Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Players

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JC Laker	36.0	23	27	3	0.75	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
GAR Lock	18.1	13	14	4	0.77	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
JC Laker	22.0	11	17	5	0.77	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
TE Bailey	20.0	9	17	2	0.85	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
GAR Lock	12.3	8	12	4	0.96	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
PJ Loader	13.0	7	14	-	1.07	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
JC Laker	12.0	6	13	4	1.08	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
GAR Lock	18.0	11	20	1	1.11	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1958	Test # 458
TE Bailey	20.0	9	23	2	1.15	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
JB Statham	18.0	6	21	1	1.16	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1958	Test # 458
R Illingworth	17.0	9	20	2	1.17	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
JC Laker	20.0	10	25	1	1.25	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1958	Test # 458
R Illingworth	28.0	9	39	1	1.39	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
GAR Lock	35.2	20	51	7	1.44	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
GAR Lock	24.0	11	35	7	1.45	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
GAR Lock	13.0	6	19	2	1.46	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1958	Test # 458
FS Trueman	21.0	8	31	5	1.47	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
GAR Lock	11.3	7	17	5	1.47	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
FS Trueman	14.0	6	22	-	1.57	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
JA Hayes	22.0	5	36	4	1.63	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
FS Trueman	11.0	5	18	1	1.63	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
AR MacGibbon	24.0	8	41	3	1.70	New Zealand	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
JR Reid	24.0	12	41	1	1.70	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
PJ Loader	21.3	6	37	1	1.72	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
PJ Loader	23.0	11	40	3	1.73	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
AR MacGibbon	27.0	8	47	1	1.74	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
JC Laker	13.0	8	24	1	1.84	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
GAR Lock	33.0	12	61	1	1.84	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
FS Trueman	17.0	5	33	1	1.94	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
JR Reid	26.0	7	54	-	2.07	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
JB Statham	33.0	10	71	4	2.15	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
FS Trueman	11.0	6	24	2	2.18	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
JT Sparling	21.0	7	46	1	2.19	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
JC Alabaster	15.0	7	33	-	2.20	New Zealand	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
FS Trueman	29.5	4	67	3	2.24	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
RW Blair	25.0	6	57	-	2.28	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
TE Bailey	14.0	3	32	2	2.28	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1958	Test # 458
JA Hayes	13.0	4	30	-	2.30	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
AR MacGibbon	36.4	11	86	4	2.34	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
AR MacGibbon	27.0	11	64	5	2.37	New Zealand	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
AR MacGibbon	27.0	4	65	4	2.40	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1958	Test # 458
HB Cave	12.0	2	29	-	2.41	New Zealand	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
HB Cave	28.2	9	70	2	2.47	New Zealand	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
RW Blair	27.0	5	68	1	2.51	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
AR MacGibbon	34.0	8	86	3	2.52	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
JA Hayes	20.0	3	51	1	2.55	New Zealand	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
FS Trueman	16.0	3	41	2	2.56	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1958	Test # 458
JA Hayes	19.0	4	51	-	2.68	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
AM Moir	17.0	3	47	1	2.76	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
JC Alabaster	15.5	4	46	4	2.90	New Zealand	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
JC Alabaster	16.0	6	48	1	3.00	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
JC Laker	14.0	3	44	1	3.14	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1958	Test # 458
HB Cave	13.0	4	42	-	3.23	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
RW Blair	26.0	5	85	2	3.26	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1958	Test # 458
JT Sparling	23.0	2	78	1	3.39	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	3 Jul 1958	Test # 456
JA Hayes	15.0	2	57	1	3.80	New Zealand	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
JR Reid	11.3	2	47	3	4.08	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457

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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]