Best economy rates in an innings in 1970s in FC - West Indies
Best economy rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| EE Brown | 5.0 | 5 | - | - | - | West Indians | v Ind Pres XI | Brabourne | 6 Jan 1979 | First-class |
| MLC Foster | 2.0 | 2 | - | - | - | West Indians | v Hampshire | Southampton | 23 Jun 1973 | First-class |
| BD Julien | 2.0 | 2 | - | - | - | West Indians | v Sussex | Hove | 14 Jul 1973 | First-class |
| CG Greenidge | 1.0 | 1 | - | - | - | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1975 | Test # 766 |
| AI Kallicharran | 1.0 | 1 | - | - | - | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 20 Apr 1972 | Test # 697 |
| CL King | 1.0 | 1 | - | - | - | West Indians | v Minor C | Torquay | 4 Aug 1976 | First-class |
| HA Gomes | 1.0 | 1 | - | - | - | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 839 |
| S Shivnarine | 1.0 | 1 | - | - | - | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 839 |
| 6.0 | 4 | 2 | - | 0.33 | West Indians | v Ind Pres XI | Brabourne | 6 Jan 1979 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | 2 | 1 | - | 0.33 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 1 Apr 1971 | Test # 685 | |
| 3.0 | 2 | 1 | - | 0.33 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 8 Jul 1976 | Test # 779 | |
| 5.0 | 3 | 2 | - | 0.40 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 | Test # 693 | |
| 4.0 | 2 | 2 | - | 0.50 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 16 Feb 1974 | Test # 732 | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.50 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 16 Feb 1974 | Test # 732 | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.50 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 7 Apr 1976 | Test # 775 | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.50 | West Indies | v England | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 | Test # 780 | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.50 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 | Test # 781 | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.50 | West Indians | v | Devonport | 23 Nov 1979 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | 2 | 3 | - | 0.60 | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 18 Feb 1971 | Test # 680 | |
| 5.0 | 3 | 3 | - | 0.60 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 9 Mar 1972 | Test # 694 | |
| 5.0 | 4 | 3 | - | 0.60 | West Indians | v Hampshire | Southampton | 15 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.62 | West Indians | v Notts | Nottingham | 30 Jun 1973 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | 2 | 2 | - | 0.66 | West Indians | v Middlesex | Lord's | 4 Jul 1973 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | 2 | 2 | - | 0.66 | West Indies | v India | Wankhede | 1 Dec 1978 | Test # 835 | |
| 3.0 | 2 | 2 | - | 0.66 | West Indies | v India | Bengaluru | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 837 | |
| 14.0 | 7 | 10 | - | 0.71 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 1 Apr 1971 | Test # 685 | |
| 7.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.71 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 30 Mar 1974 | Test # 738 | |
| 3.0 | 1 | 3 | - | 0.75 | West Indies | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 12 Dec 1975 | Test # 765 | |
| 10.0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0.80 | West Indians | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 29 Aug 1973 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0.83 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 | Test # 686 | |
| 35.4 | 21 | 32 | 1 | 0.89 | West Indies | v England | Birmingham | 9 Aug 1973 | Test # 726 | |
| 20.0 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0.90 | West Indians | v Hampshire | Southampton | 23 Jun 1973 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0.94 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 20 Apr 1972 | Test # 697 | |
| 37.1 | 19 | 49 | 2 | 0.98 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 1 Mar 1975 | Test # 759 | |
| 19.0 | 11 | 19 | - | 1.00 | West Indians | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 29 Aug 1973 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1.00 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 3 Jun 1976 | Test # 777 | |
| 11.0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1.00 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 | Test # 781 | |
| 8.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1.00 | West Indians | v Ind Pres XI | Brabourne | 6 Jan 1979 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1.00 | West Indians | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 29 Aug 1973 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1.00 | West Indians | v Sussex | Hove | 29 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | 2 | 5 | - | 1.00 | West Indians | v Yorkshire | Sheffield | 30 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 21 Apr 1973 | Test # 721 | |
| 3.0 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.00 | West Indians | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 29 Aug 1973 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 2 Feb 1974 | Test # 731 | |
| 3.0 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.00 | West Indians | v Hampshire | Southampton | 15 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.00 | West Indians | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 7 Aug 1976 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 18 Feb 1977 | Test # 797 | |
| 2.0 | - | 2 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v India | Georgetown | 19 Mar 1971 | Test # 684 | |
| 2.0 | - | 2 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 1 Apr 1971 | Test # 685 | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 20 Apr 1972 | Test # 697 | |
