Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Best economy rates Held in England for Tests

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
TW Garrett (AUS)	1882-1886	4	256.0	136	1024	254	9	3/88	28.22	1.48	113.7	-	-	-
AL Valentine (WI)	1950-1957	6	448.3	201	2691	762	33	8/104	23.09	1.69	81.5	2	2	2
RG Barlow (ENG)	1882-1886	7	263.0	146	1052	306	16	7/44	19.12	1.74	65.7	-	2	-
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1954	7	314.2	113	1886	559	25	7/52	22.36	1.77	75.4	-	2	1
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1951	9	485.1	189	2911	867	25	4/24	34.68	1.78	116.4	3	-	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1950-1957	15	655.5	285	3935	1180	57	7/56	20.70	1.79	69.0	7	1	-
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1957	9	639.2	248	3836	1151	40	7/49	28.77	1.80	95.9	1	4	1
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1960	10	517.4	227	3106	942	42	5/31	22.42	1.81	73.9	1	3	-
TW Cartwright (ENG)	1964-1965	4	189.3	73	1137	348	13	6/94	26.76	1.83	87.4	-	1	-
MP Jarvis (ZIM)	1992-1994	5	212.1	88	1273	393	11	3/30	35.72	1.85	115.7	-	-	-
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1972	28	652.0	249	3912	1219	37	3/46	32.94	1.86	105.7	-	-	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1967	24	853.5	321	5123	1605	54	5/19	29.72	1.87	94.8	3	2	-
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1963	28	1075.0	449	6450	2030	104	7/35	19.51	1.88	62.0	6	6	2
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	43	1463.0	568	8778	2769	102	6/29	27.14	1.89	86.0	4	3	-
T Greenhough (ENG)	1959-1960	4	188.1	66	1129	357	16	5/35	22.31	1.89	70.5	-	1	-
KD Mackay (AUS)	1956-1961	8	297.0	93	1782	569	17	5/121	33.47	1.91	104.8	1	1	-
CG Macartney (AUS)	1909-1926	21	332.5	106	1997	645	26	7/58	24.80	1.93	76.8	1	1	1
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1888-1890	5	-	109	1043	338	24	5/26	14.08	1.94	43.4	1	2	-
TR Veivers (AUS)	1964-1964	5	228.1	73	1369	444	11	3/39	40.36	1.94	124.4	-	-	-
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1973	5	279.0	103	1674	543	15	4/144	36.20	1.94	111.6	1	-	-
PJ Loader (ENG)	1954-1958	7	202.0	78	1212	394	23	6/36	17.13	1.95	52.6	1	1	-
N Gifford (ENG)	1964-1973	11	337.1	118	2023	658	20	4/43	32.90	1.95	101.1	2	-	-
JT Hearne (ENG)	1896-1899	6	326.4	143	1634	532	28	6/41	19.00	1.95	58.3	3	2	1
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1973	16	827.0	280	4962	1618	62	6/39	26.09	1.95	80.0	2	5	2
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1935	23	1065.3	322	6393	2089	84	6/42	24.86	1.96	76.1	4	2	-
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1939	22	-	335	5427	1781	80	8/43	22.26	1.96	67.8	5	2	1
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1956	8	277.1	94	1663	546	22	5/53	24.81	1.96	75.5	1	1	-
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	20	591.5	206	3551	1166	40	6/35	29.15	1.97	88.7	-	3	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1961	12	425.0	130	2550	840	33	5/42	25.45	1.97	77.2	1	2	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1958	29	1232.5	472	7397	2442	135	10/53	18.08	1.98	54.7	10	7	3
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-2005	13	181.5	78	1091	362	10	2/22	36.20	1.99	109.1	-	-	-
