One-Day Internationals Cricket – Best career bowling average
One-Day Internationals
Averages, strike rates and economy
Best averages
| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | J Garner | J Garner (WI) | 1977-1987 | 98 | 888.2 | 141 | 5330 | 2752 | 146 | 5/31 | 18.84 | 3.09 | 36.50 | 2 | 3 | - |
🥈 2 | RJ Harris | RJ Harris (AUS) | 2009-2012 | 21 | 171.5 | 13 | 1031 | 832 | 44 | 5/19 | 18.90 | 4.84 | 23.43 | - | 3 | - |
🥉 3 | AH Gray | AH Gray (WI) | 1985-1991 | 25 | 211.4 | 16 | 1270 | 835 | 44 | 6/50 | 18.97 | 3.94 | 28.86 | 2 | 1 | - |
4 | M Hendrick | M Hendrick (ENG) | 1973-1981 | 22 | - | 36 | 1248 | 681 | 35 | 5/31 | 19.45 | 3.27 | 35.65 | 2 | 1 | - |
5 | BM Scholtz | BM Scholtz (NAM) | 2019-2025 | 61 | 536.5 | 63 | 3221 | 1800 | 92 | 5/22 | 19.56 | 3.35 | 35.01 | 3 | 2 | - |
6 | S Lamichhane | S Lamichhane (NEP) | 2018-2025 | 62 | 560.2 | 31 | 3362 | 2513 | 127 | 6/11 | 19.78 | 4.48 | 26.47 | 8 | 3 | - |
7 | LS Pascoe | LS Pascoe (AUS) | 1977-1982 | 29 | 261.2 | 21 | 1568 | 1066 | 53 | 5/30 | 20.11 | 4.07 | 29.58 | 4 | 1 | - |
8 | AME Roberts | AME Roberts (WI) | 1975-1983 | 56 | - | 76 | 3123 | 1771 | 87 | 5/22 | 20.35 | 3.40 | 35.89 | 2 | 1 | - |
9 | Rashid Khan | Rashid Khan (AFG) | 2015-2025 | 114 | 956.5 | 35 | 5741 | 4060 | 199 | 7/18 | 20.40 | 4.24 | 28.84 | 6 | 5 | - |
10 | CEH Croft | CEH Croft (WI) | 1977-1981 | 19 | 178.2 | 21 | 1070 | 620 | 30 | 6/15 | 20.66 | 3.47 | 35.66 | - | 1 | - |
11 | DK Lillee | DK Lillee (AUS) | 1972-1983 | 63 | - | 80 | 3593 | 2145 | 103 | 5/34 | 20.82 | 3.58 | 34.88 | 5 | 1 | - |
12 | SE Bond | SE Bond (NZ) | 2002-2010 | 82 | 715.5 | 88 | 4295 | 3070 | 147 | 6/19 | 20.88 | 4.28 | 29.21 | 7 | 4 | - |
13 | AIC Dodemaide | AIC Dodemaide (AUS) | 1988-1993 | 24 | 221.1 | 30 | 1327 | 753 | 36 | 5/21 | 20.91 | 3.40 | 36.86 | 1 | 1 | - |
14 | Bilal Khan | Bilal Khan (OMA) | 2019-2024 | 49 | 418.2 | 30 | 2510 | 2118 | 101 | 5/31 | 20.97 | 5.06 | 24.85 | 4 | 4 | - |
15 | MA Holding | MA Holding (WI) | 1976-1987 | 102 | 912.1 | 99 | 5473 | 3034 | 142 | 5/26 | 21.36 | 3.32 | 38.54 | 5 | 1 | - |
16 | Sir RJ Hadlee | Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 115 | - | 185 | 6182 | 3407 | 158 | 5/25 | 21.56 | 3.30 | 39.12 | 1 | 5 | - |
17 | AA Donald | AA Donald (SA) | 1991-2003 | 164 | 1426.5 | 101 | 8561 | 5926 | 272 | 6/23 | 21.78 | 4.15 | 31.47 | 11 | 2 | - |
17 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) | 1995-2003 | 169 | 1461.4 | 66 | 8770 | 6275 | 288 | 5/20 | 21.78 | 4.29 | 30.45 | 11 | 6 | - |
19 | BAW Mendis | BAW Mendis (SL) | 2008-2015 | 87 | 692.2 | 34 | 4154 | 3324 | 152 | 6/13 | 21.86 | 4.80 | 27.32 | 7 | 3 | - |
