Test matches Cricket – Best career bowling average
Test matches
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 | GA Lohmann | GA Lohmann (ENG) | 1886-1896 | 18 | - | 364 | 3830 | 1205 | 112 | 9/28 | 10.75 | 1.88 | 34.19 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
🥈 2 | JJ Ferris | JJ Ferris (AUS/ENG) | 1887-1892 | 9 | - | 251 | 2302 | 775 | 61 | 7/37 | 12.70 | 2.01 | 37.73 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
🥉 3 | W Barnes | W Barnes (ENG) | 1880-1890 | 21 | - | 271 | 2289 | 793 | 51 | 6/28 | 15.54 | 2.07 | 44.88 | 1 | 3 | - |
4 | W Bates | W Bates (ENG) | 1881-1887 | 15 | 591.0 | 282 | 2364 | 821 | 50 | 7/28 | 16.42 | 2.08 | 47.28 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
5 | SF Barnes | SF Barnes (ENG) | 1901-1914 | 27 | 1312.1 | 356 | 7873 | 3106 | 189 | 9/103 | 16.43 | 2.36 | 41.65 | 2 | 24 | 7 |
6 | SM Boland | SM Boland (AUS) | 2021-2025 | 14 | 372.0 | 95 | 2232 | 1025 | 62 | 6/7 | 16.53 | 2.75 | 36.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
6 | CTB Turner | CTB Turner (AUS) | 1887-1895 | 17 | - | 457 | 5179 | 1670 | 101 | 7/43 | 16.53 | 1.93 | 51.27 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
8 | R Peel | R Peel (ENG) | 1884-1896 | 20 | - | 444 | 5216 | 1715 | 101 | 7/31 | 16.98 | 1.97 | 51.64 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
9 | J Briggs | J Briggs (ENG) | 1884-1899 | 33 | - | 386 | 5332 | 2095 | 118 | 8/11 | 17.75 | 2.35 | 45.18 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
10 | H Ironmonger | H Ironmonger (AUS) | 1928-1933 | 14 | 782.3 | 328 | 4695 | 1330 | 74 | 7/23 | 17.97 | 1.69 | 63.44 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
11 | FR Spofforth | FR Spofforth (AUS) | 1877-1887 | 18 | 1046.1 | 416 | 4185 | 1731 | 94 | 7/44 | 18.41 | 2.48 | 44.52 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
12 | FH Tyson | FH Tyson (ENG) | 1954-1959 | 17 | - | 97 | 3452 | 1411 | 76 | 7/27 | 18.56 | 2.45 | 45.42 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
13 | C Blythe | C Blythe (ENG) | 1901-1910 | 19 | 757.4 | 231 | 4546 | 1863 | 100 | 8/59 | 18.63 | 2.45 | 45.46 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
14 | AR Patel | AR Patel (IND) | 2021-2024 | 14 | 423.2 | 96 | 2540 | 1064 | 55 | 6/38 | 19.34 | 2.51 | 46.18 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
15 | KA Jamieson | KA Jamieson (NZ) | 2020-2024 | 19 | 593.0 | 187 | 3558 | 1579 | 80 | 6/48 | 19.73 | 2.66 | 44.47 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
16 | JJ Bumrah | JJ Bumrah (IND) | 2018-2025 | 48 | 1558.0 | 366 | 9348 | 4341 | 219 | 6/27 | 19.82 | 2.78 | 42.68 | 7 | 15 | - |
17 | JH Wardle | JH Wardle (ENG) | 1948-1957 | 28 | - | 403 | 6597 | 2080 | 102 | 7/36 | 20.39 | 1.89 | 64.67 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
