Maintaining the average - tables

Travis Basevi

May 21, 2008, 10:14 AM ET

Whole career with a batting average of 60 or above - Tests
Highest percentage of career with a batting average of 60 or above - Tests
Whole career with a batting average of 50 or above - Tests
Highest percentage of career with a batting average of 50 or above - Tests
Whole career with a batting average of 40 or above - Tests
Highest percentage of career with a batting average of 40 or above - Tests
Whole career with a bowling average below 20 - Tests
Highest percentage of career with a bowling average below 20 - Tests
Whole career with a bowling average below 25 - Tests
Highest percentage of career with a bowling average below 25 - Tests
Whole career with a bowling average below 30 - Tests
Highest percentage of career with a bowling average below 30 - Tests

Whole career with a batting average of 60 or above - Tests (qualification: undefined averages ignored)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	100	Min	Max	Final	Time
H Sutcliffe (Eng)	1924-1935	54	84	4555	194	16	60.73	99.33	60.73	11y 18d
DM Lewis (WI)	1971-1971	3	5	259	88	0	85.00	169.00	86.33	0y 31d
RE Redmond (NZ)	1973-1973	1	2	163	107	1	81.50	107.00	81.50	0y 3d
VH Stollmeyer (WI)	1939-1939	1	1	96	96	0	96.00	96.00	96.00	0y 3d
AG Ganteaume (WI)	1948-1948	1	1	112	112	1	112.00	112.00	112.00	0y 5d

Highest percentage of career with a batting average of 60 or above - Tests (qualification: 50 innings in career)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	100	Min	Max	Final	>60	Inns	%
H Sutcliffe (Eng)	1924-1935	54	84	4555	194	16	60.73	99.33	60.73	84	84	100.00
DG Bradman (Aus)	1928-1948	52	80	6996	334	29	9.50	112.29	99.94	73	80	91.25
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1958	48	81	4455	207	15	29.00	88.00	58.61	56	81	69.13
WR Hammond (Eng)	1927-1947	85	140	7249	336*	22	36.00	75.47	58.45	66	140	47.14
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1963	51	87	3860	261	9	49.48	256.00	49.48	37	87	42.52
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2001	54	90	3012	208*	6	11.00	94.00	41.26	38	90	42.22
AR Morris (Aus)	1946-1955	46	79	3533	206	12	2.00	85.79	46.48	32	79	40.50
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	160	8032	365*	26	28.66	64.97	57.78	62	159	38.99
RN Harvey (Aus)	1948-1963	79	137	6149	205	21	13.00	106.55	48.41	49	137	35.76
KD Walters (Aus)	1965-1981	74	125	5357	250	15	47.03	155.00	48.26	41	125	32.80
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2008	42	64	2309	142	6	40.03	180.00	41.98	19	63	30.15
NC O'Neill (Aus)	1958-1965	42	69	2779	181	6	34.00	105.00	45.55	19	69	27.53
DCS Compton (Eng)	1937-1957	78	131	5807	278	17	42.94	83.50	50.06	35	131	26.71
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1976-1993	124	189	8832	280*	23	51.74	188.00	52.57	50	189	26.45
L Hutton (Eng)	1937-1955	79	138	6971	364	19	0.00	67.25	56.67	23	138	16.66
MJ Clarke (Aus)	2004-2008	33	50	2044	151	6	35.48	151.00	46.45	8	50	16.00
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1967	44	78	3245	260	8	40.91	153.00	45.06	12	78	15.38
AC Gilchrist (Aus)	1999-2008	96	137	5570	204*	17	43.50	118.00	47.60	21	137	15.32
MJ Greatbatch (NZ)	1988-1996	41	71	2021	146*	3	11.00	118.00	30.62	10	71	14.08
IR Bell (Eng)	2004-2008	37	67	2562	162*	7	39.65	297.00	42.70	9	67	13.43

