Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Players

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
VL Manjrekar (/IND)	1955-1956	9	21.0	14	126	16	1	1/16	16.00	0.76	126	0	0	0
S Nanda (DELHI)	1956-1956	1	14.0	9	84	11	6	4/11	1.83	0.78	14	1	0	0
YM Chowdhury (DELHI)	1956-1956	3	9.0	3	54	9	1	1/5	9.00	1.00	54	0	0	0
MK Balakrishnan (MADRS)	1956-1956	3	4.0	2	24	4	1	1/0	4.00	1.00	24	0	0	0
VL Mehra (IND)	1955-1955	2	3.0	0	18	3	0	-	-	1.00	-	0	0	0
CD Gopinath (MADRS)	1956-1956	2	2.0	0	12	2	0	-	-	1.00	-	0	0	0
RVS Rama Rao (AP)	1956-1956	1	2.0	1	12	2	0	-	-	1.00	-	0	0	0
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1955-1955	3	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	-	1.00	-	0	0	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1956-1956	4	46.5	26	281	49	2	1/3	24.50	1.04	140.5	0	0	0
AH Kardar (PAK)	1955-1955	3	138.0	62	828	151	10	3/35	15.10	1.09	82.8	0	0	0
A Abraham ()	1956-1956	1	16.0	7	96	19	1	1/19	19.00	1.18	96	0	0	0
Maqsood Ahmed (PAK)	1955-1955	2	3.0	1	18	4	0	-	-	1.33	-	0	0	0
HG Gaekwad ()	1955-1955	1	68.0	31	408	92	4	4/84	23.00	1.35	102	1	0	0
CG Borde (BRODA)	1955-1955	1	30.0	12	180	41	1	1/41	41.00	1.36	180	0	0	0
AS Bhatia (DELHI)	1956-1956	2	5.0	1	30	7	1	1/7	7.00	1.40	30	0	0	0
CB Mathur (DELHI)	1956-1956	3	5.0	1	30	7	0	-	-	1.40	-	0	0	0
AL Valentine (WI)	1956-1956	4	201.4	99	1210	283	15	5/32	18.86	1.40	80.6	0	1	0
CE Harvey (QLD)	1955-1956	6	1.0	0	8	2	0	-	-	1.50	-	0	0	0
CD Patel (BRODA)	1955-1955	1	27.0	8	162	41	0	-	-	1.51	-	0	0	0
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1955-1955	3	134.2	53	806	205	13	6/21	15.76	1.52	62	1	1	0
BB Nimbalkar ()	1955-1955	1	13.0	5	78	20	1	1/9	20.00	1.53	78	0	0	0
GM Guard (GUJ)	1956-1956	1	18.0	5	108	28	0	-	-	1.55	-	0	0	0
DS Atkinson (WI)	1956-1956	4	148.2	62	890	233	16	7/53	14.56	1.57	55.6	0	2	0
CT Sarwate ()	1955-1955	1	33.0	13	198	52	1	1/52	52.00	1.57	198	0	0	0
Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK)	1955-1955	3	181.1	72	1087	288	19	6/42	15.15	1.58	57.2	1	2	1
VN Raymer (QLD)	1956-1956	1	10.3	3	83	22	1	1/22	22.00	1.59	83	0	0	0
MS Hardikar ()	1956-1956	4	108.1	53	649	173	16	8/39	10.81	1.59	40.5	1	1	0
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1955-1955	2	57.0	22	342	92	5	3/34	18.40	1.61	68.4	0	0	0
Shujauddin (PAK)	1955-1955	3	123.0	50	738	199	6	3/22	33.16	1.61	123	0	0	0
AJTS Bailey (SOA)	1955-1955	1	19.0	4	152	41	1	1/31	41.00	1.61	152	0	0	0
MM Dalvi ()	1956-1956	5	45.0	23	270	73	0	-	-	1.62	-	0	0	0
DG Phadkar (BENG/IND)	1955-1956	6	251.0	91	1506	418	20	5/55	20.90	1.66	75.3	1	1	0
KS Viswanath (MYS)	1955-1955	1	3.0	1	18	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.66	18	0	0	0
GI Kasturirangan (MYS)	1956-1956	1	23.2	6	140	39	4	4/39	9.75	1.67	35	1	0	0
JM Patel (GUJ/IND)	1956-1956	3	148.5	62	893	249	13	5/62	19.15	1.67	68.6	1	1	0
