Here is the list of all Best Averages in The Ashes history:
| # | Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | Eco | SR | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Martin | England | 1 | 47.5 | 21 | 102 | 12 | 6/50 | 8.50 | 2.13 | 23.92 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Richard Ellison | England | 2 | 75.5 | 20 | 185 | 17 | 6/77 | 10.88 | 2.44 | 26.76 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Tom Horan | Australia | 7 | 48.1 | 39 | 102 | 9 | 6/40 | 11.33 | 2.12 | 32.11 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Mick Malone | Australia | 1 | 57 | 24 | 77 | 6 | 5/63 | 12.83 | 1.35 | 57.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | George Lohmann | England | 15 | 551.4 | 326 | 1002 | 77 | 8/35 | 13.01 | 1.82 | 42.99 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Billy Bates | England | 10 | 197.2 | 136 | 411 | 31 | 7/28 | 13.26 | 2.08 | 38.19 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | J.J. Ferris | Australia | 8 | 338.2 | 224 | 684 | 48 | 5/26 | 14.25 | 2.02 | 42.29 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Billy Barnes | England | 18 | 350.2 | 256 | 706 | 49 | 6/28 | 14.41 | 2.02 | 42.90 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Jack Iverson | Australia | 5 | 184.4 | 29 | 320 | 21 | 6/27 | 15.24 | 1.73 | 52.76 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Charles Eady | Australia | 2 | 37.1 | 14 | 112 | 7 | 3/30 | 16.00 | 3.01 | 31.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Harry Dean | England | 2 | 54 | 19 | 97 | 6 | 4/19 | 16.17 | 1.8 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | James Faulkner | Australia | 1 | 27.4 | 4 | 98 | 6 | 4/51 | 16.33 | 3.54 | 27.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Sammy Jones | Australia | 9 | 31 | 17 | 82 | 5 | 4/47 | 16.40 | 2.65 | 37.20 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Charlie Turner | Australia | 17 | 863.1 | 457 | 1670 | 101 | 7/43 | 16.53 | 1.93 | 51.28 | 3 | 11 |
| 15 | Fred Morley | England | 2 | 62.4 | 51 | 101 | 6 | 4/47 | 16.83 | 1.61 | 62.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Bobby Peel | England | 20 | 869.2 | 444 | 1715 | 101 | 7/31 | 16.98 | 1.97 | 51.64 | 8 | 5 |
| 17 | Rodney Hogg | Australia | 11 | 438.1 | 94 | 952 | 56 | 6/74 | 17.00 | 2.17 | 46.95 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | Ian Meckiff | Australia | 4 | 149.4 | 24 | 292 | 17 | 6/38 | 17.18 | 1.95 | 52.82 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Gary Gilmour | Australia | 1 | 51.2 | 15 | 157 | 9 | 6/85 | 17.44 | 3.06 | 34.22 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Bob Massie | Australia | 4 | 199.1 | 58 | 409 | 23 | 8/53 | 17.78 | 2.05 | 51.96 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Morris Sievers | Australia | 3 | 100.2 | 25 | 161 | 9 | 5/21 | 17.89 | 1.6 | 66.89 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | George Ulyett | England | 15 | 251.2 | 184 | 566 | 31 | 7/36 | 18.26 | 2.25 | 48.65 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Jim Laker | England | 15 | 668.2 | 204 | 1444 | 79 | 10/53 | 18.28 | 2.16 | 50.76 | 5 | 5 |
