CAREER RECORD

Women ODI: Lowest bowling average

Minimum 20 wickets. Official career snapshot 2026-09-30.

Lowest bowling average · Women ODI

1 Mamatha Maben

12.14

2 Ramani Perera

12.26

3 Gill Smith

12.53

4 Jackie Lord

12.72

5 Lyn Fullston

13.26

6 Charmaine Mason

13.85

7 Denise Martin

13.92

8 Rose Dovey

14.41

9 Suthershini Sivanantham

14.54

10 Carole Hodges

15.06

Women ODI: Lowest bowling average
Rank	Lowest bowling average	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
1	12.14	Mamatha Maben	India	1993-2004	40	16	436	255	21	6/10	12.14	3.50	20.76	1
2	12.26	Ramani Perera	Sri Lanka	1997-2002	19	13	506	282	23	4/18	12.26	3.34	22.00	0
3	12.53	Gill Smith	England	1986-1993	31	30	1,521	514	41	5/15	12.53	2.02	37.09	2
4	12.72	Jackie Lord	New Zealand	1973-1982	15	13	795	318	25	6/10	12.72	2.40	31.80	1
5	13.26	Lyn Fullston	Australia	1982-1988	41	39	2,366	968	73	5/27	13.26	2.45	32.41	2
6	13.85	Charmaine Mason	Australia	1997-2001	46	46	2,366	1,150	83	5/9	13.85	2.91	28.50	2
7	13.92	Denise Martin	Australia	1982-1987	17	17	1,086	376	27	3/8	13.92	2.07	40.22	0
8	14.41	Rose Dovey	Sri Lanka	1997-2009	37	35	1,631	620	43	4/3	14.41	2.28	37.93	0
9	14.54	Suthershini Sivanantham	Sri Lanka	1997-2003	27	25	1,135	509	35	5/2	14.54	2.69	32.42	1
10	15.06	Carole Hodges	England	1982-1993	47	41	2,207	874	58	4/3	15.06	2.37	38.05	0
11	16.28	Sharon Tredrea	Australia	1973-1988	31	31	1,680	521	32	4/25	16.28	1.86	52.50	0
12	16.30	Laura Harper	England	1999-2005	25	23	1,087	538	33	5/12	16.30	2.96	32.93	1
13	16.34	Neetu David	India	1995-2008	97	97	4,892	2,305	141	5/20	16.34	2.82	34.69	2
14	16.42	Jo Chamberlain	England	1987-1995	39	39	1,928	805	49	7/8	16.42	2.50	39.34	2
15	16.47	Joanne Broadbent	Australia	1990-2000	60	37	1,359	626	38	5/10	16.47	2.76	35.76	1
16	16.48	Rachel Pullar	New Zealand	1997-2005	51	51	2,592	1,220	74	5/7	16.48	2.82	35.02	2
17	16.71	Karen Brown	Australia	1985-1993	43	42	2,484	869	52	4/4	16.71	2.09	47.76	0
18	16.79	Cathryn Fitzpatrick	Australia	1993-2007	109	109	6,017	3,023	180	5/14	16.79	3.01	33.42	4
19	16.84	Diana Edulji	India	1978-1993	34	34	1,961	775	46	4/12	16.84	2.37	42.63	0
20	16.88	Purnima Rau	India	1993-2000	33	33	1,557	844	50	4/26	16.88	3.25	31.14	0
21	17.00	Sophie Molineux	Australia	2018-2026	19	18	842	544	32	4/14	17.00	3.87	26.31	0
22	17.40	Sunette Loubser	South Africa	2007-2014	60	57	2,724	1,392	80	5/27	17.40	3.06	34.05	1
23	17.52	Terry McGregor	Australia	1999-2002	26	26	1,344	631	36	4/8	17.52	2.81	37.33	0
24	17.60	Shubhangi Kulkarni	India	1978-1986	27	27	1,150	669	38	4/27	17.60	3.49	30.26	0
25	17.82	Katrina Keenan	New Zealand	1995-2000	54	52	2,701	1,248	70	4/5	17.82	2.77	38.58	0
26	17.85	Anna Peterson	New Zealand	2012-2019	32	24	826	482	27	4/25	17.85	3.50	30.59	0
27	18.04	Rosalie Birch	England	2003-2008	37	31	1,342	830	46	5/50	18.04	3.71	29.17	1
28	18.16	Avril Starling	England	1982-1986	20	20	1,242	454	25	3/7	18.16	2.19	49.68	0
29	18.42	Julie Harris	New Zealand	1987-1997	45	44	2,486	1,124	61	4/8	18.42	2.71	40.75	0
30	18.47	Olivia Magno	Australia	1995-2001	44	42	2,005	942	51	4/10	18.47	2.81	39.31	0
