Worst Bowling Averages (minimum 500 Overs)
|
Player
|
Country
|
Career
|
Mat
|
Overs
|
Mdns
|
Runs
|
Wkts
|
Avg
|
Best
|
5w
|
10w
|
1 |
Rubel Hossain*
|
Bangladesh
|
2009-2020
|
27
|
703.5
|
73
|
2764
|
36
|
76.78
|
5/166
|
1
|
0
|
2 |
G W Flower
|
Zimbabwe
|
1992-2004
|
67
|
563.0
|
122
|
1537
|
25
|
61.48
|
4/41
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
I V A Richards
|
West Indies
|
1974-1991
|
121
|
856.0
|
203
|
1964
|
32
|
61.38
|
2/17
|
0
|
0
|
4 |
Abdur Razzak
|
Bangladesh
|
2006-2018
|
13
|
502.3
|
69
|
1673
|
28
|
59.75
|
4/63
|
0
|
0
|
5 |
M N Samuels
|
West Indies
|
2000-2016
|
71
|
732.0
|
79
|
2445
|
41
|
59.63
|
4/13
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
Tapash Baisya
|
Bangladesh
|
2002-2005
|
21
|
562.4
|
93
|
2137
|
36
|
59.36
|
4/72
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
D de Silva*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2016-
|
53
|
600.3
|
74
|
1981
|
34
|
58.26
|
3/25
|
0
|
0
|
8 |
G A Hick
|
England
|
1991-2001
|
65
|
509.3
|
128
|
1306
|
23
|
56.78
|
4/126
|
0
|
0
|
9 |
M Amarnath
|
India
|
1969-1988
|
69
|
572.4
|
101
|
1782
|
32
|
55.69
|
4/63
|
0
|
0
|
10 |
S R Tendulkar
|
India
|
1989-2013
|
200
|
706.4
|
83
|
2492
|
46
|
54.17
|
3/10
|
0
|
0
|
11 |
A D Mathews*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2009-
|
108
|
658.0
|
159
|
1784
|
33
|
54.06
|
4/44
|
0
|
0
|
12 |
Majid Khan
|
Pakistan
|
1964-1983
|
63
|
556.0
|
124
|
1456
|
27
|
53.93
|
4/45
|
0
|
0
|
13 |
Mohammad Sami
|
Pakistan
|
2001-2012
|
36
|
1249.5
|
193
|
4483
|
85
|
52.74
|
5/36
|
2
|
0
|
14 |
S C Ganguly
|
India
|
1996-2008
|
113
|
519.3
|
110
|
1681
|
32
|
52.53
|
3/28
|
0
|
0
|
15 |
Shahadat Hossain*
|
Bangladesh
|
2005-2015
|
38
|
896.4
|
92
|
3731
|
72
|
51.82
|
6/27
|
4
|
0
|
16 |
M N Hart
|
New Zealand
|
1994-1995
|
14
|
514.2
|
127
|
1438
|
29
|
49.59
|
5/77
|
1
|
0
|
17 |
C L Hooper
|
West Indies
|
1987-2002
|
102
|
2299.0
|
531
|
5635
|
114
|
49.43
|
5/26
|
4
|
0
|
18 |
G R J Matthews
|
Australia
|
1983-1993
|
33
|
1045.1
|
257
|
2942
|
61
|
48.23
|
5/103
|
2
|
1
|
19 |
D B Powell
|
West Indies
|
2002-2009
|
37
|
1179.3
|
218
|
4068
|
85
|
47.86
|
5/25
|
1
|
0
|
20 |
I Ali
|
West Indies
|
1971-1977
|
12
|
610.4
|
137
|
1621
|
34
|
47.68
|
5/59
|
1
|
0
|
21 |
P J Wiseman
|
New Zealand
|
1998-2005
|
25
|
943.2
|
209
|
2903
|
61
|
47.59
|
5/82
|
2
|
0
|
22 |
J S Patel
|
New Zealand
|
2006-2017
|
24
|
972.1
|
202
|
3078
|
65
|
47.35
|
5/110
|
1
|
0
|
23 |
V Sehwag
|
India
|
2001-2013
|
104
|
621.5
|
78
|
1894
|
40
|
47.35
|
5/104
|
1
|
0
|
24 |
A B Agarkar
|
India
|
1998-2006
|
