Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Players

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
GW Baker	1.0	1	0	0	0.00	Queensland	v South Aust	Brisbane	7 Jan 1939	First-class
L Amarnath	7.0	5	2	4	0.28	Sthn Punjab	v Sind (India)	Patiala	10 Feb 1939	First-class
UR Chippa	6.2	3	3	1	0.47	Gujarat	v Nawanagar	Jamnagar	4 Nov 1938	First-class
LO Fleetwood-Smith	3.0	1	2	0	0.50	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	30 Dec 1938	First-class
TS Bhattacharjee	4.0	2	2	1	0.50	Bengal	v Sthn Punjab	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 1939	First-class
B Zahiruddin	2.0	1	1	0	0.50	Hyderabad	v Madras	Chennai	17 Dec 1938	First-class
SWE Behrend	2.0	1	1	0	0.50	Bengal	v Madras	Eden Gardens	21 Jan 1939	First-class
RG Gregory	4.0	3	3	0	0.56	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	30 Dec 1938	First-class
Maharaja of Patiala	5.0	2	3	1	0.60	Sthn Punjab	v Rajputana	Patiala	12 Nov 1938	First-class
M Dayanand	5.0	2	3	0	0.60	Mysore	v Hyderabad	Secunderabad	25 Nov 1938	First-class
S Anwar	14.0	6	10	1	0.71	Bombay	v Baroda	Vadodara	28 Oct 1938	First-class
WR Hammond	2.0	1	2	0	0.75	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
H Verity	16.0	8	17	0	0.79	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
H Verity	8.0	4	9	0	0.84	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
H Verity	10.0	5	13	0	0.97	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
DT Ring	6.0	1	8	0	1.00	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	30 Dec 1938	First-class
JN Banerjee	7.0	5	7	1	1.00	Bengal	v Madras	Eden Gardens	21 Jan 1939	First-class
TC Longfield	6.0	1	6	3	1.00	Bengal	v Central Ind	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1938	First-class
TS Bhattacharjee	4.0	2	4	1	1.00	Bengal	v Bihar	Kolkata	3 Dec 1938	First-class
H Verity	44.1	16	61	4	1.03	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
MJ Mobed	19.5	7	22	2	1.10	Sind (India)	v Nawanagar	Karachi	24 Dec 1938	First-class
ECS White	12.0	5	18	0	1.12	NSW	v Queensland	Sydney	31 Dec 1938	First-class
MW Sievers	10.0	5	15	0	1.12	Victoria	v Queensland	Brisbane	4 Feb 1939	First-class
L Amarnath	7.0	4	8	0	1.14	Sthn Punjab	v Rajputana	Patiala	12 Nov 1938	First-class
L Amarnath	7.0	2	8	0	1.14	Sthn Punjab	v Rajputana	Patiala	12 Nov 1938	First-class
JM Scott	7.0	3	11	1	1.17	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	24 Dec 1938	First-class
CP Christ	29.7	12	47	1	1.17	Queensland	v Victoria	Melbourne	16 Dec 1938	First-class
Murawwat Hussain	5.0	1	6	0	1.20	Sthn Punjab	v Northern Ind	Patiala	21 Jan 1939	First-class
K Bhattacharya	13.0	3	16	1	1.23	Bengal	v Madras	Eden Gardens	21 Jan 1939	First-class
MJ Gopalan	12.0	5	15	3	1.25	Madras	v Hyderabad	Chennai	17 Dec 1938	First-class
JM Scott	9.0	7	15	0	1.25	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	24 Dec 1938	First-class
GW Baker	3.0	0	5	0	1.25	Queensland	v NSW	Brisbane	25 Nov 1938	First-class
WJ Edrich	3.0	1	5	0	1.25	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
TWJ Goddard	38.0	15	64	3	1.26	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
JJ Murphy	18.0	5	31	1	1.29	NSW	v Queensland	Sydney	31 Dec 1938	First-class
H Verity	55.6	14	97	2	1.30	England	v South Africa	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
S Nazir Ali	15.0	3	20	1	1.33	Sthn Punjab	v NWFP (India)	Patiala	2 Jan 1939	First-class
LL Wilkinson	6.5	2	12	2	1.35	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
MG Waite	8.0	1	15	1	1.40	South Aust	v NSW	Sydney	14 Jan 1939	First-class
H Verity	36.6	13	70	5	1.42	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
L Amarnath	25.0	10	36	6	1.44	Sthn Punjab	v NWFP (India)	Patiala	2 Jan 1939	First-class
CR Rangachari	18.0	4	26	3	1.44	Madras	v Hyderabad	Chennai	17 Dec 1938	First-class
JN Banerjee	20.0	10	29	4	1.45	Bengal	v Madras	Eden Gardens	21 Jan 1939	First-class
JN Banerjee	13.0	3	19	0	1.46	Bengal	v Central Ind	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1938	First-class
SG Barnes	10.2	6	20	3	1.46	NSW	v Queensland	Sydney	31 Dec 1938	First-class
HNJ Cotton	25.0	5	49	5	1.47	South Aust	v Queensland	Brisbane	7 Jan 1939	First-class
L Amarnath	29.5	12	44	4	1.47	Sthn Punjab	v Bengal	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 1939	First-class
TWJ Goddard	27.0	5	54	3	1.50	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
MJ Mobed	30.0	11	45	2	1.50	Sind (India)	v Bombay	Karachi	5 Nov 1938	First-class
ES Newson	11.0	2	22	1	1.50	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
