Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Players

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
BJ Perry (ShoSh)	1978-1978	1	5.0	3	30	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.00	30	0	0	0
D Lloyd (ENG/LAN)	1978-1978	8	2.0	1	12	3	1	1/3	3.00	1.50	12	0	0	0
CJ Ross (CUniv)	1978-1978	2	22.0	9	132	38	2	1/15	19.00	1.72	66	0	0	0
AP Pridgeon (WOR)	1978-1978	1	12.0	3	72	21	0	-	-	1.75	-	0	0	0
G Boycott (ENG/YOR)	1978-1978	9	5.0	1	30	9	0	-	-	1.80	-	0	0	0
RM Carter (NOR)	1978-1978	1	1.4	1	10	3	0	-	-	1.80	-	0	0	0
RMO Cooke ()	1978-1978	1	9.5	3	59	18	0	-	-	1.83	-	0	0	0
AS Barnard (ShoSh)	1978-1978	1	8.0	1	48	15	1	1/15	15.00	1.87	48	0	0	0
N Gifford (WOR)	1978-1978	5	54.2	19	326	102	5	2/27	20.40	1.87	65.2	0	0	0
AJ Good ()	1978-1978	1	11.0	5	66	21	3	3/21	7.00	1.90	22	0	0	0
JE Emburey (MID)	1978-1978	7	68.0	15	408	131	5	2/7	26.20	1.92	81.6	0	0	0
JRT Barclay (SUS)	1978-1978	9	24.0	5	144	48	5	3/27	9.60	2.00	28.8	0	0	0
RNS Hobbs (Sflok)	1978-1978	1	9.0	4	54	18	1	1/18	18.00	2.00	54	0	0	0
BA Richards (HAM)	1978-1978	4	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	-	2.00	-	0	0	0
JA Smith (ShoSh)	1978-1978	1	12.0	1	72	25	1	1/25	25.00	2.08	72	0	0	0
TM Tremlett (HAM)	1978-1978	3	30.0	8	180	63	5	3/21	12.60	2.10	36	0	0	0
WW Daniel (MID)	1978-1978	8	80.0	18	480	172	22	7/12	7.81	2.15	21.8	0	2	0
D Bailey ()	1978-1978	3	25.0	8	150	55	4	3/20	13.75	2.20	37.5	0	0	0
MA Meman (ShoSh)	1978-1978	1	10.0	3	60	22	0	-	-	2.20	-	0	0	0
MNS Taylor (HAM)	1978-1978	3	31.0	9	186	69	6	2/17	11.50	2.22	31	0	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG/WAR)	1978-1978	11	110.2	36	662	247	23	4/4	10.73	2.23	28.7	2	0	0
M Hendrick (DER/ENG)	1978-1978	8	89.0	23	534	202	7	2/14	28.85	2.26	76.2	0	0	0
PI Pocock (SUR)	1978-1978	5	55.3	12	333	126	8	4/11	15.75	2.27	41.6	1	0	0
J Spencer (SUS)	1978-1978	11	90.5	23	545	207	15	3/11	13.80	2.27	36.3	0	0	0
P Willey (NOR)	1978-1978	5	51.0	7	306	118	1	1/16	118.00	2.31	306	0	0	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1978-1978	2	22.0	4	132	51	0	-	-	2.31	-	0	0	0
WG Merry ()	1978-1978	2	22.0	7	132	51	5	3/19	10.20	2.31	26.4	0	0	0
JF Steele (LEI)	1978-1978	6	48.0	13	288	112	8	3/28	14.00	2.33	36	0	0	0
JC Balderstone (LEI)	1978-1978	6	12.0	2	72	28	1	1/18	28.00	2.33	72	0	0	0
JH Childs (GLO)	1978-1978	1	11.0	2	66	26	2	2/26	13.00	2.36	33	0	0	0
CM Old (ENG/YOR)	1978-1978	9	71.3	20	429	174	16	4/9	10.87	2.43	26.8	2	0	0
J Garner (SOM)	1978-1978	6	57.2	19	344	140	7	2/3	20.00	2.44	49.1	0	0	0
NT O'Brien ()	1978-1978	4	41.0	13	246	101	6	4/15	16.83	2.46	41	1	0	0
