Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Best economy rates Held in South Africa for Tests

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
TE Bailey (ENG)	1956-1957	5	142.3	43	1139	232	19	5/20	12.21	1.22	59.9	-	1	-
H Verity (ENG)	1938-1939	5	283.2	89	2266	552	19	5/70	29.05	1.46	119.2	1	1	-
C Gladwin (ENG)	1948-1949	5	171.5	47	1373	346	11	3/21	31.45	1.51	124.8	-	-	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	201.5	47	1613	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.5	1	2	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1956-1970	23	-	367	6505	1722	63	6/53	27.33	1.58	103.2	-	1	-
CE Eksteen (SA)	1994-1995	4	183.0	74	1098	301	7	3/12	43.00	1.64	156.8	-	-	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1956-1957	5	145.1	46	1161	324	11	2/7	29.45	1.67	105.5	-	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1992-1993	5	219.0	63	1314	392	11	3/43	35.63	1.78	119.4	-	-	-
DA Allen (ENG)	1964-1965	4	255.5	89	1535	458	17	5/41	26.94	1.79	90.2	1	1	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1930-1931	5	189.2	58	1136	341	14	3/79	24.35	1.80	81.1	-	-	-
JC Watkins (SA)	1949-1957	8	145.0	42	1160	352	13	4/34	27.07	1.82	89.2	1	-	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	38	344.2	140	2066	630	27	3/14	23.33	1.82	76.5	-	-	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1949-1950	5	160.5	31	1285	392	23	6/44	17.04	1.83	55.8	2	1	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1935-1936	5	250.2	112	1502	460	27	5/20	17.03	1.83	55.6	3	2	-
MP Jarvis (ZIM)	1992-1994	5	212.1	88	1273	393	11	3/30	35.72	1.85	115.7	-	-	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1935-1936	5	346.1	140	2077	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.2	-	5	3
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	20	952.5	306	7621	2378	92	9/113	25.84	1.87	82.8	1	8	1
SLV Raju (IND)	1992-1993	3	177.0	60	1062	338	4	3/73	84.50	1.90	265.5	-	-	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1956-1957	4	139.6	37	1118	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.0	-	3	1
HD Bromfield (SA)	1961-1965	8	271.2	92	1628	524	15	5/88	34.93	1.93	108.5	-	1	-
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1953-1954	5	171.1	36	1369	454	22	4/62	20.63	1.98	62.2	2	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-2006	12	256.5	106	1541	514	12	2/22	42.83	2.00	128.4	-	-	-
AV Bedser (ENG)	1948-1949	5	206.5	37	1653	554	16	4/39	34.62	2.01	103.3	2	-	-
JB Statham (ENG)	1956-1957	4	130.1	20	1041	349	14	3/37	24.92	2.01	74.3	-	-	-
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1962	10	-	86	1792	601	23	4/34	26.13	2.01	77.9	3	-	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	17	-	112	4039	1356	68	6/43	19.94	2.01	59.3	4	3	-
I Meckiff (AUS)	1957-1958	4	130.4	24	1044	353	11	5/125	32.09	2.02	94.9	-	1	-
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	1998-2000	6	201.4	75	1210	411	15	3/56	27.40	2.03	80.6	-	-	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1957-1958	5	242.1	56	1937	658	30	5/49	21.93	2.03	64.5	2	4	-
AE Relf (ENG)	1906-1914	10	219.2	67	1316	451	18	3/31	25.05	2.05	73.1	-	-	-
K Farnes (ENG)	1938-1939	5	186.3	35	1491	519	16	4/29	32.43	2.08	93.1	2	-	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1995	12	435.0	161	2610	928	36	5/42	25.77	2.13	72.5	1	2	-
AS Kennedy (ENG)	1922-1923	5	280.3	91	1683	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.2	3	2	-
PS Heine (SA)	1956-1962	10	-	60	2691	961	37	6/58	25.97	2.14	72.7	1	2	-
AMB Rowan (SA)	1948-1949	5	277.2	40	2218	794	24	5/80	33.08	2.14	92.4	2	2	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2002	9	359.2	114	2156	775	35	6/86	22.14	2.15	61.6	1	2	-
CW Henderson (SA)	2001-2002	4	206.5	68	1241	448	14	4/143	32.00	2.16	88.6	1	-	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1949-1950	5	135.0	18	1080	390	17	5/40	22.94	2.16	63.5	1	1	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1948-1950	10	360.5	71	2885	1053	33	6/59	31.90	2.18	87.4	2	1	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2007-2007	3	179.1	45	1075	395	15	4/105	26.33	2.20	71.6	1	-	-
WS Lees (ENG)	1906-1906	5	209.2	69	1256	467	26	6/78	17.96	2.23	48.3	1	2	-
AH McKinnon (SA)	1962-1967	5	285.2	104	1712	637	16	4/128	39.81	2.23	107.0	1	-	-
W Voce (ENG)	1930-1931	5	250.4	65	1504	561	23	5/58	24.39	2.23	65.3	3	1	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1964-1965	5	309.1	87	1855	694	18	5/66	38.55	2.24	103.0	1	1	-
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	393.3	107	2361	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.0	3	3	1
SJ Staples (ENG)	1928-1928	3	191.3	50	1149	435	15	3/50	29.00	2.27	76.6	-	-	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1931	10	391.4	90	2350	891	41	6/51	21.73	2.27	57.3	1	2	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1939	15	-	84	2102	800	27	5/36	29.62	2.28	77.8	1	1	-
NI Thomson (ENG)	1964-1965	5	248.0	68	1488	568	9	2/55	63.11	2.29	165.3	-	-	-
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	222.2	62	1334	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.6	2	2	-
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	7	309.4	106	1858	716	33	7/46	21.69	2.31	56.3	-	3	2
BC Strang (ZIM)	1995-2001	16	580.2	208	3482	1345	41	5/101	32.80	2.31	84.9	1	1	-
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2007	16	789.5	190	4739	1849	59	6/53	31.33	2.34	80.3	2	1	-