Whole career with a batting average of 50 or above - Tests (qualification: undefined averages ignored)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	100	Min	Max	Final	Time
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1976-1993	124	189	8832	280*	23	51.74	188.00	52.57	17y 73d
H Sutcliffe (Eng)	1924-1935	54	84	4555	194	16	60.73	99.33	60.73	11y 18d
Taslim Arif (Pak)	1980-1980	6	10	501	210*	1	50.50	103.00	62.62	0y 318d
BH Valentine (Eng)	1933-1939	7	9	454	136	2	59.66	136.00	64.85	5y 89d
DSBP Kuruppu (SL)	1987-1991	4	7	320	201*	1	53.33	220.00	53.33	4y 133d
C Bannerman (Aus)	1877-1879	3	6	239	165*	1	56.00	169.00	59.75	1y 295d
Rashid Khan (Pak)	1982-1985	4	6	155	59	0	51.66	118.00	51.66	2y 346d
DM Lewis (WI)	1971-1971	3	5	259	88	0	85.00	169.00	86.33	0y 31d
RH Shodhan (India)	1952-1953	3	4	181	110	1	55.33	110.00	60.33	0y 113d
RE Grieveson (SA)	1939-1939	2	2	114	75	0	57.00	75.00	57.00	0y 24d
RE Redmond (NZ)	1973-1973	1	2	163	107	1	81.50	107.00	81.50	0y 3d
HM McGirr (NZ)	1930-1930	2	1	51	51	0	51.00	51.00	51.00	0y 10d
VH Stollmeyer (WI)	1939-1939	1	1	96	96	0	96.00	96.00	96.00	0y 3d
AG Ganteaume (WI)	1948-1948	1	1	112	112	1	112.00	112.00	112.00	0y 5d

Highest percentage of career with a batting average of 50 or above - Tests (qualification: 50 innings in career)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	100	Min	Max	Final	>50	Inns	%
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1976-1993	124	189	8832	280*	23	51.74	188.00	52.57	189	189	100.00
H Sutcliffe (Eng)	1924-1935	54	84	4555	194	16	60.73	99.33	60.73	84	84	100.00
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1963	51	87	3860	261	9	49.48	256.00	49.48	84	87	96.55
DG Bradman (Aus)	1928-1948	52	80	6996	334	29	9.50	112.29	99.94	77	80	96.25
L Hutton (Eng)	1937-1955	79	138	6971	364	19	0.00	67.25	56.67	130	138	94.20
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1958	48	81	4455	207	15	29.00	88.00	58.61	75	81	92.59
WR Hammond (Eng)	1927-1947	85	140	7249	336*	22	36.00	75.47	58.45	127	140	90.71
SM Gavaskar (India)	1971-1987	125	214	10122	236*	34	47.70	156.00	51.12	190	214	88.78
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	121	182	8540	291	24	3.50	99.50	50.23	160	182	87.91
DCS Compton (Eng)	1937-1957	78	131	5807	278	17	42.94	83.50	50.06	115	131	87.78
RN Harvey (Aus)	1948-1963	79	137	6149	205	21	13.00	106.55	48.41	119	137	86.86
R Dravid (ICC/India)	1996-2008	122	210	10098	270	25	34.61	95.00	54.88	182	210	86.66
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	160	8032	365*	26	28.66	64.97	57.78	131	159	82.38
AC Gilchrist (Aus)	1999-2008	96	137	5570	204*	17	43.50	118.00	47.60	112	137	81.75
SR Tendulkar (India)	1989-2008	147	238	11782	248*	39	15.00	59.16	55.31	192	238	80.67
KF Barrington (Eng)	1955-1968	82	131	6806	256	20	0.00	60.68	58.67	103	131	78.62
JB Hobbs (Eng)	1908-1930	61	102	5410	211	15	36.16	83.00	56.94	80	102	78.43
GS Chappell (Aus)	1970-1984	87	151	7110	247*	24	29.60	108.00	53.86	116	151	76.82
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2006	131	232	11953	400*	34	22.00	62.61	52.88	172	232	74.13
V Sehwag (ICC/India)	2001-2008	57	96	4813	319	14	39.91	105.00	51.75	70	96	72.91

