Worst career bowling average (without qualification)
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 5 10
M Ashwin 2012-2024 7 861 582 1 1/176 582 4.05 861 0 0
SE Grant 2014-2016 4 469 401 1 1/42 401 5.13 469 0 0
AD Tillcock 2017-2019 6 710 401 1 1/53 401 3.38 710 0 0
K Krishna Kumar 1976-1983 7 - 375 1 1/31 375 - - 0 0
MD Stoneman 2007-2025 257 467 354 1 1/34 354 4.54 467 0 0
AO Malhotra 1973-1995 156 509 347 1 1/37 347 4.09 509 0 0
SJ Wheeler 2007-2007 3 412 312 1 1/72 312 4.54 412 0 0
M Michau 1981-1995 76 498 296 1 1/30 296 3.56 498 0 0
DP Ostler 1990-2003 205 251 295 1 1/46 295 7.05 251 0 0
Mohammad Ali 1997-2000 4 318 293 1 1/28 293 5.52 318 0 0
CW Emmanuel 2003-2015 26 384 285 1 1/37 285 4.45 384 0 0
DJ Hone 1970-1970 3 416 284 1 1/82 284 4.09 416 0 0
MM Yusuf 1983-1984 5 444 282 1 1/25 282 3.81 444 0 0
Inayatullah 1964-1965 1 - 279 1 1/279 279 - - 0 0
GJ Wright 1996-1997 4 330 279 1 1/60 279 5.07 330 0 0
JOI Campbell 2019-2022 4 501 278 1 1/43 278 3.32 501 0 0
HM Amla 1999-2022 265 393 277 1 1/10 277 4.22 393 0 0
WR Perkins 1952-1954 6 - 277 1 1/45 277 - - 0 0
Sibtain Raza 2007-2009 7 319 276 1 1/71 276 5.19 319 0 0
NV Knight 1991-2006 240 249 271 1 1/61 271 6.53 249 0 0
MW Staziker 1970-1970 2 342 269 1 1/114 269 4.71 342 0 0
AC MacLaren 1890-1923 424 321 267 1 1/44 267 4.99 321 0 0
Abdul Mazid 2011-2025 115 457 266 1 1/47 266 3.49 457 0 0
Mazhar Qayyum 1987-2002 52 444 266 1 1/32 266 3.59 444 0 0
Gohar Shah 2016-2016 2 376 265 1 1/90 265 4.22 376 0 0
HA Newman 1927-1932 3 - 265 1 1/81 265 - - 0 0
ML Pettini 2001-2017 178 132 263 1 1/72 263 11.95 132 0 0
RS Dutton 1981-1982 6 270 261 1 1/45 261 5.8 270 0 0
J Tringrove 1932-1939 3 - 257 1 1/79 257 - - 0 0
PJ Blignaut 1974-1979 4 438 253 1 1/54 253 3.46 438 0 0
AK Kaushik 2017-2025 37 334 252 1 1/22 252 4.52 334 0 0
GAR Harris 1986-1994 3 354 249 1 1/61 249 4.22 354 0 0
WW Hogue 1907-1913 8 378 249 1 1/15 249 3.95 378 0 0
PJ Prichard 1982-2001 330 289 497 2 1/28 248.5 10.31 144.5 0 0
JR Eyre 1963-1967 48 387 248 1 1/6 248 3.84 387 0 0
Humayun Kaiser 1984-1985 4 480 248 1 1/80 248 3.1 480 0 0
C Gomez 2024-2025 7 366 247 1 1/38 247 4.04 366 0 0
MS Chapman 2015-2024 46 366 246 1 1/60 246 4.03 366 0 0
AA Pragasam 2020-2025 4 330 245 1 1/112 245 4.45 330 0 0
PV Ranganathan 1982-1984 8 - 245 1 1/86 245 - - 0 0
WJ House 1996-2001 37 1463 964 4 1/34 241 3.95 365.7 0 0
J Chapman 1909-1920 113 264 241 1 1/42 241 5.47 264 0 0
B Bhushan 1988-1991 5 306 240 1 1/51 240 4.7 306 0 0
DRW Silk 1952-1960 83 - 240 1 1/22 240 - - 0 0
Saeedullah 1961-1965 5 - 239 1 1/46 239 - - 0 0
