Bowling Best Career Bowling Average IN England

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches IN England

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1979	12	470.0	126	2820	1220	67	8/34	18.20	2.59	42.08	2	8	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1975	9	456.5	155	2741	1008	52	6/66	19.38	2.20	52.71	3	4	1
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1979	16	543.0	158	3258	1197	53	4/28	22.58	2.20	61.47	4	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1979	19	620.1	134	3721	1872	82	7/78	22.82	3.01	45.37	3	6	0
GG Arnold (ENG)	1972-1975	15	640.5	154	3845	1615	67	5/27	24.10	2.52	57.38	3	3	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1979	12	415.1	148	2491	787	30	5/28	26.23	1.89	83.03	4	1	0
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1977	9	376.0	100	2256	1040	39	5/38	26.66	2.76	57.84	5	1	0
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1978	20	673.1	145	4039	1926	72	7/50	26.75	2.86	56.09	4	3	0
JA Snow (ENG)	1971-1976	18	706.3	153	4239	1955	72	5/57	27.15	2.76	58.87	6	2	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1971-1977	28	1085.0	370	6510	2483	85	8/51	29.21	2.28	76.58	3	5	2
MHN Walker (AUS)	1975-1977	9	477.3	147	2865	1037	28	5/48	37.03	2.17	102.32	1	1	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	31	764.3	173	4587	2237	59	4/33	37.91	2.92	77.74	2	0	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1971-1973	17	490.1	166	2941	1011	26	5/70	38.88	2.06	113.11	0	1	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1971-1979	9	427.2	97	2564	1097	28	6/226	39.17	2.56	91.57	1	1	0

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Minimum of 2000 balls
Performances in matches that overlap decades 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:

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India v Pakistan at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]