Test T20

PlayersSouth Africa

SR Harmer

Bowler, South Africa, 17 Tests, 2015-2026. Debut v West Indies, 2015

23.2Adjusted bowling average, 12th of 137 bowlers: runs per wicket once the batters he bowled at, the grounds and the conditions are allowed for, so lower is better. Raw 23.1. It could reasonably be anywhere from 20.1 to 29.1.
His T20 ratings
Raw 23.1Adjusted 23.215202530
Where his adjusted bowling average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

9JM AndersonEngland22.710K RabadaSouth Africa22.811BW HilfenhausAustralia23.0
12SR HarmerSouth Africa23.2
13KA JamiesonNew Zealand23.314MG JohnsonAustralia23.815Mohammad AsifPakistan23.8
Every bowler on one chart
Season by seasonBowling, as recorded
YearWktsRunsAvgEcon
Career83191523.072.82
Percentile rankingsvs all Test players (2001–)
PoorAverageGreat
Bowling
Value
Adjusted avg
92
23.4
Volume
Wickets
67
83
5 wkts
64
3
Quality
Average
93
23.07
Strike rate
84
49
Economy
85
2.82
Conditions
Away average
92
23.77
Batting
Value
Adjusted avg
39
24
Value / inns
32
18
Volume
Runs
18
391
Average
32
20.58
Hundreds
43
0
Quality
Conversion
30
0
Strike rate
16
39.8
Consistency
39
Conditions
Away average
27
15
Career arc
Batting by opposition
OppInnsRunsAvg100
Bowling by opposition
OppWktsAvgBest5w
Home & away
Home
28.25bat avg
22.28bowl avg
Away
15bat avg
23.77bowl avg
Batting by innings
InnsBatRunsAvg
Recent formLast 10 Tests
v Australia0 & 110/120Newlands, Cape Town2026-10-27v Australia822/102St George's Park, Gqeberha2026-10-18v Australia35 & 02/189Kingsmead, Durban2026-10-09v India59/101Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati2025-11-22v India5 & 78/51Eden Gardens, Kolkata2025-11-14v Pakistan28/125Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium2025-10-20v Pakistan19 & 145/152Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore2025-10-12v West Indies1 & 195/108Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg2023-03-08v Australia470/109Sydney Cricket Ground2023-01-04v England2 & 161/73Old Trafford2022-08-25
Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now
Batting
Innings
25
Not outs
6
Runs
391
Average
20.58
Strike rate
39.8
Highest
82
Hundreds
0
Fifties
1
Ducks
1
Bowling
Wickets
83
Average
23.07
Economy
2.82
Strike rate
49
Best
6/16
5 wickets
3
10 wkt match
1
Balls
4070