RK Vaid (DELHI)	1956-1956	3	102.0	32	612	172	5	2/35	34.40	1.68	122.4	0	0	0
JW Burke (NSW)	1955-1956	7	42.0	14	336	95	2	1/21	47.50	1.69	168	0	0	0
PR Umrigar (/IND)	1955-1956	11	201.5	84	1211	344	19	6/43	18.10	1.70	63.7	1	1	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1956-1956	4	184.4	76	1108	316	20	6/23	15.80	1.71	55.4	0	2	0
HL Vohra (DELHI)	1956-1956	2	28.0	9	168	48	0	-	-	1.71	-	0	0	0
GS Ramchand (/IND)	1955-1956	7	180.0	81	1080	309	5	2/48	61.80	1.71	216	0	0	0
Simran Singh (UP)	1956-1956	1	41.0	12	246	71	4	3/52	17.75	1.73	61.5	0	0	0
FM King (WI)	1956-1956	2	16.4	5	100	29	1	1/18	29.00	1.74	100	0	0	0
GB Stevens (SOA)	1955-1956	3	3.0	0	24	7	0	-	-	1.75	-	0	0	0
GSN Raju (AP)	1955-1956	2	35.4	11	214	63	2	1/9	31.50	1.76	107	0	0	0
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1955-1955	1	52.0	17	312	92	1	1/56	92.00	1.76	312	0	0	0
RK Kichlu (UP)	1956-1956	2	13.0	3	78	23	1	1/14	23.00	1.76	78	0	0	0
IWG Johnson (VIC)	1955-1956	7	190.0	57	1520	455	22	5/91	20.68	1.79	69	2	1	0
K Vasudevamurthy (MYS)	1955-1955	1	10.0	3	60	18	1	1/12	18.00	1.80	60	0	0	0
MR Patel (MYS)	1955-1956	2	37.0	15	222	68	2	2/34	34.00	1.83	111	0	0	0
HB Cave (NZ)	1955-1956	11	436.4	183	2620	809	25	4/21	32.36	1.85	104.8	2	0	0
KM Tiwari (UP)	1956-1956	2	38.0	7	228	71	2	2/10	35.50	1.86	114	0	0	0
GN Barua (ASSAM)	1956-1956	1	8.0	2	48	15	0	-	-	1.87	-	0	0	0
LE Favell (SOA)	1955-1956	7	4.0	0	32	10	0	-	-	1.87	-	0	0	0
LF Kline (VIC)	1956-1956	2	62.0	18	496	156	4	3/65	39.00	1.88	124	0	0	0
S Nyalchand (SAU)	1956-1956	1	57.0	17	342	108	4	3/77	27.00	1.89	85.5	0	0	0
RP Kapoor (ODSA)	1956-1956	2	20.0	6	120	38	2	2/19	19.00	1.90	60	0	0	0
JW Wilson (SOA)	1955-1956	6	198.6	63	1590	507	14	4/63	36.21	1.91	113.5	2	0	0
K Naziruddin (AP)	1955-1956	2	35.0	12	210	67	4	2/7	16.75	1.91	52.5	0	0	0
RR Shah ()	1955-1955	1	35.0	10	210	67	3	2/41	22.33	1.91	70	0	0	0
VS Hazare (BRODA/MYS)	1955-1956	3	37.0	14	222	72	1	1/39	72.00	1.94	222	0	0	0
MH Mankad (/IND)	1955-1956	8	318.1	126	1909	620	20	5/82	31.00	1.94	95.4	1	1	0
RG Archer (QLD)	1955-1956	7	213.0	44	1704	558	23	5/67	24.26	1.96	74	2	1	0
BP Gupte ()	1956-1956	2	127.5	42	767	252	11	5/80	22.90	1.97	69.7	1	1	0
M Jairam (HYD)	1955-1955	1	37.0	15	222	73	2	2/44	36.50	1.97	111	0	0	0
NR Chowdhury (BIHAR)	1956-1956	1	33.0	10	198	66	4	4/45	16.50	2.00	49.5	1	0	0
CV Gadkari (SVCS)	1955-1956	2	18.0	6	108	36	3	3/19	12.00	2.00	36	0	0	0
SN Patnaik (ODSA)	1956-1956	1	4.0	1	24	8	0	-	-	2.00	-	0	0	0
RT Parthasarathi (MADRS)	1956-1956	1	3.0	0	18	6	0	-	-	2.00	-	0	0	0
JC Hill (VIC)	1955-1956	7	183.6	47	1470	491	23	5/49	21.34	2.00	63.9	2	1	0
PM Chatterjee (BENG)	1956-1956	4	177.0	50	1062	361	26	8/59	13.88	2.03	40.8	0	3	1
CW Langdon (WA)	1956-1956	2	52.0	12	416	142	2	1/36	71.00	2.04	208	0	0	0