M Prabhakar (IND)	1992-1993	5	203.0	50	1218	477	13	4/90	36.69	2.34	93.6	1	-	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2004	13	689.4	175	4138	1627	61	6/39	26.67	2.35	67.8	3	4	1
SF Barnes (ENG)	1913-1914	4	226.0	56	1356	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.6	-	7	3
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1949-1950	5	137.2	25	1098	436	18	5/34	24.22	2.38	61.0	-	1	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2011	11	464.0	112	2784	1106	33	5/70	33.51	2.38	84.3	2	1	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	62	2175.2	670	13052	5187	248	6/30	20.91	2.38	52.6	16	9	1
PA Strang (ZIM)	1994-2001	13	535.4	130	3214	1289	37	8/109	34.83	2.40	86.8	-	2	1
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1997	22	635.4	172	3814	1537	52	4/65	29.55	2.41	73.3	2	-	-
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1939	10	-	75	2984	1204	25	5/58	48.16	2.42	119.3	2	1	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1998-1998	5	182.0	51	1092	441	12	3/26	36.75	2.42	91.0	-	-	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2006	13	666.4	186	4000	1620	67	6/86	24.17	2.43	59.7	5	2	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1970-1970	4	214.2	57	1286	522	20	6/47	26.10	2.43	64.3	-	2	-
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	252.2	80	1514	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.9	3	1	-
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1962	5	201.2	54	1208	493	20	5/48	24.65	2.44	60.4	-	2	-
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1953-1958	14	180.0	27	1440	588	16	4/67	36.75	2.45	90.0	1	-	-
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1996-2000	5	254.3	54	1527	625	13	4/61	48.07	2.45	117.4	2	-	-
N Gordon (SA)	1938-1939	5	245.6	28	1966	807	20	5/103	40.35	2.46	98.3	-	2	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1994-2001	8	247.3	61	1485	611	18	6/60	33.94	2.46	82.5	-	1	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1966-1970	8	386.1	91	2317	957	25	5/46	38.28	2.47	92.6	-	3	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2004	13	506.4	120	3040	1261	41	4/56	30.75	2.48	74.1	3	-	-
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	6	-	61	1064	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.3	2	2	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1995-1998	6	287.1	71	1723	723	24	5/43	30.12	2.51	71.7	-	1	-
SJ Snooke (SA)	1906-1923	13	245.0	57	1470	618	34	8/70	18.17	2.52	43.2	1	1	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	1999-2000	5	185.0	51	1110	468	16	7/46	29.25	2.52	69.3	-	1	-
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	15	644.1	123	3865	1631	49	6/46	33.28	2.53	78.8	1	5	1
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2016-2020	9	354.2	86	2126	899	34	5/63	26.44	2.53	62.5	3	1	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	17	580.0	160	3480	1472	56	6/38	26.28	2.53	62.1	1	3	-
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-2000	7	282.4	72	1696	722	24	4/73	30.08	2.55	70.6	1	-	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-1996	5	189.2	48	1136	485	19	5/84	25.52	2.56	59.7	2	1	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1998	9	416.5	112	2501	1068	51	6/23	20.94	2.56	49.0	3	4	1
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1998	4	169.0	36	1014	438	17	6/78	25.76	2.59	59.6	-	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1997-2000	4	177.3	49	1065	461	20	5/31	23.05	2.59	53.2	-	2	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1998-2001	7	192.2	40	1154	501	9	3/117	55.66	2.60	128.2	-	-	-
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	37	1096.0	307	6576	2863	147	6/21	19.47	2.61	44.7	5	9	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2020	12	412.2	109	2474	1078	45	6/17	23.95	2.61	54.9	3	1	-
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	19	346.3	88	2079	906	31	5/85	29.22	2.61	67.0	-	1	-
FE Woolley (ENG)	1910-1923	15	258.0	66	1548	676	14	3/47	48.28	2.62	110.5	-	-	-
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1994-2002	29	562.2	146	3374	1490	38	4/18	39.21	2.64	88.7	3	-	-
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1923	13	530.0	120	3180	1406	56	6/76	25.10	2.65	56.7	1	4	-
CP Carter (SA)	1914-1921	5	194.5	42	1169	517	24	6/50	21.54	2.65	48.7	-	2	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2016	5	177.5	39	1067	473	21	6/41	22.52	2.65	50.8	-	2	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2011-2017	8	319.4	59	1918	852	35	8/63	24.34	2.66	54.8	1	3	1
AJ Traicos (SA/ZIM)	1970-1992	6	218.3	54	1311	583	15	5/86	38.86	2.66	87.4	-	1	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	18	610.4	145	3664	1635	48	6/127	34.06	2.67	76.3	3	2	-
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	7	219.1	59	1315	588	20	7/29	29.40	2.68	65.7	-	1	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1994-2005	35	1224.2	323	7346	3287	122	6/73	26.94	2.68	60.2	9	4	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2001	24	534.1	147	3205	1438	37	4/93	38.86	2.69	86.6	1	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs Bangladesh Under-19s at Beckenham, Bangladesh Under-19s in England 4th Youth ODI, Sep 12, 2025 [Youth ODI # 1589]

Warwickshire Women vs Lancashire Women at Sale, Women's One-Day Cup 50th Match, Sep 10, 2025 [Other OD]

Surrey Women vs Essex Women at Beckenham, Women's One-Day Cup 51st Match, Sep 10, 2025 [Other OD]