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Records / First-class matches / Bowling records / Worst career bowling average

Worst career bowling average

Worst career bowling average
Player	Span	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
MP Lawrence	1982-1986	30	5364	2979	42	3/79	70.92	3.33	127.7	0	0
CP Simpson	2002-2010	45	5437	2951	46	5/68	64.15	3.25	118.1	1	0
SR Tendulkar	1988-2010	267	7347	4190	69	3/10	60.72	3.42	106.4	0	0
SL Saunders	1979-1989	60	7186	4016	70	5/114	57.37	3.35	102.6	1	0
XJ Doherty	2001-2008	29	5782	3461	61	6/149	56.73	3.59	94.7	2	0
Asif Din	1981-1997	211	6573	4393	79	5/61	55.60	4.01	83.2	2	0
RM Pearson	1991-1997	51	10356	5516	100	5/108	55.16	3.19	103.5	2	0
IG Swallow	1983-1991	88	11215	5798	106	7/95	54.69	3.10	105.8	1	0
U Afzaal	1995-2009	222	8636	4861	90	4/101	54.01	3.37	95.9	0	0
KP Pietersen	1997-2010	144	5593	3259	61	4/31	53.42	3.49	91.6	0	0
JD Fitton	1987-1992	52	8391	4359	82	6/59	53.15	3.11	102.3	3	0
S Mahadevan	1985-1996	44	5774	3162	60	6/60	52.70	3.28	96.2	2	0
SG Law	1988-2009	367	8433	4236	83	5/39	51.03	3.01	101.6	1	0
BH Mistry	1981-1994	52	7316	3862	76	5/77	50.81	3.16	96.2	1	0
CT Peploe	2003-2008	30	5283	2839	56	4/31	50.69	3.22	94.3	0	0
J Abrahams	1973-1988	252	5695	2811	56	3/27	50.19	2.96	101.6	0	0
FT Prentice	1934-1951	241	11929	5847	117	5/46	49.97	2.94	101.9	2	0
G Lavis	1928-1949	206	16446	7768	156	4/55	49.79	2.83	105.4	0	0
JN Snape	1992-2006	121	10728	5583	113	5/65	49.40	3.12	94.9	1	0
AR Whittall	1993-2000	62	12400	6614	134	6/46	49.35	3.20	92.5	5	1
C Walker	1947-1954	131	6119	2615	53	5/40	49.33	2.56	115.4	2	0
PM Roebuck	1974-1991	335	7606	3540	72	6/50	49.16	2.79	105.6	1	0
S Singh	1996-2009	26	5206	2112	43	4/47	49.11	2.43	121.0	0	0
JJ Krejza	2004-2010	39	6896	4434	91	8/215	48.72	3.85	75.7	1	1
V Banerjee	2004-2009	33	5979	3391	70	4/38	48.44	3.40	85.4	0	0
L Wright	1925-1933	193	7738	3649	76	3/6	48.01	2.82	101.8	0	0
S Sharma	1988-2001	39	6713	2925	61	6/66	47.95	2.61	110.0	1	0
TJ Phillips	1999-2009	51	6915	4294	90	5/41	47.71	3.72	76.8	1	0
J Fox	1922-1933	140	5743	2193	46	4/27	47.67	2.29	124.8	0	0
HH Kanitkar	1994-2009	115	7645	3462	73	3/21	47.42	2.71	104.7	0	0
J Boiling	1988-1997	88	14806	6633	140	6/84	47.37	2.68	105.7	4	1
VS Solanki	1995-2009	252	6931	4024	85	5/40	47.34	3.48	81.5	4	1
BA Murphy	1995-2003	28	5124	2784	59	4/71	47.18	3.25	86.8	0	0
B Constable	1939-1964	446	5508	3017	64	5/131	47.14	3.28	86.0	1	0
RR Garsondia	1987-2000	38	6529	3045	65	5/90	46.84	2.79	100.4	1	0
MI Gidley	1989-2004	104	13241	6036	129	6/45	46.79	2.73	102.6	3	0
SC Gudge	1979-1997	55	9274	5133	110	5/46	46.66	3.32	84.3	5	0
MA Crawley	1987-1994	80	6144	2985	64	6/92	46.64	2.91	96.0	1	0
RS Bopara	2002-2009	94	6735	4463	96	5/75	46.48	3.97	70.1	1	0
J Rai	1986-2001	70	14246	6816	147	6/80	46.36	2.87	96.9	6	0
MA Wagh	1996-2009	187	8697	4611	100	7/222	46.11	3.18	86.9	2	0
ME Allbrook	1975-1980	47	7111	3504	76	7/79	46.10	2.95	93.5	2	0
DJ Marsh	1993-2010	146	15952	7974	173	7/57	46.09	2.99	92.2	1	0
CA Milton	1948-1974	620	8414	3640	79	5/64	46.07	2.59	106.5	1	0
MP Vaughan	1993-2009	268	9342	5245	114	4/39	46.00	3.36	81.9	0	0
AA Barnett	1988-1994	50	9808	5191	113	5/36	45.93	3.17	86.7	5	0
APR Gidman	2002-2009	113	6449	3994	87	4/47	45.90	3.71	74.1	0	0
JM Davison	1995-2007	51	10014	5063	111	9/76	45.61	3.03	90.2	5	1
AV Mankad	1963-1983	218	6491	3276	72	5/21	45.50	3.02	90.1	2	0
WE Fantham	1935-1948	63	5258	2907	64	5/55	45.42	3.31	82.1	2	0
AN Hayhurst	1985-1997	166	8961	4991	110	4/27	45.37	3.34	81.4	0	0
JL Ontong	1997-2009	117	8476	4531	100	4/66	45.31	3.20	84.7	0	0
LS Rajput	1981-1999	110	5696	2668	59	5/32	45.22	2.81	96.5	1	0
IVA Richards	1971-1993	507	23220	10070	223	5/88	45.15	2.60	104.1	1	0
AR Roberts	1989-1996	61	9203	4829	107	6/72	45.13	3.14	86.0	1	0
MCJ Nicholas	1978-1995	377	5855	3245	72	6/37	45.06	3.32	81.3	2	0
PI Faulkner	1982-1990	54	10058	4548	101	5/49	45.02	2.71	99.5	1	0

Minimum of 5000 balls

Records includes the following recent matches:

India v South Africa at Nagpur, 1st Test, Feb 6-9, 2010 [Test # 1951]

Gauteng v North West at Johannesburg, CSA Provincial Three-Day Challenge, Feb 4-6, 2010 [First-class]

Griqualand West v Free State at Kimberley, CSA Provincial Three-Day Challenge, Feb 4-6, 2010 [First-class]

Northerns v Namibia at Pretoria, CSA Provincial Three-Day Challenge, Feb 4-6, 2010 [First-class]

Matabeleland Tuskers v Mashonaland Eagles at Bulawayo, Logan Cup, Feb 3-6, 2010 [First-class]

Southern Rocks v Mid West Rhinos at Masvingo, Logan Cup, Feb 3-6, 2010 [First-class]

South Zone v West Zone at Hyderabad (Deccan), Duleep Trophy final, Feb 2-6, 2010 [First-class]

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