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1952-1952	4	185.0	57	1110	371	15	5/100	24.73	2.00	74.0	-	1	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1948-1953	8	483.2	158	2900	973	34	5/36	28.61	2.01	85.2	3	1	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1948-1956	15	529.2	159	3176	1071	44	5/72	24.34	2.02	72.1	4	2	1
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1964-1968	7	300.1	98	1801	611	19	6/47	32.15	2.03	94.7	-	2	-
RJ Bright (AUS)	1977-1981	9	309.5	124	1859	631	17	5/68	37.11	2.03	109.3	-	1	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1955-1960	10	501.0	192	3006	1022	38	5/60	26.89	2.03	79.1	2	3	-
R Peel (ENG)	1888-1896	6	-	108	1047	357	38	7/31	9.39	2.04	27.5	4	2	1
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1972	4	199.1	58	1195	409	23	8/53	17.78	2.05	51.9	1	2	1
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	9	-	173	1527	524	36	7/36	14.55	2.05	42.4	1	2	1
JC White (ENG)	1921-1930	6	245.3	76	1473	513	14	3/37	36.64	2.08	105.2	-	-	-
Surendranath (IND)	1959-1959	5	203.4	85	1222	426	16	5/75	26.62	2.09	76.3	-	2	-
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1967-1974	9	200.0	60	1200	420	16	3/37	26.25	2.10	75.0	-	-	-
GR Hazlitt (AUS)	1912-1912	6	189.3	60	1137	398	19	7/25	20.94	2.10	59.8	1	1	-
JA Young (ENG)	1947-1949	6	254.4	89	1528	535	13	3/65	41.15	2.10	117.5	-	-	-
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1948-1948	4	173.1	70	1039	364	11	5/40	33.09	2.10	94.4	-	1	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1974-1982	6	184.0	50	1104	388	17	5/39	22.82	2.10	64.9	1	1	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1980	42	1662.1	631	9973	3515	145	8/51	24.24	2.11	68.7	6	10	4
J Garner (WI)	1980-1984	10	430.3	133	2583	911	55	5/55	16.56	2.11	46.9	5	1	-
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1968-1972	8	270.3	93	1623	574	15	3/44	38.26	2.12	108.2	-	-	-
TBA May (AUS)	1993-1993	5	278.0	90	1668	592	21	5/89	28.19	2.12	79.4	2	1	-
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	1998-2000	7	220.4	85	1324	470	15	3/56	31.33	2.12	88.2	-	-	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1926-1934	13	940.1	285	5641	2007	67	6/167	29.95	2.13	84.1	2	7	1
NAT Adcock (SA)	1955-1960	9	392.0	106	2352	839	36	6/65	23.30	2.14	65.3	1	2	-
CTB Turner (AUS)	1888-1893	8	-	184	2051	735	38	6/67	19.34	2.15	53.9	-	5	1
RNS Hobbs (ENG)	1967-1971	5	187.1	64	1123	403	10	3/25	40.30	2.15	112.3	-	-	-
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1952	6	312.5	108	1877	678	20	5/101	33.90	2.16	93.8	-	2	-
MHN Walker (AUS)	1975-1977	9	477.3	147	2865	1037	28	5/48	37.03	2.17	102.3	1	1	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-2003	11	513.2	170	3080	1116	48	6/39	23.25	2.17	64.1	1	2	-
J Briggs (ENG)	1886-1899	10	-	194	1915	695	51	6/45	13.62	2.17	37.5	1	5	2
D Shackleton (ENG)	1950-1963	6	317.2	89	1904	692	17	4/72	40.70	2.18	112.0	1	-	-
E Peate (ENG)	1882-1886	5	292.0	133	1168	426	20	6/85	21.30	2.18	58.4	2	1	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	32	1109.0	367	6654	2427	74	5/28	32.79	2.18	89.9	7	1	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1934-1938	9	596.4	206	3580	1308	50	7/54	26.16	2.19	71.6	2	4	2
G Geary (ENG)	1924-1934	8	317.0	93	1902	696	15	3/101	46.40	2.19	126.8	-	-	-
RK Tyldesley (ENG)	1924-1930	6	219.5	73	1319	483	19	3/50	25.42	2.19	69.4	-	-	-
W Voce (ENG)	1931-1946	5	180.1	49	1081	398	12	3/23	33.16	2.20	90.0	-	-	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1968-1968	5	267.1	75	1603	591	23	5/72	25.69	2.21	69.6	1	1	-
