Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Best economy rates in 1970s in FC+LA+T20s

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
TW Docking (TAS)	1974-1979	24	-	3	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LR Joslin (VIC)	1970-1970	4	1.0	1	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RD Meuleman (WA)	1970-1972	9	1.0	1	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TW Jarvis (NZ)	1972-1973	10	-	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JP Causby (SOA)	1970-1973	36	0.3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TJ Hughes (DUR)	1974-1974	2	0.3	-	3	-	1	1/0	-	-	3.0	-	-	-
A Shaikh (ROI)	1975-1975	1	7.0	4	42	3	-	-	-	0.42	-	-	-	-
BC Green (VIC)	1979-1979	1	4.0	1	32	4	-	-	-	0.75	-	-	-	-
Zafar Afghan (BHLPR)	1973-1973	1	3.0	1	24	3	-	-	-	0.75	-	-	-	-
RI Charlesworth (WA)	1972-1979	55	-	-	8	1	-	-	-	0.75	-	-	-	-
Shafiq Ahmed (PAK)	1974-1978	7	-	-	8	1	-	-	-	0.75	-	-	-	-
RT Vidler (NSW)	1978-1978	4	1.0	-	8	1	-	-	-	0.75	-	-	-	-
JD Monteith (IRE)	1978-1978	1	21.0	16	126	17	4	4/17	4.25	0.80	31.5	1	-	-
Ijaz Khan ()	1973-1973	2	5.0	1	40	6	-	-	-	0.90	-	-	-	-
BJ Perry (/ShoSh)	1974-1978	3	5.0	3	30	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.00	30.0	-	-	-
MF Rosen (NSW)	1971-1975	24	3.0	1	24	4	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
A Bruyns (/WPR)	1970-1976	9	1.0	-	6	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
S Conrad (/S-SAC/SABP)	1971-1975	10	-	-	6	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
Ilyas Channa ()	1973-1973	1	22.0	6	176	30	-	-	-	1.02	-	-	-	-
A Bhamjee (/N-SAC)	1971-1975	15	-	-	22	4	-	-	-	1.09	-	-	-	-
Bashir Shana (P-HYD/Sind)	1973-1974	2	6.0	1	48	9	-	-	-	1.12	-	-	-	-
RJ Crippin (NSW)	1971-1978	23	-	1	16	3	-	-	-	1.12	-	-	-	-
A Jinnah (N-SAC)	1974-1974	1	2.0	1	16	3	-	-	-	1.12	-	-	-	-
Saleem Asghar (Rams)	1973-1973	1	28.0	7	224	44	7	4/33	6.28	1.17	32.0	1	-	-
V Ellery ()	1974-1974	1	5.0	1	40	8	1	1/8	8.00	1.20	40.0	-	-	-
JWG Elder (IRE)	1978-1978	1	13.0	4	78	16	1	1/16	16.00	1.23	78.0	-	-	-
F Omar ()	1975-1976	3	22.0	6	132	28	-	-	-	1.27	-	-	-	-
Nasir Ali (P-HYD)	1973-1973	1	64.0	17	512	109	2	2/109	54.50	1.27	256.0	-	-	-
Iqbal Baloch (P-HYD)	1973-1973	1	8.0	1	64	14	-	-	-	1.31	-	-	-	-
Rehman Ali (PIA B)	1973-1973	3	4.0	-	32	7	-	-	-	1.31	-	-	-	-
M Halliday (IRE)	1978-1978	1	19.0	8	114	25	2	2/25	12.50	1.31	57.0	-	-	-
Intikhab Ahmed ()	1973-1973	3	48.0	21	384	85	4	2/19	21.25	1.32	96.0	-	-	-
Nasir Shah (PWD/Sind)	1973-1974	3	5.0	2	40	9	-	-	-	1.35	-	-	-	-