| 24 | Arnold Warren | England | 1 | 39.2 | 9 | 113 | 6 | 5/57 | 18.83 | 2.87 | 39.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Peter Taylor | Australia | 1 | 55 | 17 | 154 | 8 | 6/78 | 19.25 | 2.8 | 41.25 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Tony Dell | Australia | 1 | 57.1 | 11 | 97 | 5 | 3/65 | 19.40 | 1.7 | 68.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Joey Palmer | Australia | 11 | 406.1 | 247 | 894 | 46 | 7/65 | 19.43 | 2.2 | 52.98 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | Frederick Spofforth | Australia | 13 | 508.2 | 318 | 1179 | 59 | 7/44 | 19.98 | 2.32 | 51.69 | 6 | 3 |
| 29 | Geoff Miller | England | 13 | 431.1 | 111 | 790 | 39 | 5/44 | 20.26 | 1.83 | 66.33 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Dick Barlow | England | 11 | 289.5 | 233 | 528 | 26 | 7/40 | 20.31 | 1.82 | 66.88 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Bruce Reid | Australia | 9 | 378.5 | 93 | 959 | 47 | 7/51 | 20.40 | 2.53 | 48.36 | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Bill Lockwood | England | 12 | 328.5 | 100 | 883 | 43 | 7/71 | 20.53 | 2.69 | 45.88 | 2 | 5 |
| 33 | Johnny Briggs | England | 31 | 823.3 | 335 | 1994 | 97 | 6/45 | 20.56 | 2.42 | 50.94 | 3 | 7 |
| 34 | Gordon Rorke | Australia | 2 | 94.1 | 17 | 165 | 8 | 3/23 | 20.63 | 1.75 | 70.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Ryan Harris | Australia | 12 | 412.1 | 106 | 1176 | 57 | 7/117 | 20.63 | 2.85 | 43.39 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Stuart Clark | Australia | 7 | 241.2 | 65 | 619 | 30 | 4/72 | 20.63 | 2.56 | 48.27 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Laurie Nash | Australia | 1 | 32.5 | 2 | 104 | 5 | 4/70 | 20.80 | 3.17 | 39.40 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Walter Brearley | England | 3 | 111.3 | 23 | 355 | 17 | 5/110 | 20.88 | 3.18 | 39.35 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Hugh Trumble | Australia | 31 | 1315.5 | 448 | 2945 | 141 | 8/65 | 20.89 | 2.24 | 55.99 | 8 | 9 |
| 40 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 30 | 1213.2 | 331 | 3286 | 157 | 8/38 | 20.93 | 2.71 | 46.37 | 7 | 10 |
| 41 | Bob Appleyard | England | 5 | 135.2 | 32 | 273 | 13 | 3/13 | 21.00 | 2.02 | 62.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Wilfred Flowers | England | 8 | 143 | 92 | 296 | 14 | 5/46 | 21.14 | 2.07 | 61.29 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Terry Alderman | Australia | 17 | 786.1 | 192 | 2117 | 100 | 6/47 | 21.17 | 2.69 | 47.17 | 2 | 11 |
| 44 | Michael Neser | Australia | 4 | 106.5 | 14 | 360 | 17 | 5/42 | 21.18 | 3.37 | 37.71 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Albert Trott | Australia | 3 | 79 | 17 | 192 | 9 | 8/43 | 21.33 | 2.43 | 52.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | Colin Blythe | England | 9 | 347.3 | 99 | 877 | 41 | 6/44 | 21.39 | 2.52 | 50.85 | 2 | 3 |
