All Test Stats on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards
(Know Why). In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 bowling performances by Average of a bowler. Best Bowling By Average (BBA)
is simply the average of the bowler in the 7 Inns. Only 3+ Wkt performaces are counted in this criteria.
*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09
TOP 25 Spinners WITH BEST BBA IN TEST CRICKET
| RANK | BOWLER | NAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | AVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK Warne | AUS | 4/8 | 4/11 | 4/13 | 7/23 | 3/11 | 4/15 | 6/31 | 3.50 |
| 2 | M Muralitharan | SL | 5/13 | 5/15 | 6/18 | 4/14 | 6/26 | 5/23 | 6/28 | 3.70 |
| 3 | GAR Lock | ENG | 4/12 | 6/20 | 5/17 | 4/14 | 7/35 | 5/28 | 5/31 | 4.36 |
| 4 | DL Underwood | ENG | 6/12 | 5/20 | 7/32 | 3/16 | 5/28 | 8/51 | 6/41 | 5.00 |
| 5 | RA Jadeja | IND | 3/12 | 5/21 | 4/17 | 5/30 | 7/42 | 7/48 | 3/24 | 5.71 |
| 5 | LR Gibbs | WI | 3/11 | 3/14 | 8/38 | 6/29 | 6/39 | 5/37 | 3/26 | 5.71 |
| 7 | R Ashwin | IND | 4/8 | 6/31 | 5/32 | 4/27 | 6/41 | 5/37 | 6/46 | 6.17 |
| 8 | NM Lyon | AUS | 3/12 | 3/14 | 8/50 | 3/19 | 5/34 | 4/31 | 8/64 | 6.59 |
| 9 | GP Swann | ENG | 4/12 | 4/16 | 3/13 | 3/16 | 5/44 | 4/38 | 4/42 | 6.70 |
| 10 | Harbhajan Singh | IND | 4/10 | 5/13 | 5/29 | 7/48 | 7/62 | 3/30 | 5/51 | 6.75 |
| 11 | KA Maharaj | SA | 7/32 | 7/40 | 4/25 | 6/40 | 3/21 | 5/36 | 5/59 | 6.84 |
| 12 | Maninder Singh | IND | 3/9 | 7/27 | 4/26 | 7/51 | 4/31 | 4/41 | 3/41 | 7.06 |
| 13 | BS Bedi | IND | 3/14 | 5/27 | 4/22 | 6/42 | 5/37 | 4/38 | 5/48 | 7.13 |
| 14 | HMRKB Herath | SL | 4/15 | 7/48 | 6/43 | 6/43 | 8/63 | 5/40 | 6/48 | 7.14 |
| 15 | PH Edmonds | ENG | 4/6 | 4/20 | 5/28 | 4/31 | 7/66 | 4/38 | 4/40 | 7.16 |
| 16 | S Ramadhin | WI | 6/23 | 5/26 | 4/25 | 7/49 | 5/46 | 4/39 | 4/50 | 7.37 |
| 17 | Abdul Qadir | PAK | 6/16 | 9/56 | 6/44 | 5/44 | 3/29 | 4/39 | 4/45 | 7.38 |
| 18 | R Benaud | AUS | 3/0 | 4/15 | 3/15 | 5/43 | 6/52 | 5/49 | 7/72 | 7.45 |
| 19 | Saqlain Mushtaq | PAK | 4/24 | 5/32 | 4/26 | 5/35 | 6/46 | 7/66 | 5/54 | 7.86 |
| 20 | A Kumble | IND | 5/30 | 7/48 | 10/74 | 7/59 | 6/53 | 7/63 | 4/38 | 7.93 |
| 21 | AA Mallett | AUS | 3/14 | 4/21 | 4/22 | 8/59 | 4/40 | 5/53 | 6/64 | 8.03 |
| 22 | ST Jayasuriya | SL | 3/17 | 4/24 | 5/34 | 4/31 | 5/43 | 4/40 | 4/44 | 8.03 |
| 23 | Danish Kaneria | PAK | 3/6 | 3/14 | 6/42 | 6/52 | 5/46 | 5/46 | 7/77 | 8.09 |
| 24 | Iqbal Qasim | PAK | 6/40 | 4/27 | 5/35 | 7/49 | 5/48 | 4/41 | 4/44 | 8.11 |
| 25 | PCR Tufnell | ENG | 6/25 | 7/47 | 4/27 | 3/22 | 7/66 | 5/61 | 3/39 | 8.20 |