CAREER RECORD

Women Test: Lowest bowling average

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

Lowest bowling average · Women Test

1 Betty Wilson

11.80

2 Mary Duggan

13.49

3 Peggy Antonio

13.90

4 Molly Hide

15.25

5 Myrtle Maclagan

15.58

6 Karen Brown

15.72

7 Julia Greenwood

16.13

8 Miriam Knee

16.28

9 Anne Sanders

16.62

10 Enid Bakewell

16.62

Women Test: Lowest bowling average
Rank	Lowest bowling average	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
1	11.80	Betty Wilson	Australia	1948-1958	11	21	2,885	803	68	7/7	11.80	1.67	42.42	4
2	13.49	Mary Duggan	England	1949-1963	17	27	3,734	1,039	77	7/6	13.49	1.66	48.49	5
3	13.90	Peggy Antonio	Australia	1934-1937	6	11	990	431	31	6/49	13.90	2.61	31.93	3
4	15.25	Molly Hide	England	1934-1954	15	26	2,064	549	36	5/20	15.25	1.59	57.33	1
5	15.58	Myrtle Maclagan	England	1934-1951	14	27	3,432	935	60	7/10	15.58	1.63	57.20	3
6	15.72	Karen Brown	Australia	1987-1992	9	15	1,590	346	22	5/32	15.72	1.30	72.27	1
7	16.13	Julia Greenwood	England	1976-1979	6	11	1,123	468	29	6/46	16.13	2.50	38.72	3
8	16.28	Miriam Knee	Australia	1961-1972	8	16	2,274	570	35	5/35	16.28	1.50	64.97	2
9	16.62	Anne Sanders	England	1954-1969	11	19	2,123	532	32	4/29	16.62	1.50	66.34	0
9	16.62	Enid Bakewell	England	1968-1979	12	22	2,698	831	50	7/61	16.62	1.84	53.96	3
11	17.29	Lorna Ward	South Africa	1960-1972	7	12	1,420	467	27	6/48	17.29	1.97	52.59	3
12	17.36	Jhulan Goswami	India	2002-2021	12	21	2,266	764	44	5/25	17.36	2.02	51.50	3
13	18.24	Raelee Thompson	Australia	1972-1985	16	30	4,304	1,040	57	5/33	18.24	1.44	75.50	1
14	18.33	Debbie Wilson	Australia	1984-1991	11	20	2,812	880	48	5/27	18.33	1.87	58.58	2
15	18.73	Lyn Larsen	Australia	1984-1992	15	24	2,124	487	26	4/33	18.73	1.37	81.69	0
16	18.90	Neetu David	India	1995-2006	10	16	2,662	775	41	8/53	18.90	1.74	64.92	1
17	18.93	Isa Guha	England	2002-2011	8	15	1,491	549	29	5/40	18.93	2.20	51.41	1
18	19.00	Deepti Sharma	India	2021-2026	7	11	1,198	475	25	5/7	19.00	2.37	47.92	1
19	19.07	Jackie Lord	New Zealand	1966-1979	15	23	3,104	1,049	55	6/119	19.07	2.02	56.43	4
20	19.11	Cathryn Fitzpatrick	Australia	1991-2006	13	24	3,603	1,147	60	5/29	19.11	1.91	60.05	2
21	19.32	Ashleigh Gardner	Australia	2019-2026	8	14	1,418	599	31	8/66	19.32	2.53	45.74	1
22	19.36	Patricia Whittaker	West Indies	1976-1979	11	18	1,260	484	25	4/22	19.36	2.30	50.40	0
23	19.76	Helene Hegarty	England	1954-1963	7	13	1,581	415	21	5/48	19.76	1.57	75.28	1
24	20.12	Marie Cornish	Australia	1976-1979	9	14	1,842	503	25	5/51	20.12	1.63	73.68	1
24	20.12	Vivalyn Latty-Scott	West Indies	1976-1979	10	14	1,909	503	25	5/48	20.12	1.58	76.36	1