20 | SN Netravalkar | SN Netravalkar (USA) | 2019-2025 | 63 | 539.1 | 63 | 3235 | 2187 | 100 | 5/32 | 21.87 | 4.05 | 32.35 | 3 | 2 | - |
21 | LN Rajbanshi | LN Rajbanshi (NEP) | 2019-2025 | 37 | 265.0 | 16 | 1590 | 1009 | 46 | 5/20 | 21.93 | 3.80 | 34.56 | 2 | 1 | - |
22 | JJ Smit | JJ Smit (NAM) | 2019-2025 | 49 | 251.4 | 24 | 1510 | 1077 | 49 | 5/26 | 21.97 | 4.27 | 30.81 | 2 | 2 | - |
23 | GD McGrath | GD McGrath (AUS/ICC) | 1993-2007 | 250 | 2161.4 | 279 | 12970 | 8391 | 381 | 7/15 | 22.02 | 3.88 | 34.04 | 9 | 7 | - |
24 | JH Davey | JH Davey (SCOT) | 2010-2019 | 31 | 216.5 | 18 | 1301 | 1082 | 49 | 6/28 | 22.08 | 4.99 | 26.55 | 1 | 2 | - |
25 | CM Old | CM Old (ENG) | 1973-1981 | 32 | - | 42 | 1755 | 999 | 45 | 4/8 | 22.20 | 3.41 | 39.00 | 2 | - | - |
25 | B McMullen | B McMullen (SCOT) | 2022-2025 | 35 | 259.5 | 29 | 1559 | 1177 | 53 | 5/34 | 22.20 | 4.52 | 29.41 | 1 | 1 | - |
27 | Basil Hameed | Basil Hameed (UAE) | 2019-2024 | 48 | 229.4 | 13 | 1378 | 957 | 43 | 5/17 | 22.25 | 4.16 | 32.04 | 2 | 1 | - |
28 | CG Rackemann | CG Rackemann (AUS) | 1983-1991 | 52 | 465.1 | 51 | 2791 | 1833 | 82 | 5/16 | 22.35 | 3.94 | 34.03 | 3 | 1 | - |
29 | Hamid Hassan | Hamid Hassan (AFG) | 2009-2019 | 38 | 289.0 | 24 | 1734 | 1330 | 59 | 5/45 | 22.54 | 4.60 | 29.38 | 2 | 1 | - |
30 | Saeed Ajmal | Saeed Ajmal (PAK) | 2008-2015 | 113 | 1000.0 | 50 | 6000 | 4182 | 184 | 5/24 | 22.72 | 4.18 | 32.60 | 6 | 2 | - |
31 | DL Underwood | DL Underwood (ENG) | 1973-1982 | 26 | - | 24 | 1278 | 734 | 32 | 4/44 | 22.93 | 3.44 | 39.93 | 1 | - | - |
32 | Kaleem Sana | Kaleem Sana (CAN) | 2023-2025 | 23 | 189.4 | 20 | 1138 | 828 | 36 | 4/30 | 23.00 | 4.36 | 31.61 | 3 | - | - |
33 | M Muralidaran | M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL) | 1993-2011 | 350 | 3135.1 | 198 | 18811 | 12326 | 534 | 7/30 | 23.08 | 3.93 | 35.22 | 15 | 10 | - |
34 | GI Allott | GI Allott (NZ) | 1997-2000 | 31 | 254.4 | 17 | 1528 | 1207 | 52 | 4/35 | 23.21 | 4.73 | 29.38 | 4 | - | - |
35 | Sarfraz Nawaz | Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK) | 1973-1984 | 45 | - | 49 | 2412 | 1463 | 63 | 4/27 | 23.22 | 3.63 | 38.28 | 4 | - | - |
36 | BA Williams | BA Williams (AUS) | 2002-2004 | 25 | 200.3 | 19 | 1203 | 814 | 35 | 5/22 | 23.25 | 4.05 | 34.37 | 1 | 2 | - |
37 | B Lee | B Lee (AUS) | 2000-2012 | 221 | 1864.1 | 141 | 11185 | 8877 | 380 | 5/22 | 23.36 | 4.76 | 29.43 | 14 | 9 | - |
37 | TM Alderman | TM Alderman (AUS) | 1981-1991 | 65 | 561.5 | 75 | 3371 | 2056 | 88 | 5/17 | 23.36 | 3.65 | 38.30 | 1 | 2 | - |
39 | KS Lokuarachchi | KS Lokuarachchi (SL) | 2003-2007 | 21 | 168.3 | 7 | 1011 | 725 | 31 | 4/44 | 23.38 | 4.30 | 32.61 | 1 | - | - |
