Top Bowling Averages min: 50wkts 200ov's
All matches, Test Cricket - The Ashes 15-Mar-1877 to 08-Sep-2005
# Name Club Mts Overs Maids Runs Wkt's BBowl Avg
1 Lohmann,G ENG 15 698.4 326 1002 77 8-35 13.01
2 Barnes,W ENG 21 568.1 370 793 51 6-28 15.55
3 Bates,W ENG 15 590.2 282 821 50 7-28 16.42
4 Turner,C AUS 17 1053.2 457 1670 101 7-43 16.53
5 Peel,R ENG 20 1072.5 444 1715 101 7-31 16.98
6 Hogg,R AUS 11 366.3 94 952 56 6-74 17.00
7 Laker,J ENG 15 626.0 202 1444 79 10-53 18.28
8 Spofforth,F AUS 18 1045.3 416 1731 94 7-44 18.41
9 McGrath,G AUS 25 1004.1 267 2784 136 8-38 20.47
10 Briggs,J ENG 31 954.2 335 1994 97 6-45 20.56
11 Trumble,H AUS 31 1397.2 448 2945 141 8-65 20.89
12 Lillee,D AUS 29 1322.2 361 3507 167 7-89 21.00
13 Alderman,T AUS 17 786.1 192 2117 100 6-47 21.17
14 Palmer,G AUS 17 1127.5 452 1678 78 7-65 21.51
15 Barnes,S ENG 20 958.1 262 2288 106 7-60 21.58
16 Warne,S AUS 31 1550.3 444 3838 172 8-71 22.31
17 Miller,K AUS 29 847.5 225 1949 87 7-60 22.40
18 Lindwall,R AUS 29 982.2 216 2559 114 7-63 22.45
19 Davidson,A AUS 25 856.5 221 1996 84 6-64 23.76
20 Rhodes,W ENG 41 989.2 234 2616 109 8-68 24.00
21 Thomson,J AUS 21 767.1 166 2418 100 6-46 24.18
22 Johnston,W AUS 17 779.3 224 1818 75 5-35 24.24
23 Noble,M AUS 39 1179.0 349 2860 115 7-17 24.87
24 Richardson,T ENG 14 789.5 191 2220 88 8-94 25.23
25 Trueman,F ENG 19 645.3 83 1999 79 6-30 25.30
26 Saunders,J AUS 12 544.4 108 1620 64 5-28 25.31
27 O'Reilly,W AUS 19 1228.2 439 2587 102 7-54 25.36
28 Snow,J ENG 20 770.5 168 2126 83 7-40 25.61
29 Willis,R ENG 35 1083.4 200 3346 128 8-43 26.14
30 McDermott,C AUS 17 674.4 112 2210 84 8-97 26.31
31 Underwood,D ENG 29 1199.2 408 2770 105 7-50 26.38
32 Giffen,G AUS 31 1287.5 434 2791 103 7-117 27.10
33 Bedser,A ENG 21 1018.5 209 2859 104 7-44 27.49
34 Botham,I ENG 36 1360.5 297 4093 148 6-78 27.66
35 Verity,H ENG 18 756.4 257 1656 59 8-43 28.07
36 Lawson,G AUS 21 910.0 196 2763 97 7-81 28.48
37 Cotter,A AUS 16 577.2 63 1916 67 7-148 28.60
38 Gillespie,J AUS 18 537.5 123 1887 65 7-37 29.03
39 Jones,E AUS 18 652.3 153 1757 60 7-88 29.28
40 Larwood,H ENG 15 675.3 120 1912 64 6-32 29.88
41 Hughes,M AUS 20 764.2 183 2269 75 5-92 30.25
42 Tate,M ENG 20 1176.4 330 2540 83 6-99 30.60
43 Gough,D ENG 17 651.3 125 2280 74 6-49 30.81
44 Statham,Brian ENG 22 759.3 131 2127 69 7-57 30.83
45 Armstrong,W AUS 42 1130.2 424 2288 74 6-35 30.92
46 McKenzie,G AUS 25 1098.4 233 3009 96 7-153 31.34
47 Mallett,A AUS 16 600.3 174 1581 50 5-114 31.62
48 Benaud,R AUS 27 1020.2 299 2641 83 6-70 31.82
49 Grimmett,C AUS 22 1517.2 427 3439 106 6-37 32.44
50 Walker,M AUS 16 733.4 200 1858 56 8-143 33.18
51 Gregory,J AUS 21 745.4 109 2364 70 7-69 33.77
52 Mailey,A AUS 18 785.5 130 2935 86 9-121 34.13
53 Emburey,J ENG 25 1227.0 344 2698 78 7-78 34.59
54 Caddick,A ENG 18 681.3 107 2560 64 7-94 40.00

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