| 47 | Harry Boyle | Australia | 4 | 99.2 | 56 | 257 | 12 | 6/42 | 21.42 | 2.59 | 49.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 | Jhye Richardson | Australia | 2 | 47.3 | 15 | 150 | 7 | 5/42 | 21.43 | 3.16 | 40.71 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 | John Gunn | England | 6 | 166.3 | 54 | 387 | 18 | 5/76 | 21.50 | 2.32 | 55.50 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Simon Jones | England | 5 | 109 | 17 | 410 | 19 | 6/53 | 21.58 | 3.76 | 34.42 | 0 | 2 |
| 51 | Sydney Barnes | England | 20 | 958.1 | 262 | 2288 | 106 | 7/60 | 21.58 | 2.39 | 54.24 | 1 | 12 |
| 52 | Ron Archer | Australia | 12 | 407.3 | 126 | 761 | 35 | 5/53 | 21.74 | 1.87 | 69.86 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | Frank Foster | England | 8 | 315.4 | 76 | 742 | 34 | 6/91 | 21.82 | 2.35 | 55.71 | 2 | 3 |
| 54 | Sailor Young | England | 2 | 92.4 | 38 | 262 | 12 | 4/30 | 21.83 | 2.83 | 46.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | John Trumble | Australia | 7 | 100 | 59 | 222 | 10 | 3/29 | 22.20 | 2.22 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Jofra Archer | England | 7 | 236 | 48 | 690 | 31 | 6/45 | 22.26 | 2.92 | 45.68 | 0 | 3 |
| 57 | Jack Hearne | England | 11 | 489.2 | 209 | 1070 | 48 | 6/41 | 22.29 | 2.19 | 61.17 | 4 | 4 |
| 58 | Josh Tongue | England | 4 | 139.2 | 12 | 513 | 23 | 5/45 | 22.30 | 3.68 | 36.35 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Dennis Lillee | Australia | 24 | 1166.2 | 302 | 2858 | 128 | 7/89 | 22.33 | 2.45 | 54.67 | 8 | 7 |
| 60 | Dick Attewell | England | 10 | 475 | 326 | 626 | 28 | 4/42 | 22.36 | 1.32 | 101.79 | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Keith Miller | Australia | 29 | 947.3 | 225 | 1949 | 87 | 7/60 | 22.40 | 2.06 | 65.34 | 6 | 3 |
| 62 | Ray Lindwall | Australia | 29 | 1113.4 | 216 | 2559 | 114 | 7/63 | 22.45 | 2.3 | 58.61 | 3 | 6 |
| 63 | Scott Boland | Australia | 10 | 288 | 61 | 902 | 40 | 6/7 | 22.55 | 3.13 | 43.20 | 2 | 1 |
| 64 | Jack Hill | Australia | 2 | 66 | 18 | 158 | 7 | 3/35 | 22.57 | 2.39 | 56.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Mike Hendrick | England | 12 | 468.4 | 97 | 929 | 41 | 4/41 | 22.66 | 1.98 | 68.59 | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | Paul Reiffel | Australia | 7 | 252.5 | 59 | 689 | 30 | 6/71 | 22.97 | 2.73 | 50.57 | 0 | 3 |
| 67 | Alan Hurst | Australia | 6 | 272.2 | 44 | 577 | 25 | 5/28 | 23.08 | 2.12 | 65.36 | 2 | 1 |
| 68 | Shane Warne | Australia | 36 | 1792.5 | 488 | 4535 | 195 | 8/71 | 23.26 | 2.53 | 55.16 | 15 | 11 |
| 69 | Allan Steel | England | 10 | 140 | 77 | 375 | 16 | 3/27 | 23.44 | 2.68 | 52.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Sydney Callaway | Australia | 3 | 78.3 | 33 | 142 | 6 | 5/37 | 23.67 | 1.81 | 78.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 | Roy Minnett | Australia | 6 | 69.1 | 15 | 213 | 9 | 4/34 | 23.67 | 3.08 | 46.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Alan Davidson | Australia | 25 | 998.5 | 221 | 1996 | 84 | 6/64 | 23.76 | 2 | 71.35 | 2 | 5 |