Whole career with a batting average of 40 or above - Tests (qualification: undefined averages ignored)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	100	Min	Max	Final	Time
SM Gavaskar (India)	1971-1987	125	214	10122	236*	34	47.70	156.00	51.12	16y 11d
DI Gower (Eng)	1978-1992	117	204	8231	215	18	40.52	66.00	44.25	14y 69d
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1976-1993	124	189	8832	280*	23	51.74	188.00	52.57	17y 73d
SC Ganguly (India)	1996-2008	106	174	6792	239	15	40.41	133.50	42.71	11y 298d
M Azharuddin (India)	1984-2000	99	147	6215	199	22	43.95	110.00	45.03	15y 66d
AC Gilchrist (Aus)	1999-2008	96	137	5570	204*	17	43.50	118.00	47.60	8y 84d
DCS Compton (Eng)	1937-1957	78	131	5807	278	17	42.94	83.50	50.06	19y 203d
KD Walters (Aus)	1965-1981	74	125	5357	250	15	47.03	155.00	48.26	15y 63d
WM Lawry (Aus)	1961-1971	67	123	5234	210	13	40.29	93.50	47.15	9y 240d
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1981	66	109	4399	187	12	44.31	201.00	44.43	8y 273d
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1963	51	87	3860	261	9	49.48	256.00	49.48	15y 196d
H Sutcliffe (Eng)	1924-1935	54	84	4555	194	16	60.73	99.33	60.73	11y 18d
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1967	44	78	3245	260	8	40.91	153.00	45.06	9y 1d
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2008	42	64	2309	142	6	40.03	180.00	41.98	6y 221d
AN Cook (Eng)	2006-2008	28	52	2191	127	7	42.61	164.00	43.82	2y 79d
G Pullar (Eng)	1959-1963	28	49	1974	175	4	41.62	103.00	43.86	3y 212d
LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1980	30	49	2047	302	7	43.00	314.00	43.55	8y 18d
HL Collins (Aus)	1920-1926	19	31	1352	203	4	45.06	100.00	45.06	5y 244d
KS Ranjitsinhji (Eng)	1896-1902	15	26	989	175	2	44.95	216.00	44.95	6y 10d
DS Steele (Eng)	1975-1976	8	16	673	106	1	41.92	67.28	42.06	1y 17d

Highest percentage of career with a batting average of 40 or above - Tests (qualification: 50 innings in career)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	100	Min	Max	Final	>40	Inns	%
SM Gavaskar (India)	1971-1987	125	214	10122	236*	34	47.70	156.00	51.12	214	214	100.00
DI Gower (Eng)	1978-1992	117	204	8231	215	18	40.52	66.00	44.25	204	204	100.00
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1976-1993	124	189	8832	280*	23	51.74	188.00	52.57	189	189	100.00
SC Ganguly (India)	1996-2008	106	174	6792	239	15	40.41	133.50	42.71	174	174	100.00
M Azharuddin (India)	1984-2000	99	147	6215	199	22	43.95	110.00	45.03	147	147	100.00
AC Gilchrist (Aus)	1999-2008	96	137	5570	204*	17	43.50	118.00	47.60	137	137	100.00
DCS Compton (Eng)	1937-1957	78	131	5807	278	17	42.94	83.50	50.06	131	131	100.00
KD Walters (Aus)	1965-1981	74	125	5357	250	15	47.03	155.00	48.26	125	125	100.00
WM Lawry (Aus)	1961-1971	67	123	5234	210	13	40.29	93.50	47.15	123	123	100.00
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1981	66	109	4399	187	12	44.31	201.00	44.43	108	108	100.00
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1963	51	87	3860	261	9	49.48	256.00	49.48	87	87	100.00
H Sutcliffe (Eng)	1924-1935	54	84	4555	194	16	60.73	99.33	60.73	84	84	100.00
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1967	44	78	3245	260	8	40.91	153.00	45.06	78	78	100.00
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2008	42	64	2309	142	6	40.03	180.00	41.98	63	63	100.00
AN Cook (Eng)	2006-2008	28	52	2191	127	7	42.61	164.00	43.82	52	52	100.00
RN Harvey (Aus)	1948-1963	79	137	6149	205	21	13.00	106.55	48.41	136	137	99.27
MJ Slater (Aus)	1993-2001	74	131	5312	219	14	38.72	79.00	42.83	130	131	99.23
V Sehwag (ICC/India)	2001-2008	57	96	4813	319	14	39.91	105.00	51.75	95	96	98.95
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2001	54	90	3012	208*	6	11.00	94.00	41.26	89	90	98.88
BF Butcher (WI)	1958-1969	44	78	3104	209*	7	28.00	92.00	43.11	77	78	98.71
KP Pietersen (Eng)	2005-2008	37	70	3286	226	11	39.37	121.00	49.04	69	70	98.57
NC O'Neill (Aus)	1958-1965	42	69	2779	181	6	34.00	105.00	45.55	68	69	98.55
IR Bell (Eng)	2004-2008	37	67	2562	162*	7	39.65	297.00	42.70	66	67	98.50
AR Border (Aus)	1978-1994	156	265	11174	205	27	14.50	73.00	50.56	261	265	98.49
MA Taylor (Aus)	1989-1999	104	186	7525	334*	19	10.33	69.95	43.49	182	186	97.84
AJ Strauss (Eng)	2004-2008	47	88	3560	177	11	39.52	112.00	41.39	86	88	97.72
R Dravid (ICC/India)	1996-2008	122	210	10098	270	25	34.61	95.00	54.88	205	210	97.61
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2008	95	155	7478	374	22	29.66	66.00	51.93	151	155	97.41
WR Hammond (Eng)	1927-1947	85	140	7249	336*	22	36.00	75.47	58.45	136	140	97.14
BL D'Oliveira (Eng)	1966-1972	44	70	2484	158	5	27.00	62.44	40.06	68	70	97.14

