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Worst career bowling average
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 5 10
MP Lawrence 1982-1986 30 5364 2979 42 3/79 70.92 3.33 127.7 0 0
CP Simpson 2002-2010 51 6085 3263 47 5/68 69.42 3.21 129.4 1 0
SR Tendulkar 1988-2012 292 7539 4337 70 3/10 61.95 3.45 107.7 0 0
MN Samuels 1996-2011 84 5494 2824 49 5/87 57.63 3.08 112.1 1 0
SL Saunders 1979-1989 60 7186 4016 70 5/114 57.37 3.35 102.6 1 0
AW O'Brien 2001-2011 49 5625 2862 51 4/74 56.11 3.05 110.2 0 0
Asif Din 1981-1997 211 6573 4393 79 5/61 55.60 4.01 83.2 2 0
RM Pearson 1991-1997 51 10356 5516 100 5/108 55.16 3.19 103.5 2 0
IG Swallow 1983-1991 88 11215 5798 106 7/95 54.69 3.10 105.8 1 0
KP Pietersen 1997-2012 178 6055 3517 65 4/31 54.10 3.48 93.1 0 0
S Singh 1996-2010 28 5728 2434 45 4/47 54.08 2.54 127.2 0 0
JD Fitton 1987-1992 52 8391 4359 82 6/59 53.15 3.11 102.3 3 0
S Mahadevan 1985-1996 44 5774 3162 60 6/60 52.70 3.28 96.2 2 0
U Afzaal 1995-2010 235 9089 5078 98 4/101 51.81 3.35 92.7 0 0
SG Law 1988-2009 367 8433 4236 83 5/39 51.03 3.01 101.6 1 0
BH Mistry 1981-1994 52 7316 3862 76 5/77 50.81 3.16 96.2 1 0
CT Peploe 2003-2008 30 5283 2839 56 4/31 50.69 3.22 94.3 0 0
J Abrahams 1973-1988 252 5695 2811 56 3/27 50.19 2.96 101.6 0 0
FT Prentice 1934-1951 241 11929 5847 117 5/46 49.97 2.94 101.9 2 0
G Lavis 1928-1949 206 16446 7768 156 4/55 49.79 2.83 105.4 0 0
CB Bailey 2004-2011 31 6241 3908 79 5/90 49.46 3.75 79.0 2 0
JN Snape 1992-2006 121 10728 5583 113 5/65 49.40 3.12 94.9 1 0
AR Whittall 1993-2000 62 12400 6614 134 6/46 49.35 3.20 92.5 5 1
C Walker 1947-1954 131 6119 2615 53 5/40 49.33 2.56 115.4 2 0
PM Roebuck 1974-1991 335 7606 3540 72 6/50 49.16 2.79 105.6 1 0
L Wright 1925-1933 193 7738 3649 76 3/6 48.01 2.82 101.8 0 0
S Sharma 1988-2001 39 6713 2925 61 6/66 47.95 2.61 110.0 1 0
HH Kanitkar 1994-2012 135 7753 3546 74 3/21 47.91 2.74 104.7 0 0
VS Solanki 1995-2011 283 7105 4120 86 5/40 47.90 3.47 82.6 4 1
J Fox 1922-1933 140 5743 2193 46 4/27 47.67 2.29 124.8 0 0
J Boiling 1988-1997 88 14806 6633 140 6/84 47.37 2.68 105.7 4 1
JJ Krejza 2004-2012 46 7683 4959 105 8/215 47.22 3.87 73.1 1 1
BA Murphy 1995-2003 28 5124 2784 59 4/71 47.18 3.25 86.8 0 0
B Constable 1939-1964 446 5508 3017 64 5/131 47.14 3.28 86.0 1 0
TJ Phillips 1999-2011 71 9482 5703 121 5/41 47.13 3.60 78.3 1 0
RR Garsondia 1987-2000 38 6529 3045 65 5/90 46.84 2.79 100.4 1 0
DJ Marsh 1993-2010 150 16265 8144 174 7/57 46.80 3.00 93.4 1 0
MI Gidley 1989-2004 104 13241 6036 129 6/45 46.79 2.73 102.6 3 0
SC Gudge 1979-1997 55 9274 5133 110 5/46 46.66 3.32 84.3 5 0
MA Crawley 1987-1994 80 6144 2985 64 6/92 46.64 2.91 96.0 1 0
J Rai 1986-2001 70 14246 6816 147 6/80 46.36 2.87 96.9 6 0
V Banerjee 2004-2011 43 7911 4491 97 5/74 46.29 3.40 81.5 2 0
D Bundela 1995-2012 115 5190 2499 54 6/37 46.27 2.88 96.1 2 1
MA Wagh 1996-2011 212 8697 4611 100 7/222 46.11 3.18 86.9 2 0
ME Allbrook 1975-1980 47 7111 3504 76 7/79 46.10 2.95 93.5 2 0
CA Milton 1948-1974 620 8414 3640 79 5/64 46.07 2.59 106.5 1 0
S Sriram 1993-2011 133 8299 3916 85 4/26 46.07 2.83 97.6 0 0
MP Vaughan 1993-2009 268 9342 5245 114 4/39 46.00 3.36 81.9 0 0
AA Barnett 1988-1994 50 9808 5191 113 5/36 45.93 3.17 86.7 5 0
RS Ferley 2001-2010 34 5083 3018 66 6/136 45.72 3.56 77.0 1 0
JM Davison 1995-2007 51 10014 5063 111 9/76 45.61 3.03 90.2 5 1
AV Mankad 1963-1983 218 6491 3276 72 5/21 45.50 3.02 90.1 2 0
WE Fantham 1935-1948 63 5258 2907 64 5/55 45.42 3.31 82.1 2 0
AN Hayhurst 1985-1997 166 8961 4991 110 4/27 45.37 3.34 81.4 0 0
LS Rajput 1981-1999 110 5696 2668 59 5/32 45.22 2.81 96.5 1 0
IVA Richards 1971-1993 507 23220 10070 223 5/88 45.15 2.60 104.1 1 0
AR Roberts 1989-1996 61 9203 4829 107 6/72 45.13 3.14 86.0 1 0
MCJ Nicholas 1978-1995 377 5855 3245 72 6/37 45.06 3.32 81.3 2 0
PI Faulkner 1982-1990 54 10058 4548 101 5/49 45.02 2.71 99.5 1 0

Minimum of 5000 balls

Records includes the following recent matches:
Tasmania v New South Wales at Hobart, Sheffield Shield 20th match, Feb 6-9, 2012 [First-class]
Queensland v Western Australia at Brisbane, Sheffield Shield 21st match, Feb 6-9, 2012 [First-class]
Mashonaland Eagles v Matabeleland Tuskers at Bulawayo, Castle Logan Cup, Feb 6-8, 2012 [First-class]
Baluchistan v Federal Areas at Multan, Faysal Bank Pentangular Cup, Feb 6-8, 2012 [First-class]

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