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Quiz! Name the bowlers with the highest Test bowling averages

by Wisden Staff 10 minute play

In this quiz, you have to name every bowler to have taken 50 or more Test wickets at an average in excess of 40.

It’s a tricky list, and none of the bowlers were really unsuccessful Test cricketers, since to take that many wickets, you have to be doing a job of sorts. There are a few part-timers who just crept over the line, as well as a few front-line spinners from outside Asia and quicks from Asia who often found themselves having to perform a holding role in unhelpful conditions.

There are 33 players who make the cut, and you have 10 minutes to name them all. Good luck!

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