Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Cricket Records for England (Host) in Test matches

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
TW Garrett (AUS)	1882-1886	4	256.0	136	1024	254	9	3/88	28.22	1.48	113.7	-	-	-
AL Valentine (WI)	1950-1957	12	763.5	355	4583	1198	56	8/104	21.39	1.56	81.8	2	3	2
ERH Fuller (SA)	1953-1955	4	167.4	48	1006	272	10	3/29	27.20	1.62	100.6	-	-	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1964	13	657.4	308	3946	1084	49	5/31	22.12	1.64	80.5	2	3	-
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1959-1968	8	318.4	138	1912	555	23	6/43	24.13	1.74	83.1	-	1	-
RG Barlow (ENG)	1882-1886	7	263.0	146	1052	306	16	7/44	19.12	1.74	65.7	-	2	-
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1957	15	924.0	368	5544	1633	72	7/49	22.68	1.76	77.0	2	7	1
JH Wardle (ENG)	1950-1957	17	732.2	328	4394	1296	62	7/56	20.90	1.76	70.8	7	1	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1951	9	485.1	189	2911	867	25	4/24	34.68	1.78	116.4	3	-	-
DS Atkinson (WI)	1952-1957	7	300.0	109	1800	546	20	7/53	27.30	1.82	90.0	-	2	-
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1954	9	366.2	131	2198	667	33	7/52	20.21	1.82	66.6	-	3	1
TW Cartwright (ENG)	1964-1965	4	189.3	73	1137	348	13	6/94	26.76	1.83	87.4	-	1	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1967	27	984.5	374	5909	1832	67	5/19	27.34	1.86	88.1	5	2	-
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1972	30	-	250	3936	1221	37	3/46	33.00	1.86	106.3	-	-	-
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1963	30	1149.5	489	6899	2143	117	7/35	18.31	1.86	58.9	6	8	3
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	48	-	601	9382	2944	107	6/29	27.51	1.88	87.6	5	3	-
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	5	202.1	88	1213	382	17	5/40	22.47	1.88	71.3	1	1	-
T Greenhough (ENG)	1959-1960	4	188.1	66	1129	357	16	5/35	22.31	1.89	70.5	-	1	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1953-1960	12	619.5	238	3719	1184	48	5/60	24.66	1.91	77.4	2	4	-
KD Mackay (AUS)	1956-1961	8	297.0	93	1782	569	17	5/121	33.47	1.91	104.8	1	1	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1989	3	172.1	60	1033	332	6	2/52	55.33	1.92	172.1	-	-	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1935	24	1105.3	339	6633	2136	86	6/42	24.83	1.93	77.1	4	2	-
CG Macartney (AUS)	1909-1926	21	332.5	106	1997	645	26	7/58	24.80	1.93	76.8	1	1	1
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1888-1890	5	-	109	1043	338	24	5/26	14.08	1.94	43.4	1	2	-
TR Veivers (AUS)	1964-1964	5	228.1	73	1369	444	11	3/39	40.36	1.94	124.4	-	-	-
PJ Loader (ENG)	1954-1958	7	202.0	78	1212	394	23	6/36	17.13	1.95	52.6	1	1	-
N Gifford (ENG)	1964-1973	11	337.1	118	2023	658	20	4/43	32.90	1.95	101.1	2	-	-
JT Hearne (ENG)	1896-1899	6	326.4	143	1634	532	28	6/41	19.00	1.95	58.3	3	2	1
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1956	8	277.1	94	1663	546	22	5/53	24.81	1.96	75.5	1	1	-
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	20	591.5	206	3551	1166	40	6/35	29.15	1.97	88.7	-	3	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1973	19	-	308	6022	1980	70	6/39	28.28	1.97	86.0	2	5	2
