Worst Bowling Averages (minimum 500 Overs)
|
Player
|
Country
|
Career
|
Mat
|
Overs
|
Mdns
|
Runs
|
Wkts
|
Avg
|
Best
|
5w
|
10w
|
1 |
G A Hick
|
England
|
1991-2001
|
65
|
509.3
|
128
|
1306
|
23
|
56.78
|
4/126
|
0
|
0
|
2 |
J E Root*
|
England
|
2012-
|
140
|
934.3
|
156
|
3068
|
68
|
45.12
|
5/8
|
1
|
0
|
3 |
P I Pocock
|
England
|
1968-1985
|
25
|
1108.2
|
281
|
2976
|
67
|
44.42
|
6/79
|
3
|
0
|
4 |
R W Barber
|
England
|
1960-1968
|
28
|
552.4
|
101
|
1806
|
42
|
43.00
|
4/132
|
0
|
0
|
5 |
E E Hemmings
|
England
|
1982-1991
|
16
|
739.3
|
207
|
1825
|
43
|
42.44
|
6/58
|
1
|
0
|
6 |
A F Giles
|
England
|
1998-2006
|
54
|
2030.0
|
397
|
5806
|
143
|
40.60
|
5/57
|
5
|
0
|
7 |
I J Jones
|
England
|
1964-1968
|
15
|
548.0
|
98
|
1769
|
44
|
40.20
|
6/118
|
1
|
0
|
8 |
A U Rashid*
|
England
|
2015-2019
|
19
|
636.0
|
50
|
2390
|
60
|
39.83
|
5/49
|
2
|
0
|
9 |
B L D'Oliveira
|
England
|
1966-1972
|
44
|
912.0
|
318
|
1859
|
47
|
39.55
|
3/46
|
0
|
0
|
10 |
N G Cowans
|
England
|
1982-1985
|
19
|
575.2
|
113
|
2003
|
51
|
39.27
|
6/77
|
2
|
0
|
11 |
D V P Wright
|
England
|
1938-1951
|
34
|
1151.1
|
177
|
4224
|
108
|
39.11
|
7/105
|
6
|
1
|
12 |
L C Braund
|
England
|
1901-1908
|
23
|
633.5
|
144
|
1810
|
47
|
38.51
|
8/81
|
3
|
0
|
13 |
J E Emburey
|
England
|
1978-1995
|
64
|
2517.1
|
741
|
5646
|
147
|
38.41
|
7/78
|
6
|
0
|
14 |
W R Hammond
|
England
|
1927-1947
|
85
|
1278.1
|
300
|
3138
|
83
|
37.81
|
5/36
|
2
|
0
|
15 |
P C R Tufnell
|
England
|
1990-2001
|
42
|
1880.2
|
505
|
4560
|
121
|
37.69
|
7/47
|
5
|
2
|
16 |
C White
|
England
|
1994-2002
|
30
|
659.5
|
119
|
2220
|
59
|
37.63
|
5/32
|
3
|
0
|
17 |
C C Lewis
|
England
|
1990-1996
|
32
|
1142.0
|
220
|
3490
|
93
|
37.53
|
6/111
|
3
|
0
|
18 |
M M Ali*
|
England
|
2014-
|
68
|
2101.4
|
293
|
7612
|
204
|
37.31
|
6/53
|
5
|
1
|
19 |
R D B Croft
|
England
|
1996-2001
|
21
|
769.5
|
195
|
1825
|
49
|
37.24
|
5/95
|
1
|
0
|
20 |
D E Malcolm
|
England
|
1989-1997
|
40
|
1413.2
|
252
|
4748
|
128
|
37.09
|
9/57
|
5
|
2
|
21 |
D R Pringle
|
England
|
1982-1992
|
30
|
881.1
|
192
|
2518
|
70
|
35.97
|
5/95
|
3
|
0
|
22 |
S M Curran*
|
England
|
2018-
|
24
|
515.1
|
96
|
1669
|
47
|
35.51
|
4/58
|
0
|
0
|
23 |
E R Dexter
|
England
|
1958-1968
|
62
|
854.3
|
186
|
2306
|
66
|
34.94
|
4/10
|
0
|
0
|
24 |
M S Panesar
|
England
|
2006-2013
|
50
|
2079.1
|
468
|
5797
|
167
|
34.71
|
6/37
|
12
|
2
|
25 |
M J Leach*
|
England
|
2018-
|
36
|
1431.4
|
295
|
4335
|
126
|
34.40
|
5/66
|
5
|
1
|
26 |
P H Edmonds
|
England
|
1975-1987
|
51
|
1938.2
|
613
|
4273
|
125
|
34.18
|
7/66
|
2
|
0
|
27 |
G C Small
|
England
|
1986-1991
|
17
|
654.3
|
154
|
1871
|
55
|
34.02
|
5/48
|
2
|
0
|
28 |
F E Woolley
|
England
|
1909-1934
|
64
|
1045.5
|
250
|
2815
|
83
|
33.92
|
7/76
|
4
|
1
|
29 |
P A J De Freitas
|
England
|
1986-1995
|
44
|
1639.4
|
367
|
4700
|
140
|
33.57
|
7/70
|
4
|
0
|
30 |
P M Such
|
England
|
