Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Cricket Records for Australia (Host) in Test matches

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
W Attewell (ENG)	1884-1892	10	-	326	2850	626	28	4/42	22.35	1.31	101.7	2	-	-
A Shaw (ENG)	1877-1882	7	274.0	155	1096	285	12	5/38	23.75	1.56	91.3	-	1	-
E Evans (AUS)	1881-1886	6	309.1	166	1237	332	7	3/64	47.42	1.61	176.7	-	-	-
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1933	14	782.3	328	4695	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.4	4	4	2
AJ Richardson (AUS)	1924-1926	9	-	91	1812	521	12	2/20	43.41	1.72	151.0	-	-	-
JB Iverson (AUS)	1950-1951	5	138.4	29	1108	320	21	6/27	15.23	1.73	52.7	2	1	-
RK Oxenham (AUS)	1928-1931	7	300.2	112	1802	522	14	4/39	37.28	1.73	128.7	2	-	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1951	9	485.1	189	2911	867	25	4/24	34.68	1.78	116.4	3	-	-
EL a'Beckett (AUS)	1928-1932	4	177.0	47	1062	317	3	1/41	105.66	1.79	354.0	-	-	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	15	-	326	3310	1002	77	8/35	13.01	1.81	42.9	2	5	3
TW Cartwright (ENG)	1964-1965	4	189.3	73	1137	348	13	6/94	26.76	1.83	87.4	-	1	-
R Kilner (ENG)	1924-1926	9	-	82	2368	734	24	4/51	30.58	1.85	98.6	4	-	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1964	15	-	258	4391	1362	53	5/31	25.69	1.86	82.8	1	4	-
RG Barlow (ENG)	1881-1887	17	614.0	325	2456	767	34	7/40	22.55	1.87	72.2	-	3	-
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1972	34	-	277	4824	1509	43	3/46	35.09	1.87	112.1	-	-	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1950-1957	19	-	300	4501	1409	67	7/56	21.02	1.87	67.1	7	2	-
T Greenhough (ENG)	1959-1960	4	188.1	66	1129	357	16	5/35	22.31	1.89	70.5	-	1	-
GE Gomez (WI)	1939-1952	11	-	49	1314	419	20	7/55	20.95	1.91	65.7	-	1	1
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	51	-	621	10154	3249	113	6/29	28.75	1.91	89.8	4	3	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1975	38	-	457	9676	3098	91	7/79	34.04	1.92	106.3	5	4	-
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1956	13	-	130	2749	881	36	5/53	24.47	1.92	76.3	2	1	-
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1939	31	-	446	7804	2507	101	8/43	24.82	1.92	77.2	5	3	1
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	-	457	5179	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.2	3	11	2
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1963	32	-	474	7460	2406	109	7/35	22.07	1.93	68.4	7	6	2
KD Mackay (AUS)	1956-1963	21	-	141	3584	1162	30	5/121	38.73	1.94	119.4	1	1	-
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1973	5	279.0	103	1674	543	15	4/144	36.20	1.94	111.6	1	-	-
N Gifford (ENG)	1964-1973	11	337.1	118	2023	658	20	4/43	32.90	1.95	101.1	2	-	-
JC White (ENG)	1921-1930	11	652.1	210	3913	1273	39	8/126	32.64	1.95	100.3	1	3	1
E Peate (ENG)	1881-1886	9	524.0	250	2096	683	31	6/85	22.03	1.95	67.6	2	2	-
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	11	-	137	2966	971	41	6/29	23.68	1.96	72.3	1	4	1
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1959	33	-	496	8419	2760	150	10/53	18.40	1.96	56.1	11	8	3
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1938	21	-	467	8408	2761	109	7/54	25.33	1.97	77.1	5	8	3
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1896	20	-	444	5216	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.6	8	5	1
