Test Records :- Bowling average

# Player Team Mat Balls Runs Wkts Ave Best 5w 10w Span
1 George Lohmann Eng 18 3830 1205 112 10.76 9-28 9 5 1886-1896
2 J.J. Ferris Eng/Aus 9 2302 775 61 12.70 7-37 6 1 1887-1892
3 Billy Barnes Eng 21 2289 793 51 15.55 6-28 3 0 1880-1890
4 Billy Bates Eng 15 2364 821 50 16.42 7-28 4 1 1881-1887
5 Sydney Barnes Eng 27 7873 3106 189 16.43 9-103 24 7 1901-1914
6 Charlie Turner Aus 17 5179 1670 101 16.53 7-43 11 2 1887-1895
7 Bobby Peel Eng 20 5216 1715 101 16.98 7-31 5 1 1884-1896
8 Johnny Briggs Eng 33 5332 2095 118 17.75 8-11 9 4 1884-1899
9 Bert Ironmonger Aus 14 4695 1330 74 17.97 7-23 4 2 1928-1933
10 Frederick Spofforth Aus 18 4185 1731 94 18.41 7-44 7 4 1877-1887
11 Frank Tyson Eng 17 3452 1411 76 18.57 7-27 4 1 1954-1959
12 Colin Blythe Eng 19 4546 1863 100 18.63 8-59 9 4 1901-1910
13 Johnny Wardle Eng 28 6597 2080 102 20.39 7-36 5 1 1948-1957
14 George Ulyett Eng 25 2627 1020 50 20.40 7-36 1 0 1877-1890
15 Alan Davidson Aus 44 11587 3819 186 20.53 7-93 14 2 1953-1963
16 Frank Foster Eng 11 2447 926 45 20.58 6-91 4 0 1911-1912
17 Ken Higgs Eng 15 4112 1473 71 20.75 6-91 2 0 1965-1968
18 Malcolm Marshall WI 81 17584 7876 376 20.95 7-22 22 4 1978-1991
19 Joel Garner WI 58 13169 5433 259 20.98 6-56 7 0 1977-1987
20 Curtly Ambrose WI 98 22103 8501 405 20.99 8-45 22 3 1988-2000

Matches

West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025

2nd Test, Wellington, 10-14 Dec 2025

NZ NZ
/ & / (. ov)
WI WI
/ & / (. ov) (Target

03:30 IST

South Africa tour of India 2025

1st T20I (N), Cuttack, 09 Dec 2025

Ind Ind
175/6 & / (20. ov)

SA SA
74/10 & / (12.3 ov) (Target

India won by 101 runs

The Ashes 2025-26

2nd Test (D/N), Brisbane, 04-08 Dec 2025

Eng Eng
334/10 & 241/10 (. ov)

Aus Aus
511/10 & 69/2 (. ov) (Target 65

Australia won by 8 wickets

West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025/26

1st Test, Christchurch, 02-06 Dec 2025

NZ NZ
231/10 & 466/8 dec (. ov)

WI WI
167/10 & 457/6 (. ov) (Target 531

Match drawn

South Africa tour of India 2025

3rd ODI (D/N), Visakhapatnam, 06 Dec 2025

SA SA
270/10 & / (47.5 ov)

Ind Ind
271/1 & / (39.5 ov) (Target

India won by 9 wickets