R Gangat ()	1979-1979	1	17.0	4	136	32	2	2/23	16.00	1.41	68.0	-	-	-
BF Bath ()	1970-1970	2	12.0	6	72	17	2	2/17	8.50	1.41	36.0	-	-	-
RP van Graan (/S-SAC)	1972-1978	16	-	4	72	17	2	2/17	8.50	1.41	36.0	-	-	-
Ijaz Malik ()	1973-1973	1	40.0	10	320	77	4	4/77	19.25	1.44	80.0	1	-	-
B Petersen ()	1972-1974	3	-	14	298	72	3	1/3	24.00	1.44	99.3	-	-	-
G Johannessie ()	1973-1974	5	-	41	990	247	16	7/42	15.43	1.49	61.8	1	1	-
Mubarak Ali ()	1973-1973	1	29.0	5	232	58	2	2/58	29.00	1.50	116.0	-	-	-
Riaz Ahmed (PWD)	1973-1973	1	8.0	4	64	16	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
J Bruce ()	1970-1970	1	8.0	3	48	12	1	1/12	12.00	1.50	48.0	-	-	-
D Banton (Oxon)	1972-1972	1	6.0	2	36	9	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
NM Arendse ()	1977-1977	1	2.0	1	12	3	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
A Jakoet ()	1978-1979	3	1.0	-	8	2	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
Javed Sadiq (Rams)	1973-1973	1	1.0	-	8	2	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
D Carter ()	1973-1974	2	66.0	19	528	133	7	5/53	19.00	1.51	75.4	-	1	-
WF Carelse ()	1975-1976	6	136.0	55	816	210	20	5/15	10.50	1.54	40.8	1	2	-
A Barnes (/N-SAC)	1971-1976	23	-	325	5710	1488	87	6/44	17.10	1.56	65.6	4	7	3
Khatib Rizwan (Rams)	1973-1973	1	30.1	10	241	63	4	3/29	15.75	1.56	60.2	-	-	-
DP Clarke (Beds)	1977-1977	1	12.0	5	72	19	-	-	-	1.58	-	-	-	-
Agha Zahid (PAK/PakUn)	1973-1975	3	13.2	2	106	28	3	3/18	9.33	1.58	35.3	-	-	-
Mohammad Akram (/Sind)	1973-1974	2	18.3	4	147	39	1	1/3	39.00	1.59	147.0	-	-	-
J Williams ()	1971-1979	5	-	39	892	237	13	3/21	18.23	1.59	68.6	-	-	-
Iqbal Awan (BHLPR)	1973-1973	2	41.6	13	334	89	2	2/28	44.50	1.59	167.0	-	-	-
C Houlie ()	1971-1975	7	-	43	1116	298	10	2/41	29.80	1.60	111.6	-	-	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1970-1970	3	126.3	58	759	203	9	3/27	22.55	1.60	84.3	-	-	-
N Minnaar ()	1979-1979	2	21.1	11	127	34	6	4/20	5.66	1.60	21.1	1	-	-
MG Majola ()	1978-1978	2	8.0	1	48	13	-	-	-	1.62	-	-	-	-
A Sonn (/S-SAC)	1972-1979	11	-	62	1604	436	21	4/57	20.76	1.63	76.3	1	-	-
A Bhabha ()	1974-1975	4	25.0	9	150	41	2	1/7	20.50	1.64	75.0	-	-	-
MA Patricks (/N-SAC)	1971-1975	21	-	140	2873	787	31	3/11	25.38	1.64	92.6	-	-	-
C Campbell (JAM)	1972-1972	1	40.0	10	240	66	1	1/35	66.00	1.65	240.0	-	-	-
VA Barnes ()	1978-1978	1	10.0	3	80	22	-	-	-	1.65	-	-	-	-
K van Graan ()	1974-1976	7	23.3	11	141	39	4	2/0	9.75	1.65	35.2	-	-	-
AP Beukes (GriqW)	1974-1979	3	12.0	7	72	20	2	2/20	10.00	1.66	36.0	-	-	-