JH Fitzpatrick	9.0	2	18	0	1.50	NSW	v Queensland	Sydney	31 Dec 1938	First-class
SN Banerjee	8.0	1	12	0	1.50	Nawanagar	v Gujarat	Jamnagar	4 Nov 1938	First-class
RK Rao	2.0	0	3	0	1.50	Hyderabad	v Mysore	Secunderabad	25 Nov 1938	First-class
H Verity	35.0	10	71	3	1.52	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
ACB Langton	35.0	12	71	3	1.52	South Africa	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
S Anwar	19.0	4	29	1	1.52	Bombay	v Sind (India)	Karachi	5 Nov 1938	First-class
Murawwat Hussain	15.0	5	23	1	1.53	Sthn Punjab	v Bengal	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 1939	First-class
JM Scott	23.0	6	48	0	1.56	South Aust	v Queensland	Brisbane	7 Jan 1939	First-class
Narayan Raju	7.0	3	11	0	1.57	United Prov	v Central Ind	Indore	10 Dec 1938	First-class
Murawwat Hussain	6.2	1	10	2	1.57	Sthn Punjab	v Rajputana	Patiala	12 Nov 1938	First-class
ES Newson	43.0	4	91	0	1.58	South Africa	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
ECS White	31.0	6	67	0	1.62	NSW	v Queensland	Brisbane	25 Nov 1938	First-class
SJ McCabe	12.0	1	26	1	1.62	NSW	v Queensland	Brisbane	25 Nov 1938	First-class
WR Hammond	6.0	3	13	1	1.62	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
SWE Behrend	8.0	2	13	4	1.62	Bengal	v Central Ind	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1938	First-class
H Verity	40.0	9	87	2	1.63	England	v South Africa	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
TC Longfield	16.3	9	27	5	1.63	Bengal	v Central Ind	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1938	First-class
DR Havewala	17.0	6	28	2	1.64	Bombay	v Baroda	Vadodara	28 Oct 1938	First-class
MW Sievers	43.0	11	95	6	1.65	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	30 Dec 1938	First-class
N Gordon	37.0	7	82	0	1.66	South Africa	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
CV Grimmett	14.7	2	33	6	1.66	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	24 Dec 1938	First-class
MG Waite	9.0	1	20	0	1.66	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	24 Dec 1938	First-class
AG Gupte	6.0	2	10	0	1.66	Baroda	v Bombay	Vadodara	28 Oct 1938	First-class
S Nazir Ali	6.0	3	10	0	1.66	Sthn Punjab	v Rajputana	Patiala	12 Nov 1938	First-class
VS Hazare	3.0	0	5	1	1.66	Central Ind	v United Prov	Indore	10 Dec 1938	First-class
K Farnes	13.0	1	29	4	1.67	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
LL Wilkinson	8.0	3	18	0	1.68	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
ECS White	8.0	3	18	0	1.68	NSW	v Queensland	Sydney	31 Dec 1938	First-class
MG Waite	4.0	0	9	1	1.68	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	24 Dec 1938	First-class
WJ Edrich	4.0	0	9	1	1.68	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
ES Newson	25.6	5	58	2	1.68	South Africa	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
Mubarak Ali	30.0	9	51	4	1.70	Nawanagar	v Sind (India)	Karachi	24 Dec 1938	First-class
L Amarnath	10.0	5	17	4	1.70	Sthn Punjab	v NWFP (India)	Patiala	2 Jan 1939	First-class
MH Mankad	12.2	3	21	5	1.70	Nawanagar	v Gujarat	Jamnagar	4 Nov 1938	First-class
CP Christ	21.1	6	48	3	1.70	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	4 Feb 1939	First-class
WJ Edrich	7.0	2	16	1	1.71	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
KP Ubhayakar	7.0	3	12	1	1.71	Maharashtra	v Western Ind	Rajkot	4 Nov 1938	First-class
M Nissar	11.0	3	19	1	1.72	Sthn Punjab	v Rajputana	Patiala	12 Nov 1938	First-class
CP Christ	24.0	6	56	2	1.75	Queensland	v NSW	Brisbane	25 Nov 1938	First-class
GG Cook	15.0	4	35	2	1.75	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	4 Feb 1939	First-class
SG Barnes	6.0	0	14	0	1.75	NSW	v Victoria	Sydney	28 Jan 1939	First-class
SWE Behrend	4.0	1	7	0	1.75	Bengal	v Bihar	Kolkata	3 Dec 1938	First-class
TS Parankusam	4.0	0	7	2	1.75	Madras	v Hyderabad	Chennai	17 Dec 1938	First-class
WJ Edrich	3.0	0	7	0	1.75	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
K Farnes	46.0	9	108	1	1.76	England	v South Africa	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
ACB Langton	56.0	12	132	1	1.76	South Africa	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
JG Harris	31.0	13	55	2	1.77	Sind (India)	v Nawanagar	Karachi	24 Dec 1938	First-class
RM Patel	9.0	1	16	0	1.77	Gujarat	v Nawanagar	Jamnagar	4 Nov 1938	First-class
L Amarnath	54.3	24	97	3	1.77	Sthn Punjab	v Bengal	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 1939	First-class
CV Grimmett	24.0	4	57	1	1.78	South Aust	v Victoria	Adelaide	24 Feb 1939	First-class

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