JC Watkins (SA)	1952-1953	5	133.0	38	1064	350	8	4/41	43.75	1.97	133.0	1	-	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1935	33	-	506	11147	3667	139	6/42	26.38	1.97	80.1	7	7	1
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1961	16	-	305	5991	1984	57	7/49	34.80	1.98	105.1	1	5	1
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1952-1952	4	185.0	57	1110	371	15	5/100	24.73	2.00	74.0	-	1	-
JDC Goddard (WI)	1950-1957	13	-	54	1124	376	12	4/25	31.33	2.00	93.6	1	-	-
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1954	9	-	125	2435	816	29	7/52	28.13	2.01	83.9	-	2	1
LR Gibbs (WI)	1961-1976	30	-	445	10699	3588	121	6/39	29.65	2.01	88.4	5	9	2
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1887-1890	8	-	224	2030	684	48	5/26	14.25	2.02	42.2	4	4	-
TR Veivers (AUS)	1963-1966	13	-	110	2680	904	19	3/39	47.57	2.02	141.0	-	-	-
RM Cowper (AUS)	1964-1968	14	-	73	1622	556	23	4/48	24.17	2.05	70.5	3	-	-
AL Valentine (WI)	1950-1961	16	-	285	5792	1986	71	8/104	27.97	2.05	81.5	5	5	2
R Appleyard (ENG)	1954-1956	7	-	58	1380	474	22	5/51	21.54	2.06	62.7	-	1	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1955	31	-	332	9445	3245	135	6/62	24.03	2.06	69.9	6	6	-
G Miller (ENG)	1976-1984	27	-	190	4217	1456	52	5/44	28.00	2.07	81.0	1	1	-
W Barnes (ENG)	1880-1890	21	-	271	2289	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.8	1	3	-
PJ Loader (ENG)	1954-1959	9	-	88	1694	587	30	6/36	19.56	2.07	56.4	2	1	-
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	591.0	282	2364	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.2	2	4	1
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1956	31	-	226	6304	2196	70	6/42	31.37	2.09	90.0	4	1	-
Surendra Nath (IND)	1959-1959	5	203.4	85	1222	426	16	5/75	26.62	2.09	76.3	-	2	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	43	-	271	8041	2811	129	7/60	21.79	2.09	62.3	7	5	1
JA Young (ENG)	1947-1949	6	254.4	89	1528	535	13	3/65	41.15	2.10	117.5	-	-	-
G Geary (ENG)	1924-1934	12	557.3	163	3345	1173	34	5/35	34.50	2.10	98.3	-	2	-
WE Midwinter (AUS/ENG)	1877-1887	12	431.1	183	1725	605	24	5/78	25.20	2.10	71.8	1	1	-
RW McLeod (AUS)	1892-1893	6	-	67	1089	382	12	5/53	31.83	2.10	90.7	-	1	-
WP Howell (AUS)	1898-1904	16	-	229	3508	1233	35	4/43	35.22	2.10	100.2	2	-	-
DD Blackie (AUS)	1928-1929	3	210.0	51	1260	444	14	6/94	31.71	2.11	90.0	1	1	-
HSTL Hendry (AUS)	1921-1929	9	-	65	1430	504	14	3/36	36.00	2.11	102.1	-	-	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	29	-	246	7384	2608	117	6/53	22.29	2.11	63.1	2	10	1
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	47	1315.0	402	7890	2795	85	6/35	32.88	2.12	92.8	3	3	-
CG Macartney (AUS)	1907-1926	33	534.0	151	3204	1136	38	7/58	29.89	2.12	84.3	1	1	1
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1978	15	-	46	1137	404	7	2/31	57.71	2.13	162.4	-	-	-
TW Garrett (AUS)	1877-1888	19	682.0	296	2728	970	36	6/78	26.94	2.13	75.7	1	2	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1995	43	-	484	10316	3673	98	7/78	37.47	2.13	105.2	5	3	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1952-1960	15	-	250	5234	1865	68	7/81	27.42	2.13	76.9	4	5	1
NAT Adcock (SA)	1955-1960	9	392.0	106	2352	839	36	6/65	23.30	2.14	65.3	1	2	-
