Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
MA Holding (WI)	1980-1985	10	358.3	84	2151	909	58	6/21	15.67	2.53	37.08	3	5	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1980-1987	15	722.4	182	4336	1731	100	9/52	17.31	2.39	43.36	0	13	3
J Garner (WI)	1980-1985	14	537.3	133	3225	1446	65	6/60	22.24	2.69	49.61	1	4	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1984-1989	14	566.1	112	3397	1522	66	5/29	23.06	2.68	51.46	2	7	1
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1980-1988	10	531.3	189	3189	1116	46	7/49	24.26	2.09	69.32	4	2	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1980-1983	13	468.1	96	2809	1277	49	8/43	26.06	2.72	57.32	2	2	0
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1980-1987	10	413.1	113	2479	917	32	6/32	28.65	2.21	77.46	2	1	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1989	27	1048.0	233	6288	3148	104	6/95	30.26	3.00	60.46	6	5	1
NS Yadav (IND)	1981-1986	8	431.2	118	2588	1006	31	5/99	32.45	2.33	83.48	3	1	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1989	11	408.2	80	2450	1252	38	5/68	32.94	3.06	64.47	2	1	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1982-1988	11	567.0	125	3402	1614	45	7/142	35.86	2.84	75.60	1	3	1
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1985-1987	10	487.3	137	2925	1087	30	4/40	36.23	2.22	97.50	1	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1985-1986	6	359.4	109	2158	769	21	4/87	36.61	2.13	102.76	3	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1989	20	1025.2	282	6152	2242	59	7/78	38.00	2.18	104.27	3	3	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1980-1984	9	408.0	103	2448	980	19	3/11	51.57	2.40	128.84	0	0	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 Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]