Best economy rates in an innings in 1960s in Tests
Best economy rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 32.0 | 27 | 5 | - | 0.15 | India | v England | Chennai | 10 Jan 1964 | Test # 551 | |
| 14.0 | 11 | 3 | - | 0.21 | India | v England | Brabourne | 21 Jan 1964 | Test # 552 | |
| 12.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0.41 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Rawalpindi | 27 Mar 1965 | Test # 585 | |
| 19.0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0.42 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1966 | Test # 602 | |
| 18.0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0.44 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 20 Jun 1968 | Test # 638 | |
| 19.0 | 13 | 10 | - | 0.52 | India | v New Zealand | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 | Test # 583 | |
| 17.0 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0.58 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 28 Feb 1964 | Test # 559 | |
| 27.0 | 18 | 16 | - | 0.59 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1962 | Test # 527 | |
| 15.0 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0.60 | India | v Pakistan | Brabourne | 2 Dec 1960 | Test # 497 | |
| 10.0 | 5 | 8 | - | 0.60 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 15 Feb 1963 | Test # 539 | |
| 13.0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0.61 | Australia | v India | Chennai | 13 Jan 1960 | Test # 486 | |
| 15.0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0.66 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 27 Jul 1967 | Test # 621 | |
| 16.0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0.68 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1964 | Test # 558 | |
| 26.0 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 0.69 | England | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 27 May 1965 | Test # 591 | |
| 34.0 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 0.70 | India | v Pakistan | Delhi | 8 Feb 1961 | Test # 505 | |
| 53.3 | 37 | 38 | 8 | 0.71 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1962 | Test # 527 | |
| 14.0 | 8 | 10 | - | 0.71 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1964 | Test # 558 | |
| 32.0 | 24 | 23 | - | 0.71 | India | v Pakistan | Kanpur | 16 Dec 1960 | Test # 499 | |
| 8.2 | 4 | 8 | - | 0.72 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 27 Feb 1969 | Test # 648 | |
| 26.0 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 0.73 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 8 Jul 1965 | Test # 593 | |
| 14.0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0.78 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 8 Feb 1968 | Test # 629 | |
| 17.4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0.79 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 7 Mar 1968 | Test # 634 | |
| 54.0 | 38 | 43 | 4 | 0.79 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Auckland | 29 Jan 1965 | Test # 576 | |
| 21.0 | 13 | 17 | - | 0.80 | England | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 19 Jan 1962 | Test # 521 | |
| 48.0 | 31 | 39 | 1 | 0.81 | England | v India | Kanpur | 15 Feb 1964 | Test # 557 | |
| 19.4 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0.81 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 15 Mar 1963 | Test # 542 | |
| 52.4 | 38 | 43 | 4 | 0.81 | India | v Pakistan | Delhi | 8 Feb 1961 | Test # 505 | |
| 17.0 | 10 | 14 | - | 0.82 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1962 | Test # 527 | |
| 36.3 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 0.84 | India | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 15 Feb 1968 | Test # 630 | |
| 27.0 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0.85 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1967 | Test # 615 | |
| 14.0 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0.85 | New Zealand | v India | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 15 Oct 1969 | Test # 661 | |
| 24.7 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 0.87 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 7 Feb 1964 | Test # 555 | |
| 17.0 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0.88 | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 9 Jun 1960 | Test # 492 | |
| 17.0 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0.88 | India | v New Zealand | Eden Gardens | 5 Mar 1965 | Test # 581 | |
| 29.0 | 19 | 26 | - | 0.89 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1962 | Test # 527 | |
| 10.0 | 7 | 9 | - | 0.90 | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 28 Mar 1968 | Test # 636 | |
| 42.0 | 24 | 38 | 2 | 0.90 | India | v England | Eden Gardens | 29 Jan 1964 | Test # 554 | |
| 12.0 | 6 | 11 | - | 0.91 | India | v England | Chennai | 10 Jan 1962 | Test # 520 | |
| 25.0 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 0.92 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 | Test # 635 | |
| 13.0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0.92 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 20 Jun 1963 | Test # 544 | |
| 13.0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0.92 | England | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 4 Mar 1966 | Test # 603 | |
| 27.0 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 0.92 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 2 Jul 1964 | Test # 563 | |
| 28.0 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0.92 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 6 Jun 1968 | Test # 637 | |
| 16.0 | 10 | 15 | - | 0.93 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 28 Jan 1960 | Test # 488 | |
| 16.0 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0.93 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 16 Feb 1962 | Test # 524 | |
| 14.5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0.94 | West Indies | v Australia | Kingston | 3 Mar 1965 | Test # 580 | |
| 35.5 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 0.94 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 12 Feb 1965 | Test # 578 | |
| 28.0 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 0.96 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 11 Mar 1966 | Test # 604 | |
| 45.0 | 27 | 44 | 4 | 0.97 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 16 Feb 1962 | Test # 524 | |
| 49.0 | 27 | 48 | 2 | 0.97 | India | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1962 | Test # 527 | |
| 20.0 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1.00 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 4 Dec 1964 | Test # 571 | |
