Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

England vs other countries List A Bowling Records - Best Economy Rate in Career

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
WJ Edwards (AUS)	1975-1975	1	0.1	0	1	0	0	-	-	0.00	-	0	0	0
Wasim Haider (PAK)	1992-1992	1	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	-	1.00	-	0	0	0
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1975-1975	1	12.0	6	72	14	6	6/14	2.33	1.16	12	0	1	0
ST Clarke (BDOS)	1981-1981	1	10.0	4	60	14	0	-	-	1.40	-	0	0	0
RJ Sherriff (TAS)	1979-1979	1	10.0	3	60	16	3	3/16	5.33	1.60	20	0	0	0
AJ Traicos (ZIM)	1992-1992	1	10.0	4	60	16	0	-	-	1.60	-	0	0	0
AH Omarshah (ZIM)	1992-1992	1	10.0	3	60	17	2	2/17	8.50	1.70	30	0	0	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1973-1973	2	22.0	4	132	42	2	1/12	21.00	1.90	66	0	0	0
AM McCarthy (WbpXI)	2017-2017	1	2.0	0	12	4	2	2/4	2.00	2.00	6	0	0	0
AL Thomson (AUS)	1971-1971	1	8.0	2	64	22	1	1/22	22.00	2.06	64	0	0	0
SW Brown (AUCK)	1992-1992	1	10.0	2	60	21	2	2/21	10.50	2.10	30	0	0	0
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1971-1971	1	7.4	0	60	22	2	2/22	11.00	2.20	30	0	0	0
GD Campbell (TAS)	1990-1990	1	7.0	2	42	16	0	-	-	2.28	-	0	0	0
KBJ Azad (IND)	1981-1983	3	12.0	1	72	28	1	1/28	28.00	2.33	72	0	0	0
RG Callender (CAN)	1979-1979	1	6.0	1	36	14	1	1/14	14.00	2.33	36	0	0	0
J Liyanage (SL)	2026-2026	3	3.0	1	18	7	0	-	-	2.33	-	0	0	0
Asif Masood (PAK)	1974-1974	2	17.0	4	102	40	2	2/9	20.00	2.35	51	0	0	0
WW Hinds (WI)	2000-2004	4	10.0	3	60	24	3	3/24	8.00	2.40	20	0	0	0
RJ Tucker (TAS)	1990-1990	1	7.0	1	42	17	1	1/17	17.00	2.42	42	0	0	0
WW Davis (WWD)	1981-1981	2	18.0	3	108	44	2	2/17	22.00	2.44	54	0	0	0
PH Carlson (AUS)	1979-1979	4	21.0	3	168	70	2	1/21	35.00	2.50	84	0	0	0
Syed Rasel (BAN)	2007-2007	1	10.0	3	60	25	2	2/25	12.50	2.50	30	0	0	0
M Theekshana (SL)	2023-2023	1	8.2	1	50	21	1	1/21	21.00	2.52	50	0	0	0
Aamer Hameed (PAK)	1977-1978	2	11.0	2	88	38	1	1/32	38.00	2.59	88	0	0	0
AG Hurst (AUS)	1975-1979	6	-	8	270	117	6	2/7	19.50	2.60	45	0	0	0
Azhar Saeed (UAE)	1996-1996	1	10.0	1	60	26	1	1/26	26.00	2.60	60	0	0	0
Jalaj S Saxena (IND-A)	2013-2013	1	5.0	2	30	13	2	2/13	6.50	2.60	15	0	0	0
TJ Jenner (AUS)	1975-1975	1	8.0	1	64	28	0	-	-	2.62	-	0	0	0
TZ Kentish (WWD)	1981-1981	1	8.0	1	48	21	2	2/21	10.50	2.62	24	0	0	0
GJ Wilson (TAS)	1979-1979	2	-	4	124	55	3	2/36	18.33	2.66	41.3	0	0	0
MHN Walker (AUS)	1975-1979	5	-	10	288	128	7	3/20	18.28	2.66	41.1	0	0	0
CA Best (WI)	1986-1990	8	3.0	0	18	8	0	-	-	2.66	-	0	0	0
CO Obuya (KENYA)	2007-2007	1	3.0	0	18	8	0	-	-	2.66	-	0	0	0
JAR Blain (SCOT)	2008-2008	1	1.3	0	9	4	0	-	-	2.66	-	0	0	0
S Elworthy (SA)	1999-2000	2	16.0	3	96	43	2	2/24	21.50	2.68	48	0	0	0
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1989-1989	1	10.0	0	60	27	0	-	-	2.70	-	0	0	0
