Women's Test matches Cricket – Worst career bowling average (without qualification)
Women's Test matches
Averages, strike rates and economy
Worst career bowling average (without qualification)
| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | JE May | JE May (ENG-W) | 1986-1986 | 3 | 5 | 402 | 67.0 | 17 | 143 | 1 | 1/75 | 143.00 | 2.13 | 402.00 | - | - | - |
🥈 2 | R Margrate | R Margrate (IND-W) | 1995-1999 | 5 | 8 | 504 | 84.0 | 31 | 141 | 1 | 1/14 | 141.00 | 1.67 | 504.00 | - | - | - |
🥉 3 | GJ Hall | GJ Hall (AUS-W) | 1984-1984 | 2 | 4 | 282 | 47.0 | 12 | 134 | 1 | 1/41 | 134.00 | 2.85 | 282.00 | - | - | - |
4 | M Jones | M Jones (AUS-W) | 1951-1951 | 3 | 6 | 450 | 75.0 | 25 | 131 | 1 | 1/14 | 131.00 | 1.74 | 450.00 | - | - | - |
5 | ME Hunt | ME Hunt (ENG-W) | 1960-1961 | 3 | 5 | 228 | 38.0 | 6 | 124 | 1 | 1/31 | 124.00 | 3.26 | 228.00 | - | - | - |
6 | SSD van Zyl | SSD van Zyl (SA-W) | 2002-2003 | 2 | 3 | 258 | 43.0 | 8 | 121 | 1 | 1/63 | 121.00 | 2.81 | 258.00 | - | - | - |
7 | D Hazell | D Hazell (ENG-W) | 2011-2014 | 3 | 5 | 390 | 65.0 | 10 | 204 | 2 | 2/32 | 102.00 | 3.13 | 195.00 | - | - | - |
8 | D Moe | D Moe (SA-W) | 1972-1972 | 3 | 5 | 270 | 45.0 | 8 | 98 | 1 | 1/51 | 98.00 | 2.17 | 270.00 | - | - | - |
9 | E Wulcko | E Wulcko (ENG-W) | 1987-1987 | 2 | 2 | 170 | 28.2 | 3 | 94 | 1 | 1/32 | 94.00 | 3.31 | 170.00 | - | - | - |
10 | GA Elwiss | GA Elwiss (ENG-W) | 2015-2021 | 4 | 5 | 174 | 29.0 | 5 | 91 | 1 | 1/40 | 91.00 | 3.13 | 174.00 | - | - | - |
11 | Renuka Singh | Renuka Singh (IND-W) | 2023-2024 | 3 | 6 | 300 | 50.0 | 7 | 181 | 2 | 1/30 | 90.50 | 3.62 | 150.00 | - | - | - |
12 | D van Niekerk | D van Niekerk (SA-W) | 2014-2014 | 1 | 1 | 222 | 37.0 | 8 | 90 | 1 | 1/90 | 90.00 | 2.43 | 222.00 | - | - | - |
13 | M Kapp | M Kapp (SA-W) | 2014-2024 | 4 | 4 | 288 | 48.0 | 22 | 89 | 1 | 1/20 | 89.00 | 1.85 | 288.00 | - | - | - |
14 | EC Drumm | EC Drumm (NZ-W) | 1992-1996 | 5 | 7 | 528 | 88.0 | 30 | 175 | 2 | 1/24 | 87.50 | 1.98 | 264.00 | - | - | - |
15 | M Mukherjee | M Mukherjee (IND-W) | 1985-1991 | 4 | 5 | 322 | 53.4 | 10 | 169 | 2 | 1/32 | 84.50 | 3.14 | 161.00 | - | - | - |
16 | MJ Haddelsey | MJ Haddelsey (ENG-W) | 1937-1937 | 2 | 4 | 204 | 34.0 | 5 | 84 | 1 | 1/9 | 84.00 | 2.47 | 204.00 | - | - | - |
17 | NJ Browne | NJ Browne (NZ-W) | 2003-2004 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 35.0 | 7 | 83 | 1 | 1/43 | 83.00 | 2.37 | 210.00 | - | - | - |
18 | N de Klerk | N de Klerk (SA-W) | 2022-2024 | 4 | 5 | 481 | 80.1 | 11 | 328 | 4 | 2/96 | 82.00 | 4.09 | 120.25 | - | - | - |
19 | M Hollis | M Hollis (NZ-W) | 1935-1935 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 18.0 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 1/81 | 81.00 | 4.50 | 108.00 | - | - | - |
20 | Y Fourie | Y Fourie (SA-W) | 2014-2014 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 18.0 | - | 79 | 1 | 1/79 | 79.00 | 4.38 | 108.00 | - | - | - |
21 | WJ Hills | WJ Hills (AUS-W) | 1976-1979 | 9 | 7 | 288 | - | 19 | 78 | 1 | 1/8 | 78.00 | 1.62 | 288.00 | - | - | - |
22 | H Miller | H Miller (NZ-W) | 1935-1935 | 1 | 1 | 186 | 31.0 | 9 | 77 | 1 | 1/77 | 77.00 | 2.48 | 186.00 | - | - | - |
23 | Y van der Merwe | Y van der Merwe (SA-W) | 2002-2003 | 3 | 3 | 462 | 77.0 | 20 | 230 | 3 | 2/81 | 76.66 | 2.98 | 154.00 | - | - | - |
24 | Kiran Baluch | Kiran Baluch (PAK-W) | 1998-2004 | 3 | 5 | 300 | 50.0 | 7 | 153 | 2 | 2/41 | 76.50 | 3.06 | 150.00 | - | - | - |
25 | D Tucker | D Tucker (SA-W) | 2024-2024 | 2 | 3 | 254 | 42.2 | 1 | 228 | 3 | 2/141 | 76.00 | 5.38 | 84.66 | - | - | - |