RA Woolmer (KEN)	1978-1978	9	83.0	16	498	206	10	4/31	20.60	2.48	49.8	1	0	0
VA Holder (WOR)	1978-1978	1	12.0	2	72	30	2	2/30	15.00	2.50	36	0	0	0
HR Moseley (SOM)	1978-1978	4	39.0	11	234	98	4	2/23	24.50	2.51	58.5	0	0	0
AME Roberts (HAM)	1978-1978	3	34.0	7	204	86	6	3/21	14.33	2.52	34	0	0	0
AA Jones (MID)	1978-1978	3	26.0	6	156	66	6	3/16	11.00	2.53	26	0	0	0
G Miller (DER/ENG)	1978-1978	13	110.0	27	660	280	11	2/24	25.45	2.54	60	0	0	0
J Cumbes (WOR)	1978-1978	5	54.1	10	325	138	11	3/23	12.54	2.54	29.5	0	0	0
MWW Selvey (MID)	1978-1978	7	71.0	11	426	181	12	4/15	15.08	2.54	35.5	1	0	0
BJ Griffiths (NOR)	1978-1978	4	43.3	8	261	111	7	3/15	15.85	2.55	37.2	0	0	0
R Illingworth (LEI)	1978-1978	4	42.0	13	252	108	1	1/41	108.00	2.57	252	0	0	0
NGC Cowley (HAM)	1978-1978	4	28.0	8	168	72	2	2/10	36.00	2.57	84	0	0	0
CJ Tunnicliffe (DER)	1978-1978	7	63.1	17	379	164	8	3/16	20.50	2.59	47.3	0	0	0
DI Yeabsley (/Devon)	1978-1978	5	50.0	11	300	131	1	1/41	131.00	2.62	300	0	0	0
GG Watson (WOR)	1978-1978	4	43.4	9	262	115	12	5/22	9.58	2.63	21.8	0	1	0
GA Cope (YOR)	1978-1978	2	20.0	4	120	53	1	1/23	53.00	2.65	120	0	0	0
MA Buss (SUS)	1978-1978	9	40.2	9	242	107	6	5/19	17.83	2.65	40.3	0	1	0
JN Shepherd (KEN)	1978-1978	9	93.2	18	560	248	18	4/25	13.77	2.65	31.1	2	0	0
PE Russell (DER)	1978-1978	9	99.0	19	594	264	11	3/28	24.00	2.66	54	0	0	0
MD Nurton ()	1978-1978	4	21.0	4	126	56	3	2/29	18.66	2.66	42	0	0	0
Imran Khan (SUS)	1978-1978	11	97.5	19	587	261	20	5/8	13.05	2.66	29.3	1	1	0
JS Wilkinson (/DUR)	1978-1978	4	42.0	6	252	113	5	3/23	22.60	2.69	50.4	0	0	0
RC Ontong (GLA)	1978-1978	6	61.0	15	366	165	5	2/10	33.00	2.70	73.2	0	0	0
Nasim-ul-Ghani (Staff)	1978-1978	2	24.0	3	144	65	0	-	-	2.70	-	0	0	0
JM Rice (HAM)	1978-1978	4	29.1	6	175	79	6	2/1	13.16	2.70	29.1	0	0	0
RR Bailey ()	1978-1978	2	15.0	4	90	41	1	1/27	41.00	2.73	90	0	0	0
PH Edmonds (ENG/MID)	1978-1978	10	87.2	25	524	239	13	3/39	18.38	2.73	40.3	0	0	0
A Ward (LEI)	1978-1978	4	36.3	4	219	100	6	3/18	16.66	2.73	36.5	0	0	0
K Higgs (LEI)	1978-1978	4	40.5	10	245	112	9	4/22	12.44	2.74	27.2	1	0	0
HP Cooper (YOR)	1978-1978	6	56.0	15	336	154	7	3/23	22.00	2.75	48	0	0	0
KH Stride (Staff)	1978-1978	2	24.0	3	144	66	4	2/27	16.50	2.75	36	0	0	0
MA Nash (GLA)	1978-1978	6	58.5	20	353	163	12	4/20	13.58	2.77	29.4	1	0	0
Liaqat Ali (PAK)	1978-1978	2	22.0	4	132	61	1	1/41	61.00	2.77	132	0	0	0
BM Brain (GLO)	1978-1978	6	59.0	17	354	164	9	2/5	18.22	2.77	39.3	0	0	0
GG Arnold (SUS)	1978-1978	9	82.4	21	496	230	17	4/37	13.52	2.78	29.1	1	0	0
