Best economy rates in 1950s in Tests
Best economy rates
Player | Span | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
1956-1959 | 21 | - | 124 | 2406 | 595 | 20 | 6/42 | 29.75 | 1.48 | 120.3 | - | 1 | - | |
1955-1958 | 15 | - | 298 | 5130 | 1315 | 47 | 5/31 | 27.97 | 1.53 | 109.1 | 1 | 2 | - | |
1950-1957 | 13 | - | 129 | 2541 | 691 | 26 | 4/22 | 26.57 | 1.63 | 97.7 | 3 | - | - | |
1952-1954 | 10 | - | 111 | 2374 | 710 | 18 | 4/169 | 39.44 | 1.79 | 131.8 | 1 | - | - | |
1953-1959 | 27 | - | 249 | 6273 | 1886 | 92 | 7/93 | 20.50 | 1.80 | 68.1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
1950-1954 | 18 | - | 193 | 3637 | 1105 | 41 | 7/55 | 26.95 | 1.82 | 88.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
1950-1959 | 38 | - | 578 | 9783 | 2992 | 162 | 10/53 | 18.46 | 1.83 | 60.3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | |
1951-1958 | 18 | - | 294 | 4637 | 1423 | 42 | 7/53 | 33.88 | 1.84 | 110.4 | - | 3 | - | |
1950-1958 | 30 | - | 526 | 11875 | 3686 | 153 | 9/113 | 24.09 | 1.86 | 77.6 | 4 | 14 | 2 | |
1955-1958 | 15 | 538.0 | 223 | 3228 | 1002 | 30 | 4/21 | 33.40 | 1.86 | 107.6 | 2 | - | - | |
1952-1959 | 31 | - | 524 | 8117 | 2554 | 123 | 7/35 | 20.76 | 1.88 | 65.9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | |
1950-1957 | 27 | - | 403 | 6579 | 2071 | 102 | 7/36 | 20.30 | 1.88 | 64.5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
1950-1958 | 29 | - | 708 | 11157 | 3568 | 123 | 8/104 | 29.00 | 1.91 | 90.7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
1950-1959 | 37 | - | 726 | 12152 | 3950 | 138 | 7/49 | 28.62 | 1.95 | 88.0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |
1954-1959 | 13 | - | 115 | 2662 | 878 | 39 | 6/36 | 22.51 | 1.97 | 68.2 | 2 | 1 | - | |
1951-1959 | 31 | 1803.2 | 664 | 10820 | 3570 | 122 | 8/52 | 29.26 | 1.97 | 88.6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
1953-1958 | 19 | - | 111 | 4321 | 1460 | 69 | 6/43 | 21.15 | 2.02 | 62.6 | 4 | 3 | - | |
1951-1959 | 43 | 382.3 | 110 | 2295 | 776 | 18 | 6/74 | 43.11 | 2.02 | 127.5 | 2 | 1 | - | |
1951-1959 | 23 | 780.3 | 242 | 4683 | 1620 | 40 | 5/64 | 40.50 | 2.07 | 117.0 | - | 2 | - | |
1952-1959 | 19 | 812.2 | 239 | 4874 | 1691 | 60 | 7/49 | 28.18 | 2.08 | 81.2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
1950-1955 | 28 | - | 343 | 8370 | 2917 | 147 | 7/44 | 19.84 | 2.09 | 56.9 | 3 | 13 | 3 | |
1957-1959 | 12 | - | 75 | 2608 | 912 | 33 | 6/38 | 27.63 | 2.09 | 79.0 | - | 2 | - | |
1952-1958 | 23 | 452.0 | 139 | 2712 | 954 | 21 | 3/35 | 45.42 | 2.11 | 129.1 | - | - | - | |
1952-1959 | 42 | - | 476 | 11201 | 3952 | 165 | 7/72 | 23.95 | 2.11 | 67.8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | |
1952-1959 | 26 | 1302.3 | 452 | 7815 | 2765 | 125 | 7/42 | 22.12 | 2.12 | 62.5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |
1951-1959 | 32 | - | 246 | 4636 | 1649 | 47 | 4/34 | 35.08 | 2.13 | 98.6 | 4 | - | - | |
1950-1955 | 29 | - | 243 | 7935 | 2826 | 106 | 6/62 | 26.66 | 2.13 | 74.8 | 4 | 5 | - | |
1951-1954 | 16 | - | 212 | 4228 | 1513 | 58 | 7/52 | 26.08 | 2.14 | 72.8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
1950-1956 | 30 | - | 202 | 5394 | 1945 | 68 | 7/44 | 28.60 | 2.16 | 79.3 | 2 | 2 | - | |
1955-1958 | 13 | - | 99 | 3674 | 1332 | 56 | 6/58 | 23.78 | 2.17 | 65.6 | 2 | 4 | - | |
1954-1959 | 27 | 661.1 | 218 | 3967 | 1444 | 31 | 4/26 | 46.58 | 2.18 | 127.9 | 2 | - | - | |
1955-1959 | 26 | 738.3 | 229 | 4431 | 1625 | 48 | 5/90 | 33.85 | 2.20 | 92.3 | 2 | 1 | - | |
1953-1956 | 19 | - | 160 | 3576 | 1318 | 48 | 5/53 | 27.45 | 2.21 | 74.5 | 2 | 1 | - | |
1950-1959 | 57 | - | 357 | 8764 | 3257 | 116 | 7/34 | 28.07 | 2.22 | 75.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
1951-1959 | 47 | - | 379 | 9995 | 3737 | 159 | 7/39 | 23.50 | 2.24 | 62.8 | 7 | 5 | - | |
1950-1956 | 37 | - | 256 | 7609 | 2878 | 122 | 6/107 | 23.59 | 2.26 | 62.3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
1952-1959 | 30 | 766.2 | 234 | 4598 | 1747 | 41 | 6/49 | 42.60 | 2.27 | 112.1 | - | 1 | - | |
1951-1958 | 26 | - | 228 | 5659 | 2160 | 70 | 5/64 | 30.85 | 2.29 | 80.8 | 6 | 1 | - | |
1950-1959 | 42 | - | 286 | 9470 | 3687 | 152 | 7/43 | 24.25 | 2.33 | 62.3 | 6 | 7 | - | |
1951-1959 | 31 | 1637.0 | 523 | 9822 | 3903 | 134 | 9/102 | 29.12 | 2.38 | 73.2 | 7 | 11 | 1 | |
1950-1957 | 29 | - | 152 | 4269 | 1701 | 47 | 7/70 | 36.19 | 2.39 | 90.8 | 1 | 2 | - | |
1953-1956 | 14 | 478.1 | 140 | 2869 | 1159 | 29 | 5/74 | 39.96 | 2.42 | 98.9 | - | 1 | - | |
1954-1959 | 17 | - | 97 | 3452 | 1411 | 76 | 7/27 | 18.56 | 2.45 | 45.4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
1952-1958 | 13 | 526.1 | 153 | 3157 | 1292 | 54 | 6/21 | 23.92 | 2.45 | 58.4 | 4 | 4 | - | |
1950-1953 | 14 | - | 69 | 2140 | 901 | 32 | 5/49 | 28.15 | 2.52 | 66.8 | 3 | 1 | - | |
1952-1959 | 31 | - | 232 | 6200 | 2685 | 128 | 8/31 | 20.97 | 2.59 | 48.4 | 9 | 5 | - | |
1958-1959 | 10 | 335.4 | 91 | 2014 | 878 | 34 | 6/67 | 25.82 | 2.61 | 59.2 | 1 | 2 | - | |
1953-1959 | 14 | - | 65 | 2361 | 1031 | 26 | 4/90 | 39.65 | 2.62 | 90.8 | 2 | - | - | |
1951-1953 | 11 | - | 47 | 2528 | 1141 | 28 | 6/72 | 40.75 | 2.70 | 90.2 | - | 2 | - | |
1951-1958 | 15 | 445.5 | 86 | 2675 | 1217 | 30 | 4/36 | 40.56 | 2.72 | 89.1 | 1 | - | - | |
1952-1959 | 18 | 626.3 | 127 | 3759 | 1737 | 48 | 6/67 | 36.18 | 2.77 | 78.3 | 4 | 1 | - | |
1957-1959 | 13 | 537.5 | 124 | 3227 | 1521 | 57 | 6/55 | 26.68 | 2.82 | 56.6 | 5 | 1 | - | |
1951-1959 | 17 | 441.4 | 82 | 2650 | 1418 | 28 | 6/155 | 50.64 | 3.21 | 94.6 | 1 | 2 | - |
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