26 | Mahewish Khan | Mahewish Khan (PAK-W) | 1998-2000 | 2 | 2 | 168 | 28.0 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 1/65 | 75.00 | 2.67 | 168.00 | - | - | - |
27 | SR Theodore | SR Theodore (AUS-W) | 1995-1995 | 1 | 2 | 156 | 26.0 | 6 | 74 | 1 | 1/48 | 74.00 | 2.84 | 156.00 | - | - | - |
28 | PA Thomson | PA Thomson (AUS-W) | 1961-1963 | 4 | 7 | 420 | 70.0 | 16 | 147 | 2 | 2/39 | 73.50 | 2.10 | 210.00 | - | - | - |
29 | KA Laing | KA Laing (SA-W) | 2002-2002 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 24.0 | 7 | 72 | 1 | 1/72 | 72.00 | 3.00 | 144.00 | - | - | - |
30 | J Goldsmith | J Goldsmith (AUS-W) | 1968-1969 | 3 | 6 | 501 | 62.5 | 13 | 214 | 3 | 2/44 | 71.33 | 2.56 | 167.00 | - | - | - |
31 | J Logtenberg | J Logtenberg (SA-W) | 2003-2007 | 3 | 4 | 162 | 27.0 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 1/47 | 71.00 | 2.62 | 162.00 | - | - | - |
31 | SJ Metcalfe | SJ Metcalfe (ENG-W) | 1984-1996 | 13 | 6 | 450 | 75.0 | 22 | 213 | 3 | 1/20 | 71.00 | 2.84 | 150.00 | - | - | - |
33 | AL Clough | AL Clough (NZ-W) | 1969-1969 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 22.0 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 1/70 | 70.00 | 3.18 | 132.00 | - | - | - |
34 | J Laing | J Laing (AUS-W) | 1979-1979 | 3 | 3 | 168 | 21.0 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 1/23 | 69.00 | 2.46 | 168.00 | - | - | - |
35 | IM Lamason | IM Lamason (NZ-W) | 1948-1954 | 4 | 5 | 222 | 37.0 | 4 | 136 | 2 | 2/23 | 68.00 | 3.67 | 111.00 | - | - | - |
35 | Khursheed Jabeen | Khursheed Jabeen (PAK-W) | 2000-2004 | 2 | 3 | 150 | 25.0 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 1/6 | 68.00 | 2.72 | 150.00 | - | - | - |
35 | R Heyhoe-Flint | R Heyhoe-Flint (ENG-W) | 1960-1979 | 22 | 15 | 402 | - | 10 | 204 | 3 | 1/3 | 68.00 | 3.04 | 134.00 | - | - | - |
38 | AS Ghosh | AS Ghosh (IND-W) | 1984-1986 | 8 | 12 | 816 | 136.0 | 33 | 338 | 5 | 2/26 | 67.60 | 2.48 | 163.20 | - | - | - |
39 | G Hullah | G Hullah (ENG-W) | 1976-1979 | 4 | 6 | 408 | 68.0 | 14 | 200 | 3 | 2/32 | 66.66 | 2.94 | 136.00 | - | - | - |
40 | MA Reynard | MA Reynard (ENG-W) | 1995-1999 | 6 | 8 | 654 | 109.0 | 31 | 328 | 5 | 2/39 | 65.60 | 3.00 | 130.80 | - | - | - |
41 | A Wellington | A Wellington (AUS-W) | 2017-2017 | 1 | 2 | 342 | 57.0 | 9 | 130 | 2 | 1/61 | 65.00 | 2.28 | 171.00 | - | - | - |
41 | AD Disbury | AD Disbury (ENG-W) | 1957-1969 | 10 | 8 | 340 | - | 13 | 130 | 2 | 1/13 | 65.00 | 2.29 | 170.00 | - | - | - |
43 | S Redfern | S Redfern (ENG-W) | 1995-1999 | 6 | 9 | 858 | 143.0 | 46 | 387 | 6 | 2/27 | 64.50 | 2.70 | 143.00 | - | - | - |
44 | HL Ferling | HL Ferling (AUS-W) | 2013-2015 | 3 | 6 | 396 | 66.0 | 13 | 193 | 3 | 2/59 | 64.33 | 2.92 | 132.00 | - | - | - |
45 | S Shah | S Shah (IND-W) | 1976-1991 | 21 | 20 | 842 | - | 35 | 321 | 5 | 3/28 | 64.20 | 2.28 | 168.40 | - | - | - |
46 | BL Morgan | BL Morgan (ENG-W) | 2005-2009 | 7 | 14 | 1025 | 170.5 | 54 | 374 | 6 | 1/17 | 62.33 | 2.18 | 170.83 | - | - | - |
47 | B Lang | B Lang (SA-W) | 1960-1961 | 3 | 5 | 462 | 77.0 | 28 | 124 | 2 | 1/31 | 62.00 | 1.61 | 231.00 | - | - | - |
47 | MJ Taylor | MJ Taylor (NZ-W) | 1935-1935 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 16.0 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 1/62 | 62.00 | 3.87 | 96.00 | - | - | - |
49 | JM Court | JM Court (ENG-W) | 1976-1987 | 17 | 17 | 1007 | 167.5 | 35 | 490 | 8 | 2/31 | 61.25 | 2.91 | 125.87 | - | - | - |
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Additional Information
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures