Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - Australia

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches - Australia

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DK Lillee	1980-1984	35	1492.5	356	8957	4117	171	7/83	24.07	2.75	52.38	13	11	3
LS Pascoe	1980-1982	11	429.3	77	2577	1305	51	5/59	25.58	3.03	50.52	2	1	0
TM Alderman	1981-1989	33	1395.4	356	8374	3810	136	6/128	28.01	2.72	61.57	4	11	1
B Yardley	1981-1983	19	896.2	251	5378	2549	89	7/98	28.64	2.84	60.42	6	6	1
BA Reid	1985-1988	18	675.1	158	4051	1836	62	4/53	29.61	2.71	65.33	9	0	0
GF Lawson	1980-1989	46	1853.0	386	11118	5501	180	8/112	30.56	2.96	61.76	6	11	2
MG Hughes	1985-1989	20	749.2	172	4496	2332	72	8/87	32.38	3.11	62.44	2	4	1
RM Hogg	1980-1984	22	651.5	110	3911	2003	59	6/77	33.94	3.07	66.28	3	1	0
CJ McDermott	1984-1988	24	837.5	133	5027	2735	80	8/141	34.18	3.26	62.83	5	3	0
JR Thomson	1981-1985	17	503.5	91	3023	1709	48	5/50	35.60	3.39	62.97	2	2	0
RG Holland	1984-1986	11	481.3	124	2889	1352	34	6/54	39.76	2.80	84.97	2	3	2
PR Sleep	1982-1989	10	405.5	110	2435	1104	27	5/72	40.88	2.72	90.18	1	1	0
RJ Bright	1980-1986	20	790.2	248	4742	1892	46	7/87	41.13	2.39	103.08	0	4	1
SR Waugh	1985-1989	35	603.2	139	3620	1787	42	5/69	42.54	2.96	86.19	2	2	0
GRJ Matthews	1983-1986	21	583.2	139	3500	1707	39	5/103	43.76	2.92	89.74	2	2	1

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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]