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Best averages
Player Span Mat Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
BR Taylor (NZ) 1972-1972 4 172.2 39 478 27 7/74 9/182 17.70 2.77 38.2 2 0
SJ Harmison (Eng) 2004-2009 6 194.3 51 489 27 7/12 9/73 18.11 2.51 43.2 2 0
CEH Croft (WI) 1977-1981 11 430.5 92 1301 66 8/29 9/95 19.71 3.01 39.1 3 0
MD Marshall (WI) 1981-1991 31 1112.0 206 3150 157 7/80 11/89 20.06 2.83 42.4 8 2
ARC Fraser (Eng) 1990-1998 12 427.2 108 1096 54 8/53 11/110 20.29 2.56 47.4 4 1
GD McGrath (Aus) 1995-2003 10 398.5 118 1035 50 6/47 10/78 20.70 2.59 47.8 6 1
MHN Walker (Aus) 1973-1973 5 271.1 83 539 26 6/114 6/99 20.73 1.98 62.5 3 0
LN Constantine (WI) 1930-1935 6 277.5 78 694 33 5/87 9/122 21.03 2.49 50.5 1 0
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 52 1887.3 540 4302 203 8/45 11/84 21.19 2.27 55.7 11 2
JN Gillespie (Aus) 1999-2003 7 277.0 89 594 28 5/39 6/79 21.21 2.14 59.3 1 0
NJN Hawke (Aus) 1965-1965 5 218.4 52 524 24 6/72 10/115 21.83 2.39 54.6 1 1
KAJ Roach (WI) 2009-2013 13 450.2 110 1273 57 6/48 10/146 22.33 2.82 47.4 4 1
J Garner (WI) 1977-1986 29 1047.2 264 2748 123 6/60 9/142 22.34 2.62 51.0 3 0
AW Greig (Eng) 1974-1974 5 207.1 45 543 24 8/86 13/156 22.62 2.62 51.7 3 1
CD Collymore (WI) 1999-2006 13 433.1 103 1094 48 7/57 11/134 22.79 2.52 54.1 4 1
M Muralitharan (SL) 1997-2008 6 313.3 66 851 37 5/34 8/106 23.00 2.71 50.8 4 0
N Kapil Dev (India) 1983-1989 9 300.4 63 809 35 6/84 8/118 23.11 2.69 51.5 2 0
CJ McDermott (Aus) 1991-1991 5 192.5 38 564 24 5/80 8/128 23.50 2.92 48.2 1 0
CA Walsh (WI) 1985-2001 58 2250.0 520 5428 229 6/54 10/101 23.70 2.41 58.9 8 1
MA Holding (WI) 1976-1986 23 718.5 157 2043 86 6/65 7/114 23.75 2.84 50.1 2 0
GP Swann (Eng) 2009-2009 3 180.2 52 457 19 5/57 8/149 24.05 2.53 56.9 2 0
FA Rose (WI) 1997-2000 11 305.1 66 868 36 6/100 7/96 24.11 2.84 50.8 1 0
IR Bishop (WI) 1989-1998 21 613.1 137 1744 71 6/87 8/120 24.56 2.84 51.8 3 0
Waqar Younis (Pak) 1993-2000 6 166.5 26 596 24 5/104 9/127 24.83 3.57 41.7 1 0
AA Donald (SA) 1992-2001 5 192.0 51 499 20 4/54 6/123 24.95 2.59 57.6 0 0
Imran Khan (Pak) 1977-1988 8 366.0 70 1206 48 7/80 11/121 25.12 3.29 45.7 3 1
N Deonarine (WI) 2005-2012 10 166.5 43 434 17 4/37 6/80 25.52 2.60 58.8 0 0
RA Harper (WI) 1984-1986 7 212.0 68 410 16 4/56 4/55 25.62 1.93 79.5 0 0
WW Hall (WI) 1960-1968 19 672.0 134 1911 74 7/69 9/105 25.82 2.84 54.4 5 0
S Shillingford (WI) 2010-2013 7 392.3 70 1086 42 6/49 10/93 25.85 2.76 56.0 4 2
Harbhajan Singh (India) 2002-2011 8 336.5 66 931 36 5/13 8/180 25.86 2.76 56.1 3 0
BP Patterson (WI) 1986-1992 13 331.1 47 1126 43 5/83 7/74 26.18 3.40 46.2 1 0
B Lee (Aus) 2003-2008 7 277.1 63 918 35 5/59 8/110 26.22 3.31 47.5 1 0
D Ramnarine (WI) 1998-2001 7 381.3 130 765 29 5/78 6/99 26.37 2.00 78.9 1 0
Nasim-ul-Ghani (Pak) 1958-1958 5 198.1 48 508 19 6/67 8/120 26.73 2.56 62.5 2 0
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1988-2000 9 341.3 74 941 35 6/61 11/110 26.88 2.75 58.5 2 1
R Benaud (Aus) 1955-1955 5 184.5 47 485 18 4/15 5/58 26.94 2.62 61.6 0 0
GAE Paine (Eng) 1935-1935 4 174.0 39 467 17 5/168 5/168 27.47 2.68 61.4 1 0
CE Cuffy (WI) 2001-2002 8 302.0 97 638 23 3/53 5/102 27.73 2.11 78.7 0 0
JB Statham (Eng) 1954-1960 7 283.4 66 746 26 4/64 6/140 28.69 2.62 65.4 0 0
DW Headley (Eng) 1998-1998 6 171.3 29 546 19 4/77 6/127 28.73 3.18 54.1 0 0
AME Roberts (WI) 1974-1983 18 695.4 139 2070 72 5/39 9/100 28.75 2.97 57.9 2 0
SM Pollock (SA) 2001-2005 6 262.1 82 575 20 5/28 9/94 28.75 2.19 78.6 1 0
JM Noreiga (WI) 1971-1971 4 220.2 47 493 17 9/95 9/131 29.00 2.23 77.7 2 0
SP Gupte (India) 1953-1953 5 329.3 87 789 27 7/162 7/164 29.22 2.39 73.2 3 0
LR Gibbs (WI) 1958-1974 32 1851.4 606 3737 126 8/38 9/63 29.65 2.01 88.1 6 0
JE Taylor (WI) 2003-2009 13 395.5 72 1365 46 5/11 9/95 29.67 3.44 51.6 2 0
W Ferguson (WI) 1948-1954 5 263.0 50 722 24 6/92 11/229 30.08 2.74 65.7 3 1
AR Caddick (Eng) 1994-1998 9 290.2 61 933 31 6/65 7/131 30.09 3.21 56.1 3 0
R Gilchrist (WI) 1958-1958 5 187.1 32 636 21 4/32 7/128 30.28 3.39 53.4 0 0

Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
West Indies v Zimbabwe at Roseau, 2nd Test, Mar 20-22, 2013 [Test # 2083]
West Indies v Zimbabwe at Bridgetown, 1st Test, Mar 12-14, 2013 [Test # 2079]
West Indies v New Zealand at Kingston, 2nd Test, Aug 2-5, 2012 [Test # 2052]
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