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New Zealand

Test Career Best Bowling Averages

Based on all matches up to and including
Test # 1822: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, 2nd Test, 15/12/2006

Qualification: 2000 balls bowled

Name                Mat  Balls    M     R   W    Ave  Best   5 10    SR  Econ

J Cowie               9   2028   65   969   45  21.53  6-40   4  1  45.0  2.86
SE Bond              16   2881  102  1636   74  22.10  6-51   4  1  38.9  3.40
RJ Hadlee            86  21918  809  9611  431  22.29  9-52  36  9  50.8  2.63
BR Taylor            30   6334  206  2953  111  26.60  7-74   4  -  57.0  2.79
JEC Franklin         21   3577  110  2143   76  28.19  6-119  3  -  47.0  3.59
DJ Nash              32   6196  312  2649   93  28.48  6-27   3  1  66.6  2.56
RO Collinge          35   7689  228  3393  116  29.25  6-63   3  -  66.2  2.64
SB Doull             32   6053  251  2872   98  29.30  7-65   6  -  61.7  2.84
CL Cairns            62  11698  414  6410  218  29.40  7-27  13  1  53.6  3.28
FJ Cameron           19   4570  220  1849   62  29.82  5-34   3  -  73.7  2.42
AR MacGibbon         26   5659  228  2160   70  30.85  5-64   1  -  80.8  2.29
DR Tuffey            22   4110  181  2057   66  31.16  6-54   2  -  62.2  3.00
RC Motz              32   7034  279  3148  100  31.48  6-63   5  -  70.3  2.68
EJ Chatfield         43  10360  489  3958  123  32.17  6-73   3  1  84.2  2.29
SB O'Connor          19   3667  149  1724   53  32.52  5-51   1  -  69.1  2.82
BL Cairns            43  10628  447  4280  130  32.92  7-74   6  1  81.7  2.41
JR Reid              58   7725  444  2835   85  33.35  6-60   1  -  90.8  2.20
DR Hadlee            26   4883  114  2389   71  33.64  4-30   -  -  68.7  2.93
DL Vettori           72  17423  725  7740  228  33.94  7-87  13  3  76.4  2.66
CS Martin            33   6188  220  3636  106  34.30  6-54   7  1  58.3  3.52
JDP Oram             22   3370  150  1443   42  34.35  4-41   -  -  80.2  2.56
SL Boock             30   6598  327  2564   74  34.64  7-87   4  -  89.1  2.33
W Watson             15   3486  182  1387   40  34.67  6-78   1  -  87.1  2.38
DK Morrison          48  10064  313  5549  160  34.68  7-89  10  -  62.9  3.30
RW Blair             19   3525  114  1515   43  35.23  4-85   -  -  81.9  2.57
TB Burtt             10   2593  119  1170   33  35.45  6-162  3  -  78.5  2.70
BW Yuile             17   2897  168  1213   34  35.67  4-43   -  -  85.2  2.51
JV Coney             52   2835  135   966   27  35.77  3-28   -  - 105.0  2.04
JG Bracewell         41   8403  360  3653  102  35.81  6-32   4  1  82.3  2.60
BE Congdon           61   5620  197  2154   59  36.50  5-65   1  -  95.2  2.29
HJ Howarth           30   8833  393  3178   86  36.95  5-34   2  - 102.7  2.15
RS Cunis             20   4250  140  1887   51  37.00  6-76   1  -  83.3  2.66
GB Troup             15   3183  105  1454   39  37.28  6-95   1  1  81.6  2.74
MC Snedden           25   4775  194  2199   58  37.91  5-68   1  -  82.3  2.76
JC Alabaster         21   3992  178  1863   49  38.02  4-46   -  -  81.4  2.80
ML Su'a              13   2843   92  1377   36  38.25  5-73   2  -  78.9  2.90
JA Hayes             15   2675   86  1217   30  40.56  4-36   -  -  89.1  2.72
NJ Astle             81   5688  317  2143   51  42.01  3-27   -  - 111.5  2.26
DN Patel             37   6594  253  3154   75  42.05  6-50   3  -  87.9  2.86
HB Cave              19   4074  242  1467   34  43.14  4-21   -  - 119.8  2.16
CD McMillan          55   2502  101  1257   28  44.89  3-48   -  -  89.3  3.01
C Pringle            14   2985  113  1389   30  46.30  7-52   1  1  99.5  2.79
V Pollard            32   4421  207  1853   40  46.32  3-3    -  - 110.5  2.51
PJ Wiseman           25   5660  209  2903   61  47.59  5-82   2  -  92.7  3.07
MN Hart              14   3086  127  1438   29  49.58  5-77   1  - 106.4  2.79
AM Moir              17   2650   82  1418   28  50.64  6-155  2  -  94.6  3.21
EJ Gray              10   2076   87   886   17  52.11  3-73   -  - 122.1  2.56
GI Allott            10   2023   62  1111   19  58.47  4-74   -  - 106.4  3.29
DR O'Sullivan        11   2744   75  1224   18  68.00  5-148  1  - 152.4  2.67
CZ Harris            23   2560  106  1170   16  73.12  2-16   -  - 160.0  2.74