Best averages
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
JJ Ferris 1887-1890 8 2030 684 48 5/26 9/74 14.25 2.02 42.2 4 0
CTB Turner 1887-1895 17 5179 1670 101 7/43 12/87 16.53 1.93 51.2 11 2
H Ironmonger 1928-1933 14 4695 1330 74 7/23 11/24 17.97 1.69 63.4 4 2
FR Spofforth 1877-1887 18 4185 1731 94 7/44 14/90 18.41 2.48 44.5 7 4
AK Davidson 1953-1963 44 11587 3819 186 7/93 12/124 20.53 1.97 62.2 14 2
ERH Toshack 1946-1948 12 3140 989 47 6/29 11/31 21.04 1.88 66.8 4 1
WJ Whitty 1909-1912 14 3357 1373 65 6/17 9/98 21.12 2.45 51.6 3 0
PJ Cummins 2011-2023 47 10045 4548 214 6/23 10/62 21.25 2.71 46.9 8 1
GE Palmer 1880-1886 17 4517 1678 78 7/65 11/165 21.51 2.22 57.9 6 2
GD McGrath 1993-2007 124 29248 12186 563 8/24 10/27 21.64 2.49 51.9 29 3
H Trumble 1890-1904 32 8099 3072 141 8/65 12/89 21.78 2.27 57.4 9 3
WJ O'Reilly 1932-1946 27 10024 3254 144 7/54 11/129 22.59 1.94 69.6 11 3
JV Saunders 1902-1908 14 3565 1796 79 7/34 9/66 22.73 3.02 45.1 6 0
LF Kline 1957-1961 13 2373 776 34 7/75 8/90 22.82 1.96 69.7 1 0
KR Miller 1946-1956 55 10461 3906 170 7/60 10/152 22.97 2.24 61.5 7 1
RR Lindwall 1946-1960 61 13650 5251 228 7/38 9/70 23.03 2.30 59.8 12 0
HV Hordern 1911-1912 7 2148 1075 46 7/90 12/175 23.36 3.00 46.6 5 2
RJ Harris 2010-2015 27 5736 2658 113 7/117 9/106 23.52 2.78 50.7 5 0
SR Clark 2006-2009 24 5146 2243 94 5/32 9/89 23.86 2.61 54.7 2 0
WA Johnston 1947-1955 40 11048 3826 160 6/44 9/183 23.91 2.07 69.0 7 0
DK Lillee 1971-1984 70 18467 8493 355 7/83 11/123 23.92 2.75 52.0 23 7
CV Grimmett 1925-1936 37 14513 5231 216 7/40 14/199 24.21 2.16 67.1 21 7
BA Reid 1985-1992 27 6244 2784 113 7/51 13/148 24.63 2.67 55.2 5 2
MA Noble 1898-1909 42 7159 3025 121 7/17 13/77 25.00 2.53 59.1 9 2
SK Warne 1992-2007 145 40705 17995 708 8/71 12/128 25.41 2.65 57.4 37 10
JR Hazlewood 2014-2023 59 12661 5735 222 6/67 9/115 25.83 2.71 57.0 9 0
DW Fleming 1994-2001 20 4129 1942 75 5/30 9/91 25.89 2.82 55.0 3 0
DE Bollinger 2009-2010 12 2401 1296 50 5/28 8/141 25.92 3.23 48.0 2 0
GJ Gilmour 1973-1977 15 2661 1406 54 6/85 9/157 26.03 3.17 49.2 3 0
FJ Laver 1899-1909 15 2361 964 37 8/31 9/56 26.05 2.44 63.8 2 0
LS Pascoe 1977-1982 14 3403 1668 64 5/59 6/96 26.06 2.94 53.1 1 0
JN Gillespie 1996-2006 71 14234 6770 259 7/37 9/80 26.13 2.85 54.9 8 0
CR Miller 1998-2001 18 4091 1805 69 5/32 10/113 26.15 2.64 59.2 3 1
JL Pattinson 2011-2020 21 3963 2133 81 5/27 8/105 26.33 3.22 48.9 4 0
CL McCool 1946-1950 14 2504 958 36 5/41 8/182 26.61 2.29 69.5 3 0
TW Garrett 1877-1888 19 2728 970 36 6/78 9/163 26.94 2.13 75.7 2 0
PR Reiffel 1992-1998 35 6403 2804 104 6/71 8/152 26.96 2.62 61.5 5 0
R Benaud 1952-1964 63 19108 6704 248 7/72 11/105 27.03 2.10 77.0 16 1
G Giffen 1881-1896 31 6391 2791 103 7/117 10/160 27.09 2.62 62.0 7 1
G Dymock 1974-1980 21 5545 2116 78 7/67 12/166 27.12 2.28 71.0 5 1
TM Alderman 1981-1991 41 10181 4616 170 6/47 10/151 27.15 2.72 59.8 14 1
MA Starc 2011-2022 75 15103 8290 304 6/50 11/94 27.26 3.29 49.6 13 2
RG Archer 1953-1956 19 3576 1318 48 5/53 6/65 27.45 2.21 74.5 1 0
MHN Walker 1972-1977 34 10094 3792 138 8/143 8/143 27.47 2.25 73.1 6 0
CG Macartney 1907-1926 35 3561 1240 45 7/58 11/85 27.55 2.08 79.1 2 1
AG Hurst 1974-1979 12 3054 1200 43 5/28 9/155 27.90 2.35 71.0 2 0
JR Thomson 1972-1985 51 10535 5601 200 6/46 9/105 28.00 3.18 52.6 8 0
AIC Dodemaide 1987-1992 10 2184 953 34 6/58 7/98 28.02 2.61 64.2 1 0
MG Hughes 1985-1994 53 12285 6017 212 8/87 13/217 28.38 2.93 57.9 7 1
MG Johnson 2007-2015 73 16001 8891 313 8/61 12/127 28.40 3.33 51.1 12 3
By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry.
Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war

Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia v South Africa at Sydney, 3rd Test, Jan 4-8, 2023 [Test # 2488]
Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2022 [Test # 2485]
Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 17-18, 2022 [Test # 2482]
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