40 | MA Starc | MA Starc (AUS) | 2010-2024 | 127 | 1085.2 | 55 | 6512 | 5711 | 244 | 6/28 | 23.40 | 5.26 | 26.68 | 12 | 9 | - |
41 | Wasim Akram | Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1984-2003 | 356 | 3031.0 | 237 | 18186 | 11812 | 502 | 5/15 | 23.52 | 3.89 | 36.22 | 17 | 6 | - |
42 | JJ Bumrah | JJ Bumrah (IND) | 2016-2023 | 89 | 763.2 | 57 | 4580 | 3509 | 149 | 6/19 | 23.55 | 4.59 | 30.73 | 6 | 2 | - |
43 | SW Tait | SW Tait (AUS) | 2007-2011 | 35 | 281.2 | 11 | 1688 | 1461 | 62 | 4/39 | 23.56 | 5.19 | 27.22 | 2 | - | - |
44 | A Mishra | A Mishra (IND) | 2003-2016 | 36 | 319.3 | 19 | 1917 | 1511 | 64 | 6/48 | 23.60 | 4.72 | 29.95 | 2 | 2 | - |
45 | RD King | RD King (WI) | 1998-2005 | 50 | 433.5 | 41 | 2603 | 1807 | 76 | 4/25 | 23.77 | 4.16 | 34.25 | 2 | - | - |
46 | Waqar Younis | Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 262 | 2116.2 | 143 | 12698 | 9919 | 416 | 7/36 | 23.84 | 4.68 | 30.52 | 14 | 13 | - |
47 | C Pringle | C Pringle (NZ) | 1990-1995 | 64 | 552.2 | 36 | 3314 | 2459 | 103 | 5/45 | 23.87 | 4.45 | 32.17 | 2 | 1 | - |
47 | T Lungameni | T Lungameni (NAM) | 2022-2025 | 33 | 256.0 | 21 | 1536 | 1146 | 48 | 6/42 | 23.87 | 4.47 | 32.00 | 1 | 1 | - |
49 | D Heyliger | D Heyliger (CAN) | 2023-2025 | 23 | 173.4 | 6 | 1042 | 884 | 37 | 5/31 | 23.89 | 5.09 | 28.16 | 2 | 1 | - |
50 | DE Bollinger | DE Bollinger (AUS) | 2009-2011 | 39 | 323.4 | 28 | 1942 | 1482 | 62 | 5/35 | 23.90 | 4.57 | 31.32 | 3 | 2 | - |
51 | AR Cusack | AR Cusack (IRE) | 2007-2015 | 59 | 325.3 | 24 | 1953 | 1510 | 63 | 5/20 | 23.96 | 4.63 | 31.00 | 1 | 1 | - |
52 | MG Erasmus | MG Erasmus (NAM) | 2019-2025 | 60 | 281.5 | 13 | 1691 | 1248 | 52 | 5/28 | 24.00 | 4.42 | 32.51 | 1 | 2 | - |
53 | Mohammed Siraj | Mohammed Siraj (IND) | 2019-2024 | 44 | 329.1 | 32 | 1975 | 1707 | 71 | 6/21 | 24.04 | 5.18 | 27.81 | 2 | 1 | - |
53 | VD Philander | VD Philander (SA) | 2007-2015 | 30 | 213.1 | 20 | 1279 | 986 | 41 | 4/12 | 24.04 | 4.62 | 31.19 | 2 | - | - |
55 | Mohammed Shami | Mohammed Shami (IND) | 2013-2025 | 108 | 887.4 | 52 | 5326 | 4955 | 206 | 7/57 | 24.05 | 5.58 | 25.85 | 10 | 6 | - |
56 | PW Hasaranga | PW Hasaranga (SL) | 2017-2025 | 66 | 510.5 | 26 | 3065 | 2599 | 108 | 7/19 | 24.06 | 5.08 | 28.37 | 5 | 4 | - |
57 | RN ten Doeschate | RN ten Doeschate (NED) | 2006-2011 | 33 | 263.2 | 18 | 1580 | 1327 | 55 | 4/31 | 24.12 | 5.03 | 28.72 | 3 | - | - |
57 | CEL Ambrose | CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 176 | 1558.5 | 192 | 9353 | 5429 | 225 | 5/17 | 24.12 | 3.48 | 41.56 | 6 | 4 | - |
59 | CB Sole | CB Sole (SCOT) | 2016-2024 | 31 | 252.2 | 17 | 1514 | 1288 | 53 | 4/27 | 24.30 | 5.10 | 28.56 | 3 | - | - |
