Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

South Africa vs other countries Tests Bowling Records - Best Economy Rate in an Innings

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RES Wyatt	13.0	10	4	3	0.30	England	v South Africa	Durban	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
H Verity	13.0	11	4	0	0.30	England	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1935	Test # 244
JC Laker	14.1	9	7	2	0.37	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
JW Burke	15.0	10	8	0	0.40	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
H Verity	12.0	9	5	2	0.41	England	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1935	Test # 244
UT Yadav	21.0	16	9	3	0.42	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
NM Lyon	22.0	17	10	0	0.45	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
HL Collins	15.0	12	7	0	0.46	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146
DCS Compton	16.0	11	11	1	0.51	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
RA Jadeja	46.0	33	26	2	0.56	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
WR Cuttell	32.0	24	17	3	0.63	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899	Test # 58
TE Bailey	25.0	12	23	3	0.69	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
TE Bailey	13.0	4	12	2	0.69	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
JM Gregory	15.0	9	11	0	0.73	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
JH Wardle	32.0	23	24	4	0.75	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	9 Jun 1955	Test # 407
KD Mackay	11.0	5	11	0	0.75	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
EG Arnold	13.0	7	10	1	0.76	England	v South Africa	Leeds	29 Jul 1907	Test # 94
AR Kapoor	13.0	8	10	0	0.76	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
H Verity	16.0	8	17	0	0.79	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
G Geary	22.3	13	18	2	0.80	England	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
F Barratt	10.0	4	8	1	0.80	England	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
TBA May	32.0	20	26	2	0.81	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
R Tattersall	16.0	9	13	0	0.81	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
WR Hammond	11.0	6	9	2	0.81	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Jan 1931	Test # 204
H Verity	8.0	4	9	0	0.84	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
GAR Lock	15.0	6	17	1	0.85	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
A Kumble	23.0	11	20	1	0.86	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1993	Test # 1209
JC White	32.0	19	28	0	0.87	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
R Illingworth	17.0	11	15	3	0.88	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
TE Bailey	11.0	5	13	0	0.88	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
HMRKB Herath	45.0	30	40	5	0.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
H Ironmonger	47.0	29	42	5	0.89	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
AK Davidson	15.0	6	18	2	0.90	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
G Noblet	17.1	7	21	3	0.91	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
TW Wall	15.1	7	14	5	0.92	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
GD McGrath	14.0	8	13	3	0.92	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
RK Tyldesley	11.5	4	11	1	0.92	England	v South Africa	Manchester	26 Jul 1924	Test # 156
I Meckiff	16.0	8	20	0	0.93	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
AJ Fothergill	24.0	15	15	1	0.93	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Mar 1889	Test # 31
WJ O'Reilly	21.0	11	20	5	0.95	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
JA Young	11.0	6	14	0	0.95	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
TE Bailey	15.4	6	20	5	0.96	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
H Verity	10.0	5	13	0	0.97	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
JR Reid	45.0	27	44	4	0.97	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
NM Lyon	50.0	31	49	3	0.98	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
RO Hinds	27.0	13	27	1	1.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005	Test # 1745
FJ Titmus	20.0	9	20	1	1.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
N Kapil Dev	19.0	11	19	0	1.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
Mohammed Shami	10.0	6	10	3	1.00	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
SK Warne	30.5	15	31	4	1.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
H Verity	44.1	16	61	4	1.03	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
TR Veivers	34.0	15	48	1	1.05	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
WP Howell	17.0	6	18	4	1.05	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Nov 1902	Test # 77
WJ Whitty	16.0	7	17	6	1.06	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
AR MacGibbon	16.0	6	17	1	1.06	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
SJ McCabe	12.0	5	13	4	1.08	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
WR Hammond	12.0	6	13	1	1.08	England	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1935	Test # 244
C Gladwin	20.0	6	29	1	1.08	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
AK Davidson	26.1	8	38	5	1.09	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
KD Mackay	11.0	3	16	0	1.09	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
H Larwood	11.0	6	12	0	1.09	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
Azhar Mahmood	11.0	4	12	0	1.09	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
JA Young	23.0	9	34	2	1.10	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
A Kumble	24.0	11	27	1	1.12	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
JB Statham	8.0	2	12	0	1.12	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
MJ Leach	23.0	13	26	0	1.13	England	v South Africa	Manchester	25 Aug 2022	Test # 2475
SK Warne	17.4	7	20	2	1.13	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
WR Hammond	22.0	12	25	0	1.13	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
LF Kline	19.1	5	29	3	1.13	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
JH Wardle	29.0	17	33	1	1.13	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	9 Jun 1955	Test # 407
WW Hinds	14.0	5	16	0	1.14	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005	Test # 1745
JM Anderson	14.0	7	16	3	1.14	England	v South Africa	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
I Sharma	20.0	12	23	0	1.15	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
DA Allen	39.0	19	45	1	1.15	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
H Ironmonger	19.0	10	22	3	1.15	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
C Gladwin	50.0	24	58	2	1.16	England	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1947	Test # 287
H Ironmonger	15.3	7	18	6	1.16	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
N Deonarine	30.0	15	35	1	1.16	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005	Test # 1745
CV Grimmett	24.0	12	28	4	1.16	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
W Voce	12.0	3	14	1	1.16	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Jan 1931	Test # 204
PR Reiffel	12.0	3	14	3	1.16	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
WJ O'Reilly	40.1	18	47	4	1.17	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
TE Bailey	24.7	5	39	2	1.17	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
GD McGrath	17.0	9	20	1	1.17	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
JC Laker	21.0	10	33	1	1.17	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
PJ Loader	21.0	5	33	2	1.17	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
CG Macartney	11.0	6	13	1	1.18	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	5 Nov 1921	Test # 145
CV Grimmett	41.1	21	49	2	1.19	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
NJ Astle	26.0	15	31	0	1.19	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
JR Reid	32.0	16	51	4	1.19	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
H Verity	20.0	10	24	0	1.20	England	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1935	Test # 245
DVP Wright	20.0	9	24	2	1.20	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
GO Rabone	10.0	6	16	1	1.20	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
AV Bedser	38.0	9	61	4	1.20	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
A Kumble	44.0	22	53	6	1.20	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992	Test # 1201
JC Laker	18.0	7	29	2	1.20	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
HJ Butler	28.0	15	34	4	1.21	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
WPUJC Vaas	14.0	6	17	1	1.21	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
M Kartik	14.0	6	17	2	1.21	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
FR Foster	13.1	7	16	5	1.21	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jun 1912	Test # 122

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]