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Best Bowling Average (Test)
This list features the players with the best test match bowling average for the Australia national cricket team.
RANK | PLAYER | APPEARANCES | BALLS | AVERAGE | YEARS |
1 | John Ferris | 8 | 2,030 | 14.25 | 1887-1890 |
2 | Charles Turner | 17 | 5,179 | 16.53 | 1887-1895 |
3 | Hans Ironmonger | 14 | 4,695 | 17.97 | 1928-1933 |
4 | Fred Spofforth | 18 | 4,185 | 18.41 | 1877-1887 |
5 | Scott Boland | 19 | 3,191 | 18.58 | 2021-2025 |
6 | Alan Davidson | 44 | 11,587 | 20.53 | 1953-1963 |
7 | Ernie Toshack | 12 | 3,140 | 21.04 | 1946-1948 |
8 | William Whitty | 14 | 3,357 | 21.12 | 1909-1912 |
9 | George Palmer | 17 | 4,517 | 21.51 | 1880-1886 |
10 | Glenn McGrath | 124 | 29,248 | 21.64 | 1993-2007 |
References
ESPNcricinfo (2025). Bowling – best career bowling average – Australia – Test matches. Available at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/bowling-best-career-bowling-average/australia-2/test-matches-1(Accessed 1 December 2025).
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