Test Cricket 2022 bowling averages
Updated , after Pakistan vs New ZealandMichael Neser leads Test Cricket on bowling average: 11.20 from 1 match (Australia) · Kyle Mayers (11.86) and Scott Boland (13.67) next
| # | Player · last 3 matchesPlayer | Team | Last 3 matches · newest first | Bowling Average | Mat | Inns | Mat | Inns | Ov | Runs | Wkts | Econ | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Neser AUS 5/56 | AUS | 5/56 | 11.20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22.5 | 56 | 5 | 2.45 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Kyle Mayers | 1/392/564/40 | 11.86 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 73.0 | 166 | 14 | 2.27 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Scott Boland AUS 3/834/423/45 | AUS | 3/834/423/45 | 13.67 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 138.1 | 287 | 21 | 2.08 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Kuldeep Yadav IND 8/113 | IND | 8/113 | 14.13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36.0 | 113 | 8 | 3.14 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Ollie Edward Robinson ENG 1/443/255/122 | ENG | 1/443/255/122 | 18.17 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 154.2 | 418 | 23 | 2.71 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Travis Head AUS 2/290/274/9 | AUS | 2/290/274/9 | 18.83 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 35.5 | 113 | 6 | 3.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Marco Jansen SA 1/893/325/75 | SA | 1/893/325/75 | 19.03 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 214.5 | 685 | 36 | 3.19 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Simon Harmer SA 1/736/737/124 | SA | 1/736/737/124 | 19.29 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 93.5 | 270 | 14 | 2.88 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Steven Smith AUS 1/90/201/10 | AUS | 1/90/201/10 | 19.50 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 10.5 | 39 | 2 | 3.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Rehan Ahmed ENG 7/137 | ENG | 7/137 | 19.57 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36.5 | 137 | 7 | 3.72 | 0 | 1 |
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| 11 | James Anderson | ENG | 19.81 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 293.5 | 713 | 36 | 2.43 | 0 | 5 | |
| 12 | Jasprit Bumrah | IND | 20.32 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 151.3 | 447 | 22 | 2.95 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | Prabath Jayasuriya | SL | 20.38 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 216.2 | 591 | 29 | 2.73 | 0 | 3 | |
| 14 | Asitha Fernando | SL | 20.94 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 104.2 | 335 | 16 | 3.21 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Ravindra Jadeja | IND | 21.50 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 69.4 | 215 | 10 | 3.09 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Ish Sodhi | NZ | 21.63 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 57.5 | 173 | 8 | 2.99 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Pat Cummins | AUS | 21.83 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 296.0 | 786 | 36 | 2.66 | 1 | 3 | |
| 18 | Kasun Rajitha | SL | 22.14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 114.3 | 310 | 14 | 2.71 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | Kagiso Rabada | SA | 22.26 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 267.4 | 1,046 | 47 | 3.91 | 0 | 6 | |
| 20 | Axar Patel | IND | 22.27 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 88.3 | 245 | 11 | 2.77 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | Jaydev Unadkat | IND | 22.33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25.0 | 67 | 3 | 2.68 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Saqib Mahmood | ENG | 22.83 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 61.0 | 137 | 6 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | Mark Wood | ENG | 23.86 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 152.3 | 501 | 21 | 3.29 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 | Umesh Yadav | IND | 24.11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 72.0 | 217 | 9 | 3.01 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | Shardul Thakur | IND | 25.45 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 74.5 | 280 | 11 | 3.74 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | Keshav Maharaj | SA | 25.64 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 223.2 | 641 | 25 | 2.87 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 | Stuart Broad | ENG | 25.75 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 317.1 | 1,030 | 40 | 3.25 | 2 | 4 | |
| 28 | Trent Boult | NZ | 26.10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 150.4 | 548 | 21 | 3.64 | 2 | 2 | |
| 29 | Matt Henry | NZ | 26.31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 127.0 | 421 | 16 | 3.31 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 | Jayden Seales | WI | 26.48 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 164.2 | 556 | 21 | 3.38 | 2 | 1 | |
| 31 | Kyle Jamieson | NZ | 26.50 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 140.3 | 477 | 18 | 3.40 | 1 | 2 | |