18 | G Ulyett | G Ulyett (ENG) | 1877-1890 | 25 | - | 299 | 2627 | 1020 | 50 | 7/36 | 20.40 | 2.32 | 52.54 | 2 | 1 | - |
19 | AK Davidson | AK Davidson (AUS) | 1953-1963 | 44 | - | 431 | 11587 | 3819 | 186 | 7/93 | 20.53 | 1.97 | 62.29 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
20 | FR Foster | FR Foster (ENG) | 1911-1912 | 11 | 407.5 | 108 | 2447 | 926 | 45 | 6/91 | 20.57 | 2.27 | 54.37 | 2 | 4 | - |
21 | K Higgs | K Higgs (ENG) | 1965-1968 | 15 | - | 194 | 4112 | 1473 | 71 | 6/91 | 20.74 | 2.14 | 57.91 | 6 | 2 | - |
22 | MD Marshall | MD Marshall (WI) | 1978-1991 | 81 | 2930.4 | 614 | 17584 | 7876 | 376 | 7/22 | 20.94 | 2.68 | 46.76 | 19 | 22 | 4 |
23 | J Garner | J Garner (WI) | 1977-1987 | 58 | 2194.5 | 576 | 13169 | 5433 | 259 | 6/56 | 20.97 | 2.47 | 50.84 | 18 | 7 | - |
24 | CEL Ambrose | CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 98 | 3683.5 | 1001 | 22103 | 8501 | 405 | 8/45 | 20.99 | 2.30 | 54.57 | 21 | 22 | 3 |
25 | ERH Toshack | ERH Toshack (AUS) | 1946-1948 | 12 | - | 155 | 3140 | 989 | 47 | 6/29 | 21.04 | 1.88 | 66.80 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
26 | NAT Adcock | NAT Adcock (SA) | 1953-1962 | 26 | - | 218 | 6391 | 2195 | 104 | 6/43 | 21.10 | 2.06 | 61.45 | 5 | 5 | - |
27 | WJ Whitty | WJ Whitty (AUS) | 1909-1912 | 14 | 559.3 | 163 | 3357 | 1373 | 65 | 6/17 | 21.12 | 2.45 | 51.64 | 7 | 3 | - |
28 | JC Laker | JC Laker (ENG) | 1948-1959 | 46 | - | 674 | 12027 | 4101 | 193 | 10/53 | 21.24 | 2.04 | 62.31 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
29 | GE Palmer | GE Palmer (AUS) | 1880-1886 | 17 | 1129.1 | 452 | 4517 | 1678 | 78 | 7/65 | 21.51 | 2.22 | 57.91 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
30 | J Cowie | J Cowie (NZ) | 1937-1949 | 9 | 338.0 | 65 | 2028 | 969 | 45 | 6/40 | 21.53 | 2.86 | 45.06 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
31 | FS Trueman | FS Trueman (ENG) | 1952-1965 | 67 | - | 522 | 15178 | 6625 | 307 | 8/31 | 21.57 | 2.61 | 49.43 | 19 | 17 | 3 |
32 | GD McGrath | GD McGrath (AUS) | 1993-2007 | 124 | 4874.4 | 1470 | 29248 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 21.64 | 2.49 | 51.95 | 28 | 29 | 3 |
33 | K Rabada | K Rabada (SA) | 2015-2025 | 71 | 2183.2 | 433 | 13100 | 7306 | 336 | 7/112 | 21.74 | 3.34 | 38.98 | 15 | 17 | 4 |
34 | H Trumble | H Trumble (AUS) | 1890-1904 | 32 | - | 452 | 8099 | 3072 | 141 | 8/65 | 21.78 | 2.27 | 57.43 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
35 | M Jansen | M Jansen (SA) | 2021-2025 | 18 | 488.1 | 86 | 2929 | 1696 | 77 | 7/13 | 22.02 | 3.47 | 38.03 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
36 | E Peate | E Peate (ENG) | 1881-1886 | 9 | 524.0 | 250 | 2096 | 683 | 31 | 6/85 | 22.03 | 1.95 | 67.61 | 2 | 2 | - |
