Bowling Best Career Economy Rate - Australia

Best economy rates in 1970s in Tests - Australia

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GS Chappell	1970-1980	54	-	139	3956	1438	34	5/61	42.29	2.18	116.3	-	1	-
G Dymock	1974-1980	15	-	130	4382	1635	62	7/67	26.37	2.23	70.6	3	4	1
KJ O'Keeffe	1971-1977	24	-	189	5384	2018	53	5/101	38.07	2.24	101.5	2	1	-
MHN Walker	1972-1977	34	-	380	10094	3792	138	8/143	27.47	2.25	73.1	9	6	-
AG Hurst	1974-1979	12	-	74	3054	1200	43	5/28	27.90	2.35	71.0	3	2	-
AA Mallett	1970-1976	28	-	246	6834	2709	91	8/59	29.76	2.37	75.0	5	3	-
JW Gleeson	1970-1972	12	-	153	3758	1502	36	5/125	41.72	2.39	104.3	2	1	-
RM Hogg	1978-1980	16	-	120	3722	1500	64	6/74	23.43	2.41	58.1	4	5	2
B Yardley	1978-1979	14	-	128	3531	1437	37	4/35	38.83	2.44	95.4	5	-	-
JD Higgs	1978-1980	16	-	146	3983	1676	51	7/143	32.86	2.52	78.0	2	2	-
KD Walters	1970-1977	47	-	54	2201	946	38	5/66	24.89	2.57	57.9	2	1	-
WM Clark	1977-1979	10	-	63	2793	1265	44	4/46	28.75	2.71	63.4	7	-	-
DK Lillee	1971-1980	35	-	296	9510	4376	184	6/26	23.78	2.76	51.6	10	12	4
JR Thomson	1972-1979	34	-	210	7512	3892	152	6/46	25.60	3.10	49.4	14	6	-
GJ Gilmour	1973-1977	15	-	51	2661	1406	54	6/85	26.03	3.17	49.2	2	3	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls
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:

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Pallekele, Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jul 8, 2025 [ODI # 4891]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jul 5, 2025 [ODI # 4890]

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jul 2, 2025 [ODI # 4889]