| 73 | Freddie Brown | England | 6 | 197.2 | 23 | 524 | 22 | 5/49 | 23.82 | 2.66 | 53.82 | 3 | 1 |
| 74 | Pat Cummins | Australia | 20 | 727.3 | 150 | 2311 | 97 | 6/91 | 23.82 | 3.18 | 45.00 | 7 | 2 |
| 75 | Mark Ealham | England | 4 | 58.4 | 11 | 191 | 8 | 3/60 | 23.88 | 3.26 | 44.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Jeff Thomson | Australia | 20 | 793.1 | 160 | 2318 | 97 | 6/46 | 23.90 | 2.92 | 49.06 | 8 | 5 |
| 77 | Wilfred Rhodes | England | 41 | 965 | 234 | 2616 | 109 | 8/68 | 24.00 | 2.71 | 53.12 | 6 | 6 |
| 78 | Bernard Bosanquet | England | 7 | 161.4 | 10 | 604 | 25 | 8/107 | 24.16 | 3.74 | 38.80 | 1 | 2 |
| 79 | Sammy Woods | Australia | 3 | 36.1 | 18 | 121 | 5 | 2/35 | 24.20 | 3.35 | 43.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Bill Johnston | Australia | 17 | 877.1 | 224 | 1818 | 75 | 5/35 | 24.24 | 2.07 | 70.17 | 5 | 3 |
| 81 | Fred Root | England | 3 | 107 | 47 | 194 | 8 | 4/84 | 24.25 | 1.81 | 80.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Bob Willis | England | 31 | 1077.4 | 174 | 2998 | 123 | 8/43 | 24.37 | 2.78 | 52.57 | 4 | 7 |
| 83 | Ranji Hordern | Australia | 5 | 277.3 | 42 | 780 | 32 | 7/90 | 24.38 | 2.81 | 52.03 | 1 | 4 |
| 84 | John Lever | England | 4 | 95.1 | 24 | 245 | 10 | 4/28 | 24.50 | 2.57 | 57.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Chris Tremlett | England | 4 | 158.3 | 33 | 517 | 21 | 5/87 | 24.62 | 3.26 | 45.29 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Jim Higgs | Australia | 5 | 262.2 | 47 | 468 | 19 | 5/148 | 24.63 | 1.78 | 82.84 | 1 | 1 |
| 87 | Bill Bowes | England | 6 | 243.1 | 41 | 741 | 30 | 6/142 | 24.70 | 3.05 | 48.63 | 1 | 3 |
| 88 | Albert Relf | England | 3 | 74.4 | 24 | 173 | 7 | 5/85 | 24.71 | 2.32 | 64.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 89 | Stuart MacGill | Australia | 6 | 354.2 | 68 | 964 | 39 | 7/50 | 24.72 | 2.72 | 54.51 | 2 | 3 |
| 90 | Jack Crawford | England | 5 | 237.4 | 36 | 742 | 30 | 5/48 | 24.73 | 3.12 | 47.53 | 0 | 3 |
| 91 | Dean Headley | England | 6 | 252.5 | 40 | 867 | 35 | 6/60 | 24.77 | 3.43 | 43.34 | 6 | 1 |
| 92 | John Lyons | Australia | 14 | 52.4 | 17 | 149 | 6 | 5/30 | 24.83 | 2.83 | 52.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 93 | Monty Noble | Australia | 39 | 1149.1 | 353 | 2860 | 115 | 7/17 | 24.87 | 2.49 | 59.96 | 1 | 9 |
| 94 | Tom Richardson | England | 14 | 749.4 | 191 | 2220 | 88 | 8/94 | 25.23 | 2.96 | 51.11 | 1 | 11 |
| 95 | Fred Trueman | England | 19 | 726.5 | 83 | 1999 | 79 | 6/30 | 25.30 | 2.75 | 55.20 | 6 | 5 |
| 96 | Frank Tyson | England | 8 | 287.2 | 23 | 810 | 32 | 7/27 | 25.31 | 2.82 | 53.88 | 1 | 2 |
| 97 | Jack Saunders | Australia | 12 | 544.4 | 108 | 1620 | 64 | 5/28 | 25.31 | 2.97 | 51.06 | 5 | 5 |
| 98 | Steve Watkin | England | 1 | 53 | 13 | 152 | 6 | 4/65 | 25.33 | 2.87 | 53.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Bill O'Reilly | Australia | 19 | 1310.4 | 439 | 2587 | 102 | 7/54 | 25.36 | 1.97 | 77.10 | 5 | 8 |
| 100 | Craig McDermott | Australia | 16 | 639.4 | 104 | 2145 | 84 | 8/97 | 25.54 | 3.35 | 45.69 | 3 | 8 |