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1961	12	425.0	130	2550	840	33	5/42	25.45	1.97	77.2	1	2	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1958	29	1232.5	472	7397	2442	135	10/53	18.08	1.98	54.7	10	7	3
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1939	23	-	343	5583	1845	81	8/43	22.77	1.98	68.9	5	2	1
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1952-1952	4	185.0	57	1110	371	15	5/100	24.73	2.00	74.0	-	1	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	16	535.2	161	3212	1077	46	5/72	23.41	2.01	69.8	4	2	1
WA Johnston (AUS)	1948-1953	8	483.2	158	2900	973	34	5/36	28.61	2.01	85.2	3	1	-
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1965-1979	17	-	104	2083	703	35	5/48	20.08	2.02	59.5	1	2	-
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1964-1968	7	300.1	98	1801	611	19	6/47	32.15	2.03	94.7	-	2	-
R Peel (ENG)	1888-1896	6	-	108	1047	357	38	7/31	9.39	2.04	27.5	4	2	1
GR Larsen (NZ)	1994-1996	6	251.5	82	1511	517	19	3/57	27.21	2.05	79.5	-	-	-
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1972	4	199.1	58	1195	409	23	8/53	17.78	2.05	51.9	1	2	1
R Pollard (ENG)	1946-1948	4	183.4	63	1102	378	15	5/24	25.20	2.05	73.4	-	1	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	9	-	173	1527	524	36	7/36	14.55	2.05	42.4	1	2	1
RJ Bright (AUS)	1977-1986	11	372.5	146	2237	769	19	5/68	40.47	2.06	117.7	-	1	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1974-1987	35	-	83	1986	684	16	3/47	42.75	2.06	124.1	-	-	-
MHN Walker (AUS)	1974-1977	14	-	206	4543	1565	54	5/48	28.98	2.06	84.1	4	1	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1980	46	-	677	11083	3840	169	8/51	22.72	2.07	65.5	6	13	5
JC White (ENG)	1921-1930	6	245.3	76	1473	513	14	3/37	36.64	2.08	105.2	-	-	-
Surendra Nath (IND)	1959-1959	5	203.4	85	1222	426	16	5/75	26.62	2.09	76.3	-	2	-
GR Hazlitt (AUS)	1912-1912	6	189.3	60	1137	398	19	7/25	20.94	2.10	59.8	1	1	-
JA Young (ENG)	1947-1949	6	254.4	89	1528	535	13	3/65	41.15	2.10	117.5	-	-	-
DR Doshi (IND)	1981-1982	5	294.1	104	1765	619	18	6/102	34.38	2.10	98.0	1	1	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	35	-	398	7446	2628	83	5/28	31.66	2.11	89.7	8	1	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1964-1965	6	294.3	99	1767	624	35	6/47	17.82	2.11	50.4	-	4	1
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1968-1972	8	270.3	93	1623	574	15	3/44	38.26	2.12	108.2	-	-	-
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1968	14	645.2	188	3872	1371	69	6/91	19.86	2.12	56.1	6	2	-
TBA May (AUS)	1993-1993	5	278.0	90	1668	592	21	5/89	28.19	2.12	79.4	2	1	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1926-1934	13	940.1	285	5641	2007	67	6/167	29.95	2.13	84.1	2	7	1
NAT Adcock (SA)	1955-1960	9	392.0	106	2352	839	36	6/65	23.30	2.14	65.3	1	2	-
J Garner (WI)	1980-1987	15	629.4	183	3778	1351	81	6/56	16.67	2.14	46.6	7	3	-
CTB Turner (AUS)	1888-1893	8	-	184	2051	735	38	6/67	19.34	2.15	53.9	-	5	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2001-2001	4	226.0	64	1356	486	17	4/24	28.58	2.15	79.7	3	-	-
RNS Hobbs (ENG)	1967-1971	5	187.1	64	1123	403	10	3/25	40.30	2.15	112.3	-	-	-
DA Allen (ENG)	1960-1966	17	682.1	279	4093	1470	48	5/123	30.62	2.15	85.2	4	1	-
W Voce (ENG)	1931-1946	7	212.4	55	1276	460	17	3/23	27.05	2.16	75.0	-	-	-
