Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Players

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
KD Walters (AUS)	1972-1972	4	5.0	1	30	7	0	-	-	1.40	-	0	0	0
RJ Inverarity (AUS)	1972-1972	3	61.0	26	366	90	4	3/26	22.50	1.47	91.5	0	0	0
IM Chappell (AUS)	1972-1972	5	15.0	7	90	27	1	1/26	27.00	1.80	90	0	0	0
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1972-1972	3	76.4	28	460	157	3	2/45	52.33	2.04	153.3	0	0	0
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1972	4	199.1	58	1195	409	23	8/53	17.78	2.05	51.9	1	2	1
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1972-1972	5	17.0	7	102	35	0	-	-	2.05	-	0	0	0
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1972-1972	5	83.0	23	498	176	5	1/13	35.20	2.12	99.6	0	0	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1972-1972	2	125.0	49	750	266	16	6/45	16.62	2.12	46.8	2	1	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1972	5	249.5	83	1499	548	31	6/66	17.67	2.19	48.3	1	3	1
GS Chappell (AUS)	1972-1972	5	56.2	17	338	125	2	1/28	62.50	2.21	169	0	0	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1972-1972	5	88.0	28	528	197	7	2/32	28.14	2.23	75.4	0	0	0
GD Watson (AUS)	1972-1972	2	40.0	14	240	92	3	1/23	30.66	2.30	80	0	0	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1972	5	162.3	44	975	398	10	4/53	39.80	2.44	97.5	1	0	0
GG Arnold (ENG)	1972-1972	3	110.5	25	665	279	13	4/62	21.46	2.51	51.1	1	0	0
DJ Colley (AUS)	1972-1972	3	121.3	20	729	312	6	3/83	52.00	2.56	121.5	0	0	0
AA Mallett (AUS)	1972-1972	2	103.0	32	618	269	10	5/114	26.90	2.61	61.8	0	1	0
JA Snow (ENG)	1972-1972	5	205.5	46	1235	555	24	5/57	23.12	2.69	51.4	2	2	0
P Lever (ENG)	1972-1972	1	45.0	11	270	137	1	1/61	137.00	3.04	270	0	0	0
N Gifford (ENG)	1972-1972	3	34.0	6	204	116	1	1/18	116.00	3.41	204	0	0	0
JSE Price (ENG)	1972-1972	1	33.1	5	199	115	3	2/87	38.33	3.46	66.3	0	0	0
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1972-1972	3	2.0	0	12	10	0	-	-	5.00	-	0	0	0
BW Luckhurst (ENG)	1972-1972	4	0.5	0	5	5	0	-	-	6.00	-	0	0	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1972-1972	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
JH Edrich (ENG)	1972-1972	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
R Edwards (AUS)	1972-1972	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1972-1972	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
BC Francis (AUS)	1972-1972	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
JH Hampshire (ENG)	1972-1972	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
APE Knott (ENG)	1972-1972	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
RW Marsh (AUS)	1972-1972	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
AP Sheahan (AUS)	1972-1972	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
MJK Smith (ENG)	1972-1972	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
B Wood (ENG)	1972-1972	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	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:

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]