Whole career with a bowling average below 20 - Tests (qualification: undefined average counted as above)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Wkts	BBI	5	Min	Max	Final	Time
CTB Turner (Aus)	1887-1895	17	30	5179	101	7/43	11	2.50	17.30	16.53	8y 7d
JJ Ferris (Aus/Eng)	1887-1892	9	16	2302	61	7/37	6	6.75	15.64	12.70	5y 54d
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	14	1514	41	6/73	1	9.00	17.53	15.02	3y 49d
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	6	11	1064	24	5/51	2	12.80	18.41	18.41	6y 271d
GHT Simpson-Hayward (Eng)	1910-1910	5	10	898	23	6/43	2	7.16	18.26	18.26	0y 72d
WS Lees (Eng)	1906-1906	5	9	1256	26	6/78	2	6.79	18.80	17.96	0y 90d
MJC Allom (Eng)	1930-1931	5	8	817	14	5/38	1	6.87	18.92	18.92	1y 10d
J Trim (WI)	1948-1952	4	8	794	18	5/34	1	3.00	17.84	16.16	3y 306d
WH Copson (Eng)	1939-1947	3	6	762	15	5/85	1	15.40	19.80	19.80	8y 57d
RL Johnson (Eng)	2003-2003	3	6	547	16	6/33	2	5.50	17.18	17.18	0y 184d
HHH Johnson (WI)	1948-1950	3	5	789	13	5/41	2	8.19	18.30	18.30	2y 120d
DEJ Ironside (SA)	1953-1954	3	5	986	15	5/51	1	10.19	18.33	18.33	0y 40d
James Lillywhite jnr (Eng)	1877-1877	2	4	340	8	4/70	0	10.00	19.00	15.75	0y 20d
AJ Fothergill (Eng)	1889-1889	2	4	321	8	4/19	0	6.79	15.00	11.25	0y 14d
CJ Eady (Aus)	1896-1902	2	4	223	7	3/30	0	14.14	19.33	16.00	5y 255d
LJ Nash (Aus)	1932-1937	2	4	311	10	4/18	0	4.40	12.59	12.59	5y 19d
HJ Butler (Eng)	1947-1948	2	4	552	12	4/34	0	8.50	18.80	17.91	0y 205d
LA King (WI)	1962-1968	2	4	476	9	5/46	1	9.14	17.11	17.11	5y 356d
DS Steele (Eng)	1975-1976	8	4	88	2	1/1	0	1.00	19.50	19.50	1y 17d
CFH Leslie (Eng)	1882-1883	4	3	96	4	3/31	0	10.33	11.00	11.00	0y 53d