37 | JT Hearne | JT Hearne (ENG) | 1892-1899 | 12 | - | 211 | 2976 | 1082 | 49 | 6/41 | 22.08 | 2.18 | 60.73 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
38 | SE Bond | SE Bond (NZ) | 2001-2009 | 18 | 562.0 | 113 | 3372 | 1922 | 87 | 6/51 | 22.09 | 3.41 | 38.75 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
39 | PJ Cummins | PJ Cummins (AUS) | 2011-2025 | 71 | 2364.3 | 514 | 14187 | 6829 | 309 | 6/23 | 22.10 | 2.88 | 45.91 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
40 | AE Hall | AE Hall (SA) | 1923-1931 | 7 | 393.3 | 107 | 2361 | 886 | 40 | 7/63 | 22.15 | 2.25 | 59.02 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
41 | Kuldeep Yadav | Kuldeep Yadav (IND) | 2017-2024 | 13 | 348.5 | 46 | 2093 | 1241 | 56 | 5/40 | 22.16 | 3.55 | 37.37 | 3 | 4 | - |
42 | AA Donald | AA Donald (SA) | 1992-2002 | 72 | 2586.3 | 661 | 15519 | 7344 | 330 | 8/71 | 22.25 | 2.83 | 47.02 | 11 | 20 | 3 |
43 | Sir RJ Hadlee | Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 86 | - | 809 | 21918 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 22.29 | 2.63 | 50.85 | 25 | 36 | 9 |
44 | VD Philander | VD Philander (SA) | 2011-2020 | 64 | 1898.3 | 507 | 11391 | 5000 | 224 | 6/21 | 22.32 | 2.63 | 50.85 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
44 | JNT Seales | JNT Seales (WI) | 2021-2025 | 21 | 577.2 | 117 | 3464 | 1965 | 88 | 6/61 | 22.32 | 3.40 | 39.36 | 4 | 3 | - |
46 | WE Bowes | WE Bowes (ENG) | 1932-1946 | 15 | - | 131 | 3655 | 1519 | 68 | 6/33 | 22.33 | 2.49 | 53.75 | 2 | 6 | - |
47 | W Attewell | W Attewell (ENG) | 1884-1892 | 10 | - | 326 | 2850 | 626 | 28 | 4/42 | 22.35 | 1.31 | 101.78 | 2 | - | - |
48 | PJ Loader | PJ Loader (ENG) | 1954-1959 | 13 | - | 115 | 2662 | 878 | 39 | 6/36 | 22.51 | 1.97 | 68.25 | 2 | 1 | - |
49 | RG Barlow | RG Barlow (ENG) | 1881-1887 | 17 | 614.0 | 325 | 2456 | 767 | 34 | 7/40 | 22.55 | 1.87 | 72.23 | - | 3 | - |
50 | WJ O'Reilly | WJ O'Reilly (AUS) | 1932-1946 | 27 | - | 585 | 10024 | 3254 | 144 | 7/54 | 22.59 | 1.94 | 69.61 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
51 | KJ Abbott | KJ Abbott (SA) | 2013-2017 | 11 | 346.5 | 95 | 2081 | 886 | 39 | 7/29 | 22.71 | 2.55 | 53.35 | - | 3 | - |
52 | M Muralidaran | M Muralidaran (ICC/SL) | 1992-2010 | 133 | 7339.5 | 1794 | 44039 | 18180 | 800 | 9/51 | 22.72 | 2.47 | 55.04 | 45 | 67 | 22 |
53 | JV Saunders | JV Saunders (AUS) | 1902-1908 | 14 | 594.1 | 116 | 3565 | 1796 | 79 | 7/34 | 22.73 | 3.02 | 45.12 | 6 | 6 | - |
53 | AEE Vogler | AEE Vogler (SA) | 1906-1911 | 15 | 460.4 | 96 | 2764 | 1455 | 64 | 7/94 | 22.73 | 3.15 | 43.18 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
