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Best averages
Player Span Mat Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 4 5
J Garner (WI) 1980-1987 87 774.2 131 2354 126 5/31 18.68 3.04 36.8 2 2
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1980-1989 92 805.2 145 2632 133 5/25 19.78 3.26 36.3 1 5
DK Lillee (Aus) 1980-1983 48 447.2 65 1523 76 4/12 20.03 3.40 35.3 3 0
MA Holding (WI) 1980-1987 90 798.0 86 2649 126 5/26 21.02 3.31 38.0 4 1
Imran Khan (Pak) 1980-1989 124 850.3 94 3305 144 6/14 22.95 3.88 35.4 3 1
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1984-1989 86 703.1 59 2701 117 5/21 23.08 3.84 36.0 3 2
TM Alderman (Aus) 1981-1989 42 370.0 51 1344 56 5/17 24.00 3.63 39.6 1 1
MD Marshall (WI) 1980-1989 109 974.5 103 3311 135 4/23 24.52 3.39 43.3 5 0
Abdul Qadir (Pak) 1983-1989 99 813.4 54 3285 131 5/44 25.07 4.03 37.2 4 2
EJ Chatfield (NZ) 1980-1989 113 999.5 155 3573 139 5/34 25.70 3.57 43.1 3 1
SP Davis (Aus) 1986-1988 39 336.0 46 1133 44 3/10 25.75 3.37 45.8 0 0
N Kapil Dev (India) 1980-1989 143 1195.2 156 4410 168 5/43 26.25 3.68 42.6 1 1
RGD Willis (Eng) 1980-1984 42 388.2 59 1354 50 4/23 27.08 3.48 46.6 2 0
RM Hogg (Aus) 1980-1985 63 543.5 49 2129 76 4/29 28.01 3.91 42.9 4 0
PAJ DeFreitas (Eng) 1987-1989 45 422.2 57 1583 56 4/35 28.26 3.74 45.2 1 0
S Madan Lal (India) 1981-1987 60 459.4 38 1871 66 4/20 28.34 4.07 41.7 2 0
GS Chappell (Aus) 1980-1983 52 399.5 32 1600 56 5/15 28.57 4.00 42.8 0 1
CJ McDermott (Aus) 1985-1989 64 583.3 35 2585 90 5/44 28.72 4.43 38.9 2 1
MC Snedden (NZ) 1980-1989 85 695.1 63 3020 105 4/34 28.76 4.34 39.7 1 0
RMH Binny (India) 1980-1987 72 492.5 37 2260 77 4/29 29.35 4.58 38.4 3 0
GF Lawson (Aus) 1980-1989 79 709.5 94 2592 88 4/26 29.45 3.65 48.3 1 0
CA Walsh (WI) 1985-1989 83 751.3 60 2858 97 5/1 29.46 3.80 46.4 4 1
JE Emburey (Eng) 1980-1989 58 546.5 38 2226 75 4/37 29.68 4.07 43.7 2 0
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) 1980-1989 112 744.5 37 3183 106 5/28 30.02 4.27 42.1 1 1
Maninder Singh (India) 1983-1989 57 504.1 33 1958 65 4/22 30.12 3.88 46.5 1 0
SP O'Donnell (Aus) 1985-1989 58 483.5 29 2109 70 4/19 30.12 4.35 41.4 4 0
SR Waugh (Aus) 1986-1989 80 571.1 21 2574 84 4/33 30.64 4.50 40.7 2 0
IT Botham (Eng) 1980-1989 75 685.2 71 2800 91 4/56 30.76 4.08 45.1 1 0
NA Foster (Eng) 1984-1989 48 437.5 25 1836 59 3/20 31.11 4.19 44.5 0 0
BL Cairns (NZ) 1980-1985 66 550.0 66 2221 71 4/16 31.28 4.03 46.4 2 0
BA Reid (Aus) 1986-1987 41 365.0 32 1559 48 5/53 32.47 4.27 45.6 0 1
WKM Benjamin (WI) 1986-1989 47 415.1 32 1763 53 3/21 33.26 4.24 47.0 0 0
C Sharma (India) 1983-1989 60 442.3 18 2191 65 3/22 33.70 4.95 40.8 0 0
JR Ratnayeke (SL) 1982-1989 74 557.3 24 2676 77 4/23 34.75 4.80 43.4 1 0
RJ Shastri (India) 1981-1989 119 917.2 50 3867 109 4/38 35.47 4.21 50.4 2 0
IVA Richards (WI) 1980-1989 156 854.0 26 3834 108 6/41 35.50 4.48 47.4 1 2
GRJ Matthews (Aus) 1984-1989 46 364.1 19 1555 43 3/27 36.16 4.27 50.8 0 0
JV Coney (NZ) 1980-1987 84 457.3 24 1919 51 4/46 37.62 4.19 53.8 1 0
ALF de Mel (SL) 1982-1987 57 455.5 47 2237 59 5/32 37.91 4.90 46.3 1 2
RJ Ratnayake (SL) 1982-1989 48 408.3 19 1922 49 4/37 39.22 4.70 50.0 1 0
RA Harper (WI) 1983-1989 66 550.0 30 2185 55 3/34 39.72 3.97 60.0 0 0
Tauseef Ahmed (Pak) 1982-1989 66 502.5 32 2064 51 4/38 40.47 4.10 59.1 1 0
EAE Baptiste (WI) 1983-1989 41 351.0 26 1459 36 2/10 40.52 4.15 58.5 0 0
A Ranatunga (SL) 1982-1989 80 453.0 13 2211 54 4/14 40.94 4.88 50.3 1 0
M Amarnath (India) 1982-1989 74 356.5 10 1545 33 3/12 46.81 4.32 64.8 0 0
VB John (SL) 1982-1987 45 385.1 44 1655 34 3/28 48.67 4.29 67.9 0 0
JG Bracewell (NZ) 1983-1988 48 374.5 20 1743 31 2/3 56.22 4.65 72.5 0 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:
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Perth, Benson & Hedges World Series 3rd match, Dec 31, 1989 [ODI # 598]
Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Benson & Hedges World Series 2nd match, Dec 30, 1989 [ODI # 597]
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Benson & Hedges World Series 1st match, Dec 26, 1989 [ODI # 596]
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