60 | NW Bracken | NW Bracken (AUS) | 2001-2009 | 116 | 959.5 | 90 | 5759 | 4240 | 174 | 5/47 | 24.36 | 4.41 | 33.09 | 5 | 2 | - |
61 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK) | 2018-2025 | 64 | 548.0 | 28 | 3288 | 3095 | 127 | 6/35 | 24.37 | 5.64 | 25.88 | 7 | 3 | - |
61 | CJ McKay | CJ McKay (AUS) | 2009-2014 | 59 | 494.1 | 38 | 2965 | 2364 | 97 | 5/28 | 24.37 | 4.78 | 30.56 | 4 | 2 | - |
63 | A Flintoff | A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) | 1999-2009 | 141 | 937.2 | 67 | 5624 | 4121 | 169 | 5/19 | 24.38 | 4.39 | 33.27 | 6 | 2 | - |
63 | TA Boult | TA Boult (NZ) | 2012-2023 | 114 | 1030.0 | 76 | 6180 | 5146 | 211 | 7/34 | 24.38 | 4.99 | 29.28 | 10 | 6 | - |
65 | SM Pollock | SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) | 1996-2008 | 303 | 2618.4 | 313 | 15712 | 9631 | 393 | 6/35 | 24.50 | 3.67 | 39.97 | 12 | 5 | - |
66 | BP Patterson | BP Patterson (WI) | 1986-1993 | 59 | 508.2 | 37 | 3050 | 2206 | 90 | 6/29 | 24.51 | 4.33 | 33.88 | 1 | 1 | - |
67 | Nadeem Ahmed | Nadeem Ahmed (HKG) | 2004-2018 | 25 | 221.1 | 16 | 1327 | 932 | 38 | 4/26 | 24.52 | 4.21 | 34.92 | 4 | - | - |
68 | EO Simons | EO Simons (SA) | 1994-1995 | 23 | 202.0 | 21 | 1212 | 810 | 33 | 4/42 | 24.54 | 4.00 | 36.72 | 1 | - | - |
69 | RGD Willis | RGD Willis (ENG) | 1973-1984 | 64 | - | 97 | 3595 | 1968 | 80 | 4/11 | 24.60 | 3.28 | 44.93 | 4 | - | - |
70 | M Ntini | M Ntini (ICC/SA) | 1998-2009 | 173 | 1447.5 | 123 | 8687 | 6559 | 266 | 6/22 | 24.65 | 4.53 | 32.65 | 8 | 4 | - |
71 | GB Troup | GB Troup (NZ) | 1976-1985 | 22 | - | 22 | 1180 | 791 | 32 | 4/19 | 24.71 | 4.02 | 36.87 | 3 | - | - |
71 | CJ McDermott | CJ McDermott (AUS) | 1985-1996 | 138 | 1243.3 | 101 | 7461 | 5018 | 203 | 5/44 | 24.71 | 4.03 | 36.75 | 4 | 1 | - |
73 | Naseem Shah | Naseem Shah (PAK) | 2022-2025 | 28 | 230.2 | 4 | 1382 | 1236 | 50 | 5/33 | 24.72 | 5.36 | 27.64 | - | 2 | - |
74 | MJ Henry | MJ Henry (NZ) | 2014-2025 | 91 | 789.0 | 57 | 4734 | 4094 | 165 | 5/30 | 24.81 | 5.18 | 28.69 | 12 | 3 | - |
75 | Imran Tahir | Imran Tahir (SA) | 2011-2019 | 107 | 923.3 | 38 | 5541 | 4297 | 173 | 7/45 | 24.83 | 4.65 | 32.02 | 7 | 3 | - |
76 | LL Tsotsobe | LL Tsotsobe (SA) | 2009-2013 | 61 | 494.0 | 44 | 2964 | 2347 | 94 | 4/22 | 24.96 | 4.75 | 31.53 | 7 | - | - |
77 | Shoaib Akhtar | Shoaib Akhtar (Asia/ICC/PAK) | 1998-2011 | 163 | 1294.0 | 99 | 7764 | 6169 | 247 | 6/16 | 24.97 | 4.76 | 31.43 | 6 | 4 | - |
78 | MS Kasprowicz | MS Kasprowicz (AUS) | 1995-2005 | 43 | 370.5 | 28 | 2225 | 1674 | 67 | 5/45 | 24.98 | 4.51 | 33.20 | 1 | 2 | - |
79 | CR Matthews | CR Matthews (SA) | 1991-1997 | 56 | 500.3 | 53 | 3003 | 1975 | 79 | 4/10 | 25.00 | 3.94 | 38.01 | 3 | - | - |
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