26	20.30	Karen Price	Australia	1975-1985	8	13	1,724	528	26	6/72	20.30	1.83	66.30	1
27	20.54	Norma Whiteman	Australia	1948-1951	7	14	1,635	452	22	4/33	20.54	1.65	74.31	0
28	20.95	Lisa Sthalekar	Australia	2003-2011	8	16	1,745	482	23	5/30	20.95	1.65	75.86	1
29	20.96	Sneh Rana	India	2021-2026	6	10	1,262	629	30	8/77	20.96	2.99	42.06	1
30	21.52	Katherine Sciver-Brunt	England	2004-2022	14	25	2,611	1,098	51	6/69	21.52	2.52	51.19	3
31	21.82	Ellyse Perry	Australia	2008-2026	15	23	2,061	851	39	6/32	21.82	2.47	52.84	2
32	22.24	Jenny Gunn	England	2004-2014	11	21	2,189	645	29	5/19	22.24	1.76	75.48	1
33	23.09	Anne Gordon	Australia	1968-1977	9	15	1,808	508	22	5/57	23.09	1.68	82.18	2
34	23.28	Pat Carrick	New Zealand	1969-1977	7	14	1,617	489	21	6/29	23.28	1.81	77.00	1
35	23.42	Peta Verco	Australia	1977-1985	13	23	2,058	492	21	3/20	23.42	1.43	98.00	0
36	24.33	Lauren Bell	England	2022-2026	6	11	900	511	21	4/27	24.33	3.40	42.85	0
37	24.64	Avril Starling	England	1984-1986	11	21	2,738	912	37	5/36	24.64	1.99	74.00	1
38	24.75	Jo Chamberlain	England	1987-1995	9	13	1,840	693	28	5/26	24.75	2.25	65.71	2
39	25.47	Gillian McConway	England	1984-1987	14	25	3,826	1,019	40	7/34	25.47	1.59	95.65	2
40	25.53	Lyn Fullston	Australia	1984-1987	12	23	3,610	1,047	41	4/53	25.53	1.74	88.04	0
41	25.55	Zoe Goss	Australia	1987-1996	12	19	1,956	511	20	3/15	25.55	1.56	97.80	0
42	25.77	Diana Edulji	India	1976-1991	20	35	5,098	1,624	63	6/64	25.77	1.91	80.92	1
43	26.13	Sharon Tredrea	Australia	1975-1984	10	16	2,455	784	30	4/22	26.13	1.91	81.83	0
44	26.33	Joc Burley	New Zealand	1966-1969	6	11	1,571	553	21	7/41	26.33	2.11	74.80	1
45	27.17	Jill Saulbrey	New Zealand	1966-1975	11	19	3,623	951	35	5/32	27.17	1.57	103.51	1
46	27.45	Shubhangi Kulkarni	India	1976-1991	19	32	3,320	1,647	60	6/99	27.45	2.97	55.33	5
47	27.91	Clare Connor	England	1995-2005	16	23	2,061	670	24	5/65	27.91	1.95	85.87	1
48	28.66	Sophie Ecclestone	England	2017-2026	10	18	2,841	1,376	48	5/63	28.66	2.90	59.18	4
49	29.36	Lucy Pearson	England	1996-2004	12	20	2,194	881	30	7/51	29.36	2.40	73.13	1
50	29.47	Carole Hodges	England	1984-1992	18	26	2,556	678	23	4/21	29.47	1.59	111.13	0
51	30.72	Kate Cross	England	2014-2023	8	16	1,464	768	25	4/63	30.72	3.14	58.56	0
52	31.28	Shashi Gupta	India	1984-1991	13	24	1,962	782	25	4/47	31.28	2.39	78.48	0
53	31.61	Shantha Rangaswamy	India	1976-1991	16	25	1,555	664	21	4/42	31.61	2.56	74.04	0
54	33.79	Laura Marsh	England	2006-2019	9	17	2,045	811	24	3/44	33.79	2.37	85.20	0
55	40.44	Clare Taylor	England	1995-2003	16	24	2,383	1,011	25	4/38	40.44	2.54	95.32	0

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