Top 10 Best Ashes Series Bowling Averages | All-Time Stats

July 9, 2021 By Sourav

Hey, all the Ashes (most popular test series) fans out there, in this article, you will get to know about the all-time Best Ashes Series bowling Averages. And, here are the all-time top bowlers with the best bowling averages to date.

Best Ashes Series bowling Averages

In layman’s language, the bowling average is the number of runs conceded by a bowler per wicket taken.

1. George Lohmann (ENG)

Average: 13.01

Span	Matches	Wickets	Average
1886-1896	15	77	13.01

Also known as the Bradman in bowling, George Lohmann has a right to be up there with the greatest Test bowlers of all time. Rated by contemporaries as the most difficult opponent, he bowled at a little more than medium pace but was able to make the ball seam both ways, and his constant experimentation led to variations in angle, flight, and pace.

2. Willie Bates (ENG)

Average: 13.25

Span	Matches	Wickets	Average
1882-1887	10	31	13.25

Willie Bates, whose luminous career was cut short by a freak injury in Australia in 1887-88. Bates was bowling his off-spinners in the nets when a straight drive hit him in the face, damaging his eyesight so bad that he never played first-class cricket again. After that, he became depressed and attempted suicide.

3. J.J. Ferris (AUS)

Average: 14.25

Span	Matches	Wickets	Average
1887-1890	8	48	14.25

Ferris was a deadly left-arm swing bowler who played Test cricket for Australia and England. In his eight Tests for the Aussies, Ferris wreaked havoc alongside Charlie Turner. His first act as a Test player was to bowl England out for 45, at Sydney in 1886-87. He was only 33 when he died of enteric fever.

4. William Barnes (ENG)

Average: 14.40

Span	Matches	Wickets	Average
1882-1890	18	49	14.40

William was a forceful batsman with strong off-side shots, as well as a fine medium-pacer whose bowling won at least two Test matches. An excellent close field and an automatic first choice for England from the first test played on English soil to 1890.

5. Jack Iverson (AUS)

Average: 15.23

Span	Matches	Wickets	Average
1950-1951	5	21	15.23

Jack was an unusual bowler who created something of a sensation during a brief career in Australian cricket. Big Jack, as he was known, developed a peculiar method of spinning the ball, which he gripped between his thumb and middle finger. He is one of the greatest spin bowlers and was the inventor of the carom ball.

6. Charlie Turner (AUS)

Average: 16.53

Span	Matches	Wickets	Average
1887-1895	17	101	16.53

Fans still note Charlie Turner as one of the greatest fast bowlers the Australian cricket has ever produced. Besides, all those still have high regard who played against him.

Turner died on New Year's Day in Sydney, aged 81. Records that stand to his name tell of his work with the ball. In a season when bowlers accomplished wonderful things, almost beyond belief in these days, Turner took 314 wickets.

7. Robert Peel (ENG)

Average: 16.98

Span	Matches	Wickets	Average
1884-1896	20	101	16.98

was one of the finest all-round cricketers of any time. Primarily he was a bowler. being a capital fieldsman, especially at cover-point, and a punishing left-handed batsman, he kept his place in the team.

8. Rodney Hogg (AUS)

Average: 17.00

Span	Matches	Wickets	Average
1978-1983	11	56	17.00

Blue-eyed, aggressive, and grievously fast, Rodney Hogg announced himself with 41 wickets for World Series-depleted Australia against England in 1978-79.

The way he regularly beat Geoff Boycott for pace thrilled Australia at a lean time. Injury and a rebel tour to South Africa interrupted, and cricket life was never quite so magnanimous again.

9. Robert Massie (AUS)

Average: 17.78

Span	Matches	Wickets	Average
1972-1972	4	23	17.78

The world will always remember RAL Massie, a fast-medium swing bowler, for one of the most startling debuts in Test history.

At Lord's in 1972, Massie swung the ball devilishly and demolished England with eight wickets in each innings, and his figures of 16 for 137 were the best by a Test debutant until Narendra Hirwani spun West Indies to defeat 15 years later.

10. George Ulyett (ENG)

Average: 18.25

Span	Matches	Wickets	Average
1884-1890	15	31	18.25

The English County of Yorkshire has always been rich in first-rate cricketers, but a finer player than Ulyett was never produced by the county. He made his name as the best batsman on the team. Besides, fans also noted him for his brilliant bowling and fielding during his heydays.

His career for the county extended over a period of twenty years, his first appearance in the eleven, dating back to July 1873. It was seen at once that a player of remarkable gifts had been discovered, and before very long he was at the top of the system.

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Final Words

Thereby, ending this list of Best Ashes Series bowling Averages, we told you about all the best-averaged bowlers in the Ashes history. We hope you enjoyed going through this list. Please feel free to comment below with any suggestions.