55 | Imran Khan | Imran Khan (PAK) | 1971-1992 | 88 | - | 727 | 19458 | 8258 | 362 | 8/58 | 22.81 | 2.54 | 53.75 | 17 | 23 | 6 |
56 | LF Kline | LF Kline (AUS) | 1957-1961 | 13 | - | 113 | 2373 | 776 | 34 | 7/75 | 22.82 | 1.96 | 69.79 | 2 | 1 | - |
57 | OE Robinson | OE Robinson (ENG) | 2021-2024 | 20 | 632.4 | 159 | 3796 | 1742 | 76 | 5/49 | 22.92 | 2.75 | 49.94 | 4 | 3 | - |
58 | DW Steyn | DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2019 | 93 | 3101.2 | 660 | 18608 | 10077 | 439 | 7/51 | 22.95 | 3.24 | 42.38 | 27 | 26 | 5 |
59 | KR Miller | KR Miller (AUS) | 1946-1956 | 55 | - | 337 | 10461 | 3906 | 170 | 7/60 | 22.97 | 2.24 | 61.53 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
60 | RR Lindwall | RR Lindwall (AUS) | 1946-1960 | 61 | - | 419 | 13650 | 5251 | 228 | 7/38 | 23.03 | 2.30 | 59.86 | 8 | 12 | - |
60 | Shabbir Ahmed | Shabbir Ahmed (PAK) | 2003-2005 | 10 | 429.2 | 97 | 2576 | 1175 | 51 | 5/48 | 23.03 | 2.73 | 50.50 | 5 | 2 | - |
62 | SM Pollock | SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 108 | 4058.5 | 1222 | 24353 | 9733 | 421 | 7/87 | 23.11 | 2.39 | 57.84 | 23 | 16 | 1 |
63 | Mohammad Abbas | Mohammad Abbas (PAK) | 2017-2025 | 27 | 925.4 | 272 | 5554 | 2318 | 100 | 6/54 | 23.18 | 2.50 | 55.54 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
64 | CEH Croft | CEH Croft (WI) | 1977-1982 | 27 | 1027.3 | 211 | 6165 | 2913 | 125 | 8/29 | 23.30 | 2.83 | 49.32 | 7 | 3 | - |
65 | HV Hordern | HV Hordern (AUS) | 1911-1912 | 7 | 358.0 | 49 | 2148 | 1075 | 46 | 7/90 | 23.36 | 3.00 | 46.69 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
66 | L Ngidi | L Ngidi (SA) | 2018-2025 | 20 | 429.4 | 100 | 2578 | 1356 | 58 | 6/39 | 23.37 | 3.15 | 44.44 | 1 | 3 | - |
67 | RJ Harris | RJ Harris (AUS) | 2010-2015 | 27 | 956.0 | 258 | 5736 | 2658 | 113 | 7/117 | 23.52 | 2.78 | 50.76 | 4 | 5 | - |
68 | Waqar Younis | Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 87 | 2704.0 | 516 | 16224 | 8788 | 373 | 7/76 | 23.56 | 3.25 | 43.49 | 28 | 22 | 5 |
69 | Wasim Akram | Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1985-2002 | 104 | 3771.1 | 871 | 22627 | 9779 | 414 | 7/119 | 23.62 | 2.59 | 54.65 | 20 | 25 | 5 |
70 | MA Holding | MA Holding (WI) | 1975-1987 | 60 | - | 459 | 12680 | 5898 | 249 | 8/92 | 23.68 | 2.79 | 50.92 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
71 | SR Clark | SR Clark (AUS) | 2006-2009 | 24 | 857.4 | 230 | 5146 | 2243 | 94 | 5/32 | 23.86 | 2.61 | 54.74 | 6 | 2 | - |
72 | Pervez Sajjad | Pervez Sajjad (PAK) | 1964-1973 | 19 | - | 217 | 4145 | 1410 | 59 | 7/74 | 23.89 | 2.04 | 70.25 | 4 | 3 | - |
73 | WA Johnston | WA Johnston (AUS) | 1947-1955 | 40 | - | 372 | 11048 | 3826 | 160 | 6/44 | 23.91 | 2.07 | 69.05 | 8 | 7 | - |
74 | DK Lillee | DK Lillee (AUS) | 1971-1984 | 70 | - | 652 | 18467 | 8493 | 355 | 7/83 | 23.92 | 2.75 | 52.01 | 23 | 23 | 7 |
