THE ASHES (AUSTRALIA IN ENGLAND)

Bowling Stats

T1968
The Ashes (Australia in England)
06 Jun 1968 – 22 Aug 1968
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SERIES WINNERdrawn1-1 (5)

Bowling Stats

Most Wickets · Best Average · Best Economy
category leaders

Bowling in The Ashes (Australia in England)

Every board for the series.

Most wickets

Test
Derek Underwood4 mat · avg 15.10
20#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSAlan Connolly5 mat · avg 25.70
23#1 · wkts
John Snow5 mat · avg 29.88
17#3 · wkts
  1. 4Ray Illingworth3 mat · avg 22.3813
  2. 5Graham McKenzie5 mat · avg 45.7713
  3. 6David Brown4 mat · avg 33.4212
  4. 7John Gleeson5 mat · avg 34.7512
  5. 8Bob Cowper4 mat · avg 30.138
  6. 9Eric Freeman2 mat · avg 31.006
  7. 10Pat Pocock1 mat · avg 26.006
  8. 11Ashley Mallett1 mat · avg 32.805
  9. 12Barry Knight2 mat · avg 21.254
  10. 13Basil D'Oliveira2 mat · avg 16.333
  11. 14Bob Barber1 mat · avg 29.003
  12. 15Ken Higgs1 mat · avg 60.502

Best figures

Test
Pat Pocock1 mat · avg 26.00
6/79#2
BEST FIGURESDerek Underwood4 mat · avg 15.10
7/50#1
Ray Illingworth3 mat · avg 22.38
6/87#3
  1. 4David Brown4 mat · avg 33.425/42
  2. 5Alan Connolly5 mat · avg 25.705/72
  3. 6Bob Cowper4 mat · avg 30.134/48
  4. 7Eric Freeman2 mat · avg 31.004/78
  5. 8John Snow5 mat · avg 29.884/97
  6. 9Barry Knight2 mat · avg 21.253/16
  7. 10Graham McKenzie5 mat · avg 45.773/33
  8. 11John Gleeson5 mat · avg 34.753/44
  9. 12Ashley Mallett1 mat · avg 32.803/87
  10. 13Bob Barber1 mat · avg 29.002/56
  11. 14Ken Higgs1 mat · avg 60.502/80
  12. 15Basil D'Oliveira2 mat · avg 16.331/1

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Derek Underwood4 mat · avg 15.10
1.44#2 · econ
BEST ECONBasil D'Oliveira2 mat · avg 16.33
1.26#1 · econ
Ray Illingworth3 mat · avg 22.38
1.59#3 · econ
  1. 4Doug Walters3 mat · avg 0.001.69
  2. 5Neil Hawke2 mat · avg 115.001.98
  3. 6Ken Higgs1 mat · avg 60.502.07
  4. 7Barry Knight2 mat · avg 21.252.09
  5. 8John Gleeson5 mat · avg 34.752.15
  6. 9Alan Connolly5 mat · avg 25.702.21
  7. 10Graham McKenzie5 mat · avg 45.772.25
  8. 11Bob Cowper4 mat · avg 30.132.34
  9. 12John Snow5 mat · avg 29.882.50
  10. 13Ian Chappell3 mat · avg 84.002.55
  11. 14Ashley Mallett1 mat · avg 32.802.69
  12. 15Pat Pocock1 mat · avg 26.002.69

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
Ray Illingworth3 mat · avg 22.38
22.38#2 · avg
BEST AVGDerek Underwood4 mat · avg 15.10
15.10#1 · avg
Alan Connolly5 mat · avg 25.70
25.70#3 · avg
  1. 4Pat Pocock1 mat · avg 26.0026.00
  2. 5John Snow5 mat · avg 29.8829.88
  3. 6Bob Cowper4 mat · avg 30.1330.13
  4. 7Eric Freeman2 mat · avg 31.0031.00
  5. 8Ashley Mallett1 mat · avg 32.8032.80
  6. 9David Brown4 mat · avg 33.4233.42
  7. 10John Gleeson5 mat · avg 34.7534.75
  8. 11Graham McKenzie5 mat · avg 45.7745.77

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
Derek Underwood4 mat · avg 15.10
62.95#2 · SR
BEST SRPat Pocock1 mat · avg 26.00
58.00#1 · SR
Eric Freeman2 mat · avg 31.00
67.83#3 · SR
  1. 4Alan Connolly5 mat · avg 25.7069.70
  2. 5John Snow5 mat · avg 29.8871.65
  3. 6David Brown4 mat · avg 33.4272.00
  4. 7Ashley Mallett1 mat · avg 32.8073.20
  5. 8Bob Cowper4 mat · avg 30.1377.25
  6. 9Ray Illingworth3 mat · avg 22.3884.62
  7. 10John Gleeson5 mat · avg 34.7596.92
  8. 11Graham McKenzie5 mat · avg 45.77121.85

Most maidens

Test
Ray Illingworth3 mat · avg 22.38
82#2 · mdns
MOST MDNSDerek Underwood4 mat · avg 15.10
103#1 · mdns
Graham McKenzie5 mat · avg 45.77
77#3 · mdns
  1. 4Alan Connolly5 mat · avg 25.7075
  2. 5John Gleeson5 mat · avg 34.7565
  3. 6John Snow5 mat · avg 29.8844
  4. 7Bob Cowper4 mat · avg 30.1336
  5. 8David Brown4 mat · avg 33.4234
  6. 9Basil D'Oliveira2 mat · avg 16.3320
  7. 10Ken Higgs1 mat · avg 60.5019
  8. 11Neil Hawke2 mat · avg 115.0018
  9. 12Eric Freeman2 mat · avg 31.0017
  10. 13Barry Knight2 mat · avg 21.2516
  11. 14Ashley Mallett1 mat · avg 32.8015
  12. 15Pat Pocock1 mat · avg 26.0015

Three-wicket hauls

Test
Derek Underwood4 mat · avg 15.10
3#2 · 3w
MOST 3wAlan Connolly5 mat · avg 25.70
3#1 · 3w
John Snow5 mat · avg 29.88
3#3 · 3w
  1. 4Ray Illingworth3 mat · avg 22.382
  2. 5Graham McKenzie5 mat · avg 45.772
  3. 6David Brown4 mat · avg 33.422
  4. 7John Gleeson5 mat · avg 34.751
  5. 8Bob Cowper4 mat · avg 30.131
  6. 9Pat Pocock1 mat · avg 26.001
  7. 10Eric Freeman2 mat · avg 31.001
  8. 11Ashley Mallett1 mat · avg 32.801
  9. 12Barry Knight2 mat · avg 21.251
bowling battle

England vs Australia

The series totalled up, side against side.

EnglandvsAustralia
81Wickets69
2.11Economy2.28
0Dot balls0
335Maidens319
123-wkt hauls9

Best bowling figures

1Derek UnderwoodENG · match 5 · The Oval7/50
2Pat PocockENG · match 1 · Manchester6/79
3Ray IllingworthENG · match 4 · Leeds6/87
4David BrownENG · match 2 · Lord's5/42
5Alan ConnollyAUS · match 4 · Leeds5/72
6Derek UnderwoodENG · match 4 · Leeds4/41
7Bob CowperAUS · match 1 · Manchester4/48
8Alan ConnollyAUS · match 5 · The Oval4/65
9Eric FreemanAUS · match 3 · Birmingham4/78
10John SnowENG · match 1 · Manchester4/97