THE ASHES (ENGLAND IN AUSTRALIA)

Bowling Stats

T1982
The Ashes (England in Australia)
12 Nov 1982 – 02 Jan 1983
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SERIES WINNERAustralia2-1 (5)

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
Jeff Thomson4 mat · avg 18.68
22#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSGeoff Lawson5 mat · avg 20.21
34#1 · wkts
Bruce Yardley5 mat · avg 36.05
22#3 · wkts
  1. 4Bob Willis5 mat · avg 27.0018
  2. 5Sir Ian Botham5 mat · avg 40.5018
  3. 6Geoff Miller5 mat · avg 30.5413
  4. 7Rodney Hogg3 mat · avg 27.4511
  5. 8Norman Cowans4 mat · avg 36.0011
  6. 9Eddie Hemmings3 mat · avg 45.449
  7. 10Dennis Lillee1 mat · avg 46.254
  8. 11Derek Pringle3 mat · avg 53.504
  9. 12Carl Rackemann1 mat · avg 48.002
  10. 13Greg Chappell4 mat · avg 44.001
  11. 14Terry Alderman1 mat · avg 84.001

Best figures

Test
Norman Cowans4 mat · avg 36.00
6/77#2
BEST FIGURESGeoff Lawson5 mat · avg 20.21
6/47#1
Jeff Thomson4 mat · avg 18.68
5/50#3
  1. 4Bob Willis5 mat · avg 27.005/66
  2. 5Bruce Yardley5 mat · avg 36.055/107
  3. 6Rodney Hogg3 mat · avg 27.454/69
  4. 7Geoff Miller5 mat · avg 30.544/70
  5. 8Sir Ian Botham5 mat · avg 40.504/75
  6. 9Eddie Hemmings3 mat · avg 45.443/68
  7. 10Dennis Lillee1 mat · avg 46.253/96
  8. 11Carl Rackemann1 mat · avg 48.002/61
  9. 12Derek Pringle3 mat · avg 53.502/97
  10. 13Greg Chappell4 mat · avg 44.001/8
  11. 14Terry Alderman1 mat · avg 84.001/84

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Eddie Hemmings3 mat · avg 45.44
2.17#2 · econ
BEST ECONTerry Alderman1 mat · avg 84.00
1.95#1 · econ
Allan Border3 mat · avg 0.00
2.29#3 · econ
  1. 4Geoff Miller5 mat · avg 30.542.32
  2. 5Dennis Lillee1 mat · avg 46.252.61
  3. 6Bruce Yardley5 mat · avg 36.052.71
  4. 7Rodney Hogg3 mat · avg 27.452.81
  5. 8Carl Rackemann1 mat · avg 48.002.88
  6. 9Derek Pringle3 mat · avg 53.502.90
  7. 10Bob Willis5 mat · avg 27.002.92
  8. 11Geoff Lawson5 mat · avg 20.212.98
  9. 12Greg Chappell4 mat · avg 44.003.03
  10. 13Jeff Thomson4 mat · avg 18.683.22
  11. 14Sir Ian Botham5 mat · avg 40.503.41
  12. 15Norman Cowans4 mat · avg 36.003.70

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
Geoff Lawson5 mat · avg 20.21
20.21#2 · avg
BEST AVGJeff Thomson4 mat · avg 18.68
18.68#1 · avg
Bob Willis5 mat · avg 27.00
27.00#3 · avg
  1. 4Rodney Hogg3 mat · avg 27.4527.45
  2. 5Geoff Miller5 mat · avg 30.5430.54
  3. 6Norman Cowans4 mat · avg 36.0036.00
  4. 7Bruce Yardley5 mat · avg 36.0536.05
  5. 8Sir Ian Botham5 mat · avg 40.5040.50
  6. 9Eddie Hemmings3 mat · avg 45.4445.44

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
Geoff Lawson5 mat · avg 20.21
40.71#2 · SR
BEST SRJeff Thomson4 mat · avg 18.68
34.82#1 · SR
Bob Willis5 mat · avg 27.00
55.50#3 · SR
  1. 4Norman Cowans4 mat · avg 36.0058.36
  2. 5Rodney Hogg3 mat · avg 27.4558.64
  3. 6Sir Ian Botham5 mat · avg 40.5071.28
  4. 7Geoff Miller5 mat · avg 30.5478.92
  5. 8Bruce Yardley5 mat · avg 36.0579.73
  6. 9Eddie Hemmings3 mat · avg 45.44125.67

Most maidens

Test
Eddie Hemmings3 mat · avg 45.44
59#2 · mdns
MOST MDNSBruce Yardley5 mat · avg 36.05
91#1 · mdns
Geoff Lawson5 mat · avg 20.21
51#3 · mdns
  1. 4Geoff Miller5 mat · avg 30.5450
  2. 5Sir Ian Botham5 mat · avg 40.5035
  3. 6Bob Willis5 mat · avg 27.0028
  4. 7Rodney Hogg3 mat · avg 27.4526
  5. 8Dennis Lillee1 mat · avg 46.2525
  6. 9Jeff Thomson4 mat · avg 18.6822
  7. 10Terry Alderman1 mat · avg 84.0015
  8. 11Norman Cowans4 mat · avg 36.0014
  9. 12Derek Pringle3 mat · avg 53.5012
  10. 13Carl Rackemann1 mat · avg 48.0011
  11. 14Allan Border3 mat · avg 0.007
  12. 15Geoff Cook2 mat · avg 0.003

Three-wicket hauls

Test
Jeff Thomson4 mat · avg 18.68
4#2 · 3w
MOST 3wGeoff Lawson5 mat · avg 20.21
7#1 · 3w
Bruce Yardley5 mat · avg 36.05
4#3 · 3w
  1. 4Bob Willis5 mat · avg 27.003
  2. 5Sir Ian Botham5 mat · avg 40.503
  3. 6Geoff Miller5 mat · avg 30.543
  4. 7Rodney Hogg3 mat · avg 27.452
  5. 8Eddie Hemmings3 mat · avg 45.442
  6. 9Norman Cowans4 mat · avg 36.001
  7. 10Dennis Lillee1 mat · avg 46.251
bowling battle

England vs Australia

The series totalled up, side against side.

EnglandvsAustralia
73Wickets97
2.86Economy2.81
0Dot balls0
202Maidens253
123-wkt hauls18

Best bowling figures

1Geoff LawsonAUS · match 2 · Brisbane6/47
2Norman CowansENG · match 4 · Melbourne6/77
3Jeff ThomsonAUS · match 5 · Sydney5/50
4Bob WillisENG · match 2 · Brisbane5/66
5Geoff LawsonAUS · match 3 · Adelaide5/66
6Jeff ThomsonAUS · match 2 · Brisbane5/73
7Geoff LawsonAUS · match 2 · Brisbane5/87
8Bruce YardleyAUS · match 1 · Perth5/107
9Geoff LawsonAUS · match 1 · Perth5/108
10Geoff LawsonAUS · match 3 · Adelaide4/56