31	18.60	Clare Nicholson	New Zealand	1995-2000	35	34	1,636	707	38	4/18	18.60	2.59	43.05	0
32	18.65	Karen Smithies	England	1986-2000	69	56	2,681	1,194	64	3/6	18.65	2.67	41.89	0
33	18.66	Raelee Thompson	Australia	1973-1985	23	23	1,368	448	24	3/16	18.66	1.96	57.00	0
34	18.81	Alana King	Australia	2022-2026	53	51	2,240	1,599	85	7/18	18.81	4.28	26.35	3
35	18.90	Karen Price	Australia	1976-1986	16	16	903	397	21	3/12	18.90	2.63	43.00	0
36	18.92	Pramila Bhatt	India	1993-1997	22	22	1,158	530	28	4/25	18.92	2.74	41.35	0
37	19.09	Linsey Smith	England	2025-2025	12	12	580	420	22	5/36	19.09	4.34	26.36	1
38	19.14	Dane van Niekerk	South Africa	2009-2025	110	103	4,578	2,642	138	5/17	19.14	3.46	33.17	2
39	19.15	Zoe Goss	Australia	1987-2000	65	58	2,773	1,226	64	4/10	19.15	2.65	43.32	0
40	19.23	Frances King	New Zealand	2002-2003	15	14	649	404	21	4/24	19.23	3.73	30.90	0
41	19.37	Sophie Ecclestone	England	2016-2026	84	82	4,399	2,732	141	6/36	19.37	3.72	31.19	2
42	19.39	Gouher Sultana	India	2008-2014	50	49	2,308	1,280	66	4/4	19.39	3.32	34.96	0
43	19.43	Leigh Kasperek	New Zealand	2015-2021	39	39	1,904	1,263	65	6/46	19.43	3.98	29.29	2
44	19.48	Haidee Tiffen	New Zealand	1999-2009	117	44	1,656	955	49	4/43	19.48	3.46	33.79	0
45	19.60	Jess Jonassen	Australia	2012-2023	93	92	4,161	2,765	141	5/27	19.60	3.98	29.51	2
46	19.70	Brigit Legg	New Zealand	1987-1990	18	18	1,198	394	20	3/4	19.70	1.97	59.90	0
47	19.85	Khadija Tul Kubra	Bangladesh	2011-2021	31	31	1,447	834	42	6/20	19.85	3.45	34.45	1
48	19.95	Shabnim Ismail	South Africa	2007-2022	127	126	6,170	3,812	191	6/10	19.95	3.70	32.30	2
49	20.03	Josephine Nkomo	Zimbabwe	2021-2026	21	17	811	521	26	3/18	20.03	3.85	31.19	0
50	20.24	Sandra Braganza	India	1982-1993	20	19	1,014	506	25	4/24	20.24	2.99	40.56	0
51	20.35	Nicola Payne	New Zealand	1988-2003	65	23	948	407	20	3/20	20.35	2.57	47.40	0
52	20.60	Clare Shillington	Ireland	1997-2017	90	17	746	412	20	3/34	20.60	3.31	37.30	0
53	20.70	Anam Amin	Pakistan	2014-2022	34	33	1,618	994	48	5/35	20.70	3.68	33.70	1
54	20.75	Anisa Mohammed	West Indies	2003-2022	141	134	6,252	3,735	180	7/14	20.75	3.58	34.73	6
55	20.79	Rajeshwari Gayakwad	India	2014-2022	64	64	3,399	2,059	99	5/15	20.79	3.63	34.33	1
56	20.81	Karen Rolton	Australia	1995-2009	141	92	3,267	1,769	85	4/29	20.81	3.24	38.43	0
57	20.82	Kathryn Ramel	New Zealand	1997-2002	47	39	1,226	729	35	3/26	20.82	3.56	35.02	0
58	20.83	Deepa Marathe	India	1997-2005	59	59	2,682	1,250	60	4/1	20.83	2.79	44.70	0
59	21.00	Karen Gunn	New Zealand	1985-1993	45	44	2,753	1,113	53	5/22	21.00	2.42	51.94	1
60	21.02	Emily Drumm	New Zealand	1992-2006	101	42	1,542	778	37	4/31	21.02	3.02	41.67	0
61	21.04	Glynis Hullah	England	1973-1982	20	20	1,191	484	23	4/8	21.04	2.43	51.78	0
62	21.07	Verena Felicien	West Indies	1997-2005	36	35	1,791	864	41	4/21	21.07	2.89	43.68	0
63	21.10	Sangita Dabir	India	1993-1997	19	18	936	422	20	4/22	21.10	2.70	46.80	0
64	21.12	Enid Bakewell	England	1973-1982	23	23	1,313	528	25	3/13	21.12	2.41	52.52	0
65	21.14	Sarah Andrews	Australia	2006-2010	39	39	1,666	1,142	54	4/50	21.14	4.11	30.85	0
