Best Bowling Average in Test

George Lohmann of England tops the list of the best bowling average in test cricket. He had an average of 10.75 in the 18 matches that he played and took 112 wickets at an economy of 1.88. He is followed by John James Ferris who was one of the few players who played for both England and Australia. He had an average of 12.7 in the 9 matches that he played and took 61 wickets at an economy of 2.01. William Barnes of England is ranked third on the list of the best bowling average in test cricket. He had an average of 15.54 in the 21 matches that he played and took 51 wickets at an economy of 2.07.

S No.	Player	Team	Matches	Overs	Maidens	Balls	Runs	Wickets	BBI	Average	Economy
1	George Lohmann	England	18	–	364	3830	1205	112	9/28	10.75	1.88
2	John James Ferris	England/Australia	9	–	251	2302	775	61	7/37	12.7	2.01
3	William Barnes	England	21	–	271	2289	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07
4	William Bates	England	15	591	282	2364	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08
5	Sydney Barnes	England	27	1312.1	356	7873	3106	189	9/103	16.43	2.36
6	Charlie Turner	Australia	17	–	457	5179	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93
7	Bobby Peel	England	20	–	444	5216	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97
8	Axar Patel	India	12	376.2	92	2258	858	50	6/38	17.16	2.27
9	Johnny Briggs	England	33	–	386	5332	2095	118	8/11	17.75	2.35
10	Herbert Ironmonger	Australia	14	782.3	328	4695	1330	74	7/23	1/16	1.69
11	Frederick Spofforth	Australia	18	1046.1	416	4185	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48
12	Frank Tyson	England	17	–	97	3452	1411	76	7/27	18.55	2.45
13	Colin Blythe	England	19	757.4	231	4546	1863	100	8/59	18.63	2.45
14	Kyle Jamieson	New Zealand	16	527	168	3162	1401	72	6/48	19.45	2.65
15	Johnny Wardle	England	28	–	403	6597	2080	102	7/36	20.39	1.89
16	George Ulyett	England	25	–	299	2627	1020	50	7/36	20.39	2.32
17	Alan Davidson	Australia	44	–	431	11587	3819	186	7/93	20.53	1.97
18	Francis Foster	England	11	407.5	108	2447	926	45	6/91	20.57	2.27
19	Kenneth Higgs	England	15	–	194	4112	1473	71	6/91	20.74	2.14
20	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	81	2930.4	614	17584	7876	376	7/22	20.94	2.68
21	Joel Garner	West Indies	58	2194.5	576	13169	5433	259	6/56	20.97	2.47
22	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	98	3683.5	1001	22103	8501	405	8/45	20.99	2.3
23	Ernie Toshack	Australia	12	–	155	3140	989	47	6/29	21.04	1.88
24	Nathan Adcock	South Africa	26	–	218	6391	2195	104	6/43	21.1	2.06
25	Billy Whitty	Australia	14	559.3	163	3357	1373	65	6/17	21.12	2.45
26	Ollie Robinson	England	17	557.4	143	3346	1502	71	5/49	21.15	2.69
27	Jim Laker	England	46	–	674	12027	4101	193	10/53	21.24	2.04
28	George Palmer	Australia	17	1129.1	452	4517	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22
29	Jack Cowie	New Zealand	9	338	65	2028	969	45	6/40	21.53	2.86
30	Frederick Trueman	England	67	–	522	15178	6625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61

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