L Amarnath (IND)	1946-1948	8	-	71	1950	696	26	5/96	26.76	2.14	75.0	2	2	-
DA Allen (ENG)	1960-1966	19	-	264	4539	1627	49	4/47	33.20	2.15	92.6	4	-	-
RNS Hobbs (ENG)	1967-1971	5	187.1	64	1123	403	10	3/25	40.30	2.15	112.3	-	-	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	41	-	405	11663	4189	129	6/70	32.47	2.15	90.4	9	6	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	38	-	447	8328	2992	89	5/28	33.61	2.15	93.5	7	1	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1980	56	-	775	14163	5089	195	8/51	26.09	2.15	72.6	8	11	5
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1981	28	-	243	5832	2097	83	4/28	25.26	2.15	70.2	5	-	-
RJ Bright (AUS)	1977-1986	15	545.4	196	3274	1180	25	5/68	47.20	2.16	130.9	-	1	-
G Dymock (AUS)	1974-1980	11	-	102	3291	1187	47	6/34	25.25	2.16	70.0	2	3	-
D Shackleton (ENG)	1950-1963	6	317.2	89	1904	692	17	4/72	40.70	2.18	112.0	1	-	-
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1967-1972	22	-	240	6261	2280	64	5/61	35.62	2.18	97.8	2	2	-
JT Hearne (ENG)	1896-1899	11	-	209	2936	1070	48	6/41	22.29	2.18	61.1	4	4	1
NS Yadav (IND)	1981-1986	5	294.5	93	1769	647	23	5/99	28.13	2.19	76.9	1	1	-
LJ Coldwell (ENG)	1962-1964	6	-	49	1476	540	20	6/85	27.00	2.19	73.8	-	1	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1984	70	-	134	3655	1341	34	5/61	39.44	2.20	107.5	-	1	-
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1971-1977	14	-	141	3997	1467	37	4/38	39.64	2.20	108.0	1	-	-
HF Boyle (AUS)	1879-1884	12	435.3	175	1743	641	32	6/42	20.03	2.20	54.4	-	1	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1934	32	-	596	12436	4589	172	7/83	26.68	2.21	72.3	7	16	4
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1958-1958	5	175.4	50	1054	389	20	5/64	19.45	2.21	52.7	2	1	-
ERH Fuller (SA)	1953-1955	4	-	29	1074	397	16	5/66	24.81	2.21	67.1	-	1	-
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1963-1968	18	-	153	4880	1806	58	7/105	31.13	2.22	84.1	1	5	-
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	1129.1	452	4517	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.9	5	6	2
CL McCool (AUS)	1946-1948	8	232.0	31	1856	690	22	5/44	31.36	2.23	84.3	-	2	-
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1973	6	-	74	1739	647	31	8/53	20.87	2.23	56.0	2	2	1
WE Hollies (ENG)	1947-1950	10	499.2	152	2996	1115	34	5/63	32.79	2.23	88.1	-	4	-
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	31	-	448	7895	2945	141	8/65	20.88	2.23	55.9	8	9	3
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	43	-	276	9947	3730	172	7/38	21.68	2.24	57.8	7	9	-
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1959-1968	7	-	66	1371	515	12	2/34	42.91	2.25	114.2	-	-	-
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1994	111	-	108	2353	885	20	7/46	44.25	2.25	117.6	1	1	1
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	43	-	506	13527	5089	214	7/44	23.78	2.25	63.2	8	15	5
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	11	407.5	108	2447	926	45	6/91	20.57	2.27	54.3	2	4	-
TV Hohns (AUS)	1989-1989	7	254.4	84	1528	580	17	3/59	34.11	2.27	89.8	-	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 25-28, 2024 [Test # 2524]

Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jan 17-19, 2024 [Test # 2523]

Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Jan 3-6, 2024 [Test # 2521]