Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

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Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
PR Umrigar ()	1946-1947	3	41.0	22	246	55	4	3/10	13.75	1.34	61.5	-	-	-
KJ Bagshaw (SOA)	1947-1947	3	6.0	2	48	11	1	1/11	11.00	1.37	48.0	-	-	-
A Jinks (VIC)	1946-1947	2	77.0	16	616	152	8	5/42	19.00	1.48	77.0	-	1	-
VM Merchant ()	1946-1947	2	10.0	2	60	15	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
SK Vichare (BRODA)	1947-1947	2	2.0	1	12	3	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
AL Hassett (AUS/VIC)	1946-1947	9	1.0	-	8	2	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
JL Mann (SOA)	1946-1946	1	29.7	10	239	62	1	1/12	62.00	1.55	239.0	-	-	-
PE Palia (MYS)	1946-1947	2	53.0	17	318	88	5	4/39	17.60	1.66	63.6	1	-	-
DD Waugh (UP)	1947-1947	1	11.5	1	71	21	3	3/21	7.00	1.77	23.6	-	-	-
HR Adhikari (BRODA)	1946-1947	5	20.0	5	120	37	3	1/3	12.33	1.85	40.0	-	-	-
SA Karim (UP)	1947-1947	1	29.0	10	174	54	2	1/21	27.00	1.86	87.0	-	-	-
Akbar Khan (SAU)	1946-1947	2	68.1	20	409	127	7	4/64	18.14	1.86	58.4	1	-	-
JC Hill (VIC)	1946-1946	1	27.5	2	221	69	1	1/42	69.00	1.87	221.0	-	-	-
Bashir Ahmed (UP)	1947-1947	1	57.0	20	342	107	5	4/53	21.40	1.87	68.4	1	-	-
SR Mehta (HYD)	1946-1946	1	10.0	5	60	19	1	1/3	19.00	1.90	60.0	-	-	-
KR Asundi (UP)	1947-1947	1	32.0	9	192	61	3	2/40	20.33	1.90	64.0	-	-	-
WA Johnston (VIC)	1946-1947	5	102.0	16	816	264	11	4/46	24.00	1.94	74.1	1	-	-
SB Gandhi (SAU)	1946-1947	2	36.2	10	218	71	3	1/11	23.66	1.95	72.6	-	-	-
MEZ Ghazali (MAHA)	1946-1946	1	36.5	7	221	72	9	5/41	8.00	1.95	24.5	1	1	-
YE Sheikh (BRODA)	1946-1947	4	33.0	6	198	65	3	1/4	21.66	1.96	66.0	-	-	-
HG Gaekwad (HOLKR)	1946-1947	3	119.3	31	717	236	15	6/42	15.73	1.97	47.8	-	2	1
NC Chatterjee (BENG)	1947-1947	2	2.0	1	12	4	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
CK Nayudu (HOLKR)	1946-1947	3	132.1	29	793	265	10	4/178	26.50	2.00	79.3	1	-	-
JH Shodhan (GUJ)	1946-1947	3	78.0	19	468	159	6	2/31	26.50	2.03	78.0	-	-	-
IWG Johnson (AUS/VIC)	1946-1947	8	203.5	49	1629	557	16	6/42	34.81	2.05	101.8	-	1	-
G Noblet (SOA)	1946-1947	5	106.3	19	851	291	13	4/25	22.38	2.05	65.4	2	-	-
KP Kesari (GUJ)	1946-1947	3	82.3	21	495	173	12	6/21	14.41	2.09	41.2	-	1	-
TE Ball (QLD)	1947-1947	2	37.7	4	303	106	5	2/23	21.20	2.09	60.6	-	-	-
KG Gogler (SOA)	1946-1947	4	5.0	-	40	14	-	-	-	2.10	-	-	-	-
KN Webb (SOA)	1946-1946	1	21.7	2	175	62	1	1/0	62.00	2.12	175.0	-	-	-
GR Mane (MAHA)	1946-1946	1	14.0	1	84	30	1	1/25	30.00	2.14	84.0	-	-	-
AR Bhupathi (HYD)	1947-1947	2	80.1	20	481	172	10	5/40	17.20	2.14	48.1	-	1	-
Ghulam Ahmed (HYD)	1946-1947	3	137.5	39	827	297	18	6/100	16.50	2.15	45.9	-	2	-
S Darashah (MYS)	1946-1947	2	101.0	19	606	219	8	3/14	27.37	2.16	75.7	-	-	-
