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
Saleem Altaf	14.3	9	11	4	0.75	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
BL D'Oliveira	15.0	7	16	2	1.06	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
N Gifford	12.0	6	13	1	1.08	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
R Illingworth	28.0	14	31	-	1.10	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
R Illingworth	36.0	15	40	-	1.11	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
JA Snow	11.0	7	14	1	1.27	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
BL D'Oliveira	36.0	18	46	3	1.27	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
N Gifford	53.4	26	69	3	1.28	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
BL D'Oliveira	15.0	7	20	-	1.33	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
BS Bedi	30.0	13	41	2	1.36	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
N Gifford	34.0	14	51	2	1.50	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
Imran Khan	23.0	9	36	-	1.56	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
S Venkataraghavan	28.0	8	44	2	1.57	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
RA Hutton	24.0	8	38	2	1.58	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
BL D'Oliveira	24.0	11	40	2	1.66	England	v India	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
S Venkataraghavan	30.5	11	52	4	1.68	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
R Illingworth	25.0	12	43	-	1.72	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
RA Hutton	41.0	8	72	3	1.75	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
BS Bedi	39.3	18	70	4	1.77	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
BS Bedi	40.0	10	72	1	1.80	India	v England	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
Asif Iqbal	20.0	6	36	1	1.80	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
JSE Price	25.0	9	46	2	1.84	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
N Gifford	45.3	14	84	4	1.84	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
Asif Iqbal	13.0	2	24	-	1.84	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
ED Solkar	15.0	4	28	3	1.86	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
Intikhab Alam	27.1	12	51	3	1.87	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
DL Underwood	38.0	14	72	3	1.89	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
Pervez Sajjad	14.0	4	27	-	1.92	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
S Abid Ali	32.4	5	64	4	1.95	India	v England	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
DL Underwood	25.0	6	49	1	1.96	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
JSE Price	22.0	7	44	2	2.00	England	v India	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
Saeed Ahmed	15.0	4	30	1	2.00	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
R Illingworth	34.3	12	70	5	2.02	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
BL D'Oliveira	38.0	17	78	2	2.05	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
Asif Masood	23.5	7	49	4	2.05	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
R Illingworth	16.0	2	33	2	2.06	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
JA Snow	31.0	9	64	2	2.06	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
BS Chandrasekhar	18.1	3	38	6	2.09	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
P Lever	31.0	9	65	1	2.09	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
ED Solkar	21.0	5	46	1	2.19	India	v England	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
S Venkataraghavan	20.0	4	44	2	2.20	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
BL D'Oliveira	10.0	5	22	1	2.20	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
Saleem Altaf	19.0	5	42	1	2.21	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
R Illingworth	26.0	11	58	3	2.23	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
BS Chandrasekhar	49.0	10	110	3	2.24	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
RA Hutton	16.0	5	36	2	2.25	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
N Gifford	19.0	4	43	4	2.26	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
Saleem Altaf	20.1	4	46	1	2.28	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
Asif Masood	20.0	7	46	2	2.30	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
P Lever	16.0	3	38	2	2.37	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
RNS Hobbs	20.0	5	48	-	2.40	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
JSE Price	11.4	5	29	3	2.48	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
DL Underwood	41.0	13	102	-	2.48	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
RA Hutton	14.0	3	35	1	2.50	England	v India	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
RA Hutton	12.0	2	30	-	2.50	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
Intikhab Alam	36.0	10	91	3	2.52	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
S Abid Ali	15.0	3	38	1	2.53	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
S Venkataraghavan	35.0	9	89	3	2.54	India	v England	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
Intikhab Alam	20.0	8	52	-	2.60	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
BS Chandrasekhar	23.0	7	60	2	2.60	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
Intikhab Alam	31.0	13	82	2	2.64	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
P Lever	26.0	4	70	5	2.69	England	v India	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
R Illingworth	26.0	5	72	3	2.76	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
Mushtaq Mohammad	11.0	3	31	-	2.81	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
JA Snow	24.0	5	68	2	2.83	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
Asif Iqbal	13.0	2	37	3	2.84	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
Asif Masood	21.0	3	60	-	2.85	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
Pervez Sajjad	16.0	3	46	-	2.87	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
Pervez Sajjad	15.5	6	46	3	2.90	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
BS Chandrasekhar	30.0	6	90	-	3.00	India	v England	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
Mushtaq Mohammad	13.0	3	39	-	3.00	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
JSE Price	10.0	3	30	2	3.00	England	v India	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
S Venkataraghavan	20.4	3	63	2	3.04	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
SM Gavaskar	12.0	3	37	-	3.08	India	v England	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
BS Chandrasekhar	24.0	6	76	2	3.16	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
Intikhab Alam	20.0	2	64	-	3.20	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
Pervez Sajjad	20.0	2	65	1	3.25	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
Asif Masood	34.0	6	111	5	3.26	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
P Lever	38.0	7	126	1	3.31	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
BS Bedi	36.0	5	120	2	3.33	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
JSE Price	15.0	2	51	1	3.40	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
K Shuttleworth	23.0	2	83	-	3.60	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
S Venkataraghavan	16.0	3	58	-	3.62	India	v England	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
S Abid Ali	26.0	2	95	-	3.65	India	v England	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
S Abid Ali	12.0	2	47	-	3.91	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
A Ward	29.0	3	115	-	3.96	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	3 Jun 1971	Test # 687
Asif Masood	18.0	2	75	2	4.16	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689

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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 - Live]
>> 302/8 (75.0 ov, JG Bethell 142*, MJ Potts 0*, SM Boland 2/34) - Stumps

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]