Best Bowling Average in ODI Cricket History
Gary Gilmour boasts a remarkable bowling average of 10.31 across 5 matches, securing the top spot for the best bowling average in ODI history. Chasing behind is Zhivago Groenewald with a 11.81 bowling average, closely pursued by Anshuman Rath with 11.92 bowling average.
Check out the list of players with best bowling average in ODI format.
| Sr. | Player | Team | Mat | Inn | Avg | Overs | Maiden | WK | Runs | SR | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Gilmour | Australia | 5 | 5 | 10.31 | 53.2 | 9 | 16 | 165 | 20.00 | 3.09 |
| 2 | Zhivago Groenewald | Namibia | 4 | 4 | 11.81 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 130 | 18.00 | 3.93 |
| 3 | Anshuman Rath | Hong Kong | 18 | 7 | 11.92 | 56.1 | 8 | 14 | 167 | 24.07 | 2.97 |
| 4 | Jalal-ud-Din | Pakistan | 8 | 7 | 15.07 | 51 | 7 | 14 | 211 | 21.85 | 4.13 |
| 5 | Timm van der Gugten | Australia | 8 | 8 | 16.25 | 54 | 7 | 12 | 195 | 27.00 | 3.61 |
| 6 | Ali Khan | USA | 15 | 15 | 16.42 | 113.3 | 9 | 33 | 542 | 20.63 | 4.77 |
| 7 | John Snow | England | 9 | 8 | 16.57 | 89.4 | 11 | 14 | 232 | 38.42 | 2.58 |
| 8 | Alan Hurst | Australia | 8 | 7 | 16.91 | 67 | 11 | 12 | 203 | 33.50 | 3.02 |
| 9 | Naseem Shah | Pakistan | 14 | 14 | 16.96 | 115.5 | 3 | 32 | 543 | 21.71 | 4.68 |
| 10 | Rajindra Dhanraj | West Indies | 6 | 5 | 17.00 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 170 | 26.40 | 3.86 |
| 11 | Kyle Klein | Netherlands | 6 | 6 | 17.63 | 43.4 | 3 | 11 | 194 | 23.81 | 4.44 |
| 12 | Gary Cosier | Australia | 9 | 8 | 17.71 | 68.1 | 9 | 14 | 248 | 29.21 | 3.63 |
| 13 | Geoff Arnold | England | 14 | 13 | 17.84 | 119 | 19 | 19 | 339 | 37.57 | 2.84 |
| 14 | Gavin Main | Scotland | 16 | 16 | 18.11 | 119.2 | 12 | 34 | 616 | 21.05 | 5.16 |
| 15 | Dayle Hadlee | New Zealand | 11 | 11 | 18.20 | 104.4 | 7 | 20 | 364 | 31.40 | 3.47 |