AW Gale 2004-2016 156 115 238 1 1/33 238 12.41 115 0 0
BA Courtice 1982-1988 49 510 237 1 1/42 237 2.78 510 0 0
JS Ross 1999-2000 4 474 237 1 1/46 237 3 474 0 0
WA Dugmore 2001-2005 13 330 236 1 1/35 236 4.29 330 0 0
J Park-Johnson 2019-2019 2 258 236 1 1/69 236 5.48 258 0 0
Mushtaq Mirza 1973-1977 4 - 235 1 1/67 235 - - 0 0
Probir Hazarika 1969-1984 34 333 232 1 1/1 232 4.18 333 0 0
GJ Speak 1981-1982 5 408 230 1 1/78 230 3.38 408 0 0
LG Black 1903-1919 4 276 229 1 1/27 229 4.97 276 0 0
G Bose 1962-1964 3 388 228 1 1/99 228 3.52 388 0 0
RR Naik 1995-2004 28 779 454 2 1/75 227 3.49 389.5 0 0
TWT Baines 1925-1937 20 - 453 2 1/8 226.5 - - 0 0
DDJ Robinson 1993-2007 189 348 449 2 1/7 224.5 7.74 174 0 0
Ahmed Ali 1995-2000 7 300 224 1 1/30 224 4.48 300 0 0
JC Dwyer 1911-1913 3 324 224 1 1/53 224 4.14 324 0 0
SD Desai 1995-1996 2 396 222 1 1/158 222 3.36 396 0 0
LCS Jerman 1950-1951 3 492 222 1 1/39 222 2.7 492 0 0
SS Tiwary 2006-2024 116 417 221 1 1/0 221 3.17 417 0 0
GD Lloyd 1988-2002 203 339 440 2 1/4 220 7.78 169.5 0 0
Jaskirat Singh 2024-2025 15 239 220 1 1/34 220 5.52 239 0 0
Md Saptulla 2022-2024 6 282 220 1 1/40 220 4.68 282 0 0
PG D'Auvergne 1969-1979 5 - 219 1 1/42 219 - - 0 0
RH Tattersall 1971-1971 2 294 219 1 1/44 219 4.46 294 0 0
SAL Rose 2010-2010 2 318 216 1 1/72 216 4.07 318 0 0
HH Zhimomi 2012-2025 37 330 216 1 1/10 216 3.92 330 0 0
RM Evans 1906-1925 11 - 214 1 1/33 214 - - 0 0
W Slabber 2007-2010 7 347 214 1 1/57 214 3.7 347 0 0
AD Methven 1979-1988 32 811 421 2 1/18 210.5 3.11 405.5 0 0
Abinasha Khatua 1984-1991 17 402 209 1 1/8 209 3.11 402 0 0
M Sajid 1993-1997 2 276 209 1 1/70 209 4.54 276 0 0
KD Aphale 1999-2009 37 360 208 1 1/27 208 3.46 360 0 0
Azeem Ghumman 2007-2024 110 234 207 1 1/15 207 5.3 234 0 0
Inderjit Singh 1985-1990 18 330 206 1 1/59 206 3.74 330 0 0
Jewel Hossain 1997-2005 4 342 206 1 1/33 206 3.61 342 0 0
DS Richards 1927-1935 18 378 205 1 1/8 205 3.25 378 0 0
LG Wright 1883-1909 325 - 204 1 1/4 204 - - 0 0
SDH Mosey 1959-1959 2 306 203 1 1/42 203 3.98 306 0 0
JW Wells 2008-2018 56 328 203 1 1/28 203 3.71 328 0 0
Fawad Khan 2010-2014 2 330 202 1 1/56 202 3.67 330 0 0
SA Northeast 2007-2026 242 240 202 1 1/60 202 5.05 240 0 0
FPG Holtzhausen 2005-2005 3 305 200 1 1/22 200 3.93 305 0 0

Records includes the following recent matches:
India v Afghanistan at New Chandigarh, Only Test, Jun 6-8, 2026 [Test # 2621]
England v New Zealand at Lord's, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jun 4-7, 2026 [Test # 2620]
England Lions v South Africa A at Beckenham, 2nd unofficial Test, May 29-31, 2026 [First-class]