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Best averages
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
DL Underwood (Eng) 1966-1969 16 3923 1128 67 7/32 12/101 16.83 1.72 58.5 6 2
Pervez Sajjad (Pak) 1964-1969 11 2892 923 48 7/74 9/112 19.22 1.91 60.2 3 0
AK Davidson (Aus) 1960-1963 17 5314 1933 94 6/53 11/222 20.56 2.18 56.5 9 1
K Higgs (Eng) 1965-1968 15 4112 1473 71 6/91 8/119 20.74 2.14 57.9 2 0
NAT Adcock (SA) 1960-1962 7 2070 735 35 6/65 8/119 21.00 2.13 59.1 2 0
FS Trueman (Eng) 1960-1965 36 8978 3940 179 7/44 12/119 22.01 2.63 50.1 12 3
AA Mallett (Aus) 1968-1969 7 2302 785 34 6/64 10/144 23.08 2.04 67.7 3 1
HJ Howarth (NZ) 1969-1969 9 2621 854 36 5/34 9/100 23.72 1.95 72.8 2 0
Asif Iqbal (Pak) 1964-1969 17 2612 962 40 5/48 6/75 24.05 2.20 65.3 2 0
S Venkataraghavan (India) 1965-1969 14 3657 1183 47 8/72 12/152 25.17 1.94 77.8 2 1
PM Pollock (SA) 1961-1967 24 5832 2548 101 6/38 10/87 25.22 2.62 57.7 8 1
JDF Larter (Eng) 1962-1965 10 2172 941 37 5/57 9/145 25.43 2.59 58.7 2 0
TL Goddard (SA) 1960-1967 23 5847 1708 67 6/53 8/92 25.49 1.75 87.2 3 0
BS Bedi (India) 1966-1969 19 5540 1798 70 7/98 9/108 25.68 1.94 79.1 4 0
RG Nadkarni (India) 1960-1968 33 7675 1975 76 6/43 11/122 25.98 1.54 100.9 4 1
BR Taylor (NZ) 1965-1969 20 3616 1664 62 5/26 8/102 26.83 2.76 58.3 2 0
EAS Prasanna (India) 1962-1969 22 7556 3057 113 6/74 10/174 27.05 2.42 66.8 8 1
JB Statham (Eng) 1960-1965 23 6061 2524 93 6/63 11/97 27.13 2.49 65.1 4 1
R Illingworth (Eng) 1960-1969 33 6829 2162 79 6/29 7/29 27.36 1.89 86.4 2 0
JA Snow (Eng) 1965-1969 25 5977 2724 99 7/49 10/142 27.51 2.73 60.3 4 1
LR Gibbs (WI) 1961-1969 42 15483 5124 184 8/38 11/157 27.84 1.98 84.1 12 2
GD McKenzie (Aus) 1961-1969 54 16132 6644 238 8/71 10/91 27.91 2.47 67.7 16 3
DJ Brown (Eng) 1965-1969 26 5098 2237 79 5/42 7/98 28.31 2.63 64.5 2 0
CC Griffith (WI) 1960-1969 28 5631 2683 94 6/36 9/81 28.54 2.85 59.9 5 0
WW Hall (WI) 1960-1969 40 8486 4249 146 7/69 9/105 29.10 3.00 58.1 6 0
AN Connolly (Aus) 1963-1969 24 6316 2378 81 5/72 7/140 29.35 2.25 77.9 2 0
NJN Hawke (Aus) 1963-1968 27 6974 2677 91 7/105 10/115 29.41 2.30 76.6 6 1
FJ Cameron (NZ) 1961-1965 19 4570 1849 62 5/34 9/70 29.82 2.42 73.7 3 0
FJ Titmus (Eng) 1962-1968 47 13941 4470 145 7/79 9/162 30.82 1.92 96.1 7 0
JR Reid (NZ) 1961-1965 24 3077 1172 38 6/60 6/60 30.84 2.28 80.9 1 0
RS Cunis (NZ) 1964-1969 13 2617 1081 35 4/21 6/24 30.88 2.47 74.7 0 0
RO Collinge (NZ) 1965-1969 13 2520 1144 37 4/85 5/73 30.91 2.72 68.1 0 0
DA Allen (Eng) 1960-1966 39 11297 3779 122 5/30 9/162 30.97 2.00 92.5 4 0
JT Partridge (SA) 1963-1965 11 3684 1373 44 7/91 9/176 31.20 2.23 83.7 3 0
BS Chandrasekhar (India) 1964-1968 16 4751 1942 62 7/157 11/235 31.32 2.45 76.6 2 1
RC Motz (NZ) 1961-1969 32 7034 3148 100 6/63 8/113 31.48 2.68 70.3 5 0
JC Alabaster (NZ) 1961-1968 11 2676 1233 39 4/59 8/180 31.61 2.76 68.6 0 0
RM Cowper (Aus) 1964-1968 27 3005 1139 36 4/48 7/135 31.63 2.27 83.4 0 0
BR Knight (Eng) 1961-1969 29 5377 2223 70 4/38 6/110 31.75 2.48 76.8 0 0
GS Sobers (WI) 1960-1969 49 13399 5232 162 6/73 8/80 32.29 2.34 82.7 6 0
JW Gleeson (Aus) 1967-1969 17 5099 1865 57 5/61 7/108 32.71 2.19 89.4 2 0
RB Desai (India) 1960-1968 21 3958 1867 57 6/56 8/190 32.75 2.83 69.4 1 0
R Benaud (Aus) 1960-1964 21 7907 2752 83 6/70 8/86 33.15 2.08 95.2 5 0
SA Durani (India) 1960-1966 23 5942 2437 71 6/73 10/177 34.32 2.46 83.6 3 1
AH McKinnon (SA) 1960-1967 8 2546 925 26 4/128 7/172 35.57 2.17 97.9 0 0
BW Yuile (NZ) 1963-1969 17 2897 1213 34 4/43 6/112 35.67 2.51 85.2 0 0
ER Dexter (Eng) 1960-1968 55 4939 2186 60 4/10 6/77 36.43 2.65 82.3 0 0
GAR Lock (Eng) 1961-1968 18 5030 1897 51 6/65 8/225 37.19 2.26 98.6 1 0
KD Mackay (Aus) 1960-1963 16 3386 1126 30 5/121 7/196 37.53 1.99 112.8 1 0
PR Umrigar (India) 1960-1962 15 2340 646 17 5/107 5/124 38.00 1.65 137.6 1 0

Minimum of 2000 balls
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:
India v Australia at Chennai, 5th Test, Dec 24-28, 1969 [Test # 669]
India v Australia at Kolkata, 4th Test, Dec 12-16, 1969 [Test # 668]
India v Australia at Delhi, 3rd Test, Nov 28-Dec 2, 1969 [Test # 667]
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