Test Records : Bowling Average in a career

# Player Name Team Mat Balls Runs Wickets Ave Best 5w 10w Period 1 George Lohmann Eng 18 3830 1205 112 10.7589 9-28 9 5 1886-1896 2 J.J. Ferris Eng/Aus 9 2302 775 61 12.7049 7-37 6 1 1887-1892 3 Billy Barnes Eng 21 2289 793 51 15.5490 6-28 3 0 1880-1890 4 Sydney Barnes Eng 27 7873 3106 189 16.4339 9-103 24 7 1901-1914 5 Charlie Turner Aus 17 5179 1670 101 16.5347 7-43 11 2 1887-1895 6 Bobby Peel Eng 20 5216 1715 101 16.9802 7-31 5 1 1884-1896 7 Johnny Briggs Eng 33 5332 2095 118 17.7542 8-11 9 4 1884-1899 8 Bert Ironmonger Aus 14 4695 1330 74 17.9730 7-23 4 2 1928-1933 9 Frederick Spofforth Aus 18 4185 1731 94 18.4149 7-44 7 4 1877-1887 10 Frank Tyson Eng 17 3452 1411 76 18.5658 7-27 4 1 1954-1959 11 Colin Blythe Eng 19 4546 1863 100 18.6300 8-59 9 4 1901-1910 12 Johnny Wardle Eng 28 6597 2080 102 20.3922 7-36 5 1 1948-1957 13 George Ulyett Eng 25 2627 1020 50 20.4000 7-36 1 0 1877-1890 14 Alan Davidson Aus 44 11587 3819 186 20.5323 7-93 14 2 1953-1963 15 Frank Foster Eng 11 2447 926 45 20.5778 6-91 4 0 1911-1912 16 Ken Higgs Eng 15 4112 1473 71 20.7465 6-91 2 0 1965-1968 17 Malcolm Marshall WI 81 17584 7876 376 20.9468 7-22 22 4 1978-1991 18 Joel Garner WI 58 13169 5433 259 20.9768 6-56 7 0 1977-1987 19 Curtly Ambrose WI 98 22103 8501 405 20.9901 8-45 22 3 1988-2000