| 32 | Wiaan Mulder | SA | 26.50 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 32.0 | 106 | 4 | 3.31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Kemar Roach | WI | 27.05 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 196.1 | 595 | 22 | 3.03 | 2 | 1 | |
| 34 | Anrich Nortje | SA | 27.33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 94.5 | 410 | 15 | 4.32 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | Ravichandran Ashwin | IND | 27.70 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 192.2 | 554 | 20 | 2.88 | 0 | 3 | |
| 36 | Matty Potts | ENG | 28.00 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 182.5 | 560 | 20 | 3.06 | 2 | 1 | |
| 37 | Mitchell Starc | AUS | 28.11 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 321.1 | 984 | 35 | 3.06 | 3 | 3 | |
| 38 | Nathan Lyon | AUS | 29.06 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 500.5 | 1,366 | 47 | 2.73 | 4 | 4 | |
| 39 | Shakib Al Hasan | BAN | 29.56 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 191.4 | 473 | 16 | 2.47 | 1 | 2 | |
| 40 | Colin de Grandhomme | NZ | 30.00 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 27.5 | 60 | 2 | 2.16 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | Abrar Ahmed | PAK | 30.00 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 168.3 | 690 | 23 | 4.09 | 0 | 3 | |
| 42 | Cameron Green | AUS | 30.63 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 150.4 | 490 | 16 | 3.25 | 1 | 1 | |
| 43 | Nayeem Hasan | BAN | 30.67 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 53.0 | 184 | 6 | 3.47 | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 | Naseem Shah | PAK | 30.83 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 148.4 | 555 | 18 | 3.73 | 0 | 3 | |
| 45 | Alzarri Joseph | WI | 30.85 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 235.4 | 833 | 27 | 3.53 | 0 | 4 | |
| 46 | Ben Stokes | ENG | 31.27 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 278.2 | 813 | 26 | 2.92 | 1 | 1 | |
| 47 | Lungi Ngidi | SA | 31.27 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 110.5 | 344 | 11 | 3.10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 48 | Shaheen Afridi | PAK | 31.31 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 125.1 | 407 | 13 | 3.25 | 1 | 1 | |
| 49 | Mohammad Nawaz | PAK | 31.73 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 96.0 | 349 | 11 | 3.64 | 1 | 1 | |
| 50 | Daniel Lawrence | ENG | 32.00 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 29.0 | 64 | 2 | 2.21 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | Neil Wagner | NZ | 32.93 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 143.2 | 494 | 15 | 3.45 | 0 | 1 | |
| 52 | Devon Thomas | WI | 33.00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 66 | 2 | 4.13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | BAN | 33.33 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 288.5 | 900 | 27 | 3.12 | 1 | 3 | |
| 54 | Duanne Olivier | SA | 33.64 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 108.0 | 370 | 11 | 3.43 | 1 | 0 | |
| 55 | Jeffrey Vandersay | SL | 34.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 68 | 2 | 6.80 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | Mohammed Shami | IND | 34.46 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 138.0 | 448 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | Lizaad Williams | SA | 35.00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30.5 | 105 | 3 | 3.41 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | Zahid Mahmood | PAK | 36.17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 62.3 | 434 | 12 | 6.94 | 0 | 2 | |
| 59 | Mustafizur Rahman | BAN | 37.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22.0 | 37 | 1 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | Ramesh Mendis | SL | 37.30 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 247.5 | 746 | 20 | 3.01 | 1 | 1 | |
| 61 | Taijul Islam | BAN | 37.41 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 302.4 | 823 | 22 | 2.72 | 2 | 2 | |
| 62 | Maheesh Theekshana | SL | 37.60 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 60.5 | 188 | 5 | 3.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | Dhananjaya de Silva | SL | 38.13 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 89.2 | 305 | 8 | 3.41 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | Tim Southee | NZ | 38.16 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 280.2 | 954 | 25 | 3.40 | 3 | 1 | |
| 65 | Jack Leach | ENG | 38.28 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 609.0 | 1,761 | 46 | 2.89 | 1 | 5 | |
| 66 | Will Jacks | ENG | 38.67 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 54.3 | 232 | 6 | 4.26 | 0 | 1 | |
| 67 | Yasir Shah | PAK | 39.00 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 93.0 | 351 | 9 | 3.77 | 1 | 1 | |
| 68 | Mohammed Siraj | IND | 39.20 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 94.2 | 392 | 10 | 4.16 | 2 | 0 | |
| 69 | Khaled Ahmed | BAN | 39.70 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 230.3 | 794 | 20 | 3.44 | 2 | 2 | |
| 70 | Babar Azam | PAK | 40.00 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 12.0 | 40 | 1 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | Chris Woakes | ENG | 43.50 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 119.5 | 348 | 8 | 2.90 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | Praveen Jayawickrama | SL | 44.86 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 87.1 | 314 | 7 | 3.60 | 0 | 1 | |