B Frank (MYS)	1946-1947	2	10.0	3	60	22	1	1/10	22.00	2.20	60.0	-	-	-
ERH Toshack (AUS/NSW)	1946-1947	9	295.0	64	2360	867	30	6/82	28.90	2.20	78.6	2	2	-
VS Hazare (BRODA)	1946-1947	5	288.0	81	1728	639	38	8/90	16.81	2.21	45.4	1	4	1
MH Mankad (GUJ)	1946-1947	3	144.3	37	867	322	20	6/39	16.10	2.22	43.3	-	2	1
Amir Elahi (BRODA)	1946-1947	5	266.0	70	1596	595	27	6/62	22.03	2.23	59.1	2	2	-
MS Baloch ()	1946-1947	3	122.4	35	736	276	13	7/82	21.23	2.25	56.6	-	1	-
KR Miller (AUS/VIC)	1946-1947	9	187.7	19	1503	565	26	7/60	21.73	2.25	57.8	-	1	-
Inayat Khan (SIND)	1946-1946	1	34.0	11	204	77	1	1/42	77.00	2.26	204.0	-	-	-
RS Modi ()	1946-1947	3	25.5	7	155	59	5	5/25	11.80	2.28	31.0	-	1	-
Vivek S Hazare (BRODA)	1946-1947	5	112.0	28	672	257	8	3/21	32.12	2.29	84.0	-	-	-
Gul Mohammad (BRODA)	1946-1947	5	27.0	8	162	62	1	1/40	62.00	2.29	162.0	-	-	-
M Jahangir Khan (SPnjb)	1947-1947	1	23.5	5	143	55	3	2/39	18.33	2.30	47.6	-	-	-
VN Raymer (QLD)	1947-1947	2	64.5	10	517	199	6	3/114	33.16	2.30	86.1	-	-	-
Fazal Mahmood (N IND)	1947-1947	1	40.0	7	240	93	3	2/46	31.00	2.32	80.0	-	-	-
CT Sarwate (HOLKR)	1946-1947	3	107.5	23	647	253	14	5/39	18.07	2.34	46.2	-	2	1
S Nyalchand (SAU)	1946-1947	2	64.0	12	384	151	4	2/28	37.75	2.35	96.0	-	-	-
SJE Loxton (VIC)	1946-1947	5	31.0	2	248	98	7	2/9	14.00	2.37	35.4	-	-	-
SK Girdhari (SAU)	1946-1947	2	84.2	20	506	200	9	4/75	22.22	2.37	56.2	1	-	-
LJ Johnson (QLD)	1946-1947	6	149.0	21	1192	476	18	7/60	26.44	2.39	66.2	-	1	-
GG Cook (QLD)	1946-1947	6	107.0	15	856	342	8	3/84	42.75	2.39	107.0	-	-	-
CL McCool (AUS/QLD)	1946-1947	9	299.3	33	2395	960	30	5/44	32.00	2.40	79.8	1	3	-
Durga Prasad (HYD)	1947-1947	2	22.0	5	132	53	1	1/23	53.00	2.40	132.0	-	-	-
HD Minwala (SIND)	1946-1946	1	31.0	8	186	75	3	2/32	25.00	2.41	62.0	-	-	-
PM Chatterjee (BENG)	1947-1947	2	65.4	14	394	160	14	7/31	11.42	2.43	28.1	-	2	-
Khan Mohammad (N IND)	1947-1947	1	40.0	11	240	98	5	4/60	19.60	2.45	48.0	1	-	-
R Pollard (ENG)	1947-1947	1	29.4	8	178	73	3	3/73	24.33	2.46	59.3	-	-	-
L Amarnath (SPnjb)	1947-1947	2	107.4	15	646	265	9	6/95	29.44	2.46	71.7	-	1	-
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1946-1947	6	-	15	936	384	11	3/67	34.90	2.46	85.0	-	-	-
SG Barnes (AUS/NSW)	1946-1947	6	7.0	-	56	23	-	-	-	2.46	-	-	-	-
A Patel (BRODA)	1946-1947	5	62.0	20	372	153	5	3/21	30.60	2.46	74.4	-	-	-
VR Gibson (SOA)	1946-1947	5	113.0	29	904	375	9	3/80	41.66	2.48	100.4	-	-	-
FG Lakda (SIND)	1946-1946	1	45.2	7	272	113	6	4/72	18.83	2.49	45.3	1	-	-
RK Vaid (HOLKR)	1946-1946	1	8.0	2	48	20	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
SS Thakur (CP-BR)	1946-1946	1	41.0	6	246	103	2	2/103	51.50	2.51	123.0	-	-	-
KI O'Neill (SOA)	1946-1947	4	72.7	8	583	246	13	5/28	18.92	2.53	44.8	-	1	-
