Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1979	10	-	69	2210	708	35	4/41	20.22	1.92	63.14	2	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1979	9	-	64	2191	945	44	6/78	21.47	2.58	49.79	2	4	1
JA Snow (ENG)	1970-1975	15	-	124	3855	1618	66	7/40	24.51	2.51	58.40	4	4	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1980	9	-	41	2001	1014	40	7/54	25.35	3.04	50.02	2	2	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1972-1979	6	259.0	48	2072	848	33	9/86	25.69	2.45	62.78	2	1	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1979	22	-	104	4485	2069	79	7/78	26.18	2.76	56.77	2	5	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1970-1979	23	-	275	6103	2178	76	7/113	28.65	2.14	80.30	4	3	2
LR Gibbs (WI)	1973-1976	11	-	156	3811	1348	42	5/102	32.09	2.12	90.73	2	2	0
VA Holder (WI)	1973-1978	9	-	56	2306	1036	28	6/28	37.00	2.69	82.35	0	2	0
P Lever (ENG)	1970-1975	9	-	49	2117	928	25	6/38	37.12	2.63	84.68	1	1	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	21	-	114	3472	1663	44	4/53	37.79	2.87	78.90	4	0	0

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Minimum of 2000 balls
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India v Pakistan at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]