Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Cricket in Test matches

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RM Prideaux (ENG)	1969-1969	2	2.0	2	12	0	0	-	0.00	0.00	-	0	0	0
JKC Holt (WI)	1959-1959	2	1.0	1	6	0	0	-	0.00	0.00	-	0	0	0
B Wood (ENG)	1973-1978	2	3.0	2	18	2	0	-	0.00	0.66	-	0	0	0
DS Atkinson (WI)	1958-1958	1	62.0	35	372	61	1	1/61	61.00	0.98	372.0	0	0	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1967-1978	6	-	0	24	4	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
SM Patil (IND)	1980-1984	11	2.0	1	12	2	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
CL Smith (ENG)	1984-1984	3	2.0	1	12	2	1	1/2	2.00	1.00	12.0	0	0	0
KC Wessels (AUS)	1983-1984	5	2.0	1	12	2	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1962-1971	10	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
Imrul Kayes (BAN)	2015-2015	2	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
AN Petersen (SA)	2010-2013	7	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
JG Wright (NZ)	1979-1989	11	-	0	6	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1960-1961	4	191.2	119	1148	220	9	4/43	24.44	1.14	127.5	1	0	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1954-1954	1	32.2	17	194	39	2	1/17	19.50	1.20	97.0	0	0	0
JH Wardle (ENG)	1954-1954	4	142.5	82	857	176	20	7/56	8.80	1.23	42.8	2	1	0
HG Gaekwad (IND)	1952-1952	1	37.0	21	222	47	0	-	0.00	1.27	-	0	0	0
WE Russell (ENG)	1961-1967	2	19.0	9	114	25	0	-	0.00	1.31	-	0	0	0
CL Walcott (WI)	1958-1958	4	12.0	5	72	16	0	-	0.00	1.33	-	0	0	0
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1996-2001	8	13.0	4	78	19	0	-	0.00	1.46	-	0	0	0
KD Mackay (AUS)	1959-1959	3	129.4	59	778	190	10	6/42	19.00	1.46	77.8	0	1	0
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1991-2002	13	2.0	1	12	3	0	-	0.00	1.50	-	0	0	0
JM Vince (ENG)	2016-2016	4	2.0	0	12	3	0	-	0.00	1.50	-	0	0	0
DW Randall (ENG)	1977-1984	9	-	0	8	2	0	-	0.00	1.50	-	0	0	0
GRJ Roope (ENG)	1973-1978	8	-	0	8	2	0	-	0.00	1.50	-	0	0	0
S Nyalchand (IND)	1952-1952	1	64.0	33	384	97	3	3/97	32.33	1.51	128.0	0	0	0
R Tattersall (ENG)	1954-1954	1	25.0	9	150	39	1	1/12	39.00	1.56	150.0	0	0	0
GD Elliott (NZ)	2009-2009	2	7.0	1	42	11	2	2/8	5.50	1.57	21.0	0	0	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1979-1985	9	-	30	770	202	4	2/33	50.50	1.57	192.5	0	0	0
PR Umrigar (IND)	1952-1961	15	269.0	102	1614	425	14	6/74	30.35	1.57	115.2	1	1	0
L Amarnath (IND)	1952-1952	5	127.5	60	767	202	9	4/40	22.44	1.58	85.2	1	0	0
CG Butts (WI)	1986-1986	2	60.0	24	360	95	6	4/73	15.83	1.58	60.0	1	0	0
RN Harvey (AUS)	1956-1959	4	5.0	2	30	8	0	-	0.00	1.60	-	0	0	0
LF Kline (AUS)	1959-1959	1	56.0	27	336	90	8	7/75	11.25	1.60	42.0	0	1	0
AR Bhat (IND)	1983-1983	1	39.0	16	234	65	2	2/65	32.50	1.66	117.0	0	0	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1959-1959	2	70.3	28	423	121	9	4/25	13.44	1.71	47.0	1	0	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1959	4	241.0	99	1446	416	19	5/93	21.89	1.72	76.1	2	1	0
