Cricket Bowling Average Calculator

Work out cricket bowling average instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Cricket Bowling Average Calculator

Bowling average is runs conceded per wicket, economy is runs per six-ball over, and strike rate is balls bowled per wicket. The three measures answer different questions: average is cost per wicket, economy is containment, and strike rate is how quickly a bowler breaks through.

Formulas

Bowling average

average = runs conceded / wickets taken

Economy and strike rate

economy = runs / (balls / 6); strike rate = balls / wickets

Worked example

With the default values below, Cricket Bowling Average Calculator returns Bowling average of 27.81. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Runs concededminimum 0: 890
Wickets takenminimum 0: 32
Balls bowledminimum 1: 1,620

Results

Bowling average: 27.81
Economy rate: 3.30 runs/over
Strike rate: 50.63 balls/wicket
Overs bowled: 270.0

Step by step

1Values used
2Bowling average
3Economy and strike rate
4Bowling average= 27.81
5Economy rate= 3.30 runs/over
6Strike rate= 50.63 balls/wicket
7Overs bowled= 270.0

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Cricket Bowling Average figure worked out?

average = runs conceded / wickets taken. Bowling average is runs conceded per wicket, economy is runs per six-ball over, and strike rate is balls bowled per wicket.

Why does this matter?

The three measures answer different questions: average is cost per wicket, economy is containment, and strike rate is how quickly a bowler breaks through.

What do I need to enter?

Enter runs conceded, wickets taken, balls bowled. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.