Highest percentage of career with a bowling average below 20 - Tests (qualification: 5000 balls in career, DNB counts as an innings)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Wkts	BBI	5	Min	Max	Final	<20	Inns	%
CTB Turner (Aus)	1887-1895	17	30	5179	101	7/43	11	2.50	17.30	16.53	30	30	100.00
R Peel (Eng)	1884-1896	20	35	5216	101	7/31	5	12.59	23.12	16.98	31	38	81.57
J Briggs (Eng)	1884-1899	33	49	5332	118	8/11	9	7.90	-	17.75	51	63	80.95
WA Johnston (Aus)	1947-1955	40	75	11048	160	6/44	7	8.50	23.91	23.91	49	79	62.02
SF Barnes (Eng)	1901-1914	27	50	7873	189	9/103	24	13.00	23.16	16.43	25	52	48.07
RR Lindwall (Aus)	1946-1960	61	113	13650	228	7/38	12	13.00	35.00	23.03	47	117	40.17
RM Hogg (Aus)	1978-1984	38	66	7633	123	6/74	6	11.00	28.47	28.47	20	69	28.98
IT Botham (Eng)	1977-1992	102	168	21815	383	8/34	27	14.80	28.40	28.40	49	179	27.37
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	58	90	8225	127	8/68	6	14.50	31.39	26.96	30	110	27.27
Waqar Younis (Pak)	1989-2003	87	154	16224	373	7/76	22	17.77	55.33	23.56	40	158	25.31
MW Tate (Eng)	1924-1935	39	68	12523	155	6/42	7	3.00	26.63	26.16	16	68	23.52
GG Arnold (Eng)	1967-1975	34	61	7650	115	6/45	6	11.66	28.29	28.29	13	61	21.31
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	46	6391	104	6/43	5	16.09	-	21.10	10	48	20.83
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1969	48	92	10421	192	7/69	9	11.66	26.75	26.38	19	92	20.65
DL Underwood (Eng)	1966-1982	86	151	21862	297	8/51	17	16.83	-	25.83	30	157	19.10
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	52	6522	116	6/38	9	11.00	25.76	24.18	10	54	18.51
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	58	111	13169	259	6/56	7	19.31	33.85	20.97	19	111	17.11
BR Taylor (NZ)	1965-1973	30	53	6334	111	7/74	4	11.19	31.75	26.60	9	55	16.36
B Lee (Aus)	1999-2008	65	128	13968	271	5/30	8	9.40	33.20	29.97	20	129	15.50
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1982	27	52	6165	125	8/29	3	10.73	28.33	23.30	8	52	15.38

Whole career with a bowling average below 25 - Tests (qualification: undefined average counted as above)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Wkts	BBI	5	Min	Max	Final	Time
WA Johnston (Aus)	1947-1955	40	75	11048	160	6/44	7	8.50	23.91	23.91	7y 201d
SF Barnes (Eng)	1901-1914	27	50	7873	189	9/103	24	13.00	23.16	16.43	12y 67d
R Peel (Eng)	1884-1896	20	35	5216	101	7/31	5	12.59	23.12	16.98	11y 244d
CTB Turner (Aus)	1887-1895	17	30	5179	101	7/43	11	2.50	17.30	16.53	8y 7d
SR Clark (Aus)	2006-2008	15	30	3394	68	5/55	1	9.88	21.88	21.88	1y 318d
WE Bowes (Eng)	1932-1946	15	29	3655	68	6/33	6	12.25	24.40	22.33	14y 0d
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	28	2764	64	7/94	5	10.00	23.00	22.73	5y 50d
K Higgs (Eng)	1965-1968	15	27	4112	71	6/91	2	11.75	24.50	20.74	2y 290d
W Bates (Eng)	1881-1887	15	23	2364	50	7/28	4	15.77	22.76	16.42	5y 60d
ERH Toshack (Aus)	1946-1948	12	23	3140	47	6/29	4	3.00	21.04	21.04	2y 120d
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	10	17	1605	37	5/22	3	14.18	21.72	21.72	6y 59d
R Appleyard (Eng)	1954-1956	9	17	1596	31	5/51	1	10.19	22.14	17.87	1y 347d
JJ Ferris (Aus/Eng)	1887-1892	9	16	2302	61	7/37	6	6.75	15.64	12.70	5y 54d
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	40	7/63	3	10.18	22.14	22.14	8y 47d
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	14	1514	41	6/73	1	9.00	17.53	15.02	3y 49d
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	6	11	1064	24	5/51	2	12.80	18.41	18.41	6y 271d
RAL Massie (Aus)	1972-1973	6	11	1739	31	8/53	2	8.56	20.93	20.87	0y 203d
A Shaw (Eng)	1877-1882	7	10	1096	12	5/38	1	11.12	23.75	23.75	4y 364d
GHT Simpson-Hayward (Eng)	1910-1910	5	10	898	23	6/43	2	7.16	18.26	18.26	0y 72d
AH Gray (WI)	1986-1987	5	10	888	22	4/39	0	9.75	21.28	17.13	0y 142d

