Best economy rates in an innings in 1950s in Tests - West Indies
Best economy rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 14.0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0.21 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 3 Mar 1956 | Test # 423 | |
| 15.0 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0.66 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 6 Mar 1959 | Test # 471 | |
| 16.0 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0.75 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 | Test # 363 | |
| 13.0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0.76 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 6 Feb 1954 | Test # 383 | |
| 23.0 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 0.78 | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 463 | |
| 34.4 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 0.83 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Feb 1952 | Test # 350 | |
| 35.0 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 0.88 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 3 Mar 1956 | Test # 423 | |
| 46.1 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 0.90 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 19 Feb 1953 | Test # 367 | |
| 29.0 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 0.93 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 3 Mar 1956 | Test # 423 | |
| 53.0 | 30 | 50 | 4 | 0.94 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 6 Feb 1954 | Test # 383 | |
| 7.5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0.98 | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 62.0 | 35 | 61 | 1 | 0.98 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 | Test # 446 | |
| 10.0 | 5 | 10 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 | Test # 446 | |
| 38.2 | 21 | 39 | 4 | 1.01 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
| 24.5 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 1.04 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 7 Feb 1953 | Test # 366 | |
| 19.5 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1.05 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 | |
| 45.0 | 28 | 48 | 4 | 1.06 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1950 | Test # 324 | |
| 21.2 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 1.07 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 3 Feb 1956 | Test # 421 | |
| 19.0 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 1.10 | West Indies | v India | Brabourne | 28 Nov 1958 | Test # 459 | |
| 71.0 | 47 | 79 | 3 | 1.11 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1950 | Test # 324 | |
| 41.0 | 20 | 46 | 2 | 1.12 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 | |
| 40.0 | 24 | 45 | - | 1.12 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 20 Feb 1959 | Test # 469 | |
| 24.0 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 1.16 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 3 Feb 1956 | Test # 421 | |
| 51.5 | 30 | 61 | 3 | 1.17 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 6 Feb 1954 | Test # 383 | |
| 33.3 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 1.19 | West Indies | v Australia | Georgetown | 26 Apr 1955 | Test # 405 | |
| 72.0 | 43 | 86 | 6 | 1.19 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1950 | Test # 324 | |
| 15.0 | 9 | 18 | - | 1.20 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 3 Mar 1956 | Test # 423 | |
| 16.0 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1.25 | West Indies | v Australia | Georgetown | 26 Apr 1955 | Test # 405 | |
| 12.0 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1.25 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Lahore | 26 Mar 1959 | Test # 473 | |
| 22.0 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 1.31 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 19 Feb 1953 | Test # 367 | |
| 40.0 | 21 | 53 | 7 | 1.32 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 | |
| 27.0 | 14 | 36 | 2 | 1.33 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 20 Feb 1959 | Test # 469 | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 28 | - | 1.33 | West Indies | v India | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 | Test # 461 | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1.33 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Lahore | 26 Mar 1959 | Test # 473 | |
| 38.0 | 15 | 51 | 3 | 1.34 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
| 58.0 | 27 | 78 | 3 | 1.34 | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 24 Feb 1954 | Test # 384 | |
| 21.0 | 10 | 29 | - | 1.38 | West Indies | v India | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 | Test # 461 | |
| 45.0 | 23 | 63 | 1 | 1.40 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 | Test # 326 | |
| 13.3 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 1.40 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 32.0 | 14 | 45 | - | 1.40 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 | |
| 22.4 | 11 | 32 | 5 | 1.41 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 18 Feb 1956 | Test # 422 | |
| 41.0 | 21 | 58 | 4 | 1.41 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 7 Feb 1953 | Test # 366 | |
| 17.4 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 1.41 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 | Test # 326 | |
| 36.0 | 17 | 51 | 2 | 1.41 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 3 Feb 1956 | Test # 421 | |
| 28.0 | 13 | 40 | 1 | 1.42 | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 | Test # 371 | |
| 18.1 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 1.43 | West Indies | v India | Chennai | 21 Jan 1959 | Test # 465 | |
| 18.0 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 1.44 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 9 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 | |
| 24.0 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 1.45 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 | Test # 363 | |
| 26.0 | 11 | 38 | 3 | 1.46 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 | Test # 326 | |