MJ Ikin (Staff)	1978-1978	2	24.0	6	144	67	3	2/34	22.33	2.79	48	0	0	0
RP Baker (SUR)	1978-1978	5	37.0	5	222	104	4	2/35	26.00	2.81	55.5	0	0	0
RD Jackman (SUR)	1978-1978	6	60.0	9	360	171	9	3/37	19.00	2.85	40	0	0	0
DNF Slade (ShoSh)	1978-1978	1	7.0	2	42	20	0	-	-	2.85	-	0	0	0
JW Southern (HAM)	1978-1978	1	9.0	2	54	26	0	-	-	2.88	-	0	0	0
JH Shackleton (GLO)	1978-1978	5	44.0	12	264	128	6	4/25	21.33	2.90	44	1	0	0
BL D'Oliveira (WOR)	1978-1978	5	49.0	7	294	146	5	2/12	29.20	2.97	58.8	0	0	0
CEB Rice (NOT)	1978-1978	5	54.0	9	324	162	9	4/26	18.00	3.00	36	1	0	0
Intikhab Alam (SUR)	1978-1978	6	52.0	5	312	156	4	2/31	39.00	3.00	78	0	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (NOR/PAK)	1978-1978	3	34.0	9	204	102	4	2/41	25.50	3.00	51	0	0	0
PJ Watts (NOR)	1978-1978	4	23.0	6	138	69	1	1/31	69.00	3.00	138	0	0	0
RW Hills (KEN)	1978-1978	4	20.0	3	120	60	2	1/16	30.00	3.00	60	0	0	0
J Walters (DER)	1978-1978	3	10.0	1	60	30	2	2/30	15.00	3.00	30	0	0	0
WM Osman ()	1978-1978	4	0.4	0	4	2	0	-	-	3.00	-	0	0	0
TM Lamb (NOR)	1978-1978	5	50.0	12	300	151	7	3/21	21.57	3.02	42.8	0	0	0
JD Inchmore (WOR)	1978-1978	4	42.0	4	252	127	4	1/21	31.75	3.02	63	0	0	0
DL Underwood (KEN)	1978-1978	9	97.0	19	582	294	9	3/29	32.66	3.03	64.6	0	0	0
MJ Procter (GLO)	1978-1978	6	58.4	12	352	178	12	5/38	14.83	3.03	29.3	0	1	0
KS Mackintosh (NOT)	1978-1978	4	26.0	6	156	79	2	1/17	39.50	3.03	78	0	0	0
CEH Croft (LAN)	1978-1978	6	66.0	13	396	202	9	3/22	22.44	3.06	44	0	0	0
CP Phillipson (SUS)	1978-1978	9	12.0	1	72	37	5	3/23	7.40	3.08	14.4	0	0	0
S Oldham (YOR)	1978-1978	7	55.2	11	332	171	10	3/19	17.10	3.09	33.2	0	0	0
A Hodgson (NOR)	1978-1978	4	41.0	7	246	127	8	3/30	15.87	3.09	30.7	0	0	0
B Wood (ENG/LAN)	1978-1978	6	53.0	12	318	165	5	2/14	33.00	3.11	63.6	0	0	0
GV Marie (CUniv)	1978-1978	3	26.0	5	156	81	2	2/39	40.50	3.11	78	0	0	0
BR Jeffries ()	1978-1978	2	22.0	0	132	69	3	2/36	23.00	3.13	44	0	0	0
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1978-1978	2	13.0	1	78	41	2	1/14	20.50	3.15	39	0	0	0
D Breakwell (SOM)	1978-1978	6	43.0	9	258	136	5	2/20	27.20	3.16	51.6	0	0	0
MJ Goulding (Devon)	1978-1978	1	12.0	3	72	38	2	2/38	19.00	3.16	36	0	0	0
B Stead (NOT)	1978-1978	1	12.0	3	72	38	3	3/38	12.66	3.16	24	0	0	0
RM Ratcliffe (LAN)	1978-1978	7	79.0	15	474	251	10	3/41	25.10	3.17	47.4	0	0	0
S Turner (ESS)	1978-1978	7	58.0	5	348	185	11	3/42	16.81	3.18	31.6	0	0	0
GI Burgess (SOM)	1978-1978	8	80.0	13	480	256	9	4/21	28.44	3.20	53.3	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:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]