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Cricket Bowling Average Calculator: economy & strike rate
Enter one bowler’s conceded runs, overs and credited wickets, or aggregate totals from a consistent period. Get three measures with their units and the underlying legal-ball count.
Enter your figures to calculate.
Three bowling formulas
- Bowling average: conceded runs ÷ credited wickets.
- Bowling strike rate: legal balls ÷ credited wickets.
- Economy: conceded runs × 6 ÷ legal balls.
For 28 runs and 2 wickets in 3.2 overs, convert the overs to 20 legal balls. Average = 14.00 runs per wicket, strike rate = 10.00 balls per wicket, and economy = 8.40 runs per over. Dividing by decimal 3.2 would produce the wrong economy.
Use the bowler’s figures, not the team total
Read conceded runs and credited wickets directly from the bowling scorecard. Under MCC Law 18.10.3, batter runs, wides and no-ball extras are charged to the bowler; byes and leg byes are separate. A team wicket such as a run out is not a credited bowling wicket. The calculator does not reconstruct those figures from a ball-by-ball feed.
Combining spells
Combine runs, legal balls and credited wickets first, then calculate the rates. For spells of 18 runs in 3 overs and 10 runs in 1.2, use 28 runs in 26 balls, or 4.2 overs. Economy is 6.46, rounded from 168 ÷ 26. Do not add overs as ordinary decimals.
What happens with no wickets?
Bowling average and strike rate are not defined without a credited wicket. Economy can still be calculated if at least one legal ball has been bowled.
Is batting strike rate the same statistic?
No. Batting strike rate measures runs per 100 balls faced, while bowling strike rate measures balls per wicket. The units and interpretation differ.
Can I use this for The Hundred or historic eight-ball overs?
No. Overs here mean sets of six legal balls. Use the actual competition format and do not type a five-ball set as a six-ball over.
Definitions: Manage & Scariano, bowling measures (pp. 7–8). Overs and run attribution: MCC Laws of Cricket 2026, Laws 17 and 18. See overs and balls conversion or team tournament NRR.
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