Women's Test matches Cricket – Best career bowling average
Women's 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 | ER Wilson | ER Wilson (AUS-W) | 1948-1958 | 11 | 480.5 | 172 | 2885 | 803 | 68 | 7/7 | 11.80 | 1.67 | 42.42 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
🥈 2 | SA Moffat | SA Moffat (AUS-W) | 1990-1991 | 5 | 170.5 | 90 | 1025 | 191 | 15 | 4/43 | 12.73 | 1.11 | 68.33 | 1 | - | - |
🥉 3 | MB Duggan | MB Duggan (ENG-W) | 1949-1963 | 17 | 622.2 | 245 | 3734 | 1039 | 77 | 7/6 | 13.49 | 1.66 | 48.49 | 5 | 5 | - |
4 | ME Hide | ME Hide (ENG-W) | 1934-1954 | 15 | 344.0 | 145 | 2064 | 549 | 36 | 5/20 | 15.25 | 1.59 | 57.33 | - | 1 | - |
5 | ME Maclagan | ME Maclagan (ENG-W) | 1934-1951 | 14 | 572.0 | 231 | 3432 | 935 | 60 | 7/10 | 15.58 | 1.63 | 57.20 | 3 | 3 | - |
6 | KM Brown | KM Brown (AUS-W) | 1987-1992 | 9 | 265.0 | 122 | 1590 | 346 | 22 | 5/32 | 15.72 | 1.30 | 72.27 | - | 1 | - |
7 | JM Greenwood | JM Greenwood (ENG-W) | 1976-1979 | 6 | 187.1 | 58 | 1123 | 468 | 29 | 6/46 | 16.13 | 2.50 | 38.72 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
8 | M Knee | M Knee (AUS-W) | 1961-1972 | 8 | - | 116 | 2274 | 570 | 35 | 5/35 | 16.28 | 1.50 | 64.97 | 1 | 2 | - |
9 | E Bakewell | E Bakewell (ENG-W) | 1968-1979 | 12 | - | 150 | 2698 | 831 | 50 | 7/61 | 16.62 | 1.84 | 53.96 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
9 | EA Sanders | EA Sanders (ENG-W) | 1954-1969 | 11 | - | 131 | 2123 | 532 | 32 | 4/29 | 16.62 | 1.50 | 66.34 | 3 | - | - |
11 | LG Ward | LG Ward (SA-W) | 1960-1972 | 7 | 236.4 | 69 | 1420 | 467 | 27 | 6/48 | 17.29 | 1.97 | 52.59 | 1 | 3 | - |
12 | J Goswami | J Goswami (IND-W) | 2002-2021 | 12 | 377.4 | 126 | 2266 | 764 | 44 | 5/25 | 17.36 | 2.02 | 51.50 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
13 | D Martin | D Martin (AUS-W) | 1984-1985 | 7 | 222.0 | 115 | 1332 | 305 | 17 | 4/24 | 17.94 | 1.37 | 78.35 | 1 | - | - |
13 | JM Coulston | JM Coulston (NZ-W) | 1954-1957 | 5 | 195.1 | 77 | 1171 | 341 | 19 | 4/38 | 17.94 | 1.74 | 61.63 | 3 | - | - |
15 | R Thompson | R Thompson (AUS-W) | 1972-1985 | 16 | - | 276 | 4304 | 1040 | 57 | 5/33 | 18.24 | 1.44 | 75.50 | 4 | 1 | - |
16 | DL Wilson | DL Wilson (AUS-W) | 1984-1991 | 11 | 468.4 | 160 | 2812 | 880 | 48 | 5/27 | 18.33 | 1.87 | 58.58 | 2 | 2 | - |
17 | LA Larsen | LA Larsen (AUS-W) | 1984-1992 | 15 | 354.0 | 169 | 2124 | 487 | 26 | 4/33 | 18.73 | 1.37 | 81.69 | 1 | - | - |
18 | N David | N David (IND-W) | 1995-2006 | 10 | 443.4 | 187 | 2662 | 775 | 41 | 8/53 | 18.90 | 1.74 | 64.92 | 3 | 1 | - |
19 | IT Guha | IT Guha (ENG-W) | 2002-2011 | 8 | 248.3 | 81 | 1491 | 549 | 29 | 5/40 | 18.93 | 2.20 | 51.41 | 2 | 1 | - |
20 | J Lord | J Lord (NZ-W) | 1966-1979 | 15 | - | 126 | 3104 | 1049 | 55 | 6/119 | 19.07 | 2.02 | 56.43 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
21 | CL Fitzpatrick | CL Fitzpatrick (AUS-W) | 1991-2006 | 13 | 600.3 | 216 | 3603 | 1147 | 60 | 5/29 | 19.11 | 1.91 | 60.05 | 6 | 2 | - |
22 | P Whittaker | P Whittaker (WI-W) | 1976-1979 | 11 | 210.0 | 56 | 1260 | 484 | 25 | 4/22 | 19.36 | 2.30 | 50.40 | 2 | - | - |
23 | M Baylis | M Baylis (AUS-W) | 1948-1951 | 6 | 207.0 | 75 | 1242 | 314 | 16 | 2/20 | 19.62 | 1.51 | 77.62 | - | - | - |
