Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1955-1957	10	-	229	4161	1204	63	9/113	19.11	1.73	66.04	2	7	1
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1956	12	-	126	2445	761	35	5/53	21.74	1.86	69.85	2	1	0
MH Mankad (IND)	1951-1952	8	543.5	219	3263	957	43	8/55	22.25	1.75	75.88	5	2	1
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1957	10	-	229	3618	898	40	5/31	22.45	1.48	90.45	1	2	0
KR Miller (AUS)	1950-1956	19	-	167	3909	1314	58	5/72	22.65	2.01	67.39	5	2	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1950-1959	20	-	139	4414	1662	69	5/54	24.08	2.25	63.97	1	3	0
WA Johnston (AUS)	1950-1955	12	-	133	3407	1188	48	5/35	24.75	2.09	70.97	2	2	0
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1959	15	-	105	2905	944	37	6/64	25.51	1.94	78.51	0	1	0
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1957	9	-	80	2679	1011	39	5/60	25.92	2.26	68.69	2	2	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1957	14	943.5	381	5663	1710	63	7/49	27.14	1.81	89.88	3	5	1
AL Valentine (WI)	1950-1957	9	639.2	283	3836	1140	40	8/104	28.50	1.78	95.90	2	2	2
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1959	18	-	155	4133	1465	51	5/83	28.72	2.12	81.03	5	2	0
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1950-1956	14	-	92	2496	857	25	4/151	34.28	2.06	99.84	1	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:

India v Australia at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]

India v Australia at Delhi, 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]

Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]