Editing Bowling average (section)

===First Class cricket===

Domestically, the records for [[first-class cricket]] are dominated by players from the nineteenth century, who make up sixteen of the top twenty by ESPNcricinfo's criteria of 5,000 deliveries. [[William Lillywhite]], who was active from 1825 to 1853 has the lowest average, claiming his 1,576 wickets at an average of just 1.54. The leading players from the twentieth century are [[Stephen Draai]] and [[Vincent Barnes]] with averages of just under twelve,<ref name="fc">{{cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283259.html |title=Records / First-class matches / Bowling records / Best career bowling average |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 January 2013}}</ref> both of whom claimed the majority of their wickets in the South African [[Howa Bowl]] tournament during the apartheid era.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/137/137772/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Stephen Draai (48) |website=CricketArchive |access-date=6 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12921/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Vince Barnes (68) |website=CricketArchive |access-date=6 January 2013}}</ref>