Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Cricket Records for Australia 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	0	0
C Gladwin (ENG)	1947-1949	8	-	89	2129	571	15	3/21	38.06	1.60	141.9	0	0	0
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1933	14	782.3	328	4695	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.4	4	4	2
KD Mackay (AUS)	1956-1963	37	-	267	5792	1721	50	6/42	34.42	1.78	115.8	1	2	0
R Kilner (ENG)	1924-1926	9	-	82	2368	734	24	4/51	30.58	1.85	98.6	4	0	0
RG Barlow (ENG)	1881-1887	17	614.0	325	2456	767	34	7/40	22.55	1.87	72.2	0	3	0
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1939	40	-	604	11173	3510	144	8/43	24.37	1.88	77.5	9	5	2
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	18	-	364	3830	1205	112	9/28	10.75	1.88	34.1	2	9	5
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	12	-	155	3140	989	47	6/29	21.04	1.88	66.8	2	4	1
JH Wardle (ENG)	1948-1957	28	-	403	6597	2080	102	7/36	20.39	1.89	64.6	7	5	1
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	61	-	715	11934	3807	122	6/29	31.20	1.91	97.8	5	3	0
JA Young (ENG)	1947-1949	8	-	119	2368	757	17	3/65	44.52	1.91	139.2	0	0	0
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	-	457	5179	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.2	3	11	2
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1935	39	-	581	12523	4055	155	6/42	26.16	1.94	80.7	7	7	1
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1946	27	-	585	10024	3254	144	7/54	22.59	1.94	69.6	8	11	3
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1972	44	-	318	5706	1859	47	3/46	39.55	1.95	121.4	0	0	0
E Peate (ENG)	1881-1886	9	524.0	250	2096	683	31	6/85	22.03	1.95	67.6	2	2	0
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1975	53	-	777	15118	4931	153	7/79	32.22	1.95	98.8	9	7	0
LF Kline (AUS)	1957-1961	13	-	113	2373	776	34	7/75	22.82	1.96	69.7	2	1	0
TR Veivers (AUS)	1963-1967	21	-	195	4191	1375	33	4/68	41.66	1.96	127.0	1	0	0
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1896	20	-	444	5216	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.6	8	5	1
JC White (ENG)	1921-1931	15	800.1	253	4801	1581	49	8/126	32.26	1.97	97.9	1	3	1
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	44	-	431	11587	3819	186	7/93	20.53	1.97	62.2	6	14	2
PJ Loader (ENG)	1954-1959	13	-	115	2662	878	39	6/36	22.51	1.97	68.2	2	1	0
N Gifford (ENG)	1964-1973	15	514.0	174	3084	1026	33	5/55	31.09	1.99	93.4	2	1	0
DA Allen (ENG)	1960-1966	39	-	685	11297	3779	122	5/30	30.97	2.00	92.5	8	4	0
JJ Ferris (AUS/ENG)	1887-1892	9	-	251	2302	775	61	7/37	12.70	2.01	37.7	4	6	1
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1968	49	-	819	13147	4451	174	7/35	25.58	2.03	75.5	11	9	3
JB Mortimore (ENG)	1959-1964	9	-	133	2162	733	13	3/36	56.38	2.03	166.3	0	0	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1959	46	-	674	12027	4101	193	10/53	21.24	2.04	62.3	13	9	3
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1955	40	-	372	11048	3826	160	6/44	23.91	2.07	69.0	8	7	0
W Barnes (ENG)	1880-1890	21	-	271	2289	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.8	1	3	0
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	591.0	282	2364	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.2	2	4	1
CG Macartney (AUS)	1907-1926	35	593.3	177	3561	1240	45	7/58	27.55	2.08	79.1	1	2	1
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	63	-	805	19108	6704	248	7/72	27.03	2.10	77.0	16	16	1
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1982	86	-	1239	21862	7674	297	8/51	25.83	2.10	73.6	13	17	6
G Geary (ENG)	1924-1934	14	635.0	181	3810	1353	46	7/70	29.41	2.13	82.8	0	4	1
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	51	-	613	12028	4273	125	7/66	34.18	2.13	96.2	9	2	0
TW Garrett (AUS)	1877-1888	19	682.0	296	2728	970	36	6/78	26.94	2.13	75.7	1	2	0
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1954	16	-	212	4228	1513	58	7/52	26.08	2.14	72.8	1	4	1
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1968	15	-	194	4112	1473	71	6/91	20.74	2.14	57.9	6	2	0
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1984	87	-	208	5327	1913	47	5/61	40.70	2.15	113.3	0	1	0
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1936	37	-	736	14513	5231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.1	7	21	7
G Miller (ENG)	1976-1984	34	-	219	5149	1859	60	5/44	30.98	2.16	85.8	1	1	0
WP Howell (AUS)	1898-1904	18	-	245	3892	1407	49	5/81	28.71	2.16	79.4	3	1	0
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1981	30	-	249	6208	2248	87	4/28	25.83	2.17	71.3	5	0	0
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1956	45	-	330	8780	3182	109	7/44	29.19	2.17	80.5	5	3	0
JT Hearne (ENG)	1892-1899	12	-	211	2976	1082	49	6/41	22.08	2.18	60.7	4	4	1
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	50	1337.0	407	8022	2923	87	6/35	33.59	2.18	92.2	3	3	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1995	64	-	741	15391	5646	147	7/78	38.40	2.20	104.7	5	6	0
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1956	19	-	160	3576	1318	48	5/53	27.45	2.21	74.5	2	1	0
