Worst bowler to average lower than 30? (qualification: 50 Test wickets)

[howitzer]

We've been doing the best to average over 30 so I thought I'd open a sister thread.

 

[trundler]

Must be someone with low WPM like Ian Johnson or Mushtaq.

 

[howitzer]

Must be someone with low WPM like Ian Johnson or Mushtaq.

That was my thinking too. Mushtaq might be a great shout.

 

[trundler]

That was my thinking too. Mushtaq might be a great shout.

Found someone better. Asif Iqbal. 53 wickets in 58 matches.

 

[howitzer]

Found someone better. Asif Iqbal. 53 wickets in 58 matches.

Yeah he's probably an even better shout than either Johnson or Mushtaq.

 

[trundler]

Or maybe it's someone who played in the 19th century. High 20s is pretty bad for that era. Ernie Jones? PEWS standardized average of 35. That's Prasad level.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Or maybe it's someone who played in the 19th century. High 20s is pretty bad for that era. Ernie Jones? PEWS standardized average of 35. That's Prasad level.

Ernie Jones was pretty highly rated for his time; might have failed in Test relatively.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Doug Walters misses out by 1 wicket.... Not sure on who is the worst still though. Need to research a bit more.

 

[Yeoman]

Geoff Dymock? Took most of his wickets during the Packer era when sides were weakened and (in so far as recall) there were some low scoring matches.

 

[Yeoman]

Or maybe it's someone who played in the 19th century. High 20s is pretty bad for that era. Ernie Jones? PEWS standardized average of 35. That's Prasad level.

The highest average I could find for a purely 19th century bowler was George Giffen with 103 at 27.

 

[howitzer]

Geoff Dymock? Took most of his wickets during the Packer era when sides were weakened and (in so far as recall) there were some low scoring matches.

Excellent shout.

 

[howitzer]

The highest average I could find for a purely 19th century bowler was George Giffen with 103 at 27.

Defo had his moments though.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Easy one.

Chris Woakes.


My work is done.

 

[Prince EWS]

Rodney Hogg.

 

[Coronis]

Rodney Hogg.

Related to Matthew Hoggard?

 

[Prince EWS]

Related to Matthew Hoggard?

Not even a little bit.

 

[Athlai]

Can he open the batting?

 

[howitzer]

Easy one.

Chris Woakes.


My work is done.

You are a disgrace to cricket and society in general. I'm not even giving you an angry emoji as that would add a point to your clearly arbitrarily gained reaction score. Woakes is quite clearly the best bowler to average less than 30 and I would expect the ultimate arbiter @Red_Ink_Squid to confirm this for me.

 

[CricAddict]

Mohammed Siraj

 

[reyrey]

Jason Holder