Highest percentage of career with a bowling average below 25 - Tests (qualification: 5000 balls in career, DNB counts as an innings)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Wkts	BBI	5	Min	Max	Final	<25	Inns	%
WA Johnston (Aus)	1947-1955	40	75	11048	160	6/44	7	8.50	23.91	23.91	79	79	100.00
SF Barnes (Eng)	1901-1914	27	50	7873	189	9/103	24	13.00	23.16	16.43	52	52	100.00
R Peel (Eng)	1884-1896	20	35	5216	101	7/31	5	12.59	23.12	16.98	38	38	100.00
CTB Turner (Aus)	1887-1895	17	30	5179	101	7/43	11	2.50	17.30	16.53	30	30	100.00
FS Trueman (Eng)	1952-1965	67	127	15178	307	8/31	17	13.31	29.66	21.57	127	128	99.21
KR Miller (Aus)	1946-1956	55	95	10461	170	7/60	7	3.00	-	22.97	104	105	99.04
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1982	27	52	6165	125	8/29	3	10.73	28.33	23.30	51	52	98.07
DK Lillee (Aus)	1971-1984	70	132	18467	355	7/83	23	16.80	26.00	23.92	128	133	96.24
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	43	76	8407	161	6/40	6	17.00	-	24.27	76	79	96.20
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	46	6391	104	6/43	5	16.09	-	21.10	46	48	95.83
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	202	24353	421	7/87	16	19.82	41.00	23.11	195	205	95.12
RR Lindwall (Aus)	1946-1960	61	113	13650	228	7/38	12	13.00	35.00	23.03	111	117	94.87
Waqar Younis (Pak)	1989-2003	87	154	16224	373	7/76	22	17.77	55.33	23.56	148	158	93.67
MA Noble (Aus)	1898-1909	42	71	7159	121	7/17	9	11.42	31.00	25.00	73	79	92.40
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	58	111	13169	259	6/56	7	19.31	33.85	20.97	101	111	90.99
Fazal Mahmood (Pak)	1952-1962	34	53	9834	139	7/42	13	13.28	46.00	24.70	50	56	89.28
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1969	48	92	10421	192	7/69	9	11.66	26.75	26.38	79	92	85.86
H Verity (Eng)	1931-1939	40	73	11173	144	8/43	5	18.68	46.20	24.37	64	75	85.33
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	52	6522	116	6/38	9	11.00	25.76	24.18	46	54	85.18
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	98	179	22103	405	8/45	22	20.51	60.50	20.99	154	182	84.61

Whole career with a bowling average below 30 - Tests (qualification: undefined average counted as above)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Wkts	BBI	5	Min	Max	Final	Time
IT Botham (Eng)	1977-1992	102	168	21815	383	8/34	27	14.80	28.40	28.40	14y 329d
DK Lillee (Aus)	1971-1984	70	132	18467	355	7/83	23	16.80	26.00	23.92	12y 342d
FS Trueman (Eng)	1952-1965	67	127	15178	307	8/31	17	13.31	29.66	21.57	13y 17d
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1969	48	92	10421	192	7/69	9	11.66	26.75	26.38	10y 95d
WA Johnston (Aus)	1947-1955	40	75	11048	160	6/44	7	8.50	23.91	23.91	7y 201d
MW Tate (Eng)	1924-1935	39	68	12523	155	6/42	7	3.00	26.63	26.16	11y 46d
RM Hogg (Aus)	1978-1984	38	66	7633	123	6/74	6	11.00	28.47	28.47	6y 26d
GG Arnold (Eng)	1967-1975	34	61	7650	115	6/45	6	11.66	28.29	28.29	7y 338d
M Hendrick (Eng)	1974-1981	30	54	6208	87	4/28	0	15.35	28.92	25.83	7y 87d
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	52	6522	116	6/38	9	11.00	25.76	24.18	8y 92d
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1982	27	52	6165	125	8/29	3	10.73	28.33	23.30	4y 350d
SF Barnes (Eng)	1901-1914	27	50	7873	189	9/103	24	13.00	23.16	16.43	12y 67d
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	43	4227	82	7/84	4	10.16	27.25	26.58	18y 181d
JK Lever (Eng)	1976-1986	21	38	4433	73	7/46	3	6.57	27.34	26.72	9y 188d
C Blythe (Eng)	1901-1910	19	37	4546	100	8/59	9	8.00	29.03	18.62	8y 91d
R Peel (Eng)	1884-1896	20	35	5216	101	7/31	5	12.59	23.12	16.98	11y 244d
RWV Robins (Eng)	1929-1937	19	34	3318	64	6/32	1	14.44	29.46	27.46	8y 49d
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1995	18	33	3980	52	5/42	2	16.00	29.16	28.88	3y 34d
TW Garrett (Aus)	1877-1888	19	30	2728	36	6/78	2	11.00	28.64	26.94	10y 337d
FR Spofforth (Aus)	1877-1887	18	30	4185	94	7/44	7	13.00	27.75	18.41	9y 306d