MH Mankad (IND)	1952-1955	9	528.4	230	3172	913	37	8/52	24.67	1.72	85.7	0	4	1
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1967-1971	9	174.0	74	1044	302	10	3/46	30.20	1.73	104.4	0	0	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	1993-2002	14	45.0	12	270	79	2	1/4	39.50	1.75	135.0	0	0	0
N Gifford (ENG)	1971-1973	4	226.4	83	1360	398	16	5/55	24.87	1.75	85.0	0	1	0
TR Veivers (AUS)	1964-1964	2	-	27	396	117	3	2/44	39.00	1.77	132.0	0	0	0
MH Richardson (NZ)	2001-2003	6	9.0	0	54	16	1	1/16	16.00	1.77	54.0	0	0	0
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1962-1967	4	116.1	40	697	207	9	2/3	23.00	1.78	77.4	0	0	0
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1962-1962	7	14.0	6	84	25	0	-	0.00	1.78	-	0	0	0
VV Kumar (IND)	1961-1961	1	73.5	38	443	132	7	5/64	18.85	1.78	63.2	0	1	0
BW Yuile (NZ)	1965-1969	6	227.0	110	1362	406	17	4/43	23.88	1.78	80.1	1	0	0
PJ Loader (ENG)	1954-1954	1	34.0	11	204	61	3	3/35	20.33	1.79	68.0	0	0	0
JM Patel (IND)	1955-1955	1	40.0	13	240	72	3	3/49	24.00	1.80	80.0	0	0	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1962-1971	5	167.0	75	1002	301	10	3/58	30.10	1.80	100.2	0	0	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1986-1992	5	97.0	36	582	175	3	3/106	58.33	1.80	194.0	0	0	0
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1956-1959	3	102.0	33	612	186	4	2/72	46.50	1.82	153.0	0	0	0
BC Booth (AUS)	1964-1964	2	-	6	108	33	1	1/18	33.00	1.83	108.0	0	0	0
TW Graveney (ENG)	1954-1969	13	6.0	0	36	11	0	-	0.00	1.83	-	0	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1978-1992	10	53.0	16	318	98	5	3/39	19.60	1.84	63.6	0	0	0
SP Gupte (IND)	1952-1961	10	458.5	182	2753	852	34	5/18	25.05	1.85	80.9	1	3	0
RA Harper (WI)	1986-1986	3	36.5	9	221	69	2	2/36	34.50	1.87	110.5	0	0	0
RV Divecha (IND)	1952-1952	1	19.0	4	114	36	2	2/36	18.00	1.89	57.0	0	0	0
HT Dani (IND)	1952-1952	1	10.0	5	60	19	1	1/9	19.00	1.90	60.0	0	0	0
DA Allen (ENG)	1961-1962	7	345.4	162	2074	657	24	5/30	27.37	1.90	86.4	0	1	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-2001	5	65.0	23	390	124	2	1/10	62.00	1.90	195.0	0	0	0
AK Davidson (AUS)	1956-1959	4	163.5	43	983	313	14	4/42	22.35	1.91	70.2	2	0	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1958-1959	8	237.3	89	1425	454	4	2/41	113.50	1.91	356.2	0	0	0
H Masakadza (ZIM)	2002-2013	5	36.0	12	216	69	1	1/13	69.00	1.91	216.0	0	0	0
RNS Hobbs (ENG)	1967-1971	3	75.0	30	450	144	1	1/46	144.00	1.92	450.0	0	0	0
CE Eksteen (SA)	1995-1995	1	26.0	8	156	50	2	2/34	25.00	1.92	78.0	0	0	0
GA Cope (ENG)	1977-1978	3	108.0	29	864	277	8	3/102	34.62	1.92	108.0	0	0	0
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1952-1955	8	340.3	99	2043	659	21	5/109	31.38	1.93	97.2	1	1	0
RMH Cottam (ENG)	1969-1969	2	92.3	29	555	180	9	4/50	20.00	1.94	61.6	1	0	0
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1965-1965	5	208.0	82	1248	407	21	5/34	19.38	1.95	59.4	2	1	0
G Sharma (IND)	1987-1987	2	94.5	19	569	186	6	4/88	31.00	1.96	94.8	1	0	0
