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
MD Marshall (WI)	1983-1989	14	506.3	117	3039	1406	73	6/37	19.26	2.77	41.63	3	6	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1980-1989	17	632.0	151	3792	1718	75	8/60	22.90	2.71	50.56	2	6	2
MA Holding (WI)	1983-1983	11	385.4	66	2314	1165	42	5/102	27.73	3.02	55.09	2	1	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1982	10	382.5	82	2297	1086	39	7/48	27.84	2.83	58.89	1	4	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1989	9	364.0	81	2184	964	31	5/96	31.09	2.64	70.45	2	2	0
WW Davis (WI)	1983-1988	11	342.4	34	2056	1127	31	4/76	36.35	3.28	66.32	1	0	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1982-1986	10	463.3	166	2781	1023	27	4/31	37.88	2.20	103.00	2	0	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1982-1989	13	366.3	57	2199	1218	25	4/67	48.72	3.32	87.96	2	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]