Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Best economy rates in 1970s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1980	39	-	1	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1977-1980	35	-	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TW Jarvis (NZ)	1972-1973	7	-	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WJ Edwards (AUS)	1974-1975	4	0.1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1971-1979	50	-	1	20	2	-	-	-	0.60	-	-	-	-
Shafiq Ahmed (PAK)	1974-1978	7	-	-	8	1	-	-	-	0.75	-	-	-	-
Farrukh Zaman (PAK)	1976-1976	1	10.0	2	80	15	-	-	-	1.12	-	-	-	-
RJ Inverarity (AUS)	1972-1972	3	61.0	26	366	90	4	3/26	22.50	1.47	91.5	-	-	-
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1971-1979	65	-	-	8	2	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1979	5	-	63	1331	346	18	4/46	19.22	1.55	73.9	2	-	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1970-1970	3	126.3	58	759	203	9	3/27	22.55	1.60	84.3	-	-	-
JRF Duncan (AUS)	1971-1971	1	14.0	4	112	30	-	-	-	1.60	-	-	-	-
DW Randall (ENG)	1976-1979	49	-	-	18	5	1	1/2	5.00	1.66	18.0	-	-	-
AL Padmore (WI)	1976-1976	2	79.0	23	474	135	1	1/36	135.00	1.70	474.0	-	-	-
AR Dell (AUS)	1971-1974	2	69.7	18	559	160	6	3/65	26.66	1.71	93.1	-	-	-
MF Malone (AUS)	1977-1977	3	79.0	27	474	141	8	5/63	17.62	1.78	59.2	-	1	-
GD Porter (AUS)	1979-1979	2	18.0	5	108	33	3	2/13	11.00	1.83	36.0	-	-	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1971-1974	18	716.0	245	4296	1354	43	4/64	31.48	1.89	99.9	1	-	-
PH Carlson (AUS)	1979-1979	6	67.0	13	536	169	4	2/41	42.25	1.89	134.0	-	-	-
GA Cope (ENG)	1977-1978	5	122.0	29	976	312	10	3/102	31.20	1.91	97.6	-	-	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1979	29	-	205	4567	1481	60	7/66	24.68	1.94	76.1	5	2	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1971-1976	32	-	492	10042	3291	102	7/98	32.26	1.96	98.4	2	5	-
Ehteshamuddin (PAK)	1979-1979	2	70.4	22	424	139	8	5/47	17.37	1.96	53.0	-	1	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1978-1979	10	-	92	1861	613	18	5/67	34.05	1.97	103.3	-	1	-
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1970-1972	23	-	130	2580	853	25	3/46	34.12	1.98	103.2	-	-	-
PH Sharma (IND)	1974-1977	7	-	-	24	8	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1973-1975	7	2.0	1	12	4	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1979	6	-	48	1416	478	14	6/44	34.14	2.02	101.1	1	1	-
D Wilson (ENG)	1971-1971	1	25.0	8	200	68	2	1/12	34.00	2.04	100.0	-	-	-
DR Doshi (IND)	1979-1979	10	469.5	139	2819	960	40	6/103	24.00	2.04	70.4	1	2	-
N Gifford (ENG)	1971-1973	13	431.0	139	2586	886	28	5/55	31.64	2.05	92.3	2	1	-
MLC Foster (WI)	1971-1978	15	299.0	106	1794	615	11	2/22	55.90	2.05	163.0	-	-	-
JN Shepherd (WI)	1971-1971	2	103.0	26	618	213	7	3/78	30.42	2.06	88.2	-	-	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1973	28	-	223	4455	1546	40	5/70	38.65	2.08	111.3	-	1	-
MC Carew (WI)	1971-1972	6	35.0	5	210	73	-	-	-	2.08	-	-	-	-
G Miller (ENG)	1976-1979	33	-	167	4037	1404	49	5/44	28.65	2.08	82.3	-	1	-
RA Hutton (ENG)	1971-1971	5	123.0	27	738	257	9	3/72	28.55	2.08	82.0	-	-	-
Talat Ali (PAK)	1972-1979	10	-	1	20	7	-	-	-	2.10	-	-	-	-
CA Davis (WI)	1971-1973	11	97.0	24	582	204	-	-	-	2.10	-	-	-	-
DAJ Holford (WI)	1971-1977	9	313.4	83	1882	678	22	5/23	30.81	2.16	85.5	1	1	-
BA Richards (SA)	1970-1970	4	12.0	3	72	26	1	1/12	26.00	2.16	72.0	-	-	-
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1972-1979	12	523.2	140	3140	1141	29	4/72	39.34	2.18	108.2	1	-	-
ET Willett (WI)	1973-1975	5	221.0	78	1326	482	11	3/33	43.81	2.18	120.5	-	-	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1974-1979	11	-	19	786	286	6	2/33	47.66	2.18	131.0	-	-	-
DF Whatmore (AUS)	1979-1979	7	-	2	30	11	-	-	-	2.20	-	-	-	-
JA Jameson (ENG)	1971-1975	7	9.0	3	54	20	1	1/17	20.00	2.22	54.0	-	-	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1979	22	-	202	4393	1628	43	6/40	37.86	2.22	102.1	3	1	1
JM Noreiga (WI)	1971-1971	4	220.2	47	1322	493	17	9/95	29.00	2.23	77.7	-	2	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1970-1970	4	115.0	39	690	258	15	5/39	17.20	2.24	46.0	1	1	-
AG Barrett (WI)	1971-1975	6	268.4	83	1612	603	13	3/43	46.38	2.24	124.0	-	-	-
Anwar Khan (PAK)	1979-1979	1	4.0	-	32	12	-	-	-	2.25	-	-	-	-
Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1977-1979	21	-	-	8	3	-	-	-	2.25	-	-	-	-
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1977-1979	10	-	-	8	3	-	-	-	2.25	-	-	-	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1970-1979	80	-	807	16400	6158	225	8/51	27.36	2.25	72.8	11	10	4
