Worst career bowling average (without qualification)

Records for Test Matches

Worst career bowling average (without qualification)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Naeem Islam (BAN)	2008-2012	8	14	574	95.4	8	303	1	1/11	303.00	3.16	574.00	0	0	0
RGCE Wijesuriya (SL)	1982-1985	4	5	586	97.4	23	294	1	1/68	294.00	3.01	586.00	0	0	0
RS Bopara (ENG)	2007-2012	13	10	434	72.2	10	290	1	1/39	290.00	4.00	434.00	0	0	0
JJ Warr (ENG)	1951-1951	2	3	584	73.0	6	281	1	1/76	281.00	2.88	584.00	0	0	0
Tareq Aziz (BAN)	2004-2004	3	4	360	60.0	7	261	1	1/76	261.00	4.35	360.00	0	0	0
M Shumba (ZIM)	2021-2023	4	5	370	61.4	8	250	1	1/64	250.00	4.05	370.00	0	0	0
CR Brathwaite (WI)	2015-2016	3	4	408	68.0	9	242	1	1/30	242.00	3.55	408.00	0	0	0
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1987	125	29	380	-	15	206	1	1/34	206.00	3.25	380.00	0	0	0
NR Chowdhury (IND)	1949-1951	2	3	516	86.0	21	205	1	1/130	205.00	2.38	516.00	0	0	0
M Vijay (IND)	2008-2018	61	18	384	64.0	6	198	1	1/12	198.00	3.09	384.00	0	0	0
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1995	39	14	328	54.4	8	194	1	1/40	194.00	3.54	328.00	0	0	0
MS Crane (ENG)	2018-2018	1	1	288	48.0	3	193	1	1/193	193.00	4.02	288.00	0	0	0
MG Waite (AUS)	1938-1938	2	3	552	92.0	23	190	1	1/150	190.00	2.06	552.00	0	0	0
G Gladstone (WI)	1930-1930	1	2	300	50.0	5	189	1	1/139	189.00	3.78	300.00	0	0	0
KE Palmer (ENG)	1965-1965	1	2	378	63.0	7	189	1	1/113	189.00	3.00	378.00	0	0	0
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1988-1995	33	19	473	78.5	14	183	1	1/17	183.00	2.32	473.00	0	0	0
MM Patel (ENG)	1996-1996	2	4	276	46.0	8	180	1	1/101	180.00	3.91	276.00	0	0	0
ASA Perera (SL)	1998-2001	3	5	408	68.0	12	180	1	1/104	180.00	2.64	408.00	0	0	0
CS Nayudu (IND)	1934-1952	11	12	522	-	6	359	2	1/19	179.50	4.12	261.00	0	0	0
VR Brown (NZ)	1985-1985	2	4	342	57.0	13	176	1	1/17	176.00	3.08	342.00	0	0	0
S Matsikenyeri (ZIM)	2003-2005	8	8	483	80.3	6	345	2	1/58	172.50	4.28	241.50	0	0	0
DL Freeman (NZ)	1933-1933	2	2	240	40.0	3	169	1	1/91	169.00	4.22	240.00	0	0	0
S Shivnarine (WI)	1978-1979	8	10	336	56.0	10	167	1	1/13	167.00	2.98	336.00	0	0	0
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	79	9	260	-	6	167	1	1/34	167.00	3.85	260.00	0	0	0
NM Kulkarni (IND)	1997-2001	3	3	738	123.0	28	332	2	1/70	166.00	2.69	369.00	0	0	0
CA Davis (WI)	1968-1973	15	20	894	-	32	330	2	1/27	165.00	2.21	447.00	0	0	0
GE Tribe (AUS)	1946-1947	3	6	760	95.0	9	330	2	2/48	165.00	2.60	380.00	0	0	0
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1908-1930	61	11	376	-	15	165	1	1/19	165.00	2.63	376.00	0	0	0
CJ Chibhabha (ZIM)	2016-2023	5	4	246	41.0	4	162	1	1/44	162.00	3.95	246.00	0	0	0
Iftikhar Ahmed (PAK)	2016-2022	4	5	206	34.2	1	161	1	1/1	161.00	4.68	206.00	0	0	0
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1985-1995	56	11	256	42.4	3	161	1	1/38	161.00	3.77	256.00	0	0	0
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	76	10	300	50.0	6	155	1	1/34	155.00	3.10	300.00	0	0	0
HH Alexander (AUS)	1933-1933	1	2	276	46.0	3	154	1	1/129	154.00	3.34	276.00	0	0	0