| 15.0 | 7 | 20 | - | 1.00 | Australia | v India | Brisbane | 19 Jan 1968 | Test # 626 | |
| 20.0 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1.00 | Australia | v India | Brabourne | 4 Nov 1969 | Test # 664 | |
| 17.0 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1.00 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 18 Jun 1964 | Test # 562 | |
| 14.0 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1.00 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1964 | Test # 565 | |
| 14.0 | 7 | 14 | - | 1.00 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 8 Jul 1965 | Test # 593 | |
| 13.0 | 6 | 13 | - | 1.00 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1964 | Test # 560 | |
| 12.0 | 6 | 12 | - | 1.00 | England | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 27 May 1965 | Test # 591 | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1.00 | New Zealand | v India | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 15 Oct 1969 | Test # 661 | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 11 | - | 1.00 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Lahore | 2 Apr 1965 | Test # 586 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 10 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v India | Brabourne | 13 Dec 1966 | Test # 610 | |
| 25.3 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 1.01 | Pakistan | v India | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1960 | Test # 501 | |
| 19.0 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 1.02 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 15 Feb 1963 | Test # 539 | |
| 37.0 | 12 | 38 | - | 1.02 | India | v England | Brabourne | 21 Jan 1964 | Test # 552 | |
| 36.0 | 14 | 37 | 1 | 1.02 | Pakistan | v India | Kanpur | 16 Dec 1960 | Test # 499 | |
| 31.0 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 1.03 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Jul 1969 | Test # 656 | |
| 14.3 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1.03 | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 8 Jun 1961 | Test # 507 | |
| 28.0 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 1.03 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 22 Aug 1968 | Test # 641 | |
| 31.0 | 16 | 43 | 3 | 1.04 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 10 Feb 1961 | Test # 506 | |
| 21.0 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 1.04 | Australia | v India | Brabourne | 4 Nov 1969 | Test # 664 | |
| 40.0 | 18 | 42 | 5 | 1.05 | West Indies | v England | Leeds | 10 Jul 1969 | Test # 655 | |
| 34.0 | 15 | 48 | 1 | 1.05 | Australia | v South Africa | Brisbane | 6 Dec 1963 | Test # 548 | |
| 17.0 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1.05 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1964 | Test # 560 | |
| 16.0 | 8 | 17 | - | 1.06 | India | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 4 Apr 1962 | Test # 528 | |
| 16.0 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1.06 | England | v India | Eden Gardens | 29 Jan 1964 | Test # 554 | |
| 14.0 | 5 | 15 | - | 1.07 | West Indies | v England | Birmingham | 4 Jul 1963 | Test # 545 | |
| 14.0 | 6 | 15 | - | 1.07 | Pakistan | v England | Lahore | 21 Feb 1969 | Test # 647 | |
| 14.0 | 5 | 15 | - | 1.07 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 24 Oct 1969 | Test # 662 | |
| 26.0 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 1.07 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Wellington | 22 Jan 1965 | Test # 574 | |
| 24.0 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 1.08 | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 21 Jul 1960 | Test # 495 | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1.08 | Australia | v India | Chennai | 13 Jan 1960 | Test # 486 | |
| 12.0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1.08 | India | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 15 Feb 1968 | Test # 630 | |
| 22.0 | 11 | 24 | - | 1.09 | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 9 Mar 1960 | Test # 490 | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 12 | - | 1.09 | England | v India | Brabourne | 11 Nov 1961 | Test # 513 | |
| 11.0 | 8 | 12 | - | 1.09 | England | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 19 Jan 1962 | Test # 521 | |
| 13.0 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1.09 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1968 | Test # 643 | |
| 38.0 | 21 | 42 | - | 1.10 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1964 | Test # 558 | |
| 45.0 | 24 | 50 | 2 | 1.11 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1964 | Test # 558 | |
| 26.0 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 1.11 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 28 Feb 1964 | Test # 559 | |
| 17.0 | 9 | 19 | - | 1.11 | Australia | v West Indies | Georgetown | 14 Apr 1965 | Test # 588 | |
| 51.5 | 30 | 58 | 3 | 1.11 | Australia | v India | Kanpur | 15 Nov 1969 | Test # 666 | |
| 25.0 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 1.12 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 11 Mar 1966 | Test # 604 | |
| 8.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1.12 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 13 Mar 1969 | Test # 652 | |
| 15.0 | 7 | 17 | - | 1.13 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Auckland | 29 Jan 1965 | Test # 576 | |
| 15.0 | 7 | 17 | - | 1.13 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 27 Jul 1967 | Test # 621 | |
| 15.0 | 6 | 17 | - | 1.13 | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 15 Nov 1969 | Test # 666 | |
| 29.0 | 17 | 33 | - | 1.13 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1962 | Test # 527 | |
| 16.4 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1.14 | Australia | v India | Chennai | 24 Dec 1969 | Test # 669 | |
| 14.0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1.14 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 7 Mar 1968 | Test # 634 | |
| 14.0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1.14 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Lahore | 30 Oct 1969 | Test # 663 |
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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:
Australia vs India at Chennai, Australia tour of India 5th Test, Dec 24-28, 1969 [Test # 669]
India vs Australia at Eden Gardens, Australia tour of India 4th Test, Dec 12-16, 1969 [Test # 668]
Australia vs India at Delhi, Australia tour of India 3rd Test, Nov 28-Dec 2, 1969 [Test # 667]