74 | Khan Mohammad | Khan Mohammad (PAK) | 1952-1958 | 13 | 526.1 | 153 | 3157 | 1292 | 54 | 6/21 | 23.92 | 2.45 | 58.46 | 4 | 4 | - |
76 | R Ashwin | R Ashwin (IND) | 2011-2024 | 106 | 4541.0 | 907 | 27246 | 12891 | 537 | 7/59 | 24.00 | 2.83 | 50.73 | 25 | 37 | 8 |
77 | PM Pollock | PM Pollock (SA) | 1961-1970 | 28 | - | 270 | 6522 | 2806 | 116 | 6/38 | 24.18 | 2.58 | 56.22 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
78 | JR Hazlewood | JR Hazlewood (AUS) | 2014-2025 | 76 | 2570.3 | 657 | 15423 | 7144 | 295 | 6/67 | 24.21 | 2.77 | 52.28 | 11 | 13 | - |
78 | CV Grimmett | CV Grimmett (AUS) | 1925-1936 | 37 | - | 736 | 14513 | 5231 | 216 | 7/40 | 24.21 | 2.16 | 67.18 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
80 | PS de Villiers | PS de Villiers (SA) | 1993-1998 | 18 | 800.5 | 221 | 4805 | 2063 | 85 | 6/23 | 24.27 | 2.57 | 56.52 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
80 | D Olivier | D Olivier (SA) | 2017-2024 | 16 | 382.0 | 64 | 2292 | 1432 | 59 | 6/37 | 24.27 | 3.74 | 38.84 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
80 | IR Bishop | IR Bishop (WI) | 1989-1998 | 43 | 1401.1 | 288 | 8407 | 3909 | 161 | 6/40 | 24.27 | 2.78 | 52.21 | 6 | 6 | - |
83 | Mohammad Asif | Mohammad Asif (PAK) | 2005-2010 | 23 | 861.5 | 200 | 5171 | 2583 | 106 | 6/41 | 24.36 | 2.99 | 48.78 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
84 | H Verity | H Verity (ENG) | 1931-1939 | 40 | - | 604 | 11173 | 3510 | 144 | 8/43 | 24.37 | 1.88 | 77.59 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
85 | CA Walsh | CA Walsh (WI) | 1984-2001 | 132 | 5003.1 | 1144 | 30019 | 12688 | 519 | 7/37 | 24.44 | 2.53 | 57.84 | 32 | 22 | 3 |
86 | BA Reid | BA Reid (AUS) | 1985-1992 | 27 | 1040.4 | 244 | 6244 | 2784 | 113 | 7/51 | 24.63 | 2.67 | 55.25 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
87 | Fazal Mahmood | Fazal Mahmood (PAK) | 1952-1962 | 34 | 1639.0 | 560 | 9834 | 3434 | 139 | 7/42 | 24.70 | 2.09 | 70.74 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
88 | Noman Ali | Noman Ali (PAK) | 2021-2025 | 19 | 682.4 | 117 | 4096 | 2055 | 83 | 8/46 | 24.75 | 3.01 | 49.34 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
89 | JB Statham | JB Statham (ENG) | 1951-1965 | 70 | - | 595 | 16056 | 6261 | 252 | 7/39 | 24.84 | 2.33 | 63.71 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
90 | AV Bedser | AV Bedser (ENG) | 1946-1955 | 51 | - | 574 | 15918 | 5876 | 236 | 7/44 | 24.89 | 2.21 | 67.44 | 11 | 15 | 5 |
91 | MA Noble | MA Noble (AUS) | 1898-1909 | 42 | - | 361 | 7159 | 3025 | 121 | 7/17 | 25.00 | 2.53 | 59.16 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
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