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	51	-	574	15918	5876	236	7/44	24.89	2.21	67.4	11	15	5
D Shackleton (ENG)	1950-1963	7	346.2	96	2078	768	18	4/72	42.66	2.21	115.4	1	0	0
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	1129.1	452	4517	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.9	5	6	2
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	55	-	337	10461	3906	170	7/60	22.97	2.24	61.5	8	7	1
WE Hollies (ENG)	1935-1950	13	592.2	176	3554	1332	44	7/50	30.27	2.24	80.7	0	5	0
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1971-1977	24	-	189	5384	2018	53	5/101	38.07	2.24	101.5	2	1	0
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1977	34	-	380	10094	3792	138	8/143	27.47	2.25	73.1	9	6	0
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	11	407.5	108	2447	926	45	6/91	20.57	2.27	54.3	2	4	0
RM Cowper (AUS)	1964-1968	27	-	138	3005	1139	36	4/48	31.63	2.27	83.4	3	0	0
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	32	-	452	8099	3072	141	8/65	21.78	2.27	57.4	8	9	3
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1967-1972	29	-	378	8857	3367	93	5/61	36.20	2.28	95.2	4	3	0
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1994	156	-	197	4009	1525	39	7/46	39.10	2.28	102.7	1	2	1
I Meckiff (AUS)	1957-1963	18	-	120	3734	1423	45	6/38	31.62	2.28	82.9	1	2	0
AN Connolly (AUS)	1963-1971	29	-	289	7818	2981	102	6/47	29.22	2.28	76.6	6	4	0
G Dymock (AUS)	1974-1980	21	-	179	5545	2116	78	7/67	27.12	2.28	71.0	4	5	1
CL McCool (AUS)	1946-1950	14	-	44	2504	958	36	5/41	26.61	2.29	69.5	0	3	0
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1963-1968	27	-	238	6974	2677	91	7/105	29.41	2.30	76.6	2	6	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1960	61	-	419	13650	5251	228	7/38	23.03	2.30	59.8	8	12	0
C Kelleway (AUS)	1910-1928	26	-	146	4363	1683	52	5/33	32.36	2.31	83.9	1	1	0
G Ulyett (ENG)	1877-1890	25	-	299	2627	1020	50	7/36	20.40	2.32	52.5	2	1	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	70	-	595	16056	6261	252	7/39	24.84	2.33	63.7	9	9	1
WE Astill (ENG)	1927-1930	9	363.4	98	2182	856	25	4/58	34.24	2.35	87.2	2	0	0
CE McLeod (AUS)	1894-1905	17	-	171	3374	1325	33	5/65	40.15	2.35	102.2	1	2	0
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	33	-	386	5332	2095	118	8/11	17.75	2.35	45.1	4	9	4
AG Hurst (AUS)	1974-1979	12	-	74	3054	1200	43	5/28	27.90	2.35	71.0	3	2	0
RJ Bright (AUS)	1977-1986	25	923.3	298	5541	2180	53	7/87	41.13	2.36	104.5	0	4	1
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1947	85	-	300	7969	3138	83	5/36	37.80	2.36	96.0	1	2	0
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1980	38	-	419	9990	3940	132	8/59	29.84	2.36	75.6	5	6	1
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1914	27	1312.1	356	7873	3106	189	9/103	16.43	2.36	41.6	2	24	7
RDB Croft (ENG)	1996-2001	21	769.5	195	4619	1825	49	5/95	37.24	2.37	94.2	1	1	0
TBA May (AUS)	1987-1995	24	1096.1	321	6577	2606	75	5/9	34.74	2.37	87.6	3	3	0
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1959	61	-	379	9712	3856	132	7/34	29.21	2.38	73.5	5	5	1
PM Such (ENG)	1993-1999	11	520.4	135	3124	1242	37	6/67	33.56	2.38	84.4	1	2	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	1996-2001	19	754.1	213	4525	1812	58	5/105	31.24	2.40	78.0	0	1	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1995	118	-	122	2655	1069	23	3/39	46.47	2.41	115.4	0	0	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1990-2001	42	1881.2	505	11288	4560	121	7/47	37.68	2.42	93.2	6	5	2
NGB Cook (ENG)	1983-1989	15	695.4	220	4174	1689	52	6/65	32.48	2.42	80.2	1	4	1
FJ Laver (AUS)	1899-1909	15	-	121	2361	964	37	8/31	26.05	2.44	63.8	0	2	0
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	17	-	97	3452	1411	76	7/27	18.56	2.45	45.4	3	4	1
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1909-1912	14	559.3	163	3357	1373	65	6/17	21.12	2.45	51.6	7	3	0
C Blythe (ENG)	1901-1910	19	757.4	231	4546	1863	100	8/59	18.63	2.45	45.4	2	9	4
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1982-1991	16	739.3	207	4437	1825	43	6/58	42.44	2.46	103.1	0	1	0
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	39	-	127	3746	1543	36	4/13	42.86	2.47	104.0	2	0	0
BR Knight (ENG)	1961-1969	29	-	204	5377	2223	70	4/38	31.75	2.48	76.8	4	0	0
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	1046.1	416	4185	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.5	6	7	4
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1971	60	-	547	17681	7328	246	8/71	29.78	2.48	71.8	7	16	3
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	15	-	131	3655	1519	68	6/33	22.33	2.49	53.7	2	6	0
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1930	58	-	365	8225	3425	127	8/68	26.96	2.49	64.7	6	6	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	124	4874.4	1470	29248	12186	563	8/24	21.64	2.49	51.9	28	29	3

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Minimum of 2000 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]

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

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