JW Hastings (AUS)	2012-2012	1	2	234	39.0	3	153	1	1/51	153.00	3.92	234.00	0	0	0
Sunzamul Islam (BAN)	2018-2018	1	1	270	45.0	2	153	1	1/153	153.00	3.40	270.00	0	0	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	115	14	408	68.0	12	302	2	1/20	151.00	4.44	204.00	0	0	0
Aminul Islam (BAN)	2000-2002	13	5	198	33.0	1	149	1	1/66	149.00	4.51	198.00	0	0	0
C Karunaratne (SL)	2019-2019	1	2	156	26.0	1	148	1	1/130	148.00	5.69	156.00	0	0	0
LMP Simmons (WI)	2009-2011	8	5	192	32.0	1	147	1	1/60	147.00	4.59	192.00	0	0	0
Pankaj Singh (IND)	2014-2014	2	3	450	75.0	17	292	2	2/113	146.00	3.89	225.00	0	0	0
GPD Hartigan (SA)	1912-1914	5	4	252	42.0	7	141	1	1/72	141.00	3.35	252.00	0	0	0
A Ndlovu (ZIM)	2020-2020	2	2	420	70.0	7	277	2	2/170	138.50	3.95	210.00	0	0	0
AL Padmore (WI)	1976-1976	2	3	474	79.0	23	135	1	1/36	135.00	1.70	474.00	0	0	0
AEV Hartkopf (AUS)	1925-1925	1	2	240	30.0	2	134	1	1/120	134.00	3.35	240.00	0	0	0
Rajin Saleh (BAN)	2003-2008	24	16	438	73.0	5	268	2	1/9	134.00	3.67	219.00	0	0	0
JL Ontong (SA)	2002-2004	2	3	185	30.5	2	133	1	1/79	133.00	4.31	185.00	0	0	0
KDK Vithanage (SL)	2013-2015	10	5	174	29.0	1	133	1	1/73	133.00	4.58	174.00	0	0	0
JA Morkel (SA)	2009-2009	1	2	192	32.0	4	132	1	1/44	132.00	4.12	192.00	0	0	0
SV Nayak (IND)	1982-1982	2	3	231	38.3	6	132	1	1/16	132.00	3.42	231.00	0	0	0
DW Begbie (SA)	1948-1950	5	4	160	20.0	0	130	1	1/38	130.00	4.87	160.00	0	0	0
GM Ewing (ZIM)	2003-2005	3	5	426	71.0	11	260	2	1/27	130.00	3.66	213.00	0	0	0
EAR de Silva (SL)	1985-1991	10	15	2328	388.0	87	1032	8	2/67	129.00	2.65	291.00	0	0	0
FGJ Ford (ENG)	1894-1895	5	6	204	34.0	6	129	1	1/47	129.00	3.79	204.00	0	0	0
JW Martin (ENG)	1947-1947	1	2	270	45.0	6	129	1	1/111	129.00	2.86	270.00	0	0	0
MJK Smith (ENG)	1958-1972	50	5	214	-	4	128	1	1/10	128.00	3.58	214.00	0	0	0
J Newman (NZ)	1932-1933	3	3	425	70.5	11	254	2	2/76	127.00	3.58	212.50	0	0	0
J Worrall (AUS)	1885-1899	11	3	255	-	29	127	1	1/97	127.00	2.98	255.00	0	0	0
AH Omarshah (ZIM)	1992-1996	3	3	186	31.0	9	125	1	1/46	125.00	4.03	186.00	0	0	0
CM Willoughby (SA)	2003-2003	2	3	300	50.0	18	125	1	1/47	125.00	2.50	300.00	0	0	0
CT Sarwate (IND)	1946-1951	9	10	658	-	5	374	3	1/16	124.66	3.41	219.33	0	0	0
KBJ Azad (IND)	1981-1983	7	10	750	125.0	28	373	3	2/84	124.33	2.98	250.00	0	0	0
GA Stuurman (SA)	2022-2022	2	1	174	29.0	5	124	1	1/124	124.00	4.27	174.00	0	0	0
Abul Hasan (BAN)	2012-2013	3	5	528	88.0	8	371	3	2/80	123.66	4.21	176.00	0	0	0
BP Nash (WI)	2008-2011	21	14	492	82.0	13	247	2	1/21	123.50	3.01	246.00	0	0	0
MJ Haslam (NZ)	1992-1995	4	5	493	82.1	19	245	2	1/33	122.50	2.98	246.50	0	0	0
A Khan (ENG)	2009-2009	1	2	174	29.0	1	122	1	1/111	122.00	4.20	174.00	0	0	0
RW Morgan (NZ)	1965-1972	20	20	1114	-	38	609	5	1/16	121.80	3.28	222.80	0	0	0
N Ncube (ZIM)	2011-2011	1	2	210	35.0	4	121	1	1/80	121.00	3.45	210.00	0	0	0
AJ McKay (NZ)	2010-2010	1	1	186	31.0	5	120	1	1/120	120.00	3.87	186.00	0	0	0
IM Sinclair (NZ)	1956-1956	2	2	233	38.5	9	120	1	1/79	120.00	3.09	233.00	0	0	0

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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

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]