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Records / 1890s / Test matches / Best averages

Best averages
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
AJL Hill (Eng) 1896-1896 3 40 8 4 4/8 4/8 2.00 1.20 10.0 0 0
RM Poore (SA) 1896-1896 3 9 4 1 1/4 1/4 4.00 2.66 9.0 0 0
PC Charlton (Aus) 1890-1890 2 45 24 3 3/18 3/24 8.00 3.20 15.0 0 0
AD Pougher (Eng) 1892-1892 1 105 26 3 3/26 3/26 8.66 1.48 35.0 0 0
AW Powell (SA) 1899-1899 1 20 10 1 1/10 1/10 10.00 3.00 20.0 0 0
F Martin (Eng) 1890-1892 2 410 141 14 6/50 12/102 10.07 2.06 29.2 2 1
JJ Ferris (Aus/Eng) 1890-1892 3 837 262 26 7/37 13/91 10.07 1.87 32.1 3 1
GA Lohmann (Eng) 1890-1896 9 2332 681 63 9/28 15/45 10.80 1.75 37.0 5 3
G Ulyett (Eng) 1890-1890 1 45 11 1 1/0 1/11 11.00 1.46 45.0 0 0
WR Cuttell (Eng) 1899-1899 2 285 73 6 3/17 5/59 12.16 1.53 47.5 0 0
W Barnes (Eng) 1890-1890 2 60 26 2 1/10 2/26 13.00 2.60 30.0 0 0
AE Trott (Aus/Eng) 1895-1899 5 948 390 26 8/43 9/110 15.00 2.46 36.4 2 0
F Kuys (SA) 1899-1899 1 60 31 2 2/31 2/31 15.50 3.10 30.0 0 0
S Haigh (Eng) 1899-1899 2 404 220 14 6/11 9/99 15.71 3.26 28.8 1 0
J Middleton (SA) 1896-1899 4 908 371 23 5/51 9/130 16.13 2.45 39.4 2 0
EJ Tyler (Eng) 1896-1896 1 145 65 4 3/49 4/65 16.25 2.68 36.2 0 0
C Heseltine (Eng) 1896-1896 2 157 84 5 5/38 5/67 16.80 3.21 31.4 1 0
CJ Eady (Aus) 1896-1896 1 160 69 4 3/58 4/69 17.25 2.58 40.0 0 0
FJ Laver (Aus) 1899-1899 4 160 70 4 3/36 3/36 17.50 2.62 40.0 0 0
AW Seccull (SA) 1896-1896 1 60 37 2 2/37 2/37 18.50 3.70 30.0 0 0
JH Sinclair (SA) 1896-1899 5 607 332 17 6/26 9/89 19.52 3.28 35.7 1 0
F Hearne (SA) 1892-1896 4 62 40 2 2/40 2/40 20.00 3.87 31.0 0 0
W Flowers (Eng) 1893-1893 1 55 21 1 1/21 1/21 21.00 2.29 55.0 0 0
R Peel (Eng) 1890-1896 11 3005 1025 47 6/23 8/53 21.80 2.04 63.9 2 0
HI Young (Eng) 1899-1899 2 556 262 12 4/30 6/102 21.83 2.82 46.3 0 0
JT Hearne (Eng) 1892-1899 12 2976 1082 49 6/41 10/60 22.08 2.18 60.7 4 1
CTB Turner (Aus) 1890-1895 11 3452 1161 51 6/67 8/131 22.76 2.01 67.6 3 0
JJ Lyons (Aus) 1890-1897 12 308 138 6 5/30 5/73 23.00 2.68 51.3 1 0
AFA Lilley (Eng) 1896-1899 7 25 23 1 1/23 1/23 23.00 5.52 25.0 0 0
ST Callaway (Aus) 1892-1895 3 471 142 6 5/37 5/56 23.66 1.80 78.5 1 0
W Attewell (Eng) 1890-1892 4 1531 312 13 4/42 5/96 24.00 1.22 117.7 0 0
JC Reedman (Aus) 1894-1894 1 57 24 1 1/12 1/24 24.00 2.52 57.0 0 0
HR Bromley-Davenport (Eng) 1896-1899 4 155 98 4 2/46 3/69 24.50 3.79 38.7 0 0
MA Noble (Aus) 1898-1899 9 1808 791 32 6/49 8/162 24.71 2.62 56.5 2 0
G Giffen (Aus) 1892-1896 14 4243 1844 74 7/128 10/160 24.91 2.60 57.3 6 1
CL Townsend (Eng) 1899-1899 2 140 75 3 3/50 3/50 25.00 3.21 46.6 0 0
T Richardson (Eng) 1893-1898 14 4498 2220 88 8/94 13/244 25.22 2.96 51.1 11 4
H Trumble (Aus) 1890-1899 19 4057 1615 63 6/30 12/89 25.63 2.38 64.3 3 1
SMJ Woods (Eng) 1896-1896 3 195 129 5 3/28 3/28 25.80 3.96 39.0 0 0
WH Lockwood (Eng) 1893-1899 8 1486 677 26 7/71 8/133 26.03 2.73 57.1 2 0
W Rhodes (Eng) 1899-1899 3 732 341 13 4/58 7/118 26.23 2.79 56.3 0 0
J Briggs (Eng) 1892-1899 17 3783 1658 63 6/49 12/136 26.31 2.62 60.0 4 2
JT Willoughby (SA) 1896-1896 2 275 159 6 2/37 4/122 26.50 3.46 45.8 0 0
GA Rowe (SA) 1896-1899 4 902 373 14 5/115 5/115 26.64 2.48 64.4 1 0
WH Milton (SA) 1892-1892 1 45 27 1 1/27 1/27 27.00 3.60 45.0 0 0
E Jones (Aus) 1894-1899 14 3064 1519 56 7/88 10/164 27.12 2.97 54.7 3 1
DC Parkin (SA) 1892-1892 1 130 82 3 3/82 3/82 27.33 3.78 43.3 0 0
JW Sharpe (Eng) 1890-1892 3 975 305 11 6/84 8/165 27.72 1.87 88.6 1 0
GK Glover (SA) 1896-1896 1 65 28 1 1/28 1/28 28.00 2.58 65.0 0 0
TR McKibbin (Aus) 1895-1898 5 1032 496 17 3/35 6/106 29.17 2.88 60.7 0 0

Matches are credited to the decade they start in and no special account is taken of matches that may overlap decades

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 14-16, 1899 [Test # 64]
England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 17-19, 1899 [Test # 63]
England v Australia at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jun 29-Jul 1, 1899 [Test # 62]
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