Best career economy rate

Records for 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	-	-
C Gladwin (ENG)	1947-1949	8	-	89	2129	571	15	3/21	38.06	1.60	141.9	-	-	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	-	706	11736	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.4	2	5	-
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1955-1968	41	-	665	9165	2559	88	6/43	29.07	1.67	104.1	2	4	1
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1933	14	782.3	328	4695	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.4	4	4	2
JC Watkins (SA)	1949-1957	15	-	134	2805	816	29	4/22	28.13	1.74	96.7	3	-	-
KD Mackay (AUS)	1956-1963	37	-	267	5792	1721	50	6/42	34.42	1.78	115.8	1	2	-
ARA Murray (SA)	1952-1954	10	-	111	2374	710	18	4/169	39.44	1.79	131.8	1	-	-
GE Gomez (WI)	1939-1954	29	-	289	5236	1590	58	7/55	27.41	1.82	90.2	1	1	1
R Kilner (ENG)	1924-1926	9	-	82	2368	734	24	4/51	30.58	1.85	98.6	4	-	-
PR Umrigar (IND)	1948-1962	59	787.3	262	4725	1473	35	6/74	42.08	1.87	135.0	3	2	-
RG Barlow (ENG)	1881-1887	17	614.0	325	2456	767	34	7/40	22.55	1.87	72.2	-	3	-
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
DS Atkinson (WI)	1948-1958	22	-	311	5201	1647	47	7/53	35.04	1.90	110.6	-	3	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	61	-	715	11934	3807	122	6/29	31.20	1.91	97.8	5	3	-
JA Young (ENG)	1947-1949	8	-	119	2368	757	17	3/65	44.52	1.91	139.2	-	-	-
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
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	37	-	602	13568	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.8	5	14	2
AL Valentine (WI)	1950-1962	36	-	789	12953	4215	139	8/104	30.32	1.95	93.1	7	8	2
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1972	44	-	318	5706	1859	47	3/46	39.55	1.95	121.4	-	-	-
E Peate (ENG)	1881-1886	9	524.0	250	2096	683	31	6/85	22.03	1.95	67.6	2	2	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1975	53	-	777	15118	4931	153	7/79	32.22	1.95	98.8	9	7	-
LF Kline (AUS)	1957-1961	13	-	113	2373	776	34	7/75	22.82	1.96	69.7	2	1	-
TR Veivers (AUS)	1963-1967	21	-	195	4191	1375	33	4/68	41.66	1.96	127.0	1	-	-
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1961	43	-	813	13939	4579	158	7/49	28.98	1.97	88.2	6	10	1
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	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1951	19	-	260	5796	1920	58	6/59	33.10	1.98	99.9	5	1	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1976	79	-	1313	27115	8989	309	8/38	29.09	1.98	87.7	11	18	2
N Gifford (ENG)	1964-1973	15	514.0	174	3084	1026	33	5/55	31.09	1.99	93.4	2	1	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v New Zealand at Mirpur, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Dec 6-10, 2023 [Test # 2517 - Live]
>> New Zealand 55/5 (12.4 ov, GD Phillips 5*, DJ Mitchell 12*, Taijul Islam 2/29) - Stumps

Bangladesh v New Zealand at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Nov 28-Dec 2, 2023 [Test # 2516]

England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 27-31, 2023 [Test # 2515]