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Best career bowling average (without qualification)
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
SM Benade (SAWmn) 2007-2007 1 24 1 2 2/1 2/1 0.50 0.25 12.0 0 0
V Slater (AusWn) 1957-1957 1 61 13 4 4/13 4/13 3.25 1.27 15.2 0 0
IMHC Joyce (IreWn) 2000-2000 1 67 21 6 6/21 6/21 3.50 1.88 11.1 1 0
LA Hunter (AusWn) 1992-1996 2 72 7 2 2/7 2/7 3.50 0.58 36.0 0 0
C O'Neill (IreWn) 2000-2000 1 166 27 6 3/12 6/27 4.50 0.97 27.6 0 0
DM Braat (NLWmn) 2007-2007 1 15 11 2 2/11 2/11 5.50 4.40 7.5 0 0
H Buck (AusWn) 1963-1963 3 78 11 2 2/3 2/3 5.50 0.84 39.0 0 0
MF Spear (EngWn) 1934-1935 4 702 81 14 5/15 5/17 5.78 0.69 50.1 1 0
I Tsakiris (AusWn) 1992-1992 1 300 45 7 4/27 7/45 6.42 0.90 42.8 0 0
S Ismail (SAWmn) 2007-2007 1 150 20 3 2/5 3/20 6.66 0.80 50.0 0 0
BM McDonald (IreWn) 2000-2000 1 156 28 4 3/9 4/28 7.00 1.07 39.0 0 0
CS Terblanche (SAWmn) 2007-2007 1 108 14 2 2/11 2/14 7.00 0.77 54.0 0 0
M Edwards (AusWn) 1948-1948 1 21 7 1 1/7 1/7 7.00 2.00 21.0 0 0
SARC Silva (SLWmn) 1998-1998 1 264 57 8 4/27 8/57 7.12 1.29 33.0 0 0
S Loubser (SAWmn) 2007-2007 1 327 59 8 5/37 8/59 7.37 1.08 40.8 1 0
KL Pulford (NZWmn) 2003-2003 1 78 15 2 2/15 2/15 7.50 1.15 39.0 0 0
CR Seneviratna (SLWmn) 1998-1998 1 209 59 7 5/31 7/59 8.42 1.69 29.8 1 0
C Valentine (EngWn) 1934-1934 1 30 9 1 1/9 1/9 9.00 1.80 30.0 0 0
RM Farrell (AusWn) 2009-2011 2 426 91 10 5/23 7/55 9.10 1.28 42.6 1 0
GP Gooder (NZWmn) 1949-1949 1 236 73 8 6/42 8/73 9.12 1.85 29.5 1 0
ICP Jagersma (NZWmn) 1984-1990 9 54 38 4 4/38 4/38 9.50 4.22 13.5 0 0
J Sammy (WiWmn) 1976-1979 6 168 39 4 3/22 3/22 9.75 1.39 42.0 0 0
CJ Metcalfe (IreWn) 2000-2000 1 120 42 4 4/26 4/42 10.50 2.10 30.0 0 0
MA Webb (NZWmn) 1957-1961 4 186 66 6 3/32 6/66 11.00 2.12 31.0 0 0
TA McGregor (AusWn) 2001-2003 4 510 112 10 2/7 4/20 11.20 1.31 51.0 0 0
J Parker (AusWn) 1963-1969 5 92 34 3 2/13 2/13 11.33 2.21 30.6 0 0
JG Davis (EngWn) 1937-1937 3 258 125 11 5/31 8/86 11.36 2.90 23.4 1 0
J Bath (AusWn) 1957-1958 3 334 80 7 3/11 5/52 11.42 1.43 47.7 0 0
ER Wilson (AusWn) 1948-1958 11 2885 803 68 7/7 11/16 11.80 1.67 42.4 4 2
A Palmer (AusWn) 1934-1935 3 278 120 10 7/18 7/27 12.00 2.58 27.8 1 0
V Bhagat (IndWn) 1984-1984 2 54 24 2 1/8 1/8 12.00 2.66 27.0 0 0
SA Moffat (AusWn) 1990-1991 5 1025 191 15 4/43 5/39 12.73 1.11 68.3 0 0
E Liddell (AusWn) 2003-2005 3 657 156 12 4/57 6/75 13.00 1.42 54.7 0 0
MB Duggan (EngWn) 1949-1963 17 3734 1039 77 7/6 9/58 13.49 1.66 48.4 5 0
S Fitzsimmons (AusWn) 1979-1979 3 360 54 4 2/17 2/19 13.50 0.90 90.0 0 0
S Dabir (IndWn) 1995-1995 4 585 136 10 4/36 5/63 13.60 1.39 58.5 0 0
J Owens (AusWn) 1987-1987 3 589 193 14 5/55 7/91 13.78 1.96 42.0 1 0
P Antonio (AusWn) 1934-1937 6 990 431 31 6/49 9/91 13.90 2.61 31.9 3 0
L Johnston (AusWn) 1972-1972 1 370 112 8 7/24 8/112 14.00 1.81 46.2 1 0
LI Bayliss (NZWmn) 1961-1961 1 198 70 5 5/28 5/70 14.00 2.12 39.6 1 0
SM Plant (EngWn) 1960-1968 8 306 73 5 2/11 3/11 14.60 1.43 61.2 0 0
T Macpherson (AusWn) 1972-1972 1 248 88 6 3/26 6/88 14.66 2.12 41.3 0 0
CA Evans (EngWn) 1968-1969 3 498 150 10 4/45 6/63 15.00 1.80 49.8 0 0
F Cummings (WiWmn) 2004-2004 1 156 60 4 4/54 4/60 15.00 2.30 39.0 0 0
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia Women v England Women at Sydney, Only Test, Jan 22-25, 2011 [Women Test # 133]
England Women v Australia Women at Worcester, Only Test, Jul 10-13, 2009 [Women Test # 132]
Australia Women v England Women at Bowral, Only Test, Feb 15-18, 2008 [Women Test # 131]

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