Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Cricket Records for New Zealand vs South Africa in Test matches

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JC Watkins (SA)	1953-1954	5	-	83	1205	243	18	4/22	13.50	1.20	66.94	2	0	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2016	12	374.2	87	2246	1091	68	6/49	16.04	2.91	33.02	2	6	2
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1953-1954	7	-	126	2255	539	31	6/13	17.38	1.43	72.74	0	3	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1964	6	258.5	79	1553	557	32	6/38	17.40	2.15	48.53	0	2	0
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	222.2	62	1334	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	0
MJ Henry (NZ)	2017-2024	5	173.0	51	1038	462	25	7/23	18.48	2.67	41.52	1	1	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	7	-	65	1855	633	33	5/43	19.18	2.04	56.21	1	2	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1995	4	223.2	69	1340	521	26	5/61	20.03	2.33	51.53	2	2	0
VD Philander (SA)	2012-2017	9	253.3	64	1521	700	34	6/44	20.58	2.76	44.73	2	3	1
AA Donald (SA)	1995-2000	5	177.0	56	1062	443	21	4/69	21.09	2.50	50.57	2	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1999-2006	11	407.0	131	2442	943	43	5/33	21.93	2.31	56.79	5	1	0
M Morkel (SA)	2012-2017	8	235.3	63	1413	650	28	6/23	23.21	2.76	50.46	1	1	0
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1953-1954	6	-	48	1633	543	23	4/62	23.60	1.99	71.00	2	0	0
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2007	11	388.2	100	2330	1160	46	6/66	25.21	2.98	50.65	1	4	1
ARA Murray (SA)	1953-1954	6	-	81	1340	311	12	3/30	25.91	1.39	111.66	0	0	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	14	455.0	99	2730	1470	55	6/76	26.72	3.23	49.63	2	4	1
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1964	15	-	151	2918	991	37	6/60	26.78	2.03	78.86	3	1	0
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1961-1962	5	224.3	60	1347	617	22	4/59	28.04	2.74	61.22	3	0	0
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2022	7	197.3	41	1185	646	23	5/60	28.08	3.27	51.52	1	1	0
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1964	8	323.4	85	1942	819	29	5/48	28.24	2.53	66.96	0	2	0
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2024	9	309.4	61	1858	958	33	5/86	29.03	3.09	56.30	1	1	0
RW Blair (NZ)	1953-1964	9	-	50	1924	785	27	4/85	29.07	2.44	71.25	2	0	0
RC Motz (NZ)	1961-1964	7	228.2	47	1370	649	21	4/68	30.90	2.84	65.23	1	0	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1994-1999	6	198.0	57	1188	472	15	5/73	31.46	2.38	79.20	1	1	0
MN Hart (NZ)	1994-1995	4	181.4	34	1090	527	16	5/77	32.93	2.90	68.12	0	1	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1999-2013	18	334.4	91	2008	927	27	3/71	34.33	2.76	74.37	0	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	1999-2004	4	174.1	51	1045	455	12	4/63	37.91	2.61	87.08	1	0	0
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2017	6	206.0	42	1236	638	16	4/64	39.87	3.09	77.25	1	0	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2004-2007	7	203.1	61	1219	459	11	2/44	41.72	2.25	110.81	0	0	0
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2012-2016	7	212.2	42	1274	696	16	3/70	43.50	3.27	79.62	0	0	0
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	7	209.4	41	1258	567	12	4/65	47.25	2.70	104.83	2	0	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2012-2024	8	287.4	68	1726	911	19	5/35	47.94	3.16	90.84	0	1	0
JS Patel (NZ)	2006-2017	6	197.5	44	1187	577	11	3/117	52.45	2.91	107.90	0	0	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1999-2012	14	559.3	103	3357	1539	21	4/153	73.28	2.75	159.85	2	0	0

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]