Narinder Singh (UP)	1947-1947	1	33.3	7	201	85	5	4/54	17.00	2.53	40.2	1	-	-
RR Lindwall (AUS/NSW)	1946-1947	8	219.3	30	1755	744	36	7/63	20.66	2.54	48.7	1	3	1
GS Ramchand (SIND)	1946-1946	1	27.0	5	162	69	3	2/37	23.00	2.55	54.0	-	-	-
NRJ Beath (NSW)	1946-1947	4	93.0	11	744	318	7	2/24	45.42	2.56	106.2	-	-	-
SK Mustafi (BENG)	1947-1947	2	7.0	-	42	18	-	-	-	2.57	-	-	-	-
DG Phadkar ()	1946-1947	3	126.2	31	758	325	16	7/54	20.31	2.57	47.3	1	1	-
RH Shodhan (GUJ)	1947-1947	2	64.4	13	388	167	10	4/45	16.70	2.58	38.8	1	-	-
PL Ridings (SOA)	1946-1947	6	98.0	10	784	339	10	2/30	33.90	2.59	78.4	-	-	-
Maharaja of Patiala (SPnjb)	1947-1947	1	45.4	12	274	119	6	4/85	19.83	2.60	45.6	1	-	-
D Narottam (SIND)	1946-1946	1	16.0	1	96	42	-	-	-	2.62	-	-	-	-
Asghar Ali (N IND)	1947-1947	1	8.0	1	48	21	1	1/14	21.00	2.62	48.0	-	-	-
GE Tribe (AUS/VIC)	1946-1947	7	250.1	25	2001	876	35	7/85	25.02	2.62	57.1	-	4	2
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1947	6	-	43	2205	971	20	4/95	48.55	2.64	110.2	1	-	-
KK Tarapore ()	1946-1947	3	143.3	30	861	380	12	3/62	31.66	2.64	71.7	-	-	-
KK Shrivastava (CP-BR)	1946-1946	1	12.0	2	72	32	2	2/32	16.00	2.66	36.0	-	-	-
E Sanjana (BIHAR)	1946-1946	1	3.0	-	18	8	-	-	-	2.66	-	-	-	-
DT Ring (VIC)	1946-1947	6	167.6	18	1342	597	18	4/61	33.16	2.66	74.5	2	-	-
FAW Freer (AUS/VIC)	1946-1947	6	113.0	17	904	403	14	6/63	28.78	2.67	64.5	-	1	-
Anwar Hussain (N IND)	1947-1947	1	29.0	5	174	78	3	2/46	26.00	2.68	58.0	-	-	-
SK Thube (CP-BR)	1946-1946	1	13.0	2	78	35	-	-	-	2.69	-	-	-	-
S Rama Rao (MYS)	1946-1947	2	57.0	9	342	156	5	3/95	31.20	2.73	68.4	-	-	-
W Voce (ENG)	1946-1947	2	44.0	12	352	161	-	-	-	2.74	-	-	-	-
CP Christ (QLD)	1946-1947	4	104.5	14	837	383	6	3/137	63.83	2.74	139.5	-	-	-
JM Patel (GUJ)	1946-1947	3	67.0	15	402	184	5	3/82	36.80	2.74	80.4	-	-	-
AKS Naidu (MYS)	1946-1947	2	20.0	-	120	55	2	1/11	27.50	2.75	60.0	-	-	-
GN Kunzru (HOLKR)	1946-1947	3	8.0	-	48	22	-	-	-	2.75	-	-	-	-
A Man Singh (NAW)	1946-1946	1	21.0	3	126	58	2	2/58	29.00	2.76	63.0	-	-	-
J Cowie (NZ)	1947-1947	1	30.0	4	180	83	6	6/83	13.83	2.76	30.0	-	1	-
Inderjit Barhoke (MYS)	1946-1947	2	111.5	12	671	311	8	3/64	38.87	2.78	83.8	-	-	-
WM Roberts (SOA)	1946-1946	1	23.0	4	184	86	2	2/86	43.00	2.80	92.0	-	-	-
Shabir Hussain (SPnjb)	1947-1947	1	21.0	2	126	59	-	-	-	2.80	-	-	-	-

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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 Queensland at Brisbane, Sheffield Shield 1st Match, Oct 4-7, 2025 [First-class]

South Australia vs Victoria at Adelaide, Sheffield Shield 2nd Match, Oct 4-7, 2025 [First-class]

New South Wales vs Western Australia at W.A.C.A, Sheffield Shield 3rd Match, Oct 4-7, 2025 [First-class]