Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Fazal Mahmood	25.0	19	18	0	0.72	Pakistan	v India	Dhaka	01 Jan 1955	Test # 394
CL Walcott	16.0	10	12	2	0.75	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
RR Lindwall	12.0	7	9	0	0.75	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
R Gilchrist	23.0	13	18	3	0.78	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
IWG Johnson	15.0	10	13	0	0.86	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
GE Gomez	46.1	20	42	1	0.90	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
R Illingworth	16.0	10	16	2	1.00	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
S Ramadhin	24.5	11	26	5	1.04	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
MJ Horton	19.0	11	20	0	1.05	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
AE Moss	12.0	7	13	0	1.08	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
ES Atkinson	19.0	10	21	2	1.10	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
AK Davidson	14.0	5	16	0	1.14	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
AV Bedser	33.0	13	38	2	1.15	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
AH Kardar	13.0	5	15	0	1.15	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
JR Reid	16.0	9	19	3	1.18	New Zealand	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Dec 1955	Test # 419
JW Wilson	21.0	11	25	1	1.19	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
WPA Crawford	26.0	8	32	3	1.23	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
T Greenhough	29.0	11	36	2	1.24	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
KD Mackay	20.0	9	25	0	1.25	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
RR Lindwall	25.2	12	32	3	1.26	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
AK Davidson	14.0	9	18	0	1.28	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
KD Mackay	17.0	6	22	0	1.29	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
AE Moss	23.0	10	30	2	1.30	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
JC Laker	13.0	4	17	0	1.30	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
FM King	22.0	9	29	1	1.31	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
Fazal Mahmood	47.0	24	62	3	1.31	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	29 Jan 1955	Test # 397
LR Gibbs	21.0	8	28	0	1.33	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
HB Cave	50.0	28	68	1	1.36	New Zealand	v India	Delhi	16 Dec 1955	Test # 418
AE Moss	22.0	11	30	2	1.36	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
AE Moss	24.0	11	33	2	1.37	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
GS Sobers	21.0	10	29	0	1.38	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
KD Mackay	10.0	5	14	0	1.40	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
MJ Hilton	22.5	10	32	4	1.40	England	v India	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
FS Trueman	17.0	6	24	4	1.41	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
AL Valentine	41.0	21	58	4	1.41	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
AH Kardar	12.0	3	17	0	1.41	Pakistan	v India	Dhaka	01 Jan 1955	Test # 394
GE Gomez	28.0	13	40	1	1.42	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
GS Sobers	18.1	8	26	4	1.43	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
HB Cave	41.0	20	59	0	1.43	New Zealand	v India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	19 Nov 1955	Test # 416
JB Statham	16.3	6	24	2	1.45	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
FM King	24.0	12	35	1	1.45	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
AJ Watkins	21.0	9	31	0	1.47	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1951	Test # 344
JB Statham	21.0	10	31	5	1.47	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
Fazal Mahmood	23.0	11	34	0	1.47	Pakistan	v India	Dhaka	01 Jan 1955	Test # 394
R Illingworth	29.0	10	43	1	1.48	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
HB Cave	57.0	26	85	2	1.49	New Zealand	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Dec 1955	Test # 419
S Ramadhin	26.0	14	39	0	1.50	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
JB Statham	20.0	11	30	1	1.50	England	v India	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951	Test # 342
ER Dexter	16.0	7	24	2	1.50	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
Khan Mohammad	12.0	5	18	2	1.50	Pakistan	v India	Dhaka	01 Jan 1955	Test # 394
WPA Crawford	12.0	6	18	1	1.50	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
AL Valentine	35.0	16	53	2	1.51	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
Mahmood Hussain	23.0	7	35	3	1.52	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
AV Bedser	21.0	9	32	2	1.52	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
Fazal Mahmood	27.3	11	42	7	1.52	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
GE Gomez	47.0	25	72	4	1.53	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
MJ Horton	15.4	7	24	2	1.53	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
AK Davidson	20.1	7	31	5	1.53	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
AJ Watkins	13.0	4	20	3	1.53	England	v India	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951	Test # 342
AH Kardar	34.0	12	53	2	1.55	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
Khan Mohammad	26.5	12	42	4	1.56	Pakistan	v India	Dhaka	01 Jan 1955	Test # 394
AK Davidson	14.0	9	22	3	1.57	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
GE Gomez	17.0	9	27	0	1.58	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
FMM Worrell	20.0	4	32	2	1.60	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
S Ramadhin	16.5	8	27	2	1.60	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
HB Cave	48.0	23	77	3	1.60	New Zealand	v India	Brabourne	02 Dec 1955	Test # 417
R Illingworth	39.0	13	63	1	1.61	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
AK Davidson	57.3	23	93	7	1.61	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
GE Gomez	16.0	5	26	1	1.62	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
Fazal Mahmood	52.5	23	86	4	1.62	Pakistan	v India	Bahawalpur	15 Jan 1955	Test # 395
AL Valentine	56.0	28	92	2	1.64	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
IWG Johnson	14.0	5	23	1	1.64	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
R Benaud	46.0	18	76	5	1.65	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
AL Valentine	37.2	18	62	1	1.66	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
AV Bedser	36.0	13	60	2	1.66	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
OG Smith	18.0	4	30	0	1.66	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
AH Kardar	12.0	3	20	2	1.66	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	29 Jan 1955	Test # 397
R Gilchrist	23.2	8	39	4	1.67	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
AL Valentine	28.0	13	47	1	1.67	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
S Ramadhin	28.0	13	47	0	1.67	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
Fazal Mahmood	28.3	7	48	5	1.68	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	26 Feb 1955	Test # 400
JB Statham	16.0	6	27	2	1.68	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
JB Statham	27.0	10	46	1	1.70	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1951	Test # 344
T Greenhough	18.1	8	31	2	1.70	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
Miran Bakhsh	48.0	20	82	2	1.70	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	29 Jan 1955	Test # 397
AV Bedser	11.0	4	19	2	1.72	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
JC Laker	22.3	9	39	4	1.73	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
MB Poore	15.0	4	26	1	1.73	New Zealand	v India	Delhi	16 Dec 1955	Test # 418
RR Lindwall	23.0	9	40	1	1.73	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
T Greenhough	27.0	12	47	2	1.74	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
WW Hall	28.4	4	50	6	1.74	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
LF Kline	24.0	12	42	4	1.75	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
RC Miller	16.0	8	28	0	1.75	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
JC Laker	12.0	5	21	0	1.75	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
AH Kardar	21.0	7	37	2	1.76	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	28 Nov 1952	Test # 358
FMM Worrell	13.0	2	23	0	1.76	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
Shujauddin	14.0	6	25	0	1.78	Pakistan	v India	Dhaka	01 Jan 1955	Test # 394
AH Kardar	19.0	6	34	0	1.78	Pakistan	v India	Peshawar	12 Feb 1955	Test # 398
R Tattersall	53.0	17	95	2	1.79	England	v India	Delhi	02 Nov 1951	Test # 339
R Benaud	29.0	10	52	6	1.79	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Australia at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]

India v Australia at Delhi, 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]

Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]