Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2008	13	718.4	129	4312	2141	77	8/84	27.80	2.97	56.00	2	7	3
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	2004-2007	6	379.1	54	2275	1206	37	6/59	32.59	3.18	61.48	1	4	1
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2005-2009	15	493.5	73	2963	1660	50	5/78	33.20	3.36	59.26	4	2	0
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	2000-2008	13	575.1	114	3451	1704	51	7/87	33.41	2.96	67.66	1	6	1
A Kumble (IND)	2000-2008	14	717.0	95	4302	2496	74	8/141	33.72	3.48	58.13	3	7	2
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2009	15	573.0	110	3438	2015	58	6/100	34.74	3.51	59.27	3	2	1
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	2001-2009	18	434.4	74	2608	1512	41	3/22	36.87	3.47	63.60	0	0	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2002-2006	12	366.4	57	2200	1334	35	7/109	38.11	3.63	62.85	2	1	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	2001-2003	9	348.4	52	2092	1438	35	7/94	41.08	4.12	59.77	0	2	1
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC)	2002-2009	17	537.2	94	3224	1886	45	5/43	41.91	3.50	71.64	1	1	0
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2008	13	419.4	77	2518	1432	34	5/91	42.11	3.41	74.05	2	2	0
SM Pollock (SA)	2001-2006	8	346.4	74	2080	1012	20	3/67	50.60	2.91	104.00	0	0	0

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Minimum of 2000 balls
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]