THE ASHES (ENGLAND IN AUSTRALIA)

Bowling Stats

T1970
The Ashes (England in Australia)
27 Nov 1970 – 12 Feb 1971
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SERIES WINNEREngland2-0 (7)

Bowling Stats

Most Wickets · Best Average · Best Economy
category leaders

Bowling in The Ashes (England in Australia)

Every board for the series.

Most wickets

Test
  1. 4Peter Lever5 mat · avg 33.7713
  2. 5Bob Willis4 mat · avg 27.4212
  3. 6Alan Thomson4 mat · avg 54.5012
  4. 7Ray Illingworth6 mat · avg 34.9010
  5. 8Dennis Lillee2 mat · avg 24.888
  6. 9Ken Shuttleworth2 mat · avg 34.577
  7. 10Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 50.147
  8. 11Doug Walters6 mat · avg 25.867
  9. 12Terry Jenner2 mat · avg 29.336
  10. 13Ashley Mallett2 mat · avg 31.336
  11. 14Kerry O'Keeffe2 mat · avg 43.336
  12. 15Basil D'Oliveira6 mat · avg 48.336

Best figures

Test
  1. 4Ashley Mallett2 mat · avg 31.334/40
  2. 5Peter Lever5 mat · avg 33.774/49
  3. 6Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 50.144/66
  4. 7Derek Underwood5 mat · avg 32.504/66
  5. 8John Gleeson5 mat · avg 43.214/83
  6. 9Doug Walters6 mat · avg 25.863/12
  7. 10Ray Illingworth6 mat · avg 34.903/39
  8. 11Terry Jenner2 mat · avg 29.333/42
  9. 12Kerry O'Keeffe2 mat · avg 43.333/48
  10. 13Bob Willis4 mat · avg 27.423/58
  11. 14Tony Dell1 mat · avg 19.403/65
  12. 15Alan Thomson4 mat · avg 54.503/79

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
  1. 4Kerry O'Keeffe2 mat · avg 43.332.60
  2. 5Ray Illingworth6 mat · avg 34.902.64
  3. 6Derek Underwood5 mat · avg 32.502.67
  4. 7Terry Jenner2 mat · avg 29.332.67
  5. 8John Gleeson5 mat · avg 43.212.74
  6. 9Greg Chappell5 mat · avg 51.002.74
  7. 10Keith Stackpole6 mat · avg 130.502.81
  8. 11Doug Walters6 mat · avg 25.862.93
  9. 12Alan Connolly1 mat · avg 81.003.00
  10. 13Peter Lever5 mat · avg 33.773.05
  11. 14John Snow6 mat · avg 22.843.13
  12. 15Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 50.143.17

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
  1. 4Doug Walters6 mat · avg 25.8625.86
  2. 5Bob Willis4 mat · avg 27.4227.42
  3. 6Terry Jenner2 mat · avg 29.3329.33
  4. 7Ashley Mallett2 mat · avg 31.3331.33
  5. 8Derek Underwood5 mat · avg 32.5032.50
  6. 9Peter Lever5 mat · avg 33.7733.77
  7. 10Ken Shuttleworth2 mat · avg 34.5734.57
  8. 11Ray Illingworth6 mat · avg 34.9034.90
  9. 12John Gleeson5 mat · avg 43.2143.21
  10. 13Kerry O'Keeffe2 mat · avg 43.3343.33
  11. 14Basil D'Oliveira6 mat · avg 48.3348.33
  12. 15Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 50.1450.14

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
  1. 4Tony Dell1 mat · avg 19.4051.80
  2. 5Doug Walters6 mat · avg 25.8653.00
  3. 6Ashley Mallett2 mat · avg 31.3357.17
  4. 7Ken Shuttleworth2 mat · avg 34.5765.00
  5. 8Terry Jenner2 mat · avg 29.3366.00
  6. 9Peter Lever5 mat · avg 33.7766.54
  7. 10Derek Underwood5 mat · avg 32.5073.13
  8. 11Ray Illingworth6 mat · avg 34.9079.20
  9. 12John Gleeson5 mat · avg 43.2194.71
  10. 13Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 50.1494.86
  11. 14Alan Thomson4 mat · avg 54.5095.08
  12. 15Kerry O'Keeffe2 mat · avg 43.33100.00

Most maidens

Test
  1. 4Ray Illingworth6 mat · avg 34.9043
  2. 5Alan Thomson4 mat · avg 54.5033
  3. 6Kerry O'Keeffe2 mat · avg 43.3330
  4. 7Basil D'Oliveira6 mat · avg 48.3328
  5. 8Peter Lever5 mat · avg 33.7725
  6. 9Keith Stackpole6 mat · avg 130.5020
  7. 10Bob Willis4 mat · avg 27.4216
  8. 11Greg Chappell5 mat · avg 51.0015
  9. 12Terry Jenner2 mat · avg 29.3315
  10. 13Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 50.1414
  11. 14Ken Shuttleworth2 mat · avg 34.5713
  12. 15Tony Dell1 mat · avg 19.4011

Three-wicket hauls

Test
  1. 4Peter Lever5 mat · avg 33.772
  2. 5Bob Willis4 mat · avg 27.422
  3. 6Alan Thomson4 mat · avg 54.502
  4. 7Kerry O'Keeffe2 mat · avg 43.332
  5. 8Ray Illingworth6 mat · avg 34.901
  6. 9Dennis Lillee2 mat · avg 24.881
  7. 10Doug Walters6 mat · avg 25.861
  8. 11Ken Shuttleworth2 mat · avg 34.571
  9. 12Graham McKenzie3 mat · avg 50.141
  10. 13Terry Jenner2 mat · avg 29.331
  11. 14Ashley Mallett2 mat · avg 31.331
  12. 15Tony Dell1 mat · avg 19.401
bowling battle

England vs Australia

The series totalled up, side against side.

EnglandvsAustralia
96Wickets81
3.01Economy2.94
0Dot balls0
223Maidens223
113-wkt hauls13

Best bowling figures

1John SnowENG · match 4 · Sydney7/40
2John SnowENG · match 1 · Brisbane6/114
3Ken ShuttleworthENG · match 1 · Brisbane5/47
4Dennis LilleeAUS · match 6 · Adelaide5/84
5Ashley MallettAUS · match 4 · Sydney4/40
6Peter LeverENG · match 6 · Adelaide4/49
7Derek UnderwoodENG · match 4 · Sydney4/66
8Graham McKenzieAUS · match 2 · Perth4/66
9John GleesonAUS · match 4 · Sydney4/83
10John SnowENG · match 2 · Perth4/143
RECENT RESULTS 1 match