26
|
809.3
|
168
|
2745
|
58
|
47.33
|
6/41
|
1
|
0
|
25 |
Ebadat Hossain*
|
Bangladesh
|
2019-
|
20
|
552.5
|
104
|
1980
|
42
|
47.14
|
6/46
|
1
|
0
|
26 |
R F Surti
|
India
|
1960-1969
|
26
|
605.4
|
115
|
1962
|
42
|
46.71
|
5/74
|
1
|
0
|
27 |
M D Craig
|
New Zealand
|
2014-2016
|
15
|
611.3
|
100
|
2326
|
50
|
46.52
|
7/94
|
1
|
1
|
28 |
C G Borde
|
India
|
1958-1969
|
55
|
949.1
|
236
|
2417
|
52
|
46.48
|
5/88
|
1
|
0
|
29 |
V Pollard
|
New Zealand
|
1965-1973
|
32
|
711.1
|
207
|
1853
|
40
|
46.33
|
3/3
|
0
|
0
|
30 |
G S Ramchand
|
India
|
1952-1960
|
33
|
829.2
|
256
|
1899
|
41
|
46.32
|
6/49
|
1
|
0
|
31 |
R L Chase*
|
West Indies
|
2016-
|
49
|
1132.1
|
129
|
3910
|
85
|
46.00
|
8/60
|
4
|
0
|
32 |
A B C Langton
|
South Africa
|
1935-1939
|
15
|
626.3
|
104
|
1827
|
40
|
45.68
|
5/58
|
1
|
0
|
33 |
A G Cremer
|
Zimbabwe
|
2005-2017
|
19
|
702.2
|
71
|
2604
|
57
|
45.68
|
5/125
|
1
|
0
|
34 |
Mahmudullah*
|
Bangladesh
|
2009-
|
50
|
570.3
|
56
|
1958
|
43
|
45.53
|
5/51
|
1
|
0
|
35 |
J E Root*
|
England
|
2012-
|
140
|
934.3
|
156
|
3068
|
68
|
45.12
|
5/8
|
1
|
0
|
36 |
P I Pocock
|
England
|
1968-1985
|
25
|
1108.2
|
281
|
2976
|
67
|
44.42
|
6/79
|
3
|
0
|
37 |
T M Dilshan
|
Sri Lanka
|
1999-2013
|
87
|
564.1
|
83
|
1711
|
39
|
43.87
|
4/10
|
0
|
0
|
38 |
P L Symcox
|
South Africa
|
1993-1998
|
20
|
593.3
|
137
|
1603
|
37
|
43.32
|
4/69
|
0
|
0
|
39 |
I S Sodhi*
|
New Zealand
|
2013-
|
20
|
666.5
|
91
|
2464
|
57
|
43.23
|
6/86
|
1
|
0
|
40 |
H B Cave
|
New Zealand
|
1949-1958
|
19
|
679.0
|
242
|
1467
|
34
|
43.15
|
4/21
|
0
|
0
|
41 |
R W Barber
|
England
|
1960-1968
|
28
|
552.4
|
101
|
1806
|
42
|
43.00
|
4/132
|
0
|
0
|
42 |
N Pradeep*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2011-2017
|
28
|
846.1
|
130
|
3003
|
70
|
42.90
|
6/132
|
1
|
0
|
43 |
S J McCabe
|
Australia
|
1930-1938
|
39
|
610.2
|
127
|
1543
|
36
|
42.86
|
4/13
|
0
|
0
|
44 |
C H Gayle*
|
West Indies
|
2000-2014
|
103
|
1184.5
|
227
|
3120
|
73
|
42.74
|
5/34
|
2
|
0
|
45 |
C P H Ramanayake
|
Sri Lanka
|
1988-1993
|
18
|
609.0
|
109
|
1880
|
44
|
42.73
|
5/82
|
1
|
0
|
46 |
N Boje
|
South Africa
|
2000-2006
|
43
|
1436.4
|
292
|
4265
|
100
|
42.65
|
5/62
|
3
|
0
|
47 |
N A M McLean
|
West Indies
|
1998-2001
|
19
|
549.5
|
85
|
1873
|
44
|
42.57
|
3/53
|
0
|
0
|
48 |
E E Hemmings
|
England
|
1982-1991
|
16
|
739.3
|
207
|
1825
|
43
|
42.44
|
6/58
|
1
|
0
|
49 |
A Nehra
|
India
|
1999-2004
|
17
|
574.3
|
122
|
1866
|
44
|
42.41
|
4/72
|
0
|
0
|
50 |
H D P K Dharmasena
|
Sri Lanka
|
1993-2004
|
31
|
1156.3
|
265
|
2920
|
69
|
42.32
|
6/72
|
3
|
0
|
|
|