1993-1999
|
11
|
520.4
|
135
|
1242
|
37
|
33.57
|
6/67
|
2
|
0
|
31 |
N A Foster
|
England
|
1983-1993
|
29
|
1043.3
|
239
|
2891
|
88
|
32.85
|
8/107
|
5
|
1
|
32 |
A Flintoff
|
England
|
1998-2009
|
79
|
2491.5
|
506
|
7410
|
226
|
32.79
|
5/58
|
3
|
0
|
33 |
T T Bresnan
|
England
|
2009-2013
|
23
|
779.0
|
185
|
2357
|
72
|
32.74
|
5/48
|
1
|
0
|
34 |
N G B Cook
|
England
|
1983-1989
|
15
|
695.4
|
220
|
1689
|
52
|
32.48
|
6/65
|
4
|
1
|
35 |
J C White
|
England
|
1921-1931
|
15
|
800.1
|
253
|
1581
|
49
|
32.27
|
8/126
|
3
|
1
|
36 |
F J Titmus
|
England
|
1955-1975
|
53
|
2302.0
|
763
|
4931
|
153
|
32.23
|
7/79
|
7
|
0
|
37 |
A W Greig
|
England
|
1972-1977
|
58
|
1556.2
|
338
|
4541
|
141
|
32.21
|
8/86
|
6
|
2
|
38 |
B A Stokes*
|
England
|
2013-
|
102
|
1916.5
|
344
|
6335
|
198
|
31.99
|
6/22
|
4
|
0
|
39 |
S J Harmison
|
England
|
2002-2009
|
63
|
2229.1
|
431
|
7192
|
226
|
31.82
|
7/12
|
8
|
1
|
40 |
B R Knight
|
England
|
1961-1969
|
29
|
857.5
|
204
|
2223
|
70
|
31.76
|
4/38
|
0
|
0
|
41 |
A D Mullally
|
England
|
1996-2001
|
19
|
754.1
|
213
|
1812
|
58
|
31.24
|
5/105
|
1
|
0
|
42 |
M A Wood*
|
England
|
2015-
|
34
|
1014.2
|
186
|
3374
|
108
|
31.24
|
6/37
|
4
|
0
|
43 |
R Illingworth
|
England
|
1958-1973
|
61
|
1893.0
|
702
|
3807
|
122
|
31.20
|
6/29
|
3
|
0
|
44 |
N Gifford
|
England
|
1964-1973
|
15
|
514.0
|
174
|
1026
|
33
|
31.09
|
5/55
|
1
|
0
|
45 |
F R Brown
|
England
|
1931-1953
|
22
|
507.0
|
117
|
1398
|
45
|
31.07
|
5/49
|
1
|
0
|
46 |
D A Allen
|
England
|
1960-1966
|
39
|
1816.3
|
685
|
3779
|
122
|
30.98
|
5/30
|
4
|
0
|
47 |
G Miller
|
England
|
1976-1984
|
34
|
764.5
|
219
|
1859
|
60
|
30.98
|
5/44
|
1
|
0
|
48 |
M J Hoggard
|
England
|
2000-2008
|
67
|
2318.1
|
492
|
7564
|
248
|
30.50
|
7/61
|
7
|
1
|
49 |
S T Finn
|
England
|
2010-2016
|
36
|
1068.4
|
190
|
3800
|
125
|
30.40
|
6/79
|
5
|
0
|
50 |
W E Hollies
|
England
|
1935-1950
|
13
|
592.2
|
176
|
1332
|
44
|
30.27
|
7/50
|
5
|
0
|
51 |
G H Hirst
|
England
|
1897-1909
|
24
|
672.0
|
146
|
1770
|
59
|
30.00
|
5/48
|
3
|
0
|
52 |
G P Swann
|
England
|
2008-2013
|
60
|
2558.1
|
493
|
7642
|
255
|
29.97
|
6/65
|
17
|
3
|
53 |
A R Caddick
|
England
|
1993-2003
|
62
|
2259.4
|
500
|
6999
|
234
|
29.91
|
7/46
|
13
|
1
|
54 |
D G Cork
|
England
|
1995-2002
|
37
|
1279.4
|
264
|
3906
|
131
|
29.82
|
7/43
|
5
|
0
|
55 |
G R Dilley
|
England
|
1979-1989
|
41
|
1365.2
|
279
|
4107
|
138
|
29.76
|
6/38
|
6
|
0
|
56 |
G Geary
|
England
|
1924-1934
|
14
|
635.0
|
181
|
1353
|
46
|
29.41
|
7/70
|
4
|
1
|
57 |
G O B Allen
|
England
|
1930-1948
|
25
|
688.0
|
116
|
2379
|
81
|
29.37
|
7/80
|
5
|
1
|
58 |
T E Bailey
|
England
|
1949-1959
|
61
|
1496.4
|
379
|
3856
|
132
|
29.21
|
7/34
|
5
|
1
|
59 |
C R Woakes*
|
England
|
2013-
|
48
|
1428.1
|
322
|
4341
|
149
|
29.13
|
6/17
|
5
|
1
|
60 |
K Farnes
|
England
|
1934-1939
|
15
|
574.6
|
103
|
1719
|
60
|
28.65
|
6/96
|
3
|
1
|
|
|