | 2005-2005 | 3 | 305 | 200 | 1 | 1/22 | 200.00 | 3.93 | 305.0 | 0 | 0 |
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