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2010	7	309.1	99	1855	613	25	5/73	24.52	1.98	74.2	1	1	0
DG Phadkar (IND)	1952-1955	5	204.2	71	1226	407	15	5/72	27.13	1.99	81.7	0	1	0
RA Hutton (ENG)	1971-1971	2	63.0	13	378	126	5	3/72	25.20	2.00	75.6	0	0	0
KR Miller (AUS)	1956-1956	1	29.0	9	174	58	2	2/40	29.00	2.00	87.0	0	0	0
PGZ Harris (NZ)	1955-1965	3	7.0	2	42	14	0	-	0.00	2.00	-	0	0	0
JS Solomon (WI)	1959-1959	3	4.0	1	24	8	0	-	0.00	2.00	-	0	0	0
AA Baig (IND)	1960-1961	3	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	0.00	2.00	-	0	0	0
CA Best (WI)	1990-1990	2	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	0.00	2.00	-	0	0	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1995-1998	5	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	0.00	2.00	-	0	0	0
DL Haynes (WI)	1980-1993	16	1.0	0	6	2	1	1/2	2.00	2.00	6.0	0	0	0
AG Milkha Singh (IND)	1961-1961	2	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	0.00	2.00	-	0	0	0
KIW Wijegunawardene (SL)	1992-1992	1	48.4	15	292	98	7	4/51	14.00	2.01	41.7	1	0	0
OG Smith (WI)	1958-1959	8	275.0	91	1650	554	16	4/71	34.62	2.01	103.1	1	0	0
SG Peall (ZIM)	1993-1993	2	55.0	17	330	111	2	2/89	55.50	2.01	165.0	0	0	0
WM Clark (AUS)	1979-1979	1	38.0	10	304	103	1	1/56	103.00	2.03	304.0	0	0	0
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1988-1988	3	121.0	34	726	246	9	4/87	27.33	2.03	80.6	1	0	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1984-1989	6	266.2	80	1598	543	14	3/47	38.78	2.03	114.1	0	0	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1987	10	-	75	1617	550	22	7/66	25.00	2.04	73.5	2	1	0
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2021-2023	3	24.0	10	144	49	1	1/11	49.00	2.04	144.0	0	0	0
KD Walters (AUS)	1973-1977	4	18.0	5	144	49	0	-	0.00	2.04	-	0	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1987-1987	7	231.0	69	1386	473	7	3/49	67.57	2.04	198.0	0	0	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1967-1974	11	422.5	163	2537	868	36	8/51	24.11	2.05	70.4	0	4	1
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1975	9	-	107	2283	782	32	5/80	24.43	2.05	71.3	1	1	0
JE McConnon (ENG)	1954-1954	2	36.0	12	216	74	4	3/19	18.50	2.05	54.0	0	0	0
EAR de Silva (SL)	1986-1986	1	18.0	7	108	37	1	1/37	37.00	2.05	108.0	0	0	0
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2021	2	90.2	40	542	187	16	6/48	11.68	2.07	33.8	0	2	1
GS Ramchand (IND)	1952-1955	8	180.0	65	1080	373	16	6/49	23.31	2.07	67.5	0	1	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	1995-1998	5	150.3	62	903	312	15	3/43	20.80	2.07	60.2	0	0	0
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2016-2018	5	113.5	36	683	238	14	6/41	17.00	2.09	48.7	0	1	0
K Higgs (ENG)	1967-1967	3	119.0	45	714	249	17	5/58	14.64	2.09	42.0	1	1	0

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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
Performances in matches that overlap years 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:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]