Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - England

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches - England

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DCS Compton	16.0	11	11	1	0.51	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
R Pollard	10.0	8	6	0	0.60	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
R Pollard	27.0	16	24	5	0.88	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
JA Young	11.0	6	14	0	0.95	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
C Gladwin	20.0	6	29	1	1.08	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
JA Young	23.0	9	34	2	1.10	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
C Gladwin	50.0	24	58	2	1.16	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
DVP Wright	20.0	9	24	2	1.20	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
AV Bedser	38.0	9	61	4	1.20	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
HJ Butler	28.0	15	34	4	1.21	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
C Gladwin	30.0	7	51	1	1.27	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
C Gladwin	12.0	3	21	3	1.31	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
JA Young	60.0	28	79	1	1.31	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
HJ Butler	24.0	9	32	3	1.33	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
C Gladwin	24.0	7	43	2	1.34	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
AV Bedser	27.0	7	49	2	1.36	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
AV Bedser	19.0	12	27	0	1.42	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
AV Bedser	14.0	6	20	0	1.42	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
AV Bedser	22.0	6	42	1	1.43	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
JA Young	21.0	12	31	1	1.47	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
DCS Compton	31.0	10	46	2	1.48	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
DCS Compton	21.0	11	32	2	1.52	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
DB Close	25.0	12	39	1	1.56	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
AV Bedser	26.0	9	41	4	1.57	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
WE Hollies	20.0	7	32	0	1.60	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
WE Hollies	18.0	8	29	0	1.61	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
R Howorth	39.0	16	64	3	1.64	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
R Pollard	32.0	9	53	3	1.65	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
AV Bedser	29.1	11	49	7	1.68	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
JA Young	23.0	6	52	2	1.69	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
WH Copson	27.0	13	46	3	1.70	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
C Gladwin	30.5	6	70	3	1.71	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
C Gladwin	16.0	5	37	0	1.73	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
HL Jackson	27.0	11	47	2	1.74	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
C Gladwin	16.0	6	28	1	1.75	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
WE Hollies	17.0	6	30	2	1.76	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
DCS Compton	13.0	3	31	0	1.78	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
JA Young	17.0	5	31	0	1.82	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
WE Hollies	23.0	8	42	1	1.82	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
C Gladwin	16.0	6	39	1	1.82	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
AV Bedser	57.1	14	106	3	1.85	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
WE Hollies	28.0	10	52	2	1.85	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
AV Bedser	32.0	6	60	2	1.87	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
NWD Yardley	20.0	4	50	2	1.87	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
DVP Wright	14.0	3	35	1	1.87	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
K Cranston	34.0	12	64	2	1.88	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
NWD Yardley	17.0	6	32	2	1.88	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
MF Tremlett	26.0	8	49	1	1.88	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
JA Young	48.0	9	122	0	1.90	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
NWD Yardley	9.0	0	23	1	1.91	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
K Cranston	15.0	4	29	0	1.93	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
AV Bedser	31.2	9	61	1	1.94	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
WE Hollies	26.0	6	52	2	2.00	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
AV Bedser	16.0	3	43	1	2.01	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
C Gladwin	10.0	2	27	0	2.02	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AV Bedser	34.0	5	92	0	2.02	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
C Gladwin	16.0	5	33	0	2.06	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
DVP Wright	26.0	3	72	4	2.07	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
DCS Compton	25.2	3	70	5	2.07	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AV Bedser	25.0	4	52	7	2.08	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
HL Jackson	12.0	3	25	1	2.08	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
GH Pope	17.0	7	36	0	2.11	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
CJ Barnett	17.0	5	36	0	2.11	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
AV Bedser	18.0	5	51	2	2.12	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
RO Jenkins	19.0	3	54	0	2.13	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
RO Jenkins	22.3	6	64	3	2.14	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AV Bedser	13.5	2	39	4	2.14	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
K Cranston	11.1	3	24	1	2.14	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
RO Jenkins	9.0	2	26	0	2.16	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
WH Copson	30.0	11	66	0	2.20	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
W Voce	20.0	3	44	1	2.20	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
James Langridge	29.0	9	64	0	2.20	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
AV Bedser	14.0	3	31	1	2.21	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
DVP Wright	14.0	7	31	0	2.21	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
WE Hollies	55.2	16	123	5	2.22	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
NWD Yardley	17.0	6	38	2	2.23	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AV Bedser	36.0	12	81	4	2.25	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
AV Bedser	17.0	4	51	1	2.25	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
R Howorth	30.0	8	68	1	2.26	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
WJ Edrich	26.0	3	79	3	2.27	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
WE Hollies	25.0	6	57	0	2.28	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
WE Hollies	58.0	18	133	5	2.29	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
R Howorth	37.0	12	85	3	2.29	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
JA Young	51.0	16	118	2	2.31	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	2.32	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
NWD Yardley	15.0	4	35	2	2.33	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
WE Hollies	56.0	14	131	5	2.33	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
JA Young	22.0	6	52	1	2.36	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
R Howorth	32.0	3	76	2	2.37	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
JT Ikin	16.0	3	38	1	2.37	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
AV Bedser	17.0	0	54	1	2.38	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
WJ Edrich	13.0	5	31	3	2.38	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
K Cranston	13.0	3	31	1	2.38	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
AV Bedser	31.0	6	74	4	2.38	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
FR Brown	18.0	4	43	0	2.38	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
C Gladwin	28.0	5	67	1	2.39	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
AV Bedser	31.0	4	99	3	2.39	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
DVP Wright	9.0	3	29	1	2.41	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AV Bedser	30.0	6	97	3	2.42	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
AV Bedser	39.0	5	95	4	2.43	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1949 - Jan 4, 1950 [Test # 319]

South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1949 [Test # 318]

England v New Zealand at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 13-16, 1949 [Test # 317]