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 Shakeel Ahmad with a 10.94 bowling average, closely pursued by Zhivago Groenewald with 11.81 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 | Shakeel Ahmad | Oman | 7 | 7 | 10.94 | 66 | 15 | 17 | 186 | 23.29 | 2.81 |
| 3 | Zhivago Groenewald | Namibia | 4 | 4 | 11.81 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 130 | 18.00 | 3.93 |
| 4 | Anshuman Rath | Hong Kong | 18 | 7 | 11.92 | 56.1 | 8 | 14 | 167 | 24.07 | 2.97 |
| 5 | Jalal-ud-Din | Pakistan | 8 | 7 | 15.07 | 51 | 7 | 14 | 211 | 21.85 | 4.13 |
| 6 | Brad Currie | Scotland | 9 | 9 | 15.12 | 66 | 8 | 16 | 242 | 24.75 | 3.66 |
| 7 | AM Ghazanfar | Afghanistan | 10 | 10 | 15.75 | 60.2 | 5 | 16 | 252 | 22.62 | 4.17 |
| 8 | Abrar Ahmed | Pakistan | 4 | 4 | 15.80 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 158 | 21.60 | 4.38 |
| 9 | Ali Khan | USA | 15 | 15 | 16.42 | 113.3 | 9 | 33 | 542 | 20.63 | 4.77 |
| 10 | Nangeyalia Kharote | Afghanistan | 7 | 7 | 16.54 | 49.2 | 4 | 11 | 182 | 26.90 | 3.68 |
| 11 | Kyle Klein | Netherlands | 8 | 8 | 16.56 | 56 | 5 | 16 | 265 | 21.00 | 4.73 |
| 12 | John Snow | England | 9 | 8 | 16.57 | 89.4 | 11 | 14 | 232 | 38.42 | 2.58 |
| 13 | Alan Hurst | Australia | 8 | 7 | 16.91 | 67 | 11 | 12 | 203 | 33.50 | 3.02 |
| 14 | Rajindra Dhanraj | West Indies | 6 | 5 | 17.00 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 170 | 26.40 | 3.86 |
| 15 | Gary Cosier | Australia | 9 | 8 | 17.71 | 68.1 | 9 | 14 | 248 | 29.21 | 3.63 |