AB Howard (WI)	1972-1972	1	62.0	16	372	140	2	2/140	70.00	2.25	186.0	-	-	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1971-1979	58	-	772	16414	6179	203	6/71	30.43	2.25	80.8	10	10	1
MA Seymour (SA)	1970-1970	1	30.0	8	180	68	2	1/28	34.00	2.26	90.0	-	-	-
M Hendrick (ENG)	1973-1979	42	-	226	5996	2278	103	4/15	22.11	2.27	58.2	6	-	-
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1971-1977	26	-	192	5516	2097	55	5/101	38.12	2.28	100.2	2	1	-
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1979	46	-	398	10836	4198	155	8/143	27.08	2.32	69.9	10	6	-
G Dymock (AUS)	1974-1980	27	-	143	5020	1949	74	7/67	26.33	2.32	67.8	3	4	1
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1971-1977	30	-	238	6704	2604	61	4/46	42.68	2.33	109.9	3	-	-
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1971-1973	8	-	54	1253	487	11	3/46	44.27	2.33	113.9	-	-	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1971-1978	27	-	258	6797	2685	76	8/76	35.32	2.37	89.4	9	2	1
GA Chevalier (SA)	1970-1970	1	42.1	11	253	100	5	3/68	20.00	2.37	50.6	-	-	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1971-1979	48	-	437	10491	4168	102	5/95	40.86	2.38	102.8	5	1	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1974-1975	6	129.3	30	1035	413	10	3/53	41.30	2.39	103.5	-	-	-
TJ Jenner (AUS)	1970-1975	10	-	63	1945	777	24	5/90	32.37	2.39	81.0	1	1	-
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1970-1972	12	-	153	3758	1502	36	5/125	41.72	2.39	104.3	2	1	-
Mohammad Nazir (PAK)	1973-1973	1	52.0	12	312	125	-	-	-	2.40	-	-	-	-
BE Congdon (NZ)	1971-1978	43	-	156	5151	2067	55	5/65	37.58	2.40	93.6	1	1	-
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1973	9	-	79	1922	776	34	8/53	22.82	2.42	56.5	2	2	1
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1970-1974	32	-	36	1154	466	8	3/40	58.25	2.42	144.2	-	-	-
K Shuttleworth (ENG)	1970-1971	6	-	20	1127	456	13	5/47	35.07	2.42	86.6	-	1	-
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1980	73	-	8	306	124	1	1/7	124.00	2.43	306.0	-	-	-
AG Hurst (AUS)	1974-1979	20	-	85	3456	1403	55	5/21	25.50	2.43	62.8	3	3	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1979	15	-	131	3573	1451	39	4/35	37.20	2.43	91.6	5	-	-
PHJ Trimborn (SA)	1970-1970	1	37.2	5	224	91	4	2/44	22.75	2.43	56.0	-	-	-
V Pollard (NZ)	1971-1974	8	-	24	530	216	4	2/24	54.00	2.44	132.5	-	-	-
CH Lloyd (WI)	1971-1980	68	-	63	1543	629	13	2/4	48.38	2.44	118.6	-	-	-
BF Hastings (NZ)	1972-1976	31	-	-	22	9	-	-	-	2.45	-	-	-	-
Majid Khan (PAK)	1971-1979	52	-	75	2334	958	25	4/45	38.32	2.46	93.3	1	-	-
MJ Procter (SA)	1970-1970	4	143.0	50	858	353	26	6/73	13.57	2.46	33.0	1	1	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1980	76	-	148	4665	1935	50	5/20	38.70	2.48	93.3	-	2	-
AA Mallett (AUS)	1970-1976	37	-	253	7336	3050	102	8/59	29.90	2.49	71.9	5	3	-
GD Watson (AUS)	1972-1972	4	48.0	15	288	120	5	2/28	24.00	2.50	57.6	-	-	-
DD Parsana (IND)	1979-1979	2	20.0	6	120	50	1	1/32	50.00	2.50	120.0	-	-	-
Yajurvindra Singh (IND)	1977-1979	4	20.0	3	120	50	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
GM Turner (NZ)	1971-1979	48	-	1	12	5	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1980	25	-	35	904	377	10	3/36	37.70	2.50	90.4	-	-	-
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1980	16	-	146	3983	1676	51	7/143	32.86	2.52	78.0	2	2	-
VA Holder (WI)	1971-1979	49	-	324	8883	3746	119	6/28	31.47	2.53	74.6	5	4	-
RMH Cottam (ENG)	1972-1973	2	58.0	12	348	147	5	3/45	29.40	2.53	69.6	-	-	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1970-1971	6	-	60	1566	665	21	6/47	31.66	2.54	74.5	-	2	-
AL Thomson (AUS)	1970-1971	5	197.7	35	1583	676	13	3/79	52.00	2.56	121.7	-	-	-
ADG Roberts (NZ)	1976-1976	8	-	15	496	212	5	1/12	42.40	2.56	99.2	-	-	-
HR Lance (SA)	1970-1970	3	30.0	10	180	77	1	1/32	77.00	2.56	180.0	-	-	-
Aamer Hameed (PAK)	1977-1978	2	11.0	2	88	38	1	1/32	38.00	2.59	88.0	-	-	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1980	24	-	128	4136	1789	73	6/74	24.50	2.59	56.6	5	5	2
S Madan Lal (IND)	1974-1977	23	-	77	2863	1243	36	5/72	34.52	2.60	79.5	1	2	-

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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:

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

Hampshire vs Worcestershire at Worcester, County Championship Division One 54th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]

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