| 73 | Suranga Lakmal | SL | 45.33 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 43.0 | 136 | 3 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 | |
| 74 | Mitchell Swepson | AUS | 45.80 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 148.4 | 458 | 10 | 3.08 | 0 | 1 | |
| 75 | Matt Parkinson | ENG | 47.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15.3 | 47 | 1 | 3.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| 76 | Noman Ali | PAK | 47.06 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 254.1 | 847 | 18 | 3.33 | 1 | 1 | |
| 77 | Craig Overton | ENG | 47.25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 65.0 | 189 | 4 | 2.91 | 0 | 0 | |
| 78 | Michael Bracewell | NZ | 48.78 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 96.4 | 439 | 9 | 4.54 | 1 | 0 | |
| 79 | Veerasammy Permaul | WI | 50.80 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 70.5 | 254 | 5 | 3.59 | 0 | 1 | |
| 80 | Lahiru Kumara | SL | 52.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.5 | 52 | 1 | 4.80 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81 | Shoriful Islam | BAN | 52.50 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 67.0 | 210 | 4 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 82 | Faheem Ashraf | PAK | 55.50 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 36.0 | 111 | 2 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| 83 | Joe Root | ENG | 56.00 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 140.3 | 504 | 9 | 3.59 | 0 | 0 | |
| 84 | Ebadot Hossain | BAN | 57.29 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 217.5 | 802 | 14 | 3.68 | 1 | 1 | |
| 85 | Mominul Haque | BAN | 58.00 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11.0 | 58 | 1 | 5.27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 86 | Lasith Embuldeniya | SL | 60.67 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 152.5 | 546 | 9 | 3.57 | 0 | 1 | |
| 87 | Daryl Mitchell | NZ | 61.00 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14.1 | 61 | 1 | 4.31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 88 | Kraigg Brathwaite | WI | 61.50 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 52.4 | 246 | 4 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| 89 | Mohammad Ali | PAK | 65.25 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 49.0 | 261 | 4 | 5.33 | 1 | 0 | |
| 90 | Hasan Ali | PAK | 67.40 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 114.0 | 337 | 5 | 2.96 | 0 | 0 | |
| 91 | Anderson Phillip | WI | 70.67 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 46.0 | 212 | 3 | 4.61 | 0 | 0 | |
| 92 | Matthew Fisher | ENG | 71.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27.0 | 71 | 1 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | Jamie Overton | ENG | 73.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 37.0 | 146 | 2 | 3.95 | 0 | 0 | |
| 94 | Lutho Sipamla | SA | 78.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30.0 | 78 | 1 | 2.60 | 0 | 0 | |
| 95 | Haris Rauf | PAK | 78.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 78 | 1 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 96 | Vishwa Fernando | SL | 81.00 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 47.0 | 243 | 3 | 5.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 97 | Josh Hazlewood | AUS | 83.00 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 74.0 | 166 | 2 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| 98 | Taskin Ahmed | BAN | 90.67 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 82.5 | 272 | 3 | 3.28 | 0 | 0 | |
| 99 | Jason Holder | WI | 91.80 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 161.5 | 459 | 5 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | |
| 100 | Roston Chase | WI | 104.33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 71.0 | 313 | 3 | 4.41 | 0 | 0 | |
Bowling Average: bowling average · Mat: matches · Inns: innings · Ov: overs · Runs: runs conceded · Wkts: wickets · Econ: economy rate · 4w: 4-wicket hauls · 5w: 5-wicket hauls · Last 3 matches: in this competition, newest first
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Test Cricket 2022 Bowling Averages
Michael Neser topped Test Cricket on bowling average (11.20) for Australia, ahead of Kyle Mayers (11.86) and Scott Boland (13.67). The Test Cricket 2022 bowling average leaderboard ranks the 106 players who meet the qualifying threshold this season. These are the final standings from the Test Cricket 2022 season. Qualification: minimum 1 wickets.
Frequently asked questions
Who had the best bowling average in Test Cricket 2022?
Michael Neser led Test Cricket 2022 with a bowling average of 11.2 from 1 match, at an economy of 2.45. Kyle Mayers was second on 11.86 and Scott Boland third on 13.67. A player needs a minimum 1 wickets to be ranked. The table ranks every player in Test Cricket 2022 by bowling average, with their team and matches.
Who were the top bowlers in Test Cricket 2022?
The top three bowlers in Test Cricket 2022 were Michael Neser (11.2 in 1 match), Kyle Mayers (11.86 in 4 matches) and Scott Boland (13.67 in 5 matches). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.