BD Julien (WI)	1973-1976	5	196.0	55	1176	434	9	3/69	48.22	2.21	130.6	-	-	-
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1958-1958	5	175.4	50	1054	389	20	5/64	19.45	2.21	52.7	2	1	-
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	32	1616.4	430	9700	3600	167	7/44	21.55	2.22	58.0	5	13	4
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1995	33	1142.5	334	6857	2549	63	5/82	40.46	2.23	108.8	3	1	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1948-1956	14	563.4	148	3382	1258	60	6/20	20.96	2.23	56.3	2	5	-
WE Hollies (ENG)	1947-1950	10	499.2	152	2996	1115	34	5/63	32.79	2.23	88.1	-	4	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1902-1912	10	377.3	129	2265	843	63	8/29	13.38	2.23	35.9	1	9	3
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	20	818.3	230	4911	1828	88	6/52	20.77	2.23	55.8	7	3	-
LJ Coldwell (ENG)	1962-1964	4	170.0	44	1020	381	17	6/85	22.41	2.24	60.0	-	1	-
DA Allen (ENG)	1960-1966	14	491.1	205	2947	1111	35	4/58	31.74	2.26	84.2	3	-	-
VA Holder (WI)	1969-1976	9	386.5	124	2321	876	31	4/48	28.25	2.26	74.8	2	-	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2006	13	722.4	206	4336	1638	74	9/65	22.13	2.26	58.5	2	6	3
GS Sobers (WI)	1957-1973	21	861.5	224	5171	1958	62	5/41	31.58	2.27	83.4	1	3	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1961	12	436.3	143	2619	992	25	6/70	39.68	2.27	104.7	-	1	-
PM Such (ENG)	1993-1999	9	403.5	111	2423	919	26	6/67	35.34	2.27	93.1	1	1	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2001	17	206.0	51	1236	472	6	2/36	78.66	2.29	206.0	-	-	-
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1981	21	732.2	207	4394	1679	62	4/28	27.08	2.29	70.8	5	-	-
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1882-1886	7	425.3	185	1703	651	38	7/44	17.13	2.29	44.8	4	2	1
BC Strang (ZIM)	1995-2001	16	580.2	206	3482	1332	40	5/101	33.30	2.29	87.0	1	1	-
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1909-1912	7	242.0	82	1452	556	25	5/55	22.24	2.29	58.0	3	1	-
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	37	1460.0	399	8760	3370	148	7/39	22.77	2.30	59.1	4	7	1
GE Corling (AUS)	1964-1964	5	193.1	50	1159	447	12	4/60	37.25	2.31	96.5	1	-	-
FMM Worrell (WI)	1950-1963	14	271.4	77	1630	629	19	7/70	33.10	2.31	85.7	-	1	-
CN McCarthy (SA)	1951-1951	5	177.0	31	1062	413	10	4/76	41.30	2.33	106.2	2	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2011	15	615.1	167	3691	1436	52	5/66	27.61	2.33	70.9	2	3	-
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1968	11	517.2	138	3104	1214	52	6/91	23.34	2.34	59.6	5	2	-
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1902	16	-	229	3487	1364	67	8/65	20.35	2.34	52.0	3	5	3
BL Cairns (NZ)	1978-1983	6	269.0	75	1614	632	20	7/74	31.60	2.34	80.7	-	1	1
G Miller (ENG)	1976-1984	15	274.4	84	1648	647	16	2/18	40.43	2.35	103.0	-	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1994	74	307.2	87	1844	728	15	3/39	48.53	2.36	122.9	-	-	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1946	44	-	146	3528	1394	30	3/9	46.46	2.37	117.6	-	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1998-2001	6	192.0	55	1152	456	13	3/27	35.07	2.37	88.6	-	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

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

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]