24 | A Gardner | A Gardner (AUS-W) | 2019-2025 | 7 | 217.0 | 48 | 1302 | 552 | 28 | 8/66 | 19.71 | 2.54 | 46.50 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
25 | H Hegarty | H Hegarty (ENG-W) | 1954-1963 | 7 | 263.3 | 106 | 1581 | 415 | 21 | 5/48 | 19.76 | 1.57 | 75.28 | 1 | 1 | - |
26 | MJ Lutschini | MJ Lutschini (AUS-W) | 1976-1979 | 9 | - | 93 | 1842 | 503 | 25 | 5/51 | 20.12 | 1.63 | 73.68 | 1 | 1 | - |
26 | V Latty-Scott | V Latty-Scott (WI-W) | 1976-1979 | 10 | 318.1 | 118 | 1909 | 503 | 25 | 5/48 | 20.12 | 1.58 | 76.36 | 1 | 1 | - |
28 | K Price | K Price (AUS-W) | 1975-1985 | 8 | 287.2 | 111 | 1724 | 528 | 26 | 6/72 | 20.30 | 1.83 | 66.30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
29 | ER Vigor | ER Vigor (ENG-W) | 1963-1966 | 5 | 200.4 | 94 | 1204 | 266 | 13 | 3/24 | 20.46 | 1.32 | 92.61 | - | - | - |
30 | BN Whiteman | BN Whiteman (AUS-W) | 1948-1951 | 7 | 272.3 | 102 | 1635 | 452 | 22 | 4/33 | 20.54 | 1.65 | 74.31 | 2 | - | - |
31 | LC Sthalekar | LC Sthalekar (AUS-W) | 2003-2011 | 8 | 290.5 | 117 | 1745 | 482 | 23 | 5/30 | 20.95 | 1.65 | 75.86 | - | 1 | - |
32 | P Rau | P Rau (IND-W) | 1995-1999 | 5 | 194.0 | 73 | 1164 | 319 | 15 | 5/24 | 21.26 | 1.64 | 77.60 | 1 | 1 | - |
33 | K Sciver-Brunt | K Sciver-Brunt (ENG-W) | 2004-2022 | 14 | 435.1 | 126 | 2611 | 1098 | 51 | 6/69 | 21.52 | 2.52 | 51.19 | 1 | 3 | - |
34 | EA Perry | EA Perry (AUS-W) | 2008-2025 | 14 | 343.3 | 79 | 2061 | 851 | 39 | 6/32 | 21.82 | 2.47 | 52.84 | 1 | 2 | - |
35 | S Chakraborty | S Chakraborty (IND-W) | 1976-1984 | 11 | - | 62 | 1196 | 420 | 19 | 5/25 | 22.10 | 2.10 | 62.94 | - | 1 | - |
36 | OM Marshall | OM Marshall (ENG-W) | 1954-1966 | 13 | 176.0 | 84 | 1056 | 244 | 11 | 3/14 | 22.18 | 1.38 | 96.00 | - | - | - |
37 | JL Gunn | JL Gunn (ENG-W) | 2004-2014 | 11 | 364.5 | 145 | 2189 | 645 | 29 | 5/19 | 22.24 | 1.76 | 75.48 | - | 1 | - |
38 | UL Paisley | UL Paisley (AUS-W) | 1948-1961 | 12 | 227.3 | 62 | 1365 | 436 | 19 | 3/10 | 22.94 | 1.91 | 71.84 | - | - | - |
39 | DA Gordon | DA Gordon (AUS-W) | 1968-1977 | 9 | - | 80 | 1808 | 508 | 22 | 5/57 | 23.09 | 1.68 | 82.18 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
40 | J Broadbent | J Broadbent (AUS-W) | 1990-1998 | 10 | 196.1 | 82 | 1177 | 301 | 13 | 3/34 | 23.15 | 1.53 | 90.53 | - | - | - |
41 | PF Carrick | PF Carrick (NZ-W) | 1969-1977 | 7 | - | 71 | 1617 | 489 | 21 | 6/29 | 23.28 | 1.81 | 77.00 | - | 1 | - |
42 | KL Rolton | KL Rolton (AUS-W) | 1995-2009 | 14 | 184.0 | 79 | 1104 | 327 | 14 | 2/6 | 23.35 | 1.77 | 78.85 | - | - | - |
43 | P Verco | P Verco (AUS-W) | 1977-1985 | 13 | - | 129 | 2058 | 492 | 21 | 3/20 | 23.42 | 1.43 | 98.00 | - | - | - |
44 | SJ Rattray | SJ Rattray (NZ-W) | 1975-1985 | 9 | - | 39 | 1128 | 461 | 19 | 5/76 | 24.26 | 2.45 | 59.36 | - | 1 | - |
45 | AM Starling | AM Starling (ENG-W) | 1984-1986 | 11 | 456.2 | 174 | 2738 | 912 | 37 | 5/36 | 24.64 | 1.99 | 74.00 | 3 | 1 | - |
46 | JA Turner | JA Turner (NZ-W) | 1990-1992 | 6 | 218.3 | 74 | 1311 | 469 | 19 | 3/42 | 24.68 | 2.14 | 69.00 | - | - | - |
47 | JM Chamberlain | JM Chamberlain (ENG-W) | 1987-1995 | 9 | 306.4 | 104 | 1840 | 693 | 28 | 5/26 | 24.75 | 2.25 | 65.71 | - | 2 | - |
48 | ER Irwin | ER Irwin (ENG-W) | 1960-1961 | 4 | 176.0 | 78 | 1056 | 250 | 10 | 4/46 | 25.00 | 1.42 | 105.60 | 1 | - | - |
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