Worst Bowling Average in Test Cricket

Asoka de Silva of Sri Lanka tops the list of worst bowling averages in test cricket. He had a bowling average of 129 in the 10 matches and 15 innings that he played and took 8 wickets at an economy of 2.65 with 2/67 being his best bowling figure. He is followed by ML Jaisimha of India. He had a bowling average of 92.11 in the 39 matches and 51 innings that he played and took 9 wickets at an economy of 2.37 with 2/54 being his best bowling figure. Ian Salisbury of England is ranked third on the list of worst bowling averages in test cricket. He had a bowling average of 76.95 in the 15 matches and 25 innings that he played and took 20 wickets at an economy of 3.7 with 4/163 being his best bowling figure.

S No.	Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Balls	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	BBI	Average	Economy
1	Asoka de Silva	Sri Lanka	10	15	2328	388	87	1032	8	2/67	129	2.65
2	ML Jaisimha	India	39	51	2097	–	109	829	9	2/54	92.11	2.37
3	Ian Salisbury	England	15	25	2492	415.2	50	1539	20	4/163	76.95	3.7
4	Rubel Hossain	Bangladesh	27	44	4223	703.5	73	2764	36	5/166	76.77	3.92
5	Chris Harris	New Zealand	23	29	2560	426.4	106	1170	16	2/16	73.12	2.74
6	David O’Sullivan	New Zealand	11	15	2744	–	75	1224	18	5/148	68	2.67
7	Keith Stackpole	Australia	43	40	2321	–	86	1001	15	2/33	66.73	2.58
8	Ian Chappell	Australia	75	60	2873	–	87	1316	20	2/21	65.8	2.74
9	Farveez Maharoof	Sri Lanka	22	35	2940	490	107	1631	25	4/52	65.23	3.32
10	Arjuna Ranatunga	Sri Lanka	93	56	2373	395.3	114	1040	16	2/17	3/5	2.62
11	Larry Gomes	West Indies	60	51	2401	400.1	79	930	15	2/20	62	2.32
12	Brian Murphy	Zimbabwe	11	19	2153	358.5	67	1113	18	3/32	61.83	3.1
13	Grant Flower	Zimbabwe	67	60	3378	563	122	1537	25	4/41	61.48	2.73
14	Vivian Richards	West Indies	121	103	5170	–	203	1964	32	2/17	61.37	2.27
15	Vijay Hazare	India	30	43	2840	–	99	1220	20	4/29	3/1	2.57
16	Abdur Razzak	Bangladesh	13	20	3015	502.3	69	1673	28	4/63	59.75	3.32
17	Marlon Samuels	West Indies	71	69	4392	732	79	2445	41	4/13	59.63	3.34
18	Eknath Solkar	India	27	44	2265	377.3	82	1070	18	3/28	59.44	2.83
19	Tapash Baisya	Bangladesh	21	29	3370	561.4	93	2137	36	4/72	59.36	3.8
20	Geoff Allott	New Zealand	10	16	2023	337.1	62	1111	19	4/74	58.47	3.29
21	Manjural Islam	Bangladesh	17	22	2970	495	103	1605	28	6/81	57.32	3.24
22	Enamul Haque	Bangladesh	10	12	2230	371.4	88	1027	18	4/136	57.05	2.76
23	Graeme Hick	England	65	58	3057	509.3	128	1306	23	4/126	2/24	2.56
24	Denis Compton	England	78	66	2710	–	71	1410	25	5/70	56.4	3.12
25	John Mortimore	England	9	15	2162	–	133	733	13	3/36	56.38	2.03
26	Dhananjaya de Silva	Sri Lanka	49	73	3453	575.3	70	1916	34	3/25	56.35	3.32
27	Mohinder Amarnath	India	69	71	3676	–	101	1782	32	4/63	55.68	2.9
28	Sachin Tendulkar	India	200	145	4240	706.4	83	2492	46	3/10	2/22	3.52
29	Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	104	84	3948	658	159	1784	33	4/44	54.06	2.71
30	Majid Khan	Pakistan	63	60	3584	–	124	1456	27	4/45	53.92	2.43

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