| 26.3 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 1.47 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 | Test # 326 | |
| 26.0 | 14 | 39 | - | 1.50 | West Indies | v India | Georgetown | 11 Mar 1953 | Test # 369 | |
| 20.0 | 9 | 30 | - | 1.50 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 | Test # 326 | |
| 12.0 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1.50 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 18 | - | 1.50 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1.50 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 35.0 | 16 | 53 | 2 | 1.51 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 7 Feb 1953 | Test # 366 | |
| 92.0 | 49 | 140 | 3 | 1.52 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 | |
| 23.0 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 1.52 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 6 Feb 1954 | Test # 383 | |
| 61.0 | 30 | 93 | 1 | 1.52 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 | Test # 446 | |
| 34.0 | 18 | 52 | 3 | 1.52 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 | |
| 47.0 | 25 | 72 | 4 | 1.53 | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 | Test # 371 | |
| 43.0 | 27 | 66 | 5 | 1.53 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1950 | Test # 324 | |
| 36.2 | 16 | 56 | 5 | 1.54 | West Indies | v Australia | Bridgetown | 14 May 1955 | Test # 406 | |
| 21.0 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 1.57 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 3 Mar 1956 | Test # 423 | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 1.57 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 6 Mar 1959 | Test # 471 | |
| 19.0 | 8 | 30 | - | 1.57 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 | |
| 31.0 | 16 | 49 | 7 | 1.58 | West Indies | v England | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 | Test # 439 | |
| 17.0 | 9 | 27 | - | 1.58 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 7 Feb 1953 | Test # 366 | |
| 36.2 | 17 | 58 | 3 | 1.59 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 3 Feb 1956 | Test # 421 | |
| 20.0 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 1.60 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 | Test # 363 | |
| 15.0 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 1.60 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 16 | - | 1.60 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 18 Feb 1956 | Test # 422 | |
| 16.5 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 1.60 | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 463 | |
| 18.0 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 1.61 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Port of Spain | 5 Feb 1958 | Test # 448 | |
| 31.0 | 10 | 50 | 3 | 1.61 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 15 Jan 1954 | Test # 380 | |
| 12.2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1.62 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 3 Mar 1956 | Test # 423 | |
| 16.0 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 1.62 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 19 Feb 1953 | Test # 367 | |
| 23.0 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 1.63 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 19.0 | 7 | 31 | - | 1.63 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Port of Spain | 5 Feb 1958 | Test # 448 | |
| 25.0 | 12 | 41 | 3 | 1.64 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Feb 1952 | Test # 350 | |
| 56.0 | 28 | 92 | 2 | 1.64 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 | Test # 363 | |
| 14.0 | 5 | 23 | - | 1.64 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 15 Jan 1954 | Test # 380 | |
| 14.0 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1.64 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 3 Mar 1956 | Test # 423 | |
| 57.0 | 25 | 94 | 1 | 1.64 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 | Test # 446 | |
| 81.2 | 25 | 135 | 5 | 1.65 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 | |
| 37.2 | 18 | 62 | 1 | 1.66 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 19 Feb 1953 | Test # 367 | |
| 18.0 | 4 | 30 | - | 1.66 | West Indies | v India | Brabourne | 28 Nov 1958 | Test # 459 | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1.66 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Feb 1952 | Test # 350 | |
| 23.2 | 8 | 39 | 4 | 1.67 | West Indies | v India | Brabourne | 28 Nov 1958 | Test # 459 | |
| 28.0 | 12 | 47 | 1 | 1.67 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
| 28.0 | 13 | 47 | 1 | 1.67 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 | Test # 363 | |
| 28.0 | 13 | 47 | - | 1.67 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 19 Feb 1953 | Test # 367 | |
| 67.0 | 34 | 113 | 6 | 1.68 | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 24 Feb 1954 | Test # 384 | |
| 40.0 | 9 | 90 | 5 | 1.68 | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 29.0 | 12 | 49 | 2 | 1.68 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 | |
| 29.0 | 11 | 49 | 5 | 1.68 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 15 Jan 1954 | Test # 380 | |
| 13.0 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 1.69 | West Indies | v Australia | Georgetown | 26 Apr 1955 | Test # 405 | |
| 24.0 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 1.71 | West Indies | v Australia | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 | Test # 341 | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 19 | - | 1.72 | West Indies | v Australia | Georgetown | 26 Apr 1955 | Test # 405 | |
| 26.0 | 12 | 45 | 2 | 1.73 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 | Test # 386 |
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Minimum of 60 ballsPerformances 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 Australia at Kanpur, Australia tour of India 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]
India vs Australia at Delhi, Australia tour of India 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]
Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi, Australia tour of Pakistan 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]