Top 20 Fast Bowlers With Best Averages In ODIs

Best Averages

The first list simply gives you the bowlers with best averages in ODI Cricket. The second list gives you the bowlers with best Relative Averages (R Ave). How it is calculated is explained in the highlighted sections. Only bowlers with more than 100 wickets are considered for both lists.

C Ave

The Comparative Average (C Ave) for bowlers is calculated by taken into account two factors:-

• First is the average of batsmen in the decades the bowler played.
• Second is the average of the opposition batsmen at Home, in Asia or outside Asia; whichever is applicable.
• The average of the opposing team’s batsmen is also calculated by decades.
• Higher C Ave suggest that more runs were scored by the batsmen in the above mentioned factors.
• Thus it was difficult to get Wkts and the bowler will benefit from this.
• Lower C Ave means the opposite.

R Ave

The Relative Average (R Ave) is calculated using the C Ave. Its formula is (Bowler Ave/C Ave)*A Constant Factor. This constant doesn’t affect the rating as it is the same for everone. If your C Ave is comparatively high, your R Ave will be low; which is better for bowlers. Broadly speaking, the following bowlers will benefit from this system:-

• Bowlers who have played more in unfavourable conditions.
• Asian fast bowlers and Non-Asian spin bowlers whereever applicable.
• Bowlers who have played in an era where the batsmen dominated, like the present era
• Bowlers who have played more against top opposition than weaker teams.