VP Dixit ()	1955-1955	1	41.0	14	246	84	2	1/24	42.00	2.04	123	0	0	0
AR Naidu (MP)	1956-1956	2	87.1	17	523	180	13	6/38	13.84	2.06	40.2	1	1	1
P Bhandari (DELHI/IND)	1955-1956	4	136.0	40	816	281	5	3/135	56.20	2.06	163.2	0	0	0
KD Mackay (QLD)	1955-1956	7	107.3	16	859	296	7	2/54	42.28	2.06	122.7	0	0	0
ND Bardhan (ODSA)	1956-1956	2	79.2	29	476	164	7	6/104	23.42	2.06	68	0	1	0
DT Dewdney (WI)	1956-1956	3	83.5	29	503	174	8	5/21	21.75	2.07	62.8	0	1	0
SS Jhanji (UP)	1956-1956	1	25.0	6	150	52	4	4/41	13.00	2.08	37.5	1	0	0
OG Smith (WI)	1956-1956	4	115.5	53	695	241	13	4/75	18.53	2.08	53.4	1	0	0
K Arjun Singh (RAJPT)	1956-1956	1	24.0	2	144	50	1	1/50	50.00	2.08	144	0	0	0
B Fisher (QLD)	1955-1955	1	18.0	3	144	50	0	-	-	2.08	-	0	0	0
SP Gupte (/IND)	1955-1956	8	485.3	178	2913	1029	45	7/128	22.86	2.11	64.7	1	5	0
RB Strauss (WA)	1955-1955	1	28.0	6	224	80	2	2/80	40.00	2.14	112	0	0	0
SH Amin (GUJ)	1956-1956	1	11.1	2	67	24	3	3/24	8.00	2.14	22.3	0	0	0
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1955-1955	1	52.5	10	317	114	1	1/67	114.00	2.15	317	0	0	0
KR Miller (NSW)	1955-1956	6	94.3	20	755	272	19	7/12	14.31	2.16	39.7	0	1	0
RC Roxby (SOA)	1955-1956	6	125.0	20	1000	363	3	1/21	121.00	2.17	333.3	0	0	0
JN Edwards (VIC)	1955-1956	7	145.0	25	1160	423	10	2/47	42.30	2.18	116	0	0	0
LT Adisesh (MYS)	1956-1956	1	20.0	5	120	44	2	1/12	22.00	2.20	60	0	0	0
Raj Singh ()	1955-1955	1	29.0	5	174	64	1	1/30	64.00	2.20	174	0	0	0
SK Girdhari (ASSAM)	1956-1956	1	46.0	5	276	102	6	6/102	17.00	2.21	46	0	1	0
JD Bratchford (QLD)	1955-1956	7	190.0	23	1520	562	23	4/54	24.43	2.21	66	1	0	0
VN Swamy (IND/SVCS)	1955-1955	2	36.0	9	216	81	2	1/12	40.50	2.25	108	0	0	0
S Om Prakash (BIHAR)	1956-1956	1	12.0	4	72	27	2	2/27	13.50	2.25	36	0	0	0
PL Ridings (SOA)	1955-1956	7	6.0	0	48	18	1	1/1	18.00	2.25	48	0	0	0
VK Gaekwad (BRODA)	1955-1955	1	4.0	1	24	9	1	1/9	9.00	2.25	24	0	0	0
TS Sastri (ODSA)	1956-1956	2	59.0	18	354	133	10	7/30	13.30	2.25	35.4	0	1	0
VV Kumar (MADRS)	1956-1956	3	115.0	30	690	260	10	4/26	26.00	2.26	69	1	0	0
BK Bose (BIHAR)	1956-1956	1	22.3	7	135	51	4	4/33	12.75	2.26	33.7	1	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:

Western Province vs Titans at Cape Town, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 26th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 31/1 (11.0 ov, L Senokwane 13*, N Brand 13*, D Paterson 1/12) - Stumps

North West vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 25th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 160/2 (42.0 ov, LC Ngoepe 83*, KJ Dudgeon 0/27) - Stumps

Warriors vs Dolphins at Durban, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 27th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/1 (15.4 ov, Semal Pillay 43*, S van Staden 11*, GG Peters 0/27) - Stumps