MJ Bennett (AUS)	1985-1985	1	10.0	2	60	27	2	2/27	13.50	2.70	30	0	0	0
DB Rundle (WPR)	1996-1996	1	10.0	2	60	27	2	2/27	13.50	2.70	30	0	0	0
CEH Croft (WI)	1979-1981	6	55.2	10	332	152	14	6/15	10.85	2.74	23.7	0	1	0
JW Jack (WWD)	1981-1981	2	17.5	4	107	49	3	2/23	16.33	2.74	35.6	0	0	0
JN Valentine (CAN)	1979-1979	1	7.0	2	42	20	1	1/20	20.00	2.85	42	0	0	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1978	6	-	7	306	146	4	2/24	36.50	2.86	76.5	0	0	0
EAR de Silva (SL)	1989-1989	1	10.0	0	60	29	0	-	-	2.90	-	0	0	0
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	2001-2001	1	10.0	2	60	29	0	-	-	2.90	-	0	0	0
MF Malone (AUS)	1977-1977	2	22.0	3	132	64	2	2/37	32.00	2.90	66	0	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1974-1984	10	-	21	562	273	10	3/33	27.30	2.91	56.2	0	0	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1973-1973	1	10.3	3	63	31	1	1/31	31.00	2.95	63	0	0	0
AC Dale (AUS)	1999-1999	7	68.0	8	408	201	10	2/25	20.10	2.95	40.8	0	0	0
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1992-1997	4	34.0	8	204	102	11	5/28	9.27	3.00	18.5	1	1	0
Randhir Singh (IND)	1981-1981	1	6.0	0	36	18	0	-	-	3.00	-	0	0	0
GC Martin (ZIM)	1994-1995	2	5.0	1	30	15	1	1/15	15.00	3.00	30	0	0	0
CN Evans (ZIM)	1996-1997	3	2.0	0	12	6	0	-	-	3.00	-	0	0	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1976-1981	13	121.0	24	726	366	27	5/22	13.55	3.02	26.8	2	1	0
GJ Cosier (AUS)	1977-1979	5	-	5	221	112	8	5/18	14.00	3.04	27.6	0	1	0
CH Lloyd (WI)	1973-1984	17	17.3	3	105	55	4	2/4	13.75	3.14	26.2	0	0	0
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1977-1977	2	12.7	0	103	54	1	1/34	54.00	3.14	103	0	0	0
TG Shaw (SA)	1990-1994	5	46.0	5	276	145	6	2/15	24.16	3.15	46	0	0	0
J Simmons (TAS)	1979-1979	2	-	1	118	62	1	1/23	62.00	3.15	118	0	0	0
Ijaz Faqih (PAK)	1983-1983	1	6.0	0	36	19	0	-	-	3.16	-	0	0	0
J Garner (BDOS/WI)	1979-1987	23	209.4	20	1258	664	38	5/38	17.47	3.16	33.1	0	2	0
AA Mallett (AUS)	1971-1972	4	-	4	220	117	5	3/34	23.40	3.19	44	0	0	0
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1999-2005	4	30.0	3	180	96	3	1/19	32.00	3.20	60	0	0	0
SG Peall (ZIM)	1994-1995	2	15.0	2	90	48	0	-	-	3.20	-	0	0	0
IP Butchart (ZIM)	1992-1995	2	10.0	1	60	32	2	2/32	16.00	3.20	30	0	0	0
JM Davison (CAN)	2007-2007	1	10.0	1	60	32	0	-	-	3.20	-	0	0	0
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1984-1990	5	50.0	7	300	161	4	2/31	40.25	3.22	75	0	0	0
G Dymock (AUS)	1977-1980	9	-	7	454	244	8	2/21	30.50	3.22	56.7	0	0	0
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1987	21	190.4	19	1144	616	27	3/28	22.81	3.23	42.3	0	0	0
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1975-1975	3	-	2	152	82	4	2/21	20.50	3.23	38	0	0	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1974-1979	3	29.0	5	174	94	5	2/17	18.80	3.24	34.8	0	0	0