MAK Pataudi (IND/ROI/SOZ/SUS)	1970-1975	17	10.1	4	61	17	1	1/0	17.00	1.67	61.0	-	-	-
I Akoojee ()	1976-1976	3	31.0	10	186	52	1	1/13	52.00	1.67	186.0	-	-	-
Akmal Malik (LhrBL)	1973-1973	2	65.1	19	521	146	10	5/49	14.60	1.68	52.1	-	1	-
Shahid Iqbal (PakUn)	1973-1973	2	40.1	13	321	90	9	5/49	10.00	1.68	35.6	-	1	-
Nazir Khan ()	1973-1973	3	44.0	12	352	99	4	2/1	24.75	1.68	88.0	-	-	-
I Hendricks (/S-SAC)	1972-1979	18	-	96	2446	693	47	5/14	14.74	1.69	52.0	4	2	-
Jamal Alvi ()	1973-1973	1	15.0	4	120	34	3	2/21	11.33	1.70	40.0	-	-	-
BP Patel (IBPXI/IND/INDIA/KNTKA/ROI/SOZ)	1972-1979	61	-	5	60	17	-	-	-	1.70	-	-	-	-
Humayun Farkhan ()	1973-1973	1	56.0	12	448	127	1	1/127	127.00	1.70	448.0	-	-	-
Fida Hussain (Rams)	1973-1973	1	23.2	5	186	53	6	3/23	8.83	1.70	31.0	-	-	-
AJ Andre ()	1970-1970	1	2.2	2	14	4	2	2/4	2.00	1.71	7.0	-	-	-
M Ebrahim ()	1973-1978	7	-	5	146	42	5	3/29	8.40	1.72	29.2	-	-	-
Nasrullah Bhatti (PIA B)	1973-1973	3	13.0	3	104	30	-	-	-	1.73	-	-	-	-
N Martin ()	1978-1979	5	15.0	3	120	35	2	2/19	17.50	1.75	60.0	-	-	-
JS Muil (Natal)	1979-1979	1	12.0	5	72	21	2	2/21	10.50	1.75	36.0	-	-	-
Raja Sarfraz (Rams)	1973-1973	1	9.0	3	72	21	1	1/5	21.00	1.75	72.0	-	-	-
MO Trenwith (Cwall)	1975-1975	1	12.0	5	72	21	2	2/21	10.50	1.75	36.0	-	-	-
D Desplace ()	1975-1976	2	41.0	16	246	72	2	1/27	36.00	1.75	123.0	-	-	-
D Koeberg ()	1971-1972	2	12.3	2	99	29	2	1/2	14.50	1.75	49.5	-	-	-
G Manicum (/N-SAC)	1971-1973	8	164.2	46	1314	385	17	5/32	22.64	1.75	77.2	1	1	-
RN Busby (Oxon)	1975-1975	2	21.0	7	126	37	2	1/15	18.50	1.76	63.0	-	-	-
GAHM Parkar (WEZ)	1979-1979	1	2.5	-	17	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.76	17.0	-	-	-
G Montgomery ()	1974-1974	2	11.0	2	88	26	2	2/22	13.00	1.77	44.0	-	-	-
Aqeel Zafar (PakUn)	1973-1973	2	46.0	14	368	109	7	5/35	15.57	1.77	52.5	-	1	-
Aslam Qureshi (KarBl)	1973-1973	1	24.0	4	192	57	1	1/44	57.00	1.78	192.0	-	-	-
T Williams (/S-SAC)	1973-1976	10	-	60	1731	514	28	6/32	18.35	1.78	61.8	1	1	-
CJ Abrahams ()	1974-1975	5	105.0	27	630	188	8	3/18	23.50	1.79	78.7	-	-	-
K Barry ()	1971-1976	15	-	2	30	9	-	-	-	1.80	-	-	-	-
AM Jorden (Beds)	1977-1977	1	5.0	2	30	9	-	-	-	1.80	-	-	-	-
Y Snyders (/N-SAC)	1973-1976	6	-	1	20	6	-	-	-	1.80	-	-	-	-
AL Adams (/S-SAC)	1971-1980	23	-	206	5740	1724	94	6/50	18.34	1.80	61.0	3	5	1
I Ebrahim (/N-SAC)	1971-1976	27	-	256	6413	1933	97	6/70	19.92	1.80	66.1	6	3	1
PD Curtin (SOA)	1971-1972	1	12.0	2	96	29	1	1/26	29.00	1.81	96.0	-	-	-
R Witbooi ()	1978-1979	2	20.5	6	165	50	2	2/27	25.00	1.81	82.5	-	-	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]