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1952	6	312.5	108	1877	678	20	5/101	33.90	2.16	93.8	-	2	-
J Briggs (ENG)	1886-1899	10	-	194	1915	695	51	6/45	13.62	2.17	37.5	1	5	2
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1934-1946	10	615.4	212	3694	1341	58	7/54	23.12	2.17	63.6	2	5	2
D Shackleton (ENG)	1950-1963	6	317.2	89	1904	692	17	4/72	40.70	2.18	112.0	1	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1995	36	1276.4	382	7660	2785	66	5/82	42.19	2.18	116.0	3	1	-
E Peate (ENG)	1882-1886	5	292.0	133	1168	426	20	6/85	21.30	2.18	58.4	2	1	-
G Geary (ENG)	1924-1934	8	317.0	93	1902	696	15	3/101	46.40	2.19	126.8	-	-	-
RK Tyldesley (ENG)	1924-1930	6	219.5	73	1319	483	19	3/50	25.42	2.19	69.4	-	-	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1956-1973	28	-	273	6292	2308	71	5/41	32.50	2.20	88.6	1	3	-
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	35	1739.4	461	10438	3833	173	7/44	22.15	2.20	60.3	6	13	4
AN Connolly (AUS)	1968-1968	5	267.1	75	1603	591	23	5/72	25.69	2.21	69.6	1	1	-
BR Knight (ENG)	1962-1969	15	453.2	123	2720	1003	39	4/38	25.71	2.21	69.7	2	-	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	22	876.4	252	5260	1941	93	6/52	20.87	2.21	56.5	7	3	-
BD Julien (WI)	1973-1976	5	196.0	55	1176	434	9	3/69	48.22	2.21	130.6	-	-	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1956	15	580.4	152	3484	1287	62	6/20	20.75	2.21	56.1	2	5	-
JR Reid (NZ)	1949-1965	33	643.5	223	3863	1432	41	6/60	34.92	2.22	94.2	1	1	-
FMM Worrell (WI)	1950-1963	16	318.4	91	1912	710	21	7/70	33.80	2.22	91.0	-	1	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1978-1989	20	-	199	3862	1435	41	5/67	35.00	2.22	94.1	-	2	-
LJ Coldwell (ENG)	1962-1964	5	202.0	55	1212	451	19	6/85	23.73	2.23	63.7	-	1	-
WE Hollies (ENG)	1947-1950	10	499.2	152	2996	1115	34	5/63	32.79	2.23	88.1	-	4	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1902-1912	10	377.3	129	2265	843	63	8/29	13.38	2.23	35.9	1	9	3
JDP Oram (NZ)	2002-2008	19	492.5	139	2957	1102	46	4/41	23.95	2.23	64.2	1	-	-
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1977	19	-	196	5180	1934	44	4/46	43.95	2.24	117.7	3	-	-
BP Martin (NZ)	2013-2013	4	210.0	70	1260	471	10	4/43	47.10	2.24	126.0	2	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1975-1989	28	-	323	6776	2542	80	5/95	31.77	2.25	84.7	7	1	-
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	8	236.4	65	1420	535	37	6/28	14.45	2.26	38.3	2	1	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1975-1985	30	-	337	7421	2800	95	7/74	29.47	2.26	78.1	3	4	1
VA Holder (WI)	1969-1976	9	386.5	124	2321	876	31	4/48	28.25	2.26	74.8	2	-	-
OG Smith (WI)	1956-1957	9	204.5	67	1229	464	18	4/75	25.77	2.26	68.2	1	-	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1972-1982	23	-	48	1464	553	8	2/76	69.12	2.26	183.0	-	-	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1961	12	436.3	143	2619	992	25	6/70	39.68	2.27	104.7	-	1	-
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	40	1542.4	429	9256	3508	161	7/39	21.78	2.27	57.4	6	7	1
NA Quinn (SA)	1929-1932	6	260.2	55	1562	592	22	6/92	26.90	2.27	71.0	1	1	-
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1978	43	-	99	3309	1255	31	5/65	40.48	2.27	106.7	1	1	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]