RJ Webb (NZ)	1983-1983	2	17.5	0	107	58	2	2/28	29.00	3.25	53.5	0	0	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1977-1996	27	-	1	160	87	0	-	-	3.26	-	0	0	0
BR Taylor (NZ)	1973-1973	2	19.0	4	114	62	4	3/25	15.50	3.26	28.5	0	0	0
SP George (AUS-A)	1995-1995	1	10.0	1	60	33	1	1/33	33.00	3.30	60	0	0	0
RM West (IRE)	2009-2009	1	10.0	0	60	33	1	1/33	33.00	3.30	60	0	0	0
RM Hogg (AUS)	1979-1983	12	-	12	677	373	22	4/29	16.95	3.30	30.7	2	0	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1990-1999	15	9.0	0	54	30	2	2/30	15.00	3.33	27	0	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2007	30	261.1	34	1567	871	40	5/20	21.77	3.33	39.1	1	1	0
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2012-2012	2	20.0	1	120	67	1	1/31	67.00	3.35	120	0	0	0
AN Ranasinghe (SL)	1982-1982	2	17.0	2	102	57	0	-	-	3.35	-	0	0	0
RW Price (ZIM)	2002-2003	3	14.0	2	84	47	1	1/20	47.00	3.35	84	0	0	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	2000-2000	4	36.0	5	216	121	2	1/34	60.50	3.36	108	0	0	0
DH Brain (ZIM)	1994-1995	2	16.0	1	96	54	1	1/27	54.00	3.37	96	0	0	0
HS Williams (SA)	2000-2000	2	16.0	0	96	54	3	2/36	18.00	3.37	32	0	0	0
Pervez Mir (PAK)	1977-1977	1	4.0	0	32	18	1	1/18	18.00	3.37	32	0	0	0
RS Kalpage (SL)	1993-1993	2	18.0	0	108	61	4	3/34	15.25	3.38	27	0	0	0
WW Daniel (BDOS)	1981-1981	1	10.0	1	60	34	2	2/34	17.00	3.40	30	0	0	0
DJ Pryke (NWEST)	2000-2000	1	10.0	0	60	34	5	5/34	6.80	3.40	12	0	1	0
Hamid Hassan (AFG)	2015-2015	1	5.0	0	30	17	1	1/17	17.00	3.40	30	0	0	0
PJK Mooney (IRE)	2006-2006	1	5.0	0	30	17	0	-	-	3.40	-	0	0	0
DJ Pringle (EAf)	1975-1975	1	12.0	0	72	41	0	-	-	3.41	-	0	0	0
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1982-1985	3	23.4	1	142	81	6	3/24	13.50	3.42	23.6	0	0	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1983-1988	18	165.2	29	992	566	25	3/27	22.64	3.42	39.6	0	0	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1990-1996	10	92.0	11	552	315	14	4/32	22.50	3.42	39.4	1	0	0
F du Plessis (SA)	2011-2019	16	7.0	0	42	24	1	1/8	24.00	3.42	42	0	0	0
BA Williams (AUS/AUS-A)	2002-2003	4	35.0	4	210	121	5	2/22	24.20	3.45	42	0	0	0
ED Solkar (IND)	1974-1975	3	23.0	4	138	80	2	2/31	40.00	3.47	69	0	0	0
MP Jarvis (ZIM)	1992-1992	1	9.1	0	55	32	1	1/32	32.00	3.49	55	0	0	0
BJ McKechnie (NZ)	1975-1979	2	24.0	3	144	84	2	2/46	42.00	3.50	72	0	0	0
P de Bruyn (EASTN)	1999-1999	1	10.0	1	60	35	1	1/35	35.00	3.50	60	0	0	0

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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
Performances in matches that overlap years 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:

Tasmania vs Western Australia at W.A.C.A, One-Day Cup (AUS) 18th Match, Feb 10, 2026 [List A]

Auckland vs Wellington at Auckland, The Ford Trophy 22nd Match, Feb 10, 2026 [List A]

South Australia vs New South Wales at Sydney, One-Day Cup (AUS) 17th Match, Feb 10, 2026 [List A]