66	21.18	Alicia Smith	South Africa	2003-2009	37	36	1,699	1,059	50	5/7	21.18	3.73	33.98	1
67	21.22	Susan Bray	Ireland	1987-1996	34	33	2,068	743	35	5/27	21.22	2.15	59.08	1
68	21.65	Suwini de Alwis	Sri Lanka	2005-2011	49	46	2,103	1,256	58	4/21	21.65	3.58	36.25	0
69	21.74	Charlotte Edwards	England	1997-2016	191	51	1,627	1,174	54	4/30	21.74	4.32	30.12	0
70	21.77	Annabel Sutherland	Australia	2020-2026	52	48	1,755	1,372	63	5/40	21.77	4.69	27.85	1
71	21.80	Holly Colvin	England	2006-2013	72	68	3,577	2,137	98	4/17	21.80	3.58	36.50	0
72	21.83	Ekta Bisht	India	2011-2022	63	63	3,399	2,140	98	5/8	21.83	3.77	34.68	2
73	21.92	Shikha Pandey	India	2014-2021	55	55	2,472	1,644	75	4/18	21.92	3.99	32.96	0
74	21.94	Avril Fahey	Australia	1997-2001	40	39	1,623	812	37	3/11	21.94	3.00	43.86	0
75	22.00	Holly Ferling	Australia	2013-2016	22	22	721	528	24	3/4	22.00	4.39	30.04	0
76	22.04	Jhulan Goswami	India	2002-2022	204	203	10,005	5,622	255	6/31	22.04	3.37	39.23	2
77	22.07	Ghulam Fatima	Pakistan	2017-2023	15	15	783	596	27	5/34	22.07	4.56	29.00	1
78	22.14	Shelley Nitschke	Australia	2004-2011	80	78	3,632	2,170	98	7/24	22.14	3.58	37.06	1
79	22.17	Arran Brindle	England	1999-2014	88	31	1,032	776	35	3/0	22.17	4.51	29.48	0
80	22.27	Sarah Coyte	Australia	2011-2016	30	30	1,418	980	44	4/39	22.27	4.14	32.22	0
81	22.28	Stafanie Taylor	West Indies	2008-2026	182	140	5,850	3,498	157	4/17	22.28	3.58	37.26	0
82	22.37	Bronwyn Calver	Australia	1991-1998	34	34	1,659	649	29	4/4	22.37	2.34	57.20	0
83	22.41	Janet Tedstone	England	1979-1992	38	37	2,227	1,031	46	4/17	22.41	2.77	48.41	0
84	22.43	Ashleigh Gardner	Australia	2017-2026	93	89	3,883	2,782	124	5/30	22.43	4.29	31.31	1
85	22.45	Kristen Beams	Australia	2014-2017	30	30	1,490	943	42	4/15	22.45	3.79	35.47	0
86	22.69	Salma Khatun	Bangladesh	2011-2022	46	44	1,974	1,180	52	3/6	22.69	3.58	37.96	0
87	22.78	Sadia Yousuf	Pakistan	2008-2017	59	59	2,838	1,777	78	5/35	22.78	3.75	36.38	1
88	22.84	Catherine O'Neill	Ireland	1993-2003	41	41	2,176	1,028	45	4/10	22.84	2.83	48.35	0
89	22.88	Nahida Akter	Bangladesh	2015-2026	63	61	2,910	1,854	81	5/21	22.88	3.82	35.92	1
90	22.97	Lucy Pearson	England	1998-2005	62	60	3,026	1,562	68	3/14	22.97	3.09	44.50	0
91	23.00	Shandre Fritz	South Africa	2003-2014	59	24	742	506	22	4/36	23.00	4.09	33.72	0
92	23.08	Rasanjali Chandima Silva	Sri Lanka	1997-2000	22	22	1,093	531	23	4/16	23.08	2.91	47.52	0
93	23.21	Isa Guha	England	2001-2011	83	81	3,767	2,345	101	5/14	23.21	3.73	37.29	2
93	23.21	Preeti Dimri	India	2006-2010	23	23	1,217	650	28	3/14	23.21	3.20	43.46	0
95	23.30	Shanel Daley	West Indies	2008-2017	70	68	2,977	1,701	73	4/29	23.30	3.42	40.78	0
96	23.36	Sandamali Dolawatte	Sri Lanka	2002-2013	53	33	870	584	25	5/16	23.36	4.02	34.80	1
97	23.57	Ashlyn Kilowan	South Africa	2003-2009	32	31	1,347	778	33	4/23	23.57	3.46	40.81	0
98	23.68	Charlie Dean	England	2021-2026	59	57	2,706	2,108	89	5/31	23.68	4.67	30.40	1
99	23.78	Sarah Glenn	England	2019-2025	19	18	757	547	23	4/18	23.78	4.33	32.91	0
100	23.87	Helen Watson	New Zealand	1999-2008	66	52	2,487	1,289	54	3/14	23.87	3.10	46.05	0

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