Highest percentage of career with a bowling average below 30 - Tests (qualification: 5000 balls in career, DNB counts as an innings)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Wkts	BBI	5	Min	Max	Final	<30	Inns	%
IT Botham (Eng)	1977-1992	102	168	21815	383	8/34	27	14.80	28.40	28.40	179	179	100.00
DK Lillee (Aus)	1971-1984	70	132	18467	355	7/83	23	16.80	26.00	23.92	133	133	100.00
FS Trueman (Eng)	1952-1965	67	127	15178	307	8/31	17	13.31	29.66	21.57	128	128	100.00
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1969	48	92	10421	192	7/69	9	11.66	26.75	26.38	92	92	100.00
WA Johnston (Aus)	1947-1955	40	75	11048	160	6/44	7	8.50	23.91	23.91	79	79	100.00
MW Tate (Eng)	1924-1935	39	68	12523	155	6/42	7	3.00	26.63	26.16	68	68	100.00
RM Hogg (Aus)	1978-1984	38	66	7633	123	6/74	6	11.00	28.47	28.47	69	69	100.00
GG Arnold (Eng)	1967-1975	34	61	7650	115	6/45	6	11.66	28.29	28.29	61	61	100.00
M Hendrick (Eng)	1974-1981	30	54	6208	87	4/28	0	15.35	28.92	25.83	56	56	100.00
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	52	6522	116	6/38	9	11.00	25.76	24.18	54	54	100.00
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1982	27	52	6165	125	8/29	3	10.73	28.33	23.30	52	52	100.00
SF Barnes (Eng)	1901-1914	27	50	7873	189	9/103	24	13.00	23.16	16.43	52	52	100.00
R Peel (Eng)	1884-1896	20	35	5216	101	7/31	5	12.59	23.12	16.98	38	38	100.00
CTB Turner (Aus)	1887-1895	17	30	5179	101	7/43	11	2.50	17.30	16.53	30	30	100.00
Wasim Akram (Pak)	1985-2002	104	181	22627	414	7/119	25	19.41	52.50	23.62	185	186	99.46
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1976	79	148	27115	309	8/38	18	17.50	38.00	29.09	150	151	99.33
RR Lindwall (Aus)	1946-1960	61	113	13650	228	7/38	12	13.00	35.00	23.03	116	117	99.14
W Rhodes (Eng)	1899-1930	58	90	8225	127	8/68	6	14.50	31.39	26.96	109	110	99.09
KR Miller (Aus)	1946-1956	55	95	10461	170	7/60	7	3.00	-	22.97	104	105	99.04
SCG MacGill (Aus)	1998-2007	42	81	10781	203	8/108	12	17.64	56.00	28.14	82	83	98.79
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	43	76	8407	161	6/40	6	17.00	-	24.27	78	79	98.73
MA Noble (Aus)	1898-1909	42	71	7159	121	7/17	9	11.42	31.00	25.00	78	79	98.73
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	129	15519	330	8/71	20	19.58	33.50	22.25	132	134	98.50
Fazal Mahmood (Pak)	1952-1962	34	53	9834	139	7/42	13	13.28	46.00	24.70	55	56	98.21
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	132	242	30019	519	7/37	22	17.50	-	24.44	238	244	97.54
ARC Fraser (Eng)	1989-1998	46	79	10876	177	8/53	13	15.75	35.88	27.32	78	80	97.50
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	58	111	13169	259	6/56	7	19.31	33.85	20.97	108	111	97.29
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	202	24353	421	7/87	16	19.82	41.00	23.11	199	205	97.07
JR Thomson (Aus)	1972-1985	51	90	10535	200	6/46	8	20.02	-	28.00	91	94	96.80
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	47	90	11135	202	7/54	11	17.15	75.00	25.61	87	90	96.66