Best career bowling average

Records for Test Matches

Best averages
Player
Span
Mat
Overs
Mdns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
4
5
10
1886-189618-364383012051129/2810.751.8834.19295
1887-18929-2512302775617/3712.72.0137.73461
1880-189021-2712289793516/2815.542.0744.8813-
1881-188715591.02822364821507/2816.422.0847.28241
1901-1914271312.1356787331061899/10316.432.3641.652247
1887-189517-457517916701017/4316.531.9351.273112
1884-189620-444521617151017/3116.981.9751.64851
1884-189933-386533220951188/1117.752.3545.18494
1928-193314782.332846951330747/2317.971.6963.44442
1877-1887181046.141641851731947/4418.412.4844.52674
1954-195917-9734521411767/2718.562.4545.42341
1901-191019757.4231454618631008/5918.632.4545.46294
2021-202414423.29625401064556/3819.342.5146.18251
2020-202419593.018735581579806/4819.732.6644.47451
1948-195728-403659720801027/3620.391.8964.67751
1877-189025-29926271020507/3620.42.3252.5421-
1953-196344-4311158738191867/9320.531.9762.296142
1911-191211407.51082447926456/9120.572.2754.3724-
2018-2024361197.0280718232911596/2720.692.7445.16410-
1965-196815-19441121473716/9120.742.1457.9162-
1978-1991812930.46141758478763767/2220.942.6846.7619224
1977-1987582194.55761316954332596/5620.972.4750.84187-
1988-2000983683.510012210385014058/4520.992.3054.5721223
1946-194812-1553140989476/2921.041.8866.8241
1953-196226-218639121951046/4321.12.0661.4555-
1909-191214559.316333571373656/1721.122.4551.6473-
1948-195946-67412027410119310/5321.242.0462.311393
1880-1886171129.145245171678787/6521.512.2257.91562
1937-19499338.0652028969456/4021.532.8645.06341
1952-196567-5221517866253078/3121.572.6149.4319173
1993-20071244874.4147029248121865638/2421.642.4951.9528293
1890-190432-452809930721418/6521.782.2757.43893
1881-18869524.02502096683316/8522.031.9567.6122-
2015-2024621902.43781141664192917/11222.053.3739.2314144
1892-189912-21129761082496/4122.082.1860.73441
2001-200918562.011333721922876/5122.093.4138.75751
1923-19317393.31072361886407/6322.152.2559.02331
1992-2002722586.36611551973443308/7122.252.8347.0211203
1973-199086-8092191896114319/5222.292.6350.8525369
2011-2020641898.35071139150002246/2122.322.6350.858132
1932-194615-13136551519686/3322.332.4953.7526-
1884-189210-3262850626284/4222.351.31101.782--
1954-195913-1152662878396/3622.511.9768.2521-
2011-2024622102.24641261460632696/2322.532.8846.8916122
1881-188717614.03252456767347/4022.551.8772.23-3-
1932-194627-5851002432541447/5422.591.9469.618113
2018-202418391.59423511222546/3922.623.1143.5313-
2013-201711346.5952081886397/2922.712.5553.35-3-
1992-20101337339.5179444039181808009/5122.722.4755.04456722
1902-190814594.111635651796797/3422.733.0245.1266-
1906-191115460.49627641455647/9422.733.1543.18351
1971-199288-7271945882583628/5822.812.5453.7517236
1957-196113-1132373776347/7522.821.9669.7921-
2021-202420632.415937961742765/4922.922.7549.9443-
2004-2019933101.266018608100774397/5122.953.2442.3827265
1946-195655-3371046139061707/6022.972.2461.53871
2017-202125855.426151342072905/3323.022.4257.04641
1946-196061-4191365052512287/3823.032.3059.86812-
2003-200510429.29725761175515/4823.032.7350.552-
1995-20081084058.512222435397334217/8723.112.3957.8423161
1977-1982271027.3211616529131258/2923.32.8349.3273-
1911-19127358.04921481075467/9023.363.0046.69252
2010-201527956.0258573626581137/11723.522.7850.7645-
1989-2003872704.05161622487883737/7623.563.2543.4928225
1985-20021043771.18712262797794147/11923.622.5954.6520255
1975-198760-4591268058982498/9223.682.7950.9211132
2011-20241004361.088926166122555167/5923.752.8150.725368
2006-200924857.423051462243945/3223.862.6154.7462-
1964-197319-21741451410597/7423.892.0470.2543-
1947-195540-3721104838261606/4423.912.0769.0587-
1971-198470-6521846784933557/8323.922.7552.0123237
1952-195813526.115331571292546/2123.922.4558.4644-
2012-2024722872.17061723370962947/4224.132.4758.6113132
1961-197028-270652228061166/3824.182.5856.22191
1925-193637-7361451352312167/4024.212.1667.187217
1993-199818800.522148052063856/2324.272.5756.52652
2017-202416382.06422921432596/3724.273.7438.84131
1989-1998431401.1288840739091616/4024.272.7852.2166-
2005-201023861.5200517125831066/4124.362.9948.78671
1931-193940-6041117335101448/4324.371.8877.59952
1984-20011325003.1114430019126885197/3724.442.5357.8432223
1985-1992271040.4244624427841137/5124.632.6755.251152
1952-1962341639.0560983434341397/4224.72.0970.746134
2014-2024702429.36181457767782736/6724.822.7853.391012-
1951-196570-5951605662612527/3924.842.3363.71991
1946-195551-5741591858762367/4424.892.2167.4411155
1898-190942-361715930251217/17252.5359.16192
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Minimum of 2000 balls
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]