| 2.0 | - | 2 | - | 1.00 | West Indians | v Hampshire | Southampton | 15 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 1 Apr 1971 | Test # 685 | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 1 Apr 1971 | Test # 685 | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | West Indians | v Kent | Canterbury | 18 Jul 1973 | First-class | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | West Indians | v Minor C | Torquay | 1 Aug 1973 | First-class | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | West Indians | v Yorkshire | Scarborough | 18 Aug 1973 | First-class | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v India | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 | Test # 745 | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Dec 1974 | Test # 750 | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 10 Mar 1976 | Test # 773 | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 7 Apr 1976 | Test # 775 | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | West Indians | v M.C.C. | Lord's | 22 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Port of Spain | 1 Apr 1977 | Test # 802 | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | West Indians | v | Devonport | 23 Nov 1979 | First-class | |
| 45.0 | 22 | 46 | - | 1.02 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 20 Apr 1972 | Test # 697 | |
| 23.0 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 1.04 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 8 Jul 1976 | Test # 779 | |
| 10.0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1.05 | West Indians | v Queensland | Brisbane | 21 Nov 1975 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 5 | 16 | - | 1.06 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 6 Mar 1971 | Test # 683 | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1.08 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 6 Mar 1974 | Test # 734 | |
| 15.0 | 5 | 17 | - | 1.13 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 9 Mar 1972 | Test # 694 | |
| 7.0 | 3 | 8 | - | 1.14 | West Indians | v Essex | Chelmsford | 20 Jun 1973 | First-class | |
| 14.5 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1.14 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 8 Jul 1976 | Test # 779 | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1.16 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 2 Feb 1974 | Test # 731 | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1.16 | West Indians | v Oxford-Camb | Cambridge | 9 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1.16 | West Indians | v Ind Pres XI | Brabourne | 6 Jan 1979 | First-class | |
| 28.0 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 1.17 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 23 Mar 1973 | Test # 718 | |
| 16.0 | 8 | 19 | - | 1.18 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 3 Jun 1976 | Test # 777 | |
| 17.3 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 1.20 | West Indians | v Yorkshire | Sheffield | 30 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 12 | - | 1.20 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 | Test # 686 | |
| 22.1 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 1.21 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 26 Jul 1973 | Test # 725 | |
| 13.0 | 5 | 16 | - | 1.23 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 | Test # 693 | |
| 13.0 | 6 | 16 | - | 1.23 | West Indians | v Middlesex | Lord's | 4 Jul 1973 | First-class | |
| 29.0 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 1.24 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 7 Apr 1976 | Test # 775 | |
| 4.5 | 2 | 6 | - | 1.24 | West Indies | v India | Wankhede | 1 Dec 1978 | Test # 835 | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 5 | - | 1.25 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 | Test # 693 | |
| 4.0 | 2 | 5 | - | 1.25 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 9 Mar 1972 | Test # 694 | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.25 | West Indians | v Worcs | Worcester | 18 Aug 1976 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1.26 | West Indians | v Kent | Canterbury | 19 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 4 | 18 | - | 1.28 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1973 | Test # 727 | |
| 7.0 | 2 | 9 | - | 1.28 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 9 Mar 1972 | Test # 694 | |
| 9.0 | 5 | 12 | - | 1.33 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 | Test # 693 | |
| 9.0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1.33 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 9 Mar 1972 | Test # 694 | |
| 23.0 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 1.34 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 1 Apr 1971 | Test # 685 | |
| 8.0 | 3 | 11 | - | 1.37 | West Indies | v India | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 | Test # 745 | |
| 29.0 | 17 | 40 | 2 | 1.37 | West Indies | v India | Delhi | 11 Dec 1974 | Test # 747 | |
| 21.0 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 1.38 | West Indians | v Oxford-Camb | Cambridge | 9 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 26.0 | 11 | 36 | - | 1.38 | West Indies | v India | Chennai | 11 Jan 1975 | Test # 752 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 14 | - | 1.40 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 30 Mar 1974 | Test # 738 | |
| 5.0 | - | 7 | - | 1.40 | West Indians | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 7 Jul 1973 | First-class | |
| 28.3 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 1.40 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 6 Mar 1974 | Test # 734 | |
| 10.4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 1.40 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 15 Apr 1978 | Test # 823 |
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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:
New South Wales vs Tasmania at Launceston, Sheffield Shield , Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [First-class]
Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne, West Indies tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]
South Australia vs Western Australia at Adelaide, Sheffield Shield , Dec 28-31, 1979 [First-class]